Apollo

The Apollokino has to be one of Vienna’s largest cinemas, and unlike the cinema’s that I have reviewed to date in Vienna, it does not show films in English, or films in their original version with subtitles in German, as is the case with the Haydn or the Artis amongst others, apart from a première in the original version every Tuesday (most of the time the film will be in English but this is not to be taken as gospel!) and an arthouse premiére every first Thursday in the month. Should you want to get tickets to the premières, which are often full, you would be well advised to book, which can be done up to two weeks in advance, although as the cinema does not ...  Read the complete review

In the 6 weeks since I arrived in Vienna, I have been to the cinema 7 times. 5 of those times I went to the Apollo on the 6th Dirstict which should indicate immediately that it’s an ok place. Back in 1998, the last time I was in Austria, I also went to see “Grease” here – my first journey into German dubbed films on a big screen. This cinema claims to have the biggest screens in Austria though that’s not saying much is it...? Really though, they’re quite adequate. My choosing of this venue over others is 3 fold : 1. It’s near where I live – maybe 10 mins walk if I’m strolling, 5 if I’m in power-walk ...  Read the complete review