Season 24 - 2019/20 Second Segment

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Gates Open: 6.30pm Adults: $15 Children: $10 Show Starts: 7:45pm

AMAZING GRACE (G) SHAUN THE SHEEP: FARMAGEDDON (G) US Concert Documentary (UK) Animated Thu 30 January 2020 Fri 3 January 2020

FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (M) KOKO: A RED DOG STORY (G) UK Drama-Thriller Aust Comedy/Drama Sat 4, Sun 5 January 2020 Fri 31 January 2020

FROZEN 2 (PG) STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER US Animated Fantasy US Science Fiction [M] Fri 10 January 2020 Sat 1, Sun 2 February 2020

KNIVES OUT (M) SORRY WE MISSED YOU (MA15+) US Mystery UK Drama Sat 11, Sun 12 January 2020 Fri 7, Sat 8 February 2020

RIDE LIKE A GIRL (PG) BALLOON (M) [Subtitled] Aust Biopic Germany Thriller Thu 16 January 2020 Sun 9 February 2020

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (PG) MRS LOWRY AND SON (PG) US Animated Fantasy UK Biographical Drama Fri 17 January 2012 Fri 14 February 2020

JUDY AND PUNCH (MA15+) (G) *NOTE: LITTLE WOMEN now Sat 15th* UK Comedy/Drama US/UK Musical Fantasy Sat 18, Sun 19 January 2020 Sun 16 February 2020

THE GOOD LIAR (MA15+) BOMBSHELL (M) US Thriller US Drama Fri 24, Sat 25 January 2020 Fri 21, Sat 22 February 2020

THE TRUTH (PG) [Subtitled] PAIN AND GLORY (MA15+) [Subtitled] France/Japan Comedy-Drama Spain Drama Sun 26 January 2020 Sun 23 February 2020

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Bring your picnic basket and enjoy a meal under the stars before the show. Blankets and cushions advisable if cool... AMAZING GRACE Director: Sydney Pollack, Alan KOKO: A RED DOG STORY Directors: Aaron McCann, Elliott Dominic Pearce STARS: Aretha Franklin STARS: Felix Williamson, Sarah Woods, Toby Truslove, Kriv Stenders, Depicts the 1972 concert where Franklin performed with James Cleve- Carol Hobday land and the Southern California Community Choir at the New Temple The story of the actual dog from 'Red Dog'. Its a heart-warming tale about a Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Warner Bros Records hired regular dog whose innate ability to connect with people saw him becoming the late Sydney Pollack to film the show over two nights as a companion local legend, a show dog champion... and finally, a movie star. Koko's rise to piece to the recording of a live album of the same name, which went on superstardom helped other dogs in shelters, and changed the lives of those to become the biggest selling album of Franklin's career. around him forever. This long-lost documentary captures the Queen of Soul at the height of her career, It is powerful, moving, magical and an uplifting music doco MRS LOWRY & SON Director: Adrian Noble that everyone deserves to experience. STARS: Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who BALLOON Director: Michael Herbig tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion. STARS: Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch, David Kross 1979, East Germany at the height of the Cold War. Günter Wetzel (David PAIN & GLORY Director: Pedro Almodóvar Kross, The Reader), a bricklayer, and his friend Peter Strelzyk (Friedrich STARS: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Asier Etxeandía Mücke), an electrician, can no longer bear the oppressive regime. The film narrates a series of reencounters of Salvador Mallo (Antonio Ban- The two men and their wives resolve to undertake a mission to secretly deras), a film director in his decline. build a hot air balloon from scratch that will carry them and their families over the border fence to freedom. Over the course of the next 18 months RIDE LIKE A GIRL Director: Rachel Griffiths they sew 1,000 square metres of cloth and gather countless weather STARS: Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Stevie Payne, Sullivan Stapleton, reports from West German radio with the Stasi (State Police) hot on their Genevieve Morris heels. A nerve-racking battle against the clock begins… As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Mel- bourne Cup — horse-racing's toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 BOMBSHELL Director: Jay Roach children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy. She leaves school at 15 to STARS: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family trage- John Lithgow dy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall all but ends . But with A revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire the love of her dad and her brother Stevie, Michelle will not give up. of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, infamous man who created it. Directed by Emmy® Award winner Jay and meets the Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds Roach and written by Academy Award® winner Charles Randolph. for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history. CATS Director: STARS: James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer SHAUN THE SHEEP: FARMAGEDDON Directors: Will Hudson, Ian McKellan, Taylor Swi, Rebel Wilson, Francesca Hayward Becher, Richard Phelan Oscar®-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Miséra- VOICES OF: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Chris Morrell, Andy Nyman, bles, The Danish Girl) transforms ’s record- David Holt shattering stage musical into a breakthrough cinematic event. EARNSHAWS REAL ESTATE FUNDRAISER Cats introduces Royal Ballet Francesca Hayward in her When an alien possessing strange powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom feature film debut. Farm, Shaun the Sheep quickly makes a new friend. Featuring Lloyd Webber’s iconic music and a world-class cast of dancers Together they must run from a dangerous organisation who wants to capture under the guidance of Tony-winning choreographer Andy Blankenbueh- the intergalactic visitor. ler, the film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging SORRY WE MISSED YOU Director: Ken Loach from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap. STARS: Chris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS Director: Chris Foggin the 2008 financial crash. STARS: James Purefoy, Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new A fast living, cynical London music executive reluctantly heads to Corn- van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver. wall on a colleague’s stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer is no easier. The family unit is trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ulti- strong but when both are pulled in different directions everything comes to mate ‘fish out of water’ struggling to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the breaking point. unlikely boy band who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. As he gets to know the ‘salt of the earth’ locals his own integrity STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Director: is tested, forcing him to re-evaluate what really matters in life, giving him JJ Abrams the chance of a different kind of success. STARS: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and FROZEN 2 Directors : Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck Poe Dameron's journey continues. With the power and knowledge of genera- VOICES OF: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad tions behind them, the final battle commences. Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister Anna embark on an adventure far away from the kingdom of Arendelle. They are joined by friends, Kristoff, THE ADDAMS FAMILY Directors: Conrad Vernon, Greg Olaf, and Sven. Tiernan VOICES OF: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn JUDY & PUNCH Director: Mirrah Foulkes Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Bette Midler STARS: Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie, Eddis Members of the mysterious and spooky Addams family -- Gomez, Morticia, Baroo, Virginia Gay, Tom Budge Pugsley, Wednesday, Uncle Fester and Grandma -- are readily preparing for a In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy visit from their even creepier relatives. But trouble soon arises when shady TV and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit personality Margaux Needler realizes that the Addams' eerie hilltop mansion is due to Judy's superior puppeteering, but Punch's driving ambition and standing in the way of her dream to sell all the houses in the neighbourhood. penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge. In a visceral and dynamic live-action reinterpretation of the famous 17th THE GOOD LIAR Director: Bill Condon century puppet show, writer director MIRRAH FOULKES turns the tradi- Stars: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellan, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis tional story of Punch and Judy on its head and brings to life a fierce, Jones darkly comic and epic female-driven revenge story. Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well -to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her life and home to him, KNIVES OUT Director: Rian Johnson Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut- STARS: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette A detective and a trooper travel to a lush estate to interview the quirky THE TRUTH Director: Hirokazu Koreeda relatives of a patriarch who died during his 85th birthday celebration. Five STARS: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke star ratings and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes ‘tomatometer’. The perfect film A stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine after to watch under the stars at Kookaburra. the actress publishes her memoirs; set against the backdrop of Catherine's

latest role in a sci-fi picture as a mother who never grows old.