The Backlot Studios

What an evening. This cinema takes intimate seriously and although I got to experience it as part of an event I would love to find out what it is like as an everyday screening.
With only one screening room they managed to really make watching a movie comfortable.
Between the giant leather couches, the free private parking, the movie sound which plays in the bathroom so that you don’t get left behind and the décor which makes going to the movies more authentic they really did well. To top it off they even have couple’s leather chairs so that you can really get up close when your parter gets a fright.
I’ll make sure to post more in depth once I’ve experience it for real!

Did you know there’s a cinema hidden away in Southbank/​South Melbourne? It was news to me too, but I went to The Backlot Studios to check it out as an event venue. Backlot is a private cinema, open to groups — think work functions, parties, hens/​bucks (apparently you can play games on the big screen too).
The cinema fits about 80 people and the chairs are so comfy. Big black leather seats and big double seats in the back. Unlike some smaller/​pop-​up movie theatres, this place gives you the proper cinema experience — dark, big screen, big sound, no distractions from the outside world.
There is a candy bar at the front that will play videos (and logos if you’re a business hiring it out). They have catering options or there’s a small surcharge per head to bring in food/​drink depending on what kind of catering you’re looking at.
Looking forward to heading back to catch a movie with a friend or 70.