Regent Street Cinema
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Regent Street Cinema is a historic London picture house, often regarded as the birthplace of British cinema, now operated by the University of Westminster as a restored public cinema and cultural venue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Regent Street Cinema canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8638927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regent Street Cinema Context triple: [University of Westminster, hasBuilding, Regent Street Cinema]
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Barbican Cinema
Barbican Cinema is a multi-screen arthouse and repertory cinema within London’s Barbican Centre, known for its curated programme of independent, classic, and international films.
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Savoy Cinema
Savoy Cinema is a historic and prominent movie theater in Dublin, Ireland, known as one of the city’s main venues for film premieres and screenings.
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Odeon Swiss Cottage cinema
Odeon Swiss Cottage cinema is a modern multi-screen movie theater in the Swiss Cottage area of London, known for showing mainstream films with contemporary facilities.
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Royal Bank Cinema
Royal Bank Cinema is an intimate film screening venue located within the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia.
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Queen’s Film Theatre
Queen’s Film Theatre is an independent cinema in Belfast known for showcasing arthouse, international, and alternative films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regent Street Cinema Target entity description: Regent Street Cinema is a historic London picture house, often regarded as the birthplace of British cinema, now operated by the University of Westminster as a restored public cinema and cultural venue.
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A.
Barbican Cinema
Barbican Cinema is a multi-screen arthouse and repertory cinema within London’s Barbican Centre, known for its curated programme of independent, classic, and international films.
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B.
Savoy Cinema
Savoy Cinema is a historic and prominent movie theater in Dublin, Ireland, known as one of the city’s main venues for film premieres and screenings.
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C.
Odeon Swiss Cottage cinema
Odeon Swiss Cottage cinema is a modern multi-screen movie theater in the Swiss Cottage area of London, known for showing mainstream films with contemporary facilities.
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D.
Royal Bank Cinema
Royal Bank Cinema is an intimate film screening venue located within the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia.
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E.
Queen’s Film Theatre
Queen’s Film Theatre is an independent cinema in Belfast known for showcasing arthouse, international, and alternative films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema
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cultural venue ⓘ historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| affiliation |
University of Westminster Faculty of Media, Arts and Design
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linked to:
University of Westminster
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| associatedWith |
University of Westminster
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history of British cinema ⓘ |
| category |
buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
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cinemas in London ⓘ tourist attractions in the City of Westminster ⓘ university-affiliated cinemas ⓘ |
| city |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
community cinema
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educational resource for film students ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bar
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box office ⓘ foyer ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
16mm projection
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35mm projection ⓘ digital projection ⓘ historic façade ⓘ restored interior ⓘ single-screen auditorium ⓘ |
| hasSeating | raked seating auditorium ⓘ |
| heritage | birthplace of British cinema ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Regent Street ⓘ |
| neighborhood | West End of London ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Westminster ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Westminster ⓘ |
| programming |
Q&A events
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classic films ⓘ documentaries ⓘ film festivals ⓘ independent films ⓘ premieres ⓘ special screenings ⓘ |
| restoredAs | public cinema ⓘ |
| significance |
early site of film exhibition in the UK
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important site in British film history ⓘ |
| style | historicist architecture ⓘ |
| use |
cultural venue
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event space ⓘ public cinema ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regent Street Cinema Description of subject: Regent Street Cinema is a historic London picture house, often regarded as the birthplace of British cinema, now operated by the University of Westminster as a restored public cinema and cultural venue.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
University of Westminster (various buildings)