It’s time to enter the multiverse this week at the ANU Film Group with one of the most acclaimed – and unexpected – films of the year, a return to Downton Abbey, a retro slasher and a 70th anniversary screening of a classic musical.
• THU 16 JUNE @ 7:30 PM: X (R, 106 MINS)
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in a rural Texas farmhouse. But when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast quickly find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.
• FRI 17 JUNE @ 7:30 PM: DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (PG, 125 MINS)
In the 1930s, the residents of Downton Abbey – the Crawley family and their dedicated staff – embark on a grand new adventure to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess' newly inherited villa.
• SAT 18 JUNE @ **5 PM**: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (G, 103 MINS)
What a glorious feeling to celebrate the 70th anniversary of this classic musical! In late 1920s Hollywood, three silent film stars find themselves caught up in the industry's monumental transition to "talking pictures".
• SAT 18 JUNE @ 7:30 PM: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (MA, 139 MINS)
A mild-mannered Chinese immigrant (Michelle Yeoh) being audited by the IRS must learn how to access the abilities of her alternate selves across infinite parallel universes in order to protect her family from a dangerous threat.