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Tue 22 Sep 2020
This week we waved a fond farewell to our fortnightly virtual film quiz, but don't worry it'll be back monthly as part of our usual programme. If you don't have access to Instagram, this is the place to test your film knowledge with 20 questions, how many will you get right?
Mon 10 Aug 2020
It's that time again. Here's our collection of film quiz questions (hosted fortnightly on Instagram). If you don't have access to the social media site, this is the place to test your film knowledge and get involved! Here's 20 film questions, how many will you get right?
Tue 14 Jul 2020
It's time for our second collection of film quiz questions (hosted fortnightly on our Instagram). If you don't have access to the social media site, this is the place to test your film knowledge and get involved! Here's 20 film questions - how many will you get right?
Thu 18 Jun 2020
We recently moved our film quiz onto Instagram. With not everyone having access to the social media site, it was important to us that others could test their film knowledge as well! So here's 25 film questions to do just that - how many will you get right?
Fri 8 Feb 2019
From virtual reality to training dragons and comedy in the dark, there's more than just cinema to keep the whole family entertained this half term at Phoenix.
Mon 11 Dec 2017
Is the force strong with you? Join us for an evening in our cantina cafe, dress up for our costume contest, and test your metal in our video game challenge - all before our midnight premiere.
Thu 5 Oct 2017
Will you make it through the night? ‘Frightarama‘ returns to Phoenix with a night of bloodcurdling horror.
Mon 7 Nov 2016
Award winner Sally Wainwright, writer of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax, comes to Phoenix to talk about To Walk Invisible, her new drama for the BBC about the lives of the Bronte sisters.
Fri 21 Oct 2016
Phoenix and DMU set to scare Leicester into submission this Halloween with two horrifyingly special events.
Wed 9 Mar 2016
Festival addresses why we love to watch the destruction of civilisation with five iconic movies from the last 50 years.
Tue 8 Mar 2016
Volunteer choir members needed for Canary Songs - a sound and choral performance at Phoenix - Call-out now closed
Fri 15 Jan 2016
2016 marks 50 years since Evelyn Waugh's death. As we screen Brideshead Revisited (2008) on Wed 20 Jan, Rebecca L. Moore gives a whistle-stop tour of Waugh's best adaptations and his turbulent relationship to film.
Tue 22 Dec 2015
Phoenix visitors raised over £1000 in food, clothes, toiletries and gifts for the homeless at Christmas. In partnership with Action Homeless, we hosted a free screening of new film Hector for all donors.
Wed 25 Nov 2015
Steve Oram, director of critically-acclaimed new film 'Aaaaaaaah!', had his brain picked in a one-off audience Q&A. Contributing writer Joe Applebey tells us more.
Tue 3 Nov 2015
Amy Bell, of the Leicestershire Fawcett Group, reviews Suffragette and Peter Barratt's talk, giving insight into the connections between the fictional Maud and the real-life story of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins.
Sun 25 Oct 2015
Local poet Jess Green will perform her poem '2am White Van Whistle' before the screening of 'Suffragette' on Monday 26th October at 6.15pm.
Tue 13 Oct 2015
Peter Barratt, descendent of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins, delivered a talk at Phoenix about his family history before screenings of the new film 'Suffragette'.
Tue 13 Oct 2015
The media-mashing event Commentary returns: live actors, comedians and poets interact with films and animations on screen. Find out more about its second instalment.
Mon 24 Aug 2015
Alexzandra Jackson, Director of The Short Cinema, talks to us about the planning that goes into a festival, and the benefits for filmmakers that film festivals provide.
Tue 28 Jul 2015
Dave McGuckin writes about his upcoming show, Commentary, where live performance interacts with film and digital art to create a multimedia mash-up like you've never seen before.
Thu 9 Jul 2015
The one-off "Both Sides Now" event presented artists' films that reflect on the sociopolitical climate of Hong Kong, following a year of civil unrest.