Award Winning Independent Cinema

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In the cinema at Plymouth Arts Centre from 19 – 25 Feb.

The story of Hector is one that isn’t actually too unfamiliar. In Plymouth alone there are 250 beds available for single, homeless people at any one time. These are always full. Although we do not know all of … Continue Reading

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Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture, Room is a cinematic and moving experience that muses on life in captivity, the resilience of young minds and the bonds of parenthood. It’s in the cinema at Plymouth Arts Centre from 12 – 18 February.
Coinciding with the discovery of a Maoist … Continue Reading

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Le Mepris (Contempt) is showing at Plymouth Arts Centre cinema from 9 – 11 February

The French New Wave filmmakers hated the conventions of traditional cinema and embraced wholeheartedly the concept of the auteur. At the forefront was Jean-Luc Godard who was keen to show the artifice of cinematic … Continue Reading

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Tangerine is showing at Plymouth Arts Centre cinema from 22 – 28 January

I knew two things about director Sean Baker’s Tangerine – that it was shot entirely on iPhones and that it was about about two transgender sex workers.

But these facts swiftly become incidental in this whirlwind Christmas … Continue Reading

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It is an unashamedly partisan choice, but my favourite memory of Alan Rickman will always be his performance in Sense and Sensibility.

While Emma Thompson’s screenplay was the star of the show, Alan Rickman’s depiction of a character that gets a second chance at life is truly moving. You see Colonel … Continue Reading

As with music, fashion and art, David Bowie’s influence reached far into the film world. Our film programmer Anna Navas has written about her favourite moments of Bowie on film.

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I think perhaps Mr. Newton has had enough, don’t you?
When I was 11 I fell in love. I know, a bit young … Continue Reading

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Taxi Tehran is showing at Plymouth Arts Centre from 8-14 January

The internationally renowned filmmaker Jafar Panahi has, since 2010, been under a 20 year ban from the authorities from making films in his native Iran. He was also initially imprisoned then put under house arrest; he is now permitted to … Continue Reading

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Carol is showing at Plymouth Arts Centre Cinema from 5 – 14 January 2016. It will be introduced on Tuesday 12th January by Millie Brown, Leader for BA in Fashion Media and Marketing at Plymouth College of Art.

Starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, ‘Carol’ is that most rare … Continue Reading