World Premiere. An animation delight produced in Brisbane, Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back follows caped crusader Maggie Diggins (Deborah Mailman) and trusty side-kick Sweetie (Ed Oxenbould, Paper Planes), who face dastardly tech genius Lenny Glick, voiced by David Wenham (Lord of The Rings). Life has become a little too demanding for Maggie Diggins aka Combat …
Queensland Premiere. A24 adds to their beautifully cinematic lineup with Earth Mama, which is an unapologetically raw look into the life of a struggling single mother trying to maintain a relationship with her children through the unforgiving hands of the child-care system. This film’s subtle intensity and powerful emotional impact on audiences has been the …
Australian Premiere. Described by Sight & Sound as the greatest work of art produced in post war Europe, Contempt from auteur Jean-Luc Godard was remastered and screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2023. Contempt features one of cinema’s most celebrated stars, Brigitte Bardot. A landmark in world cinema, and set around the extraordinary Villa Malaparte …
Queensland Premiere. From the Cannes Film Festival comes Club Zero, a captivating, twisted tale of a rule defying teacher (Mia Wasikowska) who forms a close bond with five talented, impressionable students at an elitist school. At first everything is going as planned, the principal and her league of helicopter parents are happy with their decision …
Queensland Premiere. Bromley: Light After Dark is a story of art, true love and triumph over darkness featuring prolific Australian artist David Bromley, best known for his paintings and sculpture. With the life-changing decision to commit his whole being to something meaningful, David Bromley found that art appeased the voices in his head and helped …
Queensland Premiere. In this adrenaline-fuelled mob thriller, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate. Bring Him To Me stars Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Maze Runner), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Peaky Blinders, The Piano), and Academy Award Nominee Rachel Griffiths (Hilary …
Queensland Premiere. This modern-day female Frankenstein story is a gruesome look into just how far a mother will go for her child, or a scientist for their life’s work. When Celie’s (Judy Reyes) only child suddenly dies, she can’t seem to accept the fact that her young daughter has passed. Turns out, she doesn’t have …
Queensland Premiere. An award winning documentary, Beyond Utopia is a suspenseful and illuminating story following the high stakes journey various individuals take as they attempt to flee North Korea. At the film’s core is a mother desperate to reunite with the child she was forced to leave behind, whilst a family of five embark on …
Queensland Premiere. A unique cinematic experience from Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire) in stunning 3D with an exceptional score exploring the artist Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time. For over two years, Wenders traced Kiefer’s path from his native German to his current home …
Queensland Premiere. A superb French film about the special bond between a young French girl and her nanny with stunning central performances. Cléo, a bundle of personality under a tangle of hair, lives in Paris with her Dad, Arnaud (Arnaud Rebotini), but is raised mostly by her beloved Cape Verdean nanny Gloria (Ilça Moreno Zego). …
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