– Jackie – Only in cinemas from 12 January 2017 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Set in the days after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, Jackie follows First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as she fights through grief and trauma to…
Believe me, I’m an avid fan of Jason Statham and won’t refuse to watch a film in which his muscularity appears. In addition, I also realise that a real Jason Statham movie won’t ask much effort from your brain. Most of his films are brainless movies in which a lascivious, well-formed beauty occurs from time…
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Life throws curve balls when we least expect them – and we never know how we’ll react to them. We like to think we do, when we’re presented with hypothetical situations, but in reality, we don’t know until we take the catch. Faithful by Alice Hoffman explores the ‘what if’ and ‘what now’ for a young…
Much-loved international klezmer ensemble the London Klezmer Quartet return to Australasia this month their latest album. LKQ’s fourth album, To the Tavern, takes their evocation of the celebratory and soulful music of Jewish Eastern Europe (klezmer) to a whole new level. The recording, which they will re-create live in performance for the tour, is a…
A rites of passage story with strong romantic elements and a film built on the musical foundations of 1980s British bands, Sing Street focuses on the perils and wonders of teenage life. Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) is one of three children living in a toxic environment. At just 15, he has a brother, six years his…
– Office Christmas Party – Only in cinemas from 8 December 2016 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE An A-list comedy cast including Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon star in Office Christmas Party, the hilarious new film from…
– Red Dog True Blue – Only in cinemas from 26 December 2016 We have 20 double in-season passes thanks to Village Roadshow. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Following on from the global success of Red Dog, the prequel RED DOG: TRUE BLUE tells the heart-warming story of eleven year old…
– The Fencer – Only in cinemas from 24 November 2016 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Palace Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE An audience favourite at the recent Scandinavian Film Festival, Klaus Härö’s elegantly crafted, multi award-winning drama is set in post-war, Soviet-occupied Estonia, and movingly depicts…
Like YA novels? Here’s the blurb of the latest one I’ve read, Jenna’s Truth: Jenna’s just a teenager who wants to fit in. The popularity that she wanted though, quickly turns into infamy when two “well-meaning” friends spark a controversy that alters her life forever. What happens when the very group of teens you crave…
