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From Friday 17th January 2020
With a star-studded cast including Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman, Bombshell focuses on a sexual harassment scandal that rocked media empire Fox News, coming to a head in 2016. Read more -
From Friday 10th January
See visually extravagant drama 1917 at the only Birmingham cinema dating back to WWI still showing films today.
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers, Blake’s own brother among them.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture & Best Director Read more -
From 24th January 2020
Adapting one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved characters, Armando Iannucci and regular co-writer Simon Blackwell have created a crowd pleasing Victorian-set epic that feels very modern, fresh and funny. Read more
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From Friday 17th January 2020
With a star-studded cast including Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman, Bombshell focuses on a sexual harassment scandal that rocked media empire Fox News, coming to a head in 2016. Read more -
From Friday 10th January
See visually extravagant drama 1917 at the only Birmingham cinema dating back to WWI still showing films today.
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers, Blake’s own brother among them.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture & Best Director Read more -
From Friday 3rd January 2020
Little Women follows the lives of four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg, as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Very different from each other, the March sisters stand by each other through difficult and changing times.
Golden Globe Nominee
Best Actress - Saoirse Ronan Read more -
From 24th January 2020
Adapting one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved characters, Armando Iannucci and regular co-writer Simon Blackwell have created a crowd pleasing Victorian-set epic that feels very modern, fresh and funny. Read more -
Sunday 26th January 2020
Cleanin' Up The Town is the definitive retrospective documentary, charting the making of Ghostbusters, featuring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The documentary hallmarks the extraordinary achievements made by the film mkers working in the photo-chemical era.
The screening with be followed by a Q&A with director Anthony Bueno Read more
All Films & Events
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From Friday 17th January 2020
With a star-studded cast including Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman, Bombshell focuses on a sexual harassment scandal that rocked media empire Fox News, coming to a head in 2016. Read more -
From Friday 10th January
See visually extravagant drama 1917 at the only Birmingham cinema dating back to WWI still showing films today.
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers, Blake’s own brother among them.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture & Best Director Read more -
From Friday 3rd January 2020
Little Women follows the lives of four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg, as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Very different from each other, the March sisters stand by each other through difficult and changing times.
Golden Globe Nominee
Best Actress - Saoirse Ronan Read more -
From Friday 17th January
New York City jeweller (Adam Sandler) makes several high-stakes bets to try to land the win of his life. Read more -
23rd January 2020
A special preview followed by an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with director Terry Gilliam.
Toby, a disillusioned film director, becomes pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality. Read more -
From 24th January 2020
Adapting one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved characters, Armando Iannucci and regular co-writer Simon Blackwell have created a crowd pleasing Victorian-set epic that feels very modern, fresh and funny. Read more -
From 31st January 2020
Following his acclaimed film The Witch, Robert Eggers is back with his psychological thriller that conicals the slow descent into madness of two lighthouse keepers on a remote New England island at the turn of the 19th Century. Read more -
Sunday 26th January 2020
Cleanin' Up The Town is the definitive retrospective documentary, charting the making of Ghostbusters, featuring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The documentary hallmarks the extraordinary achievements made by the film mkers working in the photo-chemical era.
The screening with be followed by a Q&A with director Anthony Bueno Read more -
Special Preview - 3rd February 2020
The South Korean Palme d'Or winning black comedy thriller about a family of fraudsters down on their luck who lie and cheat their way into the lives of an affluent family.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language) Read more -
From Friday 31st January 2020
Toby, a disillusioned film director, becomes pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality. Read more -
From 7th February 2020
The South Korean Palme d'Or winning black comedy thriller about a family of fraudsters down on their luck who lie and cheat their way into the lives of an affluent family.
BAFTA Nominee - Best Film, Best Director, Golden Globe Nominee - Best Director, Best Screenplay
Golden Globe Winner -Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Read more -
Sunday 2nd & Thursday 9th February
Back on the big screen to celebrate both its 60th anniversary and Fellini’s centenary, La Dolce Vita is an enchanting fable of fame and folly. Read more -
Sunday 9th & Thursday 13th February.
It's catalyst that ignited the midnight movie phenomenon and the legendary cult classic! Alejandro Jodorowsky's surreal masterpiece El Topo returns to cinemas Read more -
From Friday 14th February
Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is reimagined. Read more -
Friday 14th February
Released in 1945 Brief Encounter is considered one of David Lean's finest films and to this day constantly appears in List of the best British films ever and as such is the perfect choice for this special Valentine's Day screening. Read more -
Saturday 15th February
Join hosts Tony and Ryan as they take you on a tour of the finest Parisian Cocktails paired with a showing of Baz Luhrmann’s musical classic Moulin Rouge! Read more -
Sunday 16th & Thursday 20th February
Elia Kazan’s classic film of Tennessee Williams’ stage hit, starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden is back on the big screen. Read more -
From Friday 21st February
Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a very special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Read more -
Sunday 23rd February
The 5th instalment of the longstanding event by The Vanguard Cocktail Bar & Meadery will be hosted in collaboration with the Electric Cinema. Enjoy Howl's Moving Castle with sake, cocktails and interesting Japanese flavours with 5 Ghibli-inspired drinks from the team of The Vanguard. Read more -
Sunday 23rd & Thursday 27th February
Starring Academy Award and BAFTA nominated Gerard Depardieu as the swashbuckling hero with a gift for verse - and a prominent proboscis – who is madly in love with the most beautiful woman in Paris.
One of the most popular foreign language films ever released in UK, this colourful and vibrant period drama won 4 BAFTAS on its original release in 1990. Read more -
The Found Footage Festival, the acclaimed touring showcase of odd and hilarious found videos, is coming to the UK with a brand-new show, Volume 9. Hosts Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, whose credits include The Onion and The Colbert Report, will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Found Footage Festival in a nine date tour across England. Read more
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18th March at 7.30 pm
James McAvoy gives a stunningly powerful performance in this piece of pure theatre, the most breathtakingly exciting show in London right now. Director Jamie Lloyd and adapter Martin Crimp have updated and mutated Edmond Rostand’s 1897 verse drama about a soldier-poet with an enormous nose into a stripped-back, street-style rap battle. Read more -
From Thursday 2nd April
Daniel Craig is back as 007 James Bond for the final time. Read more
Cinematic Time Machine - Vintage & Retro Classics
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Sunday 2nd & Thursday 9th February
Back on the big screen to celebrate both its 60th anniversary and Fellini’s centenary, La Dolce Vita is an enchanting fable of fame and folly. Read more -
Sunday 9th & Thursday 13th February.
It's catalyst that ignited the midnight movie phenomenon and the legendary cult classic! Alejandro Jodorowsky's surreal masterpiece El Topo returns to cinemas Read more -
Friday 14th February
Released in 1945 Brief Encounter is considered one of David Lean's finest films and to this day constantly appears in List of the best British films ever and as such is the perfect choice for this special Valentine's Day screening. Read more -
Saturday 15th February
Join hosts Tony and Ryan as they take you on a tour of the finest Parisian Cocktails paired with a showing of Baz Luhrmann’s musical classic Moulin Rouge! Read more -
Sunday 16th & Thursday 20th February
Elia Kazan’s classic film of Tennessee Williams’ stage hit, starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden is back on the big screen. Read more -
Sunday 23rd & Thursday 27th February
Starring Academy Award and BAFTA nominated Gerard Depardieu as the swashbuckling hero with a gift for verse - and a prominent proboscis – who is madly in love with the most beautiful woman in Paris.
One of the most popular foreign language films ever released in UK, this colourful and vibrant period drama won 4 BAFTAS on its original release in 1990. Read more
Coming Soon - Now Booking
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From Friday 17th January 2020
With a star-studded cast including Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman, Bombshell focuses on a sexual harassment scandal that rocked media empire Fox News, coming to a head in 2016. Read more -
From Friday 10th January
See visually extravagant drama 1917 at the only Birmingham cinema dating back to WWI still showing films today.
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers, Blake’s own brother among them.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture & Best Director Read more -
From Friday 3rd January 2020
Little Women follows the lives of four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg, as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Very different from each other, the March sisters stand by each other through difficult and changing times.
Golden Globe Nominee
Best Actress - Saoirse Ronan Read more -
From Friday 17th January
New York City jeweller (Adam Sandler) makes several high-stakes bets to try to land the win of his life. Read more -
23rd January 2020
A special preview followed by an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with director Terry Gilliam.
Toby, a disillusioned film director, becomes pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality. Read more -
From 24th January 2020
Adapting one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved characters, Armando Iannucci and regular co-writer Simon Blackwell have created a crowd pleasing Victorian-set epic that feels very modern, fresh and funny. Read more -
From 31st January 2020
Following his acclaimed film The Witch, Robert Eggers is back with his psychological thriller that conicals the slow descent into madness of two lighthouse keepers on a remote New England island at the turn of the 19th Century. Read more -
Sunday 26th January 2020
Cleanin' Up The Town is the definitive retrospective documentary, charting the making of Ghostbusters, featuring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The documentary hallmarks the extraordinary achievements made by the film mkers working in the photo-chemical era.
The screening with be followed by a Q&A with director Anthony Bueno Read more -
Special Preview - 3rd February 2020
The South Korean Palme d'Or winning black comedy thriller about a family of fraudsters down on their luck who lie and cheat their way into the lives of an affluent family.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language) Read more -
From Friday 31st January 2020
Toby, a disillusioned film director, becomes pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality. Read more -
From 7th February 2020
The South Korean Palme d'Or winning black comedy thriller about a family of fraudsters down on their luck who lie and cheat their way into the lives of an affluent family.
BAFTA Nominee - Best Film, Best Director, Golden Globe Nominee - Best Director, Best Screenplay
Golden Globe Winner -Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Read more -
Sunday 2nd & Thursday 9th February
Back on the big screen to celebrate both its 60th anniversary and Fellini’s centenary, La Dolce Vita is an enchanting fable of fame and folly. Read more -
Sunday 9th & Thursday 13th February.
It's catalyst that ignited the midnight movie phenomenon and the legendary cult classic! Alejandro Jodorowsky's surreal masterpiece El Topo returns to cinemas Read more -
From Friday 14th February
Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is reimagined. Read more -
Friday 14th February
Released in 1945 Brief Encounter is considered one of David Lean's finest films and to this day constantly appears in List of the best British films ever and as such is the perfect choice for this special Valentine's Day screening. Read more -
Saturday 15th February
Join hosts Tony and Ryan as they take you on a tour of the finest Parisian Cocktails paired with a showing of Baz Luhrmann’s musical classic Moulin Rouge! Read more -
Sunday 16th & Thursday 20th February
Elia Kazan’s classic film of Tennessee Williams’ stage hit, starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden is back on the big screen. Read more -
Sunday 23rd February
The 5th instalment of the longstanding event by The Vanguard Cocktail Bar & Meadery will be hosted in collaboration with the Electric Cinema. Enjoy Howl's Moving Castle with sake, cocktails and interesting Japanese flavours with 5 Ghibli-inspired drinks from the team of The Vanguard. Read more -
Sunday 23rd & Thursday 27th February
Starring Academy Award and BAFTA nominated Gerard Depardieu as the swashbuckling hero with a gift for verse - and a prominent proboscis – who is madly in love with the most beautiful woman in Paris.
One of the most popular foreign language films ever released in UK, this colourful and vibrant period drama won 4 BAFTAS on its original release in 1990. Read more -
18th March at 7.30 pm
James McAvoy gives a stunningly powerful performance in this piece of pure theatre, the most breathtakingly exciting show in London right now. Director Jamie Lloyd and adapter Martin Crimp have updated and mutated Edmond Rostand’s 1897 verse drama about a soldier-poet with an enormous nose into a stripped-back, street-style rap battle. Read more
Coming Soon
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From Friday 17th January 2020
With a star-studded cast including Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman, Bombshell focuses on a sexual harassment scandal that rocked media empire Fox News, coming to a head in 2016. Read more -
From Friday 10th January
See visually extravagant drama 1917 at the only Birmingham cinema dating back to WWI still showing films today.
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers, Blake’s own brother among them.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture & Best Director Read more -
From Friday 3rd January 2020
Little Women follows the lives of four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg, as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Very different from each other, the March sisters stand by each other through difficult and changing times.
Golden Globe Nominee
Best Actress - Saoirse Ronan Read more -
From Friday 17th January
New York City jeweller (Adam Sandler) makes several high-stakes bets to try to land the win of his life. Read more -
23rd January 2020
A special preview followed by an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with director Terry Gilliam.
Toby, a disillusioned film director, becomes pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality. Read more -
From 24th January 2020
Adapting one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved characters, Armando Iannucci and regular co-writer Simon Blackwell have created a crowd pleasing Victorian-set epic that feels very modern, fresh and funny. Read more -
From 31st January 2020
Following his acclaimed film The Witch, Robert Eggers is back with his psychological thriller that conicals the slow descent into madness of two lighthouse keepers on a remote New England island at the turn of the 19th Century. Read more -
Sunday 26th January 2020
Cleanin' Up The Town is the definitive retrospective documentary, charting the making of Ghostbusters, featuring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The documentary hallmarks the extraordinary achievements made by the film mkers working in the photo-chemical era.
The screening with be followed by a Q&A with director Anthony Bueno Read more -
Special Preview - 3rd February 2020
The South Korean Palme d'Or winning black comedy thriller about a family of fraudsters down on their luck who lie and cheat their way into the lives of an affluent family.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language) Read more -
From Friday 31st January 2020
Toby, a disillusioned film director, becomes pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality. Read more -
From 7th February 2020
The South Korean Palme d'Or winning black comedy thriller about a family of fraudsters down on their luck who lie and cheat their way into the lives of an affluent family.
BAFTA Nominee - Best Film, Best Director, Golden Globe Nominee - Best Director, Best Screenplay
Golden Globe Winner -Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Read more -
Sunday 2nd & Thursday 9th February
Back on the big screen to celebrate both its 60th anniversary and Fellini’s centenary, La Dolce Vita is an enchanting fable of fame and folly. Read more -
Sunday 9th & Thursday 13th February.
It's catalyst that ignited the midnight movie phenomenon and the legendary cult classic! Alejandro Jodorowsky's surreal masterpiece El Topo returns to cinemas Read more -
From Friday 14th February
Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is reimagined. Read more -
Friday 14th February
Released in 1945 Brief Encounter is considered one of David Lean's finest films and to this day constantly appears in List of the best British films ever and as such is the perfect choice for this special Valentine's Day screening. Read more -
Saturday 15th February
Join hosts Tony and Ryan as they take you on a tour of the finest Parisian Cocktails paired with a showing of Baz Luhrmann’s musical classic Moulin Rouge! Read more -
Sunday 16th & Thursday 20th February
Elia Kazan’s classic film of Tennessee Williams’ stage hit, starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden is back on the big screen. Read more -
From Friday 21st February
Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a very special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Read more -
Sunday 23rd February
The 5th instalment of the longstanding event by The Vanguard Cocktail Bar & Meadery will be hosted in collaboration with the Electric Cinema. Enjoy Howl's Moving Castle with sake, cocktails and interesting Japanese flavours with 5 Ghibli-inspired drinks from the team of The Vanguard. Read more -
Sunday 23rd & Thursday 27th February
Starring Academy Award and BAFTA nominated Gerard Depardieu as the swashbuckling hero with a gift for verse - and a prominent proboscis – who is madly in love with the most beautiful woman in Paris.
One of the most popular foreign language films ever released in UK, this colourful and vibrant period drama won 4 BAFTAS on its original release in 1990. Read more -
18th March at 7.30 pm
James McAvoy gives a stunningly powerful performance in this piece of pure theatre, the most breathtakingly exciting show in London right now. Director Jamie Lloyd and adapter Martin Crimp have updated and mutated Edmond Rostand’s 1897 verse drama about a soldier-poet with an enormous nose into a stripped-back, street-style rap battle. Read more -
From Thursday 2nd April
Daniel Craig is back as 007 James Bond for the final time. Read more
Documentaries at The Electric
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Sunday 26th January 2020
Cleanin' Up The Town is the definitive retrospective documentary, charting the making of Ghostbusters, featuring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The documentary hallmarks the extraordinary achievements made by the film mkers working in the photo-chemical era.
The screening with be followed by a Q&A with director Anthony Bueno Read more
Live Theatre & Concert Screenings
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18th March at 7.30 pm
James McAvoy gives a stunningly powerful performance in this piece of pure theatre, the most breathtakingly exciting show in London right now. Director Jamie Lloyd and adapter Martin Crimp have updated and mutated Edmond Rostand’s 1897 verse drama about a soldier-poet with an enormous nose into a stripped-back, street-style rap battle. Read more
Special Events & Screenings
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23rd January 2020
A special preview followed by an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with director Terry Gilliam.
Toby, a disillusioned film director, becomes pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality. Read more -
Sunday 26th January 2020
Cleanin' Up The Town is the definitive retrospective documentary, charting the making of Ghostbusters, featuring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The documentary hallmarks the extraordinary achievements made by the film mkers working in the photo-chemical era.
The screening with be followed by a Q&A with director Anthony Bueno Read more -
Special Preview - 3rd February 2020
The South Korean Palme d'Or winning black comedy thriller about a family of fraudsters down on their luck who lie and cheat their way into the lives of an affluent family.
Golden Globe Winner - Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language) Read more -
Friday 14th February
Released in 1945 Brief Encounter is considered one of David Lean's finest films and to this day constantly appears in List of the best British films ever and as such is the perfect choice for this special Valentine's Day screening. Read more -
Saturday 15th February
Join hosts Tony and Ryan as they take you on a tour of the finest Parisian Cocktails paired with a showing of Baz Luhrmann’s musical classic Moulin Rouge! Read more -
Sunday 23rd February
The 5th instalment of the longstanding event by The Vanguard Cocktail Bar & Meadery will be hosted in collaboration with the Electric Cinema. Enjoy Howl's Moving Castle with sake, cocktails and interesting Japanese flavours with 5 Ghibli-inspired drinks from the team of The Vanguard. Read more -
18th March at 7.30 pm
James McAvoy gives a stunningly powerful performance in this piece of pure theatre, the most breathtakingly exciting show in London right now. Director Jamie Lloyd and adapter Martin Crimp have updated and mutated Edmond Rostand’s 1897 verse drama about a soldier-poet with an enormous nose into a stripped-back, street-style rap battle. Read more
