High Contrast Cinema

High Contrast Cinema Non-profit organisation screening Hollywood classics at the Allendale Centre.

High Contrast Cinema are a non-profit, volunteer-run cinema organization formed by a group of friends in late 2022. Our mission is to share our passion for cinema with others by offering an opportunity to enjoy a carefully curated selection of classic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond, with an initial focus on the mysterious alleyways and shadowy corners of film noir. Our purpose i

s to provide an experience beyond just the flickering of images on a silver screen; we want to build a community united by an appreciation of the artistry and magic of movies that often elude streaming platforms and may not have been viewed by local audiences in decades. We invite you to accompany us on our journey as we celebrate films that have helped shape our collective imaginations for generations.

Season tickets now on sale!Bogart: Crime, Chaos and Casablanca. This remains one of the best ways to support our communi...
13/07/2026

Season tickets now on sale!

Bogart: Crime, Chaos and Casablanca.

This remains one of the best ways to support our community cinema project.

Tickets are now available for High Contrast Cinema 2026 Season Ticket at Allendale Centre, Wimborne on Friday 2nd October 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Coming soon... Bogie and Cagney, together!Updates to follow.
02/07/2026

Coming soon... Bogie and Cagney, together!

Updates to follow.

Thrilled to announce our next season with three films starring the actor the America Film Institute named the greatest m...
19/05/2026

Thrilled to announce our next season with three films starring the actor the America Film Institute named the greatest male star of classic American cinema...

HUMPHREY BOGART.

The season will be titled: Bogart - Crime, Chaos & Casablanca.

On Friday October 2nd, we having the Warner Bros gangster flick, The Roaring Twenties.

Then on Friday November 6th it's the film many critics believe to be the greatest film noir of all, In A Lonley Place.

Finally, one of of great movies *ever*, the one and only Casablanca.

Tickets will be on sale soon, watch this space.

Coming soon.
15/05/2026

Coming soon.

Thanks to everyone who joined us this evening. See you after the summer.
15/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us this evening.

See you after the summer.

Tomorrow night! Golden Age superstars on the big screen!The Philadelphia Story at the Allendale Community Centre.Doors o...
14/05/2026

Tomorrow night!

Golden Age superstars on the big screen!

The Philadelphia Story at the Allendale Community Centre.

Doors open at 7:30 for an 8pm start.

It doesn't get much better than Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart!We're thrilled to bring The Philadelphia...
13/05/2026

It doesn't get much better than Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart!

We're thrilled to bring The Philadelphia Story to the big screen, this Friday at the Allendale Community Centre in Wimborne.

Advance tickets are available here: https://tinyurl.com/yeh5ccwv

***THIS FRIDAY***High Contrast Cinema finish their Screwball Season with the 1940 classic, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, starr...
09/05/2026

***THIS FRIDAY***

High Contrast Cinema finish their Screwball Season with the 1940 classic, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart.

Friday 15th May at the Allendale Community Centre in Wimborne.

Advance tickets available here:

Tickets are now available for High Contrast Cinema presents The Philadelphia Story at Allendale Centre, Wimborne on Friday 15th May 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Who will she choose?Come and find out on Friday 15th May at the Allendale Community Centre.The Philadelphia Story starri...
08/05/2026

Who will she choose?

Come and find out on Friday 15th May at the Allendale Community Centre.

The Philadelphia Story starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart.

Tickets available here: https://tinyurl.com/yeh5ccwv

You can queue up to see The Philadelphia Story like they did in Chicago in 1941... or you can book tickets for our scree...
06/05/2026

You can queue up to see The Philadelphia Story like they did in Chicago in 1941... or you can book tickets for our screening at the Allendale Community Centre now!

Available here: https://tinyurl.com/yeh5ccwv

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