SCREENING WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY (except March 8 and 22 and April 4) Doors open at 6:00pm and films start about 8:00pm. The cinema is in the heart of bustling Beaufort Street in PERTH. The amphitheatre styled outdoor cinema has a combination of cushion, bean bag and table and chair seating.
SCREENING WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY (except March 8 and 22 and April 4) Doors open at 6:00pm and films start about 8:00pm. The cinema is in the heart of bustling Beaufort Street in PERTH. The amphitheatre styled outdoor cinema has a combination of cushion, bean bag and table and chair seating.
SCREENING WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY (except March 8 and 22 and April 4) Doors open at 6:00pm and films start about 8:00pm. The cinema is in the heart of bustling Beaufort Street in PERTH. The amphitheatre styled outdoor cinema has a combination of cushion, bean bag and table and chair seating.
Though the cinema is in the heart of bustling Beaufort Street the calmness hits you as you walk through the gates into the amphitheatre styled outdoor cinema. It must have something to do with the bamboo, who knows? With a combination of cushion, bean bag and table and chair seating come early and sample some of Luxe bars famous cocktails. SCREENING WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY (except March 8 and 22 and April 4) Doors open at 6:00pm and films start about 8:00pm Wed Feb 5: ANCHORMAN 2 (M) 119mins With the 70's behind him, San Diegos hysterical top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk this time taking New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm. Co-starring Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Kristen Wiig. Thur Feb 6: PHILOMENA (M) 95mins Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena's baby was whisked away by the orphanage nuns to America for adoption. Philomena (Judi Dench) spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain. Along with a world-weary journalist (Steve Coogan) she sets forth on a journey to discover the extraordinary story of her son. Fri Feb 7: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (M) 134mins Tom Hanks stars in this true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. The film is simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy). Sat Feb 8: THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG (M) 161mins In the second installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, Bilbo (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) and the Dwarves continue their journey to the Lonely Mountain where Bilbo must find the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug (menacingly voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). Sun Feb 9: AMERICAN HUSTLE (M) 138mins The multi-award winning, (and nominated for 10 Oscars), true story of a brilliant con man (Christian Bale) who, along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner (Amy Adams), is forced to work for a wild FBI agent (Bradley Cooper). Jennifer Lawrence co-stars and steals the movie. PRE-FILM MUSIC with Luke Minness (sax) + Robin Murray (double bass) Wed Feb 12: HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (M) 146mins Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) has returned home safely after winning the Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta (Josh Huchinson). Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a Victor's Tour of the districts. Along the way, Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering. Thur Feb 13: THE PAST (M) 130mins Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) returns to Paris from Tehran, at the request of his estranged French wife Marie (The Artists Brnice Bejo). She wants to finalise their divorce so she can marry her new boyfriend (Tahar Rahim). During his tense, brief stay, Ahmads efforts to improve this relationship soon unveil a secret from their past. From the director of A Separation. Fri Feb 14 - Valentines Day: ROMEO + JULIET (M) 120mins Although the leads - Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes - are terrific, perhaps the real star of the show here though is director Baz Luhrmann, who employs a frenetic, at times downright-brilliant style. From the start, his take on Shakespeares tale of star- crossed lovers explodes unpredictably onto the screen, bubbling with originality, accompanied throughout by an excellent music score. Sat Feb 15: THE RAILWAY MAN(M) 116mins Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman star in the true story of Eric Lomax about a British soldier in World War II, who endured gruelling conditions as a forced labourer on the Thailand Death Railway after being captured by Japanese troops. Now, decades later, still haunted by demons and sets out to find those responsible for his torture. Sun Feb 16: MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS (TBC) 92mins In 2010, after ten years as critical darlings, the rock band The National was finally enjoying wider recognition. As they were about to embark on the biggest tour of their career, lead singer Matt Berninger invited his younger brother, Tom, to be a part of their tour crew. A budding filmmaker and horror movie enthusiast, Tom brought along his camera to film the experience. The film Tom finally produced is a hilarious and touching look at two very different brothers, and an odd but strangely moving portrait of a popular, nuanced band. PRE-FILM MUSIC - JAZZ HOT SUNDAY - Ben Matthews on piano. Wed Feb 19: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (PG) 125mins This is the story of a day-dreamer (Ben Stiller) who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker (Kristen Wiig) are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined. Thur Feb 20: ALL IS LOST (M) 106mins Director J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) takes the helm for this tense adventure drama about a man (Robert Redford) who must fight for survival following a collision with a shipping container in the middle of the ocean. Fri Feb 21: THE BOOK THIEF (PG) 131mins Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and newcomer Sophie Nelisse star in this adaptation of the Markus Zusak novel. It tells the story of Liesel, an extraordinary and courageous young girl sent to live with a foster family in World War II Germany. Sat Feb 22: AMERICAN HUSTLE (M) 138mins See previous description - February 9 Sun Feb 23: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (M) 130mins Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts star in this darkly hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family. Their lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunc- tional woman who raised them. PRE-FILM MUSIC - JAZZ HOT SUNDAY - Saffron Sharp (vocalist) Wed Feb 26: MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS (TBC) 92mins See previous description - February 16 Thur Feb 27: ANCHORMAN 2 (M) 119mins See previous description - February 5 Fri Feb 28: 12 YEARS A SLAVE (MA15+) 134mins Based on an incredible true story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, who is abducted and sold into slavery in 1853. Co-starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch and newcomer Lupita Nyongo. Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Sat Mar 1: SAVING MR. BANKS (PG) 126mins Emma Thompson plays Aussie author P.L. Travers and Tom Hanks is Walt Disney in this backstory of how Mary Poppins made it to the screen. Her upbringing in rural Queensland by her lovable, but alcoholic, father (Colin Farrell) inspired her to create the nanny character and she is reluctant to let Disney get his sugary hands on the literary property. Sun Mar 2: STORIES WE TELL (M) 108mins Actress Sarah Polley unpeels the complex life of her mother Diane, an aspiring actress, and the shockwaves that a series of impulsive actions unleash on her children, husband and community. With this groundbreaking new fea- ture/documentary that seamlessly blends past and present, the real and the imagined. Winner of 10 international Best Documentary Awards. PRE-FILM MUSIC by RTR FM DJs Wed Mar 5: THE BOOK THIEF (PG) 131mins See previous description - February 21 Thur Mar 6: LABOR DAY (M) 111mins When Mr. Right finally shows up, what if hes on the wrong side of the law? On a back-to-school shopping trip, thirteen-year-old Henry (newcomer Gattlin Griffith) and his reclusive mother Adele (Kate Winslet) encounter escaped prisoner Frank (Josh Brolin), a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take him into their home. This moving drama is a change of pace for director Jason Reitman after the comedies Up in the Air and Juno. Fri Mar 7: PHILOMENA (M) 95mins See previous description - February 6 Sat Mar 8: PRIVATE HIRE (No public screening) Sun Mar 9: HER (MA15+) 125mins Set in Los Angeles, slightly in the future, Her follows Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who is heartbroken after the end of a long relationship. He becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delight- ed to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice (Scarlett Johansson), who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. From the unique perspective of filmmaker Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) comes an original love story that has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Co-starring Amy Adam and Olivia Wilde. PRE-FILM MUSIC - JAZZ HOT SUNDAY - with Anea Duratovic (vocalist) and Ashley de Neef (double bass) Wed Mar 12: THE PAST (M) 130mins See previous description - February 13 Thur Mar 13: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (PG) 125mins See previous description - February 19 Fri Mar 14: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (M) 105mins The Coen Brothers funny, melancholic elegy to early 1960s folk music is as cinematically nimble as it is musically rich. Shambolic and self-absorbed, Llewyn (Oscar Isaac) is a penniless Greenwich Village musician trying to make it as a solo artist. Things go from hapless to hopeless when Llewyn loses the beloved marmalade cat of a couple he crashes with and then dis- covers that his fling with married songstress Jean (Carey Mulligan) has resulted in a very unwanted pregnancy. Sat Mar 15: THE DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (MA15+) 117mins Matthew McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof in his Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated tour-de-force perform- ance. In this true story, Woodroof was given 30 days to live after a shock HIV diagnosis in 1986. To circumvent federal drug laws he started a buyers club, allowing himself and others to import non-approved medicines and supplements - which put him at odds with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies. Sun Mar 16: DON HEMINGWAY (TBC) 93mins Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is all mouth and no trousers. Law ditches the clean-cut image, piles on some pounds and swears his faaacking head off. Dom has spent 12 years behind bars. And for what? So criminal boss Mr. Fontaine (Demian Bichir) could stay out of jail. So Sat Apr 12: Wes Andersons THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL ADVANCE SCREENING their 30th wedding anniversary with a weekend getaway in Paris. As they travel around the city, they revisit the highs and lows of their relationship, fight about their faults, and continue to run out of restaurants without paying the bill. from the director of Notting Hill. Sun Apr 6: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (TBC) ADVANCE SCREENING - Wes Andersons (Moonrise Kingdom) new all-star comedy follows the adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune. Co-starring Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, La Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and Owen Wilson. PRE-FILM MUSIC - JAZZ HOT SUNDAY - artists to be advised. Wed Apr 9: HER (MA15+) 126mins See previous description - March 9. Thur Apr 10: THE MONUMENTS MEN(TBC) 118mins George Clooney directs, co-writes and stars in this WWII comedy co-starring Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Bob Balaban and Cate Blanchett. Based on a true story about a dedicated crew of art historians and museum curators who have to suit up and take arms to recover pieces of art stolen by the Nazis. Fri Apr 11: TRACKS (M) ??mins Tracks is based on the inspirational and iconic true story of Robyn Davidson. Her phe- nomenal solo trek from Alice Springs to Uluru and on to the Indian Ocean saw her tra- verse 2700km of spectacular yet unforgiving Australian desert accompanied only by her loyal dog and four unpredictable camels. Starring Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Adam Driver (HBOs Girls and Frances Ha). Sat Apr 12: THE WIND RISES (PG) 126mins This decades-spanning epic from maestro Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke) is his most unique film to date and also his last - he announced his retire- ment. Inspired by the stories of Jiro Horikoshi, visionary designer of one the most beautiful airplanes in history - the famed Zero fighter - this tale of love and persever- ance in a turbulent world is brought to life by the vivid animation of Studio Ghibli. Sun Apr 13: ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (TBC) 122mins CLOSING NIGHT - Director Jim Jarmusch (Down By Law, Mystery Train) directs a vam- pire story. Tom Hiddleston stars as Adam, a bloodsucker who makes a living as a reclu- sive musician. He reunites with the love of his life, Eve (Tilda Swinton) a fellow vampire who leaves her home overseas to be with him in the downtrodden Motor City. They eventually get a visit from Eve's irresponsible sister (Mia Wasikowska) and things go pear shaped. PRE-FILM MUSIC by RTR FM DJs. THIS IS A LICENSED VENUE, no BYO alcohol. You must be 18+ unless you are with a parent or legal guardian. Bring your own food or order from the fantastic ACE Pizza next door. when Dom gets out, he wants whats owed to him. Soon enough, he and old pal Dickie (Richard E. Grant, channeling the ghost of Withnail) head to Fontaines French mansion to collect some serious faaacking money. PRE-FILM MUSIC by RTR FM DJs Wed Mar 19: AMERICAN HUSTLE (M) 138mins See previous description - February 9 Thur Mar 20: NEBRASKA (M) 115mins Director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) takes the helm for this touching and quietly amazing black & white road trip starring Bruce Dern (Cannes Festival Best Actor Winner and Oscar Nominee) as a tempestuous Missouri father whos convinced hes won a million dollars in a magazine sweepstake.Will Forte is the son who grudg- ingly agrees to drive him to Nebraska to claim his winnings. Nominated for 6 Academy Awards. Fri Mar 21: THE DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (MA15+) 117mins See previous description for March 15. Sat Mar 22: PRIVATE HIRE (No public screening) Sun Mar 23: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (M) 129mins See previous description - March 14 PRE-FILM MUSIC - JAZZ HOT SUNDAY - with Laura (sax) + Robin Murray (double bass Wed Mar 26: THE DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (MA15+) 117mins See previous description - March 15. Thur Mar 27: MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM(M) 117mins This film chronicles Nelson Mandela's early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first democratically elected black President. Idris Elba stars as the man who worked to rebuild his countrys once segregated society, becoming an inspiration to millions across the world. Based on Mandelas autobiography and featuring Naomie Harris (Skyfall) as Winnie Mandela. Fri Mar 28: WOLF CREEK 2 (MA15+) 104mins Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina, and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the sites most infamous local, the last man any traveler to the region ever wants to meet: Mick Taylor (John Jarratt). Sat Mar 29: HER (MA15+) 126mins See previous description - March 9. Sun Mar 30: NEBRASKA (M) 126mins See previous description - March 20. PRE-FILM MUSIC by RTR FM DJs Wed Apr 2: 12 YEARS A SLAVE (MA15+) 134mins See previous description - February 28. Thur Apr 3: ALL IS LOST (M) 106mins See previous description - February 20. Fri Apr 4: PRIVATE HIRE (No public screening) Sat Apr 5: LE WEEK-END (TBC) 93mins Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan are Nick and Meg, a British couple celebrating For more details and bookings go to www.lunapalace.com.au bamBOO Outdoor Cinema - 446 Beaufort St, Highgate (behind Luxe Bar which is next to Ace Pizza) For bamBOO Cinema enquiries call Cinema Paradiso on (08) 9227 1771 Sun Apr 13: Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton in Jim Jarmuschs ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE ADVANCE SCREENING