Tuesday 19 Fevruary, 8:00 pm
Seducing Doctor Lewis
Jean-Francois Pouilot, Canada 2003, DV (PG adult themes)
A genial comedy following the bumbling old-timers of a picturesque Québec fishing village who concoct an elaborate scheme to convince a young Montreal doctor to stay.
Tuesday 4 March, 8:00 pm
Bay of Angels
La baie des anges, Jacques Demy, France 1962, 35mm, b&w (M cert)
Jeanne Moreau, blonde and all in white, is stunning as the gambling-addict beauty who bewitches puppyish bank clerk Claude Mann over the Riviera’s roulette tables.

Tuesday 13 May, 8:00 pm

The Young Girls of Rochefort
Les demoiselles de Rochefort, Jacques Demy, France 1967, 35mm (G cert)
Adds dance to the brew as (real life) sisters Deneuve and Dorléac dream of love and leaving Rochefort, just as a carnival and an American composer (Gene Kelly) arrive.
Tuesday 18 March, 8:00 pm
The Man without a Past
Mies vailla menneisyytta, Aki Kaurismäki, Finland/Germany/France 2002, DV (M violence)
“A man awakens with no memory, deadpan comic romance from Kaurismäki. “Low life comedy drama guaranteed to leave the viewer feeling high.” — Screendaily
Tuesday 1 April, 8:00 pm
Edward Scissorhands
Tim Burton, USA 1990, 16mm (PG violence)
Tim Burton’s contemporary fairytale starring Johnny Depp as a boy with pointed metal shards for hands thrust into the picture perfect suburbs.
Tuesday 15 April, 8:00 pm
Donkey Skin
Peau d'âne, Jacques Demy, France 1970, 35mm (PG sexual references)
“Crafted to delight young and old alike is Demy’s charming adaptation of a lesser-known fairy tale from the pen of Charles Perrault.
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Tuesday 29 April, 8:00 pm
Lola
Jacques Demy, France/Italy 1960, 35mm, b&w (PG)
Demy’s first feature is an exquisite romantic roundelay focused on Anouk Aimée’s jaunty cabaret dancer forlornly awaiting the return to Nantes of her young son’s father.

Tuesday 27 May, 8:00 pm

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Les parapluies de Cherbourg, Jacques Demy, France/West Germany 1964, 35mm (PG)
Catherine Deneuve in an enchanting tale of young love menaced by parental ambition, unwanted pregnancy and the Algerian War.

Tuesday 3 June, 8:00 pm

Control Room
Jehane Noujaim, USA 2003, DV (M war footage)
“An astute exposé of network news hypocrisy during the Iraq war, shrewdly exposing the myth of journalistic impartiality during wartime.

Tuesday 10 June, 8:00 pm

Short Films by Charles Burnett
USA 1969-1995, DV, b&w and colour (censors rating tbc)
Three ironic and inspiring short films spanning Burnett’s career.Features Several Friends, The Horse and When It Rains.

Tuesday 17 June, 8:00 pm

Skin Deep
Geoff Steven, NZ 1979, 16mm

A masseuse from the city gets an unexpected welcome when she moves to a prejudiced small town.

Tuesday 1 July, 8:00 pm

Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick, USA 1987, 16mm (R16 offensive language)

Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam film, follows recruits from harrowing boot camp to the horrors of the Tet Offensive.

Tuesday 8 July, 8:00 pm

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Tuesday 15 July, 8:00 pm
Zelary
Ondrej Trojan, Czech Republic/Austria/Slovakia 2003, DV (M violence, offensive language)
During WWII cosmopolitan resistance worker takes refuge from the Nazis in the remote Czech countryside.

Tuesday 24 June, 8:00 pm

My Brother's Wedding
USA 1983/2007, DV (censors rating tbc)

Burnett’s long unavailable second film gives us a tragicomic portrait of a shiftless young man torn between his family and the pending nuptials of his upwardly mobile brother and his loyalty to a troublemaking, recently paroled friend.

Tuesday 22 July, 8:00 pm
Kingpin
Mike Walker, NZ 1984, 16mm
“Teenagers in a reform school fight for supremacy - but Willie refuses to accept their domination.
Tuesday 12 August, 8:00 pm
Boys Don't Cry
Kimberley Pierce, USA 1999, 16mm (R18 sexual violence, violence, drug use)
“The powerful true story of Teena Brandon (Hilary Swank) who, for several years, lived as male Brandon Teena while waiting to undergo a sex-change operation.
Tuesday 19 August, 8:00 pm
Circle of Friends
Pat O'Connor, Ireland/USA 1995, 16mm (M cert)
Minnie Driver is a university student in 1950s Dublin who falls for preppy Chris O’Donnell, a charming adaptation of Maeve Binchy's best seller.
Tuesday 26 August, 8:00 pm
Backbeat
Iain Softley, UK 1993, 16mm (M violence, offensive language, sex scenes)
The intriguing true story of the 'fifth' Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe, who goes to 1960s Hamburg with his friend John Lennon.
Tuesday 2 September, 8:00 pm
Charleen/Backyard
Ross McElwee, USA 1978/1984, 16mm, b&w and colour
Charleen is a portrait of McElwee’s eccentric friend and former high school teacher. Backyard explores a microcosm of Southern society, starting with the filmmaker’s own family.

Tuesday 9 September, 8:00 pm

Sherman's March
Ross McElwee, USA 1986, 16mm (M offensive language)
“McElwee traces the path General Sherman cut through the South while conducting his own search for Ms Right.
Tuesday 16 September, 8:00 pm
Real Women Have Curves
Patricia Cardoso, USA 2002, DV (M offensive language, sexual references)
A charming coming-of-age story of a young Mexican-American woman (Ugly Betty’s America Ferrara) who’s personal ambitions are thwarted by her family commitments. Winner Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2003
Tuesday 23 September, 8:00 pm
Omagh
Pete Travis, Ireland/UK 2004, DV (M content may disturb)
Gripping docudrama about the aftermath of a 1998 car bombing in Northern Ireland, that derives dramatic power from the determination of a diverse group of survivors to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Tuesday 30 September, 8:00 pm
Cosi
Mark Joffe, Australia 1995, 16mm (M offensive language)
An irreverent Aussie comedy. A young wannabe- theatre director takes a job as a drama therapist in a home for the mentally unwell and has his concept of drama broadened, to put it mildy.
Tuesday 14 October, 8:00 pm
State of Siege/In Spring One Plants Alone
Vincent Ward, New Zealand 1978/1980, 16mm
Two featurettes by Vincent Ward who will return this year with Rain of the Children based on his award-winning documentary In Spring One Plants Alone.
Tuesday 28 October, 8:00 pm
Evil Angels
Fred Schepisi, Australia 1988, 16mm (PG coarse language)
Meryl Streep stars as Lindy Chamberlain who is accused of murdering her child in the Australian outback. Also starring Sam Neill.
Tuesday 11 November, 8:00 pm
Exterminating Angel
El angel exterminador, Luis Bunuel, Mexico 1962, 16mm, b&w
“Bunuel’s simple yet brutal satire on the bourgeoise involves a group of dinner guests who find it impossible to leave a room after finishing dinner. “Hell is a lot of people who won’t go.” — Luis Bunuel
Tuesday 25 November, 8:00 pm
Moon over the Alley
Joseph Despins, UK 1975, 16mm, b&w
Drama about the lives of the inhabitants of a Notting Hill rooming-house. “A thoroughly original and endearing film.” — Films Illustrated

Tuesday 9 December, 8:00 pm

Muriel's Wedding
P.J. Hogan, Australia 1994, 16mm (M offensive language)

Crowdpleasing tale of an ugly duckling from a small town dysfunctional family who hits the big city with her friend.