There’s bound to be something for everyone at the Film Group this week: from Helen Mirren and male strippers (not in the same film) to French thrillers and a Shaun the Sheep/Sean Penn double feature. What more could you possibly want?
• Tue 4 Aug @ 7:30 PM: WOMAN IN GOLD
A Jewish refugee (Helen Mirren) takes on the Austrian government to recover prized artwork that she believes was taken from her family by the Nazis during World War II. Also starring Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl and Katie Holmes.
• Thu 6 Aug @ 7:30 PM: MAGIC MIKE XXL
Three years after bowing out of the stripper life at the top of his game, Mike (Channing Tatum) reunites with the Kings of Tampa and hits the road to put on one last blow-out performance at the stripper convention in Myrtle Beach.
• Fri 7 Aug @ 7:30 PM: THE CONNECTION + FRENCH RIVIERA
In THE CONNECTION, a French police magistrate (Jean Dujardin) embarks on a relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history in this 70s-set crime thriller inspired by true events.
Then, in FRENCH RIVIERA (at approx. 9:45 PM), a young woman returns to the South of France to live with her casino magnate mother (Catherine Deneuve), and finds herself falling for an older man – as a war between rival casinos rages on.
• Sat 8 Aug @ **7 PM**: SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE + THE GUNMAN
In SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE, Shaun decides to take the day off from the farm but gets a little more action than he bargained for when the Farmer loses his memory in the Big City and it’s up to Shaun and his flock to get everyone back home.
Then, in THE GUNMAN (at approx. 8:30 PM) a different Shaun (Sean Penn) plays an ex-government assassin who must face his past and embark on a globe-spanning mission of revenge when his former employers attempt to have him killed.
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HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TRIVIA NIGHT TICKETS YET?
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Dendy, Palace, Floriade, Canberra Theatre, Wig & Pen, Pancake Parlour, Questacon, San Churro, Fruggi Dessert Laboratory, Ben & Jerry’s… and that’s not even a third of the amazing prize sponsors we have on board (so far) for our 9th Annual Trivia Night. So if you haven’t already bought your tickets for your chance at Film Group fame, glory and copious prizes – what are you waiting for?!
Tickets for our annual fundraising trivia night on FRIDAY 28 AUGUST are available for purchase at all screenings from the laminator desk below the screen. Alternatively, you can also purchase your tickets online by emailing info@anufg.org.au
Tickets are $20 a head, which includes light finger food on the night. Tables of up to 10 are available, and you don’t even need to be a Film Group member to attend. Just be sure to book well in advance, as tickets are strictly limited.
And as anyone who’s ever been to one of our Trivia Nights will attest, it’s unlike any other trivia night out there. With so much fun, trivia and some truly great prizes in store – it’s anything but trivial!
Find out more about the night and view our ever-growing list of prize sponsors at www.anufg.org.au/trivia. Alternatively, if Facebook is more your thing, you can attend, share and help promote our Facebook Event Page HERE.
Semester Two got off to a roaring start last week, and the fun continues as we finish up the month of July with a star-studded week at the Film Group, featuring the likes of Chris Pratt, Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams. And did we mention the dinosaurs?
Don’t forget to grab one of our new Semester Two posters and booklets on your way in/out of any screening. And if you haven’t joined up yet, we’re now taking Visa, MasterCard and EFTPOS payments at the door too!
• Wed 29 July @ 7:30 PM: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
A middle-aged couple’s career and marriage are overturned when a younger couple enters their lives, and the generation gap proves more difficult to navigate than they thought. Starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts.
• Thu 30 July @ 7:30 PM: MOMMY
In this acclaimed Canadian film, a widowed single mother, who is overwhelmed by the difficulty of raising her troubled son alone, begins to receive assistance from her mysterious new neighbour. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
• Fri 31 July @ 7:30 PM: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD + ALOHA
In FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, an independent and headstrong woman (Carey Mulligan) finds herself attracting three very different suitors: a sheep farmer; a reckless army sergeant; and an older bachelor.
Then, in ALOHA (at approx. 9:30 PM), a military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to Hawaii and reconnects with a former love (Rachel McAdams) while unexpectedly falling for the officer (Emma Stone) assigned to supervise him.
• Sat 1 Aug @ **7 PM**: JURASSIC WORLD + EX MACHINA
In JURASSIC WORLD, scientists create a new dinosaur in an attempt to boost declining attendance rates at the theme park – but everything goes wrong when their newest attraction escapes and goes on a killing spree.
Then, in EX MACHINA (at approx. 9:15 PM), a young programmer is selected to participate in a groundbreaking experiment and is tasked with evaluating the world’s first true artificial intelligence, in the form of a beautiful robot girl.
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LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR ENTERTAINMENT BOOK!
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We’re winding down sales of the new 2015/2016 Entertainment Book, so if you haven’t already purchased yours, be sure to get one before they’re all gone!
Entertainment Books are packed with over $20,000 in offers for the best local restaurants, cafés, shopping, attractions, and more around Canberra and beyond – all for just $60!
Plus, to top it all off, a portion of sales from each book purchased through us goes towards ANU Film Group fundraising, so it’s win-win all around.
To buy one, simply speak to the person at the laminating desk below the screen at all screenings or click HERE!
You asked for it, so here it is… we’re very pleased to announce that we will now be taking card payments at all screenings starting from this week onwards!
From this week, the ANU Film Group will be introducing an EFTPOS service in an effort to make joining up and paying for membership fees easier for our members. In addition to our usual cash payment option, we will now also be able to take Visa, MasterCard, and EFTPOS payments at the door for the very first time.
In order to offset the costs associated with providing this service, and to keep membership costs down, all card payments will incur a 2.9% surcharge.
This service will be available throughout Semester Two 2015 strictly on a trial basis, and will be reviewed at the end of the year.
You asked for it, so here it is… we’re very pleased to announce that we will now be taking card payments at all screenings starting from this week onwards!
From this week, the ANU Film Group will be introducing an EFTPOS service in an effort to make joining up and paying for membership fees easier for our members. In addition to our usual cash payment option, we will now also be able to take Visa, Mastercard, and EFTPOS payments at the door for the very first time.
In order to offset the costs associated with providing this service, and to keep membership costs down, all card payments will incur a 2.9% surcharge.
This service will be available throughout Semester Two 2015 strictly on a trial basis, and will be reviewed at the end of the year.
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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We kick off our first week of screenings of Semester Two with an Australian premiere, an earthquake, unrest in Ireland, acapella groups, and little yellow Minions (though thankfully not all in the same movie)!
• Thu 23 July @ 7:30 PM: SAN ANDREAS
Break ground on our new programme with this disaster action film, in which a rescue helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson) travels across California in the aftermath of a massive earthquake to rescue his daughter.
• Fri 24 July @ 7:30 PM: CHILD 44 + ‘71
In CHILD 44, a military police officer (Tom Hardy) in Cold War Russia sets out to investigate a series of child murders against the strict orders of his superiors. Also starring Gary Oldman and Noomi Rapace. OUR EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE SCREENING!
Then, in ‘71 (at approx. 9:45 PM), a young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot in Ireland in 1971, and must survive the night out on the deadly streets alone.
• Sat 25 July @ **7 PM**: MINIONS + PITCH PERFECT 2
In MINIONS, Kevin, Stuart, and Bob venture off into the world to find a new evil master for their fellow Minions to serve, a journey that leads them to 1960s New York and Scarlet Overkill, the world’s first female supervillain!
Then, in PITCH PERFECT 2 (at approx. 8:30 PM), after a humiliating public performance, the Barden Bellas enter into an international acapella competition in an attempt to regain their status. Starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson.
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ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT – TICKETS NOW ON SALE
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Mark your calendars – our 9th Annual Trivia Night is coming up in just over a month’s time on FRIDAY 28 AUGUST. If you’ve ever attended one of our Trivia Nights, you’ll know that it’s a night unlike any other. And if you’ve never been to one, you’re definitely missing out!
WHEN: Friday 28 August @ 7:30 PM
WHERE: Ainslie Football Club, 52 Wakefield Avenue, Ainslie
Featuring a range of individual Q&A, audio-visual and table rounds on all things movies and beyond, our Trivia Night is open to all members and non-members alike. In fact, you don’t even need to be a film buff, as we always ensure we have questions for everyone.
It’s heaps of fun, with great prizes up for grabs, but most importantly, the Trivia Night is also our major fundraiser for the year, so any support you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Tickets are $20 a person, which includes light finger food on the night. Tables of up to 10 are available for pre-purchasing, and tickets are on sale starting THIS WEEK from the laminating desk below the screen at all screenings. You can also purchase yours online by emailing info@anufg.org.au to arrange a direct deposit payment.
More information can be found at www.anufg.org.au/trivia
Start counting down – Semester Two screenings are less than a week away, with screenings kicking off with SAN ANDREAS on July 23!
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out our new programme, now uploaded in full on our website at THIS LINK.
Even if you’ve already seen it, please make sure you have another look as there have been some minor changes to the programme since it was released earlier this month.
You can also collect an up-to-date flyer at all screenings, or download it in PDF format HERE.
And if you’d like to make sure that you don’t miss a single screening, you can even add all of them (along with handy start/end times) to your calendar on your computer or mobile device in one go! Simply click HERE.
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‘CHILD 44’ – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AT THE ANU FILM GROUP!
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One of the recent changes to our new programme has been the addition of the EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE screening of CHILD 44 on Friday 24 July!
That’s right – your friendly neighbourhood Film Group will be the first place in the entire country to screen the new thriller starring Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman!
Set during the Cold War in a paranoia-plagued Soviet Union, the film follows a military police officer (Hardy) who sets out to investigate a grisly series of child murders – against the strict orders of his superiors, who refuse to accept that such crimes can exist in a communist society. In addition to Hardy and Oldman, the gripping thriller also features a star-studded cast including Noomi Rapace (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO), Jason Clarke (TERMINATOR GENISYS), Joel Kinnaman (ROBOCOP), and Vincent Cassel (BLACK SWAN).
Be sure not to miss out on this very special screening – only at the ANU Film Group!
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WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK
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This week, in our final screenings of Semester One, embrace your Divergence and embark on an dark journey with the sci-fi action film INSURGENT and submarine thriller BLACK SEA!
• Sat 18 July @ **7 PM**: THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT + BLACK SEA
In INSURGENT, Tris (Shailene Woodley) must confront her inner demons and fully embrace her Divergence in order to continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her world apart. Also starring Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, Kate Winslet and Naomi Watts.
Then, in BLACK SEA (at approx 9 PM), Jude Law plays a desperate submarine captain who takes on a dangerous job to search the depths of the Black Sea for a sunken submarine rumoured to be loaded with Nazi gold.
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WANTED: DOOR PERSON FOR SEMESTER TWO 2015
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Do you have an itchy trigger finger? Can you press a button? Would you like a free membership?
If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes', then you may want to know that we're currently looking for a new door person to help out next semester. And in return for completing a set number of sessions, we'll even reward you with a free membership for Semester One 2016.
Interested? Drop us a line at info@anufg.org.au ASAP!
Embark on a journey through time and space this week at the ANU Film Group, with two films that explore the past, the present, and the endless possibilities of what could have been.
• Sat 11 July @ **7 PM**: TOMORROWLAND + JODOROWSKY’S DUNE
In TOMORROWLAND, a teenager embarks on a mission with a jaded former inventor (George Clooney) to uncover the secrets of an alternate world where anything is possible. Directed by Brad Bird (THE INCREDIBLES).
Then, in JODOROWSKY’S DUNE (at approx. 9:15 PM), discover the greatest science fiction movie never made in this look at an ambitious – but ultimately doomed – film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel, Dune.
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WIN TICKETS TO ‘MADAME BOVARY’!
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Thanks to Transmission Films, we have tickets to give away to MADAME BOVARY, the new romantic drama starring Mia Wasikowska.
Based on the classic novel by Gustave Flaubert, the film tells the tragic tale of a young woman (Wasikowska) who impulsively marries a doctor to leave her family’s farm life behind. After being introduced to the world of high society, she soon becomes bored and starts seeking excitement outside the bonds of marriage.
MADAME BOVARY – which also stars Paul Giamatti, Rhys Ifans and Ezra Miller – is in cinemas now.
For your chance to win one of ten in-season double passes, all you have to do is come along to our screening of TOMORROWLAND on Saturday 11 July. The passes will be given away at the door to attendees at randomly pre-selected intervals (e.g. the 15th, 42nd, 70th person to arrive), so come along and try your luck!
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SEMESTER TWO BEGINS JULY 23
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Just in case you missed last week’s message, don’t forget to check out our brand new programme of films for Semester Two 2015!
Our new programme kicks off on Thursday 23 July with the earth-shattering disaster film SAN ANDREAS. View the rest of our upcoming line-up in PDF format HERE (213 Kb)
Semester Two memberships are now available for purchase in person at all screenings, as well as online at www.anufg.org.au/join
It’s already July, which means that Semester Two is just around the corner… so what better time than now to reveal our brand new programme?
From ANT-MAN to AMY and MR. HOLMES to MINIONS, we’ve got all of the latest and greatest films on our new line-up. But mere words can’t convey how excited we are about our latest line-up, so why not just take a look for yourself and see?
The programme can be found in full in PDF format HERE (213 Kb)
Semester Two 2015 screenings commence on Thursday 23 July with the earth-shattering SAN ANDREAS, so mark your calendars accordingly!
Semester Two memberships are also now available for purchase online and at all screenings from tonight onwards. Semester Two memberships are $40 each and will also include entry into all of the remaining films on our current Semester One programme – which includes MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, TOMORROWLAND and INSURGENT.
To purchase your membership now, go to www.anufg.org.au/join
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50TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING ON JULY 9
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In addition to an exciting new programme, we're also working on plans for our big 50th anniversary celebrations next year!
We have extended the time period for people to make suggestions for ways to celebrate the milestone event, so if you have any ideas please let us know via email at 50years@anufg.org.au
All members are also invited to a gathering to discuss some of these initiatives, and to brain storm any others on THURSDAY 9 JULY from 6 PM in the Coombs Theatre. Be there or be square!
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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You’d have to be stark raving mad to miss this week’s screening of the highly acclaimed MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – the highest-grossing Australian film in history! Plus, be sure to stick around for the night’s second feature – ELECTRIC BOOGALOO – which is a must-see documentary for film buffs from the makers of NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD.
• Sat 4 July @ **7 PM**: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD + ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
In MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, two rebels (Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron) embark on a high-speed journey across the desert in an attempt to restore order to their dystopian world. Directed by George Miller.
Then, in ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS (at approx. 9 PM), discover the fascinating story of how two cousins with a passion for cinema changed the way movies were made and marketed forever.
The acclaimed world cinema double feature of LEVIATHAN and EASTERN BOYS screens by popular demand as our Mystery Screening this week.
Next week, we’ll be revealing our brand new Semester Two 2015 programme, which will break ground on THURSDAY 23 JULY with the earthquake action flick SAN ANDREAS! For a sneak peek at more of our upcoming line-up, keep an eye on our Facebook page where we’ll be counting down to the big reveal over the next week!
• Sat 27 June @ **7 PM**: LEVIATHAN + EASTERN BOYS
In LEVIATHAN, a Russian man is told that his coastal home will be demolished and decides to fight back against his town’s corrupt mayor with some dirty tricks of his own. Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Then, in EASTERN BOYS (at approx. 9:30 PM), a middle-aged man solicits a night's company from a handsome young foreigner, but his world is upended when a different – and underage – boy arrives at his door.
Next year is the ANU Film Group’s 50th Anniversary and who better to turn to than all of you – our wonderful members – for great ideas to help celebrate this important milestone in our history!
If you have any thoughts or suggestions on what you would like to see included in the year-long celebrations, then we’d really love to hear them. You can suggest anything from a screening of a particularly significant film, to an area in the Group’s history that you’d like to know more about, or even a big special event to commemorate the occasion – like our Annual Trivia Night, for example (spoiler alert: a Trivia Night is already in the mix).
Please send through any ideas or thoughts you might have via reply email – or email us at 50years@anufg.org.au.
We will be aiming to hold a consultation session at the end of June to discuss any suggestions and our broader plans for the anniversary, so stay tuned for more details on that next week too.
Experience new worlds and go deep undercover at the ANU Film Group this week with our double feature of the visually stunning, Mexican-inspired animated film THE BOOK OF LIFE and the hilarious espionage comedy SPY, starring Melissa McCarthy!
Plus, don’t forget that our mystery screening next Saturday (June 27) will be the world cinema double feature of the Oscar-nominated LEVIATHAN followed by EASTERN BOYS. More details can be found HERE.
• Sat 20 June @ **7 PM**: THE BOOK OF LIFE + SPY
In THE BOOK OF LIFE, a conflicted dreamer sets off on an epic quest through three magical worlds to face his greatest fears and rescue his one true love in this animated comedy featuring the voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana and Channing Tatum.
Then, in SPY (at approx. 8:45 PM), an unassuming CIA analyst (Melissa McCarthy) volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and – you guessed it – save the world. Also starring Jason Statham, Rose Byrne and Jude Law.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY PLANNING: IDEAS WANTED!
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Next year is the ANU Film Group’s 50th Anniversary and who better to turn to than all of you – our wonderful members – for great ideas to help celebrate this important milestone in our history!
If you have any thoughts or suggestions on what you would like to see included in the year-long celebrations, then we’d really love to hear them.
You can suggest anything from a screening of a particularly significant film, to an area in the Group’s history that you’d like to know more about, or even a big special event to commemorate the occasion – like our Annual Trivia Night, for example (spoiler alert: a Trivia Night is already in the mix).
Please send through any ideas or thoughts you might have via reply email – or email us at