A French Foreign Legion sergeant (Denis Lavant) begins a path to self-destruction, driven by his obsession with a captivating young recruit in Claire Denis’s hypnotically sensual adaptation of Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd, Sailor’.
1999 Classics Season
Magnolia
Set during a single day in LA, an ensemble of seemingly disconnected lives becomes intricately intertwined. Julianne Moore, Tom Cruise, and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this ambitious sweeping drama by Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood).
The Mummy
In 1920s Egypt, a dashing adventurer (Brendan Fraser) and a brilliant Egyptologist (Rachel Weisz) unwittingly awaken a 3,000 year-old curse in this thrilling 1990s adventure blending action, humour, and a little bit of horror.
Eyes Wide Shut
A wealthy doctor has his Christmas ruined when his wife admits to having sexual fantasies about a stranger, sending him into an obsessive crisis of desire and dysfunction. Stanley Kubrick’s final masterpiece, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
All About My Mother
A grieving mother goes out to find the father of her deceased son, and unexpectedly becomes the heart of a makeshift family. Pedro Almodóvar’s vivid, Oscar-winning meoldrama is a tender exploration of the meaning of motherhood.
Plan your visit
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 don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!