January 12 2026 marks exactly 50 years since to the day since AC/DC played the Eaglehawk Town Hall in 1976 as part of their Lock up your Daughters Summer Vacation Tour. In December of 1979, the band were on the verge of worldwide takeover, out on the soon-to-be legendary world tour for their blistering 'Highway to Hell' release. The collectively rising stars of AC/DC and fireball lead singer Bon Scott were captured for posterity with over 90 minutes of sweaty footage filmed in Paris. PLAYED AT CONCERT VOLUME.

ACF Pat Harry Exhibition Fundraiser: Screening & Auction Eight years in the making, UNTITLED by PAT HARRY is a feature-length documentary and exhibition project celebrating the remarkable life and career of 94 year-old Eaglehawk resident Pat Harry OAM. Directed by Ashleigh McArthur, the project seeks to honour and secure Pat’s legacy as one of Australia’s great woman artists. Join us for a work-in-progress screening of selected scenes filmed to date, a live auction of one of Pat’s paintings and a special presentation by her son, art dealer and historian Michael Carr. All proceeds from the event will support an exhibition of Pat’s work at Dudley House, Bendigo in March 2026.

EAGLEHAWK FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY 16-18 A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son. Starring Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction) and Academy Award nominee, Terrence Howard. ‘This is no bubble gum lollipop movie.’

EAGLEHAWK FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY 16-18 Antonio Decoud has the perfect life, a wife and children who love him, a great job, and a beautiful home. But one day he learns that he urgently needs a kidney transplant. ‘This is Argentine cinema at its best!’

EAGLEHAWK FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY 16-18 Pol, a calm teenager, shares his secret with Deerhoof. He becomes fascinated by Ikari, an enigmatic student, and their routine transforms into a fantastic adventure. Featuring a special appearance by Martin Freeman. ‘……will undoubtedly remind audiences of Donnie Darko…..’ Ioncinema

EAGLEHAWK FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY 16-18 Jude and Bobbie are conning their way through life to feed their endless addiction. When confronted with the reality of their situation, the young lovers must decide if true love can prevail in the face of all else. ‘The details ring true and the performances are compelling…..’ Variety

EAGLEHAWK FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY 16-18 A collision with a sheep on a country road initiates a whole series of weird and unsettling experiences for Anna and Nick which ultimately leave them both incapable of being certain exactly where they are: in the real world, in their own imaginations - or in someone else's imagination. ‘A film that is transformed into a sublime four-handed symphony.’ Cineuropa

EAGLEHAWK FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY 16-18 Laura and Tyler are soulmates. Thirty-something best friends and revellers residing in Dublin, they are ingrained in the fabric of each other’s lives; dating, partying, drinking and living their life without limitations. American ex-pat, Tyler – a siren of drugs, alcohol and debauchery – lures aspiring writer, Laura, away from her long overdue novel as well as her new beau, the irresistibly handsome Jim. A tee-total classical pianist, Jim is the antithesis of Tyler and the world she and Laura inhabit, and with his presence the girls’ hedonistic double act finds itself in jeopardy. While Tyler wants to keep the party going, Laura, buoyed by Jim’s restraint and stability, starts to emerge from her years of partying, searching for her place in the world. Caught between desires – youth and adulthood, her old self and her future self – Laura impulsively gets engaged to Jim, knocking Tyler for a loop. Bereft at the thought of losing of her partner in crime, Tyler spies a chance to rock the boat of the “perfect” life Laura can see on the horizon, but in doing so inadvertently helps Laura find a new unexpected path to independence. At once both a celebration of female friendship and an examination the choices we make when facing a crossroad, ANIMALS is an honest, funny, edgy, unconventional and bittersweet snapshot of modern women.

EAGLEHAWK FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY 16-18 Brahim is a young man, his mother's joy. One day he will find the love of his life. He will become a family man; he will make everyone proud. One day he will be mature and fulfilled. One day. ‘……….it will knock viewers sideways to begin with, before returning to audience’s consciences and reviving reflection.’ Cineuropa.

Bendigo Arthritis Club fundraiser. Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that things are about to take a turn for the worst.

Based on the incredible tru story of four Jamaican bobsledders who dream of competing in the Winter Olympics, despite never having seen snow. With the help of a disgraced former champion desperate to redeem himself, the Jamaicans set out to become worthy of Olympic selection, and go all out for glory.

Recently widowed, Barb (Academy Award winner Emma Thompson) travels through snowbound Northern Minnesota to scatter her deceased husband’s remains at the remote lake where they shared their first date. En route she discovers a teenage girl, kidnapped and held hostage in an isolated cabin in the middle of nowhere. With no phone service and hours from the nearest town, she has become the young girl's only hope for survival… but at what cost to herself?

A beleaguered woman’s life unravels when her long-banished imaginary friend reappears in the form of Rick Mayall’s gloriously anarchic troublemaker. As childhood chaos collides with adult expectations, she’s pushed to confront old wounds, embrace disorder, and discover that sometimes a little mischief is the only path back to herself again.

A young circus elephant is born with comically large ears and given the cruel nickname Dumbo. One day at a show, he is taunted by a group of kids, inciting his mother into a rage that gets her locked up. After Dumbo's ears cause an accident that injures many of the other elephants, he is made to dress like a clown and perform dangerous stunts. Everything changes when Dumbo discovers that his enormous ears actually allow him to fly, and he astounds everyone at the circus with his new talent.

In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell.

An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them. “Ella McCay” features an all-star cast including Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri, Spike Fearn, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner, Becky Ann Baker, Joey Brooks with Albert Brooks and Woody Harrelson. The film is produced by James L. Brooks, p.g.a., Richard Sakai, p.g.a., Julie Ansell, p.g.a., Jennifer Brooks.

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by John Davis, the live-action hybrid family adventure/comedy stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds with Alfred Molina and Zooey Deschanel. The film’s screenplay is written by David Guion & Michael Handelman, based on the book by Crockett Johnson.

A phone-obsessed teen is pulled into a kaleidoscopic otherworld by a sardonic alien dog, embarking on a 24-hour quest across surreal realms. Guided by Aboriginal Elders, they confront fears, addictions, and the chaos of modern life in this genre-bending, multidimensional animated odyssey from First Nations filmmakers Jack Manning Bancroft and Tyson Yunkaporta.

Time to dance, magic, dance back to the big screen as Jim Henson’s fantasy classic returns to the bug screen for it’s 40th anniversary. A 16-year-old girl (Jennifer Connelly) is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King (David Bowie).

This film adaptation of a Roald Dahl work tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil principal at Matilda's school, is a terrifyingly strict bully. However, when Matilda realizes she has the power of telekinesis, she begins to defend her friends from Trunchbull's wrath and fight back against her unkind parents. Content expanded.

Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) is a successful real estate developer in Manhattan. He lives in a posh apartment on Park Avenue, and is on the fast track to a partnership in a prestigious company. However, his life changes radically when he receives a final gift from his late father -- a live penguin, which is soon joined by five more penguins. The birds' antics soon win over Mr. Popper, and as he bonds with the penguins, his chilly relationship with his ex-wife (Carla Gugino) and kids begins to thaw.

The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring (Russell Crowe).

Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection. Searchlight Pictures presents RENTAL FAMILY, directed, co-written and produced by HIKARI (“Beef”, “Tokyo Vice”, 37 Seconds). The film stars Academy Award® and Screen Actors Guild award winner Brendan Fraser (The Whale, The Mummy, Encino Man) with a supporting cast that includes Emmy® nominee Takehiro Hira (“Shogun”), Mari Yamamoto (“Pachinko,” “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”), Akira Emoto (Lovers Lost, Shin Godzilla, Dr. Akagi) and newcomer Shannon Gorman. With a screenplay by HIKARI and Stephen Blahut (37 Seconds), the film is produced by Sight Unseen Pictures’ Julia Lebedev (Dear White People, Bad Education) and Eddie Vaisman (Wildlife, A Thousand and One), as well as Knockonwood’s Shin Yamaguchi (37 Seconds, Spirit World). Jennifer Semler (A Real Pain, Theater Camp), Tomo Koizumi, Blahut, Leonid Lebedev (Bad Education), Fraser, and Oren Moverman (The Messenger, Love & Mercy) are executive producers. Joining filmmaker HIKARI behind the camera are director of photography Takurô Ishizaka (All of Us Strangers, Snake Eyes), production designers Norihiro Asoda (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) and Masako Takayama (“Tokyo Vice”), editors Alan Baumgarten and Thomas A. Kruger, composers Jónsi and Alex Somers, costume designer Meg Mochizuki (37 Seconds), makeup department head Hiromi Momose (Like Father, Like Son), and casting directors Kei Kawamura and Yumi Takada.

Room on the Broom (2012) To the annoyance of her cat a kindly witch allows a dog, a bird and a frog who have helped her retrieve things she has lost to ride on her broomstick, making it top heavy. The broom is destroyed by a fire-breathing dragon who threatens to eat the witch but the creatures band together to impersonate a monster and save her. As a result she fashions a luxurious new broom with seats on which they can all ride comfortably. The Highway Rat (2017) The swashbuckling tale of a greedy rat who craves buns and biscuits. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal until he meets his match in a cunning duck; and his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky but happy end.

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.

1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral’s ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) – driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together. Directed by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner (The Crucible) and written by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner Alan Bennett, The Choral marks their fourth writer-director collaboration following the acclaimed films The Madness of King George, The History Boys, and The Lady in The Van.

The Golden Spurtle delves into the quirky yet heartfelt traditions of the sleepy Scottish Highland village of Carrbridge, home to the annual World Porridge Making Championships. Each year, local residents and competitors from across the globe gather to vie for the coveted title of World Porridge Champion. Amid simmering rivalries and steaming bowls of oats, the film offers a charming portrait of the eccentric locals who keep the town’s legacy alive. Featured also are the International competitors who arrive on the scene with bold plans to push the boundaries of porridge to new heights, including Sydney local chef Toby Wilson, who is trying his hand in the competition for a second time.

On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town.

Life always seems complicated for good ol' Charlie Brown (Noah Schnapp), the boy who always tries his best against seemingly impossible odds. When the Little Red-Haired Girl moves into his neighborhood, Charlie Brown develops a crush on her. Meanwhile, his best friend Snoopy embarks on an epic adventure in a fantasy world. As a World War I flying ace, the lovable beagle pursues his nemesis, the Red Baron, while also trying to win the heart of a beautiful poodle named Fifi (Kristin Chenoweth).

A New Years Eve cult classic screening! The antici...pation for the new year is here.. Our bar will be open for the whole film! A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

An intimate, star-studded dive into the birth of an icon, and everything that followed. A look at the life of the greatest it-girl of all time. Featuring contributions from Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Charlotte Tilbury, Joanna Lumley, and many more, TWIGGY is an exploration of the model's upbringing, career, relationships, and everything else that has made her the woman she is today, and the first time the icon has told her story first-hand.

Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.

Brothers Mic and Jim Conway have been making music together since their school days, when they formed the Jellybean Jug Band, which later morphed into the wildly popular Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. In the early 1970s, Captain Matchbox became a phenomenon, delighting audiences with My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes and Fats Waller classics as well as quirky originals such as Wangaratta Wahine. Mic’s passion for vaudeville and creating instruments from anything at hand has driven his work across countless bands over the last 40 years, blending performance, circus, and humour. Jim found his voice in Captain Matchbox as a harmonica player, later becoming one of Australia’s foremost blues harp players. Whoopee Blues is a joyful and moving celebration of brotherhood, creativity, and the enduring legacy of two artists and their timeless contribution to Australian music history.

In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2,” detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before. Oscar® winners Jared Bush (co-director/co-writer “Zootopia,” director/co-writer “Encanto”) and Byron Howard (director “Zootopia,” director “Encanto”) are directing; Bush is writing the script; Yvett Merino (Oscar-winning producer “Encanto”) produces. “Zootopia 2” hits cinemas November 27, 2025.