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Bruno (MA 15+) 93 mins |
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8 July 2009 |
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Larry Charles |
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Sacha Baron Cohen |
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Borat trickster Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the big screen to offer yet another stinging dose of sociopolitical satire in this comedy that finds him assuming the persona of gay fashionmonger Bruno, the self-proclaimed 'voice of Austrian youth TV'. |
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Disgrace (M) 129 mins |
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9 July 2009 |
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Drama |
Director: |
Steve Jacobs |
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John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney |
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Professor David Lurie's (John Malkovich) life falls apart after he has an impulsive affair with one of his students. Forced to resign from Cape Town University he escapes to his daughter's farm. The relationship is tested when they both become victims of a vicious attack.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (M) 163 mins |
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15 July 2009 |
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Genre: |
Action |
Director: |
David Yates |
Cast: |
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson |
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Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again. |
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By The Light of the Silvery Moon (TBA) |
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16 July 2009 |
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Romantic Comedy |
Director: |
David Butler |
Cast: |
Doris Day, Gordon MacRae |
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'By the Light of the Silvery Moon' portrays the trials and tribulations of the Winfield family in a small town in Indiana. As Marjorie Winfield's boyfriend, William Sherman, returns from the Army after W.W.I. Bill and Marjorie's on-again, off-again relationship provides the backdrop for other family issues, primarily brought on by little brother Wesley's overactive imagination and tall tales. [1953. Colour. Standard Ratio] |
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Samson And Delilah (MA 15+) 107 mins |
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16 July 2009 |
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Drama |
Director: |
Warwick Thornton |
Cast: |
Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson |
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Acclaimed short filmmaker Warwick Thornton makes his feature debut with a riveting romance set in Australia's Red Centre. Delilah (Marissa Gibson) spends her life caring for her grandmother Kitty, an indigenous artist. Samson (Rowan McNamara) is a young man lost in his remote, mundane existence. Brought together by Kitty, Samson and Delilah begin a tenuous courtship which blossoms under extreme circumstances. Winner: Audience Award, Adelaide Film Festival. |
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Romeo and Juliet (TBA) 138 mins |
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17 July 2009 |
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Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo |
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Friday, July 17 at 11:00am
Sunday, July 19 at 1:00pm
Royal Ballet Principal dancers Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta play the title roles in Kenneth MacMillan's great interpretation of Shakespeare's enduring tragedy. Set against a sumptuously designed backdrop of Renaissance Italy, this is one of the most popular works in The Royal Ballet repertory, and one of the greatest examples of 20th-century choreography.
Screening as part of THE WORLD OPERA & BALLET CINEMA SEASON |
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Taking of Pelham 123, The (TBA) |
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23 July 2009 |
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Genre: |
Action |
Director: |
Tony Scott |
Cast: |
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán |
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Armed men hijack a New York subway train in demand of a hefty ransom. As the authorities try to negotiate with the hostage takers they wonder how the hijackers plan to get away. |
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Merchant of Venice, The (TBA) 148 mins |
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23 July 2009 |
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Genre: |
Drama |
Director: |
Michael Radford |
Cast: |
Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons & Joseph Fiennes |
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In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Public Enemies (TBA) |
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30 July 2009 |
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Crime |
Director: |
Michael Mann |
Cast: |
Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Leelee Sobieski |
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The incredible and true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Depp), the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale). No one could stop Dillinger. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard), to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw's capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One. |
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My Sisters Keeper (M) 119 mins |
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30 July 2009 |
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Genre: |
Drama |
Director: |
Nick Cassavetes |
Cast: |
Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin |
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Anna Fitzgerald (Breslin) looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate (Vassilieva) remain alive. Based on the novel by Jodi Piccoult. |
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Giselle (TBA) 114 mins |
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31 July 2009 |
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Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Marianela Nunez, Martin Harvey |
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Friday, July 31 at 11:00am
Sunday, August 2 at 1:00pm
Alina Cojocaru was promoted to Principal with The Royal ballet after her first night in the title role of this touching tragedy in which heart–breaking love overcomes death. She is partnered by Principal dancer Johan Kobborg as Count Albrecht. Sir Peter Wright's staging and the sensitive stage designs beautifully contrast the human and supernatural worlds in this classic of all ballets.
Screening as part of THE WORLD OPERA & BALLET CINEMA SEASON |
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Coraline and the Secret Door (TBA) |
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6 August 2009 |
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Genre: |
Romantic Comedy |
Director: |
Henry Selick |
Cast: |
Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French |
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A stop-motion animated feature - the first to be originally filmed in 3-D - with CG effects, based on the international best-selling book.
A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life - only much better.
But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother [Teri Hatcher]) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home. |
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Ugly Truth, The (TBA) |
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13 August 2009 |
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Genre: |
Romantic Comedy |
Director: |
Robert Luketic |
Cast: |
Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Kevin Connolly |
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A romantically challenged morning show producer (Heigl) is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent (Butler) to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result. |
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Don Giovanni (TBA) 205 mins |
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14 August 2009 |
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Genre: |
Musical |
Director: |
Francesca Zambello |
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Simon Keenlyside, Marina Poplavskaya, Ramón Vargas, Joyce DiDonato, Kyle Ketelsen, Robert Gleadow, Miah Persson, Eric Halfvarson. |
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Friday, August 14 at 11:00am
Sunday, August 16 at 1:00pm
Don Giovanni is one of the most loved of all operas and is vividly staged in Francesca Zambello's flamboyant and fiery production for The Royal Opera. Acclaimed conductor Charles Mackerras interprets Mozart's score and British baritone Simon Keenlyside reprises the role of Don Giovanni, the charismatic narcissist who seduces, rapes and commits murder in Mozart's compelling vision of a descent into hell.
Screening as part of THE WORLD OPERA & BALLET CINEMA SEASON |
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Its a Wonderful Life (PG) 130 mins |
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27 August 2009 |
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Genre: |
Drama |
Director: |
Frank Capra |
Cast: |
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore |
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George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. But on Christmas Eve, George's Uncle Billy loses their business's $8,000 while intending to deposit it in the bank. The power-hungry Mr. Potter finds the misplaced money and hides it from Billy and George realizes that he will be held responsible, sent to jail and his company will collapse, finally allowing Potter to take over the town. He contemplates suicide but the prayers of his loved ones result in an angel named Clarence coming to earth to help George. He shows George what things would have been like if he had never been born.
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Young Victoria, The (PG) 115 mins |
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27 August 2009 |
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Genre: |
Period Drama |
Director: |
Jean-Marc Vallée |
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Emily Blunt, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong |
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A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. |
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La Fille mal gardee (TBA) 112 mins |
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28 August 2009 |
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Carlos Acosta, Marianela Nuñez, William Tuckett, Jonathan Howells |
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Friday, August 28 at 11:00am
Sunday, August 30 at 1:00pm
Ever since its triumphant premiere in 1960, Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée has been treasured as one of his happiest creations. Here Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta perfectly portray the young lovers, Lise and Colas, while William Tuckett, as the irascible but lovable Widow Simone, wonderfully leads the famous Clog Dance. Osbert Lancaster's colourful, picture-book designs and Ferdinand Hérold's tuneful score, provide the perfect setting.
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