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An original musical set in London during the pivotal summer of 1958... chronicling a time when teenagers first came into their own and racism was on the rise in England. Adapted from Colin MacInnes' 1959 cult novel. Directed by Julian Temple - Starring Patsy Kensit, Eddie O'Connell and David Bowie. "A visually inventive and energetic pop musical." COME EARLY! Doors 7pm, pre-show 7:30pm
PG
In Czech director Jan Svankmajer's surreal adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic children's book, Alice (Kristyna Kohoutova) follows her stuffed rabbit through a portal inside her dresser to be whisked away to Wonderland. While the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat are still present, the familiar magical world and bizarre characters have undergone an unsettling transformation in the director's vision through the stop-motion animation of dead animals, puppets and other assorted objects. Svankmajer's adaptation is a welcome antidote to the cute and cuddly Disneyfication of Carroll's iconic tale. "Its glorious proliferation of magical transformations works like a charm on anyone who values the imagination." - Daily Telegraph COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm
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Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French-language thriller and first film from Jean-Jacques Beineix. "Even after over four decades, Diva still impresses with Beineix’s masterful mix of highbrow and lowbrow. With the stunning new 4K restoration, Diva retains its well-deserved status as a late 20th-century movie masterpiece." - Film Threat COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm
R18Violence
The year is 2047. Years earlier, the pioneering research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a trace. Now a signal from it has been detected, and the United States Aerospace Command responds. Hurtling toward the signal's source are a fearless captain (Fishburne), his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Neill). Their mission: find and salvage the state-of-the-art spacecraft. What they find is state-of-the-art interstellar terror. What they must salvage are their own lives, because someone or something is ready to ensnare them in a new dimension of unimaginable fear. "Superbly styled in techno-Gothic space-grunge chic, this sci-fi/horror cross-breed is a directorial triumph of reference and homage." - Empire COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm
R16Violence, offensive language, drug use & sex scenes
Special in season launch party. Dress up as your favourite slasher film character for spot prizes! Can be an original creation or based off a film you know and love. Lucky dip VHS cases + more. After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Hannah Einbinder, Hacks) for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files, Sex Education), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm
R16Horror scenes & offensive language.
Celebrate a masterpiece on director William Friedkins Birthday with the original theatrical version of The Exorcist. When it first appeared in cinemas Friedkin’s profane, blasphemous, frequently-brutal adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s best-selling supernatural thriller was experienced as a startling, almost-unprecedented cinematic assault, the harsh, harrowing work of a master filmmaker. Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, THE EXORCIST endures as a defining classic that influenced movies afterward and still shocks and haunts today. The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her and two priests - one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith - joined in battling ultimate evil always leaves viewers breathless. May always be THE SCARIEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. COME EARLY! Doors one hour before start time. Get here early and make it a double with TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA at 6pm
MMature Audiences
There are no rules in ?the game.? And that will make life very difficult for Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas), a successful businessman who is always in control. Van Orton lives a well-ordered life, until an unexpected birthday gift from his brother destroys it all. Fincher's worthy and equally dark follow-up to Seven. COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm
Mcontains Sex scenes, offensive language
Johnny is a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, inexplicably, she gets bored with him and decides to seduce his best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again... The Room has been slaying audiences now for over 20 years throughout the world with rabid fans called Roomies screaming out lines and tossing plastic spoons in the air. Why? No matter what you’ve already heard, nothing can prepare you for the once-in-a-lifetime big-screen experience of seeing actor/director/producer Wiseau mumbling his way through this excruciating love triangle about a kind-hearted banker, his best friend and his cheating bride-to-be. It has many unforgettable scenes, but keep your eyes peeled for pictures of spoons, close football tossing, characters vanishing and emerging and even one that announces ‘I definitely have breast cancer’ as a throwaway conversation starter. Unmissable. COME EARLY! Doors 7pm - SKOTCHKA'S AVAILABLE, pre-show 7:30pm *DO NOT BUY ANY NEW PLASTIC ! - We have plenty of recycled ones available for koha donated to Kai Avondale. Let's be sustainable and do something good at the same time right! It's the way Johnny would want it.
RP16Violence
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he didn't commit the crimes. While there, he forms a friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman). COME EARLY! Doors open one hour before feature starts, pre-show 30 mins before.
R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes
Celebrate a masterpiece projected on 35mm on director William Friedkins birthday. To Live and Die in L.A. was well-received by critics, but it didn’t score financially and may have further damaged Friedkin’s (The Exorcist) reputation. Today, it’s rightfully acknowledged as a near-masterpiece. The fashions and music and attitudes on display might have been interpreted at the time as opportunistic stabs at au courant stylisation, but the film is nevertheless overpowering and otherworldly rather than quaint or kitschy. It feels like a transmission from a different planet. To Live and Die in L.A. is so of its time that you can only be captivated by it. The film’s influential car chase is somehow more amazing than the chase in The French Connection. 35mm archive print - time travel to a better world. COME EARLY! Doors 5pm, rare 35mm clips and trailers 5:30pm
R16Drug use, sex scenes & offensive language
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. Directed by Matt Johnson (The Dirties, Nirvana The Show The Band The Movie). It gets at the heart of Bourdain’s everyman appeal, the universal need for belonging and purpose, and the struggle to find your voice, both as a young adult and as a writer. Beyond its dutiful biopic services, Tony reminds its audience of the sharp turns and unlikely encounters that can change the course of our lives and give us stories to share over the dinner table.
PGViolence
Four big name directors re-imagine classic stories from the Twilight Zone. Directed By: Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller, Steven Spielberg. This tribute to the beloved supernatural TV show has four episodes. In the first, racist Bill Connor (Vic Morrow) is transformed into a Jew in World War II. Next, Mr. Bloom (Scatman Crothers) comes to a retirement home to teach the residents that they are only as young as they feel. In the third, teacher Helen Foley (Kathleen Quinlan) meets Antony (Jeremy Licht), a boy who is not what he seems. Finally, panicky plane passenger John Valentine (John Lithgow) sees gremlins attacking his flight. "An entertaining fright work, slickly made, amusing and scary by turns." - Starburst COME EARLY! Doors 3pm, pre-show 3:30pm