Award Winning Independent Cinema
Category: Film
Northern Soul
Wednesday 12th November 2014
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.
This … Continue Reading
Poetic, insightful and exquisite cinema – Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days On Earth
Wednesday 22nd October 2014
https://youtu.be/VM-p8VPpWOQ
20,000 Days on Earth, British artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s film about songwriter and performer Nick Cave, is an outstanding example of its genre. This comes as something of a relief, since big screen treatments of popular music frequently prove to be disappointingly anodyne, often working out like fan-pleasing … Continue Reading
Charlie Woolley’s Biker Movie Marathon
Wednesday 1st October 2014
The biker movie has long been considered a pariah by those who do not believe it should be considered alongside more “serious” kinds of movie. This is something that artist Charlie Woolley sought to address with the Biker Movie Marathon, which both embraced and challenged the outsider status of biker … Continue Reading
Cinema in an Outstanding Landmark
Wednesday 24th September 2014
A “really outstanding landmark, comparable to the Royal Festival Hall and Coventry Cathedral” and not normally open to the public is the setting for one of a series of film events this autumn in surprising locations.
The Council Chamber in Plymouth’s Civic Centre was described in these terms by Simon Thurley, … Continue Reading
The Making Of Boyhood
Wednesday 13th August 2014
In an era where instant gratification is the norm, the forward-planning, patience and dedication of the cast and creative team behind Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (showing at Plymouth Arts Centre from 15-20 August … Continue Reading
Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises and a Brief History of Studio Ghibli
Tuesday 8th July 2014
By Ieuan Jones @_Ieuman
Watch The Wind Rises at Plymouth Arts Centre 12 – 14 July 2014.
Last September, Hayao Miyazaki, founder of the Japanese animation production company Studio Ghibli, announced that his latest film, The Wind … Continue Reading
The Pleasure of Food and Film
Tuesday 1st July 2014
What chew looking at? Food is a huge part of cinema for me. When we’re shown a meal taking place in a restaurant, café or home, I often miss a crucial glance or piece of dialogue … Continue Reading
Riot Grrrl Night Review: The Punk Singer and Suck My Culture
Tuesday 24th June 2014
Suck My Culture photos: Libby Gyllenship.
Plymouth Arts Centre’s punk night was a raucous and wonderful celebration of ladies in music with riot grrrl band Suck My Culture rocking the bar between films. People were blown away by ‘We Are The Best’ and ‘The Punk Singer’, with lots of calls for … Continue Reading