Australia’s greatest sporting rivalry heads back to the iconic MCG with Origin Game II kicking off on Wednesday, 17 June. The Nation’s sporting capital will host Origin for the first time since 2024 as the NSW Blues & Maroons battle it out in front of the Melbourne faithful. Whether you’re a die-hard NRL fan or a footy first timer, this is your chance to witness every moment of the intensity, ferocity, and rivalry live. Ticket includes either a glass of house wine, a schooner of beer, a soft-drink and a small popcorn. Doors open 7:45pm. Kick-off scheduled for 8:05pm.

New Farm Cinemas: Friday 26 June & Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Saturday 11 July. Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs". Tower Cinemas. Optional purchase of a ticket for a tour of the 35mm equipment and projection room after the screening. REAL FILM. REAL CINEMA. At Tower Cinemas, we keep 35mm film alive. In a world of digital projection and shrinking formats, celluloid is becoming rare — and we think that matters. We hunt down original 35mm prints — often unseen for years — and put them back where they belong: on the big screen. This is cinema with depth, texture, and impact. The way it was meant to be experienced.

Q&A screenings at New Farm Cinemas with the writer & director at every session, and Tower Cinemas Newcastle 4pm 20th June. A sequel to the cult Brisbane film 'All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane', we are pleased to present a Brisbane-exclusive season of director Louise Alston's long-awaited sequel 'All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane'. After being dumped by her fiancé in London, a lawyer returns home to Brisbane and finds herself working with the now-married ex-boyfriend she left a decade earlier. Shot in-and-around the city and suburbs, including Brunswick St, this follow-up to one of Brisbane's most iconic films can't be missed.

New Farm, The Elizabeth, Red Hill & Tower Cinemas Newcastle. The debut feature film from A24’s youngest up and coming director, twenty-year-old Kane Parsons, BACKROOMS is a psychological horror that will have you questioning those in-between places in everyday life. A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Inspired by the viral YouTube short films Parsons created in his teens under the alias Kane Pixels, this feature film adaptation boasts an all-star cast led by Oscar winner Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) and Oscar-nominatee Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), BACKROOMS will have you on the edge of your seat.

New Farm & Elizabeth Picture Theatre. Professor Se Jeong, attends a biotech conference-only to witness it spiral into catastrophe when a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed. As the outbreak spreads and the infected begin to transform, authorities seal off the entire facility.

If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This June, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.

QLD Day Film Festival 2026. Sat 6 June. 6 films. $6 tickets! New Farm Cinemas: 6 June, 6:30 PM. From Oscar-nominated visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks. The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge). Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson (“Top of the Lake: China Girl,” “Rake”) plays Elvis’s mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh (“Moulin Rouge!” “Breath,” “Hacksaw Ridge”) portrays Elvis’s father, Vernon, and DeJonge (“The Visit,” “Stray Dolls”) plays Priscilla. Luke Bracey (“Hacksaw Ridge,” “Point Break”) plays Jerry Schilling, Natasha Bassett (“Hail, Caesar!”) plays Dixie Locke, David Wenham (“The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, “Lion,” “300”) plays Hank Snow, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “The High Note”) plays B.B. King, Xavier Samuel (“Adore,” “Love & Friendship,” “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”) plays Scotty Moore, and Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”) plays Jimmie Rodgers Snow. Also in the cast, Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things,” “The Broken Heart Gallery”) plays TV director Steve Binder, alongside Australian actors Leon Ford (“Gallipoli,” “The Pacific”) as Tom Diskin, Kate Mulvany (“The Great Gatsby,” “Hunters”) as Marion Keisker, Gareth Davies (“Peter Rabbit,” “Hunters”) as Bones Howe, Charles Grounds (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “Camp”) as Billy Smith, Josh McConville (“Fantasy Island”) as Sam Phillips, and Adam Dunn (“Home and Away”) as Bill Black. To play additional iconic musical artists in the film, Luhrmann cast singer/songwriter Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, model Alton Mason as Little Richard, Austin, Texas native Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur Crudup, and artist Shonka Dukureh as Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton. Oscar nominee Luhrmann (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge!”) directed from a screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner. The film’s producers are Luhrmann, Oscar winner Catherine Martin (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge!”), Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced. The director’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Mandy Walker (“Mulan,” “Australia”), Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge!”), production designer Karen Murphy (“A Star Is Born”), editors Matt Villa (“The Great Gatsby,” “Australia”) and Jonathan Redmond (“The Great Gatsby”), Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Thomas Wood (“Mad Max: Fury Road”), music supervisor Anton Monsted (“Australia,” “Moulin Rouge!”) and composer Elliott Wheeler (“The Get Down”).

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Thursday, Aug 20 from 7 pm to 9:30 pm The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is proud to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026, marking two decades of unforgettable stories, breathtaking landscapes, and a community bound by a passion for fly fishing. This milestone year promises to be a landmark event, as the tour kicks off with a fresh collection of the finest fly fishing films from across the globe.

Tower Newcastle & New Farm Cinemas Brisbane. One night only Tuesday 16th June. Book Now. Middle-class Karli, alcoholic Jane, unemployed Jackie, and square Ellen are four friends living together and barely scraping by in suburban Sydney. But when Karli’s father offers her a little money and a one-way ticket to New York, she finally sees a way out of her dead-end life—that is, until the money goes missing, kickstarting a final night out on the town that none of them will ever forget.

When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is overtaken by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, and so she brings the fearsome bird Mabel home to Cambridge with her. Ready to embark on the arduous process of trying to train the wildest of animals, Helen fills the freezer with hawk food and turns off her phone. But as she labors to teach Mabel how to hunt and fly free on her own, Helen uncovers how neglected her own emotions and life have become. Based on a true story and a memoir of the same name, H IS FOR HAWK is a soaring journey of the connection between people and nature, and how it might be possible to reconcile loss through love.

New Farm Cinemas Q&A: Sun 14 June. Based on the hit web-series of the same name, How to Talk Australians: The Movie sees the students of the Delhi College of Linguistics leave the classroom and head Down Under. When their plane is diverted to the country town of Dubbo due to storms, and their tour-leader is detained by customs, the hapless bunch unearth the ‘real’ Australia while never making it to Sydney, Melbourne… or even Brisbane. From Tony Rogers, director the of internationally acclaimed series Wilfred and featuring an all-star comedy cast including Shane Jacobson (Kenny, Oddball), Rohan Ganju (The Emu War, Urvi Went to an All Girls School), Danielle Walker (Gold Diggers, Bittersweet), Dave Lawson (Utopia) and Rick Davies (Offspring), join us for Q&A session featuring Director Tony Rogers and cast.

Q&A screenings. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Tue 9 June & New Farm Cinemas: Sat 13 June. In various languages with English subtitles. The award-winning international sensation documentary that is reshaping how we think about dementia. 24-year-old humanitarian activist and author Teun Toebes has a mission: to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia. As the number of people with dementia is set to double in the next 20 years, Teun's quest is not a question, but a necessity. In a three-year journey across four continents and 11 countries, Teun and filmmaker Jonathan de Jong take on a disarming and eye--opening quest around the world, exploring how dementia is dealt with in other countries, and what we can learn from each other to rethink the future of care. The film will be introduced and followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers Jonathan de Jong and Teun Toebes.

The film titled "Kapodistrias" is a historical drama set in the early 19th century, telling the true story of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the greatest Greek statesman and the first Governor of Greece after its liberation from the Ottomans. He defends the freedom of every individual with strength, kindness, and dignity, even sacrificing the great love of his life. Unafraid to confront the forces of evil, he renounces wealth, glory, and international recognition. When Greece gains its independence, Kapodistrias is called upon to become its first Governor. Although he senses he will be assassinated, he accepts his fate without complaint and sacrifices himself, serving his homeland with unwavering faith and devotion. This sacrifice ultimately leads him to true freedom.

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.

New Farm Cinemas. Encore sessions: Mon 15 & Wed 17 June. Last chance! At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (a career-best Gael García Bernal) navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the brink of madness in the harshness of the high seas and overwhelming natural beauty of the islands, Magellan's obsession leads to a rebellion and reckoning with the consequences of power. A vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY), MAGELLAN presents the colonisation of the Philippines as a primal, shocking encounter with the unknown and a radical retelling of European narratives of discovery and exploration. With lavish cinematography by Artur Tort (Pacifiction, Afternoons of Solitude), MAGELLAN must be seen on the big screen.

In furthest regions of space the kingdom of Eternia is threatened by the villainous Skeletor and his mischievous armies of darkness. To save his fathers kingdom and protect the lives of those he holds dear young Prince Adam has to retrieve a mythical sword and become the fabled warrior only known as "He-Man".

Michael is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells the story of Michael Jackson’s life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to Michael Jackson as never before. This is where his story begins. Michael stars Jaafar Jackson in his feature film debut, Nia Long (Empire, The Best Man franchise), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Juliano Krue Valdi (The Loud House, Arco), with Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash) and two-time Academy Award® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin). Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the award-winning filmmaker of Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer franchise, from a screenplay by three-time Academy Award® nominee John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator), the film is produced by Academy Award® winner Graham King (The Departed, Bohemian Rhapsody), John Branca (executive producer This Is It, Thriller 40) and John McClain (executive producer This Is It, Michael Jackson Live at Wembley July 16, 1988).

This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

QLD Day Film Festival 2026. Sat 6 June. 6 films. $6 tickets! New Farm Cinemas: 6 June, 4 PM. A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.

See it first at the 5th New Farm Queer Film Festival: July 30 - August 8. Australian Premiere. When fetish camboy Aaron Eagle (Kieron Moore) visits a client in exchange for $50,000, he discovers a masked man (Reed Birney) with a camera and a series of increasingly probing questions. But when the man reveals a disturbing connection to Aaron’s past, the two drop their personas and gradually reveal their true desires in a seductive thriller being called "one of the most daring American films of recent vintage.”

Join us for the Opening Night of the 5th New Farm Queer Film Festival. Tickets include a glass of sparkling on arrival. Arrivals from 7pm, for a 7:30pm film screening. QLD PREMIERE. Direct from winning the Queer Palm at Cannes, Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson electrify in this equally camp and bloody psychosexual thriller from queer maverick Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow). After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Einbinder, Hacks) for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star (Anderson, The X-Files), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Tower Cinemas & New Farm Cinemas, Sunday 7th June (Prince's birthday). Dress Code: Purple Glam. PRINCE NIGHT AT TOWER ON PRINCE’S BIRTHDAY. This isn’t just a movie… it’s a celebration. PURPLE RAIN on the big screen — loud, legendary, unforgettable. Purple glam encouraged (sequins, lace, 80s rock vibes… go all out) Limited-edition Purple Rain drinks at the bar. Pre-show Prince playlist to set the mood. Photo moment in the foyer. One night only. One legend. One iconic cinema. A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Thursday, Jul 23 from 6:30 pm to 9 pm RunNation is an original documentary film festival founded by a group of local runners in Sydney nine years ago, and since then has grown from a local event into a world tour that has screened around the globe. The festival is an inspiring experience attended by running celebrities, thousands of runners and non runners across Australia, New Zealand and many parts of the world. Receiving film submissions from across the globe, the program is curated into an incredible two hour screening. RunNation is not just about running. It is about celebrating the human spirit and using running as a storytelling medium.

Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer (“Ghostface”), the Core Four are back in the killer’s crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe. Marlon Wayans (“Shorty”), Shawn Wayans (“Ray”), Anna Faris (“Cindy”), and Regina Hall (“Brenda”) reunite in Scary Movie alongside returning favorites and fresh faces to slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final. Nothing is sacred. No trope survives. Every line gets crossed. The Wayans are back to cancel the Cancel Culture.

New Farm Cinemas. Four intergenerational stories anchored by one German farmhouse evoke impressions of girlhood across the 20th century in this Cannes Jury Prize winner.

The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. Directed by Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” also stars Sigourney Weaver and is produced by Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce, with music composed by Ludwig Göransson.

When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle and New Farm Cinemas Brisbane. "The viral internet sensation “The Amazing Digital Circus” comes to its long-awaited conclusion in a feature-length theatrical release! This “Last Act” combines episode 8 with the all new, hour long episode 9 for fans to see before anyone else in the world. With Caine gone and the circus dark, the cast are left with only the mistakes and traumas of their pasts to keep them company. As the prospect of eternity closes in around them, they discover the truth about the Digital Circus and its history.  Will they come to terms with what they uncover, or will they make… the other choice? Also, presumably at some point someone says something funny, because this ending can’t be THAT depressing, can it?"

The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.

New Farm & The Elizabeth Picture Theatre. Advance Screenings: Tue 16 June. A darker reimagining of the classic Robin Hood tale, which will see the character as a battleworn loner grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, and who finds himself gravely injured and in the hands of a mysterious woman who offers him a chance at salvation.

Almost twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation. The film reunites the original main cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new runway of characters including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak and Conrad Ricamora. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles as “Lily” and “Irv” from the first film. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is produced by Wendy Finerman, and executive produced by Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt and McKenna. The film debuts exclusively in cinemas April 30, 2026.

Advance Screening 27 June. A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn.

Last Friday of the month. Written, directed and starring Tommy Wiseau, The Room is like no other film you’ve seen. Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) seems to have it all- a beautiful fiancée, Lisa, great friends and a job with a promotion in the works. But Lisa, (Juliette Danielle) isn’t who she seems. Manipulative and restless, Lisa sets her sights on Johnny's best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and they start a torrid affair and Johnny’s perfect world starts to crumble. Featured on Adult Swim’s Tim and Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job! The Room has garnered a massive cult following, selling out sessions across the US, leaving audiences stunned and wondering “how can so bad, be so good?” Bring your plastic spoons!

The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” and this time around it’s Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all-new threat to playtime.

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Friday, Jun 5 from 7 pm to 9:15 pm and Sunday 7 June 3.30pm. “SNO-CIETY,” celebrates the community and culture of snowsports, proving winter is more than just snow. From the Scottish Highlands and the streets of Finland to the back bowls of Whitewater, BC and a local hill-turned-terrain park in downtown Denver, Warren Miller’s SNO-CIETY celebrates the spirit of winter—wherever you ride and however you connect to the snow and the community around it. Through the lens of Olympians, urban riders, and local legends, we uncover what drives us to chase powder year after year. Featuring Judd Henkes’ double life between surf and snow, Britta Winans’ resilient season on the Freeride World Tour, the frenzy of the Saalbach World Championships, and a shared mountain spirit that stretches from Tuckerman Ravine to Cairngorms National Park, SNO-CIETY explores the many ways we connect on snow—and with each other.

We Are Not Powerless Q&A screening tour. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 6 June. New Farm Cinemas: Fri 12 June. Ten years ago Muzafar Ali and his wife Nagina escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan and found themselves living in Indonesia as refugees when Australia ‘stopped the boats’. Determined to do something, they started a small two room school, which soon became the hub of a community, and the most successful refugee-led initiative in the world. We Are Not Powerless tells the story of what can happen when a community refuses to give in and work together for hope, love, and education.

New Farm Cinemas: Wed 10 June. Wolf Cat Fever is an undeniable Australian original: a hyper-real, hand-built rock ‘n’ roll spectacular. Music video DP Alexander Orlando Smith (Kylie, Iggy Pop, The Darkness) uses a retrofitted Alexa with vintage lenses to draw aesthetic inspiration from early musical comedy and Mario Bava’s lurid Italian genre cinema. Furr Fever is the wild, fuzzed-up guitar-slinger of The Sextortions, a rockabilly band as deranged as they are irresistible. When Furr crosses paths with the howling, leather-clad Wolfy Howl, the two lost souls collide in a blaze of glitter and guitars in overdrive. But scheming music moguls, a corrupt Trump-ish mayor and a backstabbing bandmate are all gunning to tame them. Fortunately, the ghost of The King lives in Furr’s gold guitar, and rock and roll cannot be caged. With Josh ‘Sinbad’ Collins and renowned costume designer Babzotica crafting every set, costume and prop from recycled and salvaged materials, Wolf Cat Fever is a must-see for aficionados of schlock and devotees of distorted guitars.

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Friday, Sep 4 from 7 pm to 9:30 pm. Presented by Mountain Designs, the Women’s Adventure Film Tour® (WAFT) returns for its 9th year, celebrating extraordinary women and their thrilling adventures. This year’s line-up features an inspiring collection of short films that highlight stories of courage, connection, and pushing beyond personal limits. From mountain peaks to ocean waves, and from the everyday to the extreme, these films showcase women from all walks of life pursuing their definition of adventure.