END CREDITS FILM CLUB
Screening Art House, Independent Features, Festivals and Documentaries in a variety of locations around Cairns City and regions. CLICK THE EVENT TITLE NAME OR IMAGE TO BUY TICKETS.
Unseen Cinema - MONSTER - (M) Japan 127 min
Sunday 4 August 2024
WINNER - Cannes 2023 - Best Script.
In a nod to multiple viewpoint story telling a la RASHAMON director Kore-eda Hirokazu (NOBODY KNOWS, SHOPLIFTERS) uses an intriguing story structure to pull the audience into its odd little hypnotic tale, deliberately revealing the truth slowly piece by piece as it shifts among its various perspectives, making the film one of the wonderful hidden gems of last year.
"If you want a masterclass in how to listen to, and accentuate, the heartbeat of a drama, here you go." - Sunday Times
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.
In Japanese with English subtitles. (M)
Event Cinemas Cairns Central
Unseen Cinema - THREE MUSKETEERS: MILADY - (M) FR 114 min
Sunday 11 August 2024
From the Louvre to Buckingham Palace, to the gutters of Paris to the siege of LaRochelle... in a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will battle and tie their fate to that of France.
The Three Musketeers: - Milady proves there's still swashbuckling fun to be had in modern adaptations of the Dumas classic.
Unmissable entertainment from start to finish, delivering thrilling action, humour and powerful emotion. Eva Green’s show-stopping central performance, going toe to toe with everyone in her exquisite costumes speaking French, Spanish, German, English, and Italian with ease while she dances around foolish and venal men.
For those who missed Part 1 at the French Film Festival - fear not you'll be updated.
The ever resourceful D'Artagnan now an official 4th Musketeer must rescue the beautiful Constance from the clutches of Cardinal Richleau.
"All for one and one for all."
In French with English subtitles. (M)
Event Cinemas Cairns Central
Unseen Cinema - TOTEM - (M) Mexico 95 min
Sunday 18 August 2024
MEXICO'S OFFICIAL SUBMISSION FOR THE 2024 OSCARS: BEST INTERNATIONAL AWARD
WINNER: ECUMENICAL PRIZE, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2023
WINNER: SPECIAL JURY MENTION, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023
WINNER: BEST FILM, NEW DIRECTORS / NEW FILMS NYC
In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts and other relatives.
As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol begins to understand the gravity of the celebration this year and watches as her family does the same. This poignant and emotionally expansive film from Lila Aviles (The Chambermaid) cements her skill at directing dynamic, ensemble performances in her stunning sophomore effort.
In Spanish with English subtitles. (M)
Event Cinemas Cairns Central
Starry Night Cinema - FLICKERFEST - BEST AUS (M) AU 114 mins
Friday 6 September 2024
Flickerfest returns with this one-off chance to see the Best of Australian Shorts, a programme officially selected for Flickerfest National Tour in Cairns, before these films continue their journey around the world.
This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights from Flickerfest’s Australian Academy® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2024.
Celebrating its 33rd year, Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy® Award and BAFTA qualifying short film festival, and the country’s largest Australian & International short film competition, screens the best of shorts from Australia and the world, selected from 3,400 entries; ensuring the presentation of A-list short film programmes recognised amongst the best in the world.
BYO Chairs, pillows, blankets and picnic on the grass. Please no glass.
The gates will open at 5:30 PM.
Classification: (M) Children under 15yrs must be accompanied by an adult.
CAIRNS BOTANIC GARDENS
Starry Night Cinema - FLICKERFEST - LAUGHS (M) 120mins
Saturday 7 September 2024
Flickerfest returns with this annual one-off chance to see the Short Laughs Comedy programme officially selected for Flickerfest National Tour in Cairns, before these films continue their journey around the world.
Chortle your way through a clever off-kilter selection of funny shorts from across the world.
This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights from Flickerfest’s Comedy programmes in Bondi 2024.
Celebrating its 33rd year, Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy® Award and BAFTA qualifying short film festival, and the country’s largest Australian & International short film competition, screens the best of shorts from Australia and the world, selected from 3,400 entries; ensuring the presentation of A-list short film programmes recognised amongst the best in the world.
BYO Chairs, pillows, blankets and picnic on the grass. Please no glass.
We recommend arriving early to the Botanic Gardens to set-up.
The gates will open at 5:30 PM.
CAIRNS BOTANIC GARDENS
Starry Night Cinema - WIZARD OF OZ - (G) 101 mins
Friday 27 September 2024
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz.
They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage.
The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.
BYO Chairs, pillows, blankets and picnic on the grass. Please no glass.
We recommend arriving early to the Botanic Gardens to set-up.
The gates will open at 5:30 PM.
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Starry Night Cinema - STOP MAKING SENSE - (G) 106 mins
Friday 4 October 2024
A Jonathan Demme masterpiece capturing Talking Heads at the peak of its powers in 1984.
Stop Making Sense is all killer, no filler.
This re-mastered 40th anniversary release widely regarded as the greatest concert movie ever made, an irresistibly uplifting chronicle of a Talking Heads show from 1983 has lost none of its famed ability to move you as it gets you moving.
Originally filmed over four nights, the results are a terrific piece of filmmaking that finds all the right ways to show a performance that begins as minimalist as possible and expands into something truly joyous, as well as weird, funky, and very fun.
It’s difficult to watch Stop Making Sense and not have a great, engrossing time, a fact that’s as true now as it was in 1984. With the benefit of hindsight, it may even be more so.
BYO Chairs, pillows, blankets and picnic on the grass. Please no glass.
We recommend arriving early to the Botanic Gardens to set-up.
The gates will open at 5:30 PM.
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Starry Night Cinema - WHEN HARRY MET SALLY - (M) 92 mins
Friday 11 October 2024
In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends.
Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Marie (Carrie Fisher), attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them.
Rob Reiner's touching, funny film set a new standard for romantic comedies, and he was ably abetted by the sharp interplay between Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.
BYO Chairs, pillows, blankets and picnic on the grass. Please no glass.
We recommend arriving early to the Botanic Gardens to set-up.
The gates will open at 5:30 PM.
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Starry Night Cinema - O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU - (M) 107min
Friday 18 October 2024
Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney) is having difficulty adjusting to his hard-labor sentence in Mississippi. He scams his way off the chain gang with simple Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson) and maladjusted Pete (John Turturro).
The trio set out to pursue freedom and the promise of a fortune in buried treasure. With nothing to lose and still in shackles, their hasty run takes them on an incredible journey of awesome experiences and colorful characters.
BYO Chairs, pillows, blankets and picnic on the grass. Please no glass.
We recommend arriving early to the Botanic Gardens to set-up.
The gates will open at 5:30 PM.
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Starry Night Cinema - CHICAGO - (M) 114 mins
Friday 25 October 2024
When nightclub singing sensation Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) murders her philandering husband, Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), is set to defend her.
But when Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) also winds up in prison, Billy takes on her case as well -- turning her into a media circus of headlines.
Neither woman will be outdone in their fight against each other and the public for fame and celebrity.
BYO Chairs, pillows, blankets and picnic on the grass. Please no glass.
We recommend arriving early to the Botanic Gardens to set-up.
The gates will open at 5:30 PM.
CAIRNS BOTANIC GARDENS
Unseen Cinema - THE TASTE OF THINGS - (PG) France 145 min
Sunday 21 July 2024
"As epicurean as French haute cuisine, The Taste of Things indulges our palates with an exquisite seven-course love story for the soul."
Critics Consensus - Rotten Tomatoes
Eugenie, - Juliet Binoche - an esteemed cook, has been working for over the last 20 years for Dodin, - Benoit Magimel - a fine gourmet.
Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs.
When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s reluctance to commit to him, he decides to start cooking for her.
In French with English subtitles. (PG)
Event Cinemas Cairns Central
