I was in Como a couple of weeks ago on a cold, clear day and took some shots of the
Cygnet Cinema. Not unlike the Luna Cinema
in Oxford St Leederville it's a charming art deco building beloved by local film buffs.
I have only seen a few movies there but have mostly strong recollections of them because of the venue's distinctiveness. I saw
Annie Hall there when I was in my teens and I remember going there with my dad and sister when I was much younger than that, probably only about eight or nine years old. Not entirely sure which feature we saw -- maybe it was
Barry Lyndon? -- but I vividly remember images from one of the shorts before it. It was
The Railrodder, one of Buster Keaton's
last films.


