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Three or four indie and foreign films show daily at this terrific little arthouse cinema in Roma Sur. The space also contains myriad places to hang out before or after your movie, including a roof terrace with occasional live music or stand-up comedy, a bookstore, and a café with good pizzas, burgers, and other casual pub fare.
Cinépolis presents a selection of American movies for lower prices, generally a few weeks behind what's showing in the United States. There are usually six to eight films playing, with the last feature starting around 11 pm.
On a sweltering hot or rainy afternoon, slip into Cinepolis. The modern, multiscreen theater shows current hit films in Spanish and English at afternoon matinees and nightly shows. When buying your ticket, select your seats on the computer screen and then head over for some reasonably priced food and drinks at the snack bar.
Leather reclining sofas with trays and blankets are just the beginning of the VIP experience at this cinema, which is rounded out by full gourmet menus and alcoholic drinks.
This organization offers a series of film screenings throughout the year in the majestic Teatro Macedonio Alcala (which is an experience in itself). The films, mostly independently made, cover a wide range of topics relating to Oaxaca, Mexico, and the wider world. Aimed at Spanish-speaking audiences, many of the films in Spanish are not subtitled into English. However, the experience of watching a well-made, intellectually stimulating film in the atmospheric environs of the theater, and the reasonable entry fee, more than compensates for any lack of English.
