Sincha Social Meetup

> Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Covington. It is the seventh installment in the Rocky franchise, and serves as a spin-off/sequel to Rocky Balboa (2006). It stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and Graham McTavish. In the film, amateur boxer Adonis Creed (Jordan) is trained and mentored by Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the former rival turned friend of Adonis' father, Apollo Creed.

> Creed had its premiere on November 19, 2015, at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles and was released in the United States on November 25, by Warner Bros. Pictures, to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the date of the opening scene in the first film. It grossed $174.1 million worldwide and received widespread acclaim from critics[13] who praised Coogler's direction, the screenplay, and acting performances. Among its accolades, it was selected by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2015, while Stallone won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was followed by Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023). The film is the first film in the franchise to have been produced by Stallone.

This screening is free, so just show up and sit down to enjoy the movie with us. In case of rain, the movie will be screening inside the restaurant.

• Sotamuseo Maneesi (just opened a new exhibition showing WWII era soviet war propaganda)
• Suomenlinna museum (recently opened a new exhibition showing handcrafted Finnish glass)
• Submarine Vesikko (WWII era submarine so we can imagine what it would feel like having a panic attack after being sunk to the bottom of the sea in a tin can)
• Ehrensvärd museum (gawk at how a bunch of rich people lived in the 1700s)
• Customs museum (crazy things that have been forbidden from being imported and the crazy ways that crazy people tried to get around that prohibition)

We'll get together at the Kauppatori ferry terminal before passing over to the island. Once there, I'll share my location via GPS and everyone's free to tag along for the museum tour or simply take a walk around the island and take in the sights.

> Life of Pi is a 2012 adventure-drama film directed and produced by Ang Lee and written by David Magee. Based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel, it stars Suraj Sharma in his film debut, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu and Adil Hussain in lead roles. The storyline revolves around Pi Patel, a 16-year old Indian boy, and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, who are both stranded on a lifeboat for 227 days after a shipwreck.

> Life of Pi had its worldwide premiere as the opening film of the 50th New York Film Festival at both the Walter Reade Theater and Alice Tully Hall in New York City on September 28, 2012, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 21 by 20th Century Fox. The film became a commercial success, having grossed over $609 million worldwide, making it Lee's highest-grossing film. It received positive reviews from critics and received numerous accolades, including nominations for three Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture – Drama, Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, winning the latter. At the 85th Academy Awards, it was nomimated for eleven awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won four, including Best Director for Lee.

The screening is free, so just show up and sit down to enjoy the movie with us.