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The Guardian - Culture: Film Edit Unfollow Romaine Hart obituary by Jane Giles Jan 3, 2022 Film company boss who was the driving force behind the creation of the trailblazing Screen on the Green in the 1970s When Romaine Hart transformed the Rex, a 1950s fleapit cinema in Islington, north London, into the Screen on the Green in 1970, she set a standard that would have a profound influence on the ways in which audiences appreciate first-run arthouse films. Described by Quentin Tarantino as “the coolest cinema in London”, the Screen on the Green would inspire generations of future film-makers. Romaine, who has died aged 88 of a heart attack after a typically fulsome Christmas, rejected the fusty, traditional ways of mainstream cinema management. In a blaze of art nouveau inspired branding, the Screen’s opening night premiere of Downhill Racer, starring Robert Redford, included Laurence Olivier, Richard Attenborough and Bryan Forbes among the audience. The cinema’s luxurious seats were made of purple velvet and the ushers wore hot pants. Continue reading... Continue Reading

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