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Saturday, 26 December 2026
Acclaimed author Patricia Highsmith (Mirren) has no desire to leave her sanctum in Switzerland before she dies. But her solitude is interrupted by Edward (Ehrenreich), a young literary agent, who is sent by her relentless publishing company to convince her to pen one last novel in her wildly popular “Ripley” series. Patricia uses her famously macabre imagination to scare Edward away, but Edward proves resilient. Eventually, she gives in and even takes him on as her writing partner. As the pair collaborates, Edward adopts Patricia’s fiendish perspective and finds that the reality she’s constructing for Ripley is indistinguishable from his own.
Sunday, 08 November 2026
ALFF Closing Night! BEARS IN HOT TUBS (17:00) Black bears wander garden paths and soak in backyard tubs across suburban Los Angeles. Centring the bears’ own lives rather than treating them as problems to manage, this tender documentary invites us to rethink boundaries, coexistence and what it means for humans and wildlife to thrive together. FOREVER HOME (56:00) At a North Carolina refuge, an architect and his wife are reimagining “home” for rescued farmed animals. From vertical spaces for goats to sunlit houses for chickens, their animal-centred designs combine empathy, creativity and sustainability — offering a hopeful blueprint for compassionate care.
Saturday, 07 November 2026
THE EMPATHY PROJECT (30:00) From farmers and French chefs to radical activists, twelve people re-examine their relationships with animals. Their stories reveal how empathy across species can reshape individual lives, ethical choices and the way we live together. WHAT HAPPENED TO OLIVIA (52:46) When covert investigators place cameras inside a Victorian piggery, they uncover abuse far beyond the routine violence of factory farming. Through testimony, behind-the-scenes footage and legal and political analysis, this documentary traces what happened to a sow named Olivia and the movement for justice that followed.
Friday, 06 November 2026
After escaping an industrial farm, a determined hen finds refuge in a crumbling Greek seaside restaurant. As she fights to protect her eggs, she becomes an unwitting witness to greed, people-smuggling and the moral failures of the humans around her. György Pálfi’s darkly comic fable is told from its avian heroine’s perspective.
Saturday, 07 November 2026
Questioning whether his lifelong compassion for animals has made a difference, filmmaker Lucas Spiegel travels the world to meet people remaking humanity’s relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom. Looking for a little hope, he discovers the beginnings of a quiet revolution.
Saturday, 07 November 2026
LIBERATION (04:40) A mysterious young girl races against time to free a doomed calf from a factory farm. This concise animation turns an urgent rescue into a haunting confrontation with confinement, courage and compassion. ANIMAL JUSTICE (1:23:00) After witnessing a brutal act of animal abuse, national park ranger Nick Morgan begins a clandestine campaign of revenge. As his police-officer brother investigates a series of deaths and an extremist group draws Nick deeper into violence, loyalty, morality and his commitment to animals collide.
Sunday, 08 November 2026
MOMO GARDEN: The Cows Who Survived Fukushima (11:11) After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, farmed animals left inside the evacuation zone were abandoned to starvation or culling. Satsuki Tani refused to accept their fate. Momo Garden follows the cows she rescued and the new life they created together. THE BIRDS WHO LIVED HOME — WHERE DID YOU ALL GO? (1:04:10) Tracing the long history of human relationships with chickens, this documentary turns towards the billions of birds and other beings pushed from view by industrial systems. Their presence challenges despair and asks how we might face ecological crisis with greater attention, care and solidarity.
Sunday, 08 November 2026
As Russia’s full-scale war forces millions to flee Ukraine, animal rescuers move in the opposite direction — towards destroyed villages, active shelling and mined roads. Amid relentless danger, RESCUE documents extraordinary acts of courage and the often-overlooked stakes of saving animals during conflict.
Sunday, 08 November 2026
Veteran Australian journalist Tony Jones enters the secretive world of laboratory animal research, following primatologist Dr Lisa Jones-Engel as she confronts the moral consequences of her former work. Combining rare access, testimony and undercover footage, Sentient asks whether harming animals—and the people who work with them—can still be justified in the name of science.
Friday, 06 November 2026
ALFF26 Opening Night! SHEPHERD BOY (17:25) Abandoned on the outskirts of Doha, a dog named Shepherd Boy must survive the desert alone. This compassionate documentary reveals a rarely seen side of Qatar through the lives of those pushed to society’s margins — human and non-human alike. ALL THE WORLD IS GREEN (1:08:45) Animal farming has transformed the planet — but what can replace it? Travelling across continents, All The World Is Green examines the environmental costs of the global food system and meets the thinkers and changemakers working towards a more sustainable relationship with food, animals and the Earth.
Saturday, 07 November 2026
A collection of shorts screening as part of the Animal Liberation Film Festival. RUNT (6:45) Seven-year-old Molly is eager to help on her family’s farm. After witnessing the death of an animal at her father’s hands, she is told that his actions were merciful. Changed by the experience, Molly tries to apply her newly formed sense of morality. GANIBARRA (19:13) To the Jirrbal people of Far North Queensland, the dingo is Ganibarra: kin, totem and teacher. Jirrbal cultural knowledge-holder Sonya Takau and her family share their enduring relationship with the dingoes of Country, confronting the colonial history of persecution and calling for deep listening, accountability and coexistence. FAULKNER: An Activist Story (20:00) After years of uncompromising animal-rights activism, Andy Faulkner begins to reconsider the methods and personal costs of protest. Moving from the confrontational Cube of Screams to the quiet mourning of The Animals’ Funeral, this intimate portrait follows an activist navigating conviction, cancellation and change. ÅRT (12:14) In the upper reaches of Austria’s Vöckla River, two scientists reintroduce endangered stone crayfish. Through quiet observation above and below the waterline, Årt explores conservation and asks what “home” means when it is shaped by place and the species with whom we share it. TIMOSHA (11:20) Trouble suddenly enters the happy, peaceful world of Timosha the hedgehog. Forced to leave his cosy home and begin again, he must learn to understand and accept a life he never chose. A gentle animated story about displacement, loss and starting over. MYLK (17:20) Lea and her daughter Rae are both newly pregnant and closer than ever. But as Lea’s reality begins to fracture, she becomes convinced that something malevolent lies beneath the nature of their motherhood. A psychological thriller that turns maternal love into an unsettling moral mirror. LEGAME MATERNO (15:00) Silvia lives with her son and a two-month-old calf in a small mountain village. After reporting her husband for domestic violence and animal abuse, she unexpectedly comes face to face with her tormentor in this tense drama about protection, courage and the bonds of care.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
A struggling primary school teacher (Saoirse Ronan) begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.
Thursday, 10 December 2026
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.
Thursday, 26 November 2026
In 2004, an ad director faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, a filmmaker turns her story into a screenplay, blurring the lines between reality, fiction, and the people closest to him.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behaviour from the eldest son, Jeremy.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
Paris, 1835. Renowned composer Frédéric Chopin navigates high society, performing concerts, teaching for income while battling illness. He composes masterpieces, attends parties, pursues romance amid aristocratic and royal circles.
Saturday, 31 October 2026
The Met: Live in HD season kicks off with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love, one of the composer’s most sublime creations. Phelim McDermott’s “colorful, inventive” (The New York Times) staging, inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s, sets the uproarious story at a boardwalk amusement park, where the two pairs of lovers at the heart of the tale find themselves on one emotional—and literal—thrill ride after another. Soprano Federica Lombardi and mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey sing Fiordiligi and Dorabella, opposite tenor Duke Kim and baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Ferrando and Guglielmo. Bass-baritone Gerald Finley stars as the cynical Don Alfonso, with soprano Ana María Martínez as the witty maid Despina.
Thursday, 01 April 2027
Charles De Gaulle's journey as a French army officer from 1940 to 1945, tracking his evolution toward a political career.
Thursday, 29 October 2026
55TH ANNIVERSARY! An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption — and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun.
Tuesday, 22 December 2026
DOUBLE BILL: Ho, Ho, Ho, it's a Die Hard double feature! Bruce Willis stars in his most iconic role - that of off-duty NYPD Detective John McClane - in the first two instalments of the DIE HARD series, exploding back onto the big screen for Christmas. NYPD officer John McClane (Willis) tries to save his wife and her colleagues when a group of German terrorists take a Christmas party hostage at Los Angeles' Nakatomi Plaza. Making a movie star of Willis when DIE HARD became a smash hit in 1988, it was also the feature debut of Alan Rickman as charismatic terrorist ringleader Hans Gruber. History repeats when John McClane finds himself in the midst of another terrorist takeover, this time at Washington D.C.'s Dulles International Airport in the midst of the Christmas rush. And, wouldn't you know it, his wife (Bonnie Bedilia) is on-board one of the planes caught up in the emergency. Are you ready to Die Harder this holiday season?
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Dune: Part Three, bringing Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s epic trilogy to a breathtaking conclusion. Dune: Part Three is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium. Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Haunted by visions of Imperial collapse and the reappearance of his long-lost love, Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy, with Chani at the heart of its unfolding mystery. As rebellion brews and enemies close in, Paul must confront the true cost of power and the fate of those he loves the most. The film stars Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach de Bankolé, with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling, with Anya Taylor-Joy, and Robert Pattinson, and Oscar winner Javier Bardem. Villeneuve directs from a screenplay by Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan, based on the novels written by Frank Herbert. The film is produced by Oscar nominees Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Villeneuve and Tanya Lapointe, and Joe Caracciolo, and executive produced by Joshua Grode, Thomas Tull, Herbert W. Gains, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Richard P. Rubinstein, John Harrison and Jessica Derhammer. Joining Villeneuve behind the camera are Oscar-winning director of photography Linus Sandgren, Oscar-winning production designer Patrice Vermette, Oscar-winning editor Joe Walker, Oscar nominated costume designer Jacqueline West, Oscar-nominated casting director Francine Maisler, and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present A Legendary Pictures Production, A Film By Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Three, only in cinemas December 17, 2026. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in China by Legendary East.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
EXCLUSIVE! The combustible chemistry between a Polish florist and a British tourist in this charming postcard of sapphic synchronicity.
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece is a mystery thriller starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. After his wife, Alice (Kidman), tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford (Cruise) sets out for a night of sexual adventure. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale - now a musician - who tells him of strange sex parties when he is required to play the piano blindfolded. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. He manages to extricate himself but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister.
Tuesday, 29 December 2026
Ingmar Bergman's 4-time Oscar winning masterpiece
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Pawlikowski (COLD WAR, IDA) returns to the screen with another highly impactful story exploring identity, guilt, family and love in the tumultuous landscape of post War Europe with FATHERLAND, which has already picked up the prize for Best Director at Cannes. At the height of the Cold War, FATHERLAND centres on the relationship between the writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) - actress, writer and rally driver - as they embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a Germany in ruins to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of German writer, Goethe. Various languages, English subtitles.
Thursday, 21 January 2027
Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu, a Romanian-Norwegian Pentecostal couple, move with their five children from Romania to Norway after Mihai’s parents die, seeking closeness to Lisbet’s family, who share their faith. Settling in an isolated coastal village, they form a bond with their neighbors, the Halbergs. When their daughter Elia appears at school with bruises, suspicions arise about the family's strict religious upbringing. Fjord explores clashing worldviews, conformity, tolerance, and the boundaries of freedom and intimacy.
Thursday, 26 November 2026
Dario Russo, of 'Danger 5' cult fame, draws on Japanese and Korean folktales, as well as his own upbringing in the Adelaide Hills, with this story of a trickster fox let loose in the henhouse of Australian culture. Nick is your average good bloke - heart of gold, a bit thick, a dud root, looks forward to schnitty night at the pub. When his fiancée betrays him, Nick is unwise enough to listen to a fox who has a typically cunning scheme for returning his foxy lady to him. An all-star cast headed by Jai Courtney and Emily Browning, includes Miranda Otto and Kym Gyngell, with the voices of Olivia Colman and Sam Neill. There are also talking magpies, magic holes, and lots of yapping Jack Russells. Russo explores the struggle between domestication, commitment and stability against the wild and primal desire for freedom, novelty and lust-but most importantly, he does it in a very, very funny way.
Thursday, 26 November 2026
A world-famous children's author under threat, a battle of wills in the wake of scandal, and one chance to make amends, GIANT tells the story of Roald Dahl (John Lithgow) and the true controversy that challenged his legacy. It's the summer of 1983. ‘The Witches’ is about to be published and Roald Dahl is making last-minute edits. But the fallout from his recent, explicitly antisemitic article refuses to fade. Across one extraordinary afternoon at his family home, and shaken by an explosive confrontation, Dahl is forced to choose: issue a public apology or risk his name and reputation forever. Inspired by true events, GIANT explores, with wit and intelligence, the fine line between personal conviction and dangerous rhetoric, offering a compelling and deeply complex portrait of one of the world's most celebrated—and controversial—authors.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
Josh O’Connor (The Crown; Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. 1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side. Brought to life with a live string quartet and filmed live from the Almeida Theatre. Olivier Award-winner Sam Yates (Vanya) directs this propulsive drama exploring ambition, identity, and the high price of success.
Thursday, 26 November 2026
RESTORATION! An old mother and her middle-aged daughter, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy, live their eccentric lives in a filthy, decaying mansion in East Hampton.
Tuesday, 17 November 2026
Twentieth century documentaries that broke the mould
Saturday, 26 December 2026
Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo's ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor.
Thursday, 21 January 2027
Directed by Emily Burns and filmed live at Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End, this hilarious new production brings the eccentric Bliss family to the big screen. Retired actress Judith Bliss misses the applause. With her family too self-absorbed to provide a suitable audience, she invites a young admirer to their country home for the weekend. Unbeknownst to her, each member of the family has invited a guest of their own, setting the stage for a gloriously chaotic gathering.
Sunday, 13 December 2026
25TH ANNIVERSARY! A search for love, meaning and bathroom solitude. Aspiring writer Danny (Noah Taylor, Shine) goes through a series of shared housing experiences in a succession of cities in this Aussie black comedy. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by John Birmingham.
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Witty, romantic and smart, the eagerly-awaited new film from beloved Italian satirist Pierfrancesco ‘Pif’ Diliberto (The Mafia Kills Only In Summer) - adapted from his own bestselling novel - is a hugely entertaining and gently irreverent comedy about love, faith and finding the perfect pastry. Sicily, present day. Arturo (Pif) is a real estate agent near-infallible at his job, but far less so in love. A creature of habit, Arturo lives alone, is the weak link in his office's five-a-side football team, and nurtures a single, unwavering passion: desserts - the delights and criticisms of which he posts on social media. He especially loves the sciù (Palermo's favourite cream-filled choux buns) from the city's most celebrated pasticceria. His life lights up when he meets the owner’s daughter, the fervently religious Flora (Giusy Buscemi), who's looking to rent a space to open her own patisserie. Falling instantly, hopelessly in love, Arturo is thrust into a world of belief and moral expectation far beyond his comfort zone. To win Flora over, he embellishes his commitment to Catholicism and embarks on an increasingly absurd attempt to live by the gospel, a quest so unlikely it earns him a most unexpected spiritual advisor: the Pope himself. By turns playful, pointed and cheeky, HOLY CANNOLI channels Pif’s distinctive gift for using comedy to explore the contradictions of contemporary Italian life, in this case as experienced by a soul-searching, sweet-toothed sceptic.
Tuesday, 15 December 2026
DOUBLE BILL: It's a hair-burning, ice-slipping, glass-decoration-crushing, iron-to-the-face double feature as Macauley Culkin stars as Kevin McAllister, the innocent young moppet left behind by his vacationing family to battle home-invading burgulars in John Hughes and Christopher Columbus' blockbuster comedies HOME ALONE and HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK. Eight-year-old Kevin (Culkin, who went on to become one of the biggest stars of the 90s) must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas. THEN, one year after being left home alone to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.
Tuesday, 08 December 2026
Oh the places you'll go with Studio Ghibli
Thursday, 12 November 2026
A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It's like community service.
Thursday, 17 December 2026
80TH ANNIVERSARY! Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers suicide from the edge of a bridge - but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him. Shocked by what he sees and at the unforeseen circumstances of his absence, George reconsiders and begs Clarence to return him to the problems of the present and the loving community he has fostered throughout his life.
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro and written and directed by Academy-Award® winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), KLARA AND THE SUN introduces audiences to Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother (Amy Adams) and they’ve suffered great loss, but Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie’s complicated world.
Saturday, 13 March 2027
Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones, marking the company’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes an important Met debut as the larger-than-life Minnie, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who finds love when she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who rambles into the remote California mining town to steal her heart, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as the lawman determined to deliver rough justice—and win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takes the podium to conduct one of opera’s most action-packed adventures.
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Two folk horror favourites from director Robert Eggers
Thursday, 03 December 2026
Palme d’Or-winning director Koreeda Hirokazu ('Shoplifters', 'Like Father Like Son', 'The Truth') brings his signature humanism to LOOK BACK, a deeply moving adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s acclaimed 'one-shot' manga about the wild emotional swings of childhood friendship, and the process of finding your voice through art. Nikaho City, northern Japan. Fourth-grader Fujino enjoys the admiration of her classmates, who delight in the four-panel comics she publishes in the school newspaper. But her confidence is shaken when Kyōmoto. – a reclusive classmate whose social anxiety keeps her from attending school - begins submitting work of extraordinary and superior skill. What starts as quiet rivalry soon evolves into a profound creative partnership, bound by a shared devotion to illustration. As they grow together - and eventually apart - their journey traces the fragile interplay of connection, ambition and regret... First published on Shonen Jump+ in 2021, Look Back sparked immediate buzz, recording 2.5 million views on its first day. It has sold over 900,000 copies in Japan and has been published in 37 countries worldwide with more than 750,000 copies sold internationally. Koreeda’s adaptation follows Oshiyama Kiyotaka’s 2024 animated feature adaptation of the same name, a critical and box office success that earned a Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Animated Feature, and a nomination for Best Animated Feature (Independent) at the Annie Awards.
Saturday, 14 November 2026
Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists star in Verdi’s thrilling take on Shakespeare’s immortal tale. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo.
Saturday, 29 May 2027
Following her radiant performance in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette—which garnered raves for “high notes that spun like liquid gold… Sierra touched the operatic firmament” (The New York Times)—superstar soprano Nadine Sierra takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama, live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading tenor Matthew Polenzani is her idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, with rising-star baritone Andrzej Filończyk as her stalwart cousin, Lescaut, in a breathtaking Belle Époque staging by director Laurent Pelly.
Thursday, 12 November 2026
20TH ANNIVERSARY! The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, MARIE ANTOINETTE. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Saturday, 26 December 2026
From master director Andrey Zvyagintsev ('Leviathan', 'Elena', 'Loveless'), the powerful new drama MINOTAUR traces the emotional and moral collapse of a Russian businessman under the strain of personal and political upheaval. Provincial Russia, 2022. In the immediate aftermath of his nation’s invasion of Ukraine, wealthy company CEO Gleb (Dmitriy Mazurov) is compelled to support the war machine, tasked with “volunteering” men from his own workforce for conscription. As the demands of the state close in, so too does his private life begin to fracture. His growing suspicion that his wife Galina (Iris Lebedeva) is having an affair with a young artist is soon confirmed, sending his carefully constructed world into a rapid descent. Marking his first feature in close to a decade, the now-exiled Zvyagintsev reunites with longtime collaborators cinematographer Mikhail Krichman and production designer Andrey Ponkratov, on a work that stands as a potent continuation of his incisive exploration of power. Both a merciless thriller for our present times and a formidable artistic achievement, MINOTAUR emerges as a pièce de résistance in more ways than one.
Thursday, 13 May 2027
To celebrate Tate Britain’s blockbuster Monet and Time exhibition, Exhibition on Screen is delighted to bring the iconic story of Claude Monet to cinema screens in May 2027. Undeniably one of the world’s favourite artists and the figurehead of the Impressionist movement prepare to be dazzled by his spectacular and revolutionary use of light and colour and step into one the most famous gardens in art history. Immerse yourself in iconic masterpieces and discover the incredible story of passion and rebellion in this exciting documentary on the man who named the world’s favourite art movement.
Thursday, 26 November 2026
Harry Lehman is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash have been replaced by easily canceled credit cards, and Harry struggles to make ends meet as he cares for his disabled wife, Rosie. When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, Harry finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family.
Saturday, 26 June 2027
One of today’s leading dramatic tenors, Brian Jagde takes on the tour-de-force title role of what many consider the ultimate Italian opera, live to cinemas worldwide. Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean tragedy also features soprano Ailyn Pérez in her company role debut as the long-suffering Desdemona, alongside baritone Artur Ruciński as the sinister Iago. Michele Mariotti leads the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus in the exhilarating score.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
20TH ANNIVERSARY! In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
Thursday, 21 January 2027
In 1986 New York, devil-may-care former cop Gary Pearl (Adam Driver) pitches a lucrative construction project to his engineer brother Irwin (Miles Teller). The catch? The job is full of legal loopholes and encroaches on Russian-gang territory. Knowing his wife Hester (Scarlett Johansson) wants an easier life, Irwin comes aboard – and the siblings quickly make bank. But when Irwin accidentally spies something he shouldn’t have, the mob starts threatening Hester, their two sons and everything the Pearls hold dear.
Saturday, 31 July 2027
A profound philosophical meditation on compassion and reconciliation, this transcendent rendering of a medieval knight’s heroic quest for the Holy Grail returns in François Girard’s celebrated production, a “thoughtful and intrepid staging, full of striking imagery” (The New York Times). Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast of Wagnerian superstars, including tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as the enigmatic Kundry, baritone Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the sorcerer Klingsor, and bass Jongmin Park as the wise Gurnemanz.
Thursday, 05 November 2026
The film chronicles Narelle's journey from young constable in the 1980's, to a respected and highly skilled detective with Victoria Police. It depicts her 'real life' story, yet is told with creative license, including archival footage, interviews and re-enactments using miniature models. These re-enactments support her memories in an internal way as she recounts the events and encounters that shaped her police life. THE POLICEWOMAN will demonstrate original thought and expression via the representation of these memories and triggers in 'miniature models' which will be filmed in a haunting and theatrical way. The re-creations are credible, because they are about her reliving and her 'reconstructing' her experiences as they relate to her. The film interprets Narelle's memories, from her point of view, as they exist in her mind now and are explored in a highly emotional way, as it is impossible to avoid the feelings they invoke in her.
Thursday, 22 October 2026
A story of two married couples - a laid-off worker and his spouse and a documentary filmmaker and her spouse - crossing paths to film a documentary and facing their different lives and hidden desires.
Thursday, 29 October 2026
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.
Thursday, 03 December 2026
In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder, and a multimedia star named Venus Nova.
Thursday, 21 January 2027
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists; a founding member of the Impressionist movement and a constantly evolving artist, he is unmatched at depicting human connection. The National Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition brings together vibrant masterpieces which explore love in all its forms, bringing colour and warmth into the cold winter months. With exclusive access to this exciting new show, Exhibition on Screen will bring these world class works to cinema audiences, with close examination of the art and leading experts exploring the immense skill and influence of this master of colour and connection. Be transported back to a Parisian summer of love through the eyes of a true visionary. An unmissable opportunity to fall in love with Renoir this winter. Made in close collaboration with The National Gallery, London and Musee d’Orsay, Paris.
Thursday, 05 November 2026
50TH ANNIVERSARY! Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Friday, 05 September 2025
Tommy Wiseau's THE ROOM first screened at Cinema Nova in February 2010, where it has since become a cult-favourite, expanded into other Australian states, been introduced by co-star and bestselling author Greg Sestero on countless occasions, and adapted into an Oscar nominated 'making of' comedy/biopic. It is the most outrageous cinema experience you’ll ever have and is like nothing you've seen before. Written by, directed by, and starring the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau, this misguided disaster-piece has garnered a massive cult following all over the world, leaving audiences stunned and wondering “how can something so bad be so good?” Johnny (Wiseau) seems to have it all - a beautiful fiancée, Lisa (Juliette Danielle), great friends and a job with a promotion in the works. But Lisa isn’t who she seems. Manipulative and restless, she sets her sights on Johnny's best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and they start a torrid affair that soon causes Johnny’s perfect world to crumble. THE ROOM is an audience interactive event like no other at Nova. Each screening comes with it's own 'The Room Guide', as well as loud cheering, quoting, and yelling, and LOTS of (eco friendly) spoons to be thrown at the screen. So take a seat and watch THE ROOM as it was (never) meant to be seen! Please note that it is a condition of entry to all sessions of THE ROOM that bags must be presented for inspection if requested.
Saturday, 06 February 2027
Sacred, scandalous, and irresistibly alluring, Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece of French grand opera is a feast for the eyes and ears. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley.
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Signing a contract, Jack Torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that puts everyone in the hotel in a nervous situation. While Jack slowly gets more violent and angry of his life, his son, Danny, tries to use a special talent, the "Shining", to inform the people outside about whatever that is going on in the hotel.
Saturday, 24 April 2027
Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning first opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, when soldiers spontaneously set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed the trenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. A poignant depiction of shared humanity in the most inhumane circumstances, Puts’s grand, cinematic opera—with a libretto by Mark Campbell based on the film Joyeux Noël—has been widely acclaimed since its 2011 premiere, hailed as “an overwhelming emotive experience” by The Guardian. Silent Night receives an evocative staging by James Robinson that takes the audience directly to the battlefields of the Western Front. The star-studded cast, featuring soprano Elza van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, among many others, is conducted by debuting maestro Dalia Stasevska.
Thursday, 29 October 2026
The quietly spellbinding new drama from rising Spanish writer/director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Lullaby), SUNDAYS deftly captures the rupture within a family after a young woman defies expectations with her chosen vocation, forcing those closest to her to contemplate how they will move forward. Bilbao. Every Sunday when she’s home from boarding school, brilliant and deeply religious 17-year-old Ainiara (compelling newcomer Blanca Soroa) and her extended family gather for lunch at the home of her paternal grandmother (Mabel Rivera). One day, she shocks everyone by revealing that, rather than pursue university, she is considering following her faith to become a cloistered nun. Her bombshell ripples through the family, particularly affecting her widowed restauranteur father (Miguel Garcés), and her aunt Maite (Patricia López Arnaiz), an intelligent and supposedly tolerant woman who has been very active in raising her, challenging their worldviews and igniting long-buried tensions. Featuring beautifully judged and authentic performances, Ruiz de Azúa’s elegant film finds profound meaning in the rich details of her character’s everyday life, offering layered perspectives and no easy conclusions. A major triumph at the Spanish box office in late 2025, SUNDAYS confirms her as a filmmaker of formidable talent, and a vital new female voice in world cinema
Thursday, 18 February 2027
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play. 1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud's exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel. Written by Jack Thorpe (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and designed by Es Devlin (The Crucible), the Evening Standard award-winnig best new play was filmed live during a sold-out run at the National Theatre.
Tuesday, 01 December 2026
Revenge thriller masterpieces from Welles and Wilder
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Melbourne's OG TWILIGHT SAGA movie marathon returns (again) due to enormous popular demand! "Where the hell have you been, loca?" It started with Cinema Nova revisiting TWILIGHT for a “one-off” event in March to celebrate Kristen Stewart's Oscar nomination for Spencer and Robert Pattinson's arrival as The Batman. Now, after months of sell-out sessions, double features and a particularly unhinged triple feature, Cinema Nova's overnight movie marathon spectacular returns! Experience what is fast becoming the 2010s cult favourite with a communal experience that just might be the new Rocky Horror – you’re among Twihards here, and these fans don't mess around. This is, after all, the TWILIGHT Renaissance and it all started at Cinema Nova! Expect singalongs, giveaways, dress-ups, sparkly torsos, an early morning cereal bar to keep your energy levels up and much, much more. IMPORTANT: Seating is allocated and applies for all five movies. Complimentary cereal bar breakfast will be available to guests during a thirty minute break between Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Breaking Dawn Part 2. An email containing information about the event will be sent to ticketholders who purchased tickets online in the week prior to the event.
Tuesday, 03 November 2026
The ultimate "that could never happen here" double
Thursday, 05 November 2026
On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos.
Thursday, 05 November 2026
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.
Thursday, 12 November 2026
The marriage of Derya and Aziz is under pressure after losing their jobs because of state arbitrariness and moving to Istanbul to live with Aziz's parents. They and their 13-year-old daughter Ezgi have to redefine their way of life. Turkish language, English subtitles.
Thursday, 10 December 2026
A midnight phone call from a friend asking for a favor leads a failed writer to be trapped on a surreal subantarctic island, with darkly comedic consequences.
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a sceptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss. From boundary-pushing directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim comes YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING.