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Wed 17 Jul 2019
Escape from the heat of summer into the darkest corners of the human mind with a series of horror films to chill you to your spine at Phoenix in July and August...
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Wed 17 Jul 2019
Escape from the heat of summer into the darkest corners of the human mind with a series of horror films to chill you to your spine at Phoenix in July and August...
Thu 16 May 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews the confrontational story of the cult of celebrity, Vox Lux.
Tue 7 May 2019
From underdog tales to harrowing struggles, we've picked some of the best must-see biopics released in recent years.
Thu 18 Apr 2019
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of comedy classic Monty Python's Life of Brian, we look at 10 hilarious films that helped shape British comedy.
Mon 15 Apr 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews the toe-tapping Wild Rose, which stars the BAFTA nominated Jessie Buckley.
Fri 12 Apr 2019
As everyone’s favourite elephant returns to our screens, we look at the Disney live-action remakes to look forward to.
Wed 10 Apr 2019
From flying elephants to animated expeditions and coding, there's loads happening over the Easter holidays to keep the whole family entertained.
Mon 8 Apr 2019
As we're screening Under the Silver Lake, Leicester University student Ben Webster has picked four other noir films that should be on your next-watch list.
Mon 8 Apr 2019
Leicester university student Ben Webster reviews David Robert Mitchell's latest neo-noir film Under the Silver Lake.
Fri 29 Mar 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Jordan Peele's latest film Us - the terrifying horror that has stormed the Box Office.
Fri 22 Mar 2019
The ‘Are We There Yet?’ Film Festival is the latest collaboration between DMU Film students and Phoenix. To celebrate, we’ve asked students working on the festival, as well as some Phoenix staff, to tell us their personal favourite film journeys.
Thu 14 Mar 2019
From epic battles to coming-of-age love stories, we've picked 10 of the best films directed by actors and celebrate their success behind the camera.
Mon 4 Mar 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Can You Ever Forgive Me? - the film that got Richard E Grant his first ever Oscar nomination.
Fri 1 Mar 2019
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’ve picked out 10 inspiring women in film who have helped shape cinema, break barriers and find success both in front of and behind the camera.
Mon 25 Feb 2019
To mark International Women's Day, we invited a member of the Serendipity team to tell us more about For Colored Girls, which is screening at Phoenix on Wed 6 Mar.
Thu 21 Feb 2019
To celebrate #DMUPride and LGBT history month, we've chosen 10 LGBT films that should be on your must–see list.
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews Barry Jenkin's Oscar nominated film If Beale Street Could Talk.
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Leicester University student Ben Webster reviews the biggest thriller of the moment, Burning.
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 28 Jan 2019
The Oscars and BAFTAs are just around the corner which means this is always a great time of year for superb cinema. We've picked some of the best films to watch in the coming month...
Mon 21 Jan 2019
Emily Gett from DMU Film Club reviews the addiction drama Beautiful Boy.