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Maria 12A

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Jan

★★★★ – Guardian. Pablo Larraín (Jackie, Spencer) returns with Maria following the life story of the world's greatest opera singer, Maria Callas, during her final days in 1970s Paris.

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Nosferatu 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Jan

★★★★★ – Bloody Disgusting. One of our favourite directors tackles one of cinemas most beloved gothic tales as the terrifying new film from Robert Eggers’ (The Lighthouse, The Witch) arrives in cinemas.

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We Live in Time 15

Fri 2 – Thu 16 Jan

★★★★★ – The Times. The director of Brooklyn returns with this heartfelt story set across several years in the relationship of Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh).

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A Real Pain 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Jan

★★★★★ – The Times. Directed by and starring Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), A Real Pain) follows estranged cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Culkin) as they tour Poland to honour their late grandmother.

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The Order 15

Fri 27 Dec – Thu 16 Jan

Arriving on a wave of critical praise, this white-knuckle thriller comes from Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) and features a superb cast including Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.

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Babygirl 18

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Jan

"★★★★★ – a complete knockout" – Daily Telegraph. Babygirl follows a high-power CEO who begins an affair with a recently hired, younger intern and puts her career and family and jeopardy in the process.

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/ PLATFORM Artist Network

PLATFORM Artist Network: Live coding and algorithmic patterns, with Alex McLean 18

Thu 16 Jan, 6.45pm – 9pm | Tickets £2

We’re excited that the speaker for January’s PLATFORM Artist Network event will be Alex McLean – Sheffield-based artist, creative technologist and researcher – whose talk is entitled "Live Coding and Algorithmic Patterns".

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/ Cinema Bambino

Cinema Bambino

Every Thursday, 11.30am

Find out more about our Baby Friendly screenings, taking place every Thursday at 11.30am. All tickets £5.

/ Exhibition

Visible Bits, Audible Bytes Retrospective

Fri 6 Dec – late March

Celebrating Phoenix’s ten screenings of Visible Bits, Audible Bytes since 2010, this retrospective presents selected works from the series.

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time, bruised, selves

Fri 6 Dec – late March

This audiovisual installation explores emotional textures that lie within us. Continually transforming, ultra-detailed abstract imagery dances within a classical guitar sound world. The work is inspired by the perpetual procession of three intertwined states of being, as evoked by the title.

Access Cinema

Regular screenings for people with differing access needs, to give all our customers the chance to enjoy a great cinema experience.

Audio described screenings

For our customers who are blind or have slight loss, many films now come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue.

Autism friendly

For children and adults on the autistics / Asperger’s spectrum, these screenings have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers and freedom to move around.

Descriptive subtitles

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.

Phoenix Leicester

Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. Films and art deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why the whole Phoenix team works hard to make Phoenix a place where everyone can feel welcome and inspired.

Following a multi-million pound expansion, Phoenix now boast four state-of-the-art cinema screens, and shows everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, plus film festivals and special events. And as an independent venue, the team handpicks Phoenix’s cinema programme specifically for Leicester audiences, so you’ll see things at Phoenix that aren’t screening in any other local cinemas.

With two superb galleries, Phoenix’s digital art programme presents exciting and innovative work by local and international artists; and short courses, workshops and activities provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn about and create their own film and art.

Our newly opened Café Bar offers a stylish and comfortable place to see friends and relax over a meal and drinks, or meet with clients and catch up on some work.

Phoenix believes that film and art have the power to enhance lives, and for many customers Phoenix staff make the difference. With a clear passion for their work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or are involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.

And as a local charity, all earnings go back into developing Phoenix’s creative programmes, enabling them to reach out to more people.

We hope to see you soon.