Current Films
Tickets are $15.00 across the board, unless noted otherwise
Stop Making Sense
LIMITED SCREENINGS
Thursday, 16 May at 7pm
Sunday, 26 May at 6:30pm
The Greatest Concert Films of all time now in 4K
Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary last September, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert films of all time.
Starring core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt. The live performance was shot over the course of three nights in Hollywood's Pantages Theatre in December 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
Thursday, 16 May at 7pm
Sunday, 26 May at 6:30pm
The Greatest Concert Films of all time now in 4K
Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary last September, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert films of all time.
Starring core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt. The live performance was shot over the course of three nights in Hollywood's Pantages Theatre in December 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
20th Century Women
MOTHER'S DAY SCREENING
Sunday, 12 May at 6:30pm
Directed by Mike Mills
A story of love, life, and the struggles of a mother bringing up a son in the late 70's. Set in Santa Barbara, the film follows Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women in Jamie’s upbringing – via Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields’ home, and Julie (Elle Fanning), a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour.
Sunday, 12 May at 6:30pm
Directed by Mike Mills
A story of love, life, and the struggles of a mother bringing up a son in the late 70's. Set in Santa Barbara, the film follows Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women in Jamie’s upbringing – via Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields’ home, and Julie (Elle Fanning), a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour.
Walk the Line
DOME SPOTLIGHT SCREENING
Friday, 10 May at 7pm
Directed by James Mangold
Joaquin Phoenix and Reece Witherspoon star in this 2005 biographical drama about country music legend Johnny Cash's life. From his days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, the film follows Cash's early life, his romance with the singer June Carter, his ascent in the country music scene, and his drug addiction.
Winner of Best Actress in a Lead Role for Reece Witherspoon at the 2006 Oscars, BAFTAs and Golden Globes. Walk the Line also won two additional Golden Globes - Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Picture (Comedy or Musical).
Friday, 10 May at 7pm
Directed by James Mangold
Joaquin Phoenix and Reece Witherspoon star in this 2005 biographical drama about country music legend Johnny Cash's life. From his days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, the film follows Cash's early life, his romance with the singer June Carter, his ascent in the country music scene, and his drug addiction.
Winner of Best Actress in a Lead Role for Reece Witherspoon at the 2006 Oscars, BAFTAs and Golden Globes. Walk the Line also won two additional Golden Globes - Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Picture (Comedy or Musical).
Anatomy of a Fall
STARTING 9 MAY
Directed by Justine Triet
Winner of the 2023 Palme d'Or, this French mystery from filmmaker Justine Triet (Sibyl) stars Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) as a mother suspected of her husband's death. The sole witness? Their blind son.
Sandra (Hüller), Samuel (Samuel Theis) and their visually impaired son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) have been living in a remote mountain location for the past year. When Samuel is found dead outside the house, an investigation for death in suspicious circumstances is launched. Amidst the uncertainty, Sandra is indicted: was it suicide or homicide? A year later Daniel attends his mother’s trial, a veritable dissection of his parents’ relationship.
Best Original Screenplay, Oscars 2024; Best Original Screenplay, BAFTAs 2024; Palme d'Or winner at Cannes 2023. Best Film (Non-English Language) and Best Screenplay (Justine Triet and Arthur Harari) winner at the 2024 Golden Globes.
96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
English & French with English subtitles
Directed by Justine Triet
Winner of the 2023 Palme d'Or, this French mystery from filmmaker Justine Triet (Sibyl) stars Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) as a mother suspected of her husband's death. The sole witness? Their blind son.
Sandra (Hüller), Samuel (Samuel Theis) and their visually impaired son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) have been living in a remote mountain location for the past year. When Samuel is found dead outside the house, an investigation for death in suspicious circumstances is launched. Amidst the uncertainty, Sandra is indicted: was it suicide or homicide? A year later Daniel attends his mother’s trial, a veritable dissection of his parents’ relationship.
Best Original Screenplay, Oscars 2024; Best Original Screenplay, BAFTAs 2024; Palme d'Or winner at Cannes 2023. Best Film (Non-English Language) and Best Screenplay (Justine Triet and Arthur Harari) winner at the 2024 Golden Globes.
96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
English & French with English subtitles
The Moon Is Upside Down
STARTING 2 MAY
Directed by Loren Taylor
In this New Zealand black comedy, three women - a duped mail-order bride, a numbed anaesthetist determined to have a romantic weekend, and an empty nester on an unexpected mission of mercy - each navigates her way through an unfamiliar landscape and the contours of the human heart.
Loren Taylor wrote, directs and stars as Briar in The Moon Is Upside Down, which she describes as “an existential cathartic comedy.” Alongside Loren The Moon Is Upside Down stars some of New Zealand’s most revered actors, including Elizabeth Hawthorne, Robbie Magasiva, Robyn Malcolm, Rachel House and Jemaine Clement, who are joined by incredible international talent Victoria Haralabidou.
'An uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. A must-watch, a thought-provoking examination of connection, loneliness, and the unpredictable twists of fate'. Tallinn Black Nights
Directed by Loren Taylor
In this New Zealand black comedy, three women - a duped mail-order bride, a numbed anaesthetist determined to have a romantic weekend, and an empty nester on an unexpected mission of mercy - each navigates her way through an unfamiliar landscape and the contours of the human heart.
Loren Taylor wrote, directs and stars as Briar in The Moon Is Upside Down, which she describes as “an existential cathartic comedy.” Alongside Loren The Moon Is Upside Down stars some of New Zealand’s most revered actors, including Elizabeth Hawthorne, Robbie Magasiva, Robyn Malcolm, Rachel House and Jemaine Clement, who are joined by incredible international talent Victoria Haralabidou.
'An uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. A must-watch, a thought-provoking examination of connection, loneliness, and the unpredictable twists of fate'. Tallinn Black Nights
The Holdovers
STARTING 19 APRIL
Directed by Alexander Payne
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne and Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti reunite after 2004's Sideways for this Christmas comedy drama set in the '70s.
A curmudgeonly, universally disliked teacher, his trouble-making 15-year-old student, and the school's African American cook, who recently lost her son in Vietnam, are thrown together as they remain at Deerfield Academy over the course of the holidays in 1970.
The film was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received many other accolades, including two wins at the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Film Awards; Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award at both ceremonies. The Holdovers also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Giamatti; Randolph won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Directed by Alexander Payne
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne and Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti reunite after 2004's Sideways for this Christmas comedy drama set in the '70s.
A curmudgeonly, universally disliked teacher, his trouble-making 15-year-old student, and the school's African American cook, who recently lost her son in Vietnam, are thrown together as they remain at Deerfield Academy over the course of the holidays in 1970.
The film was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received many other accolades, including two wins at the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Film Awards; Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award at both ceremonies. The Holdovers also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Giamatti; Randolph won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Poor Things
STARTING 11 APRIL
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
A fantastical evolution story of a young woman (Emma Stone) in Victorian London, brought back to life via brain transplant by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery. Based on the 1992 award-winning novel by Alasdair Gray, co-starring Emmy nominees Margaret Qualley (Maid) and Ramy Youssef (Ramy) alongside Christopher Abbott (Possessor) and Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo.
Named one of the top ten films of 2023 and winner of numerous awards.
Best Actress (Emma Stone), Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Oscars 2024;Best Leading Actress (Emma Stone), Costume Design, Makeup and Hair, Production Design, and Special Visual Effects, BAFTAs 2024; Golden Lion winner at Venice Film Festival 2023. Best Film – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Musical or Comedy (Emma Stone), Golden Globes 2024.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
A fantastical evolution story of a young woman (Emma Stone) in Victorian London, brought back to life via brain transplant by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery. Based on the 1992 award-winning novel by Alasdair Gray, co-starring Emmy nominees Margaret Qualley (Maid) and Ramy Youssef (Ramy) alongside Christopher Abbott (Possessor) and Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo.
Named one of the top ten films of 2023 and winner of numerous awards.
Best Actress (Emma Stone), Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Oscars 2024;Best Leading Actress (Emma Stone), Costume Design, Makeup and Hair, Production Design, and Special Visual Effects, BAFTAs 2024; Golden Lion winner at Venice Film Festival 2023. Best Film – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Musical or Comedy (Emma Stone), Golden Globes 2024.