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Cinema entertainment in Belgium

  1. A

    De Roma

    Antwerp's last old cinema and concert hall. It dates from 1928, and in the '70s was a popular venue for international artists - AC/DC, Lou Reed and James Brown all played here. Recently returned to life thanks to determined community effort, it now screens a varied line-up of off-beat films, Hollywood hits and kids' matinees. It's located east of Centraal Station in Borgerhout, a suburb that's chiefly home to Moroccan immigrants, and is rarely visited by tourists.

    Tram 10 or 24 stops out the front.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Cartoons

    Catch art-house and quality foreign films on this alternative cinema's three screens before or after a drink or snack at the cosy on-site café (open from 17:30 Monday to Saturday, from 15:30 Sunday). Tickets are discounted on Mondays.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Cartoons

    Catch arthouse and quality foreign films on this alternative cinema’s three screens before or after a drink, or snack at the cosy on-site café (open from 5.30pm Monday to Saturday, from 3.30pm Sunday). Tickets are discounted on Mondays.

    reviewed

  4. De Roma

    Residents of the neighbourhood of Borgerhout, east of Centraal Station, volunteered their time, money and love of cinema to restore this 1928 building to its original splendour. Tram 10 and 24 stop out front.

    reviewed

  5. D

    UGC De Brouckère

    This 12-screen multiplex opposite the swish Hôtel Métropole is the capital's grande dame - sip on a beer and relax in armchairs while watching the latest Hollywood offerings.

    reviewed

  6. E

    Cinema Lumière

    Just a couple of blocks back from the Markt, this art-house cinema screens a well-chosen programme of foreign films in their original languages and is home to the Cinema Novo Film Festival.

    reviewed

  7. Cinema Lumière

    Just a couple of blocks back from the Markt, this art-house cinema screens a well-chosen programme of foreign films in their original languages and is home to the Cinema Novo Film Festival.

    reviewed

  8. F

    Styx

    The façade forewarns that it's seen better days but this tiny two-screen Ixelles cinema is still a fab spot to catch repeats, with midnight sessions on Friday and Saturday in summer.

    reviewed

  9. G

    Pathé Palace

    Belgium's best-known movie directors, the Dardenne brothers, plan to reopen this old downtown cinema as a new art-house venue. Brussels International will know if it's up and running.

    reviewed

  10. H

    Kinepolis

    The multiplex that started the multiplexes rolling around the world. Some 24 screens (plus an IMAX theatre) with a capacity to seat 7000. Three auditoriums have wheelchair access.

    reviewed

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  12. I

    Cinema Churchill

    Three-screen cinema located behind a grand stained-glass façade and home to quality films. All screenings are in their original language, with French and Flemish subtitles.

    reviewed

  13. J

    Studio 5

    Located inside the Flagey building, this stylish new cinema spotlights various themes and directors.

    reviewed

  14. K

    Actor’s Studio

    This intimate three-screen cinema shows arthouse flicks and mainstream reruns, and has a tiny bar.

    reviewed

  15. L

    Arenberg Galeries

    Inside Galeries St-Hubert this Art Deco beauty concentrates on foreign and arthouse films.

    reviewed

  16. M

    Studio Skoop

    A five-screen cinema with a cosy, old-fashioned atmosphere.

    reviewed

  17. N

    Studio Skoop

    A five-screen cinema with a cosy, old-fashioned atmosphere.

    reviewed

  18. O

    UGC

    Seventeen-screen cinema complex near Centraal Station.

    reviewed

  19. P

    Sphinx

    This cinema specialises in art-house films.

    reviewed

  20. Q

    Sphinx

    This cinema specialises in arthouse films.

    reviewed

  21. R

    Metropolis

    Twenty four-screen monstrosity.

    reviewed

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  23. S

    Cinema Liberty

    Mainstream movie offerings.

    reviewed

  24. T

    De Roma

    Antwerp's last old cinema and concert hall. It dates from 1928, and in the '70s was a popular venue for international artists - AC/DC, Lou Reed and James Brown all played here. Recently returned to life thanks to determined community effort, it now screens a varied line-up of off-beat films, Hollywood hits and kids' matinees. It's located east of Centraal Station in Borgerhout, a suburb that's chiefly home to Moroccan immigrants, and is rarely visited by tourists.

    Tram 10 or 24 stops out the front.

    reviewed