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Greetings Cinemapolitans!

A full slate of new movies is on the way this weekend, but first, National Theatre Live returns to our screens on Thursday with a thrilling new production of the Shakespearean classic, Henry V. Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare’s study of nationalism, war and the psychology of power.

Captured live from the Donmar Warehouse in London, this exciting modern production directed by Max Webster (Life of Pi) explores what it means to be English and our relationship to Europe, asking: do we ever get the leaders we deserve? National Theatre Live: Henry V screens Thursday, June 16 at 6:30 and again on Saturday, June 18 at 1:30.

Meanwhile, it's another weekend of premieres, so get in soon to catch After Blue, Benediction, and Downton Abbey: A New Era. They all have their final screenings this week!

OPENING FRIDAY, JUNE 17

BRIAN AND CHARLES

90 min, PG

Brian and Charles follows Brian, a lonely inventor in rural Wales, who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. Undeterred by his lack of success, Brian attempts his biggest project yet. Three days, a washing machine, and various spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and has an obsession with cabbages. What follows is a humorous and entirely heartwarming story about loneliness, friendship, family, finding love, and letting go.

DIRECTOR: Jim Archer

WRITERS: David Earl, Chris Hayward

CAST: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey

Fri: 5:00, 7:45

Sat: 2:15, 5:00, 7:45

Sun: 2:15, 5:00

Mon - Thu: 5:00, 7:45

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CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH

107 min, R

Fresh out of college and without a clear life path going forward, 22-year-old Andrew is stuck back at home with his family in New Jersey. But if there’s one thing that belongs on his nonexistent résumé, it’s how to get a party started, which lands him the perfect job of motivational dancing at the bar and bat mitzvahs for his younger brother’s classmates. When Andrew befriends a local mom, Domino, and her daughter, Lola, he finally discovers a future he wants – even if it might not be his own.

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Cooper Raiff

CAST: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Evan Assante

Fri: 4:15, 7:00

Sat: 1:45, 4:15, 7:00

Sun: 1:45, 4:15

Mon - Wed: 4:15, 7:00

Thu: 4:15 PM

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JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY

95 min, PG-13

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, aka “Jazz Fest,” is the signature annual music and cultural event of the city and has been called America’s greatest festival. Celebrating the music, food, and arts and crafts of all of Louisiana since 1970, Jazz Fest is an essential showcase of the rich heritage of the region, and hundreds of thousands attend the event each year. Local music heroes are joined on 14 stages by some of the most important figures in entertainment, highlighting the connections between Louisiana culture and the world.

JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY weaves together live performances and interviews from the 50th anniversary of the iconic festival, featuring some of the biggest names in the music industry, along with a wealth of archival documentary footage from the past half century. This film not only captures the Festival in all of its beauty and glory, but also delves deep into the rich culture of The Big Easy.

DIRECTORS: Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern

Fri - Thu: 5:15 pm

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NEPTUNE FROST

105 min, NR

Multi-hyphenate, multidisciplinary artist Saul Williams brings his unique dynamism to this Afrofuturist vision, a sci-fi punk musical that’s a visually wondrous amalgamation of themes, ideas, and songs that Williams has explored in his work, notably his 2016 album MartyrLoserKing. Co-directed with the Rwandan-born artist and cinematographer Anisia Uzeyman, the film takes place in the hilltops of Burundi, where a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective.

From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region’s natural resources – and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.

Kinyarwanda, English, Swahili and French with English subtitles

DIRECTORS: Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman

WRITER: Saul Williams

CAST: Cheryl Isheja, Bertrand Ninteretse, Eliane Umuhire

Fri & Sat:8:00 PM

Sun: 2:00 PM

Mon - Thu: 8:00 PM

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CONTINUING IN THEATER

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As you plan your next trip to the movies, don't forget to keep an eye on our website to get the latest info on detours to get to the cinema. During the current phase of construction, the Green Street Crosswalk has once again closed. All patrons should enter the cinema from the North using either the Home Dairy Alley from the Commons, or the detour scaffolding from City Hall along Harold’s Square.

Access from the South through the Green Street Crosswalk will be blocked as work on the parking garage is completed.

Hope to see you at the movies again soon!

Brett Bossard,
Executive Director

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