Nice cinema - shame about the films

3:28pm Friday 25th July 2008

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OPEN letter to: The Manager, Cineworld, Eden, High Wycombe.

I WOULD like to compliment you on your cinema in the new Eden Centre.

My daughter and I enjoyed a very successful visit to Eden and Cineworld last Wednesday - from easy parking (only £1.50 for the evening as we arrived after 6pm and a further reduction to £1 as we were visiting the cinema); no queue for the tickets which were two for the price of one as we have an eligible colour mobile phone, and a very acceptable meal in a nearby restaurant where a free glass of wine each was on offer.

I would like to take advantage of this facility on a regular basis, but the selection of films being shown means that my visits are likely to be fairly infrequent.

I was so hoping that the new cinema complex with its plethora of screens would accommodate a weekly (at least) Director's Chair' (matinee and evening) selection of films.

I was delighted to see the recently released Edge of Love' was showing at Cineworld but then hugely disappointed to find this was scheduled for afternoon emission only, which prohibited me and no doubt many others from seeing it.

A friend of mine made the journey to Eden to see this film last Thursday afternoon only to be told it was not showing that day, despite being advertised.

Fortunately, I can catch up with this film next month at the Norden Arts Centre in Maidenhead, which offers an excellent selection of less wide-appeal' and foreign' (sub-titled) films.

However, this does entail a 30 mile round trip which I would prefer not to have to make, especially since there is now such an excellent cinema much nearer to home.

I do feel this is a missed opportunity - the clientele are out there for more avant-garde and foreign films.

Given that Cineworld is often showing exactly the same films as the Empire at Cressex, this is an area of opportunity for you to reach a wider audience.

So, in the hope that you will give this some consideration.

J Williams (Mrs), Address supplied, Prestwood