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Mon 2 Nov 2020
This weekend’s announcement by the government of a further national lockdown in England means that Phoenix must close temporarily from Thursday 5 November for a period of at least 27 days.
Fri 2 Oct 2020
We reopen after lockdown, and announce a further £400,000 secured towards our Phoenix 2020 venue expansion
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?
Fri 18 Sep 2020
The wait is nearly over! After closing our doors in March due to the coronavirus outbreak, we are excited to announce that we’ll be reopening on Tuesday 6 October.
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Curator Anoushka Goodwin reflects on our online commissions exploring the theme of digital idleness: 'Downtime' by Sian Fan and 'Are / You / Actually' by Compiler
Wed 26 Aug 2020
To celebrate our Sound on Screen season, we discuss some of our favourite film soundtracks.
Tue 25 Aug 2020
As part of our Sound on Screen season, we hosted a special music film edition of our virtual film quiz on Fri 21 Aug. If you couldn't access the quiz on Instagram, here are all the questions so you can test your music film knowledge...and impress your mates!
Thu 20 Aug 2020
To celebrate our Sound on Screen takeover, we asked you over on our social media to tell us your favourite music films. We had a great amount of responses and have picked some of the most popular for this handy list.
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?
Thu 6 Aug 2020
Since 2014 Phoenix has partnered with De Montfort University on an original module designed to give film students an introduction to film festivals. With this year's festival halted halfway through due to the pandemic, our Cinema Programme Manager Jake looks back on previous years to pick out his favourite screenings.
Tue 4 Aug 2020
With COVID19 wreaking havoc on film release dates, we take a look at 12 films that we can hopefully still expect to see in the cinema this year.
Thu 30 Jul 2020
We want to update you on our plans for reopening, and we'd also like to ask you to complete a short survey to help us understand your feelings about returning to us.
Tue 28 Jul 2020
With our upcoming online course about Film on Demand and the world of streaming, we take a look at some great films you can watch on Netflix right now.
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?
Fri 26 Jun 2020
In light of the continuing easing of lockdown measures which will see some larger cinemas opening in July, we want to update you on the work that is taking place at Phoenix as we move towards reopening.
Thu 25 Jun 2020
We recently asked you to share with us your top film recommendations to watch during lockdown - now it's the kids' turn! We asked you to tell us your family's lockdown picks over on our social media and have compiled some of the most popular into a go-to list for your viewing pleasure.
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?
Mon 15 Jun 2020
To celebrate 35 years of Studio Ghibli, we fondly look back on our favourite Studio Ghibli films.
Fri 12 Jun 2020
After giving much thought to when it will be safe and viable to re-open, we have decided Phoenix will remain closed to the public until the early autumn.
Thu 4 Jun 2020
Looking for inspiration for home learning? Our Membership Administration Assistant Kirsty introduces her family to a fun 'Japan Super Learning Day' - here's how she got on.
Mon 25 May 2020
Our New British Cinema season kicked off with a trio of films directed by Ben Wheatley. We caught up with Ben (via a video call, of course) to see how he’s coping with life in lockdown.