The Blind Side

Length: 138 Mins
Rating: PG (Mild coarse language, infrequent violence and drug reference)
Genre: Drama
Director: John Lee Hancock
Distributor:  Roadshow Distribution
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon and Kathy Bates.

Synopsis

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

 

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Length: 129 Mins
Rating: M (Fantasy themes & violence )
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure / Drama
Director: Chris Columbus
Distributor:  Twentieth Century Fox
Cast: Uma Thurman, Logan Lerman, Rosario Dawson, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Catherine Keener and Steve Coogan.

Synopsis

It’s the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student Percy Jackson’s Greek mythology texts and into his life. And they’re not happy: Zeus’ lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Even more troubling is the sudden disappearance of Percy's mother. As Percy adapts to his newly discovered status as a demi-god (his father is Poseidon), he finds himself caught between the battling titans of Mt. Olympus. He and his friends embark on a cross-country adventure to catch the true lightning thief, save Percy’s mom, and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves.

 
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Shutter Island

Length: 148 Mins
Rating: MA15+ (Strong themes and violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Distributor:  Paramount Pictures
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams and Patricia Clarkson.

Synopsis

It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity

 

Valentine's Day

Length: 135 Mins
Rating: M (Sexual references)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director: Garry Marshall
Distributor:  Roadshow Distribution
Cast: Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Lautner, Anne Hathaway, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Patrick Dempsey and Shirley MacLaine.

Synopsis

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

 

Avatar (in 3D)

Length: 170 Mins
Rating: M (Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: James Cameron
Distributor:  Twentieth Century Fox
Cast: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi and Zoe Saldana.

Synopsis

In the epic action adventure AVATAR, James Cameron, the director of “Titanic,” takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination.  On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. 
The film was first conceived by Cameron 14 years ago, when the means to realize his vision did not yet exist. Now, after four years of actual production work, AVATAR delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film, disappears into the emotion of the characters and the sweep of the story

 

Alice in Wonderland (3D)

Length: 113 Mins
Rating: PG (Fantasy violence and scary scenes)
Genre: Special Event / 3D / Fantasy
Director: Tim Burton
Distributor:  Walt Disney Studios
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Barbara Windsor.

Synopsis

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends:  the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter.  Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.  The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER.

 

Dear John

Length: 112 Mins
Rating: M (Violence and sex scene)
Genre: Drama
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Distributor:  Roadshow Distribution
Cast: Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried

Synopsis

Channing Tatum stars in Dear John, a romantic drama about a soldier who falls in love with a conservative college student. 
Dear John is b
ased on the novel by Nicholas Sparks.

 

Nine

Length: 118 Mins
Rating: M (Sexual content and smoking)
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson

Synopsis

Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

 
 
FEBRUARY 26th to MARCH 6th
This Week's Films
 

Wake In Fright

Venue: Old Mildura Homestead

Thursday 4th March - 8.30pm (114mins)
Rating: M


Plot: Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney. But his one night stretches to five and he plunges headlong toward his own destruction. When the alcohol-induced mist lifts, the educated John Grant is no more. Instead there is a self-loathing man in a desolate wasteland, dirty, red-eyed, sitting against a tree and looking at a rifle with one bullet left...

 

Bran Nue Dae

Venue: Old Mildura Homestead

Friday 5th March - 8.30pm (88mins)
Rating: PG


Plot: In the Summer of 1965 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. However his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that ultimately leads him back home.

 

Skippy & The Intruders

Venue: Deakin Cinema Complex

Saturday 6th March - 10.00am

Rating: G


Plot: A Classic australian family movie 'Skippy'

 

Stone Bros.

Venue: Deakin Cinema Complex

Saturday 6th March - 2.00pm (90mins)

Rating: MA 15+


Plot: City based Eddie sets off to reconnect with his roots by taking a sacred stone back to his hometown. But when wild-boy Charlie forces himself along for the ride, Eddie's spiritual journey goes off track and becomes a riotous trip through outback Australia as the boys are forced to contend with a self-obsessed Italian rock-god, a cross dressing cousin, and a demonic dog!

 

Balibo

Venue: Deakin Cinema Complex

Saturday 6th March - 8.30pm (111mins)

Rating: M


Plot: War correspondent Roger East and the young Jose Ramos-Horta travel to East Timor to investigate the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975.