Tom lives in a broken-down picture palace in Cricklewood in London, which he inherited from his deceased parents. With some older friends who live on the street and a parrot named Ben, he sets about bringing the picture palace back to life.
Later Tom finds the cinema is a time machine. He is able to travel back in time via a series of original master tapes of classic movies such as 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Rebel Without A Cause' and magical projector like magic lantern.