It's only the second week of university and it's so hectic already. Welcome to third year I guess. I haven't had a lot of time in the house to sit down and relax so I will post on here whenever I find the time. Being busy is something I love but juggling everything around is proving a little tough at the moment.
Although the past two weeks have been busy, my Sunday afternoons have been spent at my local independent cinema.
The Ritz Cinema and Theatre first opened in the 1930s but closed down in the late 90s and turned into a Wetherspoons. Last year however, a team of people and local artists put in lots of hard work to renovate the upstairs area of The Ritz and turn it back into a cinema.
Midnight screenings are a popular feature at The Ritz, as well as the Kid Clubs. Last month stand-up comedian Adam Buxton put on a show and there was also a Doctor Who convention (hence the Tardis and K-9 in my photos).
A lot of the midnight screenings that me and my friends wanted to see were showing in the summer so we didn't get a chance to see them. However my friend Guppy spotted a Studio Ghibli season ticket. Five films across five weekends. And all on a Sunday. It was BOGOF on the season tickets so we both decided to go. Each ticket was beautifully designed and a photo of mine is on my last Instagram post.
The cinema is only one screen but the layout looks amazing. I took my camera with me on the first Ghibli screening to take some photos and ended up going a little mad...
The bar and waiting area is so quaint and nice with it's selection of uncomfortable (but actually very comfy) looking seats. I didn't actually take a photo of the bar as it was a little busy; but they have a selection of chocolates, pop and alcoholic beverages. They also do Poppets and cherry Tango which I got a little over excited about.
My favourite bit of The Ritz is it's memorabilia room. Filled with hundreds of DVDS, some amazing film postcards, figurines and posters designed by local artists it really is a feast for the eyes. I think my favourite thing of all was the cushion, which I spent a good ten minutes laughing at. The framed tickets (on the last photo) are actually from The old Ritz cinema.
Have you ever visited The Ritz Cinema in Lincoln? Or do you have one like it where you come from?
You can read more about The Ritz here.
Alice
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