What makes a Christmas film?
Thu 12 Dec 2019
When Empire named Die Hard the 'Greatest Christmas Film of All Time' in 2010, everything we thought to be true about Christmas films was brought into question.
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Thu 12 Dec 2019
When Empire named Die Hard the 'Greatest Christmas Film of All Time' in 2010, everything we thought to be true about Christmas films was brought into question.
Thu 7 Nov 2019
To celebrate Phoenix's 10th birthday, our staff look back on ten incredible years of cinema.
Mon 30 Sep 2019
As its Black History Month (BHM), we've invited Serendipity to tell us more about the programme of films on offer at Phoenix.
Thu 19 Sep 2019
Amit Gupta, BAFTA-nominated writer and director for film, theatre and television, becomes Phoenix's first honorary Patron. Photo credit: Mark Lord
Tue 10 Sep 2019
To help choose what to watch during this year's British Silent Film Festival, we've compiled a list of the 10 must-see films in the festival.
Thu 5 Sep 2019
Challenge yourself this month with 12 fascinating documentaries screening throughout September, covering a host of topics from veganism and Leonard Cohen, to extreme sports and American Satanists.
Fri 16 Aug 2019
Phoenix staff pick some of their favourite ever short films ahead of the return of The Short Cinema, Leicester's international short film festival, which runs from Tuesday 20th until Saturday 25th August.
Thu 8 Aug 2019
Journeys Festival International returns to Phoenix for the 7th year, running from 15 – 30 August.
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Our friends at the Curve take a deeper look into the world of Indian and Bollywood cinema.
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...
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Phoenix is encouraging its customers to put their names on its expanded cinema and art centre as part of a new charitable fundraising programme 2020 | BE PART OF IT.
Wed 26 Jun 2019
£250,000 has been pledged by The Garfield Weston Foundation and £100,000 from The Foyle Foundation.
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.
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Phoenix is recruiting for a new chair and several trustees to join its board of 12 trustees.
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.