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Christmas ready.

Becky Hallsmith bought the cinema in 2011 and made many significant improvements. Sadly, Becky passed away in 2018 and, shortly after, a group of friends and family set about realising her dream of making the UPP into a community-owned cinema. Read more: buff.ly/q4c45oT

👀 It's coming. We promise. On sale soon.

👑 YAS SNOW QUEEN! Marion Cotillard slays in The Ice Tower, a dark and woozy modern masterpiece screening at UPP from Friday. 🎟️ buff.ly/EYXDe7y

👶 Next up at Baby Club is The Choral, screening this Thursday. Keep your eyes on our listings for further parent and baby screenings as they're announced.

Rev up for Deprisa, Deprisa (Fatser, Faster), Carlos Saura’s electric portrait of Madrid’s youth on the edge. Featuring non-actors, real locations, and a punk-raw heartbeat that still feels dangerously alive. 🎥 Screening on Tuesday and Wednesday. 🎟️ buff.ly/Or0arrY

🚨 ONE WEEK TIL PILLION KLAXON! Get your tickets booked for this sub-dom-rom-com that Time Out called "very, very hot" 😏 🎟️ buff.ly/GQ132z1

Looking for a gift that fits every stocking, Secret Santa, and “Oh no, I forgot to buy something!” moment? Give them the magic of the movies. Give them a UPP Gift Voucher. 🎁 buff.ly/qaH73Wt

Cumberbatch. Grief. A massive talking crow. The Thing With Feathers is now playing at UPP. 🎟️ buff.ly/q3SzYn6

We love our community. Oxford, OX4, East Oxford, Cowley Road - this board is yours. Got something to share? Drop a flyer or poster at the box office and we’ll put it up. ❤️

Lose yourself in cult classics, rediscovered gems, and big-screen beauty all week long. Pick up tickets now. 🎟️ buff.ly/0MQPywv

How’s this for a week at the movies - six films, six worlds, all waiting for you at Oxford's favourite indie cinema. 🏃 The Running Man 🐦 The Thing With Feathers 🎵 The Choral 🪖 Fiume O Morte! 🔫 Deprisa Deprisa ✨ The Great Beauty

You heard them. Get your tickets right now dammit. 🎟️ buff.ly/JUId9ZQ

#UPPhistory We've been through some tough times in the last 114 years - including periods of disuse, and even a time functioning as a furniture showroom. In this picture we're looking a little worse for wear. Date unknown. Read more about our history: buff.ly/njzmOY3

Fiume O Morte! is the true story of a renegade poet who went full-tilt fascist and basically LARPed his way into running a city for three chaotic years. A bonkers tale, delivered through a brilliant and inventive documentary. 📽️ Sat 6th Dec at UPP. 🎟️ buff.ly/7STeL2j

⏳ There's still time to wrap your hands around this wintery treat! Available til Thursday.

🖤 Melodrama, witchcraft, femme fatales: Georgia Humphreys explores the wicked lineage from Leave Her to Heaven to Gone Girl in our latest blog, adapted from her live introduction at our recent double-bill. 👀 buff.ly/sgD1jnR

We're showing 23 different films this December - despite being closed for a week for Christmas! Check out our full listings online or in our printed program, available at the cinema. 👀 buff.ly/9B86DDE

In 2014, Belén endured a devastating miscarriage and was unjustly charged with an illegal abortion - sparking a wave of feminist activism across Argentina. 🎬 Screening on 1st & 3rd December. 🎟️ buff.ly/vTen4Fh