NOTTINGHAM’S SILVER SCREENS

NOTTINGHAM’S SILVER SCREENS

By Natalie Howarth

In Nottingham we are lucky enough to have lots of fantastic options when it comes to cinemas. Impact’s Natalie Howarth explores the various cinemas which you should be checking out whilst you are in the city. Oh and did we mention the discounted tickets for students and young people?

Located in Hockley, Broadway Cinema is my absolute go-to cinema. This cinema houses a range of mainstream, classic, independent and world film with a mezze bar just before you enter the screening rooms; a cinema experience simply cannot be matched by a chain cinema.

Recently, I was lucky enough to bag some tickets to see Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City at Broadway Cinema on the release day and they provided free postcards and bags of flying saucer sweets on everyone’s seats (a very on-theme touch). With £5 tickets for those aged 25 and under, this isn’t one to be missed off of your Nottingham cinema bucketlist, that’s for sure.

Whilst they host screenings of new films, revisit classics, National Theatre Live, The Royal Ballet Broadcast, to name a few, Broadway also uses the space to host informal talks, Q&A sessions and Film Courses. If you are interested in the workings of the film industry, the cinema has Broadway’s BFI Film Academy which offers opportunities to people from 16-25 to discover more about the industry from professionals who can offer insights into funding, pitching and production. Such a culturally enriching place that has so much to offer, I wholeheartedly love this place and could not recommend it more.

Located on the busy, student-populated Derby Road, Savoy Cinema is the only surviving cinema from before the Second World War in Nottingham. The building stands incongruous to the architectural style of the modern, preserving the art deco style of the mid 1930s. With its charming aura and range of screenings offered, from newly released films to screenings of National Theatre Live, there is a large range of films to go and see every week.

I highly recommend going to see a film hosted by The Loft Movie Theatre, a Notts-based film club that screens cult classics: I watched Fight Club last year and I felt like I had transported back to the 90s! It is definitely an unmissable experience seeing a film hosted by them. Conveniently located in the heart of the student population and with £5 student tickets, why not head over there with your friends and watch some new releases?

In the heart of the city centre inside the Cornerhouse complex surrounding many restaurants, Cineworld houses 14 rooms that screen a variety of films and performances including new releases, classics rescreened, Royal Opera Live, and Royal Ballet Live. As a standard chain in the heart of the city, it is a cinema you might be very familiar with. You can expect to see some good quality cinema: Oppenheimer was shown here during July and August in IMAX, a high-resolution image and sound quality guaranteed!