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2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick's science fiction classics returns to the big screen to mark its 50th anniversary, presented in the way it would have been screened 50 years ago.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick's science fiction classics returns to the big screen to mark its 50th anniversary, presented in the way it would have been screened 50 years ago.
Pin Cushion
British writer/director Deborah Haywood’s debut feature tells the heartbreaking yet charming story of a mother and daughter who struggle to escape bullies, and the terrible strain it puts on them and their relationship.
Whitney
Oscar®-winning director Kevin Macdonald (Marley, Touching The Void) directs this intimate portrait of the work and life of Whitney Houston, one made with full access to her family and collaborators.
July Podcast
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In our July podcast Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove and Cinema Producer Tara Judah round up their cinematic picks of the month including Paul Schrader's First Reformed and the upcoming Cinema Rediscovered festival.
Leave No Trace
Winter's Bone director Debra Granik returns with this powerful, haunting film about a 13-year-old girl living off the grid with her war vet father.
First Reformed
The pastor of a small New England church finds his faith tested after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife in this taut, chilling thriller from director Paul Schrader.
Summer 1993
Bereavement is seen through the eyes of a six-year-old girl in this assured, visually arresting debut from Catalan director Carla Simon.
What's on today - Mon 16 July
| Feature | Showing |
|---|---|
| Leave No Trace PG |
14:00 AD 17:00 AD DS |
| First Reformed 15 |
14:40 20:30 |
| Pin Cushion 15 |
15:00 18:00 AD DS Intro |
| Whitney 15 | 17:50 |
| Deaf Conversations About Cinema: Pin Cushion | 19:30 |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey U | 19:30 |
| Summer 1993 12A (S) | 20:20 |
What's on tomorrow - Tue 17 July
| Feature | Showing |
|---|---|
| First Reformed 15 | 15:20, 20:30 |
| Pin Cushion 15 | 15:30, 18:00 |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda PG (PS) | 15:40, 20:40 |
| Whitney 15 | 17:50 |
| Leave No Trace PG | 18:10 AD |
| Summer 1993 12A (S) | 20:20 |
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What's on - Wed 18 July
| Feature | Showing |
|---|---|
| First Reformed 15 | 11:00, 14:40, 21:00 |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda PG (PS) | 15:00, 20:00 |
| Summer 1993 12A (S) | 15:20, 20:30 |
| Leave No Trace PG | 17:20 AD DS |
| Whitney 15 | 17:50 |
| Pin Cushion 15 | 18:00 QA |
What's on - Thu 19 July
| Feature | Showing |
|---|---|
| Whitney 15 | 14:10 |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda PG (PS) | 15:00, 20:10 |
| Summer 1993 12A (S) | 15:20, 20:20 |
| Leave No Trace PG | 17:30 AD |
| Pin Cushion 15 | 17:50 |
| Preview: Apostasy + Director Q&A 15 | 18:00 |
| First Reformed 15 | 20:30 |
What's on - Fri 20 July
| Feature | Showing |
|---|---|
| Lunchtime Talk: Facebook for Sceptics | 13:00 |
| The Receptionist 18 (PS) | 17:50 |
| A Prayer Before Dawn 18 | 20:10 |
What's on - Sat 21 July
| Feature | Showing |
|---|---|
| The Receptionist 18 (PS) | 17:50 |
| A Prayer Before Dawn 18 | 20:10 |
What's on - Sun 22 July
| Feature | Showing |
|---|---|
| Haunted Houses: Hausu 15 (S) | 12:00 |
| The Receptionist 18 (PS) | 17:50 |
| A Prayer Before Dawn 18 | 20:10 |
Summer Food Celebration
Join us to celebrate and sample Bristol’s local foodie talents as we welcome some of our finest local chefs to host some seriously tasty looking pop-up food events in our Café & Bar.
Cinema Rediscovered 2018
Join us for the third edition of Cinema Rediscovered - a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced - on the big screen.
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Women in the spotlight at Cinema Rediscovered
Cinema Rediscovered returns to Bristol for its third edition, Thu 26 - Sun 29 July, bringing the best in digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities back where they belong on the big screen, with support from BFI awarding funds from National Lottery.
Queer Vision returns for 2018
Join us for this year’s Bristol Pride film festival, Queer Vision. Enjoy an outstanding selection of shorts and feature films of striking beauty, diversity, hope, laughter, love - and the challenges we still need to overcome.