In London, A Beloved Independent Cinema Decides Not To Hand Over Control To A Commercial Theatre Group

The Phoenix Cinema has been run by a trust since 1912 (when it was the East Finchley Picturedrome), but the board was ready to sell to Curzon until protests by staff and patrons, including directors Mike Leigh and Ken Loach and actor Michael Palin, convinced it that wasn’t going to work.

Article source here:Arts Journal