Filmworks Cinema (Manchester)

I have been a keen cinema-goer since for a while now. A decent cinema is quite hard to come by, as they are all quite different. Ok, this might seem like a strange thing to say because they are all basically big buildings with massive screens in where we watch films. But what about all the other little things that makes the cinema experience just that little bit better? I introduce you to the Filmworks, part of the Printworks complex in Manchester. For all of you who aren't familiar with it, the Printworks is an entertainment venue, where you can find a number of bars and restaurants along with a giant bookshop and a gym. It's one of the city's ...

I really liked the Filmworks when it first opened. It's in a great part of town, 3 minutes from Market Street, right opposite the Triangle, Marks & Spencers and the nicest (of many) Pizza Express and Starbucks in the city centre. It's in the rather nice Printworks, although the place is disappointing in that half of it still has not opened. The cinema itself is really nice. There's a coffee bar at the entrance and it's all very newage looking - lots of nice shiny metal all over the place. The problems arise when you get to the queue. When I've gone on a weekday, they have one or two people (who aren't particularly helpful or courteous) ...

Since the bombing of Manchester five or six years ago people haven't looked back. the entire city centre was devasted to the point of a lot of buildings being pulled down, and even now not everything has been rebuilt. But the Printworks has. Set in the heart of the city it is one of the blocks that is fast becoming the trendiest section of Manchester to be seen in, and along with the Triangle across the road, it is pulling people away from the Trafford Centre and into city centre shopping again. The Printowrks is massive building in which many different chic bars and restaurants have opened, along side the Film Works. Manchester's newest cinema. It boasts 23 ...