independent cinema

since nineteen eleven

Note: As our capacity has now increased, we are no longer taking online pre-bookings for films, unless they are one-off screenings or special events. Visit our box office at 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine, to purchase a ticket. Box office opens 30 minutes prior to each screening.

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Nov
29

SPECIAL EVENT: NO OTHER LAND

An impassioned and eye-opening piece of documentary activism by an Israeli–Palestinian film collective, awarded Best Documentary at the Berlinale.

Basel Adra has faced threats for recording his life in the group of villages in the occupied West Bank known as Masafer Yatta. While military law casts a shadow over the Palestinian lawyer’s everyday existence, Israeli investigative journalist Yuval Abraham, with whom he has struck an unlikely friendship, enjoys a civilian life that is starkly more comfortable. Directing alongside Israeli journalist and cinematographer Rachel Szor and Palestinian activist and photographer Hamdan Ballal, the pair use handheld cameras and archival footage to capture the unbowed resilience of Palestinians slowly banished from their homes as well as the profound interplay of despair and determination seen in this context.

RATING: MA15+

DURATION: 1:36

DIRECTOR: B. Adra, H. Ballal, Y. Abraham, R. Szor

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Nov
19

PARIS, TEXAS (encore)

Paris, Texas returns to cinemas restored with a stunning new 4K transfer to commemorate the film’s 40th anniversary and its Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or.

Wim Wenders’ iconic Cannes winner from 1984, exquisitely photographed by Dutch master Robby Müller, is a powerful statement on self-discovery, loss, redemption and the unbreakable bonds of love. Outstanding performances by Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski, a masterful screenplay by Sam Shepard and Ry Cooder’s haunting soundtrack have contributed to Paris, Texas’ cult film status and its spell, even 40 years later. The new 4K restoration makes it shine more than ever.

RATING: M

DURATION: 2:26

DIRECTOR: Wim Wenders

STARRING: Nastassja Kinski, Harry

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Nov
17

SPECIAL EVENT: THE GREAT WHITE WHALE + Q&A

Back due to popular demand!

After a sell-out screening for the Castlemaine premiere, we are thrilled to have THE GREAT WHITE WHALE returning to our big screen, along with Dir. Michael DIllon, to run a Q&A post-film.

Deep in the wild Southern Ocean, halfway between Australia and South Africa, a snowy volcano rears up from the sea like a great white whale. Five times, that great white whale of a mountain tried to kill the first team that sort to reach its summit. Yet in 1963, back they sailed, through the worst seas in the world, this time with legendary explorer Bill Tilman as their skipper. This is the extraordinary tale of those first attempts to climb Big Ben, the smoking glacier-ringed volcano on Heard Island, Australia’s loneliest, most remote outpost, told by those who were there. Including beautifully shot original footage of the expedition, this is one of the most audacious Australian adventure tales of the 20th century.

DIRECTOR: Michael Dillon

DURATION: 1H 44M

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Nov
10

SPECIAL EVENT: PARIS, TEXAS

Paris, Texas returns to cinemas restored with a stunning new 4K transfer to commemorate the film’s 40th anniversary and its Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or.

Wim Wenders’ iconic Cannes winner from 1984, exquisitely photographed by Dutch master Robby Müller, is a powerful statement on self-discovery, loss, redemption and the unbreakable bonds of love. Outstanding performances by Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski, a masterful screenplay by Sam Shepard and Ry Cooder’s haunting soundtrack have contributed to Paris, Texas’ cult film status and its spell, even 40 years later. The new 4K restoration makes it shine more than ever.

RATING: M

DURATION: 2:26

DIRECTOR: Wim Wenders

STARRING: Nastassja Kinski, Harry

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Nov
1

MEGALOPOLIS

RATING: M

DURATION: 2:18

DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola

STARRING: Forest Whitaker, Adam Driver, Dustin Hoffman, Shia LaBeouf, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel

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