Winning ingredients of the Phoenix secret garden
Wed 16 Nov 2016
Phoenix has won another award for its urban café garden: head chef Dan Farmer gives us the lowdown.
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Cult Film as a Guide to Life
Fri 11 Nov 2016
Ahead of his talk at Phoenix, Ian Hunter examines what exactly makes a cult film.
Neorealism: Keeping filmmaking real
Mon 7 Nov 2016
Ahead of this month's course on Neorealism, we look at the movement's importance to modern filmmakers.
The Brontes: A Classic Sister Act
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.
What Makes the Zombie Film Seemingly Unkillable?
Thu 3 Nov 2016
With the massive commercial success of TV shows such as The Walking Dead, and the zombie genre’s longstanding pride of place in cinema for over half a century, the zombie film seems to be truly un-killable.
Leicester Scares Up Two Halloween Horror Events
Fri 21 Oct 2016
Phoenix and DMU set to scare Leicester into submission this Halloween with two horrifyingly special events.
Dishing the Dirt on Film Criticism
Mon 17 Oct 2016
We talk to Kenton Hall, writer, director and lecturer, about his new course, and why film criticism is fun.
Squidsoup discuss Ocean of Light
Wed 12 Oct 2016
Ahead of our outdoor exhibition at Leicester's 2016 Diwali celebrations, we talk to one of the digital artists behind 'Ocean of Light', Anthony Rowe of Squidsoup.
Films Explore Black History Month at Leicester’s Phoenix
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Phoenix celebrates Black History Month in Leicester with seven events.
Getting your film into festivals – a winning perspective
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Keith Allott, winner of Leicester’s The Short Cinema film festival hosted by Phoenix, talks about the success of his film Dolls and deals out some advice for new filmmakers.
The Light Between Oceans | Review
Tue 4 Oct 2016
From the Venice Film Festival 2016, film blogger Adam Ray Palmer sent us this review.
La La Land | Review
Wed 28 Sep 2016
Cineroom's Adam Ray Palmer reviews La La Land, at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.
Freshers guide to cinema in Leicester
Thu 22 Sep 2016
If you've just arrived in Leicester, check our our guide to cinema-going in the city.
Leicester's Cinema-going History
Tue 6 Sep 2016
Feature writer Mark Taylor meets DMU's Matt Jones to talk about Leicester's cinema history.
Phoenix People: Stuart Peters, Cinema Programmer Assistant
Wed 24 Aug 2016
DMU student Stuart Peters talks about his experience on a work placement at Phoenix.
David Brent: Life on the Road | Review
Wed 24 Aug 2016
“I went in expecting to see a comedy from a writer I admire. I walked out, wiping my eyes, feeling like I’d seen a work of art disguised as a comedy.”
Artists bring fresh ideas to filmmaking
Tue 23 Aug 2016
'Outside', screening on Thu 25 Aug as part of The Short Cinema, is one example of how the boundaries between filmmakers and artists are being blurred.
'Outside' Artists' Film Screening Previewed
Thu 18 Aug 2016
Artist Anoushka Goodwin previews our upcoming artists' film screening 'Outside', showing on Thu 25 Aug, 7pm, as part of The Short Cinema
Mustang | Review
Thu 19 May 2016
'A celebration of the power of camaraderie which brings with it the hope of transcending society’s restrictions.' Alan Morton offers a revealing insight into this coming-of-age Turkish melodrama.
Artist Q&A - Teresa Dillon, Canary Songs
Wed 20 Apr 2016
A Q&A with Teresa Dillon, artist behind Canary Songs in which a choir recreates the sounds of a WW1 munitions factory in the Phoenix cinema
It’s a Long Shot but it’s worth it!
Mon 11 Apr 2016
In anticipation of the upcoming release of 'Victoria' Mike Anderson tells us why the long take is his favourite filming technique.