Secret Cinema have got to be one of the real success stories of UK cinema in the past decade. For those that don’t know, Secret Cinema provide a completely new, innovative way of experiencing films. Audience members turn up to a secret location, dressed as if they were a member of the cast, and participate…
With every new year comes a renewed focus on health. But hold on, before you run down to your local gym and sign up, kick off your running shoes and head to your local cinema instead. University College of London in partnership with VUE Entertainment (don’t say it), in the name of science, made 51…
“For the Love of Film” is BAFTA’s UK wide search competition where they search for people well known for having a passion for film within their communities. This year the award was won by Janet Dun and Martin Ful, who fund and operate Liverpool’s Plaza Cinema. The cinema itself is run almost exclusively by volunteers…
If you’ve read any of our previous content you’ll know that St. Albans Odyssey is one of our favourite luxury, unique cinema experiences bar-none. Looking for an excuse to go and fancy something a bit different? Then January 27th 2020 might be the perfect night for you, with Greenpeace due to take over with an…
For a long time now, critics of the UK cinema industry have prophecised about its downfall. The move to home viewing, with larger screens at home, and only visiting the cinema for the occasional IMAX showing, where your home experience perhaps wouldn’t do it justice. However, recent box office results are very promising. The UK…
Blue Monday. It’s the most depressing day of the year. The mornings are dark. The evenings are dark. You’re waiting for your pay cheque (I swear Christmas was months ago now), and you may be on the brink of giving up those unachievable new year’s resolutions that you set just a few weeks ago now.…
If you think this year’s biggest films have been and gone, think again. Whilst Mamma Mia 2 and Avengers: Infinity War kept many of us busy for the summer months, there are still many more exciting films due out in the next ten weeks. That’s right, there are only ten weeks till Christmas and we…
Despite the UK experiencing the warmest October days on record, we are definitely at the end of our long hot summer, with shorter days and darker nights fast approaching. But just because the summer is over, this doesn’t signal the end of 2018’s fantastic run of pop – up cinemas. In fact, our winter venues…
We are now halfway through the summer holidays with the lengthy duration of our UK heatwave behind us – however it seems it hasn’t just been the reservoirs emptying. The combination of the unseasonably warm weather in combination with England’s good run in the World Cup has shown that cinema attendance across the UK has…
Have you heard of Rakuten Cinema? For most people, the answer will be a resounding no. Nevertheless, this may change in the next 18 months as this new brand begins challenging Netflix and Amazon in being a competitive VOD service whilst also going one better by securing cinema release dates, at the same time. Rakuten…