Award Winning Independent Cinema

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Plymouth Arts Centre film programmer Anna Navas considers issues of feminism, domestic abuse and freedom of speech in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Well, I have done it. I paid my money and watched the film that everyone told me not to. Did it shock me? Did I feel sullied? Did it … Continue Reading

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After announcing himself with Amores Perros in 2000, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Babel marked his transformation from darling of world cinema to respected Hollywood auteur. That film’s glacial pace and emotional chilliness stand in marked contrast to Birdman, his latest film in the English language: this is a hyperactive shot in … Continue Reading

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One of the most important films to come out of Russia in recent years, Leviathan is visually majestic, philosophically illuminating and hauntingly poignant. Through all of this, it has a simple yet engaging story to tell; that of the common man struggling against … Continue Reading

This January Plymouth Arts Centre held a sold-out screening of The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands, with an introduction by the Plymouth-based composer, Simon Dobson. Ieuan Jones was there to review the event.

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Plymouth Arts Centre Film Programmer Anna Navas selects her films of the year

I thought this was going to be a simple exercise when I first thought of doing it – I have a few very … Continue Reading

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Plymouth Herald’s Emily Smith tells us why Withnail and I is one of her favourite films.

Withnail and I is a classic – it’s also one of those films that you watch when studying at university, start dating a super trendy boyfriend who says ‘you must watch this film’, or you … Continue Reading

A chance to see one of cinema’s scariest films in recent years in one of the city’s scariest places.

Plympton St Maurice’s historic Guildhall will be the setting for the Haunted Cinema Screening of The Woman … Continue Reading

An introduction to forthcoming film Northern Soul, and an exhibition of paintings inspired by the genre, by Plymouth artist and Northern Soul fan Dave Crocker.

Northern Soul is showing at the Plymouth Arts Centre on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th November 2014.
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