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 ...  Read the complete review

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) ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

The Filmworks is one of the best things to happen in Manchester. Along with The Lowry and the resurgence of the Quays, it has put the town back on the map as an entertainment mecca. LIFE BEFORE THE FILM WORKS I moved up to Manchester last Summer. My local cinema then was the UGC in Salford which I have to say turned film going into an absolute nightmare. You could hear the film next door whatever you were watching always ended up being a remix. I remember watching Stuart Little but hearing snippets of The Perfect Storm! Also the cinema would attract hoardes of kids on their own who would sit down, start sending text messages, ringing their mates and ...  Read the complete review

When my cousin told me that she was going to supplement her student loan by working in a new cinema in Manchester town centre I was intrigued. I hadn't heard of the cinema and wondered what it would be like. Well since it opened, it has changed my cinema experiences incredibly. What is the Filmworks? ----------------------- The Filmworks is the first in a new chain of cinemas being opened by UCI Cinemas. The one in Manchester boasts twenty screens (the largest for an inner city cinema in the UK they claim) including an IMAX screen, the only one in the North West according to the official website, as well as a bar, Nescafe Coffee Shop, a UCI ...  Read the complete review