The Last Projectionist – review

A beautiful, timely, and ever-so-slightly heartbreaking documentary about the changing face of cinema in the UK, interweaving the reminiscences of stalwart projectionists (fast becoming an extinct species) with the history of Birmingham's Electric cinema – which in its time has been news theatre, bijou art-house and soft-porn palace. Affectionate and informative, the film raises important questions about the role of the multiplex, the inevitable rise of digital, and the life-affirming persistence of independent cinemas which offer something more than the supermarket experience. Bravo!