Cinema and Film

Films from Fri 27 Mar by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 27 Mar by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK They Will Kill You (15) Typical, you wait forever for a film… Read more »

As historic Artemis II mission launches next week, composer Ilan Eshkeri brings the astronaut’s experience to audiences across the UK in a live visual concert

‘Space Station Earth’ is a long-form musical work by Ilan Eshkeri, created in collaboration with the European Space Agency uniquely capturing ‘The Overview Effect’: the profound awe astronauts feel when viewing the Earthfrom… Read more »

Films from Fri 20 Mar by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 20 Mar by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Project Hail Mary (12A) Having previously adapted The Martian, Drew Goddard  now… Read more »

Films from Fri 13 Mar by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 13 Mar by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Reminders Of Him (12A) Following It Ends With Us and Regretting You,… Read more »

‘Pablo Live’ – Comedian Paul Smith Brings Debut Cinema Event to Birmingham – King of Crowd Work and One of the UK’s Most In-Demand Stand-Ups

CinemaLive Presents an Exclusive Comedy Cinema Event  In Over 350 Cinemas Nationwide from Friday 17th April  Book from 10am tomorrow (4th March) at paulsmithincinemas.com One of the UK’s most in-demand… Read more »

Films from Fri 6 Mar by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 6 Mar by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK The Bride! (15)   Following her understated turn  in Hamnet, Jessie Buckley… Read more »

Curtains Go Up on Birmingham Children’s Hospital’s New MediCinema

Curtains Go Up on Birmingham Children’s Hospital’s New MediCinema

10-year-old patient Ella Lowton-Smith, from Atherstone in Warwickshire, joined other young patients at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to officially unveil the hospital’s new charitably funded MediCinema, where they… Read more »

BCU expert on Netflix’s Warner Bros. bid withdrawal

Netflix’s reported decision to withdraw its proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery marks a “worrying development” for the global film industry, according to a film distribution and… Read more »

Films from Fri 27 Feb by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 27 Feb by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Scream 7 (18) Promised to be the franchise’s final entry, this was… Read more »

Films from Fri 20 Feb by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 20 Feb by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK The Secret Agent (15) Laden with awards and nominations for Best Film… Read more »

Films from Fri 13 Feb by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 13 Feb by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK “Wuthering Heights” (15) The first adaptation to be given such a certificate,… Read more »

Films from Fri 6 Feb by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 6 Feb by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Send Help (15) Sam Raimi’s first film since 2022’s Doctor Strange and… Read more »

National Theatre Live screenings at The Core Theatre

Enjoy the best of British theatre on the big screen at The Core Theatre with National Theatre Live! Settle back and relax as the West End comes… Read more »

James Acaster Cinemagoers Welcome – Exclusively in cinemas across the UK from 6th March

Audiences are invited to experience one of the most daring live comedy events of recent years from the comfort of their local cinema, as James Acaster brings… Read more »

Films from Fri 23 Jan by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 23 Jan by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK  Mercy (12A) First making his mark with the visually inventive 2004 fantasy… Read more »

Unique reimagining of cinema – Silent Synced Comes To Birmingham Cinemas – R.E.M Paired with Buster Keaton’s Sherlock JR.

R.E.M. X BUSTER KEATON’S SHERLOCK JR.In cinemas from 5 February 2026 EXCLUSIVELY IN CINEMAS TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM CINEMALIVE.COM WATCH THE TRAILER FOR R.E.M. X BUSTER KEATON’S SHERLOCK JR. HERE… Read more »

Films from Fri 16 Jan by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 16 Jan by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (18) Nia DaCosta taking over directing… Read more »

Films from Fri 9 Jan by Mike Davies

Films from Fri 9 Jan by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Hamnet (12A) Following the misfire that was Eternals, director Chloe Zhao is… Read more »

Major new Paris Hilton documentary film ‘Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir’ coming to Birmingham Cinemas

This January, audiences across the UK are invited to witness the definitive portrait of a woman who helped shape the landscape of 21st-century fame. Paris Hilton —… Read more »

Films From Fri 2 Jan by Mike Davies

Films From Fri 2 Jan by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Marty Supreme (15) Loosely inspired by table tennis champion Marty Reisman, opening… Read more »

New Films From Fri 26 Dec by Mike Davies

New Films From Fri 26 Dec by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK The Housemaid (15) After a series of box office disappointments, Sydney Sweeney… Read more »

New Films from Fri 19 Dec by Mike Davies

New Films from Fri 19 Dec by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Avatar: Fire and Ash (12A) The third in what is now scheduled… Read more »

New Films from Fri 12 Dec by Mike Davies

New Films from Fri 12 Dec by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Fackham Hall (15) Following on the heels of The Naked Gun! revival,… Read more »

New Films 5 December by Mike Davies

New Films 5 December by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Eternity (12A) Who would you choose to spend eternity with? That’s the… Read more »

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes the release of new ‘Hamnet’ film

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes the cinematic release of Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao in the US for Thanksgiving (27 November). Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, based… Read more »

New Films 28 November by Mike Davies

New Films 28 November by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Zootropolis 2 (PG) Six years on from the first film, director Byron… Read more »

New Films 21 November 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 21 November 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Wicked: For Good (PG) The concluding half of director John M. Chu’s… Read more »

New Films 14th November 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 14th November 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK The Running Man (15) An early Stephen King novel under his Richard… Read more »

Classic R.E.M. albums to soundtrack Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. in cinemas across the UK from 5 February 2026

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM CINEMALIVE.COM  WATCH THE TRAILER FOR R.E.M. X BUSTER KEATON’S SHERLOCK JR. HERE After a triumphant UK debut which saw Nosferatu matched with Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac, the groundbreaking cinema… Read more »

New Films 7th November 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 7th November 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Predator: Badlands (12A) Having pretty much exhausted the possibilities of the original… Read more »

Westlife 25 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall to be shown in 400+ cinemas across the UK from 29th November – Including Birmingham

CinemaLive will bring Westlife’s landmark 25th Anniversary concert to the big screen, in what promises to be one of the music cinema events of the year. From… Read more »

New Films 30th October 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 30th October 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Bugonia (15) The fourth teaming of director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma… Read more »

Why Local Brands Are Turning to Video Content in 2025

Walk down any Birmingham high street and you’ll notice something. Shops aren’t just selling products anymore. They’re telling stories. And they’re doing it through video. It’s everywhere…. Read more »

New Films 24th October 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 24th October 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (12A) Returning to the genre that made his name with debut… Read more »

New Films 17th October 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 17th October 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Roofman (15) Directed by Derek Cianfrance this character study, with a couple… Read more »

Space Station Earth, groundbreaking audio visual concert announced for first UK tour in 2026 – composer Ilan Eshkeri in collaboration with European Space Agency

THE BAFTA AND EMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER TAKES HIS VISIONARY LIVE EXPERIENCE ‘SPACE STATION EARTH’ ON TOUR NEXT SUMMER INCLUDING LONDON ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL THE COLLABORATION WITH THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY UNITES DAZZLING… Read more »

Screening of IRMAS The Life of the Sisters of Mary in Birmingham on October 23

A World Villages for Children supporter has spent two years making a feature-length documentary about the work of The Sisters of Mary, an order of nuns educating… Read more »

New Films 10th October 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 10th October 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Tron Ares (12A) Launched in 1982 with a sequel following in 2010,… Read more »

New Films 3rd October 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 3rd October 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK The Smashing Machine (15) Written and directed by Benny Safdie in his… Read more »

New Films 26th September 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 26th September 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK One Battle After Another (15) Following 2014’s Inherent Vice, this is the… Read more »

Screening of IRMAS: The Life of the Sisters of Mary in Birmingham on October 23

A World Villages for Children supporter has spent two years making a feature-length documentary about the work of The Sisters of Mary, an order of nuns educating… Read more »

RADIOHEAD X NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR EXCLUSIVELY IN CINEMAS FROM 2ND OCTOBER

A groundbreaking new cinema experience, Silents Synced, is set to launch in the UK this autumn — pairing legendary silent films with era-defining albums by iconic rock artists,… Read more »

New Films 19th September 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 19th September 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Steve (15) Getting a one-screen preview prior to landing in Netflix next… Read more »

New Films 12th August 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 12th August 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK The Long Walk (15) Written during the Vietnam War, but not published… Read more »

Autumn Musicals in Birmingham Cinemas – Bat Out of Hell – The Musical & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies hit more than 450 cinemas across the UK and Ireland this Autumn!

This Halloween, witness the world premiere cinema event of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical—starring the explosive cast of the West End production! For the very first time, Jim Steinman… Read more »

New Films 5th August 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 5th August 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Honey Don’t! (15) The second in the unconnected lesbian-noir trilogy by director… Read more »

New Films 30th August 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 30th August 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Caught Stealing (15) Adapted by Charlie Huston from his own 90s set… Read more »

New Films 21st August 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 21st August 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK The Life Of Chuck (15) Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, adapted… Read more »

New Films 15th August 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 15th August 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Together (18) ‘Let’s Stick Together’ sang Bryan Ferry but he never meant… Read more »

New Films 9th August 2025 by Mike Davies

New Films 9th August 2025 by Mike Davies

Films showing this week either in cinemas or on streaming platforms FILM OF THE WEEK Weapons (18) Writer/director Zach Cregger’s follow-up to Barbarian has the same intricately… Read more »