Cinema in London
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Barbican Centre
Major arts destination
An impressive if infuriatingly convoluted brutalist-style arts complex, the Barbican Centre (opened in 1982) was...
East London · Silk St, London
Cineworld Leicester Square (formerly Empire Leicester Square)
The bigger picture
Along with its competitive neighbour the Odeon Leicester Square, the Cineworld experience offers big-budget movies...
Central London · 5–6 Leicester Square, London
BFI Southbank
World-class institution devoted to international film culture
A beloved riverside hot spot situated between the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre art-and-music complex,...
Central London · Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London
BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
Springtime for gays on screen
The British Film Institute's annual gift (thank you?) to the LGBT community and its followers since 1986 ranks as one...
Central London · BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, Waterloo, London
Odeon Luxe Leicester Square (formerly Odeon Leicester Square)
The UK's biggest movie screen.
Perhaps the defining landmark of Leicester Square, this cinema — the biggest of the three that overlook (or...
Central London · 24—26 Leicester Square, London
Curzon Mayfair
Queen of London cinemas
Luxurious and arty cinema built in 1966 (now a Grade II Listed building) following the destruction of a cinema on...
Central London · 38 Curzon St, Mayfair, London
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Vue Piccadilly
Modern West End movie theatre
London cinemas are pricey by most standards, but this comfortable and sleek five-screen first-run establishment will...
Central London · 19 Lower Regent St, London
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Established home to contemporary culture's leaders and experimenters
Sitting oddly and uncomfortably within spitting distance of Buckingham Palace on London's red road, the Mall...
Central London · 12 Carlton House Terrace, London
Rich Mix Cultural Foundation
Indie and arty
Independent arts venue in a former East London leather factory,with spaces for creative businesses, three cinemas and...
East London · 35 Bethnal Green Rd, Shoreditch, London
The Cinema Museum
When film was film
A labour of love founded by private collectors Ronald Grant (ex-British Film Institute) and Martin Humphries, this...
South London · The Master's House, 2 Dugard Way, London
