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Thursday 4 February - Wednesday 10 February 2010
Cinema to talk about
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
Melbourne's mid-week film festival is back
Humpday schmumpday. Wednesdays don't have to be boring. If you're struggling to get over the mid-week lull, take out a Melbourne Cinémathèque membership and immerse yourself in the rich and varied history of international cinema. The 2010 program opens next week with a double feature celebrating the influential vision of Max Ophüls, a filmmaker critic Andrew O'Hehir describes as "European cinema's greatest world-weary romantic". Made in 1955, Lola Montès is a lush historical romance starring Martine Carol as the titular character, a 19th century courtesan whose list of dalliances includes Franz Liszt and King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Screening after Lola Montès is La Ronde, an urbane and witty adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's play chronicling the sexual and moral mores of European society in the 1900s. The following week's double bill features works by the recently departed Éric Rohmer. Both Full Moon in Paris and Boyfriends and Girlfriends were made by Rohmer in the 1980s, when the 'Rohmer style' (described by French president Nicolas Sarkozy as "classic and romantic, wise and iconoclastic") was well and truly established. Then, on Wed 24 Feb, it's time to rediscover a couple of Martin Scorsese's lesser-known gems: Who's That Knocking at My Door? is Scorsese's first feature film and a fascinating blueprint for later works like Mean Streets, while After Hours is one of those Scorsese rarities - a black comedy and a film without De Niro (who woulda thunk it?). This year's other program highlights include 'The Sweet Life: the World of Federico Fellini', 'Figuring Landscapes', a boutique season exploring the political and cultural links between Australia and the UK, and spotlights on Jacques Demy, Milos Forman, Akira Kurosawa and Maggie Cheung. Melbourne Cinémathèque screens every Wednesday night from 7pm.
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An icon of American counter-culture. The art and film that defined a generation. more
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Play brilliant video games for free, as the Best of the Independent Games Festival returns to ACMI. more
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Film, TV & Digital Culture
Screen Worlds
Free and open daily from 10am-6pm
Screen Worlds tells the story of the moving image through a spectacular array of innovative exhibits and interactive experiences. more
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An immaculately styled semi-autobiographical tale from acclaimed director Elia Suleiman. more
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Watch as the power of dance transforms this group of Australians into more than just great dancers. more
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It's not just fun in the sun in this new Aussie surf film with Lachlan Buchanan and Xavier Samuel. more
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Marco Ferreri's masterpiece is at once absurd, shocking and ripe for rediscovery. more
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If looks could kill
Ricky
Must end Wed 10 Mar
Ozon's handsomely crafted take on the modern family, with a surprising magic realist twist. more
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Three Melbourne artists take video to the street. more
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For the young and the young-at-heart
Kids' Flicks
Every Sunday 10.30am + 1pm
From Tigger to Tin Man, our new expanded kids program is the place for movie magic on a budget. more
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Described by the New York Times as "poetic" and "visually stunning", Chunky Move's production Mortal Engine is a dance-video-laser performance that's unlike anything you've seen before. We have one double pass to give away for the Thu 11 Mar performance. To enter, email giveaways and tell us what you'd call your dance company if you had one. Mortal Engine will run from Wed 3 Mar to Sat 13 Mar at the Malthouse Theatre. |
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This year's Oscars are shaping up as a battle of the exes when James Cameron vies with former wife Kathryn Bigelow for top honours. They should make a movie about it.
Top Five Film Picks
1. Kramer vs Kramer 2. The Awful Truth 3. Alexandra's Project 4. What I Have Written 5. My First Wife
Check out these films at the Australian Mediatheque. It's open every day, and it's free.
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Stop your stomach grumbles from ruining everyone's enjoyment - satiate your hunger at the ACMI Lounge. We're open from early till late every weekday and from 10am on weekends.
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To celebrate the launch of the Melbourne Cinémathèque's new calendar, every annual member will receive a 10% discount off purchases made in the ACMI Store until May! Plus, from next week onwards, the ACMI Store will be open until 7pm every Wednesday.
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And the Oscar goes to (drumroll please): Kids Flicks! The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced this week and two of the flicks nominated for Best Animated Feature Film are coming to Kids Flicks! Brendan and the Book of Kells (or The Secret of Kells if you're in the US) is a glorious film based on Irish folklore, while Pixar's most recent masterwork Up! sees a 78-year-old recluse follow his dreams and travel to South America - by tying thousands of balloons to his house and literally taking off! Click here for session dates and times.
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