Independent Cinema for Everyone
Category: Film
Plymouth Arts Cinema and Plymouth After Dark Present an extra-terrestrial Bowie Double Bill
Tuesday 26th April 2022
On Saturday 30th April Plymouth Arts Cinema are teaming up with Plymouth After Dark to show a very special – one could even say extra-terrestrial – double bill of The Man Who Fell to Earth and a Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars concert.
by Ieuan Jone… Continue Reading
Film Review: The Worst Person in the World – “at the core of this film is time, and its adamant march”
Tuesday 26th April 2022
Reviewed by Ben Hack
Life is complicated. Such a philosophy seems to be the only variable in Julie’s existence that doesn’t seem to be tenuous. Like many stories that follow the metamorphosis within a person’s life, we see her upon a condition of perpetual change.
Rendered in a … Continue Reading
Film Review: Jules et Jim – “One of the great films of French new wave cinema”
Tuesday 26th April 2022
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
Restored to its former glory this is a vivid reminder of one of the great films of the French ‘new wave’ cinema. Like many of the new wave directors, François Truffaut wrote for the Cahiers du Cinéma film magazine and was heavily influenced by the … Continue Reading
Film Review: The Real Charlie Chaplin – “a richly rewarding experience”
Wednesday 6th April 2022
By Helen Tope
Applying a freshly creative approach, documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin examines the life and career of film legend, Charlie Chaplin. A true icon of cinema, Chaplin’s image is indelible. The wide eyes, always seeming on the brink of tears; the twitches; the walk that can be imitated but … Continue Reading
The Playlist Date – Ali & Ava and Manon & Mason
Friday 25th March 2022
Watching the film Ali & Ava reminded us of our first date which just so happens to be exactly 5 years ago today, the day Plymouth Arts Cinema starts its first screening of the film.
by Manon & Mason, PAC Staff
The date was a stroll around Plymouth seafront together but … Continue Reading
Film Review: Ali & Ava – “Music is the heartbeat of the film”
Thursday 10th March 2022
A sweetly ambiguous love story, British film Ali & Ava is already making an impact. Nominated for two BAFTAs, Ali & Ava not only showcases home-grown talent, it gives a voice to a community not often heard.
Reviewed by Helen Tope
The film is set in contemporary Bradford and introduces … Continue Reading
Film Review: The Souvenir II – “beautifully made… but I just didn’t get it”
Wednesday 2nd March 2022
We have honest conversations about films and our programme is designed to challenge as well as entertain! Our reviewer wasn’t impressed by this one – do you agree, or would you give it a glowing review?
Reviewed by Jemima Laing
I don’t often miss the point, I like to think I’m a … Continue Reading
Film Review: The Duke -“the true story of a web of lies”
Wednesday 2nd March 2022
A life affirming story of the theft of Goya’s The Duke painting from the National Gallery in 1961 that reveals Kempton Bunton’s well-intentioned web of lies, secrets and fantasy.
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, is on a mission to brighten the lives of OAPs in … Continue Reading