Mel Brooks’ comedy spans the lowest to the highest in the course of this film, and there’s no joke he won’t mine mercilessly for the last little laugh. A testament to just how well surgical satire can undercut and expose the racist truths that lay under American history, BLAZING SADDLES allows us to confront the nation’s past while also laughing at it. Not only does Mel Brooks' film spoof the westerns of the mid-20th century excellently, it manages to talk about race and equality issues in a manner that is at once horrific and hilarious. The frank nature of the racial slurs reminds you how intolerant people back then really must have been, but then the over the top Looney Tunes inspired comedy shows just how ridiculous that kind of ignorance really was. Starring Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Madeline Khan, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens. Come early! Doors 5pm, Pre-show 5:30pm

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. COME EARLY! Doors 7pm, pre-show 7:30pm

A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast living and fast loving socialite. COME EARLY! Doors one hour before start time, pre-show 30 mins before.

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself. Catching the killer, however, becomes a war between good and evil-with the people on both sides as ruthless, bitter and merciless products of a violent society. Brilliantly filmed and edited for maximum impact, and featuring a fantastic score by Lalo Schifrin, Don Siegel's Dirty Harry is packed with attitude and gives us a view of how great action films used to be. COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm

Evil Dead Burn unleashes the franchise’s most savage and terrifying ride to date, blazing onto big screens with an all-new chapter of carnage and demonic mayhem. After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life... live on even in death. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

WHAU PASIFIKA PRESENTS THIS FREE FILM SCREENING! All eyes are on St Gabriel’s after they went full flop on the PolyFest Samoa stage. Enjoy the wild ride through heartbreak, hustle, and hallways — a love letter to siva Samoa, school pride, and the chaos of teenage life. Writer, Co-Creators: Bianca Seinafo-Tuilaepa, Mario Faumui, Leki Jackson-Bourke Directors: Damon Fepulea'i, Bianca Seinafo-Tuilaepa COME EARLY! Short film 'FIRST BORN' screens directly before the feature. More information: https://www.whaupasifika.nz/26-12hr-polyfilms-marathon

Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final fling at the big screen. Featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past, jackass: best and last is a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you’ve come to love and expect from these idiots over the past 25 years. So, grab your dumb little buddies, raise your glasses, and come experience the cinematic event that promises to be the last time you’ll ever laugh this hard in a theatre. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

See it first at The Hollywood! Teenage boys Naim and Ryan strike up an unexpected connection. But when their bond draws the attention of their community, a ritual is performed on them, releasing a violent entity. An entity that takes the form of its victim's truest desire. COME EARLY! Doors 2pm, pre-show 2:30pm

WHAU PASIFIKA PRESENTS THIS FREE FILM SCREENING! The live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker behind the animated feature film “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” the film stars Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, with Courtney B.Vance, and Zach Galifianakis. COME EARLY! Doors 9am Short film 'KAPAEMAHU' screens directly before the film start. More details: https://www.whaupasifika.nz/26-12hr-polyfilms-marathon

Live it up today, your time is up tomorrow. In the Year of the City 2274, humans forsake the ravaged outer environment by living in a vast, bubbled metropolis. There, computerized servo-mechanisms provide all needs and everyone can pursue endless hedonism. Endless, that is, until Lastday. That's when anyone who's 30 must submit to Carrousel, a soaring, spinning trip to eternity and supposed rebirth. "A rewarding futuristic film that appeals both as spectacular-looking escapist adventure as well as intelligent drama." - Varitey COME EARLY! Doors 2pm, pre-show 3:30pm

Wallflower Colin (Harry Melling) leads a humdrum existence until he meets the impossibly handsome Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a mysterious biker he is soon desperately devoted to. As Colin submits to Ray and enters an exciting new world of desire, he must decide the limits of his devotion. Hilarious, subversive and sexy, PILLION is the acclaimed and surprisingly tender love story from writer-director Harry Lighton, starring Melling and Skarsgård in fearless performances as a mild young man and his leather-clad lover. COME EARLY! Doors 7pm

WHAU PASIFIKA PRESENTS THIS FREE FILM SCREENING! The remarkable story of charismatic Samoan opera star Pene Pati who sang his way from humble origins in Samoa onto the world’s greatest opera stages. This music-packed documentary tells the story of Pene Pati and his brother Amitai Pati, and their against-the-odds journey from Samoa to platinum-selling success in the trio Sol3 Mio and on to the world’s greatest opera stages. Bursting with humour, heart and soaring performances, the film reveals the resilience born of adversity, the richness of family and culture, and the rewards that come from following an unlikely dream. COME EARLY! Short film 'NOT MY DUSKY MAIDEN' screens directly before the feature. More information: https://www.whaupasifika.nz/26-12hr-polyfilms-marathon

A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions. Directed by William Friedkin COME EARLY! Doors 4:30pm

WHAU PASIFIKA PRESENTS THIS FREE FILM SCREENING! A Romantic comedy about a 22-year-old Samoan-Kiwi looking to impress a woman who only wants to go out with a 'real island guy'. So, he journeys to Samoa to get advice from those who can teach him best - his cousins. COME EARLY! Short film 'MOTHER' screens directly before the feature. More details: https://www.whaupasifika.nz/26-12hr-polyfilms-marathon

WHAU PASIFIKA PRESENTS THIS FREE FILM SCREENING! The Tongan Ninja is sent by his master to the island of New Zealand to help a floundering Chinese restaurant, but the mysterious Mister Big sends numerous villains to prevent the eatery's success. SPECIAL 35mm film screening. COME EARLY! Short film DAUNITUKUTUKU will screen directly before the feature. More information: https://www.whaupasifika.nz/26-12hr-polyfilms-marathon

Unveiling the true story of The Unarius Academy of Science, an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school in Southern California who in the late 1970s became a wildly prolific filmmaking collective under the direction of their outlandish spiritual leader Ruth E. Norman, AKA “Archangel Uriel.” “If I didn’t know Jodi Wille’s film, Welcome Space Brothers, was a documentary, I’d swear it was a WTF, insane, sci-fi tale of weirdness. The story of Ruth is fascinating….” - Film Threat "“As with (Wille’s) previous film The Source Family…she remains steadfastly non-judgemental about the unconventional spiritual utopian communitarianism that is so often dismissed as delusional hippy bullshit. Where corporate stooge David Letterman saw Uriel as one zany kook among an endless stream of “talent,” Wille accepts her as a significant historical figure—a flawed but visionary creative force for good in the world, deserving of our respect." - Artillery COME EARLY! Doors 3pm, pre-show 3:30pm