Ceri Thomas Nov 8, 2016
Flicks magazine used to be available free of charge at cinemas across the land. One of its former employees tells its story...
If you were growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, your cinema-going ritual was written in stone. Tickets were bought face-to-face in the foyer after queuing outside (sometimes for hours). You grabbed your wine gums, Maltesers and butterscotch from the concession stand (popcorn? What’s that?). You took your (unreserved) seat in the non-smoking section and settled down to wait for the pa-pah pa-pah Pa-pah of the Pearl & Dean ads ahead of a promo film for a local Indian restaurant and Kia-ora's latest attempt to flog you a glow-in-the-dark blend of E-numbers and sugar.
Oh, and you always – always! – had your free copy of Flicks clutched in your hand.
Free copy of what now?
It’s just a fond memory these days, but for 15 years,...
Flicks magazine used to be available free of charge at cinemas across the land. One of its former employees tells its story...
If you were growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, your cinema-going ritual was written in stone. Tickets were bought face-to-face in the foyer after queuing outside (sometimes for hours). You grabbed your wine gums, Maltesers and butterscotch from the concession stand (popcorn? What’s that?). You took your (unreserved) seat in the non-smoking section and settled down to wait for the pa-pah pa-pah Pa-pah of the Pearl & Dean ads ahead of a promo film for a local Indian restaurant and Kia-ora's latest attempt to flog you a glow-in-the-dark blend of E-numbers and sugar.
Oh, and you always – always! – had your free copy of Flicks clutched in your hand.
Free copy of what now?
It’s just a fond memory these days, but for 15 years,...
- 10/25/2016
- Den of Geek
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