Hippodrome film now online
2 February
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Inside the historic Hippodrome Cinema in Bo'ness.
A MOVIE charting the early days of the historic Bo'ness Hippodrome cinema is now available to view on YouTube.
"An Escape from Reality", made by pupils at Bo'ness Academy, has been uploaded to the video sharing site by producers Strange Boat Films.
The 14-minute film features interviews with a range of local people, talking about their memories of the Hope Street picture palace, which celebrates its 100thanniversary in March.
The building was re-launched in 2009 after a £2 million revamp. It is the oldest purpose-built cinema in Scotland.
Councillor Adrian Mahoney, Falkirk Council's leisure convener, said it was great to see the film online. "The film's been shown several times at the Hippodrome and always gets a fantastic response. It's wonderful to hear people in the movie talk about their memories of the Hippodrome and what made it so special to them."
Work on the film began in 2006. With nearly £7000 support from the National Lottery, pupils embarked on a short project to collect Hippodrome memories. But there was "so much information" it went well beyond its original production timescale.
Interviewees in the film are shown talking about Hippodrome proprietor Louis Dickson, the Bo'ness Fair films and other popular movies shown in the venue - and the romances that blossomed thanks to the cinema.
You can see the film here:
* To find out more about the Hippodrome, visit: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/hippodrome
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