Pictureville Cinema, Independent cinema at National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, England
Pictureville Cinema is a cinema located inside the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, England, with two screens named Pictureville and Cubby Broccoli. Both screens are fitted with specialist projection equipment capable of handling a wide range of film formats, including 70mm.
The cinema opened as part of the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, which launched in Bradford in 1983 and grew into one of the most visited museums outside London. The Cubby Broccoli screen takes its name from the producer behind the James Bond film series, recognising his ties to British cinema.
The cinema runs themed series alongside its regular programme, including Art of Action, which focuses on films with female lead characters. Audiences tend to be genuinely engaged, and the screenings often feel more like curated film events than casual outings.
Both screens have hearing loops and wheelchair-accessible seating, and the cinema sits inside a museum building that is straightforward to navigate. It is worth checking showtimes in advance, as the programme changes regularly and some screenings fill up quickly.
The cinema is one of a small number in the UK that regularly screens films in 70mm, a format that most cinemas abandoned decades ago. These screenings draw visitors from far outside Bradford who want to experience the particular quality of that format on a large screen.
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