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Despite its unusual layout, the cinema has maintained a steady flow of cinema-goers, and thrives on art house films, usually keeping the most successful releases running until just before DVD release. The Screen has hosted the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival since its inception in 2002, and in 2007 alone, 48 films were screened over the six days the venue was in use. Celebrity festival visitors have included Wim Wenders, Julie Walters, John Boorman, and Eduardo Noriega.
In the summer of 2009, the Screen showed a season of classic films which included All About Eve, Casablanca, The Apartment, Brief Encounter, Guys and Dolls, and The Great Escape. Hallowe'en's "Scream Cinema Monster Mash" offered audiences Ghost, Child's Play, The Shining, Evil Dead II, The Thing, Night of the Living Dead, and the surprise film, The Mist, in black and white.
The latest series of classics shown was the "Ministry of Musicals" which featured the best Hollywood musicals and contemporary classics. The programme of films screened included Oklahoma, Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Last Waltz, Labyrinth, This is Spinal Tap, and Cry-Baby.
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