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Boathouse 6, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, PO1 3LJ BOOK ONLINE AT MAY-JUNE 2018 www.no6cinema.co.uk Some Like It Hot (12A) Thursday 3rd May at 19:00 Director: Billy Wilder. Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis. USA, 1959, 116 mins Two down on their luck jazz musicians find themselves on the run after the police raid the speakeasy they perform in. With no money and nowhere to hide, a gig with Sweet Sue and her all-female Society Syncopators seems like the perfect getaway. There’s just one problem: Joe and Jerry aren’t women - yet. Isle of Dogs (PG) Friday 4th May at 19:00, Thursday 10th May at 16:15, Saturday 12th May at 19:00 Director: Wes Anderson. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson. USA, 2018, 101 mins When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, Atari sets off alone to Trash Island in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire prefecture. Black Panther (12A) Saturday 5th May at 19:00 Director: Ryan Coogler. Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan. USA, 2018, 134 mins After the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, T’Challa returns home to the technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king— and Black Panther—is tested. Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (15) Thursday 10th May at 19:00 Director: Lorna Tucker. Starring: Vivienne Westwood, Ben Westwood. UK, 2018, 83 mins Dame Vivienne Westwood has been redefining British fashion for over 40 years. This film blends archive, beautifully crafted reconstruction, and insightful interviews guiding us on her journey from a childhood in Derbyshire to the runways of Paris and Milan. This is an intimate homage to one of the true cultural icons of our time. 120 BPM (15) Friday 11th May at 19:00 Director: Robin Campillo. Starring: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois. France, 2018, 143 mins Subtitles. As the AIDS epidemic tears through their community, the members of ACT UP Paris are fighting for survival. Whilst battling against apathy, greed and ignorance, they also go out partying, debate politics and fall in love. When radical Sean meets newcomer Nathan, they have no idea that their lives will change forever. The Dam Busters at 75: Live from The Royal Albert Hall (U) Thursday 17th May at 19:00 Tickets £13.00 Adults & £11.00 Concessions. No loyalty cards or free tickets accepted. Director: Michael Anderson. Starring: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave. UK, 1955, 122 mins Screened live from the Royal Albert Hall and featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra plus special guests including family members of the crew, The Dam Busters captures the tension and bravery of an audacious raid on the centre of Nazi Germany’s industrial complex, this is the story of the ingenious British plan to strike at the heart of German industry in 1943 by destroying their dams, and the bomb that had to be invented to achieve this. Student Screening Night (12A advised) Friday 18th May at 19:00 Tickets £3 Director: Daniel Robinson, Alex Black, Jamie Sacco. Starring: Various. UK, 2018, TBC mins Third year students from a variety of film, TV and media studies courses at the University of Portsmouth present their final pieces of film work to the public. Daniel Robinson presents Thick As Thieves: a tale of two crooks on a heist gone wrong. Alex Black presents Grief & Paralysis: A Film By Jack Low, a surreal story exploring the dream world. Jamie Sacco presents Addicted: an apologue imagining a couple’s struggle to quit smoking. Ghost Stories (15) Saturday 19th May at 19:00 Director: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman. Starring: Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther. UK, 2017, 98 mins Phillip Goodman, professor of psychology and arch-sceptic has his rationality tested when he receives a letter from his mentor Charles Cameron who went missing fifteen years ago. He needs Goodman to find rational explanations for three stories that shook Cameron to his core. As Goodman investigates, he uncovers a tale more frightening and inexplicable than the last. Alfie (15) Thursday 24th May at 19:00 Director: Lewis Gilbert. Starring: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters. UK, 1966, mins Set in postwar London, Alfie is a chauffeur bent on promiscuity. After impregnating his girlfriend he takes off on vacation. He continues his life of womanizing, but he can’t hide forever. Then a misfortune strikes and Alfie is forced to face the product of his ways. A Quiet Place (15) Friday 25th May at 19:00 Director: John Krasinski. Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt. USA, 2018, 90 mins Subtitles. In this modern horror thriller, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you. Lawrence of Arabia (PG) Saturday 26th May. Starts promptly at 18:00. There will be an interval Director: David Lean. Starring: Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness. UK, 1962, 222 mins As an idealistic British officer in WWI, Lawrence is assigned to the camp of Prince Feisal, a leader in a revolt against the Turks. Following his successful raids against Turkish troops and trains, Lawrence’s triumphant leadership and unyielding courage gain him nearly god-like status among his Arab brothers. Custody (15) Thursday 31st May at 19:00 Director: Xavier Legrand. Starring: Léa Drucker, Denis Ménochet. France, 2017, 94 mins Subtitles. A portrait of an acrimonious custody battle viewed from the perspective of the 12-year-old boy caught in the middle. Nothing is straightforward as the aftermath of a painful marital breakdown is negotiated; tensions run high and build inexorably towards a thrilling climax. Student Screening Night (12A advised) Friday 18th May at 19:00 Tickets £3 Director: Daniel Robinson, Alex Black, Jamie Sacco. Starring: Various. UK, 2018, TBC mins Third year students from a variety of film, TV and media studies courses at the University of Portsmouth present their final pieces of film work to the public. Daniel Robinson presents Thick As Thieves: a tale of two crooks on a heist gone wrong. Alex Black presents Grief & Paralysis: A Film By Jack Low, a surreal story exploring the dream world. Jamie Sacco presents Addicted: an apologue imagining a couple’s struggle to quit smoking. Ghost Stories (15) Saturday 19th May at 19:00 Director: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman. Starring: Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther. UK, 2017, 98 mins Phillip Goodman, professor of psychology and arch-sceptic has his rationality tested when he receives a letter from his mentor Charles Cameron who went missing fifteen years ago. He needs Goodman to find rational explanations for three stories that shook Cameron to his core. As Goodman investigates, he uncovers a tale more frightening and inexplicable than the last. Alfie (15) Thursday 24th May at 19:00 Director: Lewis Gilbert. Starring: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters. UK, 1966, mins Set in postwar London, Alfie is a chauffeur bent on promiscuity. After impregnating his girlfriend he takes off on vacation. He continues his life of womanizing, but he can’t hide forever. Then a misfortune strikes and Alfie is forced to face the product of his ways. A Quiet Place (15) Friday 25th May at 19:00 Director: John Krasinski. Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt. USA, 2018, 90 mins Subtitles. In this modern horror thriller, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you. Lawrence of Arabia (PG) Saturday 26th May. Starts promptly at 18:00. There will be an interval Director: David Lean. Starring: Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness. UK, 1962, 222 mins As an idealistic British officer in WWI, Lawrence is assigned to the camp of Prince Feisal, a leader in a revolt against the Turks. Following his successful raids against Turkish troops and trains, Lawrence’s triumphant leadership and unyielding courage gain him nearly god-like status among his Arab brothers. Custody (15) Thursday 31st May at 19:00 Director: Xavier Legrand. Starring: Léa Drucker, Denis Ménochet. France, 2017, 94 mins Subtitles. A portrait of an acrimonious custody battle viewed from the perspective of the 12-year-old boy caught in the middle. Nothing is straightforward as the aftermath of a painful marital breakdown is negotiated; tensions run high and build inexorably towards a thrilling climax. Mary and the Witch’s Flower (TBC) Friday 15th June at 19:00 Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Starring: Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki. Japan, 2017, 102 mins Subtitles. In this sublime blend of magic and fantasy combining rollicking action, appealing characters and a thrilling story with the unique richness, art and animation of Studio Ghibli-style storytelling, join Mary in a magical world of a school for witches. But the strangely sinister school is no Hogwarts, and our heroine is not even a witch… Grease 40th Anniversary (PG) Saturday 16th June at 19:00 Director: Randal Kleiser. Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John. USA, 1978, 105 mins Fall 1958. The seniors of Rydell High are returning to school. Danny Zuko brags to his crew about nights spent with a mystery girl. Elsewhere, sweet Sandy shares memories of a romance with an unknown sweetheart. When it turns out that Danny and Sandy’s tales are about each other, Sandy is humiliated and Danny has to win her back. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (12A) Thursday 21st June at 19:00 In partnership with Portsmouth Festivities.