Current Films
Tickets are $15.00 across the board, not bad eh!
Litigante
A lawyer struggles to care for her young son and ailing mother amidst a developing scandal at work in this Colombia-set drama from Franco Lolli.
"Between raising her young son, taking care of her ill-tempered, cancer-battling mother, navigating her career as a top-notch lawyer dealing with a major corruption scandal, Silvia (Carolina Sanín) could very well be on the verge of a nervous breakdown. And what if the answer to all this was simply... love?" (Critics' Week, Cannes Film Festival)
"Between raising her young son, taking care of her ill-tempered, cancer-battling mother, navigating her career as a top-notch lawyer dealing with a major corruption scandal, Silvia (Carolina Sanín) could very well be on the verge of a nervous breakdown. And what if the answer to all this was simply... love?" (Critics' Week, Cannes Film Festival)
The Father
Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman star in this father-daughter drama centred on an elderly man who refuses assistance - a decision that has him questioning his current circumstances, his loved ones, and even his own mind.
Moon Rock for Monday
STARTS 6 MAY
Having met by chance at a train station, a terminally ill girl and a fugitive teenage boy travel to visit a moon rock she believes will cure her in this Australian drama set in 1999 Sydney.
Having met by chance at a train station, a terminally ill girl and a fugitive teenage boy travel to visit a moon rock she believes will cure her in this Australian drama set in 1999 Sydney.
The Artist's Wife
STARTS 20 MAY
Academy Award-nominee Lena Olin (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) leads this drama as the wife of a renowned painter (fellow nominee Bruce Dern, Nebraska, Peanut Butter Falcon) coming to the end of his career. As he struggles to meet the end of his creative endeavours, she finds solace in picking up the paintbrush again - a passion she abandoned to support her husband. However, her reignited creativity comes at odds with her spouse's health... and envy.
Academy Award-nominee Lena Olin (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) leads this drama as the wife of a renowned painter (fellow nominee Bruce Dern, Nebraska, Peanut Butter Falcon) coming to the end of his career. As he struggles to meet the end of his creative endeavours, she finds solace in picking up the paintbrush again - a passion she abandoned to support her husband. However, her reignited creativity comes at odds with her spouse's health... and envy.
Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser
FAR OUT! Presents:
Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser
Tuesday 25 May
6:30pm
$10 cash
1hr 33 min
FAR OUT! presents a documentary on the one and only jazz musician and composer Thelonious Monk. A true character and a true genius. The film is comprised from new interviews as well as a treasure trove of archival footage of the man himself, walking the streets of Harlem New York, playing gigs, backstage in the US and Europe. The unexpected talent and idiosyncratic nature of this legend are sure to delight. Produced by Clint Eastwood.
Text book on 027 590 2117 to reserve a seat. Your booking will be held until 20 minutes before the screening so get here in time! : )
Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser
Tuesday 25 May
6:30pm
$10 cash
1hr 33 min
FAR OUT! presents a documentary on the one and only jazz musician and composer Thelonious Monk. A true character and a true genius. The film is comprised from new interviews as well as a treasure trove of archival footage of the man himself, walking the streets of Harlem New York, playing gigs, backstage in the US and Europe. The unexpected talent and idiosyncratic nature of this legend are sure to delight. Produced by Clint Eastwood.
Text book on 027 590 2117 to reserve a seat. Your booking will be held until 20 minutes before the screening so get here in time! : )
Fanny Lye Delivered
Maxine Peake (Funny Cow) leads this British period piece set in 1657, playing the wife to an oppressive husband (Charles Dance, Game of Thrones) and mother to their young son. One day, on their quiet English farm, a young couple claim to have been robbed and ask to stay the night. However, they have reason to believe these strangers might not be who they say they are...
Cousins
FROM THE PRODUCERS OF BOY AND THE BREAKER UPPERERS!
Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separate, yet bound together forever. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass and land surveyors begin to encroach, their promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything.
SCREENPLAY BY: BRIAR GRACE-SMITH
DIRECTORS: AINSLEY GARDINER & BRIAR GRACE-SMITH
PRODUCERS: GEORGINA CONDER, AINSLEY GARDINER & LIBBY HAKARAIA
CAST: RACHEL HOUSE, BRIAR GRACE-SMITH, TANEA HEKE, ANA SCOTNEY, COHEN HOLLOWAY, MIRIAMA SMITH, SYLVIA RANDS, CHELSIE PRESTON CRAYFORD
Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separate, yet bound together forever. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass and land surveyors begin to encroach, their promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything.
SCREENPLAY BY: BRIAR GRACE-SMITH
DIRECTORS: AINSLEY GARDINER & BRIAR GRACE-SMITH
PRODUCERS: GEORGINA CONDER, AINSLEY GARDINER & LIBBY HAKARAIA
CAST: RACHEL HOUSE, BRIAR GRACE-SMITH, TANEA HEKE, ANA SCOTNEY, COHEN HOLLOWAY, MIRIAMA SMITH, SYLVIA RANDS, CHELSIE PRESTON CRAYFORD