Changes

== 2011 - 2017 present ==

As of 2017In 2018 Becky Hallsmith sadly died, it continues staff continued to run the cinema for 4 years after that date. On 29 April 2022, in line with Becky's wishes<ref>https://www.oxfordshirelive.co.uk/news/oxfordshire-news/cowleys-ultimate-picture-palace-looking-6975218</ref> her friends and the cinema staff launched a community share offer<ref>https://uppcinema.com/owntheupp/</ref>, enabling the public to thrive invest in the cinema and secure its future. The newly formed aimed to raise £312,575 in share investment, using the [https://www.ethex.org.uk Ethex] investing platform, also based on Cowley Road (at the [https://www.cowleyroad.org/wiki/index.php?title=106-108 Old Music Hall]). The UPP is a Grade II listed cinema <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/15/cine-files-ultimate-picture-house-oxford</ref> and is owned by Oriel College, from whom it is leased <ref>https://uppcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UPP_SOD_web-copy.pdf</ref>.

8 young homeless people were able to find temporary accommodation in the upstairs projection room<ref>https://static.charlieharvey.org.uk/writings/section-six-cinema.pdf</ref>. An [https://static.charlieharvey.org.uk/writings/section-six-cinema.pdf account of the occupation] was published in Burning Fuse magazine.

Local entertainment magnate Frank Stuart, who also owned Oxford's first cinema, the Electric Theatre on Castle Street and the East Oxford Theatre (now known as the [[106|Old Music Hall|106]]). In addition he was the licensee of the Elm Tree pub and the cinema was built in the stable yard of that pub to a design by architect John Wilkins. The cinema opened its doors on 24 February 1911 with a (invitation-only) showing of the 1910 film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372159/ The Bad Man and the Preacher], starring Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson and John B. O'Brien <ref>http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/blogs/8929309.display/</ref>.