Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. Get yer dirty cheese out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MUH Image File history File links Logo_odeon. ... Terra Firma Capital Partners is an venture capital firm based in London, UK. It was formed as a spin-off company from Nomuras Principal Finance Group in 1994 and has invested £4. ...

It was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch. Odeon publicists claimed that name of the cinemas was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, and the name is ultimately derived from Ancient Greek. The name "Nickelodeon" was coined in 1905 and was widely used to describe small theatres in the United States during that era. Oscar Deutsch (1893-1941) was the founder of the Odeon Cinemas chain in the United Kingdom. ... The 1920s is a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The Odeon was a building used for musical performance in Athens built in the 5th century BC. Hence, any building in ancient Greece or the ancient Roman Empire was called an odeon. ... Nickelodeon is an early 20th century form of small, neighborhood movie theaters in which admission was obtained for a nickel. ...

The Odeon company is most famously associated with J Arthur Rank, the owner for the longest period in its history.

The first Odeon cinema opened in Brierley Hill, West Midlands in 1928. The building has long since been demolished, but as of 2006, the former UCI Cinema (Built in the 1980s) at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley Hill, West Midlands has been recently refurbished as an Odeon Cinema. Map sources for Brierley Hill at grid reference SO9286 Brierley Hill is a town in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands, England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... United Cinemas International or UCI is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. ... The Merry Hill Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England. ...

By 1930, "Odeon" was a household name and the cinemas known for their maritime-inspired art deco architecture. This style was first used in 1935 on the cinema at Kingstanding in Birmingham, which was bought by Deutsch to expand the chain. He liked the style so much that he commissioned the architect, Harry Weedon, to design his future buildings. George Coles was also one of their principal architects, remodelling a partially complete assembly hall in Portslade and designing his first purpose-built cinema in Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, Kent which opened on 22nd October 1934 and closed on 22nd October 1960. It is presently a bingo club in the Mecca chain. It featured central linear lighting, a feature that became characteristic of his work. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Asheville City Hall. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Harry Weedon was a Birmingham, England born- architect, working from the 1930s. ... Portslade By The Seaside is the name of a lovely littlevillage, now a developed part of the city of Brighton & Hove. ... Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Deutsch sold the chain to the business interests of J. Arthur Rank, who was in the process of forming the Rank Organisation. Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank (December 23, 1888 – March 29, 1972) was a British industrialist and film producer, and founder of the Rank Organisation, now known as The Rank Group Plc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In just 10 years between the first of the cinemas and Deutsch's death in 1941, 258 Odeons opened throughout Britain. After the sale to J. Arthur Rank Corporation, Odeon also operated a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd., with more than a hundred cinemas in Canada, coast-to-coast. The head office of Odeon Canada was in Toronto, Ontario, and later, the north Toronto suburb of Willowdale, Ontario. This business was sold in 1984 to Cineplex, forming Cineplex Odeon (now, once again, Cineplex). For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Willowdale is an established and affluent community in the former City of North York, now part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Cineplex Odeon Cinemas was one of North Americas largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. ... Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North Americas largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. ...

Each Odeon cinema had a different character to most other cinemas in the UK, often having unique and spectacular interiors. They also ran their own advertising company, called Rank Screen Advertising, in competition with the UK market leader Pearl & Dean, which it eventually overtook. Carlton Screen Advertising logo Carlton Screen Advertising is a company which sells screen advertising time on behalf of cinemas in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... Pearl & Dean is a British cinema advertising company. ...

The flagship cinema, The Odeon Leicester Square, is the largest cinema in Great Britain and host to most of London's West End film premieres, retaining its large screen and circle & stalls layout.

Since the turn of the century, the company has undergone a series of sales, firstly to Cinven in 2000 and then to a group of private investors in 2003. In 2004, the chain was purchased by Terra Firma and merged with United Cinemas International to produce the largest cinema chain in Europe. As a condition of this merger (imposed by the Office of Fair Trading), Odeon Newcastle upon Tyne, Sutton Coldfield, Poole, Quinton, Birmingham, Hemel Hempstead and London Bromley have been sold to Empire Cinemas. Many smaller, older cinemas such as Odeon Grimsby on Freeman Street were closed down to keep market-share within legal limits. The remaining UCI cinemas, including thefilmworks brands, were rebranded as Odeons from the November 4, 2005. Cinven is a European private equity firm founded in 1977 with offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United Cinemas International or UCI is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. ... The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a UK statutory body established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UKs economic regulator. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Sutton Coldfield at grid reference SP1395 Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield is a part of the City of Birmingham, England. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Quinton is a suburb on the western edge of Birmingham, England. ... Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 81,143 at the 2001 Census. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Empire Leicester Square Empire Cinemas is a multiplex cinema chain in the United Kingdom. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 14 August 2006, ODEON announced that it will open its first cinema in Northern Ireland, in Belfast city centre, as part of Belfast's Victoria Square development. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The Republic of Ireland cinemas of UCI have also become part of the Odeon chain, and while they will be retaining the UCI brand name, some evidence of the merger has appeared in Ireland, for example when booking tickets by credit card, the name "Odeon" appears, as well as some dual branded campaigns. The Odeon inhouse film review magazine, "Onscreen", is now also distributed in UCI cinemas in Ireland, retaining the Odeon logo font throughout. Rank/Odeon previously ran cinemas in Ireland (including the flagship, the Savoy Cinema in O'Connell Street) until 1982, when they were purchased by Ward Anderson. Daniel OConnell, 19th century nationalist leader, whose statue by John Henry Foley, stands on the street named after him. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ward Anderson is the largest cinema chain in Ireland. ...

Current locations

Current Odeon cinemas

• Allerton
• Aylesbury
• Ayr
• Bath
• Banbury
• Basingstoke
• Birmingham
• Blackpool
• Bournemouth
• Bournemouth (ABC)
• Bracknell (former UCI)
• Bridgend
• Brighton
• Bristol
• Bromborough
• Bromley
• Canterbury
• Cardiff (former UCI)
• Chatham
• Chelmsford
• Chester
• Colchester
• Coventry (Skydome)
• Darlington
• Derby (former UCI)
• Doncaster
• Dudley (Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley Hill) (former UCI)
• Dumfries
• Dundee (Douglasfield)
• Dunfermline
• East Kilbride (former UCI)
• Edinburgh — Fort Kinnaird (former UCI)
• Edinburgh — Lothian Road
• Edinburgh — Wester Hailes
• Epsom
• Esher
• Exeter
• Gateshead (MetroCentre) (former UCI)
• Glasgow — Springfield Quay
• Guildford
• Harrogate
• Hastings
• Hatfield
• Hemel Hempstead (Jarman Park)
• Hereford
• Huddersfield (former UCI)
• Kettering a.k.a absolute shite
• Kilmarnock
• Kingston-upon-Hull
• Leeds Bradford (Gallagher Leisure Park)
• Leicester (Freemans Park)
• Lincoln
• Liverpool — London Road
• Liverpool — Switch Island
• London — Barnet
• London — Beckenham
• London — Camden Town
• London — Covent Garden
• London — Gerrards Cross
• London — Greenwich (former thefilmworks)
• London — Holloway
• London — Kensington
• London — Kingston upon Thames
• London — Lee Valley (former UCI)
• London — Leicester Square
• London — Marble Arch
• London — Muswell Hill
• London — Panton Street, Westminster
• London — Putney
• London — Richmond
• London — South Woodford
• London — Streatham
• London — Surrey Quays (former UCI)
• London — Swiss Cottage
• London — Tottenham Court Road
• London — Uxbridge
• London — West End
• London — Whiteleys (former UCI)
• London — Wimbledon
• Maidenhead (former thefilmworks)
• Maidstone
• Manchester (former thefilmworks) (IMAX screen)
• Mansfield
• Milton Keynes (former easyCinema/UCI)
• Norwich (former UCI)
• Nuneaton
• Oxford — George Street
• Oxford — Magdalen Street
• Plymouth
• Portsmouth - Soon to close.
• Port Solent (former UCI)
• Preston (former UCI)
• Rochdale
• Salisbury
• Sheffield
• Southampton
• Southend
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Swansea (former UCI)
• Tamworth (former UCI)
• Taunton
• Telford (former UCI)
• Trafford (Trafford Centre) (former UCI)
• Royal Tunbridge Wells
• Warrington (former UCI)
• Wallsend (Silverlink Retail Park) (former UCI)
• West Thurrock (Lakeside Shopping Centre) (former UCI)
• Weston-super-Mare
• Worcester
• Wrexham

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Odeon.co.uk Controversy

Odeon's original website (launched in Summer 2001) made heavy use of complicated JavaScript to create menu effects. Due to the non-standard markup of the page, the main page would only display correctly on Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser; users of alternate browsers or operating systems would be unable to access any menu options. Also, the website could not be read by text-only web browsers (due to the image-based nature of the menu screen), and was inaccessible to many disabled users who rely on text-readers. JavaScript is the name of Netscape Communications Corporations and now the Mozilla Foundations implementation of the ECMAScript standard, a scripting language based on the concept of prototype-based programming. ... Microsoft is one of few companies engaging itself in the console wars Where they are up against sony, nintendo, and of course sharps new console which may cause a threat. ... It has been suggested that Internet Explorer 7 be merged into this article or section. ... An example of a web browser (Mozilla Firefox), displaying the English Wikipedia main page. ...

A fan-created website called Accessible Odeon was soon released, which provided a simple text-based frontend to the often confusing official Odeon website. It only contained the showing times, however; it was not possible to book tickets, unlike the official website. Accessible Odeon was shut down on July 10, 2004 after Odeon sent a few "strongly worded" letters to the webmaster. Shortly after this, Odeon launched a separate text-only version of the film times section of their website for disabled customers (with the rest of the website, including the ability to book tickets, remaining intact and unchanged). In their most general meanings, the terms front end and back end refer to the initial and the end stages of a process flow. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nearly two years later, Odeon completely re-designed their website, largely based around the former UCI website's technology.

Bibliography

Odeon Cinemas: Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation, Allen Eyles, (BFI Publishing)

External links

• Official website
• Map of Odeon Cinemas in the UK
• How Oscar Deutsch's Odeon cinemas taught Britain to love modern architecture; The Guardian, May 18, 2002
• A mirror of Odeon's old official website
• International cinema conservation archive
• Accessible Odeon
• davblog: Accessible Odeon