▁adm ire ▁locally ▁drawn ▁post ers ▁dep ict ing ▁new ▁films ; ▁parents ▁could ▁leave ▁their ▁child ▁in ▁the ▁children ' s ▁play room . ▁▁ ▁During ▁its ▁early ▁years , ▁the ▁cinema ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁sh ab by ▁low - r ise ▁houses . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁houses ▁had ▁been ▁demol ished , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁tall ▁buildings ▁that ▁over shadow ▁the ▁cinema . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁" Green " ▁room ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁music ▁ca fe , ▁then ▁a ▁" Y ellow ▁Sub marine ", ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁bl ues ▁club . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁revert ed ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁cinema . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁the ▁fo yer ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁personal ▁appearances ▁by ▁film ▁direct ors , ▁and ▁for ▁art ▁exhib itions ; ▁ice ▁cre am ▁is ▁still ▁served ▁there . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁aud itor iums ▁have ▁hosted ▁such ▁attra ctions ▁as ▁theatre ▁performances , ▁film ▁festiv als , ▁ar th ouse ▁film ▁shows , ▁and ▁movie ▁mar ath ons . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁cinema ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Center ▁for ▁Russian ▁Cin emat ography . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁fest ive ▁program ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁ ▁The ▁cinema ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁Dol by ▁Digital ▁S urr ound ▁EX ▁format ▁sound