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Art Review: An Ode to the Sea, from Chloe Charlton

Wednesday 26th April 2017

Chloe Charlton is a student of Plymouth College of Art, currently studying a Foundation Degree. Here, she reviews our current exhibition Land/Sea from artist Mike Perry.

 

An Ode to … Continue Reading

Film Review: A Quiet Passion ‘precocious, sharp, pensive and witty’

Wednesday 26th April 2017

Review of A Quiet Passion, by Ieuan Jones. Showing in our cinema 28 April – 4 May, tickets available now.

Allow me a moment or two to make the … Continue Reading

Film Review: Personal Shopper ‘Maureen is a very complex character, and throughout the film she is dealing with the grief of losing someone close’

Wednesday 26th April 2017

Review of Personal Shopper, by Ben Cherry. It’s showing in our cinema until Thursday 27 April.

Personal Shopper is a film that I had little knowledge of however I was … Continue Reading

Film Review: Christine ‘There is a parallel between Christine’s behaviour and contemporary society’s obsession with its digital self image’

Tuesday 18th April 2017

Review of Christine, by Jim Baldwin. It’s showing in our cinema until Wednesday 19 April.

Christine is the dramatised story of Christine Chubbuck, an American news presenter who took her … Continue Reading

“This was a fantastic opportunity for me” – A volunteer’s diary during the exhibition installation of Land/Sea

Wednesday 12th April 2017

Hi, I’m Brett Lockwood, a 3rd year student of BA Photography at Plymouth College of Art. For many art students the final year of … Continue Reading

Film Review: Neruda “a man of many contradictions”

Tuesday 11th April 2017

Ieuan Jones reviews Neruda, in the cinema from 14-19 April

Pablo Larraín really has been a busy bee lately. Hot on the heels of his examination of abuse in Chile’s … Continue Reading

Film Review: Hidden Figures “You’ll be researching the ins and outs of this incredible true story long after you have left the cinema.”

Tuesday 11th April 2017

Ben Cherry reviews Hidden Figures, showing in our cinema until Thursday 13 April.

The Best Picture Oscar nominations this year were a decidedly more diverse selection of films than last … Continue Reading

Review of Mark Webber Talk on Malcolm Le Grice and the London Film Maker’s Co-Op

Thursday 6th April 2017

Review of Mark Webber Talk on Malcolm Le Grice and the London Film Maker’s Co-Op 9 March 2017 at Plymouth Arts Centre

I only have a basic prior knowledge of … Continue Reading

Elle/Prevenge Review: ‘Where Elle particularly excels is the exploration of abnormality; what we are willing to tolerate and what we find unacceptable.’

Thursday 30th March 2017

Helen Tope has written reviews of Elle and Prevenge, taking a look at both films individually and also in comparison, which were shown in the PAC cinema from 24 – … Continue Reading

Welcome to our new PAC staff members!

Wednesday 29th March 2017

We’ve had two exciting new additions to the Plymouth Arts Centre staff line-up this year, our Assistant Curator Lucy Rollins and PAC Home Co-ordinator Laura Edmunds.

Lucy … Continue Reading

Moonlight Review: ‘a heartbreaking and eloquent expression of a young life failed by everyone around it.’

Wednesday 22nd March 2017

Nathaniel Bannister has written a review of Moonlight, which was shown in the PAC cinema from 10 – 16 March.

The film that stole La La Land’s limelight. And to … Continue Reading

Toni Erdmann Review: ‘I would gladly watch again and again’

Tuesday 14th March 2017

Ieuan Jones has written a review of Toni Erdmann, which is showing in our cinema from the 17-23 March. Tickets available here. 

Toni Erdmann is a character dreamt up by a … Continue Reading

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