2018 Season Program Dream on Sydney Harbour This Summer
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2018 Season Program Dream on Sydney Harbour this summer 7 January - 17 February 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: Joe Wright STARRING: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks STARRING: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas 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: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga “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 Major Partners stgeorgeopenair.com.au 2018 Season Program 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: Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams STARRING: Samuel L Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, 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 western’’ 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.” THE GUARDIAN 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: Aaron Sorkin DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve STARRING: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford Michael Cera 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.”THE ATLANTIC 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.’’ NEWSDAY Book your tickets online at stgeorgeopenair.com.au 2018 Season Program 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: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley STARRING: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, “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 WALL STREET 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: Alexander Payne DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh STARRING: Matt Damon, 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. Major Partners #stgeorgeopenair 2018 Season Program THURSDAY, 25 JANUARY (CTC) FRIDAY, 26 JANUARY (CTC) Phantom Thread International Ocean Film Tour Period Drama (Premiere) DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson For lovers of our oceans, their wildlife and extreme ocean STARRING: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, 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 London, 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: Greta Gerwig DIRECTOR: Luca Guadagnino STARRING: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, 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 Rotten Tomatoes 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: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, STARRING: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracey Letts Christopher Plummer “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. Major Partners stgeorgeopenair.com.au 2018 Season Program WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY (CTC) THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY (CTC) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Missouri Action, Adventure Comedy, Drama DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson DIRECTOR: Martin McDonagh | STARRING: Frances McDormand, STARRING: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes 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: Hugh Jackman, 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.” ROLLING STONE SUNDAY, 4 FEBRUARY (CTC) MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY (CTC) The Death of Stalin Chappaquiddick Comedy, Drama Historical Drama DIRECTOR: Armando Iannucci DIRECTOR: John Curran STARRING: Steve Buscemi, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, STARRING: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern Jason Isaacs, 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