Stewart Lee is coming to the Ultimate Picture Palace in November to support our campaign to save the cinema. So far, nearly 24,000 people have signed a petition calling for our landlord Oriel College to extend our lease so we can stay where we belong, in the building...
Is your mind overflowing with movie trivia? Do you know your Pixar from your DreamWorks, and your Golden Lions from your Silver Bears? And can you guess the film purely from the poster tagline or a section of dialogue? Well, we have good news for you! We are...
We're in the running for Cinema of the Year, and we need you! The Ultimate Picture Palace is once again up for BIFA's Cinema of the Year award, supported by Kia. And it's you, our wonderful audiences, who will decide whether we make the shortlist. Back in July,...
We're delighted to share some exciting news: we've been featured by the Financial Times in its article, World's Most Breathtaking Cinemas. To be recognised alongside some of the world's most remarkable cinemas is a tremendous honour. The feature celebrates some of the...
What do wiseguys, pizza, and a late afternoon at the cinema have in common? Quite a lot, it turns out... We've teamed up with local Italian pizzeria and delicatessen Il Principe for an event that's almost too good to refuse. Join us for Martin Scorsese's legendary...
In August and September, we’re opening the doors of the UPP to be used for any purpose… except watching films. We’re looking for proposals from anyone with a great idea to use our space. The winners will get free use of the building to run their session. We’ll even...
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...
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!