some more photos!!
Historic Cinemas of East Africa
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Kenya Cinema, Nairobi
Sunday, April 21, 2024
The News Pictorial in Kenyan Cinemas 1960s/70s
Since Uhuru in 1963 and up to the mid 1970s cinemas in Kenya showed the News Pictorial. Some may remember this news program. It was presented in black and white and lasted around 10 minutes.
The Kenya Newsreel
Sometime around 1975 the Kenya Film Corporation informed all cinemas in Kenya that the News Pictorial was being replaced with the Kenya Newsreel. At the Regal we were informed that we no longer had to pick up our weekly copy of the News Pictorial from the British Council at the City House.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Liberty Cinema, Nairobi
This was once a well known Indian cinema. By 1983 Indian films were replaced by English films. It closed down by 2002. Initially it was managed by YADEN (Youth Arts Development and Entrepreneurship Network). It was used for theatre skits, meeting hall and dance classes upstairs. Then it changed to the PCEA Pangani Church.
Friday, January 26, 2024
20th Century Cinema, Nairobi
new photo!!
Theatre Royal, Nairobi
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Drive-In Cinema, Mombasa
Here is an interesting description of an outing to see an English film at the Drive-In cinema in Mombasa around 1960:
YouTube clip:Kenya, Nairobi & 20th Century Cinemas - post 1972!!
This video on YouTube was probably taken after 1972. This is the only video I have seen that shows all of the 3 cinemas in CBD:
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Advertising in Mombasa Cinemas in the 1970s: Filmlets (EA) Ltd and Pearl & Dean (EA) Ltd
If you were a regular film patron to Mombasa cinemas in the 1970s you may remember the commercials that played before the National Anthem and News (News Pictorial or later the Kenya Newsreel). The industry used to call these ‘filmlets’. The term commercial was not used at the time!!
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Saturday, December 16, 2023
The Kenya Cinema, the Regal Cinema and the Port Reitz Hotel Mombasa
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Who built the Regal Theatre in Mombasa?
Some literature makes claims that the brothers Janmohamed Hasham and Valli Hasham built the Regal Theatre. However, I vaguely recall my dad telling me that they in fact purchased the property after construction. I have come across some evidence confirming this!!
Kenya Cinema, Nairobi
some more photos!! Nice photo of the Kenya Cinema lobby and bar on the second floor In this photo a portion of the right hand side of Ken...
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REGAL THEATRE, MOMBASA I discovered this photo of Regal Theatre, Mombasa in our family album. I think it's the only one in existence tha...
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This video on YouTube was probably taken after 1972. This is the only video I have seen that shows all of the 3 cinemas in CBD: Kenya Cine...