The Castle Cinema Blog

We’ve recently completed the installation of new HVAC (heating, ventilating & air conditioning) systems in both auditoriums. The main reason for the change was to incorporate MVHR - Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery. An MVHR system offers significant benefits in terms of increased comfort, lower energy costs and reduced carbon emissions. These ventilation systems are designed to ensure the cinema enjoys continuous fresh, clean air whilst retaining most of the energy that has already been used in heating or cooling the space to a comfortable temperature.

Duty Manager - Job Description The Castle Cinema is an independent community cinema in Hackney, and the reincarnation of one of London’s earliest cinemas! Built in 1913 as The Castle Electric Theatre, the original cinema closed in 1958 but re-opened in 2017 after a successful crowdfunding campaign. With two beautiful screens and a stunning bar, we’re passionate about great films, delicious refreshments and genuine service, and want a trip to The Castle to be remarkable for all three.

When it comes to Halloween our film clubs bring all the ghouls to the yard. We’re hiding under the table just thinking about the films, honestly. THEY’RE SO SCARY! Cine-real A club playing from actual film prints is basically bringing the dead back to life with every screening, right? They always go all out for Halloween and the films this year are no exception. Misery (15) Sun 24 Oct, 7.

Our ticket prices are changing on Friday 1st October, 2021. In general there will be a £1 increase, though there are some exceptions, detailed below. Why now? This is the first time we have updated our prices since the cinema opened in 2017. We have recently provided a pay rise to our team, and have made a commitment to review this again before the end of the year, following this price rise, with the aim of reaching London Living Wage.

This is a brand new membership for the Castle Cinema - and if you’re aged between 15 and 24 IT’S FOR YOU What you need to know: It’s FREE TO JOIN. Yes, capitals because it’s awesome. It means you get £5 Tickets to films ALL DAY EVERY DAY. Still not convinced? You’ll get priority booking to certain events too! Did we mention it’s free? IT’S FREE. How do you join?

We’re very excited to announce the introduction of relaxed autism-friendly screenings. November’s screening will be Dune on Sun 14th @ 11am. You can book tickets here. These offer a chance to see films in a relaxed environment and are open to everyone to attend, but are especially for those with autism or others with sensory needs, as well as their friends, family and carers. Read our social story which can be used to see the venue before your visit.

Castle COVID-19 precautions We know how much everyone loves a COVID-19 update… Social distancing in screens: We will be hosting both socially distanced and full capacity screenings as part of a controlled, phased move back to being a full capacity venue. We are closely monitoring our screenings and any feedback from guests and staff. Currently we are trialling different ways of identifying which screening is socially distanced or not, but it will always be clear on the website and when booking in person.

Pink is the new green There is sweat, there is blood and there are tears. The latest movie of Magnus von Horn is more organic than it seems and behind the pink aesthetic there is emotional and physical violence which is always barely visible. These phenomena of invisibilisation are just markers of our time. Sweat captures, in a very clever way, how social media exacerbates the failings of our capitalist and sexist society.

[updated 3rd June] Hey folks! As you know, we’ve got a new ticket system, which is very exciting! It does mean there’s a few teething problems, so we wanted to keep everyone up to date on what we know about: Members can’t use more than one free ticket in a transaction Existing members can’t renew their membership online. We can do it at the box office, so please pop in or email us while we get this sorted.

Welcome to the Castle Cinema blog! Imagine the smell of freshly made popcorn, maybe a glass of delicious wine or a mug of Dark Arts coffee. That’s right… consider this blog an equivalent addition to the cinema experience, albeit a digital version that you can’t eat. Honestly, stop licking your screen now. Why a blog? There are many reasons we wanted to begin this project. In part it’s providing a space for information that doesn’t fit on the website.