Curzon Soho

Now I’ve converted to being a Curzon member this has become one of my regular haunts. It has a café on the ground floor, a bar with sofa seating below and the screens and the loos right at the very bottom.
There are 3 screens here, one big screen and two smaller ones. The seating isn’t as good as the other Curzons I’ve been to, it’s more traditional style with no sofa seats. The legroom isn’t too bad and there is no seat allocation either.
You can bring in your drinks from the bar but it will be in a plastic cup, no styled plastic glassware here. But it’s great location, near Leicester Sq and Piccadilly circus. Lets just hope that Crossrail 2 doesn’t get the go ahead to plough it down.

There was a rumor they are shutting down this lovely independent cinema, one I sincerely hope isn’t true. While they don’t specify in just foreign or art house films, if there is something a little far fetched you fancy seeing, the Curzon is probably your best bet. They curate a great selection of films from around the world, along with a couple Hollywood films — though lean more towards the quirky or Indie side for those picks — and at a much better price than the ones just a couple streets over in Leicester Sq. The Curzon plays host to a Konditor and Cooke café too, so you can load up on their yummy curlywurly cake or fudgepacker brownies before setting in for a good film.

I firstly want to say I hope this place doesn’t close due to the Crossrail. It feels like an institution to me. Not only are the screens intimate and the special Q&A’s with directors and actors are so frequently great. Not only that but the bar area serves good coffee and drinks with a great view of passing London life out the window. It’s a true gem of Soho.

Curzon Soho is one of my favourite cinema spots in London.
I’m not a bar/​snacks type person when I go to the cinema. I don’t mess about. I’m there for the film and the film only. And you should be too. If you want a review of the bar then look for another review.
For cinephiles, this is a great cinema, especially Screen 1. The sound is perfect, the screen is perfect, and if you sit near the front of the middle section, you get lots of leg room and a completely unobstructed, slightly elevated view.
I’ll give you two case studies of recent films I’ve seen here:
1) Birdman — the multi-​directional sound really came into its own in Screen 1. You got the experience the director intended. I wouldn’t have wanted to have seen it anywhere else.
2) Eden — again, this is a sound-​heavy film, based on the 90s house/​garage music scene in Paris. The Curzon soundsystem made MINCEMEAT of this film.

I love this cinema, seriously one of my favourite places; a true London treasure.
Always showing the most interesting and well crafted movies from around the world in cute screens with plush velvet seats.
Don’t miss out on the MASSIVE cakes from the top floor café, or the wide range of tasty wines and beers from the lower floor bar. Both of these areas also have their own comfy seating areas so you can relax before or after your film.
You can also be pretty sure that you won’t have loudmouth kids ruining your movie experience, as this cinema tends to attract the more respectful, grown up customer there to enjoy the amazing films on offer.
Step away from Leicester Square and take a chance on the Curzon, you won’t be disappointed. Then maybe like me become a member and enjoy 15% off, oh yeah!
Pleas also sign this petition to stop the Crossrail destroying another Soho cultural hotspot:

A lovely old style cinema that shows the films you cant find in horrible VUE cinemas and the like. nice comfy seats too.

Have been going here for years and it is a great cinema that always shows the films you want to see but don’t know where to find. If you’re not a fan of mainstream blockbusters then this is the place for you.

Alright, yes, it’s expensive, but what do you expect from a Curzon? They have fantastic Q&A events here from time to time that are brilliant for Superfans. I went with my boyfriend to see Senna with a discussion after the screening with the film’s director. Such a great draw for filmgoers. It really sets them apart from their competitors.

Yes, extremally expensive (ever looked at memerships?), but yes, extremally nice. We actually had a school trip there couple of years ago from my film school, since we were in some labs around for grading sessions, and walking round soho it really felt like a place to rest. Nowadays I have endless conversations about the films we have seen, and there is nothing better than crushing on 2^nd floor sofa when you were running around with three hards drives in your bag all day, and just relaxing with a glass of red. It actually is inspiring to see all these people around in a cinema, watching something different than Funny Green Monster In 3D or The Escape From Burning Plane 2. ;)

This place is fabulous!
It has a Konditor and Cook and downstairs there is a really chilled out bar. When not watching a movie I have taken a shine to coming here as I find it the perfect place to meet someone in central London if you just want somewhere quietish to talk.

Wonderfully private and intimate cinema. We saw The Fall here and loved the fact that it was a smaller auditorium as it the experience so much more personal. I have recently been to see Abel and was allowed to pick up pre-​booked tickets at the till in the bar. made life a lot easier. It’s a real gem of a place.

A little gem of a cinema in the heart of London.
Comfy seats, plenty of room, good sound and a decent screen. Bar is fine with a reasonable beer and wine selection — west end prices.
Put me in mind of a grown up student union!
Great place to see the movie of last years Bruce gig in Hyde Park — long time since I have seen the audience dancing in the aisles!

Great cinema in central london, showing the pick of independent films both recent and slightly older.
There is always something interesting on, the screens are great as they are always quite small and intimate but friendly.
The café upstairs is brilliant, as is the bar downstairs. Highly recommended.

Cool place, nice film club look, great movies (we watched Exit thru the gift shop).
Do look where you sit because chairs and sofas are stained ew ew ew, refurb needed. Toilets and facilities are pre-​historic. Haven’t been to big screen yet, smaller one’s got comfy seats, but size of the actual screen is smaller than my TV, so that was a bit of let down too.
Now I can really appreciate my local cinema for cleanliness, fresh popcorn and screen size ;)
But do go and have a look, many cool people in, nice staff…

By all means this is a beautiful and comfortable cinema, with amazing sound showing films that you won’t catch in your bog standard Vue. A very a slick setting with an accordingly expensive bar. You definitely won’t be getting your feet stuck to the floor with old popcorn or experiencing any strange smells.
However…and maybe it’s completely bad luck on my part… the couple of times I’ve been here the clientele have made me want to rip my seat out and lob it at the screen. It is obviously for those that like the finer things in life and have a disposable income and apparently feel the need to talk through the WHOLE film. Seriously every time I’ve been, there has been chortling, witty remarks, chatting among themselves while fondling their iPhones and one time spoiling the motherjeffing plot. Shut up… Jesus.
But like I said maybe it’s just bad luck on my part.

Great indie cinema in town, fantastic bar and café, friendly staff and plenty of stuff to keep a wandering mind occupied; lovely stuff!

Great cinema with a lot of films you can’t see anywhere else.
Has a nice-​ish bar for having a drink beforehand too.
Worth keeping an eye on what they have on.

I’ve seen a few films here and it’s a lovely art-​house cinema in the middle of the west end. The restaurant/​coffee shop that greets you when you walk in is a little busy and expensive — it also seems that people go there who aren’t also there to see a movie. For me, it’s better skipped.
The screens themself are small and the seats aren’t the most comfortable, but whatever film is showing, patrons are very respectful and don’t talk through the screening.
This cinema hasn’t provided me with my most luxurious filmgoing experiences, but it has provided me with some of my best.

I recently attended the Halloween all nighter here run by the Midnight Movie people. I didn’t read the instructions properly so missed out on the band, Crème Brulee, fronted by Jeremy Dyson (of league of gents fame). He had selected most of the movies (except one) and gave an introduction/​read from a story he’d written that was a bit creepy but available online from the grauniad.
Lots of people made the effort to dress up, there was face painting and a free cocktail.
The League of Gents xmas special worked brilliantly on the big screen, then there was I walked with a Zombie, which is the most beautifully shot B movie ever. After that a Peter Wyngarde movie for all the Jason King fans, Peter looked practically hairless, no moustache, it was disorienting at that time in the morning (about 2am). Basically he found out his wife was a witch and got really cross because guess what he was a humanist teacher who taught there was no such thing as witches ha ha. NIght of the eagles I think it was called (american title Burn the Witch or something similar)
Then the real treat of the Night (after very strong complimentary coffee and loo visit to the poster loo) The Believers by John Schlesinger starring Martin Sheen. Absolutely brilliant. I recommend it if it’s on dvd. A little bit racist but I can see the influences in the league of gentlemen. All about child sacrifice and secret cults. Very pertinent to these times where dozens of children in africa are murdered every year, accused of being witches (I mean come on)
Finally, the one not picked by JD, Scream Blacula Scream, a rather elegiac B Movie, no nudity unfortunately, and some truely awful vampire makeup.
Then it was about 8am, we got our pastries and coffee and headed out into the chill of Shaftesbury avenue.
The seats are great, has to be said, I don’t think you could have done it in another venue, and I was just near enough to the front for the sound to keep blasting me awake.

Excellent art house cinema that also screens many commercial releases and retrospectives. A better experience than the chains as it’s possible to have a drink in the bar beforehand and have a browse through the shop.
It publishes its listings well in advance so it’s possible to plan a weekend cinema trip with more than just a day or two of notice.