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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
R16Sexual material, sexual violence, drug use and offensive language
Join us for a special presentation advance screening of Big Girls Don't Cry with director Paloma Schneideman and Lead Actor Ani Palmer. 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 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm
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A boardinghouse is reopened years after gruesome murders were committed there. Suddenly, the body count begins once more! Nothing can prepare you for BOARDINGHOUSE. Jim (director John Wintergate), a psychic-gigolo who wears a leopard-print thong, rents a haunted house to "beautiful women with no ties." From there, this unworldly slasher transforms into a sleazy, hallucinogenic maelstrom of gore, sex, chainsaws, pie fights, killer refrigerators, jacuzzis, beds that eat people, a new wave band called 33 and 1/3, and a leading lady known only as Kalassu. BOARDINGHOUSE is the first shot-on-video horror film to be blown up to 35mm and released theatrically. COME EARLY! Doors 7pm, rare 35mm clips and trailers 7:30pm
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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
R16Explicit sexual material, offensive language & content that may disturb
Join us for a Q&A screening of Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant! The directors THUNDERLIPS and star Hannah Lynch will answer all of your antenatal, postnatal, and alien-natal enquiries... When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant she must overcome sceptical doctors, a useless baby-daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm
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From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm
MLow level offensive language
For Dolly, Rest in Power dear one. Based on the musical by the same title, 1982's THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS stars Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds at the height of their fame trying to save the Chicken Ranch, a small brothel in Texas that’s become the heart of their small town. Featuring Charles Durning as the governor of Texas and Dom DeLuise as a TV reporter hellbent on shutting down the ranch for good in a timeless tale of good-time partiers going toe-to-toe with some notorious sticks in the mud. The musical numbers are plentiful and lively, the chemistry between Parton and Reynolds palpable, and the whole thing is good clean/dirty fun. COME EARLY! Doors one hour before screen start time. Dolly themed pre-show 30 mins before.
PGCoarse language
Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. Directed by Martin Scorsese. "A keenly observed and immaculately crafted vision of the raw side of life. Pic has a distinctive pulse of its own with exceptional performances by Paul Newman and Tom Cruise." - Variety Doors open one hours before start time.
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
PGAdult themes
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match. Paul Newman won his Best Actor Oscar for its 1986 sequel, The Color of Money, but he executed an equally award-worthy turn in Robert Rossen’s jazzy, boozy pool-hall morality play. "The sequences crackle with vitality as well as setting subtly the characterizations and packing the explosives to be detonated later." - The Hollywood Reporter "A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance." - Time Out. DOORS open one hour before start time. Come and see The Color of Money on the following Sunday
MSex scenes
Rocky Horror “the longest running movie in history” became a sanctuary for people who saw themselves as outsiders, especially queer and gender-nonconforming people. It now unites everyone. No longer mere movie-goers, they became a tribe and kept coming back, week after week. Jan Grefstad made The Hollywood Rocky Horror’s rightful NZ home, the first to screen it as a midnight movie that ran from 1978 to 1988. Come back to it's home at The Hollywood - get dressed up and ready to dance, but please leave the rice at home! COME EARLY! Doors 7:45pm, pre-show 8:15pm
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.
R16Offensive language
A perfect snapshot of teen rebellion and friendship between outsiders with a backdrop of Times Square as the seediest playground on Earth. With a classic soundtrack of punk and new wave, TIMES SQUARE has become a favorite of "sleez sisters" everywhere. While it may have had its explicit lesbian love story cut out, there's no denying the special bond between Pam and Nicki as they run amok in New York City, guided by the voice of Tim Curry. The two don trash bags and bandit masks, form a punk band, smash TVs, and experience a smidgeon of being free in a world that is actively trying to stomp out their personalities. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm