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PG 12A MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER Fri 25 – Thu May 31 Japan 2017, 1hr 42mins in aunt While staying with her great the countryside, Mary finds comes in the woods a broomstick across and finds herself in a magical school, is in need mystery a great where Ghibli- of solving. This gorgeous in animation is screening inspired both subtitled and dubbed versions perfect for families – see diary for details. the 11.15am On Sat 26 May, of Mary and the Witch’s screening by a Flower will be preceded Scottish Young from reading winner Chloe Award Writers’ up in Growing Rayner-McFarland. rural Scotland Chloe was heavily and influenced by the folklore The Moon Drop story-telling culture. Bike is based on her own childhood sparkling confusion over where and follows two snow comes from, on a voyage of discovery children in their mountain village. WARGAMES Sat – Sun May 12 13 50mins USA 1986, 1hr as part An ‘80s classic, screening of Art-AI Fest. A high school into student unwittingly hacks while a military supercomputer for new video games, searching nation’s accidentally activating the nuclear arsenal. U 12A 12A PACIFIC RIM: PACIFIC UPRISING Sat 5 – Sun 6 May 2018, 1hr 51mins USA/China/UK back for another The Kaiju are but a shot at global destruction, pilots new generation of Jaeger to stop the is trained and ready yourself for apocalypse. Prepare clashing with alien robots giant more brawls. monsters in city-crushing SHERLOCK GNOMES SHERLOCK Fri 25 – Thu May 31 UK/USA 2018, 1hr 26mins gnome After a string of garden London disappearances across – including some of their own friends – Gnomeo and Juliet turn to legendary (and hugely condescending) detective Sherlock Gnomes (voiced by Johnny Depp) to crack the case. FAMILY FAVOURITE: GOONIESTHE Sat – Sun 19 20 May USA 1985, 1hr 53mins favourite is family This month’s 1985 cult classic (as Spielberg’s chosen rather than director), writer, Sean Carroll. by Phoenix projectionist

WORKSHOPS free be a different Each day there’ll digital making workshop – check details. our website for more ILLUMAPHONIUM Illumaphonium is a one-of-a-kind, – giant multi-player musical sculpture than two hundred made up of more illuminated chime bars – that ripples with ever changing patterns of light and by musician and sound.Created inventor Michael Davis.

ACTIVITIES Make tunes by hunting coins, play in augmented reality our Ototo band or try out Virtual Reality in our Interact Labs.

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11am – 4pm daily, free 4pm daily, 11am – S PLAYGROUND ITAL DIG Suitable for ages 4+ A tuneful thread runs through this runs through A tuneful thread selection of short films, taking you the that spans on a musical adventure globe. Put on your dancing shoes, in the aisles. you’ll be grooving JINGLE JANGLES making. Best for ages 3 – 13. of digital sound and music short films exploring the world short films exploring art installations, activities and art installations, year, with a host of interactive year, There’s a musical theme this There’s creative technologies. creative invent with brilliant new invent with brilliant Playground to play, learn and to play, Playground Come down to our Digital Come down to our BOX OFFICE BOOK ONLINE Available as Midweek Matinees – see p15 0116 242 2800 PHOENIX.ORG.UK 6 7

15 GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) 8.30pm May, Fri 11 Dir: Mamoru Oshii Cast: Atsuko Tanaka Japan/UK 1995, 1hr 21mins, subtitled 2029, New Port City Japan. Assigned to hunt down the “Puppet Master”, cyber-criminal Public Security Section 9 officer Major Motoko Kusanagi begins to question her own existence of what it means and the nature to be human. The original (and best) version of Ghost in the Shell, stunning 1995 Mamoru Oshii’s animation is an anime landmark, often cited alongside Akira as kick-starting the western interest in all things manga. ANTONIO ROBERTS ANTONIO THE – CURATING MACHINE Thu 6.30pm May, 10 Room, Free Screen Antonio Roberts Artist and curator the into his research will talk about is having AI and automation effect of curation in the arts. on the role

12A ALPHAGO Wed 8pm 9 May, Kohs Dir: Greg USA 2017, 1hr 30mins subtitled (parts) configurations With board more atoms in the universe, are than there the ancient Chinese game of Go complex board most is the world’s 2016 in South game. On 9 March of a worldwide – in front Korea audience of millions – legendary Go master Lee Sedol went head- AI to-head against an unproven This documentary challenger. the coding follows the journey from terminals of DeepMind in London to the tournament in Seoul. TALKS LUBA ELLIOTT 6.30pm May, 8 Tue Room, free Screen and researcher This talk from Elliott will give an curator Luba how artists and creative overview of using and thinking technologists are about AI. DR FABRIZIO POLTRONIERI – #LOVEAPPARATUS Wed 6.30pm 9 May, free Room, Screen talk will reflect This artist’s the on the development of #LoveApparatus installation Shopping showing in Highcross during the festival. Centre – AI IN RECENTART PRACTICE

PG CINEMA BIZARRE AI ARTISTS FOR WORKSHOP FAMILY MAZE ROBOT Sat 12pm May, – 3pm 12 Free we’ll family workshop In this free mazes that be building miniature by scurrying, can be explored called Hex Bugs wriggly robots robot to discover the basics of behaviour. FILMS STAR DARK Fri 8.30pm 4 May, Dir: John Carpenter Cast: Dan O’Bannon, Brian Narelle USA 1974, 1hr 23mins 1974 film is a John Carpenter’s in low-budget trippy masterclass sci-fi, following a team of astronauts the scout ship “Dark Star” on-board tasked with a 20-year mission to unstable planets to make destroy way for new colonies. When an pulse makes electromagnetic one of their artificially intelligent bombs question the meaning of must persuade it not life, the crew to explode. WORKSHOPS ARTIST WORKSHOP Sat 1.30pm 5 May, – 5.30pm Room, free Screen led by Pete Ashton The workshop the concepts will introduce called currently what’s underpinning how artists have AI and explore to the been using and responding technology.

Thu 8.15pm 3 May, 2, free Screen the Human and machine share stage for a unique improvised comedy performance, followed by Piotr Mirowski. creator a talk from EXHIBITION – PINAR YOLDAS THE KITTY AI Mon 30 Apr – Sun May 13 free Cube Gallery, The Kitty AI: Artificial Intelligence for Governance is a video installation set in a speculative in which an artificial future intelligence in the form of a kitten the governinghas replaced elite. PERFORMANCE LIVE HUMANMACHINE IMPROV AI

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TANGO NEGRO: TANGO THE AFRICAN ROOTS OF TANGO Fri 7pm 4 May, Dir: Dom Pedro France 2013, 1hr 33 mins, subtitles Room Screen Though synonymous with South America – particularly Argentina and Uruguay – the true history of the tango has been obscured. Combining musical performances and interviews with tango aficionados and historians from – South America and Europe Argentinean including renowned – this pianist Juan Carlos Caceres insightful documentary from aims Angolan filmmaker Dom Pedro straight, exploring to put the record the contribution of African cultures of the tango. in the creation LET’S DANCE LET’S INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS us LDIF brings its eighth year, Now in of dance innovative programme another the world. around from FROM THE STREETS THE FROM THE STAGE: TO THE JOURNEY OF FREDERICK DAVIS CERT TBC Thu 7pm 3 May, Dir: Ann Carter USA 2015, 1hr 30mins Room Screen Davis has Ballet dancer Frederick odds to tremendous overcome his early From achieve his dream. Frederick childhood on the streets, now dances as a company member historic Dance with New York’s of Harlem. Through Theatre intimate conversations with Fred and the teachers, family and friends the who helped shape his career, York to New film follows him from he where Chattanooga, Tennessee, spent his childhood and discovered a life-changing love for dance. STEPHEN KING ON SCREEN Thursdays, 4 – 25 Oct 8.30pm – 7pm Price: £50 / £45 conc / £40 Members Misery to The Carrie to IT, From novels Shining, Stephen King’s seem made for the cinema. We extensive body of King’s explore which is as varied work on screen, style and, indeed, – in genre, quality – as any classic author. DH LAWRENCE ON SCREEN Tuesdays, 3 – 24 July 8.30pm – 7pm Members Price: £50 / £45 conc / £40 Thanks to Lady Chatterley, stories have a somewhat Lawrence’s Join us for a visual racy reputation. work on the tour of the writer’s adaptation – from big screen to biography. FOR FILM FESTIVALS INDIE FILMMAKERS Sat 25 Aug, 10.30am – 4pm Price: £16 Keith filmmaker Join award-winning Allott for an essential overview of film festivals, with industry tips for getting your film selected. ACTING FILM FOR Tuesdays, 4 Sep – 23 Oct 8.30pm – 7pm Price: £96 / £80 conc / £72 Members A new 8-week practical exercise- based course to help you develop the skills and techniques specific to film acting. Learn about working presence, screen with directors, on-set best practice, auditioning, development, and professional tutor Kenton Hall. from more, PEDRO ALMODOVAR PEDRO Sat 10.30am May, 12 – 4pm Price: £16 director The outrageous Spanish forty years exploded on to the scene death led to a ago, after Franco’s assess We loosening of restrictions. of this enfant the glittering career terrible. EDITING INDIE FOR FILMMAKERS Thursdays, 2 – 30 Aug 8.30pm – 7pm Price: £60 / £50 conc / £45 Members Learn how to get the most out of your film in the edit suite with this guide to the art of film editing, led include by tutor Keith Allott. Topics editing techniques, visual style, colour grading and mastering. COURSES FOR ADULTS Thursdays, May 10 – 28 Jun 7pm – 9pm Members Price: £96 / £80 conc / £72 this practical Keith Allott leads Tutor to filmmaking, taking introduction you step by step all the way from through planning pre-production to the final edit of your film. PICTURESTALKING SUMMER Mondays, Jul 16 – 24 Sep (10 sessions) Tuesdays,Jul 17 – 25 Sep 10.30am – 12pm (10 sessions) Price: £85 / £75 conc / £70 Members your love of film with this Share discussions 10-week course of group – led by tutor Alan Seaman – that put the cinema week into focus. The price includes a cup of tea/ and a ticket to the 1pm or coffee following 1.30pm film screening your session. FILM SCHOOL

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COURSES SHORT Starting on Monday we’ll write a in story for a film we can produce will be rehearsing a week. Tuesday actors from and assigning roles, to camera and sound operators. to Friday it’s Wednesday Then from lights, camera, action as we go out reality. on set to make our film a The film will then be edited by the for its ‘premiere’ course tutor ready in September. screening Enter the room on Monday with just on Monday with Enter the room an idea or two (hopefully) and leave on Friday with a film in the can that in. you shot and starred 5-day summer camps. FILM CAMP Mon 30 Jul – Fri 3 Aug (age 7–11) Mon Aug 6 – Fri 10 (age 12–15) AugMon – Fri (age 17 13 16–19) 9.30am – 3.30pm Price £125 at one of our exciting and learn new skills Develop your talent young filmmakers. Calling all budding Calling all budding SUMMER CAMPS BOX OFFICE BOOK ONLINE Available as Midweek Matinees – see p15 0116 242 2800 PHOENIX.ORG.UK 12 13 12A 15 LEAN ON PETE – ThuFri 24 11 May Haigh Dir: Andrew Fimmel, Steve Buscemi Cast: Travis UK 2017, 2hrs 1min Haigh (45 Years) Andrew Director returns with this deeply moving After adventure. American road moving to Portland with his young Charley rambunctious father, Thompson gets a job in a stable working for cranky horse-trainer Del (Buscemi). Finding comfort and some form of stability in working with the animals under his care, when his favourite horse Lean on Charley Pete is marked for slaughter, must begin a journey a towards if uncertain future. brighter, BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY Sat 5 – Sun 6 May Dir: Alexandra Dean USA 2017, 1hr 28mins Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, as Hedy Lamarr is best known appearing a star of 1940s cinema, such as Come Live Within pictures . But Me and Samson and Delilah other life she also had a fascinating This documentary as an inventor. her first delves into her life, from notorious 1932 film in the role to Ecstasy (a favourite of Mussolini), technology her invention of the the that influenced Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. MyPhoenix Members and Friends tickets £5. 15 the first major studio movie to the first major studio romance focus on a gay teenage – feels important and hopefully for marks a watershed moment fact that it’s The representation. a hugely enjoyable warm-hearted is just a bonus. crowd-pleaser YOU, ME AND HIM YOU, Mon 7 – Thu May 10 Dir: Daisy Aitkens Cast: Lucy Punch, David Tennant UK 2017, 1hr 38mins Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex very much in love despite their are but the issue of age difference, hangs over them. having children Befriending their new neighbour full lothario mode) in John (Tennant, and after lines begin to get blurred a series of mistakes and confessions the trio find themselves in some A refreshing truly uncharted territory. comedy from twist on the romantic Atkins who gets great debut director Lucy Punch performances from (Motherland) and Faye Marsay (Pride). PG 12A WONDERSTRUCK Mon 7 – Thu May 10 Haynes Dir: Toddy Julianne Moore Cast: Oakes Fegley, USA 2017, 1hr 56mins of the Haynes, director Todd Heaven, and Far From sublime Carol makes his much-awaited cinematic two stories return. In Wonderstruck run side by side, telling the tales of years apart living fifty two children and the mysterious link that binds Rose is a deaf girl them together. the in the 1920s; Ben is a boy from ‘70s who lost his hearing in accident. wish their lives were Both children and set out to find what different, they believe to be missing. LOVE, SIMON LOVE, Fri 4 – Mon 7 May Berlanti Dir: Greg Cast: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner USA 2018, 1hr 50mins American high-school student longs for Simon Spier (Robinson) told his but he hasn’t romance, is gay. friends or family that he When he falls for an anonymous by the classmate online who goes name ‘Blue’ and is experiencing Simon longs to similar problems, his true feelings but fears broadcast With Call Me By the repercussions. Name and Moonlight, barriers Your in independent being broken are film, but Love, Simon – which is

PG abusive marriage and the promise abusive marriage and the promise of new love in the form of bookshop owner Angus (Considine). HOUSE THE OLD DARK Fri 4 – Sun 6 May Dir: James Whale Melvyn Douglas Cast: Boris Karloff, USA 1932, 1hr 12mins of new 4K digital print A gorgeous film. A group 1932 James Whale’s of travellers caught in a violent storm stumble upon a strange old for the night. house and seek refuge by the highly eccentric Greeted Femm family and their terrifying (a superb hulking butler Morgan the Boris Karloff), performance from they might travellers begin to realise not survive until morning. Preceded by the 1953 animation The Tell-Tale Heart narrated by James Mason. + THE TELL TALE HEART + THE TALE TELL 15 15 LET THELET IN SUNSHINE Fri 4 – Thu May 10 Denis Dir: Claire Cast: Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois Fra/Bel 2017, 1hr 35mins, subtitled cinematic titans Claire French 35 Shots of Denis (Beau Travail, Rum) and Juliette Binoche join in this for this sublimely forces Recently comedy. poignant romantic 50-something painter divorced Isabell (Binoche) is back on the dating scene looking for love. As a series Isabell stumbles through encounters, we’re of very different and with a perceptive presented humane take on the profound mysteries of love. FUNNY COW Fri 4 – Thu May 10 Dir: Adrian Shergold Cast: Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine UK 2018, 1hr 43mins of the Set against the backdrop in the Northern comedy circuit on ferocious 1970s, Maxine Peake is form titular ‘Funny Cow’, as the of her a young woman bored who finds a new domestic routine comic. lease of life as a stand-up on the notorious Honing her routine takes off her career club circuit, prejudiced when she embraces the material that works so well for her fellow male comedians. But she struggles to juggle success, her 12A 12A 15 PG

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Xavier Legrand’s intense story of Xavier Legrand’s Best won him family breakdown Film Venice at last year’s Director Festival. CUSTODY Fri 27 Apr – Thu 3 May subtitled France 2017, 1hr 33mins, Lily James shines in Mike Newell’s Newell’s Lily James shines in Mike drama, star studded post-WWII book. based on the best-selling Fri 20 Apr – Thu 3 May 3mins USA 2018, 2hrs THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO SOCIETY PIE PEEL LAST MONTH CONTINUED FROM FROM CONTINUED FILMS Screening with a bonus short film Screening Poles Apart. Fri 18 – SunFri 18 20 May Germany/USA 2018, 1hr 41mins ISLE OFISLE DOGS Fri 11 – Mon May Fri 14 11 UK 2017, 1hr 51mins FINDING FEET YOUR Fri 4 – Tue 8 MayFri 4 – Tue UK/USA 2017, 1hr 55mins POPULAR DEMAND BILLBOARDS THREE OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BACK BY BOX OFFICE BOOK ONLINE Available as Midweek Matinees – see p15 0116 242 2800 PHOENIX.ORG.UK 14 15 15 12A 12A

12A 12A MIDWEEK MATINEES Matinee screenings for just for just screenings Matinee – refreshments £6 including open to all. THE GUERNSEY AND LITERARY PIE PEEL POTATO SOCIETY Wed 11am 2 May, THE GRADUATE Wed 10.30am 9 May, in Open to all, screening partnership with The University Age of the Third THE LEISURE SEEKER 11am May, Wed 16 GOOD NIGHT THAT Wed 23 11am May, EDIE Wed 30 11am May, THE YOUNG KARLTHE YOUNG MARX CERT TBC Mon – Thu 21 24 May Dir: Raoul Peck Cast: August Diehl, VickyKrieps Fra/Bel/Ger 2017, 1hr 58mins, subtitled Karl Marx embarks with 26 year-old to exile. on the road his wife, Jenny, In Paris, 1984, he meets Friedrich son, who Engels, an industrialist’s the birth of investigated the sordid British working class. Engels, the of the last piece provides dandy, the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s riots and political repression, upheavals, they will lead the labour movement during its development into a modern era. 15 U BYGONE BRITAIN BYGONE THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF BRITAIN Sun 20 2.30pm May, £7.50 Tickets by Rob Foxon. During Introduced and post WWII, the canals and inland waterways came back to the of life, transporting the cargoes of nation. This special programme tells the history of films archive rare as our ancient waterways. Screening part of Hinterlands, a new strategic that aims to deliver arts programme local and national impact where engagement with the waterways These locations and the arts is low. will be linked by the Canal & River vision for living waterways that Trust’s transform places and enrich lives. THE WOUND – MonFri 18 May 21 Dir: John Trengrove Bongile Mantsai Cast: Nakhane Touré, S Africa/Ger/Neth/Fra 2017, 1hr 28mins, subtitled travels Lonely factory worker Xolani the men to the rural mountains with Xhosa ritual of his community for the of a group of Ulwaluko – initiating When teenage boys into manhood. discovers the boy he is mentoring entire Xolani’s his best-kept secret, A existence begins to unravel. man’s rone startling and bold tale of struggles against a prejudiced MyPhoenix Members and society. Friends tickets £5. PG 18 THE MAGIC FLUTE THE MAGIC – SunFri 18 20 May Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Ulrik Cold, Josef Köstlinger Sweden 1975, 2hrs 15mins enchanting Ingmar Bergman’s The Magic adaptation of Mozart’s Flute continues our exploration work. the Swedish master’s through The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino her beautiful kidnapped to rescue Princess Pamina. Aided by daughter, Papageno hunter the lovelorn bird and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, embarks on a quest young Tamino for true love, leading to the evil Pamina is temple where Sarastro’s held captive. MYSTERY FILM 6.15pm May, Fri 18 voyage into the Join us as we film night. unknown with our mystery screening Since starting the monthly like titles in 2015 we’ve screened n, Run Les Choristes, 12 Angry Me . Lola Run and Song of the Sea screening Nobody knows what we’re until the film (including our staff) that we’ll begins, but you can trust deliver some brilliant cinema. any The Mystery Film may be 18 certificate. classification up to an for are As such, these screenings only. over-18s 12A THAT GOOD NIGHT GOOD THAT – ThuFri 18 24 May Dir: Eric Styles Cast: John Hurt, Sofia Helin UK/Portugal 2017, 1hr 32mins Eric Styles’ adaptation of NJ Crisp’s play of the same name sees the John Hurt in his final late, great performance as Ralph – a once- now in his famous screenwriter seventies and living in picturesque Portugal. Coming to terms with a terminal diagnosis and discussing issues of mortality with an enigmatic visitor (Charles Dance), Ralph with his to reconcile resolves he journeys estranged son before “into that good night”. Juno, 15 15 is a funny and bracingly honest Tully look at the crushing exhaustion of Marlo (Theron) new parenthood. is on her last legs looking after her new-born baby two young children, and man-child husband. When her gift her a “night- to offers brother nanny” so she can get some sleep but when the Marlo is resistant, (Davis) arrives the charismatic Tully two women begin to bond. Can help Marlo see the positives in Tully motherhood and herself? TULLY – ThuFri 18 24 May Dir: Jason Reitman Cast: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis USA 2018, 1hr 34mins of writer and director the From BEAST – Thu May Fri 17 11 Dir: Michael Pearce Johnny Flynn Cast: Jessie Buckley, UK 2017, 1hr 47mins this Set in a small island community, thriller gripping British psychological caused a storm when it opened and London Film at the Toronto Buckley Jessie Festivals last year. ) stars and Peace, Taboo War (BBC’s young woman as Moll, a troubled outsider who falls for mysterious Pascal (played with brooding When intensity by Johnny Flynn). for Pascal come under suspicion Moll a series of brutal murders, know who to trust and finds doesn’t herself torn between her oppressive family and her new lover.

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A special live event and screening A special live event and screening British war of one of the greatest movies, to mark the 75th anniversary of the legendary WWII mission by Dan Snow 617 squadron. the RAF’s is joined on stage by the Glenn plus special guests Miller Orchestra – including family members of the the 617 squadron Dam Busters crew, Michael director and the film’s the history Anderson – to explore of the iconic raid and how it led to the making of a classic British film. The live event will be followed by of the 1955 film, a screening restoration. in a magnificent 4k Thu 17 May, 7.15pm Thu 7.15pm May, 17 Runtime 3hrs approx THE DAM BUSTERSTHE DAM LIVE FROM THE 75: AT ALBERT HALL ROYAL Unbeknownst to their grown-up Unbeknownst to their grown-up and John Ella (Mirren) children, their (Sutherland) decide to take family Winnebago ‘The Leisure trip – their Seeker’ on a road destination, Ernest Hemingway’s Withhome in Key West. John and Ella struggling with Alzheimer’s of her own, fighting health battles might be that this the couple realise strive to their last trip together and and passion the freedom recapture A touching of their early romance. from first English-language feature Paolo Virzi. Italian director Fri 11 – Thu May Fri 17 11 Dir: Paolo Virzì Sutherland Donald Cast: Helen Mirren, Italy/France 2017, 1hr 52mins THE LEISURE SEEKER BOX OFFICE BOOK ONLINE Available as Midweek Matinees – see p15 0116 242 2800 PHOENIX.ORG.UK 16 17 15 15 12A PG 15 Descriptive Descriptive 8pm May, 1 Tue WONDERSTRUCK 6pm May, 8 Tue THE LEISURE SEEKER Tue 15 May, 6.15pm TULLY 22 6pm May, Tue ON CHESIL BEACH 29 6pm May, Tue or has For anyone who is deaf hearing loss, we show subtitled versions of the latest English main language movies in our Plus our worldcinema screens. many more offers cinema programme subtitled films for you to enjoy. Subtitles THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO SOCIETY PIE PEEL PG WITH Autism

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Director Yonebayashi studied under studied Yonebayashi Director Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki go- deciding to for decades before it-alone and form his own animation house, Studio Ponoc, with Mary Flower the first and The Witch’s new this from film to emerge feature by Ghibli, Clearly inspired thisproject. enchanting films follows a young girl who finds herself in a magical school mystery is in need of a great where both will be screening solving. We subtitled and dubbed versions – see listings for details. Fri 25 – Thu May 31 Yonebayashi Dir: Hiromasa Cast: Hana Sugisaki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki Japan 2017, 1hr 42mins MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER Sheila Hancock is at her sublime Sheila Hancock is at her woman who, best as Edie, an elderly in the aftermath of the death of her husband, decides to controlling of climbing fulfil a long-held dream the a Scottish mountain. Against who is keen wishes of her daughter, home, to settle her in a retirement and employs Edie heads to Scotland , Jonny (Guthrie, Sunshine on Leith for Sunset Song) to help her prepare the gruelling climb. As the pair talk, more bicker and train, they reveal all about their lives to each other, Fri 25 May – Thu 7 Jun Dir: Simon Hunter Kevin Guthrie Cast: Sheila Hancock, UK 2017, 1hr 42mins EDIE Access Cinema Midweek Matinees Stage on Screen MyPhoenix Passport BOX OFFICE BOOK ONLINE MAY 2018 Lazy Sunday Course Art-AI Spark LDIF Members tickets £5 0116 242 2800 PHOENIX.ORG.UK TUESDAY 1 MAY TUESDAY 8 MAY WEDNESDAY 16 MAY THURSDAY 24 MAY Custody 13:00 20:15 You, Me and Him 13:00 20:30 The Leisure Seeker 11:00 Lean on Pete 14:30 17:30 The Guernsey Literary Funny Cow 13:30 The Leisure Seeker 16:45 Tully 15:10 20:10 and Potato Peel Pie Society 13:30 17:15 Let The Sunshine In 15:20 Lean on Pete 13:30 17:30 20:15 That Good Night 18:00 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Three Billboards Outside Ebbing... 16:10 Beast 14:00 The Young Karl Marx* 20:15 Peel Pie Society desc. subs 20:00 Wonderstruck desc. subs 18:00 An American in Paris 19:30 A Quiet Place 15:30 AI in Recent Art Practice 18:30 FRIDAY 25 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The Leisure Seeker 18:00 MONDAY 28 MAY The African Roots of Tango* 19:00 Ghost in the Shell 20:30 SUNDAY 20 MAY Sherlock Gnomes 11:15 Dark Star 20:30 The Goonies 11:00 On Chesil Beach 13:00 18:05 SATURDAY 12 MAY Tully 12:00 Edie 13:30 15:40 18:15 SATURDAY 5 MAY Peter Rabbit autism friendly 10:30 Isle of Dogs 14:15 Mary and the Witch’s Flower dubbed 15:50 Pacific Rim: Uprising 11:00 Pedro Almodovar 10:30 The Inland Waterways of Britain 14:30 Mary and the Witch’s Flower subtitled 20:30 Love, Simon 12:30 17:50 WarGames 11:00 The Magic Flute 16:45 My Golden Years 20:30 AI for Artists 13:30 Lean on Pete 12:45 15:20 18:00 20:40 The Wound 18:20 The Old Dark House 13:45 Beast 13:30 Lean on Pete 19:45 TUESDAY 29 MAY Let The Sunshine In 15:15 20:20 Ghost in the Shell 16:00 That Good Night 20:25 Sherlock Gnomes 11:00 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 15:40 Finding Your Feet 17:45 On Chesil Beach 13:00 20:30 The Leisure Seeker 20:15 Funny Cow 18:00 MONDAY 21 MAY On Chesil Beach desc. subs 18:00 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing... 20:20 Tully 13:00 18:00 Edie 13:30 15:30 18:15 SUNDAY 13 MAY That Good Night 13:30 18:15 Mary and the Witch’s Flower dubbed 15:50 SUNDAY 6 MAY WarGames 11:15 The Young Karl Marx* 15:15 My Golden Days 20:30 Pacific Rim: Uprising 11:30 Lean on Pete 12:00 Lean on Pete 15:40 20:30 Love, Simon 12:00 Lean on Pete 14:45 17:30 20:15 The Wound 20:15 WEDNESDAY 30 MAY Let The Sunshine In 14:15 Finding Your Feet 14:00 Edie 11:00 The Leisure Seeker 17:00 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 14:45 TUESDAY 22 MAY Edie 15:40 18:00 20:15 Beast 19:45 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing... 17:00 Lean on Pete 13:00 20:15 Sherlock Gnomes 11:45 The Old Dark House 17:10 Tully 13:30 Mary and the Witch’s Flower dubbed 13:20 Funny Cow 19:40 MONDAY 14 MAY Tully desc. subs 18:00 On Chesil Beach 14:10 20:20 The Leisure Seeker 13:00 That Good Night 15:45 My Golden Years 17:30 MONDAY 7 MAY Lean on Pete 13:30 17:00 19:45 The Young Karl Marx* 15:45 20:15 Love, Simon 11:00 15:40 Finding Your 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