Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, spring breakers and more are on offer at the Film Group this week!
Don’t forget that LORE replaces THE DEEP BLUE SEA as the second feature after WORLD WAR Z this Saturday. Plus, read on for details on Palace Electric’s second edition of Vintage Electric films, with a chance to win tickets to THE BIG LEBOWSKI this Sunday!
• Wed 2 Oct @ 8 PM: NO
An ad executive comes up with a bold and unorthodox campaign to defeat military dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 2013.
• Fri 4 Oct @ 8 PM: ONLY GOD FORGIVES followed by SPRING BREAKERS
In ONLY GOD FORGIVES, a drug-smuggler (Ryan Gosling) thriving in Bangkok’s criminal underworld is tasked by his scheming mother (Kristen Scott Thomas) to hunt down those responsible for his brother’s recent death.
Then, in SPRING BREAKERS (at approx. 9:45 PM), four teenagers land in jail after committing a robbery to fund a vacation, but find themselves bailed out by a drug dealer (James Franco) who wants them to do some dirty work.
• Sat 5 Oct @ **7 PM**: WORLD WAR Z followed by LORE
In WORLD WAR Z, Brad Pitt stars as an ex-United Nations investigator, who must traverse the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.
Then, in LORE (at approx. 9 PM) five destitute siblings embark on a 900-kilometre journey across Germany to their grandmother’s house after their Nazi parents disappear in the face of arrest following the end of WWII.
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VINTAGE ELECTRIC EDITION TWO + WIN TICKETS TO ‘THE BIG LEBOWSKI’!
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Following on from the success of their first edition of Vintage Electric screenings, Palace Electric are back with another season of classic and cult films screening every Sunday at 3 PM. The new season begins this week and runs until the end of February, with tickets costing $8 for Palace Movie Club members and $10 for everyone else.
Vintage Electric Edition Two kicks off this Sunday with the Coen Brothers’ classic THE BIG LEBOWSKI, with other films for the month of October including the Marilyn Monroe comedy GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, David Lynch’s dark thriller BLUE VELVET and quirky coming-of-age tale HAROLD AND MAUDE.
And thanks to our friends at Palace Electric, we’ve got tickets to give away to the season’s opening screening of THE BIG LEBOWSKI, screening this Sunday (October 6) at 3 PM!
For your chance to win tickets to the outrageous comedic classic starring Jeff Bridges and John Goodman, simply email info@anufg.org.au with your name, membership number and the answer to the following question: ‘What film on our current Semester Two 2013 programme does Jeff Bridges star in?’
Be quick -- winners will be drawn and contacted by 12 noon this Friday!