Season 24 - 2019/20 First Segment
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AMAZING GRACE (G) ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP (MA15+) US Concert Documentary US Action-Comedy
Fri 1 November 2019 Sun 1 December 2019
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD GEMINI MAN (M) (MA15+) US Drama-Thriller US Action Thriller Sat 2, Sun 3 November 2019 Fri 6 December 2019
DOWNTON ABBEY (PG) JUDY (M) UK Historical Period Drama US Biographical drama Fri 8, Sat 9 November 2019 Sat 7, Sun 8 December 2019
THE FAREWELL (PG) AFTER THE WEDDING (M) US Comedy-Drama US Drama Sun 10 November 2019 Fri 13, Sat 14 December 2019
SLAM (MA15+) TERMINATOR: DARK FATE (MA15+) Aust Drama US Science Fiction - Action Fri 15 November 2019 Sun 15 December 2019
AD ASTRA (M) BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (PG) US Adventure-Science Fiction UK Comedy-Drama Fri 20, Sat 21 December 2019 Sat 16, Sun 17 November 2019
JOKER (MA15+) LAST CHRISTMAS (CTC) US Crime-Drama-Thriller UK/US Romantic Comedy Fri 22, Sat 23 November 2019 Sun 22 December 2019
HUSTLERS (MA15+) MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL (PG) US Comedy-Drama US Fantasy-Adventure Sun 24 November 2019 Thu 26, Fri 27 December 2019
Suzi Q (M) FORD V FERRARI (CTC) Aust Music Documentary US Action-Adventure Fri 29, Sat 30 November 2019 Sat 28, Sun 29 December 2019
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Bring your picnic basket and enjoy a meal under the stars before the show. Blankets and cushions advisable if cool... AD ASTRA Director: James Gray JUDY Director: Rupert Gould STARS: Brad Pi , Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald STARS: Renée Zellweger, Rufus Sewell, Finn Wittrock, Michael Gambon Sutherland Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Thirty years ago, Clifford McBride led a voyage into deep space, but the Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the ship and crew were never heard from again. Town nightclub. Now his son -- a fearless astronaut -- must embark on a daring mission to While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind ro- Neptune to uncover the truth about his missing father and a mysterious mance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. power surge that threatens the stability of the universe. LAST CHRISTMAS Director: Paul Feig AFTER THE WEDDING Director: Bart Freundlich STARS: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Nichelle Yeoh, Emma Thompson, STARS: Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup, Abby Rebecca Root, Lydia Leonard Quinn, Alex Esola Kate (Clarke) harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompa- Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to nied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from meet Theresa, a wealthy benefactor. An invitation to attend a wedding her job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. Tom (Golding) seems too ignites a series of events in which the past collides with the present as good to be true when he walks into her life and starts to see through so many mysteries unravel. of Kate’s barriers. As London transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, nothing should work for these two. Director: Sydney Pollack, Alan But sometimes, you gotta let the snow fall where it may, you gotta listen to AMAZING GRACE your heart … and you gotta have faith. Elliott STARS:Aretha Franklin MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL Director: Joachim Depicts the 1972 concert where Franklin performed with James Cleve- Rønning land and the Southern California Community Choir at the New Temple STARS: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Missionary baptist Church in Los Angeles. Warner Bros Records hired Chiwetel Ejiofor the late Sydney Pollack to film the show over two nights as a companion Five years after the first film, Maleficent's peaceful life as the protector of the piece to the recording of a live album of the same name, which went on Moors takes an unexpected turn when Prince Phillip proposes to Aurora and to become the biggest selling album of Franklin's career. she accepts. This long-lost documentary captures the Queen of Soul at the height of Unbeknownst to all, Phillip's mother, Queen Ingrith, plans to use the wedding her career, It is powerful, moving, magical and an uplifting music doco to divide humans and fairies forever. Together, Maleficent and Princess Auro- that everyone deserves to experience. ra must face new allies and enemies in a bid to protect the magical lands
which they share. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Director: Gurinder Chadha STARS: Billy Barra , Ronak Singh, Mackenzie Davis, Chadha ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Director: Berges, Viveik Kalra Quentin Tarantino Based on Manzoor's memoir, Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion STARS: Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margo Robbie and Rock N' Roll. Set in the town of Luton in 1987 Thatcherite Britain, a Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Ange- British-Pakistani Muslim teenager learns to live his life, understand his les, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an Bruce Springsteen. industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final DOWNTON ABBEY Director: Michael Engler moments of Hollywood’s golden age. STARS: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, Maggie Smith, Leslie Nicol SLAM Director: Partho Sen-Gupta Excitement is high at Downton Abbey when the Crawley family learns STARS: Adam Bakri, Rachael Blake, Rebecca Breeds, Darina Al Joundi, that King George V and Queen Mary are coming to visit. Daniel Horvat But trouble soon arises when Mrs. Patmore, Daisy and the rest of the Ricky Naser is a young Australian whose peaceful suburban life turns to hell when his servants learn that the king and queen travel with their own chefs and sister Ameena disappears without a trace one night after featuring in a poetry slam in the attendants -- setting the stage for an impromptu scheme and other she- suburbs of Sydney. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, Ricky is forced to denounce her as an extremist. nanigans .
Director: Liam Firmager FORD V FERRARI Director : James Mangold SUZI Q STARS: Suzi Quatro, Cherie Currie, KT Tunstall STARS: Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts SUZI Q is the definitive, unexpurgated story of the girl from Detroit City who redefined the American automotive designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British race role and image of women in rock’n’roll when she broke through around the world in 1973. car driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and SUZI Q positions Suzi as the trailblazer and inspiration for a generation of women who their own personal demons to build a revolutionary vehicle for the Ford were to follow after her in the next decade; and reminds contemporary audiences of her Motor Co. pioneering influence, white-hot talent and string of incandescent rock hits, like CAN THE Together, they plan to compete against the race cars of Enzo Ferrari at CAN, 48 CRASH and DAYTONA DEMON (to name but a few), that were the vehicle for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966. her explosion of gender stereotypes in rock n roll, rewriting the rule book for the expected image of women in rock music and reaching millions of people worldwide in the process. Singer, songwriter, bass player, author, actress, radio presenter, poet – there is only one GEMINI MAN Director: Ang Lee Suzi Q. Still on the road after 53 years, still writing new material and still recording, Suzi STARS: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen Quatro surely is THE Queen Of Rock n Roll. Henry Brogan is an elite assassin who becomes the target of a mysteri- ous operative who can seemingly predict his every move. TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Director: Tim Miller To his horror, he soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a STARS: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Nata- younger, faster, cloned version of himself. lia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, Diego Boneta Returning to the original premise of the first two TERMINATOR films, where an unstoppa- HUSTLERS Director: Lorene Scafaria ble killing machine relentlessly pursues an unsuspecting human target in our contempo- STARS: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Cardi B, Lili rary world, TERMINATOR DARK FATE picks up where T2 left off. With the return of the franchise creator James Cameron and its two iconic stars, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Reinhart Linda Hamilton, this ultimate big-screen spectacle features new characters, intense action Working as a stripper to make ends meet, Destiny's life changes forever and cutting-edge special visual effects – all from the visionary director of DEADPOOL, when she becomes friends with Ramona -- the club's top money earner. Tim Miller. Ramona soon shows Destiny how to finagle her way around the wealthy Wall Street clientele who frequent the club. But when the 2008 economic THE FAREWELL Director: Lulu Wang collapse cuts into their profits, the gals and two other dancers devise a Stars: Awkwafina, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo daring scheme to take their lives back. Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) is rejected for a fellowship - something she decides to keep to herself. She reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the JOKER Director: Todd Phillips whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, STARS: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, Director: Ruben Fleischer and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP world around him. STARS: Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent Zombie slayers Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock square off against the into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as newly evolved undead. the Joker.