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The Light Entertainment
The Light Entertainment, also known as The Light Cinemas (stylised as the light), is a British independent cinema chain that exclusively screens films using digital cinema technology.
The Light was founded in 2007 by former Cineworld director Keith Pullinger and former Warner Village Cinemas director John Sullivan. The oldest UK cinema in the chain is currently in New Brighton, which opened in December 2011. Since then, thirteen more venues have opened across the UK, while the company has also been involved in cinema exhibition internationally, in Bulgaria, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.
The cinema chain offers screenings of both mainstream and independent films in a 'luxurious' environment, with standard cinema ticket prices. Their venues also include a café/bar, and some include entertainment facilities such as bowling, karaoke, climbing, and retro arcades. The Light offers Premiere cards, which allow subscribers to view films for a flat monthly fee.
The Light initially sought to compete with its major rivals by taking advantage of digital cinema technology, which is comparatively cheaper than traditional film stock projection. The chain is exclusively digital, meaning that it can also broadcast sports, live theatre, music and opera performances. Additionally, Pullinger has argued that digital screening gives The Light a 'flexibility' to choose between showing more, different films and showing the same film on several screens simultaneously.
The Light also pitches itself as a "community" cinema. It offers an alternative to the traditional multiplex concept, focusing on customer comfort, and criticising larger chains for being "locked into Hollywood blockbusters". The Light regularly show films in various languages depending on local demographics, and champion accessible cinema with regular screenings featuring audio description, subtitles, and that cater to the needs of those with dementia or autism. In the spring of 2019, The Light did screenings of a variety of anime films, including some from Studio Ghibli.
As part of their attempts to create what Pullinger described as a "cinema environment that feels luxurious, with plenty of atmosphere and personality", The Light cinemas have a café/bar incorporated into the venue. For example, in the Bolton venue that opened in 2016 they included large murals depicting heroic movie characters, and designed their furniture to have a rough finish in a nod to the town's industrial heritage. From 2022, the chain started offering new facilities in some of its venues, such as bowling, mini-golf, interactive darts, climbing facilities and karaoke.
Founded in 2007 by Keith Pullinger and John Sullivan, The Light opened its first UK venue in December 2011 in New Brighton, followed later by a second venue in Wisbech in May 2014.
The cinema chain made national headlines in 2015, when they successfully raised the £5.2 million needed to purchase a nine-screen multiplex in Cambridge from rival company Cineworld. The latter had been forced to sell the venue following a Competition Commission ruling.
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The Light Entertainment
The Light Entertainment, also known as The Light Cinemas (stylised as the light), is a British independent cinema chain that exclusively screens films using digital cinema technology.
The Light was founded in 2007 by former Cineworld director Keith Pullinger and former Warner Village Cinemas director John Sullivan. The oldest UK cinema in the chain is currently in New Brighton, which opened in December 2011. Since then, thirteen more venues have opened across the UK, while the company has also been involved in cinema exhibition internationally, in Bulgaria, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.
The cinema chain offers screenings of both mainstream and independent films in a 'luxurious' environment, with standard cinema ticket prices. Their venues also include a café/bar, and some include entertainment facilities such as bowling, karaoke, climbing, and retro arcades. The Light offers Premiere cards, which allow subscribers to view films for a flat monthly fee.
The Light initially sought to compete with its major rivals by taking advantage of digital cinema technology, which is comparatively cheaper than traditional film stock projection. The chain is exclusively digital, meaning that it can also broadcast sports, live theatre, music and opera performances. Additionally, Pullinger has argued that digital screening gives The Light a 'flexibility' to choose between showing more, different films and showing the same film on several screens simultaneously.
The Light also pitches itself as a "community" cinema. It offers an alternative to the traditional multiplex concept, focusing on customer comfort, and criticising larger chains for being "locked into Hollywood blockbusters". The Light regularly show films in various languages depending on local demographics, and champion accessible cinema with regular screenings featuring audio description, subtitles, and that cater to the needs of those with dementia or autism. In the spring of 2019, The Light did screenings of a variety of anime films, including some from Studio Ghibli.
As part of their attempts to create what Pullinger described as a "cinema environment that feels luxurious, with plenty of atmosphere and personality", The Light cinemas have a café/bar incorporated into the venue. For example, in the Bolton venue that opened in 2016 they included large murals depicting heroic movie characters, and designed their furniture to have a rough finish in a nod to the town's industrial heritage. From 2022, the chain started offering new facilities in some of its venues, such as bowling, mini-golf, interactive darts, climbing facilities and karaoke.
Founded in 2007 by Keith Pullinger and John Sullivan, The Light opened its first UK venue in December 2011 in New Brighton, followed later by a second venue in Wisbech in May 2014.
The cinema chain made national headlines in 2015, when they successfully raised the £5.2 million needed to purchase a nine-screen multiplex in Cambridge from rival company Cineworld. The latter had been forced to sell the venue following a Competition Commission ruling.