Posts by tomrice

Rivalry on North Street, 1930–1931

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.

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The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and St Andrews’s Star Culture

The 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.

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The Family Films of Frances Hedges Montgomery

The 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.

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A Pilgrim Town: The Mix of Old and New on North Street

A 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.

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Remembering La Scala Today

Remembering La Scala Today

In 2003, St Andrews' first fixed-site of film exhibition, 'The Tin Tabernacle', was demolished.

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