The Duke of York’s Picturehouse

The Duke of York’s is far and away the best cinema in Brighton. From its Edwardian architecture to it’s diverse programme of films, from its luxury sofa seats in the balcony to its fully licensed bar (yes it’s the only cinema in Brighton where you can enjoy a beer whilst watching a film!).

The Duke’s has been showing the best of cinema for over 100 years. Opened in September 1910, the Duke’s is the only original cinema left in Brighton and is the oldest operating cinema in the UK.

Today the Duke’s specializes in showing a wide range of movies from all over the world. You’ll find the best in contemporary Hollywood cinema mixed with world cinema, diverse and controversial documentaries, local films and an eclectic range of late night classics and all night movie marathons. The Duke’s has recently grown as a great venue for live music, The Kills, Kimya Dawson, Peggy Sue, Esben and The Witch, Tim Robbins and The Rogue Gallery Band, Angus and Julia Stone, The Go! Team, Emmy The Great and more have all graced the stage to sold out crowds. The band Why? have an upcoming show on 25^th October.

The Duke’s is also at the center of CineCity – The Brighton Film Festival, which each year delivers an incredibly rich selection of films in a variety of genres and formats from all over the world.

The Duke’s is always one to offer a helping hand to those in need, including students! They are currently offering a fantastic FREE yearlong membership offer to all FIRST YEAR STUDENTS. Which includes:

·         1 Free Ticket

·         1 Free Popcorn

·         1 Free Beer

·         £2 off each ticket

·         10% off all drinks and snacks at the bar and kiosk

A very generous offer indeed! All you have to do to claim it is to pop into the Duke of York’s Picturehouse at Preston Circus (5min walk from London Rd station, 7min walk from Brighton St) with your valid student card and they’ll sign you up there and then.

If you are not a first year student however, then they also have something special for you. Slackers Club is a FREE screening for ALL STUDENTS which happens about every 6 weeks, either a preview of an upcoming film or a cult classic (up next is a preview of Miranda July’s (You, Me and Everyone We Know) new film, The Future. Again just bring yourself and your student card in and they’ll sort you out.

All Students also get £5 off when purchasing a membership to the cinema (all details available on their website)

There’s loads coming up this season at the Duke’s so don’t miss out.

Including:

Melancholia (Lars Von Trier, 2011)

Tyrannosaur (Paddy Considine, 2011)

We Need To Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay, 2011)

The Ides of March (George Clooney, 2011)

Special one-off late night screenings of classics and contemporary oddities such as:

Troll Hunter (Andre Ovredal, 2011) Friday 21^st October

The John Carpenter All-NighterSaturday 29^th October

Red State (Kevin Smith, 2011)

Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) Saturday 12^th November

Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993) Friday 9^th December

There’s loads to indulge and sink your teeth into here. A visit to the Duke’s will make you fall in love cinema and the movies all over again!

All info and tickets can be found at there website: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Duke_Of_Yorks/

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