Our special event screening of ALLIES is this week, with noted guests on hand for an introduction and post-screening Q&A. Plus, an eclectic mix of rom-coms, indie comedies, dark thrillers and giant robots. Not to mention a chance to win tickets to a preview screening of Richard Linklater’s acclaimed BOYHOOD!
• Wed 13 Aug @ 7:30 PM: ALLIES
An insightful look into diplomatic relations between Australia and the USA since the Second World War, with special guests including Andrew Pike (Ronin Films), Professor Des Ball (ANU) and Alex Sloan (ABC 666) on hand for an introduction and post-screening Q&A.
• Thu 14 Aug @ 7:30 PM: BLENDED
After a blind date gone horribly wrong, two single parents (Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore) unexpectedly find themselves and their respective children stuck together on an African safari vacation.
• Fri 15 Aug @ 7:30 PM: CHEF + THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY
In acclaimed feel-good comedy CHEF, a chef (Jon Favreau) who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while working on reuniting his estranged family.
Then, in THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY (at approx. 9:30 PM), a wealthy couple (Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst) on vacation in Greece embroil a stranger (Oscar Issac) in a tense and dangerous battle of wits and deceit.
• Sat 16 Aug @ **7 PM**: TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
A mechanic (Mark Wahlberg) stumbles upon the hidden Optimus Prime and inadvertently puts himself and his family in danger when they are relentlessly pursued across the globe by a group of Transformer bounty hunters.
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ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT: PRIZES GALORE
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Only three weeks to go until our 8th Annual Trivia Night, and the prizes are piling up! This year, our very generous sponsors include Dendy, Palace Electric, Hoyts, Canberra International Film Festival, Canberra Theatre, Floriade Nightfest, Grill’d, San Churro and many, many, many more.
For our full list of prize sponsors, and more details about the event, head over to www.anufg.org.au/trivia
WHEN: Friday 29 August at 7:30 PM
WHERE: Ainslie Football Club, 52 Wakefield Avenue, Ainslie
TICKETS: $15 per person, with tables of up to 10 available; available for purchase at any screening or online.
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WIN TICKETS TO A PREVIEW SCREENING OF ‘BOYHOOD’!
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Thanks to our friends at Dendy, we have tickets to give away to a special advanced screening of director Richard Linklater’s acclaimed new film, BOYHOOD.
A groundbreaking coming-of-age drama, BOYHOOD looks at childhood as seen through the eyes of a young boy named Mason (Ellar Coltrane). Filmed with the same cast over a period of 12 years, including Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquett as Mason’s parents, the film charts the rocky terrain of growing up like no other, set to a phenomenal soundtrack spanning the years.
BOYHOOD is in cinemas on September 4, but we’ve got eight double passes for you to see it first on WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST at 6:30 PM at Dendy Canberra.
For your chance to win tickets to this unique film, simply reply to this message -- or email info@anufg.org.au -- with your name, membership number (located underneath the barcode on your card) and your answer to the following question: ‘Richard Linklater has directed Ethan Hawke in nine films to date. Name one of these films.’
Entries close on Monday 18 August at 5 PM, with winners to be notified via email and tickets to be collected at the Dendy box office on the night.