Originally the Capitol Theatre, it was purpose built in 1928 to screen silent films. In 1932 the cinema was converted to screen 'talkies', the last theatre in Wellington undergo conversion. The cinema operated until 1964, and was then converted into a shopping centre. In the early 2000s it was purchased by Camperdown Studios who restored it as a cinema, and reopened it as a cinema on 1 April 2011.
Roxy Cinema (Miramar, Wellington, N.Z.)
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[Show Me Wellington Conference and Events Expo, 21 August 2013. Collection of ephemera]
Date: 2013
Reference: Eph-F-TOURISM-Wellington-2013
Description: Dark blue printed "Ecobag" fabric bag includes flyers, pamphlets, business cards and booklets produced by exhibitors at the conference, including: Boomrock (conference facilities in Ohariu Valley) Vision Media Systems; NZ's rental specialists in high quality audio visual solutions West Plaza Hotel Blue Carrot Catering Roxy Cinema LED Store. LED R Us; commercial, residential, industrial Trinity Group; your hospitality specialist Old St Pauls. Function pack Te Raukura Wharewaka Function Centre; Pipitea Marae and Function Centre Small flyers: List of restaurants with private rooms, Abel Tasman Hotel, Wakefield Restaurant & bar; Eclipse Cocktail Bar & Restaurant; Trinity Hotel, West Side Studios Ltd prop & furniture hire studio; Peppers Parehua, Martinborough; Restaurant Associates; Caricatures.co.nz; Conference Works; Zealandia; Zest Food Tours Displayworks; exhibition hire services. Wellington edition catalogue 2013 9 trade cards for: Mac's Function Centre (Nikki Hansen); West Plaza Hotel (Raewyn Ellis); Intercontinental Wellington (Megan bradshaw); Aimee Law, wedding & event coordinator; Photo Booth Fun; Manaaki (Marissa Wallace); Roxy Cinema and Coco at the Roxy (Carole Tredea); Elena Violinist Ltd; NZ Historic Places trust (Myriam Goos) Quantity: 40 colour photo-mechanical print(s) in fabric bag, 400 x 300 plus handles. Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying, in fabric bag 400 x 300 mm, plus loops Provenance: Donated by Lynette Shum, Wellington, in 2014.
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International Documentary Edge Film Festival: [Ephemera and programmes up to quarto siz...
Date: 2016-2019
Reference: Eph-B-CINEMA-Doco-2016/2019
Description: Includes programmes for: 11th International Documentary Film Festival 2016. Wellington, Roxy Cinema, 4-15 May 2016. Programme 12th International Documentary Film Festival 2017. Wellington, Roxy Cinema 10-21 May; Auckland Q Theatre 24 May - 5 June 2017. Programme 13th International Documentary Film Festival 2018. Wellington, Roxy Cinema 9-20 May; Auckland Q Theatre 23 May - 4 June 2018. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes up to 240 mm square.
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Ephemera promoting cinema, movie, and film screenings in New Zealand
Date: 2019
By: Resene Paints Ltd.; Roxy Cinema (Miramar, Wellington, N.Z.); Weta Workshop (Firm)
Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-2019
Description: Comprises ephemera promoting cinema, movie, and film screenings in New Zealand in 2019. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 9 pieces of ephemera.
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[Roulston, Greig William], 1982- :A night of chance, 3 November 2011, 6.30 pm, Roxy Cin...
Date: 2011
By: Roulston, Greig William, 1982-
Reference: EPHDL-0190
Description: Digital flyer shows a man in felt hat, red tie and overcoat, looking up at a woman in a red evening dress. In the foreground is a roulette wheel and in the background the lights of a city at night. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Provenance: Donated by the artist in 2011.
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Roxy Café, Miramar
Date: [ca 2000-2020]
From: Wong, Arthur, 1952-: Photographs
Reference: 1/2-239915-F
Description: Photograph taken by Arthur Wong, circa 2000 to 2020. Title taken from index provided by donor. Arrangement: Negative arrived at the Library within a clear file sleeve labelled "50". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) containing one frame. Physical Description: Black and white negative, 4 x 5 inch Processing information: Clear file folder has not been retained. Negative rehoused within archival acid free sleeve.
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Roxy Café, Miramar
Date: [ca 2000-2020]
From: Wong, Arthur, 1952-: Photographs
Reference: 1/2-239914-F
Description: Photograph taken by Arthur Wong, circa 2000 to 2020. Title taken from index provided by donor. Arrangement: Negative arrived at the Library within a clear file sleeve labelled "50". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) containing one frame. Physical Description: Black and white negative, 4 x 5 inch Processing information: Clear file folder has not been retained. Negative rehoused within archival acid free sleeve.
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Capitol Court, before Roxy Theatre, Miramar
Date: [ca 2000-2020]
From: Wong, Arthur, 1952-: Photographs
Reference: 1/2-239804-F
Description: Photograph taken by Arthur Wong, circa 2000 to 2020. Title taken from index provided by donor. Arrangement: Negative arrived at the Library within a clearfile sleeve labelled "22". Within the clear file sleeve, the negative was housed inside a plastic enclosure. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) containing one frame. Physical Description: Black and white negative, 4 x 5 inch Processing information: Clear file folder and plastic enclosure have not been retained. Negative rehoused within archival acid free sleeve.
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Roxy Cinema construction, Miramar
Date: [ca 2000-2020]
From: Wong, Arthur, 1952-: Photographs
Reference: 1/2-239774-F
Description: Photograph taken by Arthur Wong, circa 2000 to 2020. Title taken from index provided by donor. Arrangement: Negative arrived at the Library within a clearfile sleeve labelled "14". Within the clear file sleeve, the negative was housed inside a plastic enclosure. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) containing one frame. Physical Description: Black and white negative, 4 x 5 inch Processing information: Clear file folder and plastic enclosure have not been retained. Negative rehoused within archival acid free sleeve.
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Construction of Roxy Cinema, Park Road Miramar
Date: [ca 2000-2020]
From: Wong, Arthur, 1952-: Photographs
Reference: 1/2-239773-F
Description: Photograph taken by Arthur Wong, circa 2000 to 2020. Title taken from index provided by donor. Arrangement: Negative arrived at the Library within a clearfile sleeve labelled "14". Within the clear file sleeve, the negative was housed inside a plastic enclosure. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) containing one frame. Physical Description: Black and white negative, 4 x 5 inch Processing information: Clear file folder and plastic enclosure have not been retained. Negative rehoused within archival acid free sleeve.
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Ring Joy - Sardines
Date: [ca 1967-1978]
From: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000: Transparencies, negatives, and photographic prints
Reference: PAColl-10879-024
Description: Contains black and white photographic prints in envelopes labelled: - Ring Joy (one print) - Rimmer Tony (one print) - Resistance Bookshop (two prints) - Rivers Eliz (four prints) - Rugby Union (five prints) - Russian Ships (three prints) - Sledmere Peter (one prints) - Robinson Geoff (two prints) - Ranfurly Earl (two prints) - Russell Christopher (two prints) - RNZ External Services (four prints) - Rudolph Henry (two prints) - Rolls Royce (10 prints) - RNZ Press Team (three prints) - RNZ Freeman J (two prints) - Rachi 50th (10 prints) - Radio 50th Anniversary (nine prints) - RAF (one print) - Radio NZ (seven prints) - Racing (18 prints) - Rangihau (one print) - Rathkeale Drama Group (one print) - Roberts Prof John (two prints) - Rocky Douche + Cham (one print) - Rossiter Maurice (four prints) - Royal Tour (nine prints) - Roberts Nigel (one print) - Rollinson H (one print) - Robertson Frank (one print) - Robson Dr JL (two prints) - Robb Prof JH (one print) - Rock Shop (two prints) - Roller Clyde (one print) - Ropata John (three prints) - Rowling Mrs W (five prints) - Rowing (six prints) - Rogers Pat (two prints) - Roxy Cinema (eight prints) - Stalingrad (one print) - Szeryng Henryk (four prints) - Segal Uri (eight prints) - Selwyn Sarah (one print) - Peter Sellers + Tom Marrion (?) (five prints) - Sharp Peter (one print) - Sharks (three prints) - Sherry Philip (two prints) - Sherley HJ (one print) - Shoplifting (three prints) - Shrapnel Janet (four prints) - Sardines (two prints) Some envelopes include contact prints and some prints have annotations or date stamps on the reverse. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Original order of envelopes has been retained by the Library. Quantity: 175 b&w copy photographic print(s). Transfers: Negatives separated from the envelope labelled “Royal Tour” are available at Library reference 35mm-126292 to 35mm-126299.. Processing information: Original envelopes have not been retained for reasons of storage and preservation. Prints have been rehoused in acid-free envelopes and labels on original housing have been transcribed onto the new envelopes. Three empty envelopes were not retained: one labelled "Rimmer Tony", found between "Rimmer Tony” and "Resistance Bookshop”, and two consecutive envelopes labelled “RNZ Accounts" and "RNZ Cadets”, which were found between “RNZ Press Team” and “RNZ Freeman”.