[5] The Regent Street Cinema was first opened in 1848 and is housed in the flagship building of the Royal Polytechnic Institution (now University of Westminster).

[5] In 1951, La Vie Commence Demain (Life Begins Tomorrow), an X-rated film because of its war imagery,[a] was shown.

[citation needed] Celebrities including broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and filmmaker Asif Kapadia backed the appeal.

[7] The Art Deco features of the building's 1920 design were restored, along with the 1936 John Compton organ and the dome-like ceiling.

Upon reopening in 2016, a documentary of the managers of the English rock band The Who, titled Lambert and Stamp, was screened.