With no real centre, social events revolve around two major Western hotels, two cinemas and a few Western-style shopping malls.

BBC: Mount Ainslie

Two local cinemas occasionally show Filipino movies, and Jollibee was filled with youthful dinners speaking the country's dialect.

WSJ: Sweet Spaghetti, and a Bit of Pride: A Jollibee Opens in Jersey City

The film will have its UK release in 3D and 2D in selected cinemas and Imax two days after the royal premiere on 14 December.

BBC: First instalment of The Hobbit to get Royal premiere

Four cinemas (in two as-yet unnamed American cities) will take part.

ECONOMIST: Curtains for celluloid

This ludicrous divergence between two areas of London derives from the Cinematograph Act of 1909, which first granted local authorities the power to license cinemas in their areas.

ECONOMIST: Censorship