Season 23 - 2018/19 Freshly Brewed at the Kiosk Program Info Line 9295 6190 Email: [email protected] Web Page: www.kookaburracinema.com.au Gates Open: 6.15pm Adults: $15 Children: $10 Show Starts: 7:30pm ELLIOT THE LITTLEST REINDEER (G) RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (PG) Canada Fantasy/Animation US Fantasy/Animation Wed 30 January 2019 Fri 4 January 2019 EARNSHAWS REAL ESTATE SPECIAL EVENT THE CHILDREN ACT (M) BUMBLEBEE (PG) UK/US Drama US Action/Adventure/Science fiction Sat 5, Sun 6 January 2019 Fri 1 February 2019 THE GRINCH (G) COLETTE (M) US Animated UK Biographical Drama Fri 11 January 2019 Sat 2, Sun 3 February 2019 THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN (M) MARY POPPINS RETURNS (G) US Drama US Fantasy/Adventure Sat 12 January 2019 Fri 8, Sat 9 February 2019 NORMANDY NUDE (M) (Subtitled) A STAR IS BORN (M) France Comedy US Musical/ Romantic Sun 13 January 2019 Sun 10 February 2019 MORTAL ENGINES (M) LEAN ON PETE (M) US Adventure/Fantasy UK Drama/Adventure Fri 18 January 2019 Fri 15 February 2019 CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (M) THE FAVOURITE (MA15+) US Biographical comedy Ireland/UK/US Drama Sat 19, Sun 20 January 2019 Sat 16, Sun 17 February 2019 ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL (M) STORM BOY (PG) US Action/Adventure/Comedy AUST Family/Drama Fri 25 January 2019 Fri 22, Sat 23 February 2019 AQUAMAN (M) HOLMES AND WATSON (M) US/Aust Fantasy/Adventure US Comedy/Mystery Sat 26 January 2019 Sun 24 February 2019 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (M) SEE OVER PAGE FOR SYNOPSIS UK/US Biographical/Musical Sun 27 January 2019 (in alphabetical order) Bring your picnic basket and enjoy a meal under the stars before the show. Blankets and cushions advisable if cool... A STAR IS BORN STARS:Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam MORTAL ENGINES Director: Christian Rivers Ellio STARS: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving Encore screening for those who missed it. Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only AQUAMAN Director: James Wan one who can stop London — now a giant, predator city on wheels — from STARS: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Dolph devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of Lundgren her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan), an The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur outcast from London, along with Anna Fang (Jihae), a dangerous outlaw with Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime--one that will not only a bounty on her head. force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be... a king. NORMANDY NUDE Director: Philippe Le Guay STARS: François Cluzet, François-Xavier Demaison, Arthur Rami Malek, Lucy BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY STARS: Dupont, Grégory Gadebois, Philippe Rebbot, Toby Jones Boynton, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom ollander, Joseph Mazzello, A warm and wise tale of a proud farming community who must put their grievances aside Ben ardy, Gwilym Lee, Mike Myers in order to save their village. The charming town of Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe, Normandy, is in The film traces the meteoric rise of Queen through their iconic songs and crisis. Dairy and livestock prices have plummeted due to a flood of imports, and farmers are threatened with foreclosure. Mayor Georges Balbuzard (the irrepressible François revolutionary sound. A special screening for those who missed it the first Cluzet, beloved from The Intouchables and The Country Doctor) does his best to fight time or just want to see it again. and raise awareness of their plight, but the situation isn’t deemed newsworthy for national BUMBLEBEE Director: Travis Knight media. Things seem hopeless… until the day famous American photographer Newman (Toby Jones) passes through the village, inadvertently discovering the perfect backdrop STARS: Hailee Steinfeld, Dylan O'Brien, Justin Theroux, John Cena for his next shoot. Balbuzard sees a rare opportunity, and sets about convincing the On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a townsfolk – the farmers, the butcher, the pharmacist, some 200 in all – to participate. But, junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the brink of turning there’s a catch… 18 years old and trying to find her place in the world, soon discovers the Director: David Leitch battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee. When Charlie revives him, she ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL quickly learns that this is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen. STARS: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy, Fred Savage CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Director: Marielle A “Princess Bride” re-cutting of the violence and vulgarity fest that is Heller “Deadpool 2” into a somewhat less vulgar “M” rated version has Deadpool STARS: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Marc Evan Jackson, kidnapping and reading the story to the adult Fred Savage in bed on his child- Joanna Adler hood “Princess Bride” bedroom set. Celebrity biographer Lee Israel makes her living profiling the likes of Director: Phil John- Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dor- RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET othy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she ston, Pamela Ribon has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to decep- STARS: [Voices of] John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P Henson tion, abetted by her loyal friend Jack. Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to COLETTE Director: Wash Westmoreland save Vanellope's video game, "Sugar Rush." In way over their heads, Ralph STARS: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet -- the netizens -- to help navi- After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy”, gate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algo- Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube. rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Director: Shawn Seet Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi- STORM BOY autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Clau- STARS: Finn Little ,Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney, Trevor Jamieson, Mor- dine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, gana Davies Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire ‘Storm Boy’ has grown up to be Michael Kingley, a successful retired busi- additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership defies nessman and grandfather. When Kingley starts to see images from his past gender roles and drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolution- that he can’t explain, he is forced to remember his long-forgotten childhood, izing literature, fashion and sexual expression. growing up on an isolated coastline with his father. He recounts to his grand- daughter the story of how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary ELLIOT THE LITTLEST REINDEER orphaned pelican, Mr Percival. Their remarkable adventures and very special Director: Jennifer Westcott bond has a profound effect on all their lives. When one of Santa's reindeer suddenly announces his retirement, he Based on the beloved book, Storm Boy is a timeless story of an unusual and needs to find a replacement and fast! Against all odds, Elliot and his best unconditional friendship. friend Hazel set out to prove that he is the horse for the job. As Elliot and THE CHILDREN ACT Director: Richard Eyre Hazel take on the North Pole reindeer try-outs, Hazel learns that Christ- mas as we know it may be headed for disaster. Meanwhile, back at the STARS: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci farm a potential new owner has plans that threaten the lives of their An eminent High Court judge in London, Fiona Maye has paid a heavy person- friends. Elliot is faced with the biggest decision of his life: save his al price for her workload, and her marriage to American professor Jack is at a friends, or follow his dreams and save Christmas. Maybe he doesn't have breaking point. She is asked to rule on the case of Adam, a brilliant boy who is refusing the to choose; after all, big dreamers dream big! blood transfusion that will save his life. Adam is three months from his 18th HOLMES AND WATSON Director: Etan Cohen birthday and still legally a child. Should Fiona force him to live? Fiona visits STARS: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Hugh Laurie, Rebecca Hall, Adam in the hospital and their meeting has a profound emotional impact on Ralph Fiennes them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long-buried feelings in Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investi- her. gate a murder at Buckingham Palace. They soon learn that they have Director: Yorgos Lanthimos only four days to solve the case, or the queen will become the next vic- THE FAVOURITE tim. An hilarious take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries. STARS: Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Weisz In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, LEAN ON PETE Director: Andrew Haigh duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the STARS: Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel, Steve throne, and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while Buscemi tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper.