Thefilmworks
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- The correct title of this article is thefilmworks. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
thefilmworks was the name of a chain of four cinemas owned and operated by United Cinemas International (UCI) in the United Kingdom. Following the takeover of the European division of UCI (along with Odeon Cinemas) by Terra Firma Capital Partners in late 2004 the chain has gradually been disbanded. Due to a ruling by the Office of Fair Trading six UCI (including thefilmworks High Wycombe) and five Odeon cinemas were sold by Terra Firma to Empire Cinemas. The three remaining thefilmworks cinemas (Manchester, Greenwich and Maidenhead) were converted to the Odeon brand; the Manchester cinema had been converted by November 2005 , the Greenwich cinema in December 2005 and Maidenhead in early 2006.
The level of conversion is currently less than in former UCI cinemas, however, due to the UCI blue fitting nicely with Odeon branding, but the red and grey colours of thefilmworks not matching as well.
Odeon have now formed a joint venture with Sky to distribute films under the brand "Odeon Sky Filmworks".
