Independent Cinema for Everyone
Category: General
Review: Enys Men + Q&A with Director Mark Jenkin
Wednesday 25th January 2023
The sense of an occasion is palpable as Mark Jenkin introduces Enys Men to a full house, and answers questions from the audience after the film. In particular, he is generous in giving advice and encouragement to young and emerging film makers, stating that living in a relatively remote area … Continue Reading
Film Review: Operation Mincemeat – “fiction is a powerful weapon of war”
Tuesday 10th May 2022
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
In 1943 Operation Mincemeat was instigated to convince the Nazis that the Allies were planning to invade Greece rather than their intended target of Sicily.
Ewen Montague, formerly a barrister in civilian life, played by Colin Firth, persuades the sceptical high command that the … Continue Reading
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
London Film Festival 2021
Wednesday 27th October 2021
London Film Festival 21: the year I almost met Jane Campion.
I haven’t felt this excited about going to London since I was 10 and my Mam took me to BHS on Oxford Street to buy bridesmaid shoes (they were pale blue and I have never loved a pair of shoes … Continue Reading
Film Review: Supernova “a thoughtful, heartfelt piece of story-telling”
Wednesday 14th July 2021
by Helen Tope
Catching the tail-end of a love story, Supernova is a thoughtful, heartfelt piece of story-telling.
We are introduced to the film’s central characters – Sam (played by Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci). The couple been together for decades – Sam, a musician about to return to the stage … Continue Reading
National Lottery Cinema Weekend 2021
Tuesday 15th June 2021
See Gunda, The Father, or Frankie for free on 19th June as part of the National Lottery Cinema Weekend!
Every time you play The National Lottery you’re helping to raise £30 million a week for good causes. From communities, sports, arts, heritage projects all the way through to the … Continue Reading
Goodbye 2020. By Anna Navas, Director and Film Programmer
Monday 21st December 2020
It’s that time of the year when we usually take a long and affectionate look back through the cinema highs and lows of the past 12 months and think about all of the exciting film treats on the horizon in the early part of the new year. Well, this has … Continue Reading
Plymouth Arts Cinema is reopening on Friday 4th December
Friday 27th November 2020
We are very pleased that we are able to end 2020 on a positive note. The cinema will reopen from the 4th – 18th December, following the lifting of lockdown. We look forward to welcoming you back.
Film Screenings
We’re screening Rebecca (12A), … Continue Reading