The industry hit the highest spend on record for films in 2025. What might this mean for the cinema business in 2026? Last year the UK spent a total of £6.8 billion on film and high-end television programme production, according to
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Free cinema screening of new film Layla in Kingston next week
Escapes, an exciting independent cinema project, returns to Kingston this week with a screening of the new British film Layla – for free. Escapes has
Review: The Menu proves horror can be hilarious
The Menu, a film directed by Mark Mylod, has all the right ingredients, it’s a satisfying satirical horror which shames the very rich through a
Guide: What to watch, eat and drink at Curzon Kingston
The newest branch of the Curzon cinema chain opened its doors on Friday 11 November as part of the Bentall Centre, and promises to be
Harry Potter 20th anniversary: Magic returns to Kingston Odeon
The magic returned to Kingston Odeon last weekend as it showed Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to mark the 20th anniversary of its release.
The 10 best films of 2020
After a record setting year at the box office in 2019, 2020 was set up to be another huge year for cinema, with multi-billion pound franchises like the MCU, James Bond and Fast and Furious all scheduled to release their latest tent-pole film.
REVIEW: Bohemian Rhapsody: mixed feelings over the Queen biopic
Last month, Bryan Singer’s biopic called Bohemian Rhapsody celebrating Queen’s music and rise to fame, and the life of their legendary lead singer Freddie Mercury
Review: Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch offers a glimpse into the interactive future of screenwriting
Beneath a spellbinding guise of retro authenticity, existential values and macabre consequences, Bandersnatch flirts with a methodology that could fundamentally change the nature of cinema
