At our UPP, we aim for everyone to feel welcome. As part of ongoing improvements to our facilities, we are introducing a mix of private and shared toilet facilities that can be used by anyone. For those who prefer complete privacy, on the left-hand side of the screen...
The Ultimate Picture Palace are delighted to partner with Ruskin School of Art, to exhibit a selection of their students’ short films. Last February, students were given the opportunity to showcase their films at The Ultimate Picture Palace during a two-hour...
This summer, we’re celebrating not one but two major milestones in Oxford cinema history - 30 years of the Ultimate Picture Palace, and 50 years since the opening of our predecessor, the much-loved Penultimate Picture Palace. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a...
We're sorry to bring you the difficult news that the future of the UPP is at great risk. Today, we're launching a campaign to save it. So that this special cinema is fit for the future we need to invest in better access, better sightlines, better sound quality and...
The future of the Ultimate Picture Palace is at risk. To secure the cinema’s future, we must persuade our landlord, Oriel College, to grant the UPP a long-term lease. Without this security, the cinema cannot access the investment needed to improve accessibility,...
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We wanted to share a small but important update about what you’ll see on screen before our films. Starting soon, we’ll be showing a short selection of adverts before some screenings. While it’s not something we’ve done before at The Ultimate Picture Palace, and it’s...
From Friday 17th October, ticket prices at the UPP will change. This is our first increase in over two years and has been a carefully considered decision. Like many cultural venues, we are facing rising costs across the board – from the energy bills that power our...
Old-school Hollywood drama. Scandal in the suburbs. Love, obsession, and social tension, all in glorious Technicolor. This November, the UPP celebrates the vivid visual language, heightened emotion, and the rich pathos at the heart of classic film melodrama....
This year, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has launched a brand-new category: Cinema of the Year (supported by Kia) and we’re throwing our hat in the ring. Since 1998, BIFA has celebrated the very best in independent film, shining a spotlight on filmmakers...
Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!