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2018 Season Program Dream on Sydney Harbour this summer

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2018 Season Program

SUNDAY, 7 JANUARY (CTC) MONDAY, 8 JANUARY (PG, Mild themes and coarse language) The Post Darkest Hour (Australian Premiere) – Drama (Preview) – Historical Drama DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg DIRECTOR: STARRING: , STARRING: , Lily James, Oscar® buzz surrounds this thrilling drama about the race to Within days of becoming Prime Minister, Winston Churchill expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned (Oldman) must decide between a negotiated peace with Nazi three decades and four U.S. Presidents. Germany, or fighting for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation.

TUESDAY, 9 JANUARY (M, Coarse language) WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN (M, Mature themes, violence and coarse language) Just To Be Sure The Commuter (French Language with English subtitles) – Comedy (Premiere) – Crime, Drama, Mystery DIRECTOR: Carine Tardieu DIRECTOR: Jaume Collet-Serra STARRING: Francois Damiens, Cecile de France, Guy Marchand STARRING: , “The comedy favourite of Cannes. Invigorating and intelligent.” In this action-packed thriller, Liam Neeson plays an ex-cop come LE PARISIEN insurance salesman who’s given until the last stop of his train “Light-hearted, sharp and funny, the kind of French comedy trip home to find a hidden passenger. It’s life and death stakes that doesn’t come around so often nowadays.” for him, his family and everyone on board. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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THURSDAY, 11 JANUARY (PG, Mild themes) FRIDAY, 12 JANUARY (MA15+, Strong themes, violence & coarse language) Wonderstruck The Hitman’s Bodyguard Drama Comedy, Action DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes DIRECTOR: Patrick Hughes STARRING: , Michelle Williams STARRING: Samuel L Jackson, , Salma Hayek Oscar-nominated director Todd Haynes (Carol) directs this The world’s top bodyguard, takes on a new client: the world’s most mesmerising and beautiful story of two children drawn to wanted hitman. There’s just one major problem - the two quickly Manhattan in different eras and for different reasons. realise they can’t stand each other. Hilarious and irreverent! Their fates are fascinatlingly entwined.

SUNDAY, 14 JANUARY (CTC) MONDAY, 15 JANUARY (M, Coarse Language) Sweet Country Only the Brave (Preview) – Drama Drama DIRECTOR: Warwick Thornton DIRECTOR: Joseph Kosinski STARRING: Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown, Thomas M. Wright, STARRING: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges Ewen Leslie, Matt Day, Sam Neill “A gripping and powerfully emotional portrait of yee-haw “Warwick Thornton’s majestic Outback ’’ VARIETY heroism, pitting a squad of cocky, calendar-purty white “*****—Stark, shocking, superbly shot... This is fiercely powerful dudes against an adversary with no creed or color, just an storytelling.” unquenchable appetite for destruction.” VARIETY

TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY (CTC) WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY (MA15+, Strong violence) Molly’s Game Blade Runner 2049 (Preview) – Drama Drama DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve STARRING: , Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, STARRING: , Harrison Ford and Chris O’Dowd “Blade Runner 2049 is terrific, a worthy heir to one of the A riveting film, based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic- greatest science-fiction films of all time.” class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker “A visually dazzling follow-up to one of science fiction’s most game for a decade before being arrested by 17 FBI agents. iconic films.’’

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THURSDAY, 18 JANUARY (M, Mature themes) FRIDAY, 19 JAN (PG, Mild themes, sexual references & coarse language) Murder on the Orient Express Battle of the Sexes Drama, Thriller, Suspense Drama, Biography, Sport, Comedy DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh DIRECTORS: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris STARRING: , , STARRING: , , , “Kenneth Branagh’s take on Agatha Christie’s eccentric detective “Battle of the Sexes is dynamite” USA TODAY is one for the age.” VARIETY “A smart, consistently funny crowd pleaser” “Cool, sexy and Powerful” METRO THE JOURNAL

SUNDAY, 21 JANUARY (PG) MONDAY, 22 JANUARY (CTC) Jane Molly’s Game (Premiere) – Documentary (Preview) – Drama

DIRECTOR: Brett Morgan DIRECTOR: Aaron Sorkin STARRING: Jane Goodall STARRING: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, “Few films this year offer up such lush and formal components. Michael Cera and Chris O’Dowd Morgen has made a film of deep emotional beauty. Required “A dense, dynamic, compulsively entertaining affair, whose viewing for anyone seeking a classic in the making.” INDIEWIRE central role makes stunning use of Chastain’s stratospheric talent.” VARIETY

TUESDAY, 23 JAN (M, Sexual references, coarse language, drug use & nudity) WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY (M, Mature themes) Downsizing Murder on the Orient Express Sci-Fi, Comedy Drama, Thriller, Suspense DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh STARRING: , Christoph Waltz, Kristen Wiig STARRING: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley When scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches “Branagh is a classicist at heart. In front of and behind the tall as a solution to over-population, Paul (Damon) and his wife camera, he makes this journey a throwback ride worth taking. Audrey (Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives and get All aboard.” DETROIT NEWS small, setting up an hilarious adventure.

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THURSDAY, 25 JANUARY (CTC) FRIDAY, 26 JANUARY (CTC) International Ocean Film Tour Period Drama (Premiere) DIRECTOR: For lovers of our oceans, their wildlife and extreme ocean STARRING: Daniel Day-Lewis, , Vicky Krieps sports, an extraordinary collection of films that will take you Starring Daniel Day Lewis and set in the glamour of 1950’s post- deep into the worlds of manta rays, round the world yacht war , renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his racing, extreme surfing and kite flying, and all topped off with sister Cyril are at the centre of British fashion. some Australia day fireworks.

SATURDAY, 27 JANUARY (CTC) SUNDAY, 28 JANUARY (M, Sex scenes, nudity & coarse language) Lady Bird Call Me By Your Name Comedy , Drama (English with occasional French & Italian) – Romance, Drama DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR: Luca Guadagnino STARRING: , , Tracey Letts STARRING: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, This hugely entertaining coming-of-age-comedy starring Saoirse Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garre Ronan has broken the record for the longest “Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer showcase some of the unspoiled run of positive reviews. Deservedly so. richest chemistry I’ve ever witnessed in a movie. It’s sublime.” HUFFINGTON POST

MONDAY, 29 JANUARY (CTC) TUESDAY, 30 JANUARY (CTC) All the Money in the World Lady Bird Drama Comedy, Drama DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott DIRECTOR: Greta Gerwig STARRING: , Michelle Williams, STARRING: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracey Letts “Lady Bird is a triumph of style, sensibility and spirit. The girl Ridley Scott delivers a gripping kidnapping story based on at its center may not be a heavyweight, but her movie is epic.” 16-year-old John Paul Getty III’s abduction and his devoted WASHINGTON POST mother’s desparate attempts to save him.

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WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY (CTC) THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY (CTC) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, : The Last Jedi Missouri Action, Adventure Comedy, Drama DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson DIRECTOR: Martin McDonagh | STARRING: Frances McDormand, STARRING: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill , , In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga “One of the most invigorating black comedies Hollywood’s come continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the up with in years.” NPR galactic legends. “Snaps the eyelids up like roller blinds’’ THE GUARDIAN

FRIDAY, 2 FEBRUARY (CTC) SATURDAY, 3 FEBRUARY (CTC) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, The Greatest Showman Missouri Musical Drama Comedy, Drama DIRECTOR: Michael Gracey DIRECTOR: Martin McDonagh | STARRING: Frances McDormand, STARRING: , Zac Efron, Michelle Williams Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes Hugh Jackman shines in this bold and original musical that “Frances McDormand is phenomenal in this surefire awards celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder contender from Martin McDonagh - it’s a renegade masterpiece we feel when dreams come to life. that will get you good.”

SUNDAY, 4 FEBRUARY (CTC) MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY (CTC) Chappaquiddick Comedy, Drama Historical Drama DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR: John Curran STARRING: , Paddy Considine, , STARRING: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern , Michael Palin A beautifully crafted and suspenseful historical drama “This is classic comedy gold, in many ways reminiscent of the examining the power of the Kennedys and the tragic death of old Monty Python show sketches skewering politicians, but with campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne. a slightly more serious .” LA TIMES

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TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY (MA15+, Strong coarse language & sex scene) WEDNESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY (CTC) I, Tonya Fifty Shades Freed (St.George Bank Customer Screening ) – Biography, Drama Romance DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR: James Foley STARRING: , , Bobby Cannavale STARRING: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson Based on unbelievable, but true events, I, TONYA is a darkly Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and comedic tale of American figure skater, , and one Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the third chapter of the of the most sensational scandals in sports history. 50 Shades phenomenon.

THURSDAY, 8 FEBRUARY (MA15+, Strong coarse language & sex scene) FRIDAY, 9 FEBRUARY (CTC) I, Tonya Buena Vista Social Club: Adios Biography, Drama (Preview) – Documentary DIRECTOR: Craig Gillespie DIRECTOR: Lucy Walker STARRING: Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale STARRING: Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, “Starring Margot Robbie as the infamous figure skater the whole Manuel ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal world decided it loved to hate, I, TONYA is a fresh, chancy, and Against the backdrop of Cuba’s captivating musical history, hear wickedly enjoyable movie” VARIETY the band’s story as they reflect on their remarkable careers. Great music and beautiful characters create an enthralling story.

SATURDAY, 10 FEBRUARY (CTC) SUNDAY, 11 FEB (M, Coarse language, sexual references & mature themes) The Square Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Drama, Comedy (Preview) – Biography, Drama DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund DIRECTOR: Paul McGuigan STARRING: Claes Bang, , Dominic West STARRING: , “A wickedly funny film, which is mostly about a feeling problem The fascinating and touching story of eccentric Academy - the gap between what we think we feel, as kind and caring Award® winning actress Gloria Grahame, featuring an people, and the deeds we actually do.’ WALL STREET JOURNAL astounding performance from Bening.

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MONDAY, 12 FEBRUARY (CTC) TUESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY (CTC) The Post The Death of Stalin Drama Comedy, Drama DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg DIRECTOR: Armando Iannucci STARRING: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks STARRING: Steve Buscemi, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Meryl Streep stars as the first female publisher of a major Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin American newspaper, and Tom Hanks as Washington Post editor “A riotous of doublespeak and plotting laced with moments Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they risk their careers - and their very of bitumen-black horror.” TIME OUT freedom - to help bring long-buried truths to light.

WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY (M, Coarse language & sexual references) THURSDAY, 15 FEB (M, Mature themes, sex scenes and coarse language) Breath Romance, Comedy (Preview) – Drama

DIRECTOR: Michael Showalter DIRECTOR: Simon Baker STARRING: , STARRING: Elizabeth Debicki, Simon Baker, Richard Roxburgh On Valentines Day our favourite of 2017. A special preview of Simon Baker’s magnificent adaption of Tim Funny, smart and touching, it’s that rare and beautiful thing Winton’s much revered coming of age novel. In a small West ...a truly entertaining rom-com loved by critics and audiences. Australian coastal town in the 1970s Pikelet and Loonie seek out the farthest limits of courage and sanity in an attempt to escape the ordinariness of their lives.

FRIDAY, 16 FEBRUARY (CTC) SATURDAY, 17 FEBRUARY (CTC) The Greatest Showman Drama (St.George Customer Screening) – Musical Drama

DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR: Michael Gracey STARRING: , Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins STARRING: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams An improbable love story intertwines dexterously with a 1950s An epic film with a perfect cast; the story of a visionary sci-fi thriller, creating a film that’s remarkable...”VANITY FAIR who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a “A ravishing, eccentric auteur’s imagining.’’ VARIETY worldwide sensation.

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