
The way cinemas should be.. In recent decades, cultural attractions have played a prominent role in the development and regeneration of cities. In Joburg, we have two examples in the Newtown and Maboneng Precincts. The latter, positioned just to the east of the CBD, includes the much vaunted Arts on Main complex, Fox Street Studios, the 12 Decades Hotel and Main Street Life. It is on the ground floor of this building that you will find another prime attraction- the independent cinema called The Bioscope. The Bioscope achieves two, often incompatible, things. First, it takes you back to a time when cinemas were smaller and more intimate. Secondly, it does in a non-nostalgic, honest way,















