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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There is a hole at the bottom of the cinema where the student deals come from... 🍿 FREE popcorn throughout October for students at UPP 🎟️ FREE 15–25s membership with tickets reduced to just £6 & £7 Find out more about Oxford's home of independent cinema, and sign-up to our free 15-25s membership

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

👀 NEW PROGRAMME! SWIPE TO READ → On the cover: Carrie - and that’s just the beginning. Expect horror classics from our Her-Steria season, alongside brilliant new releases including Digger, Queen at Sea, Saun the Sheep, Case 137, Sense & Sensibility, The Social Reckoning and plenty more.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We've got a tantalising invite for students this month... 🍿 FREE popcorn throughout October for students at UPP 🎟️ FREE 15–25s membership with tickets reduced to just £6 & £7 Find out more about Oxford's home of independent cinema, and sign-up to our free 15-25s membership now...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🎓🍿 GOOD MORNING, STUDENTS 🍿🎓 Throughout October, students get FREE POPCORN at UPP - Oxford's home of independent cinema. Just show your student card at the bar and grab yourself a bag. No catch. Just popcorn.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We've got a brilliant double bill of cinema treats for students at UPP this month... 🍿 FREE popcorn all month for students at UPP 🎟️ £6 & £7 tickets with our FREE 15–25s membership Find out more about Oxford's home of independent cinema, and sign-up to our free 15-25s membership now...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

After 17(!) teams battled it out at the inaugural UPP Film Quiz last month, we’re back for another round in just a week's time. You might say it's, ahem, one battle after another (sorry not sorry). Join us next Thursday 1 October at Big Society, next door to UPP, for another night of film trivia.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Big thanks to The Big Orange M and Cowley Road Carnival for including our Save the UPP campaign in the gorgeous new mural on the corner of Stockmore Street and Cowley Road.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Choose the big screen. Choose a 4K restoration. Choose an iconic soundtrack. Choose unforgettable characters. Choose 90s nostalgia. Choose a film that changed British cinema. Choose UPP. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/trainsp...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our new programme is out today. Swipe to read 👉 & grab your copy next time you’re passing!

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎞️ ALMODÓVAR ON 35MM 🎞️ Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother is a vivid, funny and deeply moving celebration of female resilience, motherhood, friendship and the extraordinary ways we care for one another. Showing this Saturday in glorious 35mm. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/all-abo...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

❤️ We were given this gorgeous drawing yesterday by Moeri, along with the sweetest note. As a Japanese exchange student spending a short time in Oxford, they wrote about finding a warm welcome at UPP, a place they felt comfortable, and an atmosphere that reminds them of home.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

UPP must be the place to see Spike Lee's transcendent document of David Byrne's American Utopia - a glorious concert movie that'll put a smile on any face. Screening from Friday. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/david-b...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Our American Odysseys season reaches the end of the road with the David Lynch classic, The Straight Story, screening this Sunday and Monday. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/am...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

⏳ ONE WEEK TIL THE ODYSSEY AT UPP 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/the-ody...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This Saturday morning, join brilliant local historian Liz Woolley and the Oxford Civic Society for a fascinating talk about the history of the UPP and early cinema in Oxford. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/history...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Missed A Private Life over the weekend? Good news - after some packed screenings, you've still got two chances to catch Rebecca Zlotowski's twisty French mystery starring Jodie Foster in a terrific French-language performance. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/a-priva...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

POV: your office is a cinema. Today's to-do list: ☕ Make tea. 💻 Answer emails. 🎞️ Get excited about films. 🍿 Open the doors and share them with everyone else.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This weekend, our American Odysseys season brings Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas to UPP. Tender, funny, devastating and endlessly beautiful, it's one of the all time greats - and the kind of film that reminds you why cinema matters. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/paris-t...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A packed house, powerful conversations, and a community coming together. ❤️ Thanks to Oxford Stand Up To Racism for filling UPP with solidarity and hope at last night's screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

New classics season posters looking 🔥

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Cancel your weekend plans... this is The Invite you can't ignore. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/the-inv...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Won't somebody please think of the children('s milk delivered in dirty bottles)... our favourite slide from yesterday's fascinating talk by local historian Liz Wooley about the Penultimate Picture Palace in the 1970s.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Every journey tells a story. To celebrate the release of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, we're hitting the road with a season of films that search for the American soul. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/am...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A little snapshot of the talented makers (and their makes!) from tonight's Together We Make craft-a-long screening of Lady Bird. So much creativity in one room! 🎬🧵

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We're thrilled to be featured by the Financial Times in its World's Most Breathtaking Cinemas article today 🥳 Being recognised alongside a handful of the world's most spectacular cinemas is an incredible honour. 👀 www.ft.com/content/df51...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

New programme just dropped! 👉 Swipe for everything coming up over the next four weeks, from The Odyssey, Toy Story 5 and The Invite to beloved favourites like Interstellar, Boogie Nights, Stand By Me, The Wizard of Oz and plenty more.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

➡️ Swipe for a sneak peak at three upcoming classics seasons... 🎟️ More info and tickets via the Seasons & Strands tab on our website.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Next Tuesday, experience the rise of one of rock’s greatest bands at UPP - and hear from the films director and producer after in a live Q&A hosted by The Guardian's Andrew Pulver. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/becomin...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 📸 Thom Airs

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This one really hit us hard. A beautiful and tender movie, Familiar Touch comes with the UPP seal of approval and is not to be missed. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/familia...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Akira, the 80s anime classic changed pop culture forever, is at UPP this weekend 💊 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/akira-2/

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Appreciation post for poster designer John Scarratt 🙌 He's been absolutely crushing it this year, bringing UPP and our seasons to life with eye-catching designs and a real knack for capturing the vibe. Need a poster designed? He's your guy. 🔥

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Friday is Disclosure Day at UPP 🛸 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/disclos...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📢 Today's Parent & Baby Club is Cancelled.

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today at Bleak Week: 🎬 Red Rooms, 6pm 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/bl...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Today at Bleak Week: 🎬 Naked, 2.45pm 🎬 Gummo (35mm presentation), 8.30pm 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/bl...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Chaos, cats, and pure Americana weirdness - Harmony Korine’s Gummo returns in a rare 35mm screening tomorrow as part of Bleak Week. Experience the cult classic that shocked audiences, divided critics, and became a legend. 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show/gummo/

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Today at Bleak Week: 🎬 The Ascent, 6pm (£6 for members) 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/bl...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Today at Bleak Week: 🎬 Naked, 8.30pm 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/bl...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today at Bleak Week: 🎬 The Ascent, 2.45pm 🎬 Oldboy, 8pm 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/bl...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Today at Bleak Week: 🎬 The Turin Horse, 2.30pm 🎬 Red Rooms, 8.30pm 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/bl...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Today at Bleak Week: 🎬 Oldboy, 5.45pm 🎟️ uppcinema.com/show_type/bl...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Left Father’s Day shopping to the last minute? We’ve got you... Treat your Dad to a UPP gift voucher. It's instant, easy, and guaranteed to beat another pair of socks. 🛒 uppcinema.com/gift-voucher...

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The Ultimate Picture Palace @uppcinema.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The week in posters... 🎟️ uppcinema.com/whats-on/

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