2019 SEASON PROGRAM
2019 SEASON PROGRAM
Mild themes, coarse language, TUESDAY 08 JANUARY (MA15+ Strong sex scenes and violence) WEDNESDAY 09 JANUARY (PG drug references and violence )
Mary Queen of Scots AUST. PREMIERE Instant Family PREVIEW Biography, History, Drama Comedy DIRECTOR: Josie Rourke DIRECTOR: Sean Anders STARRING: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, STARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, Joe Alwyn Sean Anders Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie are exceptional in this Instant Family is the mostly true, very funny and touching story beautifully crafted drama which explores the turbulent reign of Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne), who trade in a of Mary Stuart (Ronan), and her relationship with Elizabeth I carefree life of date nights and house flipping to start a teenage (Robbie). family via foster care adoption.
Mature themes, coarse language, THURSDAY 10 JANUARY (PG Mild themes and occasional coarse language) FRIDAY 11 JANUARY (M sex, violence and drug use )
Storm Boy SYDNEY PREMIERE A Simple Favour Australian Drama Mystery, Drama DIRECTOR: Shawn Seet DIRECTOR: Paul Feig STARRING: Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney, Trevor Jamieson STARRING: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick A beautiful modern take on a classic Australian story, that One of our favourite films of 2018, from director Paul Feig centres on the bond between an orphaned pelican and a lonely (Bridesmaids) comes a story of disappearance, murder, young boy. Cast and crew are set to join us for the Sydney mayhem, vlogging and intense female rivalry. Blake Lively and Premiere. Anna Kendrick are fantastic.
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SATURDAY 12 JANUARY (M Mature themes, nudity, coarse language) SUNDAY 13 JANUARY (M Occasional coarse language) Normandy Nude The Children Act Comedy, Romance. Drama French Language with English Subtitles DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre DIRECTOR: Philippe Le Guay STARRING: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead STARRING: François Cluzet, François-Xavier Demaison, Thompson and Tucci shine in this compelling story of ethics and Arthur Dupont human frailty. Fiona (Thompson) is an eminent judge who, in a A charming and hilarious tale from rural France, where a moment of personal crisis, must rule on the case of a brilliant boy troubled mayor decides the future of his beleaguered village who is refusing the blood transfusion that will save his life. rests upon locals getting their clothes off to pose en masse and naked for a famous American photographer.
MONDAY 14 JANUARY (M Coarse language) TUESDAY 15 JANUARY (M Occasional coarse language)
Green Book PREVIEW First Man Drama, Comedy, History Biography, Drama, History DIRECTOR: Peter Farrelly DIRECTOR: Damien Chazelle STARRING: Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke Stepanek, Don Stark Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle teams up with Ryan This crowd pleaser is based on the true story of a world-class Gosling and Claire Foy to tell the riveting and spectacular story African-American pianist who, with the help of a tough-talking of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, exploring the Italian-American, embarks on a tour of the Deep South in 1962. bravery and sacrifices required of astronauts, family and nation.
Mature themes, coarse language, WEDNESDAY 16 JANUARY (M drug use and sex scenes ) THURSDAY 17 JANUARY (CTC)
A Star Is Born The Front Runner PREVIEW Romance, Drama Drama DIRECTOR: Bradley Cooper DIRECTOR: Jason Reitman STARRING: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott STARRING: Hugh Jackman, J.K. Simmons, Vera Farmiga When big-time musician Jackson Maine (Cooper) discovers and In 1987 Gary Hart (Jackman) was the front-runner for the falls for struggling artist Ally (Gaga), she gains the spotlight she Democratic presidential nomination. His intelligence, charisma has dreamed of. But as Ally’s career takes off, Jackson is left and idealism made him hugely popular, but allegations of an fighting powerful internal demons. extramarital affair put everything at risk.
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FRIDAY 18 JANUARY (M Coarse language) SATURDAY 19 JANUARY (M Coarse language) The Old Man & The Gun Bohemian Rhapsody Drama Biography, Drama, Music DIRECTOR: David Lowrey DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher STARRING: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Elisabeth Moss, STARRING: Rami Malek, Allen Leech, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, Sissy Spacek Aidan Gillen, Joseph Mazzello, Tom Hollander At the age of 70, Forrest Tucker (Redford) escapes from San A foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and Quentin to conduct a string of heists that enchant the public and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied even the authorities charged with arresting him. An absorbing stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most true story highlighting just how far charm can get you. beloved entertainers on the planet.
SUNDAY 20 JANUARY (CTC) MONDAY 21 JANUARY (CTC)
Cold War Welcome to Marwen PREVIEW Drama, History, Romance Drama, Romance Polish, German and French with English subtitles DIRECTOR: Robert Zemeckis DIRECTOR: Pawel Pawlikowski STARRING: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger STARRING: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc When a devastating attack wipes the memory of Mark A passionate love story of two people deeply attracted to each Hogancamp (Carell), no one expects recovery. Against the odds, other, but against whom politics and history conspire amid the he finds therapy in meticulously creating an astonishing art oppression of 1950s Cold War Europe. A beautiful and poignant installation, discovering the strength to triumph in the real world. film from the director of the Oscar® winning Ida.
TUESDAY 22 JANUARY (CTC) WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY (M Coarse language)
The Mule PREVIEW Green Book PREVIEW Drama Drama, Comedy, History DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood DIRECTOR: Peter Farrelly STARRING: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper STARRING: Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, Stepanek, Don Stark alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered This crowd pleaser is based on the true story of a world-class a job that simply requires him to drive. Unbeknownst to Earl, he’s African-American pianist who, with the help of a tough-talking just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Italian-American, embarks on a tour of the Deep South in 1962.
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THURSDAY 24 JANUARY (M Coarse language and sexual references) FRIDAY 25 JANUARY (M Coarse language) Can You Ever Forgive Me? Crazy Rich Asians Drama Comedy, Romance DIRECTOR: Marielle Heller DIRECTOR: Jon M. Chu STARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant STARRING: Henry Golding, Constance Wu, Awkwafina When best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel (Melissa One of the most hyped films of 2018 and a hugely entertaining McCarthy) falls foul of current tastes, she turns her art form rom-com. Clever and amusing, with lots of love, a good dose of to deception, creating a thriving business out of creating and petty jealousy, and as many twists and turns as life itself. Just selling forged letters to star struck collectors. good fun on a Friday night.
Mature themes, coarse language, SUNDAY 27 JANUARY (M drug use and sex scenes ) MONDAY 28 JANUARY (CTC)
A Star Is Born Destroyer PREMIERE Romance, Drama Thriller DIRECTOR: Bradley Cooper DIRECTOR: Karyn Kusama STARRING: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliot STARRING: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, When big-time musician Jackson Maine (Cooper) discovers and Sebastian Stan falls for struggling artist Ally (Gaga), she gains the spotlight she Nicole Kidman is extraordinary as LAPD detective Erin Bell. As has dreamed of. But as Ally’s career takes off, Jackson is left a young cop, Bell was placed undercover with a gang in the fighting powerful internal demons. California desert with tragic results. Now she must finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.
TUESDAY 29 JANUARY (PG Mild coarse language) WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY (MA15+ Strong violence, sex scene and coarse language) Ladies in Black Widows Drama, Romance Drama, Action DIRECTOR: Bruce Beresford DIRECTOR: Steve McQueen STARRING: Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice STARRING: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, A 2018 favourite that audiences love. Ladies in Black is an Cynthia Erivo alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives, loves Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four and hopes of four female department store employees in 1959 women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by Sydney. Perfect harbour viewing. their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
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THURSDAY 31 JANUARY (M Coarse language) FRIDAY 01 FEBRUARY (CTC)
King of Thieves PREVIEW Holmes & Watson Drama, Crime Comedy DIRECTOR: James Marsh DIRECTOR: Etan Cohen STARRING: Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone STARRING: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly The true story of one of Britain’s biggest heists, when over Etan Cohn directs Will Ferrell and John C Reilly in a hilarious take one weekend, a small band of misfit criminals in their 60s and on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock 70s escape with a haul worth over £200 million. The media Holmes and Doctor Watson. Get ready to be amused by two very and public are enthralled, but cracks appear between the gang bemusing sleuths. members.
SATURDAY 02 FEBRUARY (CTC) SUNDAY 03 FEBRUARY (CTC)
On the Basis of Sex PREVIEW Vice Drama, Biography, History History, Drama DIRECTOR: Mimi Leder DIRECTOR: Adam McKay STARRING: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Kathy Bates, STARRING: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Justin Theroux Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry The inspiring true story of how a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vice explores how a bureaucratic Washington insider, Dick teamed up with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking Cheney (Christian Bale) quietly became the most powerful man case before the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a century of in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the gender discrimination, setting the course of greater equality. country and the globe in ways still felt today.
MONDAY 04 FEBRUARY (M Coarse language) TUESDAY 05 FEBRUARY (CTC)
Bohemian Rhapsody On the Basis of Sex PREVIEW ST.GEORGE CUSTOMER SCREENING* Drama, Biography, History Biography, Drama, Music DIRECTOR: Mimi Leder DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher STARRING: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Kathy Bates, STARRING: Rami Malek, Allen Leech, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, Justin Theroux Aidan Gillen, Joseph Mazzello, Tom Hollander The inspiring true story of how a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg A foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and teamed up with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied case before the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a century of stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most gender discrimination, setting the course of greater equality. beloved entertainers on the planet.
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WEDNESDAY 06 FEBRUARY (CTC) THURSDAY 07 FEBRUARY (M Sex scenes and nudity)
Cold Pursuit PREVIEW Colette Drama, Action, Thriller Biography, Drama DIRECTOR: Hans Petter Moland DIRECTOR: Wash Westmoreland STARRING: Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Emmy Rossum, STARRING: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Thomlinson, William Forsythe Fiona Shaw Quiet family man and hard-working snowplow driver Nels is the Keira Knightley dazzles as Colette, who anonymously penned the lifeblood of a Rocky Mountains resort town. But when his son is scandalous Claudine novels that shocked French society in the murdered by a powerful drug lord, Nels has nothing to lose and early 20th Century. An intimate insight into a passionate young his appetite for vengeance only grows. woman’s lust for independence.
FRIDAY 08 FEBRUARY (CTC) SATURDAY 09 FEBRUARY (CTC)
What Men Want PREVIEW Non-Fiction PREVIEW Comedy, Romance Comedy DIRECTOR: Adam Shankman French language with English subtitles STARRING: Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, DIRECTOR: Olivier Assayas Max Greenfield STARRING: In a modern twist on What Women Want, a woman is boxed Juliette Binoche, Guillaume Canet, Vincent Macaigne out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an Juliette Binoche is wonderful in this amusing exploration of the unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to chaos unleashed on us by the digital world. Set in the Parisian hear their thoughts. publishing world, an editor and an author find themselves in over their heads, as they cope with middle-age and a fast changing industry.
Mild themes, coarse language, SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY (CTC) MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY (PG drug references and violence )
Everybody Knows PREVIEW Instant Family Drama Coarse language Spanish language with English subtitles DIRECTOR: Sean Anders DIRECTOR: Ashgar Farhadi STARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, STARRING: Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Imma Cuesta Sean Anders Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem rule the screen as ex-lovers Instant Family is the mostly true, very funny and touching story reunited by a family wedding in a small Spanish village. When of Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne), who trade in a a teenage girl is abducted during celebrations, long simmering carefree life of date nights and house flipping to start a teenage family tensions boil over, and deeply hidden secrets are revealed family via foster care adoption. in this riveting emotional thriller.
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TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY (M Coarse language) WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY (MA15+ Strong sex scenes and violence) Bohemian Rhapsody Mary Queen of Scots Biography, Drama, Music Biography, History, Drama DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher DIRECTOR: Josie Rourke STARRING: Rami Malek, Allen Leech, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, STARRING: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Aidan Gillen, Joseph Mazzello, Tom Hollander Joe Alwyn A foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie are exceptional in this their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied beautifully crafted drama which explores the turbulent reign stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the of Mary Stuart (Ronan), and her relationship with Elizabeth I most beloved entertainers on the planet. (Robbie).
Mature themes, coarse language, THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY (M sex, violence and drug use ) FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY (MA15+ Strong coarse language) A Simple Favour The Favourite Mystery, Drama Comedy, History DIRECTOR: Paul Feig DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos STARRING: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick STARRING: Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman One of our favourite films of 2018, from director Paul Feig Early 18th century. England is at war with France, but duck (Bridesmaids) comes a story of disappearance, murder, racing is thriving. On the throne a frail Queen Anne (Colman) mayhem, vlogging and intense female rivalry. Blake Lively and is guided by her friend Lady Sarah (Weisz). That is until an Anna Kendrick are fantastic. ambitious servant Abigail (Stone) endears herself to the Queen. Women behaving badly, and having a lot of fun while doing so.
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