Tucked away in a quaint alleyway, the Bijou Cinema in Southport is one of the area's best-kept secrets.
The Bijou Cinema was recently crowned Entertainment Venue of the Year at the Southport BID Stars Awards on Wednesday, April 17. Following the awards, a spokesperson dedicated the accolade to Mike Lockwood, said: "Like all awards, this is dedicated to Mike Lockwood, without whom the Bijou wouldn't be here.
The Bijou has given me the opportunity to see Strangers on a Train, Dial M For murder, Thelma and Louise, Twelve Angry Men, Terminator 2 and Die Hard on the big screen for the first time . Seeing Die Hard with proper surround sound and an audience was a brilliant experience considering I must have already seen it dozens of times on video and DVD.
After reaching out to Bijou manager Andy Harrison to tell him I wanted to write about them, he immediately focused on the purpose of a community for film lovers. He told me the cinema was envisaged by Mike Lockwood, the driving force behind the Bijou who died in 2021. He said: "Mike's wish was, when you go to multiplexes it's not in the nature of them to hang out after a film and talk about what you have seen.
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