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 Cinema in the suburbs |
Biskupcova 31 Prague 13000 Czech Republic +420 2 7177 1349 http://www.kinoaero.cz/Aero_PL... |
This is a small cinema a short distance out of the city centre, offering programs such as a mini-festival of Eastern European sci-fi, a Monty Python night, and a selection of the best Czech movies of the past three years. Foreign films are generally shown in the original language. See the website for show times and prices. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Cinema with late shows |
Namesti Republiky 8 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2482 8316 |
Slotted into a shopping arcade behind the Kotva department store, this small cinema was previously known the Kotva Broadway. It typically shows first-run Hollywood films although the occasional Czech or Western European premiere also sneaks in. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Old-fashioned cinema |
Vinohradska 48 Prague 12000 Czech Republic +420 2 2252 0379 http://www.bio-illusion.cz/ |
This charming old cinema has pink walls, wooden seats and a rattletrap projector. It is therefore not the place for big-screen images and ear-blasting sound. Czech films (without English subtitles) are the usual fare, and the Jameson Cinema Bar is a pleasant spot to discuss the movie over a beer. For show times, visit their web site. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Music, Movies & More |
Vlastina 887 Prague 16100 Czech Republic http://www.noise.cz/delta/ |
This happening little nightclub hosts everything from music to film and more. The party atmosphere is lively all night long, thanks to strong drinks and top-notch entertainment. Music by the likes of Fetus in Fetu and Yellow Sisters is performed on a near-nightly basis, and the rest of the week is rounded out with screenings of cult classic films by such renowned directors as Alfred Hitchcock and Darren Aronofsky. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Eclectic collection of films |
Národní trída 28 P.O. Box 844 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2494 9110 / +420 2 2110 5230 http://www.cinemart.cz/ |
Although it is tiny and the screen is fairly small, the seats at this cinema are extremely comfortable and the sound and picture quality is excellent. New Czech films may screen for a week or so here with English subtitles. An eclectic collection of films is shown, including those by David Lynch, Pedro Almodovar and the up-and-coming young Czech director Jan Hrebejk. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Films for everyone |
Vaclavske namesti 56 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2403 2172 http://prague.tv/cinema-listin... |
This is one of the largest downtown cinemas. Like most of its competitors it concentrates on Hollywood films, which may screen earlier in Prague than in other European cities. This is one of the main venues for the annual winter FebioFest festival of new European and American films. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Hollywood blockbusters |
Cechova Prerov 243 Prague 75002 Czech Republic +420 5 8120 2216 http://www.kinohvezda.cz/ |
This is a rather run-down looking single-screen establishment that shows the same first-run American movies that are the stock in trade of most downtown cinemas. Since a large proportion of visitors are resident ex-pats or tourists, films are usually in English, but always check the posters or ask at the box office to make sure. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Centrally located cinema |
Vaclavske namesti 43 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2422 8814 |
The main screen of this cinema features first-run Hollywood films (in English). Alternatively, you could sit in the Kinokavarna, (or 'Cinema Cafe') and watch second-run or long-running Hollywood offerings, also in English. To get here, you will have to walk a fair way down into one of Wenceslas Square's many shopping arcades. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Glamorous movie palace |
Štepánská 61 Lucerna Palace Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2422 4537 http://www.lucerna.cz/home.php |
This gorgeous, ornate, old-fashioned cinema has a fairly modern sound system. It is extremely popular and has become one of the chief attractions of the Lucerna Arcade—a warren of entertainment and shopping outlets built almost 90 years ago by a grandfather of Czech President Vaclav Havel. Hollywood premieres are shown here. These are, as a rule, screened in English (look for the words Anglicka verze - 'English version' - on posters).This is also one of the main venues for the excellent offerings presented every spring at the 'Days of European Film' festival. Tickets are also available at Ticketpro outlets. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Tiny, trendy cinema |
Karlovo namesti 19 Prague 12000 Czech Republic +420 2 2491 5765 http://www.mat.cz |
There is actually more seating available in the upstairs and downstairs bars of this building than in this minuscule screening room. For this reason, people come here as much to hang out as they do to watch films. The high-tech decor and good variety of films attract hordes of young movers and shakers from the local film and TV worlds. Feature films share screen space with amateur efforts, documentaries, and old newsreels. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Small cinema |
Boleslavova 13a Prague 14000 Czech Republic +420 2 4140 3456 |
This neighborhood movie house offers a good variety of films at reasonable prices. Feature films are shown at 5:30pm and 8pm. The second showing (except on weekends) is generally a high-quality Western European, Czech or American film in the original language. This is called the 'film club', but membership isn't required. On Mondays at 3pm, the 'pensioners' film' could be anything from 'Titanic' to 'Meet Joe Black' for the modest price of 25 Kc. Admission: features - 75 Kc; 'film club' screenings - 65 Kc Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Prague's first multiplex |
Arkalycka 877/1 Prague 14900 Czech Republic +420 2 9614 1414 (information in Czech) |
The first multiplex in Prague is located in the middle of a gargantuan housing estate in the south of the city. The films in the eight auditoriums are what you would expect at any multiplex, with the exception of the occasional new Czech film. Hollywood children's films are generally dubbed into Czech, while the teenage offerings are usually in English. Admission: 100-120 Kc Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Cinema in Old Town |
Na Perštýne 6 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2166 8432 |
At this Old Town cinema you can sit at tables and watch recent Hollywood, Western European and Czech films. It's small, so advance booking is a good idea. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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For film buffs |
Bartolomejska 11 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2423 3281 http://www.sweb.cz/mjos/ponrep... |
The screening room of the National Film Archive shows Czech and foreign films. Tickets are available only to Ponrepo club members. Call for membership costs. The films cover the gamut from silents to recent Czech documentaries. Czech films are not subtitled. Foreign films may have Czech subtitles or be translated over a loudspeaker - which is obviously rather annoying for non-Czech speakers. The small screening room was a fashionable movie house in the thirties. Beethoven, Liszt and Rubinstein also performed here in the days before celluloid. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Cinema with two screens |
Vaclavske namesti 17 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2224 5881 |
This is one of the few city centre cinemas to feature two screens. The main auditorium may show American or Czech films; the former are normally in English with Czech subtitles (titulky). The smaller hall shows first- and second-run foreign films. Both halls show films for children on weekends at 3pm. There's also a small bar and refreshment stand. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Splendid castle view, continental spread |
Valdštejnská 4 Mala Strana Prague 11800 Czech Republic +420 2 5753 0522 http://www.palffy.cz/ |
Housed in the Malostranska baroque palace of the same name, the space attracts a crowd of young professionals, politicians sneaking down from the castle for a bite, and trendy hipsters. The first floor offers a restaurant room, a banqueting hall and a beautiful roof terrace which overlooks the castle gardens. The French menu consists of trout, salmon, poultry, as well as steak and more exclusive seafoods like oysters and swordfish, all elegantly prepared. The main restaurant room is a beautifully decorated baroque salon with fresh flowers on the tables. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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American and Czech movies |
Vodickova 41 Prague 11000 Czech Republic +420 2 2494 7566 |
This is a two-screen movie house just off Wenceslas Square providing a standard mix of (80 percent) American features and (20 percent) Czech films. Films are screened from 11am until 9pm or 10pm daily. American films nearly always appear in English with Czech subtitles ( look out for the word titulky in schedules). The exception is children's films which are normally dubbed. Unfortunately, film posters display only a film's Czech title, leaving non-Czech speakers to puzzle out the film's identity from publicity stills or stars' names. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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