michaelMay 30
Romeria by Carla Simón showing at the #UltimatePicturePalace #Oxford this week. Lovely film in four languages (#Catalan, Spanish, #Galician and French) . It made me laugh to see the UPP advertise it as Spanish w subtitles. https://uppcinema.com/show/romeria/
Romería - The Ultimate Picture Palace

Aspiring filmmaker Marina travels to Galicia to uncover her family’s past, following her late mother’s diary. As buried truths emerge, she confronts grief, identity and belonging in Carla Simón’s (Summer 1993, Alcarràs) warm, autobiographical drama about memory and emotional inheritance.

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Show threadRustOct 12, 2025
Quite apt that the showing is at the stunningly wonderful #UltimatePicturePalace just down the road from Florence's dad's now sadly departed tapas bar where many a happy hour was spent before the kids were spawned.
michaelJun 28, 2025
#Oxford #UltimatePicturePalace The UPP Secures Asset of Community Value Status https://uppcinema.com/oxford-cinema-asset-of-community-value/ #cinema #independentCinemas
The UPP Secures Asset of Community Value Status - The Ultimate Picture Palace

Following this week’s article in The Times about our landlord’s objections to our Asset of Community Value application, we wanted to share an update directly. The statement below sets out the good news about the ACV designation and explains what it means for the future of the UPP, as well as where things stand in […]

The Ultimate Picture Palace
michaelMar 21, 2025
history of #Oxford's #UltimatePicturePalace #cinema - free talk happening #tomorrow:
https://uppcinema.com/show/history-of-the-upp-free-talk/ #LocalHistory
History of the UPP – Free Talk - The Ultimate Picture Palace

When the Oxford Picture Palace (now the Ultimate Picture Palace) opened in 1911 it was Oxford's first purpose-built 'electric theatre'. Join local historian Liz Woolley for this FREE talk about Oxford's cinema history. Booking essential.

The Ultimate Picture Palace
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Exploitation, loss and deep deep guilt combine to torment a middle-aged widower looking for new love, in Takashi Miike's peerlessly nightmarish horror romance AUDITION (1999), screening in a double with Hideo Nakata's RING (1998), 8pm tonight at the #UltimatePicturePalace https://projectedfigures.com/2014/07/02/the-twenty-best-frightfest-films-ever-2013/#Audition
The Twenty Best FrightFest Films Ever (2013) - Projected Figures

Twenty of my favourite films to have featured at FrightFest between the years 2000 and 2012, culminating in Takashi Miike's AUDITION

Projected Figures
RustOct 20, 2023
Not sure the fabulous #ultimatepicturepalace counts but ya gotta love the small indies 🥰
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/11/welcome-to-the-microplex-the-hidden-world-of-britains-1500-tiny-cinemas
Welcome to the microplex! The hidden world of Britain’s 1,500 tiny cinemas

The film industry faces intense pressure, yet some independent cinemas are still flourishing. We meet the volunteers who are making it happen

The Guardian