Light House news


Has the reel run out for cinema projectionists?

As cinemas make the switch from film to digital technology, the role of the traditional movie projectionist looks set to disappear. Mark Andrews talks to one of a dying breed.


Wolverhampton charity screening for Buster Keaton masterpiece

Wolverhampton’s Light House cinema is set to screen Buster Keaton’s silent, comic masterpiece The Navigator,  with a live organ accompaniment, in aid of the mayor’s charities.


‘Angels’ wanted by Wolverhampton Light House cinema

Wolverhampton’s independent Light House Cinema is on the look out for ‘Angels’ to support its new fundraising campaign.


Not too late to do something different for Valentine’s night

Almost every restaurant in the region will be offering special deals to entice lovers for romantic dinners a deux tonight. But the region will offer plenty of alternatives for those who don’t want to spend valentine in that traditional way.


Puccini opera Il Trittico at Wolverhampton Light House

Following the success of the Live from the Met presentations and Summer at Glyndebourne in 2011, Wolverhampton’s Light House cinema will show Puccini’s Il Trittico as the first screening of its Music on Screen season. Watch the video trailer.


Valentine’s Day film treat at Wolverhampton Light House

Wolverhampton’s Light House cinema has announced a special Valentine’s Day screening of Jean Vigo’s, deeply moving masterpiece, L’Atalante (1934).


Wolverhampton Light House film screenings

Wolverhampton’s Light House Cinema has unveiled its programme of films for February and March, including the Oscar-nominated silent film The Artist, as well as Meryl Streep’s Oscar-baiting turn in The Iron Lady and Michael Fassbender in the controversial Shame.


Opera and ballet at Wolverhampton’s Light House

Wolverhampton’s Light House cinema is continuing its successful Music on Screen season into 2012, with spectacular operas and ballet beamed from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.


Wolverhampton Light House January film screenings

Wolverhampton’s Light House Cinema has unveiled its January programme of films, including the Deep South civil righths drama The Help, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse and the extraordinary documentary Dreams Of A Life.


Christmas screening of classic musical

Wolverhampton’s Light House cinema returns to the golden age of cinema with it Christmas screening of Meet Me in St Louis, a cinematic musical gem from the golden age of MGM musicals.

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