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Yorkshire Day: The Dark Crystal Our sponsored screening for Yorkshire Day this year is the epic fantasy The Dark Crystal, Saturday 1st August 11am, which has a pre-screening puppet-making activity from 10.30am. The film’s connection with Yorkshire is its use of several famous landscapes in the…

Yorkshire Day: The Dark CrystalOur sponsored screening for Yorkshire Day this year is the epic fantasy The Dark Crystal, Saturday 1st August 11am, which has a pre-screening puppet-making activity from 10.30am. The film’s connection with Yorkshire is its use of several famous landscapes in the county including Gordale Scar, Brimham Rocks and Ilkley Moor. As this is already a ‘Pay what you can’ screening there are no member ticket reductions this year. The screening is part of the No Strings On Me: Cinema’s Living Puppet season which also features Muppet Treasure Island, Pinocchio, The Neverending Story, Return To Oz, Team America and a number of puppet workshops.friendsofhpph.org

An old Friend is bringing a new film to HPPH as part of the "Football Pride" summer event from Football v Homophobia. "The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel" - Saturday 18 July 1.15pm with intro and Q&A The event continues into Leeds Pride weekend, with World Cup 'watch party' opportunities

Fond memories – and a mysteryMy name is Jon Holmes and I'm a former Friends of HPPH member who lived in Headingley for 12 years, leaving in 2013 to continue pursuing a career in sports journalism. The Picture House was one of the most important places in my world - I loved our Film Club meetings and getting to chat about whatever movie we'd just seen that night. Before writing this, I looked up an old film blog I used to keep from 2010 to 2012. It mentions many of the HPPH screenings I saw around that time - from "A Single Man" to "Submarine", from "Laura" to "Lilting"...friendsofhpph.org

35mm screenings Happily after a 'reel film' drought we have new newly released Rose of Nevada screening from a 35mm print this coming Saturday and Sunday. The film is directed by Mark Jenkins and produced by the BFI. This new release, like the director's previous film Bait (2019), was shot on 16mm…

35mm screeningsHappily after a 'reel film' drought we have new newly released Rose of Nevada screening from a 35mm print this coming Saturday and Sunday. The film is directed by Mark Jenkins and produced by the BFI. This new release, like the director's previous film Bait (2019), was shot on 16mm and blown-up to 35mm. I was only able to see Bait in a digital transfer but it was a movie worth watching.  Rose of Nevada comes with a lot of recommendations from critics and personally from friends who have already seen it.friendsofhpph.org

We will be meeting again on Thursday June 4th from around 7:30pm between the early and later screenings. Come along and chat before or after one of the great films showing that evening.

June’s First ThursdayWe very much enjoyed last month’s First Thursday with people stopping by to chat after Slow or before heading in to see The Blue Trail. There was an appreciation of Mark Jenkin's films and anticipation for Rose of Nevada (should we see it now or wait until the 35mm screenings on June 6th and 7th?) We will be meeting again on Thursday June 4th when you will have to make a difficult choice from a very varied selection. As part of the Cinema Africa strand there is the great opportunity to see the best…friendsofhpph.org

Everyone is welcome to join us in the bar from 7:45 tonight for our "First Thursday" meetup. Come along to talk about films you've seen recently

May’s First ThursdayWe will be meeting again on Thursday May 7th when the Picture House is screening four very different but equally special films. You might enjoy a bit of early evening horror in Hokum or the much mo…friendsofhpph.org

May’s First Thursday We will be meeting again on Thursday May 7th when the Picture House is screening four very different but equally special films. You might enjoy a bit of early evening horror in Hokum or the much more gentle 16mm Lithuanian film Slow which premiered at Sundance in 2023 and…

May’s First ThursdayWe will be meeting again on Thursday May 7th when the Picture House is screening four very different but equally special films. You might enjoy a bit of early evening horror in Hokum or the much more gentle 16mm Lithuanian film Slow which premiered at Sundance in 2023 and closed LIFF2023. You could also see Primavera which explores aspects of Vivialdi's life or the amazing Brazilian feature The Blue Trail which follows the adventures of 77year old Tereza as she challenges her society's expectations for older citizens. We aim to be in the bar between the early and later evening screenings from 7.45pm.friendsofhpph.org

March’s First Thursday We very much enjoyed First Thursday on 5th February when Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice was the most popular choice of the evening. We will be meeting again on Thursday March 5th when we will aim to be in the bar between the early and later evening screenings from 7.30pm.…

March’s First ThursdayWe very much enjoyed First Thursday on 5th February when Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice was the most popular choice of the evening. We will be meeting again on Thursday March 5th when we will aim to be in the bar between the early and later evening screenings from 7.30pm. Lots and lots of choice this month "Wuthering Heights", If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and Sirat and as ever you can just come along to chat about these or any films you've seen recently without necessarily seeing them on the night.friendsofhpph.org

Peter Watkins 1935 to 2025 This British-born director who became an important international film-maker died in October last year, aged 90. He made a number of important films categorised as docudramas, though alternative documentaries would cover his varied work better. His distinctive approach…

February’s First Thursday Our first event of our 2026 calendar will be First Thursday on 5th February. We will aim to meet in the bar around 7:30pm between the screenings of Nouvelle Vague at 17:40 and No Other Choice at 20:10 and some of us will stay to watch No Other Choice.

February’s First ThursdayOur first event of our 2026 calendar will be First Thursday on 5th February. We will aim to meet in the bar around 7:30pm between the screenings of Nouvelle Vague at 17:40 and No Other Choice at 20:10 and some of us will stay to watch No Other Choice.friendsofhpph.org

It was great to see so many people at Tokyo Godfathers and enjoying the music from Otley Brass Band last night. Our pay-what-you-feel membership is now open for 2026 and becoming a Friend is a great way to support the Picture House and help us put on more events. friendsofhpph.org/how-to-join/

Otley Brass Band will be performing from 17:50 before our Christmas screening of TOKYO GODFATHERS on Wednesday 17th December so come along early to hear them. Last few tickets left! hpph.co.uk/films/tokyo-...

Join us tonight for our First Thursday meetup around 8pm in between the 17.20 screening of Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and the 20.45 screening of Pillion. We hope to see you there. friendsofhpph.org/2025/11/28/d...

December Events We hope you can join us on Thursday 4th December for our First Thursday meetup or Wednesday 17th for our Christmas screening of Tokyo Godfathers

December EventsWe hope you can join us on Thursday 4th December for our First Thursday meetup or Wednesday 17th for our Christmas screening of Tokyo Godfathersfriendsofhpph.org

The Leeds Palestinian Film Festival 2025 This year's Festival runs from November 12th until December 6th, including two titles appearing in the Leeds International Film Festival. The complete programme is presented on the LPFF webpages. There are twelve events, both feature titles and…

Our First Thursday meetup is tonight after the #LIFF2025 screening of La Grazia. Find us in the bar around 8pm for a drink and chat about the films we've seen.

Our next First Thursday meet up will be after the #LIFF2025 screening of La Grazia on the 6th. Come along, say hello and chat about what we've seen recently and are looking forward to in the rest of the festival and beyond.

LIFF2025 The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF2025) starts today with Richard Linklater's Blue Moon as one of the opening films at the Picture House. As well as the festival screenings, Bugonia and The Choral are also showing in the regular Picture House programme. Other festival highlights…

LIFF2025The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF2025) starts today with Richard Linklater's Blue Moon as one of the opening films at the Picture House. As well as the festival screenings, Bugonia and The Choral are also showing in the regular Picture House programme. Other festival highlights included the free breakfast screenings of Holiday and Roman Holiday, It Was Just An Accident, Die My Love, Rental Family, Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, Game + Q&A and the Night Of The Dead all-nighter returns. Four our First Thursday meetup we'll be getting together in the bar around 8pm after the screening of…friendsofhpph.org

In The Mood For Love (2000) Showing as part of their reRun strand, the Picture House presents Wong Kar-wai’s esteemed masterpiece, In the Mood for Love. Set against a smoky, rain-soaked 1960s Hong Kong, the lives of neighbours Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen become quietly entwined after discovering a…

In The Mood For Love (2000)Showing as part of their reRun strand, the Picture House presents Wong Kar-wai’s esteemed masterpiece, In the Mood for Love. Set against a smoky, rain-soaked 1960s Hong Kong, the lives of neighbours Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen become quietly entwined after discovering a shared betrayal. What unfolds is a visually sublime, temporal meditation on desire, longing and human connection, and an aching love letter to a Hong Kong that no longer exists. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the film’s release. A quarter-century on, it is enduringly beloved and celebrated not only as a landmark in Asian cinema, but as one of the greatest films ever made.friendsofhpph.org

Review: Spring Breakers (2012) Last Thursday I caught the showing of the lurid, controversial and oh so millennial work that is Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers as part of the Guilt-free Pleasures season at the Picture House. Having never seen the film in cinemas before, I was eager to revisit it…

Review: Spring Breakers (2012)Last Thursday I caught the showing of the lurid, controversial and oh so millennial work that is Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers as part of the Guilt-free Pleasures season at the Picture House. Having never seen the film in cinemas before, I was eager to revisit it in all of its neon-clad glory. The existing cult following of Spring Breakers has seen a revival in recent years thanks to the pop culture phenomenon that was Charli XCX’s BRAT - a conceptual dance album that echoes the film’s motifs of party culture - and the track Spring Breakers that appeared on its deluxe edition last summer.friendsofhpph.org

Join us tonight around 7:30pm for our 'First Thursday' meetup. We'll be getting together in the bar between Ellis Park and I Swear for a catchup and chat.