Upcoming Events:

Watch this space for news about other upcoming events and future arts cinema seasons. Meanwhile, below are some of the past events in which the arts cinema has been involved.

Special screening - SHINE
Tuesday 17th February - 7pm at the Wildwood restaurant cinema in Cathedral Square, Peterborough.
Many of you will be aware that former arts cinema committee member John McGarry sadly passed away at the end of last year after being assaulted in Peterborough city centre. John was a valued member of the committee and also an accomplished classical piano player. By way of a tribute to John we will be screening the 1996 film Shine at the Wildwood restaurant cinema.

Shine is a critically acclaimed 1996 Australian biographical drama film directed by Scott Hicks, based on the life of the brilliant but mentally fragile pianist David Helfgott. The film gained international recognition, earning seven Academy Award nominations, and a Best Actor Oscar for its lead, Geoffrey Rush.

NOSFERATU
Tuesday 12th November - 7pm at the Key Theatre
In addition to our regular programme, we are very excited to announce this amazing presentation in partnership with the Gateway Film Festival. F.W. Murnau’s classic silent film Nosferatu, made in 1922, still continues to haunt and terrify audiences.
The film was the first-ever screen adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and captures the deeply-rooted elements of a waking nightmare. Its eerie, Gothic feel – and chilling performance from Max Shrek as the vampire – set the template for horror films that followed and remains one of silent cinema’s masterpieces.

The film will also feature a live score by Minima, a Bristol-based four-piece group specialising in live accompaniment to silent film screenings since 2006. Their instrumentation of cello, double bass, guitars, dulcimer, synthesiser, and drum kit create an uncompromising and unique live sound.

Watch an excerpt from Minima's production here and read some further information. You can also check out some photographs from past Minima performances.

‘Minima's spine-tingling music clung to each twist of the movie... spellbinding accompaniment’ – The Guardian

SUSPIRIA with introduction by Nanni Cobretti
Thursday 31st September 2024 - 7:30pm at the John Clare Theatre

We are pleased to announce that our presentation of Suspiria will be introduced by Nanni Cobretti. Nanni is a film critic, founder and director of the multi-award winning Italian web magazine I 400 Calci . Along with his team of collaborators, he co-wrote three successful books for the Italian market (one a collection of the magazine's best articles, one about Sylvester Stallone and one about monster movies) and has been doing regular live shows at the popular Lucca Comics & Games convention. He has collaborated with the most renowned Italian cinema magazines, including the Italian versions of Empire and Esquire. English-wise, he recently started doing commentaries for 88 Films and hosted a Q&A with Jess Liaudinpanel at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival in London

PEARL with introduction by Nanni Cobretti
Thursday 28th September 2023 - 7:30pm at the John Clare Theatre
We are pleased to announce that our presentation of 'Pearl' will be introduced by Nanni Cobretti. Nanni is a film critic, founder and director of the multi-award winning Italian web magazine I 400 Calci . Along with his team of collaborators, he co-wrote three successful books for the Italian market (one a collection of the magazine's best articles, one about Sylvester Stallone and one about monster movies) and has been doing regular live shows at the popular Lucca Comics & Games convention. He has collaborated with the most renowned Italian cinema magazines, including the Italian versions of Empire and Esquire. English-wise, he recently started doing commentaries for 88 Films and hosted a Q&A with Jess Liaudinpanel at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival in London

Annual General Meeting of the Peterborough Film Society
Thursday 2nd November 2023 - After the 7:30pm screening at the John Clare Theatre
After the screening of 'Still: A Michael J Fox movie' on Thursday 2nd November the committee of the Peterborough Film Society will be holding it's Annual General Meeting. This is an opportunity for us to present the current status of the Arts Cinema from an operational and financial perspective, and also to open up a discussion with our audience about any aspect of the cinema and what we offer. Please feel free to join us and find out a bit more about the Film Society and also to offer any suggestions for how we could improve or any aspect of cinema in Peterborough and beyond.
Ahead of the AGM please find here some background about the performance of the arts cinema in recent months.