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Tuesday, 29 July 2025
MOVIE EPIC! Arguably one of the greatest films ever made, fifty years ago director Stanley Kubrick released his ground-breaking sci-fi epic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, this seminal classic is being re-released fully restored so a new generation of cinema goers can discover a screen experience unlike any other. On a mysterious mission in outer space, astronaut Dr Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) finds himself in a battle of man against machine with the ship’s sinister computer HAL… and that’s just the beginning this this ultimate cinematic journey through time and space. Please note, this film is presented without an intermission.
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
MOVIE EPIC! James Cameron’s classic 1989 sci-fi epic returns to the big screen fully restored. The crew of an experimental, high-tech submersible is called into action to investigate a mysterious nuclear submarine crash. A series of strange encounters leads the crew to suspect the accident was caused by an extraterrestrial craft, and that they may be participating in an encounter with an alien species.
Thursday, 24 April 2025
45th ANNIVERSARY! Ridley Scott’s ambitious modern classic blends science fiction, horror and groundbreaking special effects with a star-making performance by Sigourney Weaver. In the distant future the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo are awakened from cryo-sleep by a distress beacon. Obliged to investigate it's source, they discover the hive of an unknown creature secreted deep within a crashed spacecraft from another world. When an egg containing an ALIEN parasite hatches and attaches itself to a Nostromo crew member, they make the error of attempting to save him.
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
DOUBLE BILL! The original theatrical cut of Ridley Scott's original outer-space thriller followed by James Cameron's Director's Cut of his chest-bursting sequel, presented back-to-back! Ridley Scott’s ambitious modern classic blends science fiction, horror and some stunning effects with a star turning performance from Sigourney Weaver. In the distant future, the crew of commercial starship Nostromo are heading home when they are awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules by a distress call. The crew are under obligation to investigate and the spaceship descends on the moon. Here they discover a hive colony of a mysterious creature and the ship's computer deciphers the message to be a warning, not a distress call. When one of the creature’s eggs is disturbed, the crew must deal with the consequences. Master filmmaker James Cameron takes on the sequel to the hit 1979 science fiction horror film Alien. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship. Fifty-seven years later, she awakens from hyper-sleep and agrees to return to the site with a troop of colonial marines to investigate.
Thursday, 29 May 2025
60TH ANNIVERSARY! Lemmy Caution, an American secret agent, is sent to ALPHAVILLE, a futuristic city on another planet. His mission is to find Henry Dickson, a missing agent, and kill the creator of ALPHAVILLE.
Thursday, 21 August 2025
25TH ANNIVERSARY! A wealthy New York investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Thursday, 01 May 2025
January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges as cities are placed under lockdown.
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
MOVIE EPIC! Francis Ford Coppola's iconic Vietnam war epic returns to the cinema screen, revisited by the director to create the 'Final Cut'. Restored from the original negative for the first time ever, this is Coppola’s most realised version of his acclaimed classic -a haunting journey into madness that fascinated generations of movie lovers. Nominated for eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and winner of Best Cinematography and Best Sound, two BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d’Or in Cannes. Starring Academy Award winners Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall, Golden Globe winner Martin Sheen, Dennis Hopper, Laurence Fishburne and Harrison Ford, the film follows Army Captain Willard (Sheen), a troubled man sent on a dangerous and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded himself in a remote outpost.
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
DOUBLE FEATURE! Richard Linklater's first two installments of the 'Before Trilogy' return to the screen for a romantic double feature. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) meet on a train journey across Europe before spending one evening together wandering the streets of Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together... Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other once more on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
DOUBLE BILL! Humphrey Bogart stars in two of the greatest films of the 20th century, CASABLANCA and THE MALTESE FALCON. A cynical expatriate American cafe owner (Bogart) struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. Starring Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Conrad Veidt. Directed by John Huston, San Francisco private detective Sam Spade (Bogart) takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered. Starring Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet and Gladys George.
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
No politics, sport or geography - just cinema! Film buffs unite, for Nova's monthly movie trivia event. Join your host, award-winning comedian Alex Hines, for a fabulous evening of laughs, drinks, food, games, surprises and of course trivia. We’ll test your knowledge on all things cinema, from the obscure, to the blockbuster, to the pure art-house to the juicy gossip, so grab a crew, come on down and show off your film expertise. Please note, bookings are per team. Teams can consist of up to four people. Please arrive a few minutes early to register your team (and grab a drink from the in-cinema bar!)
Thursday, 17 April 2025
While covering the news desk in Cairo for a colleague over the Christmas holidays, Australian journalist Peter Greste (Richard Roxburgh) is arrested and accused of terrorism. He has become a pawn in the middle of a deadly game full of corrupt officials and ancient rivalries. Now the subject of his own worldwide news story, with only his wits and unlikely allies keeping him alive, Greste’s very survival means staring down a brutal regime. THE CORRESPONDENT is a gripping thriller and a compelling true story about the relentless defence of the truth and triumph of the human spirit.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, the first French cinematic treatment of the iconic tale of romance and redemption in over fifty years. Marseille, 1815. The dreams of principled young sailor Edmond Dantès (Niney) are about to come true; promoted to ship’s captain, he can finally marry the love of his life, Mercédès (Anaïs Demoustier). But his success inspires jealousy… betrayed by his rivals, Dantès is denounced as a member of a pro-Napoleon conspiracy, and incarcerated without trial in an isolated prison. After years of solitude, Dantès befriends the inmate in the adjacent cell, Abbé Faria (Pierfrancesco Favino), who reveals the location of a hidden treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. An extraordinary plan is hatched to exact revenge on the three men who wronged him: assuming multiple identities – “the Count of Monte Cristo” among them - Dantès will first court his enemies, and then seek retribution…
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Lia, a retired teacher, has promised to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. Her search takes her to Istanbul where she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to feel closer than ever.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
A father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
Thursday, 22 May 2025
45TH ANNIVERSARY! A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
Thursday, 01 May 2025
30TH ANNIVERSARY! Because of his eccentric habits and bafflingly strange films, director Edward D. Wood Jr. is a Hollywood outcast. Nevertheless, with the help of the formerly famous Bela Lugosi and a devoted cast and crew of show-business misfits who believe in Ed's off-kilter vision, the filmmaker is able to bring his oversize dreams to cinematic life. Despite a lack of critical or commercial success, Ed and his friends manage to create an oddly endearing series of extremely low-budget films.
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary. A key member of iconic bands The Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, multi-instrumentalist Ellis has cut a brilliant and unorthodox figure in music for over three decades. Far from the international concert halls in which he has plied his craft lies a very different passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra. Co-founded by Ellis and spearheaded by the indomitable Femke den Haas, whose dedicated team of conservationists rescues trafficked and mistreated animals and then devotes years to nursing them back to health. This fly-on-the-wall documentary offers both a deeply personal insight into one artist's life through the act of creating and an inspiring reminder of how much can be achieved when working together.
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
DOUBLE BILL! A Matthew Broderick double feature featuring the star in two of his most iconic roles. Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris' trail is high school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch him in the act. Alexander Payne directs one of the finest political satires of modern times, ELECTION. Matthew Broderick stars as high school teacher Jim McAllister. Having not quite lost his passion for teaching, the unopposed campaign of over-achieving student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) to become Class President causes McAllister to intervene. Recruiting a popular jock (Chris Klein) to run against Tracy for the greater good of the democratic process, what should have been a valuable learning experience spirals out of control in unforeseeable ways.
Thursday, 01 May 2025
As Jane prepares to leave a police flat where she was born and raised, she starts to reflect on old memories including a painful story of love and intimacy lost between a handsome young policeman and Ann, the ambitious older girl Jane once secretly loved. These memories bring to light past secrets Jane has never told anyone. Thai language, English subtitles.
Thursday, 03 April 2025
Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1979. During a fortnight with his world-weary father, Angus is drawn to the underground post-punk music scene. With the support of his friend Kirsten, Angus navigates self doubt, derision and a family tragedy to take the stage for the first time.
Friday, 04 April 2025
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Thursday, 27 March 2025
NOVA EXCLUSIVE! Layla and her husband Jack live on an isolated cattle property hundreds of miles from the nearest neighbour. With their son away at boarding school, Jack spends his days tending to the livestock and experimenting with new biotechnology, Layla pines for her son and the life she once had. One night, everything changes when Layla inadvertently causes a blackout across the property. The perimeter fence loses power and they soon discover that something unknown has has sneaked onto the farm. But as Layla discovers more about the mysterious presence and Jack’s behaviour becomes increasingly controlling, Layla finally uncovers a secret that brings her face to face with the reality of her relationship with Jack and their life on the ranch.
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Follows the life of a Polish nurse Irene Gut Opdyke who was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations medal for showing remarkable courage in her attempt to save Polish Jews during World War II.
Thursday, 12 June 2025
A desperately single bookseller, lost in a fantasy world, finds herself forced to fulfil her dreams of becoming a writer in order to stop messing up her love life.
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
DOUBLE BILL: Demonic Double! Join us to watch cult classics JENNIFER’S BODY and the 1992 film BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER on the big screen. The unapologetically campy and queer horror film starring Megan Fox as a high school student turned demon is one of the biggest cult classics of the 21st century and is now returning the big screen in this back to back screening! Before the hit 90s TV show, there was a 1992 film bringing Buffy to life. Watch the original Buffy Summers as she learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Follows the life in the kitchen of a NYC restaurant where cultures from all over the world blend during the lunchtime rush.
Thursday, 01 May 2025
The daunting, rambling estate of Knowl is no home for a young woman on her own, and certainly not for Maud (Agnes O’Casey, The Miracle Club) - just 18 years old. Freshly burdened with the sudden death of her father, and granted inheritance to his entire estate when she comes of age at 21, Maud is alone, unschooled in the ways of society, and vulnerable. The wolves begin to circle… In a bewildering turn of events, Uncle Silas (David Wilmot, The Guard) is revealed as Maud’s guardian in her father’s will. A pariah of ‘society’, he is infamous for being a callous and uncaring man. Silas is furious at being denied his ‘rightful’ inheritance, and in a world designed to constrain women, deploys society’s most underhand weapons to bend Maud to his will. As family secrets are uncovered, Maud discovers and reclaims her fledgling independence. Lies We Tell is a chilling and atmospheric gothic tour de force, featuring a star making turn from Agnes O’Casey.
Thursday, 21 August 2025
A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King's novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Lauren LaVera, Karen Gillan, Matthew Lillard, Harvey Guillén, David Dastmalchian, Mia Sara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Q'orianka Kilcher, Jacob Tremblay.
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Crocodile Dundee burst onto global screens, and into the hearts of millions, nearly 40 years ago, and remains Australia’s most successful film ever. What were the magic ingredients that contributed to this cultural icon? And why does it still mean so much to so many? The 4K restoration of the film led to the discovery of precious material in the archives of John Cornell, the co-creator of Crocodile Dundee, and the late husband of Australia’s beloved Delvene Delaney. Inspired to share this treasure trove, Delvene invites you to an intimate glimpse into the compelling combination of chemistry, collaboration and courage inherent in this incredible film. LOVE OF AN ICON: THE LEGEND OF CROCODILE DUNDEE, unravels the many layers, stories and characters that are at the heart of CROCODILE DUNDEE. So much more than a ‘making of, this rich tapestry reveals that when anything is made with conviction, mateship, self-belief and humour …. Everything becomes possible.
Tuesday, 03 June 2025
DOUBLE BILL! A double dose of Witches! Elaine (Samantha Robinson), a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment, she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However, her spells work too well, leaving her with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder. Dario Agento's 1977 horror is a landmark 'giallo' horror of an dancer (Jessica Harper) who travels to Germany to join a prestigious ballet academy, only to discover that it contains sinister secrets that threaten the life of the student and those around her. Various languages. English subtitles
Saturday, 15 March 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday March 15, 3.30pm. Join director Fiona Cochrane for a post-film Q&A. A charming portrait of brother-duo Mic and Jim Conway’s passionate journey from humble Jellybean Jug Band to now famed Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, WHOOPEE BLUES is a much-needed showcase of Australia’s music history.
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
DOUBLE VILL! Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho’s breakout feature plus his Oscar winner back-to-back. MEMORIES OF MURDER follows two detectives in a small Korean province, 1986 as they struggle with the case of serial killer who targets young women. PARASITE is a portrait on the economic divide in South Korea. Greed and class discrimination threatens the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Korean language. English subtitles.
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Mälkki conducts.
Saturday, 05 July 2025
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with Rossini’s effervescent comedy. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.
Saturday, 07 June 2025
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.
Saturday, 29 March 2025
As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candyman's existence, Annie follows the procedure for summoning him and suddenly finds herself celebrating the most horrifying Mardi Gras of her life. Meanwhile, Annie's mother (Veronica Cartwright) harbors a dark family secret.
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Remember Ben Willis? He's the fisherman who killed the boy who was driving the car when it went off the road in the fatal accident that killed his daughter Sara… he's the man in the slicker with a hook in his hand ready to exact bloody justice… well, he's back. It's hard to forget a man who refuses to die.
Friday, 28 March 2025
The Tall Man is back with a vengeance. Armed with his lethal band of flying silver spheres, the deadly mortician who was thought to have killed his last victim nine years ago, returns more dangerous than ever. Once again, young Michael Pearson and his pal Reggie take on the master of the killer orbs as they race against time and risk their lives to thwart his murderous rampage forever. Filled with a dazzling array of special effects, PHANTASM II eclipses the original cult classic with unparalleled thrills, horror and suspense. If this one doesn't scare you, you're already dead.
Sunday, 30 March 2025
The mad Dr. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs), the tormented Dr. Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) and the beheaded Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale) return in this terrifying sequel to RE-ANIMATOR. The legs of a hooker and the womb of a virgin are joined to the heart of Dr. Cain's dead girlfriend - and the bride will be unleashed upon her mate in a climax of sensual horror.
Friday, 28 March 2025
The zombies have returned! The horror begins again as mysterious barrels bounce off an Army transport as it passes through a new housing development and land near an abandoned cemetery. Mischievous neighborhood boys discover the barrels and open them, unaware of the evil contained within. A deadly green vapor escapes and turns the living into flesh-eating zombies and causes the dead to rise from their graves. As these hideous living dead hunt down the fresh human brains they need, man is pitted against man, and the living against the dead. It is a macabre struggle for survival!
Sunday, 30 March 2025
Dorothy finds that her old friends have been turned to stone and that urban blight has struck the Emerald City. Assisted by new friends, Dorothy battles the wicked Princess Mombi and the evil Nome King to save her friends and restore the beloved Emerald City.
Saturday, 29 March 2025
When Detroit’s descent into chaos is accelerated by a police strike and a new designer drug called “Nuke,” only Robocop (Peter Weller) can stop the mayhem. But in his way are an evil corporation and a bigger and tougher cyborg, Cain (Tom Noonan), containing the latest in gadgetry and weaponry as well as the brain of a madman who designed “Nuke”. Cain also happens to be psychotic and out of control! And it’s going to take everything Robocop has to save Detroit from utter anarchy.
Sunday, 30 March 2025
From filmmaker Tobe Hooper, the director responsible for 1974's original THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE and starring Oscar-nominee Dennis Hopper, this highly underrated sequel is a pitch black comedy-horror where a wacked-out lawman (Hopper) goes saw-to-saw with the legendary Leatherface and his entire cannibalistic family, the Sawyers.
Thursday, 10 July 2025
The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today. Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo: Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy. Through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made. Returning to cinemas in 2025 to celebrate the 550th anniversary of this iconic artist’s birth.
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
WINTER SOLSTICE SCREENINGS! Written and directed by visionary filmmaker Ari Aster (Hereditary) comes a dread-soaked cinematic fairytale where a world of darkness unfolds in broad daylight. A young American couple, Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor), are on the brink of their relationship falling apart when they travel to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled midsummer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult; turning a pastoral paradise into a disturbing nightmare that they can’t wake up from.
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Take a journey with maverick musician Neil Young in this personal, behind-the-scenes doc as he cruises the coast on his recent solo tour. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker and Young’s wife, Daryl Hannah, Coastal offers a glimpse behind the curtain of this unguarded iconoclast, as he navigates a return to the stage post-Covid – from his everyday observations on the bus to his candid, wry banter with his audience. The illuminating film also features songs rarely, if ever played live, performed in breathtakingly beautiful theaters.
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley. Co-adapted by Armando Iannucci. Co-adapted and directed by Sean Foley.
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to de-mythologize his mythologized life.
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, returns to theaters, now digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage with enhanced audio. Set in the hauntingly beautiful ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy, the film captures Pink Floyd performing an intimate concert without an audience. Filmed in October 1971, the performance features unforgettable tracks such as “Echoes,” “A Saucerful of Secrets,” and “One of These Days.” The breathtaking visuals of the amphitheater, captured both day and night, amplify the magic of the performance, creating a unique and immersive experience. Additionally, the film includes rare behind-the-scenes glimpses of the band working on The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios. This meticulous restoration delivers stunning image and sound quality, featuring a theatrical and home entertainment mix from Steven Wilson in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos. These upgrades enhance the film's depth and clarity while preserving the authenticity and spirit of the original 1972 release. Inspired by the golden warmth of Pompeii’s iconic setting, the remaster transforms this timeless piece into a masterpiece of sight and sound. Experience Pink Floyd like never before through this pioneering audio-visual remaster!
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
DOUBLE BILL! Dive into Hayao Miyazaki’s magic with this fantasy adventure double feature of anime classics PRINCESS MONONOKE and NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND. While protecting his village from a rampaging boar-god, the young warrior Ashitaka becomes afflicted with a deadly curse. To find the cure that will save his life, he journeys deep into sacred depths of the Great Forest Spirit's realm where he meets Princess Mononoke, a girl raised by wolves. It's not long before Ashitaka is caught in the middle of a battle between iron-ore prospecting humans and the forest dwellers. Far in the future, after an apocalyptic conflict has devastated much of the world's ecosystem, warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä, under the guidance of the pensive veteran warrior, Lord Yupa, must fight to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. Japanese language, English subtitles.
Friday, 12 May 2023
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 no other film you have ever seen. Written by, directed by and starring the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau, this misguided disaster-piece has garnered a massive cult following the word over, leaving audiences stunned and wondering “how can so bad, be so good?” 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 that soon causes Johnny’s perfect world to crumble. THE ROOM is an audience interactive event complete with a Room Guide, loud cheering, quoting along lines, yelling at the screen and throwing LOTS of (eco friendly) spoons at the screen. Please note that it is a condition of entry to all sessions of THE ROOM that bags must be presented for inspection if requested.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
Thursday, 08 May 2025
80TH ANNIVERSARY! A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.
Thursday, 15 May 2025
When a man returns to his beach side hometown in Australia, he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local group of surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood.
Thursday, 15 May 2025
50TH ANNIVERSARY! A bookish CIA researcher in Manhattan finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Thursday, 01 May 2025
Mareta, grieving her daughter's death in the Christchurch quakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide inspiration and support.
Saturday, 26 April 2025
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.
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Two women find frozen cash, try to retrieve it. A tour guide leads confused tourists around Winnipeg sites. A man quits his job, visits his mother. Storylines intertwine surreally as identities blur in a disorienting comedy.
Thursday, 27 March 2025
RESTORATION! Brutal, uncompromising and stunning #WakeInFright tells is the story of a young teacher, John Grant, who arrives in a rough outback mining town planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney. But, on this one hot night in Bundanyabba, Grant decides to go into a smoky, crowded pub... However, one night stretches to five, in which he discovers gambling, ruins himself financially and plunges headlong toward his own destruction. When the alcohol-induced mist lifts, the educated John Grant is no more. Instead there is a self-loathing man in a desolate wasteland, dirty, red-eyed, sitting against a tree and looking at a rifle with one bullet left... There is no Australian film quite like Wake in Fright. Nominated cinema's ultimate prize, the Palme d'Or, at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival and still as raw and fresh today as it was then, rediscover this lost cinematic masterpiece.
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Based on ex-Navy Seal Ray Mendoza's real-life experiences during the Iraq War.
Thursday, 22 May 2025
WILDING tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
DOUBLE BILL! "Say, why is it bad luck to kill a gull?" Idiosyncratic director Robert Eggers declared his unique approach to filmmaking with his dread-soaked feature debut The Witch (a breakout Cinema Nova exclusive) in 2015 before hoisting his relentless monochromatic fever-dream The Lighthouse on audiences four years later. In anticipation of his latest assault on the senses, The Northman, we bring Eggers’ cult favourites back to the screen. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe star as two lighthouse keepers stationed on a remote island far from home. Each harbouring their own fears and foibles, the elements soon drive them both to the edge of their sanity. Winner of multiple awards, Anya Taylor-Joy (Last Night In Soho) is one of five children who accompany their parents into the seventeenth-century New England wilderness with the hope of making a good Christian home. As their crops fail and a newborn child disappear, the family soon turn on one another.
