Director Ceyda Torun pops by the Picturehouse pod-office for a chat about her new film Kedi. If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, why not subscribe for free via iTunes and don’t forget to leave a star rating. Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they’ve wandered in …
After captivating the audience at the opening night of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, Picturehouse Entertainment’s upcoming release God’s Own Country has been awarded the festival’s top prize. Writer/director Francis Lee’s debut feature previously won the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic following its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The EIFF …
Sam has a quick chat with writer-director Edgar Wright about his new movie, Baby Driver and the season of films he curated at Picturehouse Central. Baby Driver is in cinemas now! If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, why not subscribe for free via iTunes and don’t forget to leave a star rating. “Young getaway driver …
Sam and Simon return to talk about Edgar Wright’s much anticipated Baby Driver. In cinemas now! If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, why not subscribe for free via iTunes and don’t forget to leave a star rating. “Young getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best …
Celebrated documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield stops by for a quick chat about his new film Whitney: Can I Be Me. If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, why not subscribe for free via iTunes and don’t forget to leave a star rating. Directors: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal, 2017, USA/UK, 105min. Whitney Houston was the epitome of …
We’re delighted to announce the on-sale dates for the new season of the New York Met Opera live broadcasts. Discover the full line-up of the dazzling new season and show dates below. How To Book Find out when tickets go on sale for your local Picturehouse below. The best way to book is via picturehouses.com …
To celebrate the release of Churchill on 16 June, we’ve teamed up with Lionsgate, The Savoy and the Churchill War Rooms to offer one lucky winner and a friend a fantastic visit to London. June 1944. Allied forces stand on the brink of invasion, but one man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. Exhausted by …
Heart-stopping documentary Icarus has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Audience Favourite Award at Sundance Film Festival: London. Festival-goers voted in the thousands for their favourite features across the four-day bonanza at Picturehouse Central. The ruthless worlds of international sports and politics rarely collide as spectacularly on screen as they do in Bryan Fogel’s …
To celebrate the newly restored version of Federico Fellini’s masterpiece La Strada as it returns to UK cinemas, we have teamed up with StudioCanal UK to launch a La Strada inspired photography competition, with one lucky winner winning a world cinema Blu-ray collection including: La Strada, L’Eclisse and Women on a Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Inspired by the southern Italian countryside setting in the film, …
Sam and Simon are joined by special guest Edith Bowman at the Picturehouse Central Members’ Bar to talk about Edith’s excellent Soundtracking Podcast, the delights of Moana as well as the week’s new releases including Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge and The Red Turtle. If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, why not subscribe for …
The San Miguel Picturehouse Pop-Up presents a season of outdoor cinema across the country this summer. We’ll be bringing classic films to stunning outdoor locations across the land, with our friends at San Miguel stocking the bar at every screening. Check below for where we’ll be pitching up over the summer months: London, (26-28 May) …
Sam and Simon talk about new movie releases Alien: Covenant, Frantz and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.2. All in cinemas now. If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, why not subscribe for free via iTunes. Alien: Covenant trailer The Hippopotamus trailer
Criminal Acts: A Charged Past is a season to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. The programme presents a mix of British films, some that explicitly address the legal history of same-sex relationships in the UK, and others that simply reflect the condition of sexual-minority life in …
Alastair Bruce, Member of The Royal Observatory Edinburgh, previews Apocalypse! – a new mini-season coming to The Cameo in May. In these politically tumultuous times it can sometimes help to take a step back and look at things from a different perspective. Astronomy is a wonderful subject for this, especially when it concerns the possibility …
Sundance Film Festival returns to Picturehouse Central from 1 to 4 June, bringing you the best of the annual festival from across the pond. Explore the full programme below. Priority booking for Picturehouse Members and Passholders opens from noon today. General sales open on Tuesday 2 May. Tickets will be available from picturehouses.com/sundance. Want to ensure you …
Trey Edward Shults pops by for a quick chat about It Comes At Night, in cinemas now. If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, why not subscribe for free via iTunes and don’t forget to leave a star rating. Director: Trey Edwards Shults. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo. USA 2017. 92 mins. The highly … Continue reading
Paul Hallam, co-writer/co-director of Nighthawks, talks to Andrew Southcott ahead of the film’s appearance as part of Criminal Acts: A Charged Past. To mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, we’re exploring our collective past through a season of exceptional British movies. Often seen as Britain’s first major … Continue reading
If you’ve been to one of our Pop Up screenings this summer, you’ll have noticed we’ve been working closely with San Miguel to bring you the best of our summer events. San Miguel have some experiences of their own coming up in London, and we’ve got 6 pairs of tickets to give away! San Miguel … Continue reading
Jacob Engelberg, Marketing Manager at Duke of York’s, Brighton, reviews this week’s Discover Tuesdays’ title, The Student. School can be a difficult time for everyone. The awkwardness of puberty, seemingly insurmountable social hierarchies, fathoming out what beliefs you hold, grappling with school rules that seem to make no sense. All of this is true for … Continue reading
We’ve teamed up with bubble to offer Picturehouse customers £20 credit when signing up to their babysitting app over the summer. bubble is a London based on-demand babysitting app that allows parents to find, book and pay a trusted babysitter in their area, with a few taps of a button. It also shows both parents … Continue reading
On Wednesday 12 July, The Donmar Warehouse presents the first part of Phyllida Lloyd’s Shakespeare Trilogy in cinemas, which has been described by The Observer as “one of the most important theatrical events of the last twenty years”. Under-25s can attend a screening of The Donmar Warehouse Presents Julius Caesar for only £5. To book, find … Continue reading
Sam talks to writer-director Vincent Perez about his new film Alone In Berlin, starring Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson. Based on a true story, Hans Fallada’s bestselling novel Alone In Berlin was described by Primo Levi as “the greatest book ever written about German resistance to the Nazis.” Vincent Perez brings this powerful story to … Continue reading
Our tails are wagging in excitement as we are pleased to announce the first in a new programming strand at Picturehouse Central, Dog Friendly screenings! Bring your favourite four-legged friend to the cinema with you for this special screening of the charming stop-motion animation My Life As A Courgette, Sunday 9 July, 12.00. My Life … Continue reading
Lee Anderson, Assistant Manager at Regal Picturehouse, Henley-on-Thames, reviews this week’s Discover Tuesdays’ title, Love is the Devil. To mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, we’re exploring our collective past through a season of exceptional British movies. After a botched break-in at the artist Francis Bacon’s studio, … Continue reading
The American diner has long been the setting of some of the most-cherished moments in film history. Ahead of tonight’s Culture Shock presentation of Michael Mann’s crime saga Heat –which unites Al Pacino and Robert De Niro on screen for the first time – John-Paul Pierrot handpicks a few memorable diner scenes. Heat plays across … Continue reading
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