Friday 26 April 2019

FIVE FEET APART (M) one weekend only


 1h 56min | Drama, Romance

  Friday, Apr 26                    10:40AM;  8:30PM
  Saturday, Apr 27             6:40PM
  Sunday, Apr 28              1:40PM  FINAL 

A pair of teenagers with cystic fibrosis meet in a hospital and fall in love.

Director: Justin Baldoni
Writers: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias







Critic reviews

Five Feet Apart is a well-acted YA romance and provides some welcome representation, but eventually finds itself bogged down in shlocky melodrama. Full review

Sandy Schaefer, Screen Rant



Five Feet Apart is both beautiful and hopeful, problematic and tragic—especially for younger viewers. Full review

Kristin Smith, Plugged In

This love story requires some suspension of disbelief, but its charming stars and and tear-jerking romance will appeal to fans of The Fault in Our Stars. Full review

Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media
Sprouse and Richardson are proven heavyweights in the young-adult pocket of Hollywood, but this soft-hearted teen romance spreads on sugary sentiment too thickly to leave a lasting message. Full review

Beth Webb
Empire

Audience reviews
NEW
I thoroughly enjoyed Five Feet Apart and 10/10 would recommend it for anyone who’s looking for a good story ...
Five Feet Apart is amazingly beautiful and hopeful, problematic and tragic especially for younger viewers.

Tuesday 23 April 2019

At the Art Gallery: 'Promiscuous Provenance' by Anna Glynn

'Promiscuous Provenance' 
Australian contemporary multimedia Artist Anna Glynn

 Touring Exhibition 2018 - 2021
"...like an echo chamber capable of metamorphosis..."

at The World Theatre Gallery 
May 10 - June 30 2019
FREE ENTRY

Opening Friday 10 May 7pm . All Welcome

Watch 'Anna Glynn: The Artist Behind Promiscuous Provenance' a film by Anna Thompson here 

Black Swan / After Port Jackson Painters
This work references 'The black Swan the size of an English Swan. 
Native name Mulgo' by the Port Jackson Painter 1788 – 1792, 
from the First Fleet Collection, Natural History Museum, London


" In the Promiscuous Provenance series, I indulge my perpetual curiosity to lead me back in time to an intersection of worlds. By re-interpreting images of the Australian colonial painters through an almost naive playful engagement, the artworks express a nostalgia for an antipodean wonderland before the imprint of colonization was stamped over the landscape and its inhabitants. This is a world of fantasia, a place on the cusp of reality and imagination, populated by bizarre reimagined hybrid characters and featuring strange natural history tableaux. In essence this is a fantasy leading us to reflect and to reawaken our sense of wonder with our surrounding environment and contemplate the reality of this period of history." Anna Glynn

“In these images, the historical layers continue to build, and Glynn’s treatment evokes, accepts and extends agency to all of those who have gone before, like an echo chamber capable of metamorphosis, it offers a voice to those who were voiceless.”
Louise Martin-Chew, 2018

"In her repositioning of early and precolonial works she has, in some fashion, connected aspects of Sydney Aboriginal cave art and her own work. The traditional Aboriginal peoples of the Sydney basin have left behind many thousands of art works and there are several traditional representations of the Aboriginal perspective on contact with colonial women."  Les Bursill,OAM, historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, publisher and Aboriginal Elder

Colonial Hybrid Reimagined from 
Raper Gum plant kangooroo New Holland 1789
A reimagination of George Raper's 'Gum-plant, 
& kangooroo of New-Holland' 1789 First Fleet Collection, 
Natural History Museum, London
"...Her sometimes surprising and disorienting combinations of historical and contemporary subjects insert history into the present. And the present into history. They remind us of just how wondrous and alienating the Australian landscape was, so puzzling and new it seemed almost the stuff of fairy tales.

Her work extends the motif of copying which has only recently become a central part of the story of art practice in the colony, copying not as forgery or of something lesser, but rather as a valid and valuable way of circulating drawings, as a way of responding to the fascination of the new, of feeding the appetite of gentlemen collectors to possess their own drawings and to fill in gaps in their knowledge. Anna’s work is interested in the authority of images and the historically loaded tradition of drawing."
Louise Anemaat, Head, Pictures Section at State Library of NSW

Antipodean Wonderland Tableaux Stubbs Dingo
A reimagination of George Stubbs 'Dingo from New Holland' 
(1768–71) National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Promiscuous Provenance encourages a re-examining of our relationship with our colonial past. Glynn is drawn to the work of the early colonial artists, including John Hunter, the Port Jackson Painter, and George Raper. As artists seeing a new world of flora and fauna for the first time, their works illustrate the strangeness of this encounter; in his 1789 journal, John Hunter describes the creatures he sees as coming about through ‘a promiscuous intercourse between the different sexes of all these different animals’.

Through an amalgamation of historical imagery both real and reimagined she elaborates on Hunter’s idea of “promiscuous intercourse” to create her own antipodean world populated by creatures, hybrid manifestations of colonial fauna illustration and surviving costumery, animated and rendered bringing them to life in the 21st century as artefacts of the imagination, objects of wonder and curiosity.

For an artist working in the 21st century, the inability of these artists to see the Australian landscape as it was, but rather to represent their alien surroundings using known forms and animal shapes from Europe, is both beguiling and symbolic. Is our identity as Australians built on a strange hybrid history, a ‘Promiscuous Provenance’?

Promiscuous Provenance featured in Doryanthes - A Journal of History, Heritage and the Arts - see pages 9 & 10 "...Glynn repositions colonial and pre-colonial art, creating a hybrid that questions and repositions the iconic notions we have of western art, in particular colonial and indigenous art." 

https://annaglynn.com/Promiscuous_Provenance.html

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Monday 22 April 2019

SHAZAM! (M)

2h 12min | Action , Adventure , Fantasy with extra school holiday screenings!

Thursday, Apr 4                 10:30AM; 7:00PM
Friday, Apr 5                       10:30AM;  8:40PM
  Saturday, Apr 6               1:30PM;  8:40PM
  Sunday, Apr 7                  2:00PM
  Wednesday, Apr 10         10:30AM;  8:40PM  Thursday, Apr 11              3D10:30AM;  7:00PM  Friday, Apr 12                   10:30AM; 3D7:00PM  Saturday, Apr 13             1:30PM  7:00PM  Sunday, Apr 14                3D2:00PM   Wednesday, Apr 17       3D10:30AM;  8:40PM  Thursday, Apr 18            10:30AM  Saturday, Apr 20             1:30PM; 3D8:30PM  Sunday, Apr 21                2:00PM  Monday, Apr 22              3D2:00PM  Easter Monday FINAL


We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson's case, by shouting out one word - SHAZAM! - this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam.

Director: David F. Sandberg
Writers: Henry Gayden (screenplay), Henry Gayden (story)
Stars: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Michelle Borth

3D glasses:  BYO or buy $2


Shazam! operates as a thrilling fantasy and a comedy about the learning curve of growing up. Full review
Pat Padua
Washington Post
Shazam!, like its namesake hero—much like us all, really—is a bundle of contradictions. Full review
Paul Asay
Plugged In
Even though Shazam! isn't one of the most well-known superheroes from the DC comics, his origin story has turned out to be the best DC film in years. Full review
Chavi Pande
BookMyShow

Audience reviews
NEW
A brilliant cocktail of coming‑of‑age story, superhero origin, Christmas movie, and hilarious comedy ‑...


Earnest, joyful and inspiring. DC's latest offering, Shazam! tells a classic superhero story of Earth's Mightiest Mortal ....

Thursday 18 April 2019

PET SEMATARY [MA15+] 2019

1h 50m | Horror, Thriller 


  Thursday, Apr 18              7:00PM  *new*
  Saturday, Apr 20             6:30PM; 8:40PM
  Sunday, Apr 21                3:30PM
  Monday, Apr 22              3:30PM Easter Mon extra session  
Saturday, Apr 27               8:50PM FINAL

Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located near their home. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes, dead is better.

Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
Writers: Stephen King (novel), David Kajganich (screenplay)
Stars: John Lithgow, Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz 



WONDER PARK (PG) Easter Weekend 2019

 1h 35m | family, adventure, animation

  Thursday, Apr 18            10:40AM; 7:10PM  *new*
  Saturday, Apr 20             1:40PM;  6:40PM
  Sunday, Apr 21                1:30PM
  Monday, Apr 22              1:30PM   Easter Monday special session

Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.

Writers: Josh Appelbaum (screenplay), André Nemec (screenplay)
Stars: Brianna Denski, Jennifer Garner, Ken Hudson Campbell



To celebrate the release of Wonder Park in cinemas this April, Paramount Pictures Australia and My Cinema are providing the chance to win a family trip for 2 adults and 2 children under 12 to Canada’s Wonderland valued at $12,500. 
Including:

  • Return economy airfares from your nearest Australian capital city to Toronto
  • 6 days car hire – Toyota Rav 4 or similar pick-up and drop-off from Toronto airport
  • 5 nights Toronto accommodation in a 4-star hotel
  • 1 day all-inclusive Wonderland Canada ticket including parking, meal voucher and entry to Funpix
  • 2 day Toronto hop on hop off bus tour and harbour cruise
  • Travel insurance 

One minor prize winner from each participating My Cinema location will win a Wonder Park merchandise pack valued at $60.94 including:

  • Whacky Monkey Clapper             
  • Confectionery Magic Pen          
  • 1” Wonder Chimp Surprise Blind Bag with collectible
  • Magnetic Photo Frame                 
  • Crazy Straw Tumbler                      
  • Magnetic Building Blocks Set       

Entry is by purchasing a ticket (one ticket per entry) at a participating My Cinema location to see Wonder Park and filling in the online entry form - open from 3 April 2019 and closing 6 pm 22 May 2019.




For more information about My Cinema visit MyCinema.com.au.

Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park Wonderland where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive! Now you too can experience your own magnificent amusement park just like June and her talking animal friends.

The film features the local casting of Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa who voice the fast-talking, hyperactive beaver brothers, Cooper & Gus, the ‘fix-it’ duo of the park who make sure everything works just right.

This is the first time the breakfast radio duo have taken on voice roles within a film and were excited to be involved.
“We’ve always thought we’d make two great beavers and then all of a sudden Wonder Park comes along and as it turns out, we nailed it.” - Fitzy & Wippa

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For media enquiries please contact Lucy Robson ICA Marketing and Communications Manager 0419 290 666
 
About My Cinema


By operating as a national marketing platform for Australian independent cinemas, My Cinema empowers independent cinemas to offer their local audiences’ access to fantastic prize competitions and special events across participating member locations. The public access information about My Cinema promotions from the cinemas’ own websites and social media, supported through ICA’s My Cinema website and Facebook page.

About ICA

Independent Cinemas Australia (ICA) represents independent cinema exhibitors and has members in every state and territory in Australia including large and small businesses such as Palace, Grand, Wallis, Dendy and iconic cinema sites such as the Hayden Orpheum and Cinema Nova. ICA represents over 80% of regional cinemas – mostly small family businesses.

Independent cinemas comprise 26% of the 2,210 cinema screens in Australia and 29% of cinema sites – with ICA representing the owners and operators of 580 cinema screens across around 150 cinema locations ranging from rural areas through to metropolitan multiplex circuits.

 

Wednesday 17 April 2019

DUMBO [PG] 2019 live action by Tim Burton

 2h 10min |  Family, Fantasy
 
Friday, Mar 29             10:30AM;  6:30PM;  8:40PM  *new*
Saturday, Mar 30              1:30PM;  6:30PM; 8:40PM
Sunday, Mar 31                 1:30PM;  3:40PM

Thursday, Apr 4               7:10PM
Friday, Apr 5                     10:40AM;  7:00PM
Saturday, Apr 6             1:40PM  7:00PM
Sunday, Apr 7                3:40PM
  Wednesday, Apr 10         10:40AM  7:00PM 
  Thursday, Apr 11          10:40AM
  Friday, Apr 12              3D10:40AM;  6:30PM
  Saturday, Apr 13          3D1:40PM;  6:30PM
  Sunday, Apr 14              1:30PM
  Wednesday, Apr 17       10:40AM; 3D6:40PM   FINAL



A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
 
Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Helen Aberson (novel), Ehren Kruger (screenplay)
Stars: Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton





FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY [M]

 1h 48min | Biography, Comedy, Drama


  Thursday, Apr 11            7:10PM  extra school holiday screenings!
  Friday, Apr 12                  8:40PM
  Saturday, Apr 13             8:40PM
  Sunday, Apr 14                3:40PM

  Wednesday, Apr 17       6:30PM; 8:50PM  FINAL

A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

Director: Stephen Merchant
Writer: Stephen Merchant
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn




Thursday 11 April 2019

CELTIC ILLUSION [LIVE] on stage!

After a sell-out 2017 & 2018 season, 2019 brings to Qld Celtic Illusion - the biggest dance and magical illusion sensation that has been taking Australian audiences by storm.

See LIVE on stage in Charters Towers!
CELTIC ILLUSION
7.30pm THURSDAY
11 APRIL 2019

The show for ALL ages cleverly fuses awe-inspiring contemporary Irish Dance with mind-blowing magic and Grand Illusions, and has now returned to Australian stages for a one-night show.


Book NOW : Tickets on sale
Adult $69
Student $59
Concession $64
Child $59

With incredible new choreography, spellbinding magic, heart-racing music and a sensory experience like no other, audiences will be kept on the edge of their seats and left wanting more.




Showcasing a stellar cast of champion and internationally-acclaimed dancers, including performers from both Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, Celtic Illusion offers some of the fastest taps in the world as the dancers’ thunderous rhythm fills the stage in perfect unison. 

The show is led by Australia’s very own Anthony Street, the first Australian to perform leading roles in Michael Flatley’s widely-acclaimed Lord of the Dance, including the very role that Michael Flatley originally performed himself.

Since its premiere in 2011 the show has performed to sell-out audiences across Australia and New Zealand, with audiences blown away by the combination of scintillating dance and illusion. 

Now it is your chance to witness the magic that is Celtic Illusion....














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