Independent Cinema for Everyone
Category: Film
Film review: Smoking Causes Coughing – “an absurd look into an alternative reality”
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Coming from the universally Marmite director Quentin Dupieux, this is an absurd look into an alternative reality where superheroes kill foam monsters and rats are suitable bachelors.
The film centres around five superheroes, named after the five main chemicals that are found in cigarettes: Ammonia, Methanol, Nicotine, Benzene and … Continue Reading
Cornwall’s Climate Stories (8/7/23)
Tuesday 11th July 2023
Hungry for Change and Food for Thought are the latest films from Cornwall’s Climate Stories, an award-winning documentary series praised by Sir David Attenborough. The filmmakers and contributors joined us for a discussion and climate-friendly food tasting session following the screening.
From Cornwall Climate Care:
“Another brilliant evening and an … Continue Reading
Safar Film Festival at Plymouth Arts Cinema (1/7/23-8/7/23)
Tuesday 11th July 2023
The SAFAR Film Festival is the largest Arab film festival in the UK and was set up in 2012 by the Arab British Centre. This year, Plymouth Arts Cinema had the pleasure of being one of the screening partners.
Running from 29th June to … Continue Reading
Film Review: Asteroid City ‘You can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep’
Wednesday 5th July 2023
Much like Rod Serling who introduced the original Twilight Zone science fiction TV series, Asteroid City is introduced by a neatly suited man in a 1950s vintage TV studio filmed in black and white.
We are shown on centre stage legendary playwright Conrad Earp (Edward Norton) typing away as … Continue Reading
Film Review: Ashkal (SAFAR Arab Film Festival)
Wednesday 28th June 2023
Encompassing political and cultural tensions, misogyny and a string of bodies, this Tunisian offering won a Best Director award at The Critic’s Awards for Arab Films for Youssef Chebbi.
This is mainly a mystery film, based around the seeming suicide of a building watchman in the Gardens of Carthage … Continue Reading
Film Distributor Pat Kelman Introduces Lactopalypse: The Old Man Movie (16/6/23)
Thursday 22nd June 2023
Pat Kelman, Director of Acquisition, Sales and Operations at 606 Distribution, came to Plymouth Arts Cinema on 16th June to introduce The Old Movie: Lactopalyse. Afterwards, he invited the audience for a Q&A session with him.
Kelman’s journey into film distribution is an unlikely one: he started his … Continue Reading
Film Review: Midsommar + The Wicker Man = Floral Horror?
Wednesday 14th June 2023
A folk horror mini-season arrives at Plymouth Arts Cinema with one of the greatest British films ever made, The Wicker Man (dir. Robin Hardy, 1973), and a loose, contemporary update, the superlative Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019).
While some corners have called Midsommar a remake of The Wicker Man; this … Continue Reading
I Get Knocked Down + Q&A with Director Dunstan Bruce (26/5/23)
Tuesday 6th June 2023
We were really pleased to welcome not one, but two former members of Chumbawamba. Paul Greco, bassist in the band from 1992 to 1999, hosted the Q&A with the Director and Chumbawumba lead singer Dunstan Bruce and Sophie Robinson (film producer and co-director).
The Q&A was insigtful, with very down-to-earth and … Continue Reading