{"title":"Events","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"get-cosy","title":"Get cosy: From Picture House to •nook• - talk (\u0026 film screening) | 17th Sept 6pm","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin local historian and writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen Waddington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Still Walking) for an illustrated talk exploring the forgotten history of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKings Heath Picture House, later known as the Cosy Cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Kings Heath’s very first cinema, which opened in 1911 in the building now home to •nook•.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6pm - Talk \u0026amp; Q\u0026amp;A with Ben Waddington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing archive photographs, newspaper reports, historical records and \u003cem\u003eWhat’s Ons\u003c\/em\u003e of the day, Ben will share the detective work involved in piecing together the story of a cinema that operated for just five years before almost disappearing from local memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis archival delve uncovered much more than dates and film listings – expect \u003cstrong\u003edodgy dealings, teenage cinema managers, leopard attacks\u003c\/strong\u003e and the curious ‘Wild West’ atmosphere of the earliest days of Birmingham cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere will be time for Q\u0026amp;A after the talk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e7pm - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Black Chancellor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e film screening\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAfter the talk, stay with us for a rare chance to experience a bit of \"time travelling\".\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his research Ben found hardly any records of the films shown at the Cosy Cinema. Of the two titles he managed to uncover, \u003cem\u003eThe Black Chancellor\u003c\/em\u003e is the only film we have been able to find a surviving copy of. We know it was screened here in December 1914, and thanks to the Danish Film Institute, we were able to obtain a copy and bring it back to the building where it was shown over a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake your seat where Kings Heath cinema-goers once did and enjoy some early cinema magic in the very building where \u003cem\u003eThe Black Chancellor\u003c\/em\u003e was screened in 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eTwo ticket options are available: \u003cstrong\u003eTalk only\u003c\/strong\u003e OR \u003cstrong\u003eTalk + Film Screening.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDate: Thursday 17th Sept 6pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e📍•nok• gallery, 25c Institite Rd, Kings Heath, B14 7EG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePart of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/birminghamheritageweek.co.uk\/\"\u003eBirmingham Heritage Week \u003c\/a\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"• nook • \/ heritage week","offers":[{"title":"Talk only","offer_id":57341843964279,"sku":null,"price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Talk \u0026 Film screening","offer_id":57341843997047,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/2729\/3047\/files\/cosycinema_InstagramPost_45.jpg?v=1786742117"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.nook-gallery.co.uk\/collections\/events.oembed","provider":"• nook •","version":"1.0","type":"link"}