Every Halloween when the sun goes down, the Hollywood screens a horror film in their patented highly unique presentation system known as 4D. If you’re a film purist, you’ve been warned. This is an experiential event. Things happen on the screen and off the screen. THE FOG 4D immersed the audience in layers of fog, lighthouse beams, ghostly pirates descending into the audience & more. For ARACHNOPHOBIA 4D it meant covering the cinema in spider webs, spiders attacking from ceiling and live Avondale spiders from the film in the lobby for selfies. ForJohn Carpenter’s immortal classic THE THING 4D, the cinema was chilled to the bone, a husky ran through the audience, the Thing made surprise appearances, flame throwers, mist and fog. This Halloween the 1979 science fiction horror ALIEN 4D will get the same fantastical 4D treatment. YOU MUST COME EARLY! Doors 7pm

THE STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL. The SU whanau have teamed up with The Hollywood to throw a tiny film festival. Each of us (Reuben Bonner and Cuillin Hearty of Banished Music, and Matthew Crawley of Strange News) has picked our favourite film, and we’ve asked Billie from Hollywood Avondale to pick hers too. This week it's Cuillin's choice. "It’s probably cliché that a music person's favourite film is about rock’n’roll and being on tour, but Almost Famous is just so damn good and never gets old." - Cuillin (Banished) Rolling Stone Magazine unwittingly hires a 15 year old aspiring journalist after reading an article he wrote for Cream Magazine. ALMOST FAMOUS is the hilarious and touching story of this intelligent young man's journey into the world of Rock-and-Roll as he tours with "Stillwater", an up-and-coming band struggling with their rise to fame. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

Over one transformative summer in rural New Zealand in 2006, 14-year-old Sid discovers desire, identity, and the internet as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by. "Palmer’s conception of Sid is a wonder to behold... It’s the kind of performance that creates a visual map to the character’s internal emotional logic, allowing you to trace each and every ill-considered decision and deception." - Variety COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm

Abel Ferrara's oft-forgotten remake is a cut above the rest. Meg Tilly is the shit. For proof, look no further than BODY SNATCHERS. Co-written by Stuart Gordon (RE-ANIMATOR) and directed by Abel Ferrara (DRILLER KILLER), this exceptional remake deserves to be placed in the same rarified air as THE FLY and THE THING. While previous INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS films focused on the casualties of small town paranoia, this version explodes with full-blown, Stephen King-styled conspiracy hysteria. But what really pulls it together is Tilly’s transformative performance as a mom who unwittingly ends up at the edge of a terrifying new reality. If you thought DAY OF THE DEAD was intense, wait until you see BODY SNATCHERS. Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm *Stay for Driller Killer at 9pm and make it a double!

With Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz. Sexual fantasy meets unending nightmare in De Palma’s lusciously overheated horror symphony, which reappropriates the best and worst of Psycho and sends Hitchcock’s cinema-rupturing classic all the way to its steamy, screamy endpoint. Bookended by shower scenes, Dressed to Kill commences as a portrait of a dissatisfied bourgeois housewife (Dickinson) who flirts with her psychiatrist (Caine) and then catches the eye of a sinister, handsome stranger at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; halfway through the baton—or straight razor—is handed off to a high-class call girl (Allen) embroiled in a murder investigation. As with De Palma, the particulars of plot are less important than the elegant tracking shots, intensely attenuated slow-motion, creepily soft lighting, endless halls of mirrors and doubles, and dramatically distorted view of a frightening New York cityscape emerging from the broke 1970s. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

"No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz. And no one ever will!" - Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Based on a true story, Don Siegel's prison escape movie is still just as thrilling as it was 40 years ago and stands as one of the greatest of the genre. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

A queer epic spanning 85 years of Spanish history, inspired by an unfinished work by poet Federico García Lorca and brought to the screen with breathtaking ambition — The Black Ball left Cannes audiences on their feet for 16 minutes, and it's easy to understand why. "Nearly every shot is a carefully composed wonder, either an eye-popping still-life tableau or a breathtaking bit of camera movement, all done up in lush, expensive-looking period detail. It is high time we had a gay war epic of this scope and soulfulness and invention." - Hollywood Reporter COME EARLY! Doors open one hour before advertised start time.

An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption — and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell’s definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned – and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

Twenty years after its original release, Guillermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH returns to cinemas in a beautiful new 4K restoration. Winner of three Academy Awards and widely regarded as one of the defining fantasy films of the 21st century, PAN'S LABYRINTH remains a powerful and visually breathtaking cinematic experience. Its blend of dark fantasy, historical drama, and unforgettable imagery continues to resonate with audiences and attract both devoted fans and new generations of filmgoers. Best experienced on the big screen. "In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy." COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. Starring Robert Pattison. "From excellent performances across the board to phenomenal craftsmanship on set and clever work in post-production, Primetime is a film that fires on all cylinders. It’ll make you laugh, squirm, and think, all at the same time." - Collider "Pattinson cracks him [Hansen] wide open." - Washington Post COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

Join us for a special Q&A screening with Director: Julia Sartorio + Writer: Miriama Kamo. Antarctica in winter is one of the harshest places on Earth and one of the least seen. Not a destination, but an environment experienced by only a handful of people. "RANGINUI: Call of the Ice" follows Māori astronomer Rangi Matamua and language expert Mataia Keepa as they journey into this frozen world at its most extreme season; where temperatures drop to -50°C, darkness takes over, and uncertainty defines every moment. Rangi carries a personal promise to honour his grandfather’s dying wish and share Māori starlore beyond Aotearoa. In Antarctica, that knowledge is placed inside one of the most extreme environments on Earth, seen through a Māori lens alongside scientific observation in real time. With no certainty of what can be captured, the film unfolds under untested conditions. As they move through a landscape in constant motion; auroras, constellations, shifting ice, sudden storms; they begin to read Antarctica differently. Not as something to observe, but something that reveals itself. "RANGINUI: Call of the Ice" is a rare cinematic documentary of Antarctica in the winter; where science and Indigenous knowledge meet, and understanding comes from learning how to read what few ever get the chance to see. COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm - Q&A commences directly after the film at around 7:45pm for 30 mins with Director: Julia Sartorio + Writer: Miriama Kamo

Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time; a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner! COME EARLY! Doors 7pm, pre-show 7:30pm

Party with us and feel like you were really there! Enjoy the film loud and lavish like NEVER before powered by 'HOLLYWOOD SUPER SOUND' concert PA audio. Put on your dancing shoes and let's go back to the 80s! Considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense (4K Restoration) stars 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 at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs. Pre-drinks 6.30pm Pre-show 7.30pm Feature starts at 8.00pm Choose your preferred ticketing option - SEATED in upstairs circle or DANCE FLOOR downstairs *only at The Hollywood! Get 10 tickets for the price of 8 when you make a GA Dance Floor group booking for 10... This is the PERFECT Christmas Party event for friends, family or work parties!

Each year we run a secret 24-hour movie marathon at the Hollywood Avondale where we show a mysterious line-up of films that run non-stop. You get a good bang for your bucks. We show 12-14 films each year. This is our 27th year. We have a dinner break and breakfast break.BYO $ for snacks / good coffee and yummy food we have on hand and support the candy bar. No hot food is allowed in the cinema. No annoying crinkly bags in the cinema. No yabbering during the films. No cellphone use during films. Doors Open : 2.30pm (BYO Beanbag ticket holders let in first - based on when tix were purchased - first to last). Marathon Starts Sharp : 3pm

THE STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL: Strange Universe have teamed up with The Hollywood to throw a tiny film festival. Each of us (Reuben Bonner and Cuillin Hearty of Banished Music, and Matthew Crawley of Strange News) has picked our favourite film, and we’ve asked Billie from Hollywood Avondale to pick hers too. This week it's Reuben's choice. "Critically unacclaimed, just like me!" - Reuben Poor Steve Kovacs (Matthew Broderick). His girlfriend rejected his marriage proposal; now he's gotta find a new apartment. His pal suggests slipping the cable guy a few bucks, so he can get some premium channels for free. This simple ethical lapse has opens the door to the most intense relationship of Steve's life: an irrevocable and all-consuming bond with his cable guy (Jim Carrey). Originally conceived as a straight-forward buddy comedy, it turned into the darkest comedy. A seminal film… for the striking new tone it helped to establish, The Cable Guy is the closest we could ever get to seeing Jerry Lewis star in a Alfred Hitchcock movie. Look out for Owen Wilson’s hysterical cameo. Directed by Ben Stiller.

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill. Directed by Abel Ferrara COME EARLY! Doors 8:30pm, Feature Starts at 9pm *Come for BODY SNATCHERS at 7:30pm and make it a Ferrara Double!

Strange Universe is bringing Suzanne Ciani to the Hollywood on November 25th, we’re showing the hilarious and unpredictable John Wilson film The History Of Concrete, with a soundtrack by Ciani herself! Probably the only documentary to ever draw thematic connections between Hallmark Christmas movies, affordable housing in New York City, and tattoo preservation after death, The History Of Concrete plays like a welcome continuation of John Wilson’s delightfully peculiar HBO series How To With John Wilson. As with that Emmy-nominated show, Wilson here becomes interested in a seemingly rudimentary topic but then plunges down diverse rabbit holes, finding unlikely through-lines that eventually develop into something far more grand and strange. Though ostensibly a comedy that spotlights the bizarreness of ordinary people, the documentary is never snide. Wilson finds himself hanging out on a low-budget film shoot, talking to an ageing singer whose neighbourhood is being affected by pollution, or filming a unique 3100-mile race that takes place on only one city block, and always approaches these different worlds with curiosity. As a result, the people Wilson meets open him up to new ways of thinking, and the longer he spends with them, the richer the conversations become. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm pre-show, 7pm

Teenage brothers Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) move with their mother (Dianne Wiest) to a small town in northern California. While the younger Sam meets a pair of kindred spirits in geeky comic-book nerds Edward (Corey Feldman) and Alan (Jamison Newlander), the angst-ridden Michael soon falls for Star (Jami Gertz) - who turns out to be in thrall to David (Kiefer Sutherland), leader of a local gang of vampires. Sam and his new friends must save Michael and Star from the undead. COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm

After discovering Christmas Town, the focal point of all things wintery, Jack Skellington decides he and his Halloween cohorts are going to take over Christmas. The result is a spooky and deliciously fun dual-holiday comic musical that’s been beloved by kids and adults for over 30 years. From the wonderful music by Danny Elfman to the great gothic design from Tim Burton, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is a classic for good reason. Whether you see it as a Halloween or a Christmas film, it’s never a bad time to celebrate the Pumpkin King’s misguided attempt at becoming jolly ol’ St. Nick. Dress up in your best spooky fair to celebrate Halloween weekend for spot prizes! COME EARLY! 3pm, pre-show 3:30pm

THE STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL: Strange Universe have teamed up with The Hollywood to throw a tiny film festival. Each of us (Reuben Bonner and Cuillin Hearty of Banished Music, and Matthew Crawley of Strange News) has picked our favourite film, and we’ve asked Billie from Hollywood Avondale to pick hers too. This week it's Billie's choice. "Based on the book written by 17 year old S.E. Hinton. A sincere and nearly perfectly realised film about adolescence and the magic of friendship. "Stay gold, Ponyboy, Stay gold"." - Billie Starring Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell. The Outsiders is Francis Coppola’s take on SE Hinton’s 1967 novel, and it’s one of his best. The Outsiders, and its companion film, Rumble Fish (both made back to back and released in 1983, four years after Apocalypse Now) are essential viewing. It’s surprising that The Outsiders isn’t better known, given that it’s credited as the film that brought together the Brat Pack, and provided the inspiration for several songs (Stay Gold, Ponyboy, by The Get Up Kids, being the best one). The story of how The Outsiders came about is very sweet: Coppola received a letter from a teacher and her class explaining that it was their favourite book, and they would like to see it made into a film. Coppola was so touched that he read the book and created the film. The Outsiders (adapted from SE Hinton's novel) are looking for a better world. The street life of teenage Tulsa is divided into the 'socs' who go to college and wear Brut, and the greasers from the other side of the tracks, who don't. When a soc is knifed, three greasers go on the run to a rural idyll, turn tragic heroes, and finally return to try to cement a tenuous truce: like so much teenage Americana, it's about the rites of passage from adolescence to adulthood. Coppola has given the film a fullness that makes it feel freshly minted. Ponyboy, quoting Robert Frost’s poem about how nothing gold (meaning youth) ever lasts, is set against an impossibly golden sunset that always threw us, as did much of the florid dialogue. The film being seen through Ponyboy, a wanna-be writer with an intense love for reading Gone With the Wind. Coppola has directed the film as Ponyboy would have done it. That clarity results in a movie that will stay gold. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

THE STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL: Strange Universe have teamed up with The Hollywood to throw a tiny film festival. Each of us (Reuben Bonner and Cuillin Hearty of Banished Music, and Matthew Crawley of Strange News) has picked our favourite film, and we’ve asked Billie from Hollywood Avondale to pick hers too. This week it's Matthews choice. "This Weird Al Yankovic movie is the greatest of all time. Fight me!" - Matthew Fact: In the last several decades of our cultural history, no one has provided more laughter and sheer, unbridled fun than "Weird Al" Yankovic. Al's humble beginnings as a brilliant song parodist have led to platinum albums, three Grammy Awards, countless international tours and media appearances, and – last but not least – the most hilarious movie to ever bust mankind's collective gut: UHF! In 1989, funny bones were splintered by the millions in this insane cinematic assault on TV and everything else, starring Al as a hard-luck entertainment warrior taking on an evil corporate overlord! Along for the ride is a spazztacular assortment of '80s/'90s comedy luminaries, taking uproarious swipes at everything from RAMBO to GANDHI! It's the only movie that will make you laugh until your skull falls off. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

One choice changes everything. From the makers of Coraline, Wildwood is a sweeping, darkly magical adventure about a young girl who ventures into a dangerous hidden forest to rescue her brother – an odyssey shaped by love, power, and the courage to confront the unknown. Wildwood is a tale of love, loss, sacrifice, and secrets, and of the magic you can find on your doorstep, if you’re willing to look for it. COME EARLY! Doors 2pm, pre-show 2:30pm