Spending an evening at Hawthorne Cinema consists of much more than staring at a screen for a couple of hours. Stepping into this 1940s-built cinema is a special experience – you’re hit by the salty scent of buttered popcorn as you enter the beautifully ornate theatre, which is also home to an old-fashioned coffee shop in the foyer. If you want to feel like a character from Casablanca next time you head to the pictures, Hawthorne is the space for old-time dreaming. Surprisingly, Hawthorne Cinemas also houses Brisbane’s second biggest screen after the IMAX, so you’ll still have all the creature comforts of a modern movie-going experience tied in with the romance of yesteryear.