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SUMMER SEASON BLOG 4

Sun 26th Aug: DEADPOOL (18)

Sun 26th Aug: DEADPOOL (18)

Coming up: DEADPOOL (18) Sun 26 AUGUST, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a...

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Past event: TOP GUN (12A)

Past event: TOP GUN (12A)

Past event: TOP GUN (12A) Sat 14 JULY, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY It was a double bill this weekend for Enchanted Cinema and we kicked off in the absolutely glorious sunshine with the Tom Cruise cult classic Top Gun in the magical gardens of The Gonville...

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Summer Season Blog 3

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG) Sat 29 SEPT, 2018 Burwash Manor Barton, CB23 7EY Hugh Jackman’s unmissable performance in this beautiful musical, all in the garden of the beautiful Gonville Hotel - it was a night to remember. “The Greatest Showman is the...

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Past Event: PADDINGTON (PG)

Past Event: PADDINGTON (PG)

Past Event: PADDINGTON (PG) Sat 1 SEPT, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY This two bafta nominated, heart warming family classic was the perfect film for a relaxing evening under the stars. We spent the evening at The Gonville Hotel exploring all its offerings...

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Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG) Sat 25 AUGUST, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY Hugh Jackman’s unmissable performance in this beautiful musical, all to the beautiful back drop of The Gonville Hotel and the starry night sky. It was a night to remember....

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Past Event: THOR: RAGNAROK (12A)

Past Event: THOR: RAGNAROK (12A)

Past Event: THOR: RAGNAROK (12A) Sat 18 AUGUST, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY In Marvel’s most exhilarating film to date, Chris Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum had us on the edge of our seats all the way through. Hats off to Taika Waititi, What a visually...

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Past Event:  BLADE RUNNER 2049 (15)

Past Event: BLADE RUNNER 2049 (15)

Past Event: BLADE RUNNER 2049 (15) Fri 17 AUGUST, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY With this much anticipated sequel, from the opening aerial shots we know we are in the presence of a masterly visual tactician and a shrewd storyteller. Enchanted Cinema is back...

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Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG) Tues 7 AUGUST, 2018 Anstey Hall Cambridge, CB2 9LG What a night!  Hugh Jackman's unmissable performance in this beautiful musical. Watched under the stars in the perfect, unforgettable setting of Anstey Hall.. Enchanted Cinema is...

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Past Event: ROMEO & JULIET (12)

Past Event: ROMEO & JULIET (12)

Past Event: ROMEO & JULIET (12) Mon 6 AUGUST, 2018 Anstey Hall Cambridge, CB2 9LG We watched the infamous tale of love. In the perfect, unforgettable, unmissable setting of Anstey Hall. Enchanted Cinema is back for its 4th year of inner city cinematic magic. These...

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Past Event: MOULIN ROUGE! (12A)

Past Event: MOULIN ROUGE! (12A)

Past Event: MOULIN ROUGE! (12A) Sun 5 AUGUST, 2018 Anstey Hall Cambridge, CB2 9LG What a night!  Baz Luhrmanns much loved classic watched with the beautiful back drop of Anstey Hall and the nights sky, on the outskirts of Cambridge. Enchanted Cinema is back for its...

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Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A)

Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A)

Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A) Sat 4 AUGUST, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY Damien Chazelle’s 6-time Oscar winning La La Land became an instant classic last year. We watched the magical story of the city of stars under the stars in the beautiful setting on the...

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Past Event: THE GREAT GATSBY (12)

Past Event: THE GREAT GATSBY (12)

Fri 3 Aug: THE GREAT GATSBY (12) Fri 3 AUGUST, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan star in Baz Luhrmann’s modern and typically eccentric double-Oscar-winning adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. We never thought...

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Past event: CHEF (15)

Past event: CHEF (15)

Past event: CHEF (15) Sun 15 JULY, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY On Sunday in the glorious sunshine we showed one of Enchanted Cinema's favourite films, the fantastically foodie Chef. The sun was shining with blue skies as everyone arrived, with the specially...

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Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

Past Event: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG)

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG) Sun 1 JULY, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY What a night! Hugh Jackman’s unmissable performance in this beautiful musical. Under the stars in our favourite hidden inner city garden. Enchanted Cinema is back for its 4th year of inner...

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Past Event: BLACK PANTHER (12A)

Past Event: BLACK PANTHER (12A)

BLACK PANTHER (12A) Sat 30 JUNE, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY What a night! Black Panther, directed by the acclaimed Ryan Kugler, in a hidden secret garden in the heart of Cambridge. Enchanted Cinema is back for its 4th year of inner city cinematic magic....

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Past Event: Grease (PG)

Past Event: Grease (PG)

Past Event: GREASE (PG) Sat 16 JUNE, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY On Saturday we showed the classic musical Grease under the stars at The Gonvillle hotel in the heart of Cambridge. And what a beautiful evening we had, the sun was shining down on us as the...

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Past Event: BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG)

Past Event: BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG)

Past Event: BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG) Sun 17 JUNE, 2018 Gonville Hotel Cambridge, CB1 1LY On Sunday we showed the 80s cult classic Back to the Future in the gardens of the beautiful Gonville Hotel in the heart of Cambridge. Enchanted Cinema is back for its 4th year of...

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Biergarten Film Festival Blog

Past Event: PULP FICTION (18)

Past Event: PULP FICTION (18)

Past Event: PULP FICTION (18) 17 SEPTEMBER, 2017 The Biergarten Film Festival, Museum of Technology Riverside, Cambridge The fourth evening of The Biergarten Film Festival and the final evening of The Enchanted Cinema Summer Season 2017!  We are so glad that Cambridge...

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Past Event: CHEF (15)

Past Event: CHEF (15)

Past Event: CHEF (15) 16 SEPTEMBER, 2017 The Biergarten Film Festival, Museum of Technology Riverside, Cambridge Last night was the penultimate evening of the Biergarten Film Festival and of our summer season 2017. We’ve been waiting to screen Chef for a long time as...

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Past Event: TOP GUN (12A)

Past Event: TOP GUN (12A)

Past Event: TOP GUN (12A) 15 SEPTEMBER, 2017 The Biergarten Film Festival, Museum of Technology Riverside, Cambridge Day 2 of The Biergarten Film Festival on Riverside and we had a full house!  Fresh popcorn was popping all evening from our vintage popcorn machines...

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Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A)

Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A)

Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A) 14 SEPTEMBER, 2017 The Biergarten Film Festival, Museum of Technology Riverside, Cambridge Day 1 of The Biergarten Film Festival with Thirsty Cambridge! In typical fashion the Great British weather was miserable all day before taking a...

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Summer Season Blog 2

10Qs with Ryd Cook

10Qs with Ryd Cook

10Qs with Ryd Cook Ryd Cook is an award-winning, Cambridge-based filmmaker who makes naturalistic films inspired by life, people & experiences. His films have screened in festivals around the world including San Francisco, New York, Toronto, Paris,...

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Printerbello and Enchanted Cinema for EACH

Printerbello and Enchanted Cinema for EACH

Thank You Printerbello We’ve been pretty blown away by the generosity and kindness that local businesses and creatives have given in support of A Christmas Film Festival in aid of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. Andrew from Printerbello was not overly...

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Cambridge Independent Article

Cambridge Independent Article

Independent Cambridge. A huge thank you to Culture Editor of Independent Cambridge Gemma Gardner for supporting our fundraising project and featuring A Christmas Film Festival in the fantastic local newspaper and What’s On online page. The above photo was...

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10Qs with Nic Farrell

10Qs with Nic Farrell

10Qs with Nic Farrell Nic is an award-winning freelance illustrator who specialises in typography and all things hand drawn. She lives in Cambridge and splits her time between drawing, pointing at dogs and grumbling about poor grammar on signs. Nic...

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Outdoor Cinema Summer Season 2017

Outdoor Cinema Summer Season 2017

Enchanted Cinema - Summer Season 2017 Unforgettable evenings of outdoor cinema in Cambridge Summer Season 2017 Tickets here As an independent start-up we are over the moon and giddy with love for our city and its growing arts and cinema scene.  It is such a fantastic...

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Past Event: THE GREAT GATSBY (12A)

Past Event: THE GREAT GATSBY (12A)

Past Event: THE GREAT GATSBY (12A) 10 SEPTEMBER, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan star in Baz Luhrmann’s modern and typically eccentric double-Oscar-winning adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby....

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Past Event: Dirty Dancing (15)

Past Event: Dirty Dancing (15)

Past Event: DIRTY DANCING (15) 9 SEPTEMBER, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge Nobody puts baby in the corner!  This was our 3rd screening of Dirty Dancing on the Enchanted Cinema screen and we’re so certain that there will be many more to come....

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Past Event: MOONLIGHT (15)

Past Event: MOONLIGHT (15)

Past Event: MOONLIGHT (15) 8 SEPTEMBER, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge Moonlight took this year’s Oscars by storm, nominated for 8 awards and it took home 3. Here are a couple of reviews that we love: “A genre-defying film. Its visual splendour...

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Past Event: DJANGO UNCHAINED (18)

Past Event: DJANGO UNCHAINED (18)

Past Event: DJANGO UNCHAINED (18) 17 AUGUST, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge Jamie Foxx, Christopher Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio.  What a cast.  And what a film.  The second Tarantino of the season and it was epic. We had the lovely Ian of street...

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Past Event: THE GODFATHER (15)

Past Event: THE GODFATHER (15)

Past Event: THE GODFATHER (15) 13 AUGUST, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge We’ve waited a long time to show this gangster classic.  It’s one of our all time favourite films and it was an absolute pleasure sharing an evening of classic cinema with...

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Past Event: PULP FICTION (18)

Past Event: PULP FICTION (18)

Past Event: PULP FICTION (18) 12 AUGUST, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge It never ever gets old!  The ultimate Tarantino cult classic Pulp Fiction is timeless and we just love showing this one.  So much so that we’re showing it again under the...

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Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A)

Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A)

Past Event: LA LA LAND (12A) 5 AUGUST, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge “Here’s to the fools who dream, crazy as they may seem.”  We all fell in love with La La Land as soon as we saw it.  We’ve urged everyone we know to watch it and feel it...

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Past Event: BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG)

Past Event: BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG)

Past Event: BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG) 29 JULY, 2017 The Orchard Tea Gardens Grantchester, Cambridge We loved the spirit of our audience last night at Back to the Future at The Orchard Tea Gardens.  Oh the Great British weather!  Still, Prosecco was popped, drinks were...

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SUMMER SEASON BLOG 1

Past Event: ROMEO + JULIET (12A) The Gonville Hotel 3/9/16

Past Event: ROMEO + JULIET (12A) The Gonville Hotel 3/9/16

Past event: ROMEO + JULIET (12A) At The Gonville Hotel 3/9/2016 How​ ​lovely​ ​it​ ​was​ ​to​ ​get​ ​Baz​ ​Luhrmann’s​ ​critically​ ​acclaimed​ ​1996​ ​adaptation​ ​of​ ​Shakespeare’s  tragedy​ ​back​ ​on​ ​the​ ​big​ ​screen.​ ​Starring​ ​Leonardo​ ​DiCaprio​ ​and​...

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