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We’ve just announced our March film programme, and we can’t wait to share what’s coming up this month at DCA Cinema.

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Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone return this month, following up the Oscar-winning Poor Things with the dark and witty Kinds of Kindness. We have family ticket offers for Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4, then there’s romance and comedy in Fly Me to the Moon, the tale of a marketing team sent to NASA to stage a ‘back-up’ moon landing.

While many associate horror films with October, or maybe even our Dundead Film Festival in May, we know that the darker side of cinema is one that can be enjoyed all year round. As if to prove our theory, this summer is bringing with it a whole host of new genre releases to look forward to. Here's our Dundead programmer, Michael Coull, to share more...

Enjoy Disney Pixar’s Inside Out 2, at DCA Cinema this week. This delightful sequel to 2015’s Inside Out follows a now-teenaged Riley and her emotions as they take on their biggest challenge yet: puberty. Expect the touching and inventive storytelling of Inside Out, along with some hilarious new emotions including Anxiety, Ennui and Disgust.

There’s more family fun to come this week at DCA Cinema, as Despicable Me 4 arrives on our screens. This hilarious new instalment of Minions mayhem sees Gru and family on the run from a new nemesis, and features the vocal talents of Steve Carrell, Kirsten Wiig and Will Ferrell.

Travel back to the thrilling days of the Apollo 11 launch with Fly Me to the Moon, screening this week at DCA. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, this sharp, stylish comedy-drama focuses on a marketing team, who are tasked with staging a fake moon landing as back-up for NASA's real mission.

The ultimate superhero crossover comes to DCA this week, with Deadpool & Wolverine arriving on screens. When the planet comes under threat, Wade Wilson must reluctantly suit up as Deadpool again, this time teaming up with an even more reluctant Wolverine. Don’t miss this hilarious odd couple story, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman on top form.

This month, don’t miss the beautiful new animated adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel Kensuke’s Kingdom, the perfect treat to end the summer holidays. A new generaton of space explorers are in trouble in sci-fi spectacular Alien: Romulus, then there’s the inspiring story of Widow Clicquot, the ‘Grande Dame of Champagne’. Finally, we follow the riotous road to stardom with Kneecap, the story of the Irish-language hip-hop trio hilariously fictionalised for the big screen.

Enjoy enchanting animated adventure Kensuke’s Kingdom this week at DCA Cinema. Adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s bestselling novel, this hand-drawn animation tells the story of a young boy and his dog, shipwrecked on an island. What’s more, our Discovery Family Film Club screenings this weekend are Pay What You Can (£0-£8).

Step into the magical world of My Neighbour Totoro this week at DCA Cinema, as this beloved Ghibli film makes its return to the big screen. Following the gentle lives of two young girls and the nature spirit who befriends them, this whimsical animated adventure is now regarded as a classic. See it dubbed in English or in Japanese with subtitles.

Prepare to be scared as Alien: Romulus arrives at DCA Cinema this week. This new sci-fi horror takes the iconic Alien franchise back to its roots, following a group of young space colonisers as they come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. : in space, no one can hear you scream.

A Belfast trio rap to save the Irish language in Kneecap, arriving at DCA this week. Starring the real-life of the rap group Kneecap along with Michael Fassbender, this anarchic comedy-drama channels Trainspotting with its inventive cinematography and candid take on partying and politics.

us this week at DCA Cinema for Sing Sing, a stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the power of art. Colman Domingo stars alongside an unforgettable cast of formerly incarcerated actors as inmates at Sing Sing prison who find purpose against the odds through a theatre group.

Beetlejuice is back! us at DCA Cinema this week for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-anticipated follow-up to Tim Burton’s eighties classic. Burton returns to direct this sequel, which stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara reprising their iconic roles. Get ready for spooky fun, mischief and mayhem.

Take a trip into the fantastical worlds of Surrealism with Surrealism on Film, a season of films to celebrate the centenary of the first Surrealist art manifesto.

Kate Winslet stars as Lee Miller, the American war photographer, in Lee, a gripping biopic screening at DCA this week. There are more great performances in Starve Acre, a stylish folk horror featuring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark, and My Favourite Cake, an Iranian romance which sees love bloom between two senior citizens.

Get ready for some spooktacular fun in DCA Cinema as we celebrate the creepiest time of the year. 

Don’t miss Demi Moore’s career-best performance in body horror The Substance, screening this week at DCA. Moore plays a former A-lister who is tempted by a mysterious new drug which will make her young and beautiful again - what could possibly go wrong? Our Dundead

Travel to the Orkney Islands with The Outrun, arriving at DCA Cinema this week. Saoirse Ronan plays Rona, a young woman who returns home to Orkney to embark on a journey of recovery from addiction. One day at a time, she discovers the power of the island and its people to restore life and renew hope.

Get ready for Celebration of Celluloid, a mini-season where we’ll take a peek behind the curtain to explore the magic of 35mm and the mysteries of the projection booth both on and off-screen.

Get your face paint at the ready as Joker: Folie à Deux arrives at DCA Cinema this week. This much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker sees the return of lead actor Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker himself, opposite Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

We’ve got so many exciting new films this month, including blockbuster historical dramas Firebrand, Leeand The Critic, plus The Outrun, The Substance and more. Plus, don’t miss National Cinema Day on Sat 31 August. We’re showing a selection of new releases plus nostalgic favourites Toy Story, The Mummy (1999) and Pulp Fiction, all with the special ticket price of £4.

October is a packed month here at DCA Cinema. As well as our new releases, you can enjoy our Surrealism on Film season, a terrifying line-up of six Dundead Halloween films, chances to see the original Gladiator and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope on the big screen, and Discovery Family Film Club is back with short films for families during the school holidays, followed by the start of Discovery Film Festival 2024. Come and enjoy a film with us at Dundee’s only independent cinema!

Get set for the heart-pounding, adrenaline-soaked, explosive new film season Art of Action, coming to DCA this November.

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson star in A Different Man, arriving at DCA this week. This masterful blend of dark comedy, sci-fi and romance follows Edward (Stan), who undergoes a radical medical procedure to achieve his dream face – but his transformation soon turns into a nightmare.

Donald Trump’s origins are brought to life in The Apprentice, arriving at DCA this week. New releases include Alice Lowe’s time-hopping comedy Timestalker, coming-of-age tale Girls Will Be Girls, and documentary Notes from Sheepland.

Two of the biggest award-contenders of the year arrive at DCA Cinema this week, with The Room Next Door, Pedro Almodóvar’s new feature starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore and Emilia Pérez, a genre-defying musical from auteur Jacques Audiard.

Pack your marmalade sandwiches as Paddington sets off on a new adventure in Paddington in Peru, arriving at DCA Cinema this week. This delightful sequel sees Paddington and the Brown family travelling to visit Paddington’s beloved Aunt Lucy.

It’s another bumper month at Dundee’s indie cinema. We’re excited for two of the year’s biggest new releases – Gladiator II and Paddington in Peru – alongside acclaimed film festival hits, plenty of vintage gems and our thrilling new Art of Action film season. Enjoy!

With Oscar season looming, it's the time of year when some of cinema's most acclaimed filmmakers release new features, and we're thrilled to bring you films from three great UK directors this month – Steve McQueen, Andrea Arnold and Ridley Scott.

24 years after the release of the Oscar-winning epic Gladiator, director Ridley Scott returns with Gladiator II, arriving at DCA this week. Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal play gladiators fighting for survival after Rome is conquered by tyrannical Emperors. Are you not entertained?

us this week at DCA Cinema for Joy, an inspiring drama which tells the true story of the pioneers of IVF treatment. Elsewhere, there’s still time to experience Ridley Scott’s Roman epic Gladiator II, and delightful family film Paddington in Peru.

Get into the festive spirit with our programme of Christmas films this December at DCA.

Take a trip to the Land of Oz this week at DCA, as Wicked arrives on the big screen. This musical spectacle is based on the beloved stage show and features powerhouse performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as the two witches of Oz.