Only two weeks left until the end of screenings for 2018 – and our time in the Coombs Theatre!
Don’t forget that our Coombs Farewell Event will be taking place next Sunday from 6 PM, so be sure to come along and join us in raising a glass to the Coombs Theatre for the very last time. For more information, click HERE.
This week, check out the hit 2018 remake of A STAR IS BORN with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, a star-studded 60s-set mystery-thriller, the return of The Predator, and a chronicle of The Smiths frontman Morrissey’s early days. See you there!
• FRI 16 NOV @ 7:30 PM: A STAR IS BORN (M, 136 min) + ENGLAND IS MINE (MA, 95 min)
In A STAR IS BORN, seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) falls in love with struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). But as Ally's career takes off, and Jackson finds himself fighting an ongoing battle with his own demons, the personal side of their relationship begins to break down.
Then, in ENGLAND IS MINE (at approx. 10 PM), discover the early days of British singer-songwriter Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become the lead singer of seminal alternative rock band The Smiths.
• SAT 17 NOV @ **7 PM**: BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE (MA, 141 min) + THE PREDATOR (MA, 107 min)
Over the course of one fateful night in 1969, seven strangers with secrets meet by chance at the El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past where their true colours and intentions gradually begin to reveal themselves. Starring Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Chris Hemsworth.
Then, in THE PREDATOR (at approx. 9:30 PM), when a young boy accidentally triggers the return of the universe’s most lethal hunters to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race. Directed by Shane Black.
** 'NO GUESTS' SCREENINGS THIS WEEK: A STAR IS BORN, BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE **
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WIN TICKETS TO ‘LEAN ON PETE’ – IN CINEMAS NOVEMBER 29
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Thanks to our friends at Transmission Films, we have tickets to give away to LEAN ON PETE, the award-winning new drama from acclaimed British director Andrew Haigh (45 YEARS, WEEKEND).
The film tells the story of fifteen-year-old Charley, the son of a single father struggling to stay afloat. Hoping for a new start they move to Portland, Oregon, where Charley takes on a summer job with a washed-up horse trainer, and soon finds himself befriends an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete.
You can check out the trailer for the film starring Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny and Travis Fimmel by clicking HERE.
To go into the running to win 1 of 10 double passes to see the film in cinemas, all you have to do is email us at info@anufg.org.au with your name, your membership number (located under the barcode on your card) and tell us the name of the horse that Charley befriends in the film.
Entries close on Thursday 22 November, with winners to be notified via email and prizes to be collected at ANUFG screenings. But please note that there will only be a few opportunities next week to collect your prize if you win.