New Farm Cinemas: Fri 1 May Tower Cinemas (Newcastle): Fri 1 May. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship's computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behaviour, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time. One of the most influential of all sci-fi films - and one of the most controversial - Stanley Kubrick's 2001 is a delicate, poetic meditation on the ingenuity and folly of mankind.

New Farm Cinemas: April 11 & 12. Tower Cinemas 19 April. 500 Days In The Wild follows the epic 6-year journey of filmmaker Dianne Whelan as she sets out to reconnect with nature and become the first person to travel the world’s longest trail. The 24,000 km Trans Canada Trail stretches across the continent of North America, connecting the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans. It is the longest trail in the world. For six years filmmaker Dianne Whelan traveled the entirety of the land and water trails, the only person to ever accomplish this journey. 500 Days in the Wild recounts Dianne’s journey by bike, canoe, skis, snowshoes and on foot and her cross-cultural visits with those who live close to the land. This feature doc culled from 800 hours of footage is an intricate weave of adventure film, personal reflection and stunning captures of wildlife and landscapes. Using humour, adventure, beautiful cinematography and a great soundtrack (including songs from Joni Mitchell, First Aid Kit, Xavier Rudd, and The Tragically Hip), 500 Days in the Wild will entertain audiences and inspire hope for the future. She started out alone, disillusioned with state of the world, to look for different ways of caring for the land and for each other. She ended the journey a bit wiser, more hopeful, in love and with a passion to share this story.

Tower Film Society. Screenings every Sunday & Wednesday at Tower Cinemas Newcastle. Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez (Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another) is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Tuesday 5 May. Pappa Sven's Nordic Film Club. Screenings first Tuesday of every month. The major Scandinavian success story of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, and Iceland’s Official Selection for the 2020 Oscars, writer/director Hlynur Pálmason confirms the considerable promise of his multi award-winning debut Winter Brothers with this spellbinding and darkly humorous new drama about a stoic grandfather whose emotional reserves are pushed to their limits. Former police chief Ingimundur (Ingvar E. Sigurdsson) has struggled ever since he lost his wife to a tragic accident two years earlier. Busying himself with the task of renovating a homestead in the remote Icelandic wilderness, he finds solace in time spent with his spirited young granddaughter, Salka (Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir). But when Ingimundur begins to suspect a local man may have had an affair with his late wife, his detective instincts kick in, fuelling behaviour that becomes increasingly unpredictable… Anchored by Sigurdsson’s towering, white-hot lead performance, a visceral score from Edmund Finnis and utterly breathtaking cinematography by Maria von Hausswolff, Pálmason’s gripping and powerful tale of unconditional love is an unforgettable big-screen experience, and not to be missed.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: 17 April. In Japanese language with English subtitles. Released in 1988 but set in Neo-Tokyo, dystopian 2019, AKIRA follows a secret military project that endangers Kaneda and his friends when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging monster that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

New Farm Cinemas: Sat 2 May Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 2 May. After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious life-form, and they soon realise that its life cycle has merely begun.

Tower Cinemas Tuesday 28th April with Q&A after the screening with writer/director James Litchfield, producer Lucinda Reynolds, and actor Dr Dan Wornham, moderated by Paul Kelman. An isolated couple lose control of a joke about imaginary friends. This darkly funny thriller follows Anna (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) and Jack (Nicholas Denton), a young couple who have recently moved to the country. With the reality of their new situation failing to live up to their expectations, as a joke they invent imaginary neighbours to cope with their growing loneliness. As letters begin to arrive from their new friends, what started out as a joke soon comes to take over their entire relationship.

New Farm & Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 23 & Sun 24 May. 25th Anniversary Screening. Amelie Poulain has led a sheltered life - educated at home by over-protective parents, she retreats into a fantasy world of her own. When she finally leaves home and finds work as a waitress in a Parisian café, life is pretty uneventful until a chain of extraordinary events leads her to the discovery of a tin box containing a schoolboy's long forgotten mementos. It is then that Amelie discovers her true vocation in life - helping others find love and happiness - which she sets about in her own unique and magical way. When Amelie falls in love herself, she realizes that making neat solutions is not as easy as it seems...

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Tuesday 7 April. Papa Sven’s Nordic Film Club – Opening Night Special ❤️ Celebrate the launch of our Nordic Film Club with something truly special — a premium grazing platter for two by a local Swedish caterer @a.bite.to.excite Fresh, delicious nibbles with a Scandinavian twist while watching the Danish movie “Another Round” on 7 April. Pre-orders only. For any dietary requirements, please contact us (before ordering). Limited platters available – book quickly so you don’t miss out! Screenings first Tuesday of every month. Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle. ANZAC Day Long Weekend screenings: Fri 24th & Mon 27th April. John Milius co-writes and directs this cult coming-of-age drama following the lives of three young California surfers during the 1960s and ’70s. Friends Matt Johnson (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack Barlow (William Katt) and Leroy Smith (Gary Busey) share a passion for surfing, living carefree lives in Malibu until their idyll youth is cruelly interrupted by the Vietnam War. Despite being torn apart, the three friends reunite years later to conquer the epic swell they have waited a decade for.

Regal Graceville. Advance Screening: Sun 19 April. Season commences Thu 14 June. Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 14 & Wed 17 June. Maria Angeles is a 74-year-old woman who belongs to the Spanish community of Tangier and enjoys the quietness of her life in the colorful Moroccan costal town. When her daughter decides to sell her home, she is forced out against her will. She sets off to reclaim her home and furniture, which have been sold to a vintage dealer. Through this encounter, she unexpectedly rediscovers the possibility of love and sensuality.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Thu 9 April. New Farm Cinemas: Thu 16 April. In Gaspar Noé's cult hit, a troupe of French dancers gather in an empty school to rehearse and party. However, their celebration soon turns into a nightmare when they realise that the sangria is spiked with LSD.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Fri 10 April. In the suspenseful procedural by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a frustrated detective (Kôji Yakusho) deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims.

Tower Film Society. Screenings every Sunday & Wednesday at Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sun 5 & Wed 8 April. Nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar & winner of the documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. This rousing film follows a motorbike-riding, pioneering councilwoman in rural Iran and her tireless fight for women’s rights. Sara Shahverdi is the first elected councilwoman in her Iranian village, and, what’s more, the only woman in the area who rides a motorbike. She wants to teach other women to ride too, as well as increase their property ownership and help to end child marriage – but her determination is met with considerable resistance from the men in her community. Co-directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni deliver a powerful debut feature that is both eye-opening and deeply moving. Featuring some of the most unforgettable scenes in documentary this year, the film not only tells Sharverdi’s story – a divorcee and without children, an anomaly in her region – but also showcases her vision for a better future for the next generation.

Book here for Tower Trivia Mondays 6.30pm with host Andrew Mercado. Play for prizes that include a night in The Directors Room, then stay on for the movie afterwards: Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor Johnny Castle.

New Farm Cinemas: live Q&A with Mark Sowerby in-person. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: livestreamed Q&A. Don’t Be Prey is an edge-of-your-seat adventure into one man’s fight to reclaim his life by taking on the world’s most dangerous marathon swims, the Oceans Seven. Featuring unforgettable characters, raw vulnerability and breathtaking ocean feats, it’s a gripping, uplifting journey of resilience, reinvention and what it really takes to survive.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sun 12 April. Join Elliot (Henry Thomas), Gertie (Drew Barrymore) and Michael (Robert MacNaughton) as they come together to help E.T. find his way back home. Winning four Academy Awards®, including one for the iconic score by John Williams, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is "one of the great American films" (Leonard Maltin) that forever belongs in the hearts and minds of audiences everywhere.

EPiC features long-lost footage from Presely's legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s, woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and precious 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling "his side of the story" rediscovered during Luhrmann's research for his Best Picture Oscar-nominated 2022 film Elvis.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Thu 14 May. David Lynch's surrealist 1977 body horror classic Eraserhead returns! Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Advance Screening Friday 10th April. Based on the global hit video game created by KOTAKE CREATE, this mind-bending psychological thriller comes to cinemas on April 23 in Australia and New Zealand. A man becomes increasingly desperate when he finds himself trapped in an endless, sterile subway passageway with no way out. He finds a set of rules: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. When even a single mistake will send him back to the beginning, will he ever escape this purgatory?

A spoof that crosses Downton Abbey with Flying High and Monty Python, Fackham Hall follows lovable pick-pocket Eric Noone as he lands a job at a unique English manor house. He quickly rises through the ranks, and a forbidden romance with lady-of-the-house Rose Davenport blossoms. But when an unexpected murder occurs, Eric gets framed - leaving Rose and her family’s future perilously uncertain.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 24 & Wed 27 May. Amid the haze of fading memory and shifting desires, Ruth, a retired cook, quietly navigates her transition to assisted living. With grace, wit, and the enduring threads of her identity, she deals with her changing sense of self and her bonds with those who care for her. As her surroundings grow unfamiliar, something unexpected begins to take shape - what if we glow most warmly at the edges of memory?

Book here for Tower Trivia Mondays 6.30pm with host Andrew Mercado. Play for prizes that include a night in The Directors Room, then stay on for the movie afterwards: A trio of thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to seduce an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme doesn’t play out as intended.

Tower Cinemas. Thu 16 April. New Farm Cinemas: Thu 23 April. Join us for our 25th Anniversary screening of David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB. A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground “fight clubs” forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Presented by Newcastle Greens Saturday 7th March 4.30pm. “Sinéad Frances-Coan was passionate about community, culture and collective activism. When rumours began circulating in 2018 that Tower Cinemas was closing, she helped galvanise community support by starting the Save Tower Cinema Newcastle Facebook group and advocating strongly for the cinema’s future.” Seven years on, just before her work came to fruition, she died sadly and suddenly at 40 leaving a huge hole in Newcastle's community fabric. This event, organised by the Newcastle Greens, will honour the incredible woman Sinéad was and the passion she brought to the campaign to save Tower Cinemas. Join us to hear a bit more about the work Sinead was passionate about. A deeply moving story of love and loss set in the northern NSW town of Lismore, Australia’s most flooded postcode and site of the nation’s most costly climate disaster. Focusing on several residents, director Jordan Giusti filmed over three years as a series of catastrophic floods tested community resilience. Lismore born and bred Eli loves his flood-prone town and recently purchased a home with a view down the creek. He’s a pragmatic guy: if flooding is predicted, he’ll just move the washing machine and stock up on beers. Eli’s friend Harper, tired of political complacency, turns to activism, while Carlie Atkinson, a Bundjalung-Yiman social worker, sets up a groundbreaking First Nations healing centre. With trauma bubbling up and talk of government buybacks dividing neighbours, locals must question whether they can find the strength and spirit to stay.

TOWER DISNEY SING-A-LONG WEEKENDS.  Every weekend at 10am. Frozen Sing A Long. All tickets $15. The Walt Disney Company honours its 100th anniversary. Bring it back, Sing it back. Book Now! Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Tower Cinemas Premiere. Thursday 6.30pm 5th February. Georgia O’Keeffe is widely revered as the mother of American modernism and one of the greatest woman artists of the 20th century. O’Keeffe became famous in the 1920s for her paintings of flowers, bones, and the beauty of nature, but she denied the widespread belief that her paintings depicted sexual imagery. In the 1970s, living in her beloved New Mexico, she emerged as an iconic role model and powerful advocate of women’s rights.

From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionise the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 17 & Wed 20 May. Winner of the Best Director award, Cannes 2024. In 1917 Burma (now Myanmar), a British diplomat is set to marry his fiancée, but after a sudden panic, escapes to Singapore, sending her on what evolves into a chase across Asia.

1580 England. Impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare meets free-spirited Agnes, and the pair, captivated by one another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children. Yet as Will pursues a budding theater career in far-away London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested, but their shared experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. From Academy Award® winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, The Rider) comes a sensitively observed, magnificently crafted tale about the complexities of love and the healing power of art and creativity. A luminous adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s internationally celebrated novel, Hamnet reframes the story of William Shakespeare through the eyes of his wife, Agnes, portrayed with breathtaking depth by Jessie Buckley, alongside Paul Mescal’s compelling Shakespeare. Having premiered at Telluride before winning the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hamnet immerses us in the fragile joys and shattering sorrows of family life in 16th-century Stratford.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 9 May. New Farm Cinemas: Sun 17 May. In this sprawling crime epic by Michael Mann, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro come face to face in a tense heist thriller like none other. Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

An animal lover seizes an opportunity to use technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could've imagined.

Tower Cinemas 6.30pm Friday 22 May. A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all- new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival and freshly nominated for four Golden Globes, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT marks a powerful return from master filmmaker Jafar Panahi with a searing moral thriller that blends gripping suspense and dark humour with piercing political inquiry. The film follows Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), an unassuming mechanic who has a chance encounter with Eghbal (Ebrahim Azizi), a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Haunted by uncertainty and fear of being mistaken, Vahid enlists several former political prisoners, each bearing their own scars from the same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. What begins as a quest for truth becomes a harrowing and savagely comedic confrontation with conscience, forcing the group to reckon with the cost of vengeance and the possibility of mercy. With complex ideas about the fragility of facts and the weight of moral choice, Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.

Advance Screening: Saturday 25th April. Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley's inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 16 May When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sun 26 April, Monday 27 April and Sunday 17 May. Fifteen-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep him if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in thirteen hours. Starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Tuesday 2 June. Papa Sven's Nordic Film Club. Screenings first Tuesday of every month. From director Mika Kaurismäki (The Grump: In Search of an Escort, The Girl King) this fourth installment in The Grump series, based on the novel by Tuomas Kyrö, is set during a lush Finnish summer and follows aging, laconic farmer The Grump (Heikki Kinnunen). One day, while out grocery shopping, The Grump’s attention is captured by an irresistibly attractive scent - a mixture of chainsaw oil, pine bark and sawdust. The scent belongs to the free spirit of artist Saimi (Jaana Saarinen), who upon meeting him, is intent on using him as a model for her photography. To his surprise, The Grump is drawn to Saimi and cannot help enjoying her company. The words, gaze and touch of another person awaken long-lost feelings and shake away the loneliness of the long-term widower. His sons are skeptical of the new friendship and do not trust Saimi’s intentions, wondering if she is after their inheritance. Family meetings, misunderstandings, swimming in the moonlight and sleepless nights ensue, in this heartfelt and entertaining comedy imbued with deadpan humour.

Tower Cinemas - 2.30pm Sunday 10th May Featuring a loaded cast, with the likes of Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Keira Knightly, and Andrew Lincoln, Love Actually tells nine intertwined stories examining the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love.

From A24 and acclaimed writer and director Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time), and starring two-time Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet, comes MARTY SUPREME, a wildly original sports dramedy that pulses with raw ambition, bruising emotion and Safdie’s unmistakable kinetic energy in his solo directorial debut. Chalamet leads a fearless ensemble including Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Tyler The Creator, Kevin O'Leary, Abel Ferrara and Fran Drescher, bringing together a cast as daring and unpredictable as the story itself. Marty Mauser is a young man with a dream no one takes seriously. Fuelled by stubborn hope and reckless courage, he throws himself headlong into a brutal pursuit of greatness that tests his body, his relationships and his sense of self. What begins as an underdog story steadily evolves into a gripping journey through obsession, ego, sacrifice and survival, as every win comes at a cost and every failure cuts deeper. Bold, darkly funny and emotionally ferocious, MARTY SUPREME is a high-voltage portrait of ambition in its purest and most dangerous form. With Safdie’s signature intensity and Chalamet delivering one of his most fearless performances yet that is already garnering awards attention, this is a sports film that transcends the genre and lingers long after the final frame. A must-see for lovers of character-driven cinema and boundary-pushing storytelling.

TOWER DISNEY SING-A-LONG WEEKENDS.  Every weekend at 10am. Mary Poppins Sing A Long. All tickets $15. The Walt Disney Company honours its 100th anniversary. Bring it back, Sing it back. Book Now! In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 4 April. From acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (Tokyo Godfathers, Perfect Blue). Screening as a double with Paprika. Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life… but also his own.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 3 & Wed 6 May. New Farm Cinemas: Sun 3 May. Directed by award-winner German filmmaker Christian Petzold, MIROIRS NO. 3 is his first to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken, she is taken in by a local woman who witnessed the accident and now cares for Laura with motherly devotion. When her husband and adult son also give up their initial resistance to Laura's presence, the four of them slowly build up some family-like routine. But soon they can no longer ignore their past...

Tower Cinemas - ENCORE Friday 3 April. King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Fri 3 April. Set in 33 A.D. Judea, where exasperated Romans are trying to impose some order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its centre is Brian Cohen, a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd circumstances providing ample opportunity for the entire Monty Python ensemble (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) to shine in multiple roles as they question everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate and the art of haggling, to revolutionaries, crazy prophets, religious fanaticism, Roman centurions and crucifixion.

Book here for Tower Trivia Mondays 6.30pm with host Andrew Mercado. Play for prizes that include a night in The Directors Room, then stay on for the movie afterwards: Over Fifty years ago, Albert Falzon OAM premiered what would become one of the greatest surf films of all time: Morning of the Earth. The film first screened on February 25th, 1972 at the Manly Silver Screen Theatre in Sydney, Australia and much to everyone’s surprise became an instant hit at the box office with sold-out shows for months to come. The story was inspiring, visuals stunning, and the editing cutting edge; but, a big contribution to the film’s success was G. Wayne Thomas’ legendary soundtrack (released under Warner Brothers), which became the first Australian soundtrack to sell over a million copies and go Gold. The film’s counter-culture approach and its country-soul soundtrack resonated deeply with Australia’s youth culture and solidified it into Australian history as a national treasure. Above all, Morning of the Earth was a labor of love for Falzon: “I just wanted to make a beautiful film about surfing, the planet and the ocean.” Falzon frequented the beautiful North Coast of New South Wales with his friends as a getaway from the hustle and bustle of Sydney’s concrete jungle. He would pack his car with camera gear, surfboards and rolls of 16mm film and road trip north to capture the beauty and serenity that those journeys and destinations had to offer. But the film’s locations reached much farther than Australia’s North Coast. Morning of the Earth was the first film to capture surfing in Bali, and its two surfers, Stephen Cooney and Rusty Miller, became the first to ever surf the now world-famous point break, Uluwatu. Falzon also captured the powerful surf of Hawaii’s north shore during the winter of 1970/71, which contributes a presence of energy to the film that is unparalleled in both beauty and power.

New Farm Cinemas: Sat & Sun, 14-15 March. Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 26 & Wed 29 Apr. Winner of the Best Documentary Film Oscar. A Russian teacher secretly documents his small town school's transformation into a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face amid propaganda and militarization.

TOWER DISNEY SING-A-LONG WEEKENDS.  Every weekend at 10am. Mulan Sing A Long. All tickets $15. The Walt Disney Company honours its 100th anniversary. Bring it back, Sing it back. Book Now! To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.

New Farm, Red Hill & Tower Cinemas (Newcastle): Sat 25 April. A love story in the city of dreams . . . Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 21 & Wed 24 June. Join us for our next MYSTERY MOVIE. Trust us if ye dare! On Sun 21 & Wed 24 June, you'll be in for a surprise. The movie will remain a secret until the house lights go down! Caution: This film contains sequences that may not be suitable for individuals who suffer with photosensitive epilepsy. Our Mystery Movie will be a film not previously screened. --- Content Advice : As these films are a mystery, we aren't able to provide specific ratings / guidance on the film's content. We strongly advise that you take this into consideration before purchasing a ticket. Refunds are not permitted.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Tuesday 6 December. Papa Sven's Nordic Film Club. Screenings first Tuesday of every month. Niko the reindeer joins his father in Santa’s Flying Forces, but when Santa’s sleigh is stolen by an acquaintance, Niko must find it in time for Christmas.

From legendary filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave) comes the masterful and murderous, NO OTHER CHOICE, a slicing satirical black comedy based on Donald Westlake's acclaimed novel 'The Ax'. Winner of the TIFF International People’s Choice Award and sitting on a 100% Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, Park’s latest blood-soaked masterpiece features ‘Squid Game’ star Lee Byung-hun in "his most revelatory role to date" (Deadline). After being unemployed for several years, a man (Lee) devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition. Park packs every scene with a signature combination of rib-tickling macabre wit, sublime visual flair and meticulously executed storytelling to hammer home a devilishly entertaining and constantly shocking gut-punch to late-stage capitalism.

Tower Film Society. Screenings every Sunday & Wednesday at Tower Cinemas Newcastle. After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He gets Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, creating a treatment with Truffaut about a gangster couple. From director Richard Linklater, NOUVELLE VAGUE is the story of Jean-Luc Godard making "Breathless". The film is a love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave and a homage to Godard's influential 1960 film, capturing its youthful dynamism and creative chaos.

Encore sessions only at Regal Cinemas Graceville. $15 Tickets The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring (Russell Crowe).

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 7 & Wed 10 June. 1949. George Orwell finishes what will be his last but most famous novel, 1984. This provocative documentary from the director of I Am Not Your Negro delves deep into Orwell’s final months and visionary works to explore the roots of the vital and troubling concepts he revealed to the world in his dystopian masterpiece… Doublethink, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak, the omnipresent spectre of Big Brother… disturbing truths which resonate ever-more powerfully today. Interweaving archive footage of previous adaptations of 1984 with a tapestry of resonant images from the 21st century, with Damian Lewis voicing excerpts from Orwell’s diaries, this documentary from Oscar-nominated, and BAFTA-winning director, Raoul Peck masterfully dissects Orwell’s prescient vision and its vital lessons for our times and the future of our society.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 4 April. Double Feature with Millennium Actress. From Satoshi Kon, the beloved director of Perfect Blue, PAPRIKA is an odyssey into the mind of one of anime's most singular, esoteric geniuses. When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient’s dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.

Unlimited Play for 2 hours $25 Adult / $15 Child. All ages welcome. Book Now limited spots. 10am till 12 noon and 12.30pm till 2.30pm. Sunday's in April. Our free play pinball sessions are all about fun, nostalgia, and unlimited games. No scores, no tournaments, just good vibes! Over 25 pinball & arcade machines!

Book here for Tower Trivia Mondays 6.30pm with host Andrew Mercado. Play for prizes that include a night in The Directors Room, then stay on for the movie afterwards: John Waters made bad taste perversely transcendent with the forever shocking counterculture sensation Pink Flamingos, his most infamous and daring cinematic transgression. Outré diva Divine is iconic as the wanted criminal hiding out with her family of degenerates in a trailer outside Baltimore while reveling in her tabloid notoriety as the “Filthiest Person Alive.” When a pair of sociopaths (Mink Stole and David Lochary) with a habit of kidnapping women in order to impregnate them attempt to challenge her title, Divine resolves to show them and the world the true meaning of the word “filth.” Incest, cannibalism, shrimping, and film history’s most legendary gross-out ending - Waters and his merry band of Dreamlanders leave no taboo unsmashed in this gleefully subversive ode to outsiderhood, in which camp spectacle and pitch-black satire are wielded in an all-out assault on respectability.

Tower Cinemas 6.30pm Tuesday 3rd February. Amidst the chaos and destruction of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras and, for the first time in their lives, their guns.

New Farm Cinemas: Thu 7 May. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Thu 7 May. Banned upon its original release in 1981, Andrzej Żuławski’s stunningly choreographed nightmare of a marriage unraveling is an experience unlike any other. Professional spy Mark (Sam Neill) returns to his West Berlin home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani, in a role that earned her Best Actress at Cannes) insistent on a divorce. As Anna’s frenzied behavior becomes ever more alarming, Mark discovers a truth far more sinister than his wildest suspicions. With its pulsating score, visceral imagery, and some of the most haunting performances ever captured on screen, Possession is cinematic delirium at its most intoxicating.

Screening Wednesday 29 April and Sunday 3rd May. Filmed across two massive sold-out live shows at Madison Square Garden in 1972, the 2026 multiscreen concert film is newly re-edited, restored and remixed by the Lennons’ five-times GRAMMY®-Award winning team. The two concerts were John Lennon’s ONLY full-length concerts after leaving The Beatles and the last two full-length concerts that John & Yoko ever performed together. Hits performed include John Lennon's 'New York City', 'Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)', 'Imagine' and 'Mother', plus Yoko Ono's 'Don't Worry Kyoko' and 'Open Your Box', as well as rousing renditions of 'Come Together' and 'Hound Dog' and an incredible stage-filled encore of 'Give Peace a Chance’, featuring special guests Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na, Melanie Safka-Schekeryk and many others.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sun 5 April, 2:30 PM. New Farm Cinemas: Sun 5 April. Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Tower Cinemas: Fri 15 May. The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

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.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 45th anniversary screenings. New Farm Cinemas, Yatala Drive-In & Tower Cinemas (Newcastle). The year is 1936. An archeology professor named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles of South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap but miraculously escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Rene Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 11 April. The classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But although it is set in modern times, it is still the same timeless story of the "star crossed lovers".

SHREK - 25th Anniversary. Friday 15th till Sunday 18th May. When a green ogre named Shrek discovers his swamp has been 'swamped' with all sorts of fairytale creatures by the scheming Lord Farquaad, Shrek sets out with a very loud donkey by his side to 'persuade' Farquaad to give Shrek his swamp back. Instead, a deal is made. Farquaad, who wants to become the King, sends Shrek to rescue Princess Fiona, who is awaiting her true love in a tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. But once they head back with Fiona, it starts to become apparent that not only does Shrek, an ugly ogre, begin to fall in love with the lovely princess, but Fiona is also hiding a huge secret.

Tower Cinemas Advance Screening 4.45pm Saturday 7th March. A father and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They're searching for Mar - daughter and sister- who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.

Tower Cinemas 7pm Saturday 16th May Q&A after the film. A story about a daring 3-month expedition across the Indonesian archipelago. A pursuit, not only to encounter and document the Cobra but also the pursuit of dreams and the reasons why we chase them. What starts as one person's focussed mission sprawls out into a shared adventure full of risks, unexpected discoveries and unscripted comedy.

The film, written and directed by Craig Brewer, stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson and tells the inspiring true story of two down-on-their-luck performers who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

Tower Cinemas (Newcastle): Sun 3 May Hang on to your knickers, pump up your platforms and fasten your seat belts, because the Spice Girls - Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Victoria Addams (Posh Spice) - are taking center stage in their feature film debut "Spice World," a roller coaster ride which will spice up your life and open your eyes very wide!

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.

Book here for Tower Trivia Mondays 6.30pm with host Andrew Mercado. Play for prizes that include a night in The Directors Room, then stay on for the movie afterwards: When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to trust: the dead or the living.

New Farm Cinemas: Sun 12 April. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sun 19 April. On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.

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.

Save the date... Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple who seem flawlessly paired until their big day starts to feel less like a fairytale and more like a dress rehearsal for disaster. Kristoffer Borgli’s signature blend of cringe and dark wit peels back the fondant layers of modern romance to reveal the anxieties, ambitions, and absurdities hiding beneath the buttercream. As champagne flutes crack and carefully written vows are called into question, THE DRAMA becomes a comedic autopsy of commitment in the age of performance. Is the wedding a promise, or just a production? With A24’s flair for the beautifully uncomfortable, the film toasts to romance while gleefully smashing the cake in its own face.

TOWER DISNEY SING-A-LONG WEEKENDS.  Every weekend at 10am. The Lion King Sing A Long. All tickets $15. The Walt Disney Company honours its 100th anniversary. Bring it back, Sing it back. Book Now! Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 28 & Wed 1 July. 2025's Cannes Queer Palm and Best Actress winning film showcases a remarkable breakout performance in this deeply moving portrait of a French-Algerian woman attempting to reconcile her sexuality with her cultural identity. Grounded by astounding lead performances, Hafsia Herzi’s film gently navigates the internal conflict between sexuality and religion. Fatima (incredible newcomer Nadia Melliti) is at the precipice of graduating high school. She dresses and acts like “one of the boys”, but gets into a fight one day when her sexuality is challenged. The altercation triggers an emotional asthma attack for Fatima – which serendipitously leads to an unexpected meet-cute with a Korean nurse, Ji-Na (Ji-Min Park, Return to Seoul). While she dives into the dating apps, partaking in chatty drinks and steamy hook-ups, Fatima slowly falls in love with Ji-Na. But she is compelled to find a way to square this newfound love – for Ji-Na, for herself, and for dating women – with her Muslim faith.

Based on Enid Blyton’s best-selling children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 10 & Wed 13 May. In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor) an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.

Hike The Hunter & Tower Cinemas present and Advance screening of THE NORTH on Thursday 21st May. Two old friends are walking 600 kilometers through the Scottish highlands, to reconnect with each other, with nature and with parts of themselves they have lost.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sun 26 April. In this enchanting fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can’t stop these true lovebirds from triumphing. Featuring swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).

Tower Newcastle: Fri 8 May. We would like, if we may, to take you on a strange journey. Dress for a trip to Transylvania with our sing-along, dance-along screening of this timeless cult classic. A flat tyre leaves Brad and Janet stranded on a stormy night. They experience strange incidents when they seek shelter in a nearby castle belonging to Frank-N-Furter, an eccentric transvestite.

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!

Tower Cinemas. Wednesday 6.30pm 4th February. André Masson, an renown Parisian auctioneer, receives word that a painting by expressionist artist Egon Schiele has been discovered in the home of a young factory worker. Initially skeptical, he discovers that the painting is authentic; a masterpiece missing since 1939, confiscated by the Nazis. André sees this discovery as the pinnacle of his career, but also the beginning of a struggle that could jeopardise it...

New adventure loading… Powerhouses of animation, Nintendo and Illumination (Despicable Me) join forces once again for THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2023 box office smash-hit ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’, adapted from the most successful video game franchise of all time. Based on the beloved Super Mario Galaxy games, the epic new celestial journey shoots for the stars and expands on the vast Super Mario universe with new friends and new galaxies to explore. Featuring the out-of-this-world cast and characters from the first film including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser and Charlie Day as Luigi, alongside fan favourite new additions Donald Glover as Yoshi and Brie Larson as cosmic princess Rosalina. Let's-a-go!

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Thu 23 April. Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes, and nominated for Best Director at the BAFTAs, Julia Ducournau's TITANE is a mind bending thriller, back on the big screen for one special screening! Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane: A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys.

An extraordinary story of Australian POWs, in their own words. This tale of human connection, hope and resilience in the face of great tragedy. A previously untold story of Australian soldiers held prisoner by the Japanese in WWII, brought to life through modern technology. "We set out to make Under A Bamboo Sky a holistic and immersive experience for audiences to hear, see and feel these men’s experiences.” - director Serge Ou. This is an opportunity for remembrance as a collective big screen experience of an extraordinary story told for present and future generations.

Tower Cinemas 2pm 23rd May 2026. Two Australian doctors, Dr. Siraj Sira and Dr. Sanjay Adusumilli, volunteer for a medical mission into Gaza. Filmed in real time, with most of the footage captured by the doctors themselves, Until the Sky Falls Quiet is a rare and personal record of loss, resilience and the human cost of carrying home what you’ve witnessed from inside the world’s largest ‘open-air prison.’ Dr Siraj Sira, Dr Sanjay Adusumilli and Erica Long (Director / Producer) will be in attendance at the post-screening Q&A panel and discussion.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 5 & Wed 8 July. Mike, a homeless person in London who is struggling to break free from a cycle of self-destruction while trying to turn his life around.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Thu 9 April. 6:30 PM In a world of algorithms, big tech you can’t trust anymore, and AI made slop, we re-discover authentic human stories through locally made independent films. Films that have been financed by favours. Films that are fuelled by passion. Films where the cast and crew are fed by extremely limited catering budgets. These films not only capture our renewed sense of wonder and hope, They also pierce our souls with the rawness and energy that only pure creativity and expression can harness. Why do these films get made? Not because some studio exec wants to milk established IP for every possible last dollar that can be squeezed out of the weary public. Not because streaming algorithms define what types of films get made Not because humanity’s attention spans require the plot to be repeated every 5 minutes These films get made because a story inside us is yearning to be told. These films get made because this is the way we communicate our internal universe to the outside world. These films get made because we love films as an expressive art form sharing a collective appreciation of the human condition. Watch Our Film is an open-film night, showcasing locally made films and screening them on the big screen at Tower Cinemas. It is proposed that films will be selected on the night, in front of the audience.

TOWER DISNEY SING-A-LONG WEEKENDS.  Every weekend at 10am. Wish Sing A Long. All tickets $15. The Walt Disney Company honours its 100th anniversary. Bring it back, Sing it back. Book Now! Princess Asha and her goat Valentino from the Kingdom of Rosas as she meets a literal star and goes through an epic adventure among the stars through the various worlds to help save her people.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle & New Farm Cinemas: Saturday 18th April. In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.

Inspired by the greatest love story of all time. From Academy Award and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell comes “WUTHERING HEIGHTS,” starring Academy Award and BAFTA nominee Margot Robbie opposite BAFTA nominee Jacob Elordi. A bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time, Emerald Fennell’s “WUTHERING HEIGHTS” stars Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, whose forbidden passion for one another turns from romantic to intoxicating in an epic tale of lust, love and madness. The film also stars Oscar nominee Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, BAFTA winner Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell. Fennell directs from her own screenplay, and produces alongside Oscar nominee and BAFTA award winner Josey McNamara and Robbie. Oscar nominee Tom Ackerley and Sara Desmond are executive producing. Original songs by Charli XCX.

Book here for Tower Trivia Mondays 6.30pm with host Andrew Mercado. Play for prizes that include a night in The Directors Room, then stay on for the movie afterwards: Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his invention he meets beautiful French scientist Marie Curie, as well as several unscrupulous types who try to take advantage of the naive genius and his invention.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle Film Society: Sun 31 May & Wed 3 June. Directed by two-time Palme d'Or winners Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, YOUNG MOTHERS is their latest film. Belgium present-day. Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children.