Bernard Samuels, Director of Plymouth Arts Centre 1971-96
Wednesday 8th June 2022
Everyone at Plymouth Arts Cinema was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Bernard Samuels yesterday. Bernard was the hugely influential Director of Plymouth Arts Centre between 1971-96 and … Continue Reading
Film Review: Happening – “Vartolomei conveys the devastation of a life coming apart with absolute precision”
Thursday 26th May 2022
An unflinching account of a young woman trying to secure an abortion in 1960’s France, Happening is based on the novel L’evenement by Annie Ernaux. The book retells her own experiences, when she found … Continue Reading
Film Review: Downton Abbey: A New Era – “This is pure cinematic escapism”
Wednesday 18th May 2022
Giving fans more of the same is often a sign that a film franchise has run out of ideas. However, when it comes to Downton Abbey, these rules do not apply. … Continue Reading
Film Review: Playground – “even doing the right thing can be a wrong move”
Tuesday 10th May 2022
A complex study of childhood loyalties, Playground looks at the uncomfortable truths behind what are supposed to be the best days of our lives.
Reviewed by Helen Tope
Director and … Continue Reading
Film Review: Operation Mincemeat – “fiction is a powerful weapon of war”
Tuesday 10th May 2022
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
In 1943 Operation Mincemeat was instigated to convince the Nazis that the Allies were planning to invade Greece rather than their intended target of Sicily…. Continue Reading
Film Review: Red Rocket – “hard to look at but hard to look away from”
Tuesday 10th May 2022
As the film begins we are introduced to Mikey Saber a charming, smooth talker, hustler and above all else a washed up porn star spat out by Hollywood and … Continue Reading
Plymouth Arts Cinema and Plymouth After Dark Present an extra-terrestrial Bowie Double Bill
Tuesday 26th April 2022
On Saturday 30th April Plymouth Arts Cinema are teaming up with Plymouth After Dark to show a very special – one could even say extra-terrestrial – double bill of … Continue Reading
Film Review: The Worst Person in the World – “at the core of this film is time, and its adamant march”
Tuesday 26th April 2022
Reviewed by Ben Hack
Life is complicated. Such a philosophy seems to be the only variable in Julie’s existence that doesn’t seem to be tenuous. Like many stories that … Continue Reading
Film Review: Jules et Jim – “One of the great films of French new wave cinema”
Tuesday 26th April 2022
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
Restored to its former glory this is a vivid reminder of one of the great films of the French ‘new wave’ cinema. Like many of … Continue Reading
Film Review: The Real Charlie Chaplin – “a richly rewarding experience”
Wednesday 6th April 2022
By Helen Tope
Applying a freshly creative approach, documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin examines the life and career of film legend, Charlie Chaplin. A true icon of cinema, Chaplin’s image is … Continue Reading
Vital support given to Plymouth Arts Cinema survive beyond pandemic and protect jobs
Wednesday 6th April 2022
Plymouth Arts Cinema has received an emergency grant of £45,054.00 from the Culture Recovery Fund.
£35 million from final round of Culture Recovery Fund has gone to 340 organisations … Continue Reading
The Playlist Date – Ali & Ava and Manon & Mason
Friday 25th March 2022
Watching the film Ali & Ava reminded us of our first date which just so happens to be exactly 5 years ago today, the day Plymouth Arts Cinema starts … Continue Reading