COS Intermission in the UK?

[edisbevan]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "GulPlum" <plumeski at y...> wrote:
 
> We used to have intermissions when all cinema shows consisted of 
> two movies ..but that 
> was between the movies, not in the middle of one or the other. 
> Exceptionally long movies might get split in half, though 

There were certainly intermissions in films running more than 2 hours 
and some minutes until not so long ago - the film 'A Bridge Too Far' 
had an intermission when first released I recall, as did 'Jaws'.

I think this was tied to the habit of selling food from trays in the 
actual viewing hall though - the intermission was a major sales 
opportunity. This has gone out of fashion since the multiplex cinemas 
and their monster refreshment packs came into operation. The 'extra 
money from food push' now comes before the screening, in foyer sales 
points. Britain's first multiplex opened in 1985 as I recall. They 
have only been general across the country in the last decade.

Edis