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FREE ADMISSION - "Dates may be
subject to change depending upon
function demand, we advise that
film days should be confirmed with
reception one week in advance of
show date." |
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| Tuesday 5th August |
::Fool's Gold::
Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is a good-natured, surf-bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen's Dowry - 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715.
In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, "Booty Calls". Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure's whereabouts.
Certain that his luck will change, Finn manoeuvres himself aboard Nigel's yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure.
But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finn's mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) has also set out to claim the prize. |
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| Tuesday 12th August |
::Sweeny Todd::
Johnny Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter.
When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who 'shaved heads of gentleman who never thereafter were heard from again.' |
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| Tuesday 19th August |
::Kite Runner::
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever.
It’s a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day’s victory, one boy’s fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption.
Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban’s iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right. |
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| Tuesday 26th August |
::Rendition::
Reese Witherspoon stars as Isabella El-Ibrahimi, the American wife of Egyptian-born chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally) who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington.
Isabella desperately tries to track her husband down, while a CIA analyst (Gyllenhaal) at a secret detention facility outside the US is forced to question his assignment as he becomes party to the man's unorthodox interrogation. |
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| Tuesday 2nd September |
::Bucket List::
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and working class mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) are worlds apart.
At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do before they "kick the bucket" and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are.
Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humour.
Each adventure adds another check to their list. |
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| Tuesday 9th September |
::Closing the Ring::
Esteemed filmmaker Sir Richard Attenborough (Chaplin) directs the powerful war drama Closing the Ring, starring Mischa Barton (from TV’s The OC), Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer and Gregory Smith (Ephram from TV’s Everwood). Set in Belfast and North Carolina during two time periods, 1943 and 1993, Closing the Ring tells the story of a US B-17 crash near Belfast where a dying gunner asks a local to return his ring to his girlfriend in America. Half a century later, a young man finds the ring, learns its history and tracks down the girlfriend. Mostly filmed in beautiful Ireland, this moving show is bound to appeal to lovers of romance and war films. It’s also a chance to see Mischa Barton in what’s arguably her best on-screen performance to date. |
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| Tuesday 16th September |
::Darjeeling Limited::
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other – to become brothers again like they used to be.
Their spiritual quest, however, veers rapidly off-course, and they eventually find themselves stranded along in the middle of the desert with 11 suitcases, a printer and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins. |
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| Tuesday 23rd September |
::Jumper::
A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere.
He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them. |
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| Tuesday 30th September |
::Other Boleyn Girl::
It’s hard to believe that just a few short years ago Melbourne boy Eric Bana was staring sorrowfully into a glass of beer after hearing that his sketch comedy series had been cancelled by the 7 network. Heck, it’s hard to believe Bana was strictly known for comedy in the first place, especially now that he’s regarded as one of Hollywood’s best dramatic actors. In The Other Boleyn Girl, the Romulus, My Father and Chopper star plays King Henry, the legendary leader caught smack-bang in the middle of a love triangle with two Boleyn sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson). Bana is sensational in what is possibly his best performance since Chopper, and he’s accompanied by a superb support cast. Add the intriguing based-on-real-life yarn and this film is simply fascinating! |
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