UK Cinemas And Distributors

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The Film Factory
The Film Factory One of the first 'official' distributor sites to launch in the UK, and still one of the best. The Film Factory has extensive information about all Buena Vista releases, both theatrical and on home cinema. Reasons to visit? Free ticket giveaways for upcoming movies, and sneak previews of DVD extra feature content. You can also sign up for a members section offering competitions and more exclusive footage.
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A-Z Of Sites - Cinema Chains

AMC Cinemas
Book online for AMC's two multiplexes, in Birmingham and Manchester.
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Apollo Cinemas
Site for the largest independent cinema exhibitor in the UK.
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BFI Regional Independent Cinemas
Gateway page to the BFI's indies, including the Watershed (Bristol), Broadway (Nottingham), and Chapter (Cardiff).
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British Federation of Film Societies
National body which promotes voluntary film exhibition and represents the interests of film societies in the United Kingdom.
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Cineplex Cinemas
Site for three cinemas in the East Midlands.
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Cineworld Cinemas
Cinema times and location details for Cineworld's 35+ cinemas in the UK.
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Curzon Cinemas
Book online for the Curzon's two London cinemas.
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Hollywood Screen Entertainment
Cinema times for the Hollywood Cinemas' chain in East Anglia.
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Merlin Cinemas
Listings and information for the South West England chain.
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Movie House Cinemas
Book online for the Northern Ireland chain's four cinemas.
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Northern Morris Associated Cinemas
Cinema times for the Lancashire/Yorkshire chain.
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Odeon

Odeon Cinemas
Book online and register for exclusive special offers and film news from one of the UK's biggest chains.
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Picturehouse Cinemas
Cinema details and film times for the 18 Picturehouse cinemas across the UK.
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Reeltime Cinemas
Cinema times at Reeltime's ten cinemas, mainly based in the south of England.
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Savoy Cinemas
Film times for the small chain's two screens in the Midlands.
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Scott Cinemas
Book online and get screening times for the South West England chain.
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Screen Cinemas
Cinema times for the seven Screen cinemas in the south of England.
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Showcase Cinemas
Get film times and book online for the Showcase's 19 cinemas.
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Silver Screen Cinemas
Showtimes for the Silver Screen's two cinemas in Kent.
Silver Screen Cinemas

Ster Century
Book online and get film titles for Ster Century's six UK multiplexes.
Ster Century

UCI Cinemas
Film information, screen times and prices, for the 35-strong chain.
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UGC Cinemas
Book online and get showtimes for one of the largest chains.
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Vue Cinemas
You can book online and get film times and movie news for the second largest chain in the UK.
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A-Z Of Sites - Distributors

Artificial EyeArtificial Eye
Information on the latest film and home cinema releases from one of the UK's leading arthouse companies.
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Buena Vista
See The Film Factory entry at top of page for details.
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CineFrance
Small distributor which - unsurprisingly - releases arthouse French movies in the UK.
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Columbia TriStar
Comprehensive site for Sony's film distribution arm, with details on new and upcoming releases at the cinema and on DVD.
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ContentFilm
UK company (formerly titled Winchester Films) which distributes and produces movies.
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Eros Entertainment
Extensive features about Bollywood from the UK's leading importer of films from the sub-continent.
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Guerilla Films
You'll find information about "real independent British films" here.
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Icon Movies
News and information on upcoming movies from Mel Gibson's distribution company.
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Metrodome
Information about the indie distributor of the likes of The Corporation and upcoming Australian movie Somersault.
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Millivres Multimedia
Find out about "independent films for independent minds".
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Momentum Pictures
Get details on the 15-20 movies Momentum releases in the UK every year (last year included Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Inside I'm Dancing).
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Optimum Releasing
News and information about Optimum's release slate (both for cinemas and home cinema).
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Palm Pictures
Details on Palm's theatrical and DVD releases, which veer towards the arthouse.
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Parasol Peccadillo
Site for the indie which "distributes quality international films".
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Pathe

Pathe
Recently relaunched site for the French-owned distributor, with news on cinema and DVD releases, plus news stories on Pathe pics.
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Redbus
Official site for the entertainment and media distributor/producer, veering towards the corporate side.
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Soda Pictures
Site for the small UK distributor, which specialises in foreign-language releases (ie The Miracle Of Bern).
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Twentieth Century Fox
Glitzy (as you'd expect) site promoting upcoming releases at the cinema/DVD, with trailers, downloads, and competitions.
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UIP
In-depth site for one of the UK's biggest distributors, with stacks of information about upcoming releases, competitions, and movie news.
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Verve Pictures
"Independent UK specialist film distributor, with particular emphasis on British and indie films."
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Warner Bros
UK arm of Warner Bros' online offering, with information about the WB's film, TV and DVD/video offerings.
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Yash Raj
Slick site for the Bollywood specialist (which recently enjoyed a hit with Veer-Zaara).
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