MOVIEMAN: James Nairn's 60 Years of Cinema

Rediscover the joys of 'going to the cinema'. The film shows the importance of cinema, relevant now with the prevalence of all the new ways of watching movies online. (selected by Pat)

1979 | bwcol | sound

From this week's theme: Life Long Learning - Lifting Lost Lids

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Play 'WOMEN FOR EQUAL PAY DEMONSTRATION, BEACH BALLROOM, ABERDEEN'Play 'ON SITE TORNESS 1979'Play 'HOLLOW MOUNTAIN, the'Play 'SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CUTS'Play 'ISLAND OF THE BIG CLOTH'Play 'CND CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT DEMONSTRATION'Play 'FINE FLOORS'Play 'NINIAN CENTRAL PLATFORM, the'Play 'CRUACHAN'Play 'COALMINING IN CENTRAL SCOTLAND'Play 'CROMBIE'Play 'DUNDEE JUTE'Play 'DOUGLAS FRASER JUTE MACHINERY - SLIVER ROLL FORMERS'

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