Thu 30 Sep – Thu 21 Oct
★★★★★ – Telegraph. Daniel Craig returns as the world’s greatest spy for the fifth (and possibly last) time. From the combined talents of Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and the writers of Skyfall – if this is Craig’s last ride, he’s determined to go out with a bang!
Mon 18 Oct – Thu 21 Oct
★★★★ – Guardian. This new documentary follows three homeless queer black youth as they navigate the streets and welfare system of New York City.
Wed 20 Oct, 7pm
Tamara Dobson fights a one woman war on drugs as U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones in this classic action-comedy of the Blaxploitation era.
October
Celebrate the spooky season with horror films at Phoenix in October.
Second Saturday of every month
Cultural Quarter Earlies is a series of free family activities in the Cultural Quarter, taking place on the second Saturday of every month.
Online until October
Art-AI Festival is an extended season of exhibitions, public space installations and events taking place across Leicester that focus on creative applications of artificial intelligence.
Aug – Dec 2021
Screening monthly, Phoenix brings to you a season of the best in new French cinema.
Screenings throughout October
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Blaxploitation genre, we've partnered with Serendipity to showcase 4 groundbreaking Blaxploitation titles, alongside other specially-selected films for our Black History Month 2021 season.
Thursdays, 21 Oct – 25 Nov, 2pm – 3.30pm | SOLD OUT
From Jaws and Annie Hall, to All The President’s Men and Apocalypse Now, the seventies was the period that shook the studios. Join us for an exploration of the decade's defining films.
Thu 21 – Sat 23 Oct, bookable slots from 6.15 – 9.00pm
'Bloodland Embrace' is a stunning new animated outdoor projection piece by Majid Adin and Kalico Jack, presented by award-winning interactive arts studio Invisible Flock as part of Journeys Festival International
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Oct
★★★★★ – Guardian. Returning to cinemas for its 80th anniversary, John Huston’s legendary directorial debut turned Humphrey Bogart into a major star and helped set the template for the film noir genre.
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Oct, bookable screening slots available daily
Iranian street artist Parham Ghalamdar takes us on a virtual reality tour of the Tehran water channel that became his canvas. Part of Journeys Festival International
Fri 22 Oct – Thu 4 Nov
★★★★★ – The Times. Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel) returns with his 10th film, a blissfully funny love letter to journalism, set in the final days of a magazine based in a fictional French town.
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Oct
★★★★ – The Times. This beautiful stop-motion animation about a cocky mouse and timid fox who meet in the afterlife will delight audiences with its story of hope and courage.
Oct – Nov
A season of cult oddities, rarely seen samurai films and heart-breaking classics on the big screen, part of Japan 2021 a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.
Fri 22 Oct, 7pm | All tickets £5
Phoenix and LCB Depot present a very rare screening of the first film in Kenji Misumi’s cult classic Lone Wolf and Cub film series.
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Oct
"She was here long before apes started dreaming of gods". This new psychedelic eco-folk-horror from South Africa is a mesmerising and unnerving trip following a ranger lost deep in the forest.
Sat 23 Oct, 7.15pm | Nearly sold out
Terrify yourself this Hallowe’en with two of the most vivid and powerful horror experiences the silver screen has to offer, presented together in a gruesome double bill.
Sun 24 Oct, 4.30pm
Marking the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, the greatest exhibition ever held of his works took place in Rome and Exhibition on Screen was granted exclusive access.
Mon 25 – Thu 28 Oct
★★★★ – Guardian. Sex, faith and politics collide in Pema Tseden's (Tharlo) exceptional new film, set on the Tibetan plateau in the 1980s.
Mon 25 Oct, 6.15pm
Shot on Super 16mm, Perry Henzell's follow-up to The Harder They Come, No Place Like Home, celebrates Jamaica’s natural beauty even as it casts a wary eye over the island’s tourist economy and the complications that come with it.
Mondays, 25 Oct – 22 Nov, 7pm – 8.30pm
Learn how to get the most out of your film in the edit suite with this guide to the art of film editing. Topics include editing techniques, visual style, colour grading and mastering.
Available Now
Killbox is an online game that critically explores the nature of drone warfare, its complexities and consequences.
Wed 27 Oct, 7pm
Blacula, Dracula's soul brother! William Marshall stars as a vampire on the loose in 1970s Los Angeles in this campy blaxploitation horror classic.
Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.
Phoenix’s art and digital culture programme presents free exhibitions, by artists from across the world, supported by Arts Council England and De Montfort University.
Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.
Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. We are a charity.
In our two modern cinema screens we show everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and we regularly organise festivals and events.
Our regularly changing art programme presents work by local and international artists, and our education work helps people of all ages to learn about, and create their own, film and art.
At Phoenix, we believe film and art have the power to enhance our lives. Watching a movie or visiting a gallery can entertain and inspire us, offering new perspectives on our lives and those of others.
They deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why we work hard to ensure Phoenix is a place everyone can feel welcome and inspired.
If you fancy a drink, dinner or somewhere to meet friends, our Café Bar is open all day serving freshly-cooked food, and drinks you can take into our cinema screen if you wish.
For many customers, our staff make the difference. With a clear passion for our work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.
As a local charity, all our earnings go back into developing our creative programmes, enabling us to reach out to more people.
We hope to see you soon.