The Cube
Independent cinema which also hosts regular gigs and music.
The Cube is a real asset to Bristol, an independent cinema run by volunteers with original programming. In addition to films and live music the 105 seat cinema is also used for workshops and discussions.
In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.
While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.
For film times check www.cubecinema.com
In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.
While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.
For film times check www.cubecinema.com
What's On At The Cube
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Our recent recommendations for The Cube
Annemarie Jacir’s historical epic tells the story of life in 1930s Palestine and the local uprising against British colonial rule. Using rare archival footage, Palestine 36 casts a timely light on Britain’s long-standing legacy of violence in the Middle East and is a powerful testament to Palestinian resistance. Catch it screening at The Cube as part of PFF 2025.
Palestine 36 at The Cube.
We’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Yelping electroindustrial painscapes. Ambient gnostic noise rituals. Carnivorous Plants double-droning in the dark of the Cube Microplex stage. All these moments will be lost in time, like liquid in the library :'(((
Goodbye Liquid Library :) at The Cube.
Before the Iranian Revolution, borrowed cameras birthed Cinema-ye Azad (Free Cinema), a movement that grew from 8mm experiments into a nationwide network of censorship-defying underground festivals. The Cube honours its legacy with theatrical afterlife vision How Frightening is the Darkness of the Soul, screened back-to-back with dark rural fable Mir Nasir and the Ill-Fated Genie.
Cinema-ye Azad Double Bill at The Cube.
Hollywood screenwriting luminary and Scorsese collaborator Paul Schrader broke the mould with his epic biopic of nationalist author turned failed insurrectionist Yukio Mishima. Lauded for its nonlinear narrative and hallucinatory visuals, A Life in Four Chapters interweaves Mishima’s infamous last days with dramatic reenactments of his writing, enriched by Philip Glass’ gorgeous instrumental score.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters at The Cube.
Sell out warning! Guillermo del Toro's latest monstrous creation screens at The Cube for only a fiver! The Mexican auteur of gothic freakery takes on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; expect candlelit crypts, tortured souls and del Toro’s signature devotion to the beautiful grotesque. Truly a match made in heaven (or hell).
Mask Required Screening: FRANKENSTEIN 2pm at The Cube.