Tyneside Cinema — Attraction in Newcastle upon Tyne

This is a great cinema with comfortable seating, very high quality in terms of visual and audio, pretty cool staff, and very reasonable prices. I went for the Halloween all-nighter which is something I try to go to every year. It's fantastic to see the place It's open again and thriving like it used to be!

A very nice touch is that each film was introduced by a member of staff, which, as far as I'm aware, is something only the Tyneside takes the time and effort to do. I cannot fault the cinema or the staff itself at all. The costumes donned by the staff and cinemagoers were fantastic as always, and we had fun pointing out the more obscure characters that were present (hello Billy Loomis and 6-year-old Michael Myers).

That being said, it was a real shame that for the entirety of one of the films we watched, Prisoners of the Ghostland, we were unfortunately seated directly in front of two men (one of whom was wearing Nicolas Cage printed t-shirt and trousers, I'm sure anyone there knows exactly who I'm talking about) who presumably had had far too much to drink, and talked loudly throughout the entire runtime of the film, openly discussing spoilers about the end of the film and upcoming parts that the audience at large are only seeing for the first time. It is a new movie, after all.

I'm all for cinema fans to come together for the all-nighter, and I understand completely that it isn't your usual cinema experience due to the extra caffeine, alcohol and sugar, not to mention the sleep deprivation, so some revelry is to be expected, however, it is a shame to see two fellow cinema fans show absolutely no care to their audience-mates and definitively ruin the plot, the experience, and thus a 25% part of the much-loved all-nighter. It would be nice if there could be somebody to babysit people like this and remind them to consider others, but this is a cinema, not a kindergarten, sadly. Drink responsibly, eh?

Not the Tyneside's fault at all, so I'm not going to remove any stars for this. I'll certainly be coming back next year (and throughout the year until then), but I sincerely hope these two arrogant and obnoxious men either don't bother, or play their drinking a little cooler for everyone else's sake. We'll see!

All in all, a fantastic...

Having tried to see a docu/movie last Sunday and due to not being able to get parked, didn’t manage to get to the venue in time and wasn’t able to cancel my booking however the cinema went beyond what I was expecting and credited my account to spend on another film which I did the following Wednesday. As someone who has worked in cinemas for decades and upto lockdown, frequented the Tyneside a few times a year so not a great customer. My visit on Wednesday left me feeling underwhelmed with the place, the famous Tea Room isn’t open anymore, there was hardly any visible staff, it appeared the circle area of the classic was closed as well, the place was pretty empty and felt soulless, a depressing sight. I was interested in applying for one of the jobs and was going to go to the open day this month and have a chat with someone about applying for one of the front of house jobs, but seeing the place as it was last Wednesday has put me off, I think it might be boring. Some cinemas have managed to rebuild business after the enforced closure, sadly the Tyneside seems it hasn’t. I wish the place well and hopefully one day it might see an increase in guests although without what was its great asset is no longer open, I don’t think it will. I was in a very small cinema, the Roxy yet despite a very small screen, the presentation was pretty good with a decent screen image and great sound, but can understand with smaller auditoria like Roxy, how people might just prefer watching movies at home as most people have large screens now. Was a sad visit as it was such a...

Tyneside is a reminder of how cinema is more than just a screen. In the days of multiplex & a digital life, Tyneside is one of the few remaining places that still truly feel like a real cinema. They have a welcoming foyer and the ground floor screen has comfortable original style cinema seats, and still has an actual ‘curtains up’. The building has some beautiful original interior, while being upgraded on upper floors to accommodate extra screens. The stairs are a trek, but thankfully there is a lift!! The cinema shows a variety of films from mainstream to indie, and shows many films you wouldn’t see at big chain places. Tickets are a little more than some places, but they offer discounts which are easily applied (I use a Cea card) and if you need to change your plans, I’ve found this cinema much more accommodating to this than many others. The staff are always friendly and ready to help, and though the bar/cafe area is often busy, it usually doesn’t take much time to be served. The food may not be cheap, but it’s always a healthy size & I’ve enjoyed the things I’ve tried from the menu so far. Keep it up Tyneside & I hope you’re long to remain a wonderful place, with a true...