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Empire Cinema

3.0 (1 review)
Closed • 9:30 am - 11:00 pm

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3 years ago

Perfectly serviceable old cinema. Will write more later, but this is the only place in our area to see first run films.

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Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace - Upstairs, very classy

Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace

4.7(26 reviews)
104.1 km

The cinema that ruins every other cinema experience for ever more…read more Quite simply the finest, classiest, most demure, seductive, charming and good old-fashioned fun cinema experience in Sydney and quite possibly the universe. Every time you visit a soulless megaplex after your time at Hayden Orpheum it will be a singularly disappointing experience bereft of any aesthetics or cultural value because really, how can anything compare? The cinemas are stunning art deco, they sell old-school choc tops, there's a solid program of the latest blockbusters and art house / doco fare, and they have insanely fun cult classics like a monthly interactive showing of the word movie ever made, The Room. There are love seats in the main cinema, and a freaking organ that rises up out of the floor for matinee performances. I know right! What what all the way. Best.

Being an eastern suburbs dweller, I've only been to the Orpheum on a couple of occassions. Each…read moretime I've sworn to journey over there more often (it's not even that far FFS). The Orpheum has kept it's gorgeous original deco interiors and exteriors intact, and the last time I visited (John Cleese triple bill including the Life Of Brian on Easter Sunday- kudos Orpheum!), there was a vintage pianist playing the grand piano in the lobby. I would love to see a silent movie thing here and I would bet money that they do them, it's that kind of place. Check out retro cinema Sundays- awesome and affordable triple bills that people dress up for. Old school wholesome entertainment, I love it.

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Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace - Theatre 5

Theatre 5

Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace - There's a white baby grand piano!!

There's a white baby grand piano!!

Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace - Wonderful snack bar and you can even have a glass of wine

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Wonderful snack bar and you can even have a glass of wine

Hoyts Warringah Mall

Hoyts Warringah Mall

3.0(7 reviews)
111.1 km

I want to be gangster and call this place my hood haha. This is the cinema where you'll hit up this…read moreplace on a Friday night only to have an awkward encounter with a high school class mate that works there. Ahh the memories. The theatres are awesome, there's plenty of movie times, it's clean and the best part, it's situated in a massive shopping mall. Once again, no one cares if you bring in food from outside (I may or may not have snuck in Maccas before) and the food court and Coles is so conveniently located on the level below. A movie night out must always include a trip to Coles to load up on junk food! Tip: Park on the rooftop/Coles side for easier access. As per all Westfields, free parking after 6pm. Hooray for movie nights!

Warning RAT infestation !!! Do not go to HOYTS cinema at…read morewestfield Warringah Mall if you value your health and want to be treated with decency by the manager when you report RATS running in the cinema !!! Cinema 5 ( if not others - I see someone on Google reviews has recently reported RATS in cinema 6 too ) is a serious health hazard clearly infested with rats . My family abruptly vacated mid movie yesterday evening after seeing 2 rats under the seats. Worse still the staff , and the manager on last night , were well aware of the rats. Said there were rat traps in the cinema but it was hard to eradicate the rats . Said there had been a rat sighting/ complaint a month ago . (see Google reviews, I'm not the only one to have seen RATS in the Warringah mall HOYTS cinemas . someone else reported rats in cinema 6 . ) last night the manager on duty refused to alert the remaining movie goers in cinema 5 , leaving them unawares they were sitting with rats around them . He also refused to give me his name , although he had all MY details. HOYTS management need to disclose they have a vermin problem, close down any affected cinemas and exterminate the rat infestation until such time as it's sanitary & safe for the public to sit in their theatre/s .

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Hoyts Warringah Mall - Pitch Perfect 2!!! Amazing movie!!!

Pitch Perfect 2!!! Amazing movie!!!

Hoyts Warringah Mall
Hoyts Warringah Mall - Lobby

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Lobby

Glenbrook Cinema

Glenbrook Cinema

4.8(4 reviews)
81.6 km

So friendly I wish I could move in…read more The Mountains would be lost without Glenbrook Cinema, a little one-screen independent movie theatre here since 1968. With so many of Sydney's indie cinemas long gone, Glenbrook has made a perfect niche for itself, showing everything from the latest blockbuster to world cinema releases, all mostly with a run for a single week. So you have to be organised to make sure you don't miss something, but at $10 for all tickets (yes, really) you can even take a risk on showing up and seeing whatever's on. The screen does not block out all concept of peripheral vision, the sounds is not felt in the solar plexus rather than heard, the seats comfy and you can get a cup of coffee in a real cup and saucer with a bikkie on the side. Session times vary, so check the website. And the staff are lovely. I saw 'Agora' here recently and no-one pointed and stared at the poor weeping lady overcome at the fate of female philosophers. I'll be up again this week for 'Jane Eyre', being a sucker for corsets, repression and windswept moors in close proximity. No laughing if the urge for Kate Bush dance moves becomes too much, please.

Glenbrook Cinema has a wonderful atmosphere and the staff there are very friendly and eager to…read morehelp. However, due to there only being one available theatre, the options on what movie to see are limited. The screen itself is also very small. Overall, Glenbrook Cinema is good, it is great to support a small business and it has a great vintage atmosphere but the movies on show don't have that same 'epic' feel that movies at hoyts sometimes do.

Empire Cinema - movietheaters - Updated October 2026

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