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We’re Closing For Lockdown from 5th November

Monday 2nd November 2020

Sadly, and in accordance with the new lockdown rules, Plymouth Arts Cinema will be closed from Thursday 5 November. Screenings of White Riot and Miss Juneteenth on the 3rd and … Continue Reading

Sell-out screenings highlight the value of independent cinema in keeping the big screen alive.

Wednesday 28th October 2020

Sell-out screenings for Plymouth Arts Cinema highlight the value of independent cinema in keeping the big screen alive.

Plymouth Arts Cinema has released details of its November – December programme, with … Continue Reading

Plymouth Arts Cinema Sets Date For Reopening on 26th September.

Thursday 6th August 2020

Plymouth Arts Cinema has released its plans to reopen on Saturday 26th September, following months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
While cinemas in England have been allowed to open … Continue Reading

Plymouth Cinema Memories

Tuesday 14th July 2020

Allen Pollock has been a cinema-goer since 1942. He’s written a fascinating account of his memories of cinemas in Plymouth, and was kind enough to sit down and record it … Continue Reading

Plymouth Arts Cinema Will Re-Open In September

Friday 26th June 2020

This week the government has announced that in England, cinemas can open from July 4th (subject to safeguards). Here at Plymouth Arts Cinema we will be opening in … Continue Reading

Watch ‘A White, White Day’ Online, and Support PAC

Wednesday 24th June 2020

We have teamed up with film distributor Peccadillo Pictures to give you the opportunity to watch this new release at home, and support Plymouth Arts Cinema at the same time. … Continue Reading

PAC Builds Resilience During Shutdown with £15k BFI Grant, and a Crowdfunder for Key Workers.

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

Plymouth Arts Cinema has been awarded £15,000 emergency funding to help the organization to survive the ongoing venue shutdown due to COVID-19, thanks to National Lottery funding through the BFI … Continue Reading

Buy discounted tickets for Cheltenham International Film Festival Online and support Plymouth Arts Cinema

Tuesday 2nd June 2020

Plymouth Arts Cinema are becoming a Virtual Screening Partner for Cheltenham International Film Festival Online.

From Monday 08 June until Sun 14 June, we will … Continue Reading

Never Rarely Sometimes Always: “bold and fearless film-making”

Tuesday 19th May 2020

The third film from director Eliza Hittman, the film was featured in a Reclaim The Frame event on 14 May. You can watch Mia Bays’ interview with … Continue Reading

Films To Uplift You During Lockdown

Tuesday 19th May 2020

It’s been a difficult time, and while we’re still having to spend a lot of time at home, a lot of us are watching far more TV. If … Continue Reading

Film Review: The Artist “feels like a newly-discovered gem”

Tuesday 12th May 2020

A daring concept, beautifully presented, The Artist became the cinematic phenomenon of 2011. Working on the idea of a modern silent film, this was a project years in … Continue Reading

Border review – “An intense, dark fable”

Thursday 7th May 2020

Review by Lila Taylor

You can watch the film for a limited time on channel 4: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/border.

Border (2018) is Ali Abbasi’s intense, dark fable … Continue Reading

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