Prince Charles Cinema / The PCC (‘Please Cease Closure’ of this amazing cinema in London)

About a decade and a half ago, I moved to London (although now I spend much of my time in Asia) and amongst other venues I started going to, was the unique – if slightly ‘USA’ styled – picture-house known as The PCC / The Prince Charles Cinema.

According to my very own MMM articles, the very first experience of the PCC was way back in 2011 (but actually could have been even earlier!)

https://miniminimovie.com/tag/prince-charles-cinema/

As well as holding fond memories from the days when Terracotta / Third Window Films would hold their annual TFEFF there, I attended a few special events at this fine place.

In fact, later on I would purchase one of their excellent value ‘lifetime membership‘ packages & card… although I’ve not used it so much lately, but I’m not always in the country.

The famous and important cinema are loved by Hollywood and international filmmakers alike and the venue has been known for its specially curated seasons, 35 mm screenings, regular £1 showings, all-night marathons, sing-along film events and more. Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino and many others have raved about this venue…

Now though – and perhaps a sign how much Soho has been gentrified (but also how greedy some landlords or other people with vested / invested interests have become!) – it is under threat and you can read more about that in the various links below.

There is some hope, I’d say because some time ago, another cinematic flagship branch, Curzon Soho was potentially poised for closure, albeit due to “Crossrail” plans [here’s an old article from us here at MMM: https://miniminimovie.com/2016/04/11/curse-the-closure-of-the-curzon-soho-oh-no/ ], which was supported by