Rivalry on North Street, 1930–1931
When the New Picture House opened in December 1930, St. Andrews became home to two competing sound cinemas situated on North Street.
Read MoreThe Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and St Andrews’s Star Culture
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St Andrews has become the main attraction point for movie stars to St Andrews since the golf tournament became a pro-am in 2001.
Read MoreThe Family Films of Frances Hedges Montgomery
Frances Hedges Montgomery was elected Burgh Councillor of St Andrews in 1930. In the two years prior to her election, she made twelve short films. Six of these followed her family experiences in and around St Andrews.
Read MoreA Pilgrim Town: The Mix of Old and New on North Street
Over the last century North Street has become the home to two cinemas and, more recently, a Department of Film Studies. The presence of these modern cinemas within this ancient religious and educational centre has greatly shaped how cinema has been perceived and enjoyed within St Andrews.
Read MoreRemembering La Scala Today
In 2003, St Andrews' first fixed-site of film exhibition, 'The Tin Tabernacle', was demolished.
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