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NEW ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
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For the past 25 years, Entertainment Books have been packed with thousands of deals for the best local restaurants, cafés, shopping, attractions, travel, accommodation and more – and this year is no different. For just $60, you can receive over $20,000 worth of offers for all of your favourite venues around Canberra.
Not only are they great value all year round, but to top it all off, 20% of the cost of each book purchased through us goes towards ANU Film Group fundraising, so you can get yourself a good deal while supporting us too!
You can choose from the traditional Entertainment Book or the Entertainment Digital Membership, which is accessible through your iPhone or Android smartphone, so you have your offers with you wherever you go.
To order yours, simply go to www.anufg.org.au/entbook now. Digital Memberships are ready to use straight away, while we expect our stock of printed books to arrive sometime this week.
You can also preview all of the offers available in 2019/20 by CLICKING HERE
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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Cyberpunk sci-fi, a powerful YA story, Michael Moore’s latest, an American indie heist flick, an Irish tale of revenge and a psychological thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix all feature at the ANU Film Group this week as we kick off the month of April. No fools here!
• TUE 2 APR @ 7:30 PM: BLACK ’47 (MA, 100 mins)
In 1847, during the Great Famine, an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British abroad decides to abandon his post to reunite with his family back home in Ireland. Starring James Frecheville and Hugo Weaving.
** Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland, and followed by a Q&A discussion with Ambassador HE Breandán Ó Caollaí and historian Dr Perry McIntyre about the Great Famine – one of the darkest periods in Irish history **
• THU 4 APR @ 7:30 PM: YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE (M, 90 mins)
A traumatised war veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) makes a living tracking down and rescuing kidnapped girls, but his brutal methods soon take a toll on him in this psychological thriller from director Lynne Ramsay (WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN).
• FRI 5 APR @ 7:30 PM: FAHRENHEIT 11/9 (M, 128 mins) + AMERICAN ANIMALS (MA, 117 mins)
In FAHRENHEIT 11/9, controversial filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, the presidency of Donald Trump, and the power of grassroots democracy in his latest hard-hitting documentary.
Then, in AMERICAN ANIMALS (at approx. 9:45 PM), four bored students plot to steal a number of rare books from their university's library in what becomes one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history.
• SAT 6 APR @ 7:30 PM: ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (M, 122 mins) + THE HATE U GIVE (M, 133 mins)
A cyborg (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory in a post-apocalyptic world, where she is rescued by a scientist and must attempt to uncover her mysterious past in this sci-fi action film. Also starring Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly and Mahershala Ali.
Then, in THE HATE U GIVE (approx. 9:45 PM) an African-American teenager faces pressure to stand up for her community after witnessing the fatal shooting of her best friend by a police officer. Based on the best-selling young adult novel by Angie Thomas.
** 'NO GUESTS' SCREENINGS THIS WEEK: ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL **