It's a new month, and the perfect time for a new programme that will take us through from this Thursday to July 22. Our new flyers should finally be arriving this week too, so be sure to pick one up when you attend your next screening!
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We're kicking off our new season with a bang – literally – with a hefty dose of action and laughs courtesy of some dungeons, dragons, assassins and Mafia mammas. Plus, a 70th anniversary screening of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck's rom-com classic Roman Holiday for a very different side of Italy.
• THU 4 MAY @ 7:30 PM: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES (M, 134 MINS)
A band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go awry when they discover darker forces at play in this comedic adaptation of the fantasy game.
• FRI 5 MAY @ 7:30 PM: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (MA, 169 MINS)
With the bounty on his head ever rising, retired hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) discovers that the only way to put an end to the army of assassins chasing him across the globe is to challenge the leader of the High Table syndicate to a duel.
• SAT 6 MAY @ **5 PM**: ROMAN HOLIDAY (G, 118 MINS)
A bored princess (Audrey Hepburn) rebels against her royal obligations and sets out to explore Rome on her own, eventually falling for an American reporter (Gregory Peck), in this 70th anniversary screening of the timeless romantic comedy.
• SAT 6 MAY @ 7:30 PM: MAFIA MAMMA (MA, 101 MINS)
When her estranged grandfather passes away, a mild-mannered mother (Toni Collette) is summoned to Italy to attend his funeral, only to discover that she has inherited the family business and must learn how to run a Mafia empire.
Superheroes (SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS) and dinosaurs (65) feature alongside two films that were amongst the most acclaimed of 2022 (AFTERSUN, TILLl) in the final week of our Autumn 2023 season. Who says you can't have it all?!
• THU 27 APR @ 7:30 PM: TILL (M, 131 MINS)
In 1955, Mamie Till Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) embarks on a relentless and historic pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old-son, who was lynched and brutally murdered for flirting with a shopkeeper while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
• FRI 28 APR @ 7:30 PM: SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS (M, 131 MINS)
Still struggling to juggle their personal lives with their superpowered alter-egos, young Billy Batson and his foster siblings are thrust into battle against the vengeful Daughters of Atlas who arrive on Earth in search of an ancient magic.
• SAT 29 APR @ **5 PM**: AFTERSUN (M, 101 MINS)
A woman reflects on – and attempts to reconcile – childhood memories of her troubled father, including a summer holiday they took together at a Turkish resort 20 years earlier, in this acclaimed and Oscar-nominated British indie drama.
• SAT 29 APR @ 7:30 PM: 65 (M, 93 MINS)
After a catastrophic crash, a pilot (Adam Driver) discovers he's stranded on Earth – 65 million years ago. With only one chance at rescue, he and one other survivor must find a way to survive an unknown world riddled with prehistoric creatures.
The programme for our new Winter 2023 season is here!
From THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE through to THE SURVIVAL OF KINDNESS, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 to JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, or AIR to ALLELUJAH, there's a little something for everyone.
• View the programme online by CLICKING HERE
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Winter season memberships include entry into all remaining screenings on our current Autumn season, including AFTERSUN and SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS.
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Due to a scheduling issue, we regret to inform you that Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt OA is no longer able to join us for an in-person Q&A following our screening of her film, YOU CAN GO NOW, on Wednesday 19 April.
Presented in partnership with ANU Law Reform and Social Justice, the screening will instead feature a special pre-recorded introduction from Professor Behrendt.
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Live life to the fullest by catching Bill Nighy's extraordinary, Oscar-nominated performance in LIVING. Also in our Autumn season's penultimate week: a doco about First Nations artist Richard Bell, an action classic celebrating 60 years, the strange tale of a '16-year-old student', and an unconventional Emily Brontë biopic.
• WED 19 APR @ 7:30 PM: YOU CAN GO NOW (M, 80 MINS)
A look at the life and provocative work of First Nations artist, Richard Bell: both a provocateur of the art world who challenged its whiteness, and an activist who spent his childhood living in a tin shed, learning politics on the streets of Redfern.
• THU 20 APR @ 7:30 PM: LIVING (PG, 102 MINS)
In post-WWII London, a veteran civil servant (Bill Nighy) receives a medical diagnosis which forces him to take stock of his life. Determined to make a change before it's too late, he attempts to turn his dull, lonely existence around.
• FRI 21 APR @ 7:30 PM: THE GREAT ESCAPE (PG, 172 MINS)
Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers plan an ambitious escape in an attempt to draw Nazi forces away from battle, in this 60th anniversary screening of the star-studded action classic.
• SAT 22 APR @ **5 PM**: MY OLD SCHOOL (M, 105 MINS)
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in Scotland. The sensational story of what follows over the next two years is stranger than fiction as it is revealed that Brandon is far from who he says he is.
• SAT 22 APR @ 7:30 PM: EMILY (M, 130 MINS)
An unconventional biopic which imagines the early life of enigmatic author Emily Brontë (Emma Mackey) on her transformative journey towards womanhood in the years leading up to the writing of her one and only novel, Wuthering Heights.
We're already partway into April but there are plenty of highlights still to come in the final month of our current Autumn 2023 season. And stay tuned for the release of our new programme – which runs from May to July – next week!
• TRIANGLE OF SADNESS – director Ruben Östlund's 'eat the rich' satire was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture. (Fri 14 Apr, 7:30 pm)
• THE WHALE – Brendan Fraser's Brenaissance hits its peak with his Oscar-winning role as an obese man with days to live. (Sat 15 Apr, 7:30 pm)
• LIVING – Bill Nighy has never been better in this poignant remake of director Akira Kurosawa's 1952 Japanese drama. (Thu 20 Apr, 7:30 pm)
• THE GREAT ESCAPE – an all-star cast leads this 1963 action classic which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. (Fri 21 Apr, 7:30 pm)
• TILL – an African-American mother seeks justice for her murdered teenage son in this powerful, 1950s-set drama (Thu 27 Apr, 7:30 pm)
• AFTERSUN – a young girl takes a final summer vacation with her struggling father, in one of the most celebrated films of the year. (Sat 29 Apr, 5 pm)
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Even if you got plenty of chocolate over the weekend, you're in for a treat this week with four terrific films: Brendan Fraser's Oscar-winning turn, a satirical class black comedy, an animated reimaginging of Anne Frank's diary, and Hugh Jackman delivering one of his best performances to date.
• THU 13 APR @ 7:30 PM: THE SON (M, 123 MINS)
A successful lawyer (Hugh Jackman) agrees to look after his troubled teenage son from a previous marriage, seizing the opportunity to correct the mistakes of his own upbringing, in director Florian Zeller's follow-up to THE FATHER.
• FRI 14 APR @ 7:30 PM: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (M, 147 MINS)
A supermodel couple are among the rich passengers invited to take a trip aboard an exclusive cruise. But when the ship runs into trouble during a storm, the balance of power quickly shifts in this Best Picture-nominated dark satirical comedy.
• SAT 15 APR @ **5 PM**: WHERE IS ANNE FRANK (PG, 99 MINS)
The story of Anne Frank is retold through the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne dedicates her diary, who awakens in present-day Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to find her friend – but instead discovers her lasting legacy.
• SAT 15 APR @ 7:30 PM: THE WHALE (M, 117 MINS)
A reclusive and depressed English teacher (Brendan Fraser) suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption before his time runs out, in this 2x Oscar-winning drama.
We're currently hard at work on our upcoming Winter season (commencing May 4) and are now seeking volunteers to join the team to be a door person.
Door people are the friendly faces who greet you and scan your membership card as you enter the cinema. If you're a current ANUFG member and would like to help us out at screenings, we'd love to hear from you!
This is an unpaid volunteer position, but all door people receive a complimentary membership for the following season as a token of thanks upon completion of the requisite number of sessions (usually around 7-8, depending on the season).
Interested? If so, please get in touch by emailing us at info@anufg.org.au.
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This week is a shorter one due to the Easter long weekend, but you can still get your cinematic fix with a French thriller based on true events (KOMPROMAT), a teenage girl's search for her mother that plays out entirely on device screens (MISSING) and the most personal film to date from Oscar-winning director of BIRDMAN and THE REVENANT, Alejandro G. Iñárritu (BARDO).
• TUE 4 APR @ 7:30 PM: KOMPROMAT (M, 127 MINS)
After taking up a cultural posting in Siberia, a French diplomat falls afoul of the local Russian authorities and soon finds himself accused of a terrible crime. Arrested and imprisoned, he has no hope of surviving – unless he is able to escape.
• WED 5 APR @ 7:30 PM: MISSING (M, 111 MINS)
When her mother disappears while holidaying in Colombia, a Los Angeles teenager must use all the technology at her fingertips to find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers.
• THU 6 APR @ 7:30 PM: BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS (MA, 160 MINS)
After winning a prestigious award, a Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles returns home to his native country, where he finds himself pushed to his existential limit, in director Alejandro G. Iñárritu's latest.
Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Mexico.
Since 2016, we have been proud to be a part of the Canberra Southern Cross Club's (CSCC) Community Rewards program, which gives back to a wide variety of community groups throughout the year.
If you are a CSCC member, you can choose to nominate the ANU Film Group as your community group of choice and the Club will donate 7.5% of whatever you spend on food and drink at any of their venues to us. So you get to have a great meal and support not just one, but two local organisations too!
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Alternatively, you can speak to reception at any CSCC venue. And if you’re not yet a member, you can find out more about the CSCC and its Community Rewards program at www.cscc.com.au/rewards
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It's a massive week with not just one, or two, but three of this year's Best Picture nominees – which also picked up six Oscars between them, including Best International Film (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT), Best Visual Effects (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) and Best Adapted Screenplay (WOMEN TALKING). Plus, the best film about a drug-fuelled, rampaging bear you'll see this year!
• THU 30 MAR @ 7:30 PM: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (MA, 147 MINS)
In 1917, a German teenager naively joins his country’s military effort – but it’s not long before his dreams of becoming a hero turn into desperation and fear in this 4x Oscar-winning German adaptation of the classic anti-war novel.
• FRI 31 MAR @ 7:30 PM: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (M, 192 MINS)
Fifteen years after thwarting the human invasion of Pandora, the Na’vi once again find their peaceful existence under attack and must seek refuge with an amphibious reef tribe in director James Cameron's long-awaited, Oscar-winning sequel.
• SAT 1 APR @ **5 PM**: WOMEN TALKING (M, 104 MINS)
In 2010, a group of women in a Mennonite community in Bolivia struggle with their future and their faith after discovering that the colony's men have been drugging and raping the women there for years. Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay.
• SAT 1 APR @ 7:30 PM: COCAINE BEAR (MA, 109 MINS)
After ingesting a large amount of lost cocaine, an American black bear goes on a murderous bloody rampage in a small Georgia town where a group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens must join forces to survive the attack.
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We're partnering with the Canberra Comedy Festival this week to celebrate them coming to Kambri at ANU for the first time with a weekend of comedy films featuring A MAN CALLED OTTO, THE MEANING OF LIFE and WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?. But if you're in the mood to be thrilled, it doesn't get scarier than SMILE or spellbinding Australian-Macedonian folk horror YOU WON'T BE ALONE. Take your pick!
• WED 22 MAR @ 7:30 PM: YOU WON'T BE ALONE (MA, 109 MINS)
In 19th century Macedonia, a young witch accidentally kills a peasant woman and then assumes her form to live life in her skin. Her curiosity ignited, she continues to wield this power in an attempt to understand what it means to be human.
• THU 23 MAR @ 7:30 PM: SMILE (MA, 114 MINS)
After witnessing a traumatic incident involving a patient, a therapist (Sosie Bacon) suspects that she has become the target of a malevolent entity. Can she survive long enough to figure out how to avoid becoming its next victim?
• FRI 24 MAR @ 7:30 PM: A MAN CALLED OTTO (M, 126 MINS)
Otto (Tom Hanks) is a grumpy widower who is ready to give up on life after the loss of his wife. When a pregnant woman and her young family move in across the street, he finds his outlook changing as his world is turned upside down.
• SAT 25 MAR @ **5 PM**: MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE (M, 107 MINS)
From the miracle of birth to death and everything in between, the Monty Python troupe attempt to shed light on the significance of human existence through a series of skits which leaves no stone unturned, in this 40th anniversary screening.
• SAT 25 MAR @ 7:30 PM: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
As a filmmaker (Lily James) sets out to document her childhood friend's journey from London to Pakistan where he is to enter into an arranged marriage, she must decide whether to follow her head or her heart in her ongoing search for love.
The multiverse took over the Oscars this year, with EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE bringing home seven awards (including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress) during the course of a history-making night. Here's when the remainder of this year's Oscar-winning films will be screening at the ANUFG:
• All Quiet on the Western Front – Thu 30 Mar, 7:30pm
WINNER: International Film, Cinematography, Original Score, Production Design
• Avatar: The Way of Water – Fri 31 Mar, 7:30pm
WINNER: Visual Effects
• Women Talking – Sat 1 Apr, 5pm
WINNER: Adapted Screenplay
• The Whale – Sat 15 Apr, 7:30 pm
WINNER: Actor (Brendan Fraser), Makeup and Hairstyling
An Oscars sweep by one film usually means that many other films are left unrecognised – but that doesn't mean they're any less worthy. So be sure to give the many other nominated films some love when we screen them, including two bigs ones with TÁR and THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN coming up this week!
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We cap off Oscar Week with three films nominated for a combined 16 Oscars: black comedy THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Cate Blanchett in psychological drama TÁR, and the adorable adventures of MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON. Plus, the true story of a Māori trailblazer (WHINA) and Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie reuniting for superspy hijinks (OPERATION FORTUNE).
• WED 15 MAR @ 7:30 PM: WHINA (PG, 112 mins)
Trailblazing Māori activist Whina Cooper spent her entire life breaking boundaries and fighting to improve the lives and rights of Indigenous New Zealanders – all while contending with a tumultuous journey of her own.
• THU 16 MAR @ 7:30 PM: OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE (M, 114 MINS)
When a deadly weapons technology comes onto the market, super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down an arms broker (Hugh Grant) to stop the sale, aided by top operatives and a Hollywood movie star.
• FRI 17 MAR @ 7:30 PM: TÁR (M, 158 MINS)
Celebrated conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) has it all: a dream job, countless awards and a supportive family – until old habits cause her carefully constructed life to unravel and fracture. Nominated for 6 Oscars, including Best Picture.
• SAT 18 MAR @ **5 PM**: MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (PG, 89 MINS)
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colourful existence with his grandmother – until they are discovered by a documentary filmmaker, who gives Marcel a new hope at re-discovering the family he never knew he had.
• SAT 18 MAR @ 7:30 PM: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (M, 114 MINS)
On an island off the coast of Ireland, Pádraic (Colin Farrell) is devastated when his best friend (Brendan Gleeson) suddenly puts an end to their friendship – and resolves to change his mind. Nominated for 9 Oscars, including Best Picture.
With March well and truly upon us – and the Oscars taking place on Monday – here are some highlights to look forward to this month at the ANU Film Group:
• Tár – Cate Blanchett delivers a virtuoso performance as a celebrated conductor whose perfect life begins to unravel (Fri 17 Mar, 7:30pm)
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – the Oscar-nominated animated adventures of an adorable one-inch shell with real heart (Sat 18 Mar, 5pm)
• Banshees of Inisherin – Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are terrific in this Guiness-black comedy about two estranged friends (Sat 18 Mar, 7:30pm)
• A Man Called Otto – Tom Hanks is the world's most likeable grump in this Hollywood remake of the Swedish comedy (Fri 24 Mar, 7:30pm)
• All Quiet on the Western Front – war has never been bleaker in this acclaimed German-language take on the classic novel (Thu 30 Mar, 7:30pm)
• Avatar: The Way of Water – James Cameron's long-awaited follow-up to his 2009 box office hit is cinema at its most spectacular (Fri 31 Mar, 7:30pm)
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. To see what else we're showing this month, click below to check out the rest of our Autumn 2023 programme at www.anufg.org.au/programme
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Take a stand, tap your toes or jump out of your seat at the ANU Film Group this week, with a stranger-than-fiction Lithuanian doco, Magic Mike’s final hurrah, one of the most talked-about horror flicks in recent years, and Tim Minchin's musical take on Roald Dahl's beloved children's book.
• THU 9 MAR @ 7:30 PM: THE JUMP (85 MINS)
In 1970, a Lithuanian sailor defects by jumping off a Soviet vessel onto an U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat. His bid for asylum is cut short when the Americans return him to the Soviets in one of the biggest political dramas of the Cold War.
Presented in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
• FRI 10 MAR @ 7:30 PM: MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE (M, 117 MINS)
Magic Mike (Channing Tatum) takes to the stage again after a bad business deal leaves him broke. For one last hurrah, he heads to London with a wealthy socialite (Salma Hayek Pinault) after she lures him with an offer he can’t refuse.
• SAT 11 MAR @ **5 PM**: ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL (PG, 117 MINS)
Neglected by her parents, an extraordinary girl named Matilda is sent off to a boarding school, where she takes a stand against its ruthless headmistress (Emma Thompson), in this musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved novel.
• SAT 11 MAR @ 7:30 PM: BARBARIAN (MA, 103 MINS)
Arriving in Detroit for an interview, a woman discovers that her rental home has been double booked by a strange man. Against her better judgement, she decides to spend the evening there – but soon discovers there's much more to fear.