Award Winning Independent Cinema

Stunning sunsets and time enjoyed with friends at Open Air Cinema 2022 at Tinside Lido. Here are some pictures taken by photographers Amber Thorpe (@amberfilms_), Brett Lockwood (@brettlphotography) and the PAC team.
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An invitation to a big country home, from your old university friends to celebrate your birthday, sounds wonderful. What could  go wrong? From the beginning when Pete (Tom Stourton) is driving to his party things start going askew. Getting lost and having to ask for directions from a terse-lipped … Continue Reading

Towering above his workers on the factory floor, Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem), on the platform of a cherry picker, tells them how much he regards his company as one big happy family that looks after its loyal staff.
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
Blanco is convincing as the benevolent, fatherly … Continue Reading

Pleasure is an honest look at the adult film industry through the eyes of ambitious newcomer Bella Cherry.

The film is beautifully shot, full of beautiful people and rich, saturated colours. It also does the characters the rare courtesy of giving them agency and not treating anyone … Continue Reading

There’s an old phrase from the 12th century that states “Blood is thicker than water”, effectively stating that the relationship between a mother and child is stronger than those who they are not directly related to. Over time, this phrase has gone under scrutiny … Continue Reading

In 2003 The New Yorker received a request from Wes Anderson’s team requesting to buy their entire archive. Of course it was not for sale, however this marked the start of Anderson’s long term interest with the publication and its writers. Eighteen years later, the famed director’s newest … Continue Reading

Elvis Presley – the man and the music – reached a level of fame almost unattainable prior to the digital age. A truly domestic artist (he never toured abroad), at the time of his death in 1977, Presley was the most famous man in the world.

Reviewed by Helen Tope… Continue Reading

Anna Navas, director and film programmer at Plymouth Arts Cinema, introduced a themed evening to explore costume and fashion in the cinema, inspired by the Dress Code exhibition at The Box.

Reviewed by Nigel Watson

As in real life, costume in the cinema, indicates and reflects specific periods in history. … Continue Reading