august - Star Cinema

AUGUST
2016 PROGRAM
AUGUST Screening times
NFT = No Free Tickets. Please Note: Session times are subject to change without notice.
Star Cinema
Eaglehawk Town Hall
PO Box 83 Eaglehawk Victoria 3556
Bookings: 03 5446 2025 / Office: 03 5446 2526
Email: [email protected]
www.starcinema.org.au
AUGUST FILMS
HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (PG) 101min
Monday Aug 1 6.30pm Harry & Snowman
Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison) is a
$10 TIX!
8.15pm Hello, My Name is Doris
bad boy with a rap sheet almost
Wednesday 3 6.30pm Fundraiser (all welcome): The Jungle Book
as long as the list of foster homes
Encores by
he’s left in his wake. Sent deep into
Friday 5
1.00pm Our Kind of Traitor
overwhelming
New Zealand’s picturesque
6.30pm Hunt for the Wilderpeople
popular
countryside to live with Bella
demand!
8.30pm Hello, My Name is Doris
and her grumpy husband Hec
Saturday 6 6.30pm Hunt for the Wilderpeople
(Sam Neill), Ricky soon finds the environment agrees with
8.30pm Our Kind of Traitor
him. When unexpected circumstances strike, the reformed
delinquent disappears into the wilderness to evade Child
Sunday 7
1.30pm Hello, My Name is Doris
Services and the likelihood of spending the rest of his
3.30pm Hunt for the Wilderpeople
childhood in ‘juvie’. Refreshingly offbeat & entertaining! Dir
6.30pm Our Kind of Traitor
Taika Waititi, New Zealand. August 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 25, Sept 1
Monday 8
6.30pm Hello, My Name is Doris
HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS (M) 90min
$10 TIX!
8.30pm Our Kind of Traitor
After a lifetime of being overlooked
Thursday 11 8.00pm Fundraiser (all welcome): Hello, My Name is Doris
and ignored, Doris (Sally Field) finds
Friday 12
1.00pm Sing Street
her world turned upside down by
6.30pm Hunt for the Wilderpeople
a handsome new co-worker and
a self-help seminar that inspires
8.30pm Our Kind of Traitor
her to take a chance on love. Doris
Saturday 13 6.30pm Our Kind of Traitor
discovers welcome distraction
8.30pm Sing Street
in the handsome form of John, the new art director at her
Sunday 14 1.30pm Our Kind of Traitor
workplace. Indulging in a bit of online subterfuge, Doris not
3.45pm Sing Street
only connects with her much younger colleague but also the
fun-filled life of parties, music and new interests that has
6.30pm Hunt for the Wilderpeople
long eluded her. Critics have hailed Sally Field’s performance
Monday 15 6.30pm Sing Street
in this utterly endearing and refreshingly quirky comedy. Dir
$10 TIX!
8.30pm Our Kind of Traitor
Michael Showalter, USA. August 1, 5, 7, 8, 11
Friday 19
1.00pm Goldstone
OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (MA 15+) 107min
7.00pm Star Cinema and Bendigo Art Gallery present
While on holiday in Marrakech,
THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY
English couple Perry (Ewan
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McGregor) and Gail befriend
Saturday 20 6.30pm Sing Street
a charismatic Russian, Dima,
who unbeknownst to them is a
8.30pm Goldstone
kingpin money launderer for the
Sunday 21 1.30pm Sing Street
Russian mafia. When Dima asks
3.30pm Goldstone
for their help to deliver classified information to the British
6.30pm Sing Street
Secret Services, they get caught in a dangerous world of
Monday 22 6.30pm Goldstone
international espionage and dirty politics. The couple is
propelled on a perilous journey and alliance with the British
$10 TIX!
8.30pm Sing Street
Government via a ruthless and determined MI6 agent. A
Wednesday 24 7.00pm Community event: RISE Fly Fishing Film Festival
heart-stopping adaptation of the John Le Carré novel. Dir
Info and tix available at www.gin-clear.com
Susanna White, UK. August 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15
Thursday 25 7.00pm Fundraiser (all welcome): Hunt for the Wilderpeople
SING STREET (M) 105min
Friday 26
1.00pm Embrace of the Serpent
Cosmo is a 14-year-old growing
6.30pm Goldstone
up in 80s Dublin, with a strained
8.30pm Miles Ahead
home-life, and a new school where
Saturday 27 1.30pm Star Cinema and Bendigo Blues & Roots Music the kids are rough. When he meets
a mysterious and seductive young
Festival present: MILES AHEAD
woman, he attempts to woo her by
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offering to feature her in a music
6.30pm Goldstone
video for his band. Except he isn’t in a band. So he writes a
8.30pm Embrace of the Serpent
song, forms a scrappy band and plans to beg, borrow and
Sunday 28 1.30pm Embrace of the Serpent
steal to get their song - and his prospective flame - onto a
videocassette. A testament to the power of music, the bond
3.45pm Miles Ahead
of brotherhood and the boundless possibilities of youth. Dir
6.30pm Goldstone
John Carney, Ireland. August 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22
Monday 29 6.30pm Goldstone
GOLDSTONE (M) 109min
$10 TIX!
8.30pm Miles Ahead
Director Ivan Sen returns to the
Thurs Sept 1 7.00pm Fundraiser (all welcome): Hunt for the Wilderpeople
world of his 2013 film Mystery
Friday 2
1.00pm Love & Friendship
Road with a fusion of Australian
6.30pm Miles Ahead
themes and the Hollywood tradition
8.30pm Embrace of the Serpent
of the cowboy western. Indigenous
detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen)
Saturday 3 1.00pm Fundraiser (all welcome): The BFG
arrives in the frontier town of
6.30pm Love & Friendship
Goldstone on a missing persons enquiry. What seems
8.30pm Miles Ahead
like a simple investigation opens into a web of crime and
Sunday 4
1.30pm Love & Friendship corruption implicating the local mayor, a mining boss and
3.30pm Embrace of the Serpent
the Aboriginal Land Council. Jay must bury his differences
with local cop Josh so they can bring justice to Goldstone.
6.30pm Miles Ahead
Also stars Jacki Weaver, David Gulpilil and David Wenham.
Monday 5
6.30pm Miles Ahead
Dir Ivan Sen, Australia. August 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29
8.30pm Love & Friendship
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EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (M) 125min
A breathtaking cinematic odyssey
through the Amazon, following the
quests of two European explorers
(in 1909 and 1940s) in search of a
rare flower alleged to have healing
properties. It grips with suspense
and revelation as it meditates
on both the beauty of nature and the devastating impact
of colonial interference on native culture. The spectacular
black and white cinematography and sound design combine
to depict the landscapes and characters with an hypnotic,
mythical sense of wonder which demands to be experienced
on the big-screen. Dir Ciro Guerra, Colombia/ Venezuela/
Argentina. Subtitled in English. August 26, 27, 28, Sept 2, 4
MILES AHEAD (M) 100min
Don Cheadle’s remarkable portrait
of Miles Davis is refracted through
his drug-addled days in the late
70s. In his Manhattan apartment, in
pain from a variety of ailments and
desperate for the next cheque from
his record company, he is haunted
by memories of old glories, humiliations and of his great love
Frances Taylor. When a shady would-be journalist posing as a
Rolling Stone reporter (Ewan McGregor) cons his way into his
apartment, they take off to steal back tapes of Davis’ most
recent work from record producers. A wild portrait of one of
the most important figures in jazz history. Dir Don Cheadle,
USA. August 26, 27, 28, 29, Sept 2, 3, 4, 5
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (PG) 93min
In this quick, clever and very funny
adaptation of an unfinished Jane
Austen novella, beautiful widow
Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate
of her in-laws to wait out colourful
rumours about her dalliances
circulating through polite society.
There she decides to secure a husband for herself and a
future for her eligible but reluctant daughter. In doing so she
attracts the simultaneous attentions of the young, handsome
Reginald DeCourcy, the rich and silly Sir James Martin
and the divinely handsome, but married, Lord Manwaring,
complicating matters severely. Stars Kate Beckinsale, Chloë
Sevigny and Stephen Fry. Dir Whit Stillman, UK. Sept 2, 3, 4, 5
starts september 9
coming soon: Absolutely Fabulous:
The Movie | The BFG | Nick Cave & the
Bad Seeds: One More Time With Feeling |
Sunset Song | & much more...
p.t.o. for specials & events »
Star Cinema Ticket Prices:
AUGUST
Adults: $15.00
Members / Concession: $13.00
Seniors / Under 16: $10.00
Family: $40.00
2016 PROGRAM
events & specials
Box office opens 30 mins prior to screening time. Licensed venue.
Bookings are essential for all special events. Book early on 5446 2025 to avoid disappointment.
STAR CINEMA and bendigo art gallery PROUDLY PRESENT:
STAR CINEMA and bendigo BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL PROUDLY PRESENT:
‘Gorgeous, gossipy, yet penetrating documentary about the marriage of culture and commerce.’
A fundraiser screening for Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival
In celebration of Maticevski: Dark Wonderland, join us for a screening of The First Monday in May
(M, 90min), with an introduction by the Exhibition Curator.
‘Don Cheadle becomes Miles Davis in a performance as awesome as his music.’
THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY MILES AHEAD
Described as ‘Fashion’s biggest film since The September Issue’, it delves into the debate about whether
fashion should be viewed as art.
Adults $15 / Conc & Star/Gallery members: $13 / Seniors & U16: $10.
Bookings essential on 5446 2025 No Free Tickets
FRIDAY AUGUST 19 AT 7PM
All tickets $20. Drinks at bar prices. Bookings thru Gayle on 0428 632 259. No Free Tickets
Maticevski Finale Beaded Bustier and Skirt and Hazard Overcoat worn by Nicole Warne
Photo by Zanita Whittington, Hair and Make-up by Vic Anderson
MONDay madness! all tiX just $10
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F U N D R A I S ER S C REENIN G S
Bookings essential via listed contacts.
FUNDRAISING AT THE STAR IS A GREAT WAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR
YOUR COMMUNITY GROUP Contact us for more info.
Fundraiser for 40 Hour Famine
6.30pm, Wednesday August 3, The Jungle Book.
Bookings: Ashley Eadon 0447 050 937 or Darcie Andrea 0467 999 533
Bendigo Pre-School Fundraiser
8pm, Thursday August 11, Hello, My Name is Doris.
Bookings: Madeline Landsberg 0407 542 223
Fundraiser for Camp Hill Primary School
7pm nibbles & drinks, 7.30pm film, Thursday August 25, Hunt for the
Wilderpeople. Bookings: school office 5443 3367
Fundraiser for Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival
1.30pm, Saturday August 27, Miles Ahead. Live music + film. See right.
Bookings: 0428 632 259
Team Brewed Awakening Fundraiser for Fred Hollows Foundation
7pm, Thursday September 1, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Supper provided.
Booking: Melinda Scanlon 0423 158 400
Girton Friends of Performing Arts Fundraiser
1pm afternoon tea, followed by film, Saturday September 3, The BFG.
Bookings: Maureen Cross [email protected] or 0448 518 682
Treat your ears and eyes to an afternoon of music and film at the Star Cinema with the Funk Junkies,
followed by a screening of MILES AHEAD, in support of the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival.
Funk Junkies are a jam band, thrown together for the funk therapy of those involved. No two gigs are
alike once the first jam kicks in.
SATURDAY AUGUST 27 AT 1.30PM
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING
A unique one night only cinema event, this will be the first ever opportunity anyone will
have to hear Skeleton Tree, the sixteenth studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
The film will screen in cinemas worldwide on September 8, immediately prior to the
release of Skeleton Tree the following day. Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ filmed
performance of the album are interviews and footage accompanied by Cave’s narration
and improvised rumination. Filmed in black-and-white and colour, the result is fragile,
raw and a true testament to an artist trying to find his way through the darkness.
Tickets Adults $20 / Conc & Members $15. Bookings essential. No Free Tickets
ONE SCREENING ONLY: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8 AT 9PM
The MIFF Travelling Showcase returns with a
weekend of selected international highlights and MIFF
SEPTEMBER
Premiere Fund-supported Australian films direct from
the festival in Melbourne. Patrons can book online
16 & 18
through MIFF by following the links from our website or
by calling us on 5446 2025.
All sessions are at regular Star Cinema ticket prices. All films are Unclassified 18+ unless otherwise noted.
Opening night: Friday September 16
Sunday September 18
The death and life of otto bloom
ella
Otto Bloom is experiencing his life
Ella Havelka made history in 2013 by
in reverse, passing through time
becoming the first Indigenous dancer
backwards while remembering the
at the 50-year-old Australian Ballet.
future. Is he a psychic, a time traveller, a madman or living
This is her personal journey. Ella welcomes the filmmakers
proof of Einstein’s theory of relativity? Opening night film at
– and, thus, viewers – with open arms. Dir Douglas Watkin,
MIFF 2016. Dir Cris Jones, Australia. 84 mins, screens 7.30pm Australia. Unclassified 15+. 86 mins, screens 3pm
Family friendly: Sunday September 18
long way north
Fiercely determined 15-year-old
aristocrat Sasha takes viewers on a
high-stakes, high-seas adventure in
this gorgeous animation. Dir Rémi Chayé, France/Denmark.
English language. MIFF recommends this film for ages 10+.
Unclassified 15+. 81mins, screens 1pm
Sunday September 18
The family
Melbourne director Rosie Jones has
spent years digging into the disturbing
mysteries of The Family. The result is
a heartbreaking investigation into one of Australia’s most
notorious cults, and the scars its victims still bear today. Dir
Rosie Jones, Australia. 98 mins, screens 6pm
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