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Boy (M) 88 mins |
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NZ's #1 Smash Hit Comedy!... |
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9 September 2010 |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Director: |
Taika Waititi |
| Cast: |
James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu |
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The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand 'Thriller' is changing kids' lives. Boy (James Rolleston) is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky (Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu), a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan (Mavis Paenga).
Boy's other hero, his... (more) |
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Me And Orson Welles (PG) 114 mins |
| Opening: |
16 September 2010 |
| Genre: |
Drama/Romance |
| Director: |
Richard Linklater |
| Cast: |
Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Christian McKay |
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New York, November, 1937: Seventeen-year-old Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) spends his days dreaming of the bright lights of Broadway. After meeting Gretta (Zoe Kazan), a fellow aspiring creative, at a music store, Richard happens upon Orson Welles (Christian McKay) and his fledgling Mercury Theatre... (more) |
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Ghost Writer, The (MA15+) 128 mins |
| Opening: |
16 September 2010 |
| Genre: |
Drama/Mystery |
| Director: |
Roman Polanski |
| Cast: |
Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan |
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When a gifted ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the... (more) |
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BALLET - Mayerling (G) 145 mins |
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<< SPECIAL EVENT: 2 Performances Only! |
| Opening: |
16 September 2010 |
| Genre: |
Music |
| Director: |
Kenneth MacMillan |
| Cast: |
Royal Ballet with Edward Watson |
| Synopsis: |
From the outset, choreographer Kenneth MacMillan pushed ballet beyond the boundaries of fairytale kingdoms. Nowhere is this more compellingly successful than in MAYERLING. It achieves a nervous balance between sprawling grandiosity and choreographic invention, beginning with the pomp of a royal... (more) |
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Despicable Me (PG) 95 mins |
| Opening: |
23 September 2010 |
| Genre: |
Animated |
| Director: |
Chris Renaud & Pierre Coffin |
| Cast: |
Steve Carrell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove |
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In a happy suburban neighbourhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbours, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the... (more) |
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Wall Street 2 : Money Never Sleeps (M) 133 mins |
| Opening: |
23 September 2010 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Director: |
Oliver Stone |
| Cast: |
Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Josh Brolin |
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It's been 23 years since Oliver Stone delivered the first WALL STREET and introduced the world to the bad guy most traders these days seem to have taken inspiration from. Now... Michael Douglas slithers back on the big screen as Gordon Gekko, the corporate raider who was sent to jail as the... (more) |
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Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole 2D (CTC) |
| Opening: |
30 September 2010 |
| Genre: |
Animated/Adventure |
| Director: |
Zack Snyder |
| Cast: |
Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, David Wenham |
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Deep in the forest of Tyto, nestled into the arms of the fir trees, the Barn Owls dwell. Soren is born into their tranquil kingdom. But evil lurks in the owl world, evil that threatens to shatter Tyto's peace and change the course of Soren's (Jim Sturgess) life forever. First eggs begin to... (more) |
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OPERA - Don Carlo (M) 220 mins |
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<< SPECIAL EVENT: 2 Performances Only! |
| Opening: |
7 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Director: |
Nicholas Hytner |
| Cast: |
Ferruccio Furlanetto, Marina Poplavskaya, Rolando Villazon |
| Synopsis: |
Verdi's grandest and – for many – greatest opera is presented in an acclaimed new production by Nicholas Hytner, director of the National Theatre, to resonant designs by Bob Crowley. The all-star cast features one of today's most admired tenors, Rolando Villazon, in the title role with Marina... (more) |
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Eat, Pray, Love (M) 140 mins |
| Opening: |
7 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Biography |
| Director: |
Ryan Murphy |
| Cast: |
Julia Roberts, James Franco, Billy Crudup |
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It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts) is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it... (more) |
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Father of my children (Le père de mes enfants) (M) 108 mins |
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14 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Director: |
Mia Hansen-Løve |
| Cast: |
Chiara Caselli, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Alice de Lencquesaing |
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Grégoire Canvel (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing) has everything a man could want: a wife he loves, three delightful children and his dream job. He is a film producer and discovering talented film makers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema - free and true to life - is precisely his... (more) |
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Town, The (CTC) 125 mins |
| Opening: |
14 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Romance/Thriller |
| Director: |
Ben Affleck |
| Cast: |
Blake Lively, Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm |
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There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. Most of these professionals live in a one square mile area called Charlestown. Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and... (more) |
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Meditate & Destroy (M) 81 mins |
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<< ONE SCREENING ONLY!. |
| Opening: |
20 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Documentary |
| Director: |
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| Cast: |
Dharma Punx, Noah Levine |
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The TIBET EFFECT presents - MEDITATE AND DESTROY - an 81-minute feature documentary on meditation teacher and author of Dharma Punx, Noah Levine. This powerful, moving documentary traces Noah Levine's harrowing journey from wasted youth to deeply spiritual man. As detailed in his autobiography... (more) |
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Cairo Time (M) 90 mins |
| Opening: |
21 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Drama/Romance |
| Director: |
Ruba Nadda |
| Cast: |
Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya |
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Featuring three striking lead performers - Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddiq and the city of Cairo itself - Arab-Canadian director Ruba Nadda's follow-up film to Sabeh won the best Canadian feature at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Magazine editor Juliette follows her diplomat... (more) |
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GLOBE - Love's Labours Lost (M) 150 mins |
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<< SPECIAL EVENT: 2 Performances Only! |
| Opening: |
28 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Director: |
Dominic Dromgoole |
| Cast: |
Michelle Terry, Trystan Gravelle, Phil Cumbus, Paul Ready |
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Shakespeare's celebration of the claims of young love is a festive parade of every weapon in the youthful playwright's comic arsenal – from excruciating cross-purposes to silly impersonations, drunkenness, bust-ups and pratfalls. It's also his most joyful banquet of language. Artistic director... (more) |
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Red (CTC) |
| Opening: |
28 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Action/Thriller |
| Director: |
Robert Schwentke |
| Cast: |
Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich |
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Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman) and Victoria (Hellen Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents - but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now for assassination, they must use all their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their... (more) |
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CiNE BRASIL - Domésticas (M) 75 mins |
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<< One Screening Only - Tickets FREE! |
| Opening: |
29 October 2010 |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Director: |
Fernando Meirelles |
| Cast: |
Cláudia Missura, Graziela Moretto, Lena Roque, Olivia Araújo |
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Five maids in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. DOMESTICAS (Maids) is a funny, yet loving look at the daily lives of this group of Brazilian housemaids: their dreams, sorrows and joys. The movie was based on a stage play and directed by Fernando... (more) |
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Due Date (CTC) 95 mins |
| Opening: |
4 November 2010 |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Director: |
Todd Phillips |
| Cast: |
Robert Downey Jr, Zack Galifanakis, Jamie Foxx |
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Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is an expectant first-time father whose wife's due date is a mere five days away. As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay... (more) |
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AHWBN - El Acuarelista (M) 88 mins |
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<< ONE SCREENING ONLY!. |
| Opening: |
8 November 2010 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Director: |
Daniel Rodríguez |
| Cast: |
Miguel Iza, Sol Alba, Ana Cecilia Natteri |
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The Australian Hispanic Women's Business Network (AHWBN) in partnership with Sydney Latin American Film Festival (SLAFF) present... EL ACUARELISTA (The Watercolorist) - the story of an office worker who decides to leave his mundane life and follow his dream. His greatest ambition in life is that of... (more) |
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BALLET - Ondine (M) 130 mins |
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<< SPECIAL EVENT: 2 Performances Only! |
| Opening: |
18 November 2010 |
| Genre: |
Music |
| Director: |
Sir Frederick Ashton |
| Cast: |
Royal Ballet with Miyako Yoshida and Edward Watson |
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A hauntingly beautiful underwater world is brought to vivid life by The Royal Ballet in this 50th anniversary staging. Frederick Ashton's shimmering choreography, Lila de Nobili's impressionistic designs and Hans Werner Henze's specially commissioned, atmospheric score, memorably combine to evoke... (more) |
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (CTC) |
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18 November 2010 |
| Genre: |
Fantasy |
| Director: |
David Yates |
| Cast: |
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint |
| Synopsis: |
The seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is a much-anticipated motion picture event to be told in two full-length parts.
Part 1 begins as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) set out on their perilous mission to track down and... (more) |
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