Phoenix Cinema

🔍 What’s new 30 August - 5 September?

🍿 NATIONAL CINEMA DAY - £4 ALL DAY
You read that right, this Saturday 31st August at the Phoenix we are celebrating cinema all day with £4 tickets! See old classics like THE ITALIAN JOB (PG) on its 55th Anniversary or PULP FICTION (18) on its 30th. We also have something for all the family; you can watch the latest minions movie DESPICABLE ME 4 (U) in the morning or enjoy the big blockbuster sequel TWISTERS (12A) later in the day. It’s a great time to catch a double or even a quadruple feature in our iconic screen, what are you waiting for? Come and join us!
🎟️ Despicable Me 4 @ 12.30PM
🎟️ The Italian Job @ 3PM
🎟️ Twisters @ 5.30PM
🎟️ Pulp Fiction @ 8.15PM

👽 SECOND RUN SUNDAYS: IKARIE XB-1 (PG)
This (first) Space Odyssey, set in 2163, is the last in our Second Run Sundays series. And it’s one not to be missed! Jindřich Polák’s sci-fi fantasy predates Star Trek and Kubrick’s 2001, and was clearly a pronounced influence on both classics of the genre. The film follows a mission into deep space in search of alien life. During this perilous journey, the crew confront a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century, and test the limits of their own sanity.
🎟️ Sunday 1st September @ 1PM

⛰️ THE MOUNTAIN WITH ME (12A)
After suffering a catastrophic and almost fatal spinal cord injury, professional rugby player Ed Jackson’s world changed forever. The Mountain Within Me follows Ed’s journey through recovery as he faces and conquers the mental and physical heights of climbing Snowdonia, the Alps, and Himalayas, and deals with life-altering challenges closer to home. From multi-award-winning director, Polly Steele and BAFTA and EMMY nominated producer, George Chignell, this documentary is an inspiring, thought-provoking film about unexpected change, hope, and finding renewed purpose in life.
🎟️ Sunday 1st September @ 5.30PM
🎟️ Tuesday 3rd September @ 8.15PM

All screenings and more booking now at the phoenixcinema.co.uk, follow the link in our bio ⬆️

🔍 Showing now until 22nd August⁣

📚 IT ENDS WITH US (15)
Blake Lively stars in this long-awaited adaption of an international bestseller. Lily Bloom (Lively) moves to Boston to leave a traumatic childhood behind, and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) soon sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar) suddenly renters her life, her relationship with Ryle changes drastically, leaving Lily needing strength to make an impossible choice for her future.
🎟️ Tuesday 20th August @ 5.15PM (*HoH)
🎟️ Thursday 22nd August @ 2.30PM
🎟️ Thursday 22nd August @ 8PM (*HoH)
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🎥 THE COMMANDANT’S SHADOW (12A)
This documentary follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. Rudolf was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz, and mastermind of the murder of over a million Jews; his life was recently fictionalised in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.
🎟️ Thursday 22nd August @ 5.30PM
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These screenings are available to book now at phoenixcinema.co.uk.

This is your sign to watch Paris, Texas at the Phoenix Cinema.⁣
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This Wim Wenders classic won the Palme d’or in 1984, and has now been lovingly restored in 4K for the silver screen. See it as intended this Wednesday @ 5PM. ⁣
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Grab your tickets now by following the link in our bio ⬆️ ⁣
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Part road trip drama, part neo-western, Paris,Texas stars Harry Dean Stanton as Travis, a man who is found wandering the desert after going missing for years, and is attempting to reconnect with his wife who left him and their young son. ⁣
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🔍 What’s new 10-15 August⁣

🌵 PARIS, TEXAS (12A)
“What the hell happened to you anyway? You look like 40 miles of rough road.”
Part road trip drama, part neo-western, strap in for this 40th anniversary restoration of a Wim Wenders classic. Paris, Texas (1984) stars Harry Dean Stanton as Travis, a man who is found wandering the desert after going missing for years and is attempting to reconnect with his wife who left him and their young son.
🎟️ Saturday 10th August @ 2PM
🎟️ Wednesday 14th August @ 5PM
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👽 SKY PEALS (12A)⁣
Adam works night shifts at a motorway service station and lives a small and lonely life. When his estranged father dies, he finds himself in search of answers. Is Adam actually descended from an alien race? This unconventional sci-fi drama tackles themes of alienation in modern Britain as we follow a son just trying to understand a man he never knew.
🎟️ Saturday 10th August @ 5.15PM
🎟️ Sunday 11th August @ 7.45PM
🎟️ Monday 12th August @ 3.15PM
🎟️ Thursday 15th August @ 8.15PM
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📕 RADICAL (12A)
Based on an article from Wired Magazine, this true to life Spanish language Mexican drama follows a frustrated teacher at a failing school using unorthodox methods to turn around the lives of his students. There are both light and dark moments as Sergio (Emmy Award nominee Eugenio Derbez) attempts unleash the potential geniuses he in his classroom!
🎟️ Saturday 10th August @ 7.30PM
🎟️ Sunday 11th August @ 4.45PM
🎟️ Monday 12th August @ 8PM
🎟️ Wednesday 14th August @ 8.15PM
🎟️ Thursday 15th August @ 5.30PM

🇮🇹 THE LEOPARD (PG)
Enjoy a sumptuous epic this Sunday afternoon as we continue our journey through Italian cinema with The Leopard. Starring Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon, this classic portrays the melancholic fall of 19th century Sicilian nobility.
🎟️ Sunday 11th August @ 1PM

All these screenings and more are booking now at phoenixcinema.co.uk.

A feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (The White Lotus’ Fred Hechinger) and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an ageing friend (Roundtree) and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her. Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, Nicole Byer, and Malcolm McDowell also star.

From 19 July

THELMA - Official Trailer (Universal Pictures) https://www.universalpictures.co.ukIn cinemas July 19.The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, THELMA is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran O...

The documentary follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning “The Zone of Interest.” Now, “The Commandant’s Shadow” tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.

While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz, Jewish prisoner Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was trying to survive the notorious concentration camp. At the heart of this film is the historic and inspiring moment – eight decades later – when the two come face-to-face. This is the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting, Anita’s London living room. Together with their children, Kai Höss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, the four protagonists explore their very different hereditary burdens.

The film features original excerpts of Rudolf Höss’ long-forgotten autobiography, written shortly before his ex*****on. His words are the ultimate proof of what really happened at Auschwitz, documented by the perpetrator himself, countering denial and ignorance of the Holocaust.

This once-in-a-lifetime feature-length documentary explores the relationships of a mother and her daughter, a father and his son, and the long shadows cast by the crimes that impact generations. It raises questions about love, guilt, and forgiveness, but is ultimately a much needed story of hope, acceptance, and compassion.

The Commandant’s Shadow is a stark reminder that there can be no reconciliation without a true and honest reckoning of the past. Only then can we hope to avoid repeating history and build a better future.

Book: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/movie/the-commandants-shadow

Discover the untold stories of the forest in a spectacular new wildlife adventure! This poetic and beautiful documentary follows a year in the life of a majestic, 210-year-old oak tree and its many inhabitants, exploring the immensely rich universe thriving beneath its branches.

Featuring a unique cast including squirrels, birds, ants and mice, and packed with humour, joy and heart-in-your-mouth action, this remarkably unique feature offers a fascinating insight into the heart of a buzzing, vibrant, eco-system, completely immersing the viewer into the heart of a tree and
telling stories that will both touch and surprise audiences, whether young or old, and irrespective of their ecological awareness.

Book: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/movie/heart-of-an-oak

Second Run Sundays: Zoltán Fábri's MERRY-GO-ROUND + Intro

Sun 7 July, 1pm

"A rich and achingly beautiful work. MERRY-GO-ROUND is the pinnacle of Hungarian cinema" István Szábo

"It resounds with love" Jean Cocteau

Book:

Second Run Sundays: Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta) - July 7, 1:00 pm 172650 - Second Run Sundays: Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta) - Screen 1 - July 7, 1:00 pm

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (28 June - 4 July):
~ New releases: KINDS OF KINDNESS, DANCE REVOLUTIONARIES
~ Still showing: TREASURE, FREUD'S LAST SESSION, WILDING
~ THE DEAD CENTRE OF FINCHLEY

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day

We're taking part in the London Festival of Architecture on 30 June, with the screening of a new work from Barnet’s Heritage Officer Hugh Petrie + discussion, organised with Barnet Libraries

Book your seats: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/movie/the-dead-centre-of-finchley

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (21-27 June):
~ New releases: TREASURE, WAKAMUSHA
~ Still showing: FREUD'S LAST SESSION, WILDING
~ classic: PASSPORT TO PIMLICO (1949)

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (14-20 June):

~ New releases: FREUD'S LAST SESSION, WILDING
~ classic: ROME, OPEN CITY (1945)

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (7-13 June):

~ New releases: ROSALIE, WILDING (preview screening)
~ classic: THE SHOP ON THE HIGH STREET (1965)
~ on screen: NYE
~ on screen: ANDREA CHENIER
~ Still showing: THE BEAST, LA CHIMERA, KIDNAPPED, THERE'S STILL TOMORROW

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (31 May-6 June):
~ New releases: THE BEAST starring and
~ on screen: MY NATIONAL GALLERY
~ on screen: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE featuring songs by
~ on screen: NYE
~ Still showing: LA CHIMERA, KIDNAPPED, THERE'S STILL TOMORROW

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (24-30 May):

~ New releases: SLOW, new CATCHING FIRE: THE STORY OF ANITA PALLENBERG
~ classic: THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951)
~ on screen: NYE
~ Still showing: LA CHIMERA, KIDNAPPED, THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN, THERE'S STILL TOMORROW

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (10-16 May):
~ New releases: LA CHIMERA, BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY
~ Live comedy: headlining a stand-up on 12 May
~ screening: DONNIE DARKO (DIRECTOR'S CUT)
~ on screen: MADAMA BUTTERFLY (2024)
~ screening: CHALLENGERS on 15 May
~ Still showing: KIDNAPPED, THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN, THERE'S STILL TOMORROW

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day.

Coming this Fri 10 May: LA CHIMERA, Alice Rohrwacher's highly anticipated new film, starring , and

Set in the 1980s, in the former Etruscan landscape of rural Italy, the film follows Arthur (Josh O’Connor), an archaeologist, who makes use of his unique skills to aid a ragtag group of 'tomboroli' – local graverobbers – to find ancient tombs filled with artefacts to sell on the black market. To the locals these graves are sacred, believing curses follow those who enter. But Arthur, who is mourning the loss of his love Beniamina, is less concerned with the monetary value of the objects, using the digs to search for the door to the afterlife – of which myths speak – where he imagines reuniting with her.

Tickets: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/movie/la-chimera-2

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (3 May-9 May):
~ New releases: THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN, THERE'S STILL TOMORROW
~ Still showing: CHALLENGERS starring , KIDNAPPED from
~ Theatre on Screen: shows of MACBETH with and and NYE with

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (26 April-2 May):
~ New releases: CHALLENGERS starring , KIDNAPPED
~ Opera on Screen: CARMEN ( )
~ Theatre on Screen: MACBETH with and

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (22-25 April):
~ New release: IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE coming-of-age story set in
~ Exhibition on Screen ENCORE: JOHN SINGER SARGENT: FASHION & SWAGGER
~ Still showing: 's Oscar winner THE ZONE OF INTEREST, BACK TO BLACK biopic from Sam Taylor-Johnson ( ) THE ORIGIN OF EVIL starring (Call My Agent),

Book your tickets online: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/home
Book your tickets over the phone or in-person: box office opens 30 mins before the first scheduled screening for the day.

When gifted high school student Ulzii unexpectedly wins a local physics competition in Mongolia’s capital city Ulaanbaatar, he sees a chance to escape his deprived neighbourhood by competing in the national finals for the chance of a university scholarship. But when his struggling mother returns to the countryside in search of
work, he has to balance the demands of looking after his younger siblings during a harsh winter with pursuing his academic dreams.

The first Mongolian film to ever play in official selection at Cannes, writer/director Zoljargal Purevdash’s beautifully photographed debut feature is a hope-filled coming-of-age drama about resilience and determination against the odds.

Screening at Phoenix from 19 April: https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/movie/if-only-i-could-hibernate-2