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The Prince Charles Cinema

A truly random selection of some of the greatest flicks in our programme. Click on this season for a verifiable Jukebox of movie choices at the PCC!

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Have A Gd Trip presents Yeah Right!
2003 71mins USA (18) Skateboarding Video
Directed by Ty Evans|Spike Jonze Starring Eric Coston, Marc Johnson, Guy Mariano, Jeron Wilson, Keenan Milton, Brandon Biebel, Brian Anderson, Paul Rodrigeuz, Owen Wilson

"Front salad, back salad, front blunt".

For one night only, Have A Gd Trip brings Skateboard Film Club to Prince Charles Cinema to celebrate one of the most influential skateboard films ever made. Originally released in 2003 and premiered at PCC, Girl Skateboards' YEAH RIGHT redefined what was possible in skateboard filmmaking. Combining groundbreaking parts from an all-star team with Spike Jonze and Ty Evans' unforgettable direction, innovative visual effects and iconic soundtrack. More than 20 years on, it's still as funny, inventive and inspiring as ever, and rarely seen on the big screen.

Drive
2011 100mins USA (18) Neo Noir
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Starring Albert Brooks, Ryan Gosling, Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

The Nice Guys
2016 115mins USA (15) Comedy/Crime
Directed by Shane Black Starring Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice

Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley) mysteriously disappears. Healy and March soon learn the hard way that some dangerous people are also looking for Amelia. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 108mins USA (12A) Comedy / Drama
Directed by Ethan Coen|Joel Coen Starring John Turturro, George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson

After escaping prison, Ulysses, Delmar and Pete embark on a journey to find a hidden treasure. As lawmen pursue them, a new companion and a brush with antisocial elements turn their lives around.

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History + Animalicious with Mark Lewis Q&A
1988 99mins Australia, UK, USA (18) Documentary
Directed by Mark Lewis

Documentary filmmaker Mark Lewis joins us for a Double Feature of CANE TOADS: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY and ANIMALICIOUS, followed by a Live Q&A.

CANE TOADS: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY (1988): Mark Lewis takes the nature documentary into new realms of the humorous, surreal, and downright bizarre with this stranger-than-fiction tale of the ultimate environmental self-own. The cane toad—Bufo marinus, a species native to Central America—was imported by the sack-load to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to rid the country of the greyback beetle, which was rapidly destroying the sugarcane crop. The toads adapted beautifully to their new surroundings. Problem was, the beetle could fly and they couldn’t. What the cane toad is unusually proficient at, however, is making more cane toads—thousands upon thousands more. CANE TOADS: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY tells the wild story of this amphibious assault—warts and all.

ANIMALICIOUS (1999): A film about fate, coexistence, vanity, justice, karma, and forgiveness, ANIMALICIOUS collects six stories of people and the animals that shot them, fell on them, and generally brought mayhem of one sort or another to their lives. Filmed in Kentucky, Missouri, and England, ANIMALICIOUS features a bomb-diving duck, a squirrel that thinks it’s landed on Normandy Beach, a hawk that could easily work for a hair-growth pharmaceutical company, a parakeet, a turkey, a hungry snake, and one tiny dog. With his typically wry humor, director Mark Lewis uncovers the comic and quizzical relationships that exist between people and creatures great and small.

The Lost Boys
1987 97mins USA (15) Supernatural / Horror
Directed by Joel Schumacher Starring Dianne Wiest, Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland

Teenage brothers Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) move with their mother (Dianne Wiest) to a small town in northern California. While the younger Sam meets a pair of kindred spirits in geeky comic-book nerds Edward (Corey Feldman) and Alan (Jamison Newlander), the angst-ridden Michael soon falls for Star (Jami Gertz) -- who turns out to be in thrall to David (Kiefer Sutherland), leader of a local gang of vampires. Sam and his new friends must save Michael and Star from the undead.

Under the Skin (2013)
2013 108mins Switzerland, UK, USA (15) Sci-Fi / Horror
Directed by Jonathan Glazer Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay

An alien entity inhabits the earthly form of a seductive young woman who combs the Scottish highways in search of the human prey it is here to plunder. It lures its isolated and forsaken male victims into an otherworldly dimension where they are stripped and consumed. But life in all its complexity starts to change the alien. It begins to see itself as 'she', as human, with tragic and terrifying consequences.

Weapons
2025 129mins USA (18) Supernatural / Horror
Directed by Zach Cregger Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

I Know What You Did Last Summer
1997 102mins USA (15) Teen / Horror
Directed by Jim Gillespie Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr, Johnny Galecki, Bridgette Wilson

Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998 86mins USA (18) Horror
Directed by Steve Miner Starring Michelle Williams, Jamie Lee Curtis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin, L.L. Cool J

20 Years after escaping her brother Michael Myers's attacks, Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.

Prince Charles Cinema Film Quiz
2024 140mins UK (18) Film Quiz
Directed by Chevy Mclaren

Put your cinematic knowledge to the test with The Prince Charles Cinema Film Quiz!

This is a full-blown, no-holds-barred celebration of cinematic chaos, cult classics, and endless movie trivia. Hosted by Chevy Mclaren live in the heart of London cinema - this is your chance to test your film knowledge in this night of movie madness!

Expect limited-edition PCC merch, free cinema tickets, exclusive movie prizes, live performances, and bonkers audience games. Bring your cinephile friends (teams up to 5), grab a drink, and prepare to scream, guess, act, and laugh your way through the most chaotic quiz night in London!

Sinners
2025 138mins USA (15) Horror / Thriller
Directed by Ryan Coogler Starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Miles Caton

From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.”

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”

Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, “Sinners” stars Jordan (the “Black Panther” and “Creed” franchises) in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (“Bumblebee,” “True Grit”), Jack O’Connell (“Ferrari”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Passenger”), Jayme Lawson (“The Woman King”), Omar Miller (“True Lies”), and Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”).

The film is produced by Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler. The executive producers are Ludwig Göransson, Will Greenfield and Rebecca Cho.

The Zone of Interest
2023 105mins Poland, UK, USA (12A) Psychological Drama
Directed by Jonathan Glazer Starring Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

La La Land
2016 128mins USA (12A) Musical
Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 108mins USA (15) Sci-Fi / Romance
Directed by Michel Gondry Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson

After a painful breakup, Clementine (Kate Winslet) undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel (Jim Carrey) from her mind. When Joel discovers that Clementine is going to extremes to forget their relationship, he undergoes the same procedure and slowly begins to forget the woman that he loved. Directed by former music video director Michel Gondry, the visually arresting film explores the intricacy of relationships and the pain of loss.

Boyhood
2014 165mins USA (15) Drama
Directed by Richard Linklater Starring Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane

The joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his parents (Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke) and his sister (Lorelei Linklater). Vignettes, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, capture family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important milestones. Songs from Coldplay, Arcade Fire and other artists capture the time period.

The Holy Mountain
1973 115mins Mexico (18) Mind F**k
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky Starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders

In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.

The Love Witch
2016 120mins USA (15) Horror / Comedy
Directed by Anna Biller Starring Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell

“She Loved Men... To Death.”

Addicted to love, Elaine – the love witch – casts love and sex spells to seek her perfect man, finding herself with more dead bodies than she does a long-term partner… 

A visually-striking, humorous and thought-provoking film by the continuously playful Anna Biller, The Love Witch has caused immense debate by audiences through its feminist themes. Visually drenched in 1970s fashion and cinematography, the film´s style feels as magical as the love witch herself. 

The Love Witch is featured as part of MANEATERS, a season exploring the female supernatural on screen. The season is presented with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA.

Have A Gd Trip presents Welcome To Hell & Bag of Suck Double Feature
1996 95mins USA (18) Skateboarding Video
Directed by Jamie Thomas|Matt Eversole|Kyle Camarillo Starring Ed Templeton, Jamie Thomas, Chad Muska, Jerry Hsu, Louie Barletta, Marc Johnson

For one night only, Have A Gd Trip brings Skateboarding Film Club back to Prince Charles Cinema for an essential double bill celebrating two definitive eras of skate culture.

Kicking off the night is the 20th anniversary of Enjoi’s Bag of Suck (2006)—a Transworld Video of the Year winner that balanced jaw-dropping technical progression (anchored by Jerry Hsu’s legendary parts) with the irreverent, fun-first humour that made Enjoi an instant classic.

Followed by the 30th anniversary of Toy Machine’s Welcome to Hell (1996)—a relentless masterpiece that set the standard for high-impact handrail skating, immortalised Jamie Thomas’s raw style, and helped launch legends like Elissa Steamer.

Welcome to Hell
1996 | 45mins | USA | (18) | Skateboarding Video
Directed by Jamie Thomas, Video introduction by Ed Templeton
Starring Jamie Thomas, Ed Templeton, Elissa Steamer, Chad Muska, Brian Anderson, Donny Barley

Bag of Suck
2006 | 50mins | USA | (18) | Skateboarding Video
Directed by Matt Eversole and Kyle Camarillo, Video introduction by Louie Barletta
Starring Jerry Hsu, Louie Barletta, Marc Johnson, Caswell Berry, Stevie Williams, Cairo Foster
"Pandas, heavy handrails, and pure raw energy."

Two iconic videos, three decades of skate history, together for one night only. Rarely seen on the big screen—don't miss out.

Labyrinth - 40th Anniversary
1986 101mins UK, USA (U) Romance / Fantasy
Directed by Jim Henson Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Connelly and Numerous Goblins and Creatures

Step back into the fantastical world of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth as the beloved classic returns to cinemas for a special 40th-anniversary re-release. Starring David Bowie in one of his most entertaining film performances as the enigmatic Goblin King, this 4K re-issue brings Jim Henson’s dazzling puppetry, imaginative landscapes, and iconic musical moments back to the big screen where they belong. Join the adventure as Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) races against time to navigate the mysterious Labyrinth and rescue her baby brother in this spellbinding cult favourite.

Everything Everywhere All At Once
2022 140mins USA (15) Comedy / Action
Directed by Dan Kwan|Daniel Scheinert Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong

When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Whiplash
2014 106mins USA (15) Drama
Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist

Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life. But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity.

Tenet
2020 150mins UK, USA (12A) Sci-Fi / Thriller
Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Elizabeth Debicki

Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

Ginger Snaps
2000 108mins Canada (18) Teen / Horror
Directed by John Fawcett Starring Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche

“I get this ache... And I, I thought it was for sex, but it's to tear everything to fucking pieces.”

A wild and bloodthirsty hound has ravaged through the small town of Bailey Downs, attacking the neighbourhood's pet dogs. When the two teenage outcasts, the Fitzgerald sisters, stumble upon the creature one night, their lives change forever as Ginger is bitten, and her body starts to change. 

A true feast of practical effects, 2000s grunge, and snappy one-liners; Ginger Snaps has been credited in hindsight as a predecessor to the “maneater” supernatural woman most famously seen in Jennifer´s Body (2009). A coming-of-age story told in a fresh perspective; for maybe the true terror lies in growing up, or maybe it lies in the bloodthirsty hound who calls herself your sister. 

Ginger Snaps is featured as part of MANEATERS, a season exploring the female supernatural on screen. The season is presented with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA.
 

The Worst Person in the World
2022 128mins Denmark, Norway, Sweden (15) Romance/Comedy
Directed by Joachim Trier Starring Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum

On the verge of turning thirty, Julie is faced with a series of choices that force her to pursue new perspectives on her life in contemporary Oslo. Over the course of four years, she navigates love affairs and existential uncertainty as she starts deciding who she wants to become.

Perfect Days
2023 125mins Germany, Japan (PG) Drama
Directed by Wim Wenders Starring Kôji Yakusho, Aoi Yamada, Min Tanaka, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Yumi Aso

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

The Holdovers
2023 134mins USA (15) Comedy / Drama
Directed by Alexander Payne Starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa

From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a prestigious American school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them -- a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) -- and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).