The Rex Theatre, in Charlton, was built in 1938 and opened with the film ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’. David Pollard, who worked as a projectionist at the theatre since 1980, takes us on a tour of this historic theatre. He is the Chairperson of the Charlton Community Theatre and has been working towards getting The Rex into community ownership, as there is not a large population base for the theatre to be commercially viable.
The community has offered voluntary labour and raised over $80,000 and with the help of fundraising from the federal government, it is hoped the theatre will eventually be completely in the hands of the community.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002047
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture theaters
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Victoria - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community - Moral and ethical aspects
Music & Performing Arts → Motion picture theaters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVD [PAL]; Copy
DVD [PAL]; Back-up
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Sub-master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy