Holy awesome double feature, film lovers – this Saturday the ANU Film Group will be screening newly minted Best Picture winner BIRDMAN back-to-back with Michael Keaton's BATMAN!
The timing couldn't be more perfect given BIRDMAN's big Oscar haul earlier in the week, and we're also very excited to bringing back BATMAN to the big screen for the first time in years in a brand new 25th anniversary digital restoration of the film. So be sure to come along and check out both films on the big screen at Australia's largest film society!
DATE: Saturday 28 February
TIME: 7 PM; doors open for entry from 6:30 PM
VENUE: Coombs Theatre, corner of Fellows and Garran Roads, Acton (MAP HERE)
TICKETS: Available at the door from $15*
*$15 is the cost of a Weekly Membership to the Group, which will allow you entry into all films for 7 days from the date of purchase, including fellow Oscar winners WHIPLASH (March 6) and AMERICAN SNIPER (March 5) next week.
For further details, contact us at info@anufg.org.au or call 02 6247 2425
ABOUT THE FILMS:
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) – 7 PM
MA, 119 mins (2014) Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
A washed up actor (Michael Keaton) who once played an iconic superhero attempts to establish himself as a true artist by mounting a Broadway play. Also starring Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, and Naomi Watts. Winner of 4 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography).
BATMAN – APPROX. 9 PM
PG, 125 mins (1989) Dir. Tim Burton
Michael Keaton plays the caped crusader as he attempts to protect Gotham City from a psychotic madman known as The Joker (Jack Nicholson) in the film that kicked off Hollywood's love affair with superhero blockbusters. Screening in an all-new digital restoration of the film created for its 25th anniversary!
ABOUT THE ANU FILM GROUP:
The ANU Film Group Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation that has been operating since 1966, screening over 150 feature films a year for the Canberra community, from the latest Hollywood blockbusters to foreign, independent and classic films not seen anywhere else. Located in the ANU just behind the National Film and Sound Archive, our 370-seat Coombs Theatre is fitted out with full cinema set-up with an 8.5-metre screen, professional digital and 35mm cinema projectors, and a digital surround sound system.
Membership of the Group is open to everyone. For more information about the Group, or upcoming screenings, please visit our website at www.anufg.org.au