Arthur's Cinema (Cromwell)
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Address: corner Erris & Donegal Street, Cromwell 9310
Contact Person: PK Phone: 03445 8175 Mobile: 027 554 5538 Website: www.arthurscinema.co.nz Facebook: facebook.com/arthurscinema |
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Details
Capacity: 23
Screen: One, primarily e-cinema
Sound: Good
Seating: Sofas
Snackbar: coffee available
Accessibility: good, level access
Capacity: 23
Screen: One, primarily e-cinema
Sound: Good
Seating: Sofas
Snackbar: coffee available
Accessibility: good, level access
Geoff's Review
Arthur's is a professionally run, not-for-profit movie theatre, which is home to the Cromwell Film Society (annual membership is $20). It is housed in the Old Methodist Church (1891), a lovely old stone building close by the historic precinct of of the Central Otago town of Cromwell. The name of the cinema (first installed in 2016) is homage to the builder: stonemason Leslie Arthur, who was the great-grandfather of former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark.
So, there is a lot of history there in respect of Cromwell's gold-mining past and more recent hydro dam construction. The re-making of the old church is largely the work of an enthusiastic local (known as PK), together with considerable community support of labour and materials. Local enterprises also support the regular screenings (at least four times per week) of recent releases, with an art house emphasis. Intermissions are a feature, as are curated mini-film festivals, NFT and Met Opera.
Recent (Dec 2019) most popular screenings included documentaries such as A Seat at the Table (understandable, given the proliferation of vineyards in the region), Maiden and Hillary: Ocean to Sky.
Arthur's is a professionally run, not-for-profit movie theatre, which is home to the Cromwell Film Society (annual membership is $20). It is housed in the Old Methodist Church (1891), a lovely old stone building close by the historic precinct of of the Central Otago town of Cromwell. The name of the cinema (first installed in 2016) is homage to the builder: stonemason Leslie Arthur, who was the great-grandfather of former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark.
So, there is a lot of history there in respect of Cromwell's gold-mining past and more recent hydro dam construction. The re-making of the old church is largely the work of an enthusiastic local (known as PK), together with considerable community support of labour and materials. Local enterprises also support the regular screenings (at least four times per week) of recent releases, with an art house emphasis. Intermissions are a feature, as are curated mini-film festivals, NFT and Met Opera.
Recent (Dec 2019) most popular screenings included documentaries such as A Seat at the Table (understandable, given the proliferation of vineyards in the region), Maiden and Hillary: Ocean to Sky.