Your
Belmont
Memories

"The Belmont is a vital venue for many including myself, not only catching new releases whether major or indie but also the curated seasons and programmes relating to certain genres, movements, filmmakers, periods, etc that invite anyone from those who with 90 minutes of free time to film enthusiasts to experience and enjoy.

Seeing a film like Wolfwalkers (2020) relegated to streaming but on the big screen was magical for me personally"

"One of last films I saw at the Belmont was Psycho. There was a problem with the projector. The start time was slightly delayed.

The duty manager waited for me to come out after the film finished, and gave me a free ticket. I thought that was a kind and thoughtful thing to do. Also, my late mother used to enjoy going to the Belmont on her own on a weekday morning."

"One memory barely does the Belmont justice, so here's a collection of moments from the early years of the cinema, when I lived in town, that have stayed with me over the years.

My team (Double Down) winning the inaugural Tuesday film quiz; Seeing Kurosawa on the big screen for the first time; attending From Scotland with Love with live King Creosote Q&A; the mindf**k that was Memento; that last song by Björk in Dancing in the Dark; I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow; Sadako climbing out of the TV; Blade Runner and Vangelis; 'Llorando' in Mulholland Drive; Wes Anderson's love of Futura; Tiny Dancer on a tour bus.

I'm sure that I can think of dozens more, and the above stream of consciousness only makes me wish I'd made more effort to visit the last few years."

"Every Christmas we would go and see It's a Wonderful Life in the Belmont. Every Christmas. That's my favourite memory.

My wife's favourite memory is getting chased by a woman who had been smelling her perfume waft through the cinema and wanted to know what it was!"