Wednesday 29 November 2017

December film - Gifted - Monday, 11th December and Wednesday, 20 December 2018

The screenings of our December film, Gifted, will be Monday, 11th December (at 5.35 pm) and Wednesday, 20 December 2018 (at 7.30pm).


Gifted
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) - in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the 7-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother, Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan), whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.







Tuesday 31 October 2017

November - Ali's Wedding - Monday, 13th November and Wednesday, 22nd November 2017

The screenings of the November film, Ali's Wedding, will be Monday, 13th November at 5.30pm and Wednesday, 22nd November at 7.00pm



Ali's Wedding

After a "white lie" which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted Muslim cleric's eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an Australian born-Lebanese girl.





Friday 13 October 2017

October - A Quiet Passion - 16th and 25th October

The second screening of our October film, A Quiet Passion, will be on Wednesday, 25th October at 7.00 pm.








A Quiet Passion


The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist. 



Thursday 7 September 2017

September - Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer - 18th and 27th September


The screening dates for our September film, Norman, will be Monday, 18th September (5.45 pm) and Wednesday, 27th September (7pm).


Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) lives a lonely life in the margins of New York City power and money, a would-be operator dreaming up financial schemes that never come to fruition. As he has nothing real to offer, Norman strives to be everyone’s friend, but his incessant networking leads him nowhere.Always on the lookout for someone willing to pay attention to him, Norman sets his sights on Micha Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi), a charismatic Israeli politician alone in New York at a low point in his career. Sensing Eshel’s vulnerability, Norman reaches out with a gift of a very expensive pair of shoes, a gesture that deeply touches Eshel. When Eshel becomes Prime Minister three years later, he remembers.

With his very real connection to the leader of a major nation, Norman is awash in the respect he has always craved. Flush with his newfound feeling of success, Norman attempts to use Eshel’s name to leverage his biggest deal ever: a series of quid pro quo transactions linking the Prime Minister to Norman’s nephew (Michael Sheen), a rabbi (Steve Buscemi), a mogul (Harris Yulin), his assistant (Dan Stevens), and a treasury official from the Ivory Coast. Norman’s kaleidoscopic plans soon go awry, creating the potential for an international catastrophe he must struggle to prevent.

Wednesday 9 August 2017

August - Paterson - Monday, 21st July and Wednesday, 30th July

The August film, Paterson, will screen on Monday, 21st July (5.30pm) and Wednesday, 30th July (7.00pm).

Mid-year membership ($60 for the remaining 6 films) will be available in August.

Paterson

A Jim Jarmush film - a quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.




Monday 10 July 2017

July - The Sense of an Ending - Monday, 17th July and Wednesday, 26th July

The July film, The Sense of an Ending, will screen on Monday, 17th July (at 5.35pm) and on Wednesday, 26th July (at 7pm).






The Sense of an Ending:


A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.





Monday 5 June 2017

June - Mahana - Wednesday, 28th June - 6.00pm

The dates for the June film, Mahana, will be Monday, 19th June (at 5.30pm) and Wednesday, 28th June (6.00pm - PLEASE NOT THE EARLIER TIME).

From the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.





Tuesday 9 May 2017

May - Denial - 2nd screening, Wednesday 24th May, 7.00pm

The at 7pm.


Based on the acclaimed book "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier," DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt's (Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (Cannes Award winner Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system in Defamation, the burden of proof is on the accused, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Also starring two-time Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson, the film is directed by Emmy Award winner Mick Jackson ("Temple Grandin") and adapted for the screen by BAFTA and Academy Award nominated writer David Hare (THE READER). Producers are Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff.







Friday 7 April 2017

April - Toni Erdmann - Wednesday, 26th April, 6.00pm

The second screening of our April film, Toni Erdmann  will be Wednesday, 26th April at 6pm. Please note the earlier time.

Toni Erdmann
Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. He pays her a surprise visit in Bucharest, where she's busy as a corporate strategist. The geographical change doesn't help them to see more eye to eye. Practical joker Winfried annoys his daughter with corny pranks and jabs at her routine lifestyle of meetings and paperwork. Father and daughter reach an impasse, and Winfried agrees to go home to Germany. Enter Toni Erdmann: Winfried's flashy alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines' work circle, claiming to be her CEO's life coach. As Toni, Winfried doesn't hold back, and Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life.


Friday 17 March 2017

March Film - Perfect Strangers - 2nd screening - Wednesday, 29th March 2017

The second screening of the first film of the 2017 / 2018 season (Perfect Strangers) will be on Wednesday, 29th March 2017 at 7.15pm.

If you don't have your season pass yet, you'll be able to renew at the cinema on the night.

Perfect Strangers
Seven long-time friends get together for a dinner. When they decide to share with each other the content of every text message, email and phone call they receive, many secrets start to unveil and the equilibrium trembles.



Tuesday 28 February 2017

2017 Film Club season - tickets available now!

The Armidale Film Club is kicking off its new season for 2017 in March.  This is an opportunity to see quality films that would not normally be screened at the Belgrave Cinema because they are on limited release.

An Annual membership is $90 for exclusive screenings of eleven films ($8.18 per film). 
Each membership includes two companion vouchers to bring a friend for the standard ticket price of $15.50.

Members may choose to go to either a Monday or a Wednesday evening session (approx. Mon 530pm or Wed 7pm).  Films will be shown March to February (no film in January).  You can pick up a ticket for your preferred screening up to a week in advance from the cinema.  This will secure access to your preferred sessions as seating cannot be guaranteed on the night.

The first three films have been lined up for the 2017 Season are Perfect Strangers (March), Toni Erdmann (April) and Mahana (May).

Perfect Strangers
Seven long-time friends (three married couples and a divorcee) are having a dinner. They decide, as a playful game, to make all SMSs and phone calls public for that evening, to prove that nobody has anything to hide. Hilarity and drama ensue together as everyone's secrets are unveiled and the seven friends find themselves perfect strangers to each other.  Not just a box office hit but also a national phenomenon, this Italian dramedy is perfect for our digital age.
 
 


Toni Erdmann
An insightful and very funny film about a practical joking father trying to lighten up his serious businesswoman daughter.  He tries to reconnect by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.  A German film with rave reviews and nominated for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category.



 

Mahana
From the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.  Two Maori sheep-shearing families - the Mahanas and the Poatas - are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14-year-old Simeon Mahana, the youngest son, is in conflict with his traditionalist grandfather, Tamihana. As Simeon unravels the truth behind the longstanding family vendetta, he risks not just his own future prospects, but the cohesion of the entire tight-knit society.


So come and support exceptional films in Armidale!   Join to guarantee an exciting cinema experience every month for a year!  Sign up or renew your membership for the AFC.  Eleven films for only $90. You won't regret it!!

Tuesday 24 January 2017

February film - A United Kingdom - 13th and 22nd February

The February film (and the final film of the 2016/17 film club season), A United Kingdom, will be screened on Monday, 13th February (at 5.30pm) and Wednesday, 22nd February (at 7pm).

A United Kingdom tells the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

Monday 9 January 2017

No January film - next (and last) film on the 2016/2017 season will be in February

Just a reminder that there is no film scheduled for January for film club (due to the summer holidays). The 11th (and last) film of the 2016/2017 season will be in February - details will be confirmed soon.