Vertigo Magazine has published an in-depth article about the EMD Cinema.
The article examines the cinema’s history and the campaign to secure its future. You can read the article here.
Entries Tagged as ‘McGuffin Film Society’
October 22, 2009
Vertigo Magazine article
October 20, 2009
Bernstein Family Declares Support
The family of the men who created Walthamstow’s EMD Cinema are backing the campaign to save the venue.
Showbiz moguls Cecil and Sidney Bernstein founded the Granada cinemas empire in 1930 and the Walthamstow site was one of their first and most lavish projects. The Ilford-born brothers would later build more than 50 cinemas around [...]
October 13, 2009
Local Businesses Back EMD
Representatives of Walthamstow’s business community gathered outside the EMD Cinema at the weekend to demonstrate their support for saving the venue.
Waltham Forest Council is currently considering a planning application by owners the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) aimed at converting the historic cinema for religious use despite previous plans being rejected by [...]
October 13, 2009
UCKG Planning Application and How to Object – UPDATED
Waltham Forest Council will shortly decide the fate of the borough’s last working cinema, the beautiful and unique EMD on Walthamstow’s Hoe Street.
Although several cinema operators are actively interested in reviving the cinema, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) want to convert it for mainly church use despite having previous plans rejected [...]
October 10, 2009
Show Your Support – Posters and Leaflets
Show your support for the EMD Cinema campaign by downloading one of the posters below and displaying in your window, car or workplace.
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September 14, 2009
Day of Action
A Day of Action in support of the cinema was held on Sunday 13 September at the Rose and Crown Theatre Pub in Walthamstow.
The event featured free films, children’s entertainment, live music, exhibitions and an opportunity for residents to register their objections to plans for the EMD Cinema. The day also saw the premiere of ‘Save Our Screen’, a [...]
August 20, 2009
Stars Back EMD Cinema Campaign
ROLLING STONES legend Mick Jagger has joined a host of stars backing the McGuffin campaign to save Waltham Forest’s EMD Cinema.
In a statement he said “Cinemas and live venues like The Granada in Walthamstow where the Stones played in the early days, learning our craft on the way, are the lifeblood of our cultural history. They [...]
August 15, 2009
UCKG in Further Controversy
According to international press reports, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) is currently embroiled in further controversy regarding their financial arrangements.
The Associated Press has reported the following:
“The founder of one of Brazil’s biggest evangelical churches siphoned off billions of dollars in donations from his mostly poor followers to buy jewellery, TV stations [...]
July 27, 2009
‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’
The new documentary ‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’ is now available as a limited edition DVD.
‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’ explores the legendary director’s mysterious early days and uncovers many lesser known facts about his formative years.
Retracing Hitchcock’s footsteps around Leytonstone, Limehouse, Stratford and Hackney, the film reveals how his early London life profoundly influenced his later work. The documentary [...]
July 24, 2009
McGuffins Film & TV Quiz Night
The popular McGuffins Film and TV Quiz Night will return on Saturday 7 November to the Rose & Crown pub, 55 Hoe Street, London E17.
Come and test your knowledge of the film and TV greats to win a selection of prizes including cinema tickets, books, DVDs and movie memorabilia. £50 cash first prize with further cash prizes [...]
July 2, 2009
Council and UCKG Plan Conversion of EMD Cinema into Church – UPDATED
Protest outside the EMD Cinema on 18 April 2009.
Waltham Forest Council and the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) have unveiled plans for a new scheme to convert the historic EMD Cinema into a church.
The proposals would see the vast majority of the venue used exclusively as a church while some leftover space in [...]
July 1, 2009
Cinema Bidders Break Their Silence
Previous bidders who tried to buy the EMD Cinema have finally broken their silence.
The news follows a statement by Pastor Paul Hill of UCKG claiming it would not be possible to revive the venue as a cinema. Waltham Forest Council has also repeatedly stated that no serious bids were ever made to revive the EMD. [...]
May 3, 2009
Public Rejects Church Cinema Plan
More than 400 local residents attended a public meeting on 29 March 2009 to debate the future of the area’s historic EMD Cinema.
The public meeting was organised in response to a planning application which is expected shortly aimed at converting the film venue for church use.
At the end of the meeting the public was asked [...]
April 26, 2009
Arcade Multiplex Madness
After initially voicing very vocal support for the McGuffin campaign to save the EMD Cinema, Waltham Forest Council decided to sabotage efforts to revive this unique building and instead build a multiplex right next door!
At a time when the EMD Cinema was finally back on the market and a number of bidders had come forward [...]
March 8, 2009
The Campaign To Save The EMD…
Protestors descend on the EMD Cinema. January 2008.
Following a long campaign by the McGuffin Film Society, the government announced at the close of 2003 that UCKG would be denied permission to convert Waltham Forest’s EMD Cinema into a church.
This decision was based on the evidence collected at the Public Inquiry in 2003 where arguments were [...]
January 1, 2009
DVDs and Brochures
The DVD “The Last Days of the EMD Cinema” is now available.
“an essential film” – Screen Trade Magazine
“The Last Days of the EMD Cinema” covers the story of the venue from its early days as a cine-variety theatre until its controversial closure in January 2003 and the campaign to save it as a [...]
January 1, 2009
English Heritage Report
The EMD Cinema has been placed on a list of London’s most endangered architectural gems in a damning report published by English Heritage.
The Buildings At Risk Register is published annually and brings together information on all Grade I and II* listed buildings known to English Heritage to be at risk through neglect and decay. The [...]
