BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20191006T020000 RDATE:20191006T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200405T030000 RDATE:20200405T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200217T214000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200217T193000 DESCRIPTION:** FREE SCREENING PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANU STUDE NTS’ ASSOCIATION AS PART OF O-WEEK 2020 **\n\nA stellar ensemble cast – including Daniel Craig\, Chris Evans\, Toni Collette\, Jamie Lee Curtis\ , Michael Shannon and Christopher Plummer – make murder mysteries fun ag ain in acclaimed director Rian Johnson’s (Brick\, Looper) clever\, styli sh and masterful modern-day tribute to the work of Agatha Christie.\n\nW hen renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Plummer) is found dead at h is estate after just celebrating his 85th birthday\, debonair detective Benoit Blanc (Craig) is called in to investigate. As Blanc sifts through the evidence\, he soon realises that everyone is a suspect: from Thromb ey’s devoted staff to his dysfunctional family\, all of whom were at the mansion for their patriarch’s birthday party – and all of whom have a m otive for wanting him dead.\n\nNominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay\, Knives Out is not to be missed!\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200217.html#film-4575 SUMMARY:Knives Out (Free Screening) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200219T213300 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200219T193000 DESCRIPTION:** FREE SENSORY SCREENING PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE A NU STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION AS PART OF O-WEEK 2020 **\n\nPlease note that t his screening of Jumanji: The Next Level will be presented with dimmed l ighting\, reduced volume levels and on-screen subtitles for a safe and a ccepting cinema environment. An encore screening of the film will take p lace on Saturday 29 February at 7:30 PM.\n\nFor those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind\, Jumanji is the world’s most dangerous game. After smashing the magic video game console that first brought th em together\, our four teenage heroes have gone their separate ways. Lon ely and plagued by self-doubt\, Spencer reassembles the game in an attem pt to restore his confidence\, but unsuspectingly drags his friends and family back in instead.\n\nThe third instalment in the fantasy-adventure series brings back the fantastic quartet of video game avatars in Dwayn e Johnson\, Kevin Hart\, Jack Black and Karen Gillan\, with Danny DeVito \, Danny Glover and Awkwafina now along for the ride. With challenging n ew game play\, new baddies and new bodies\, Jumanji: The Next Level puts a hilarious and entertaining twist on the blockbuster franchise.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200219.html#film-4576 SUMMARY:Jumanji: The Next Level (Free Sensory Screening) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200220T213100 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200220T193000 DESCRIPTION:In the middle of the 18th century\, Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of a young woman called H éloïse (Adéle Haenel) on an isolated island in Brittany. Since Heloise h as recently left her convent and faces her upcoming marriage reluctantly \, Marianne must paint the portrait without her subject realising. As He loise enjoys her brief window of freedom\, and Marianne closely observes her under the guise of companionship\, a powerful sense of intimacy gro ws between them.\n \nPortrait of a Lady on Fire has gained critical accl aim for the way writer-director Céline Sciamma captures the intoxicating experience of an impossible first love. If you enjoy love stories that are beautifully filmed and quietly thought-provoking then you may well f all in love with this film too.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200220.html#film-4577 SUMMARY:Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200221T212300 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200221T193000 DESCRIPTION:A jabbering tabloid journalist (Hugh Grant) narrates a series of stories about London-based American marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey)\, who wants to get out of the business before wee d becomes legal in the UK. But when word gets out about his impending re tirement\, Pearson and his crew get involved in bribery\, blackmail and all manner of shenanigans as everyone – from Russian aristocrats to Asia n mafia dons – attempts to take over his kingdom.\n\nAfter last year’s A laddin remake\, director Guy Ritchie has clearly returned to his roots i n the sharp and gritty London underbelly of organised crime. The Gentlem en is a charming and messy masterpiece\, with a wild script and an up-fo r-anything cast\, including Charlie Hunnam\, Colin Farrell and Henry Gol ding – highlighted by the brilliant\, adrenaline-fuelled performances fr om McConaughey and Grant.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200221.html#film-4578 SUMMARY:The Gentlemen LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200222T184300 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200222T170000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nIt’s been three years sinc e Queen Elsa’s coronation – and the events that led her to harness her e xtraordinary powers – and all has been well in the Kingdom of Arendelle. Elsa (Idina Menzel) has ruled in peace and prosperity with her sister\, Princess Anna (Kristen Bell)\, by her side. \n\nWhen Arendelle is threa tened by forces coming from within a mysterious enchanted forest\, howev er\, Elsa\, Anna\, her beloved Kristoff (Jonathan Groff)\, his loyal rei ndeer Sven\, and Olaf the Snowman (Josh Gad) must set out on an adventur e to find the origin of Elsa’s powers in order to save their kingdom.\n\ nThe newly-crowned highest-grossing animated film of all time\, Frozen I I is a wonderful follow-up to 2013’s sensationally popular original. Wit h plenty of action\, humour\, heart\, and catchy Oscar-nominated musical numbers\, this will satisfy the original film’s most devoted of fans an d newcomers alike.\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200222.html#film-4579 SUMMARY:Frozen II LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200222T210800 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200222T193000 DESCRIPTION:This uplifting 1993 Disney classic is inspired by the remarka ble and improbable real-life Jamaican bobsled team who captivated the wo rld during the 1988 Winter Olympics. \n\nAfter a fall ruins his chances of being picked as an Olympic Sprinter\, Derice Bannock (Leon Robinson) is not quite ready to let go of his dreams of Olympic glory. When he hea rs a theory that track runners make powerful bobsledders\, Derice recrui ts a disgraced former Olympic bobsled champion (John Candy) as coach and assembles a motley crew of fellow Jamaicans to represent their proud Ca ribbean Island in the frosty Calgary Olympics. \n\nLoosely based on actu al events – and the late\, great John Candy’s final film released in his lifetime – Cool Runnings is a nostalgic\, slightly cheesy\, but ever so heart-warming\, testament to the strength of comradery and the human sp irit.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200222.html#film-4580 SUMMARY:Cool Runnings LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200225T212200 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200225T193000 DESCRIPTION:Official Secrets tells the true story of Katherine Gun (Keira Knightley)\, the British intelligence specialist who exposed an illegal NSA spying operation aimed at coercing the UN Security Council into sup porting the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the US and their allies. \n\nAfter receiving a memo from the NSA requesting Britain collect compromising in formation on United Nations Security Council members to force their vote s\, Gun leaked this information to the press\, believing her actions wou ld stop a war. Instead\, her plan had disastrous consequences for hersel f and the journalist (Matt Smith) who aided her.\n \nDirected by Gavin H ood (Eye in the Sky) and based on the book ‘The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War’ by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell\, Official Secrets is chillingly rele vant to current news events.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200225.html#film-4581 SUMMARY:Official Secrets LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200227T212900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200227T193000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nAt the height of World War I\, two young British soldiers – Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (D ean-Charles Chapman) – are tasked with a seemingly impossible mission. I n a race against time\, they must cross into enemy territory to deliver a life-saving message that could stop a deadly attack on 1\,600 of their fellow soldiers\, including Blake’s own brother.\n\n1917 is an astonish ing piece of filmmaking\, meticulously choreographed and designed to app ear as a single continuous shot. The result is a spectacularly immersive and hard-hitting depiction of a war not often captured on the big scree n\, based on a story recounted to director Sam Mendes (Skyfall\, America n Beauty) by his own grandfather\, no less.\n\nNominated for 10 Oscars\, including Best Picture – and (as of this writing) winner of countless p recursors to cinema’s highest honour – this is one film you can’t miss.\ n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200227.html#film-4582 SUMMARY:1917 LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200228T212400 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200228T193000 DESCRIPTION:Luciano Pavarotti was born in Modena\, Italy in 1935 and died there in 2007. He was known to the opera world from his early career si nging with Dame Joan Sutherland and became world famous when The Three T enors (with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras) sang at the FIFA World Cu p in 1990. He used his fame to raise enormous amounts of money for chari ty\, working with Princess Diana and Bono amongst others.\n\nYou don’t h ave to be an opera fan to enjoy Oscar-winning director Ron Howard’s wond erful documentary. Pavarotti had a messy personal life\, but Howard has somehow managed to get many family members to contribute to this very pe rsonal story. One of the best documentaries ever made on one of the grea test opera singers in history? Maybe.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200228.html#film-4583 SUMMARY:Pavarotti LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200228T232000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200228T213400 DESCRIPTION:In the mid-17th century town of Seaside\, ironically nowhere near the sea\, married puppeteers Judy (Mia Wasikowska) and Punch (Damon Herriman) are attempting to resurrect their once-popular marionette sho w to afford a better life for their new baby.\nThe revival is a hit due to Judy’s superior puppeteering skills but narcissistic Punch neverthele ss revels in the limelight. Fuelled by alcohol and adulation\, Punch ina dvertently triggers a twisted whirlwind of violence and tragedy which se es Judy set out to exact revenge on her deplorable husband.\n\nThis ecce ntric and ambitious debut from actress-turned-director Mirrah Foulkes pu ts a brutally feminist\, darkly comedic spin on a vengeful folk tale. No minated for nine AACTA Awards in 2019\, and winning two including Best A ctor for Herriman\, Judy & Punch is no lightweight.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200228.html#film-4584 SUMMARY:Judy & Punch LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200229T190300 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200229T170000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nFor those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind\, Jumanji is the world’s most dangero us game. After smashing the magic video game console that first brought them together\, our four teenage heroes have gone their separate ways. L onely and plagued by self-doubt\, Spencer reassembles the game in an att empt to restore his confidence\, but unsuspectingly drags his friends an d family back in instead.\n\nThe third instalment in the fantasy-adventu re series brings back the fantastic quartet of video game avatars in Dwa yne Johnson\, Kevin Hart\, Jack Black and Karen Gillan\, with Danny DeVi to\, Danny Glover and Awkwafina now along for the ride. With challenging new game play\, new baddies and new bodies\, Jumanji: The Next Level pu ts a hilarious and entertaining twist on the blockbuster franchise.\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200229.html#film-4585 SUMMARY:Jumanji: The Next Level LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200229T214500 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200229T193000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nGreta Gerwig (Lady Bird) d irects and adapts this seventh feature film version of Little Women\, th e beloved classic written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. For those of you who’ve just escaped from a reclusive cult\, the story follows the four insuppressible March sisters as they come of age during the American Civ il War.\n \nThose wondering why we need yet another adaptation of Little Women will be comforted by the fact that Gerwig delivers a fresh and we ll-executed take on the story. It’s a logical choice for the acclaimed w riter\, director and actress\, whose films typically focus on the emotio nal maturation of unconventional young women\, and their relationship dy namics with others.\n \nNominated for six Oscars – including Best Pictur e\, Best Adapted Screenplay\, Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan) and Best Supp orting Actress (Florence Pugh) – and featuring an all-star cast\, this i s not to be missed.\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200229.html#film-4586 SUMMARY:Little Women LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200302T193000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200302T180000 DESCRIPTION:In case you didn’t know\, the ANU Film Group is run by a dedi cated and hard-working group of volunteers. Our Annual General Meeting ( AGM) is where we report back to our members on how we did in the year ju st past\, and what our plans are for the future. All members are welcome to come along and find out about the inner workings of the Film Group o r ask us any questions you might have.\n\nThe AGM is also an opportunity for members to get in on the action by volunteering to join the Group’s committee\, as we select a new administration to guide us through the n ext 12 months. Being on the committee allows you to be involved in every thing from film selection and booking to marketing\, graphic design\, fu ndraising\, event planning and much more. It’s hard work\, but somebody’ s gotta do it!\n\nIf you have any questions or would like more informati on about the AGM or volunteering for the Group\, please don’t hesitate t o contact us at info@anufg.org.au\n URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200302.html#film-4587 SUMMARY:ANUFG Annual General Meeting LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200303T211800 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200303T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE CANBERRA IN CELEBRATION OF THE 2020 ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL **\n\ nWidowed Yvonne (played by the consummately versatile Adèle Haenel\, als o seen this season in Portrait of a Lady on Fire) puts her young son to sleep each night with tales of his late father’s bravery. So she is natu rally horrified to learn that he was far from the crusading hero that th e townspeople of the French Riveria had been led to believe. \n\nIn fact \, she soon discovers that he was actually a deeply corrupt police chief who took bribes and even put an innocent man\, Antoine (Pio Marmaï)\, i n prison. Setting out to right his wrongs\, Yvonne decides to do everyth ing she can to return Antoine to his devoted wife (Audrey Tautou) – whic h is easier said than done.\n \nA critical and box office hit both in Fr ance and locally as part of the 2019 Alliance Française French Film Fest ival\, The Trouble with You is an outrageously funny screwball comedy.\n \n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200303.html#film-4588 SUMMARY:The Trouble with You (En liberté!) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200305T211100 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200305T193000 DESCRIPTION:Ken Loach (I\, Daniel Blake) is the undisputed master of grit ty realism\, having directed over 30 films since his debut in 1964 about ordinary people hanging on in quiet desperation. In his latest film\, h e returns to the theme of labour rights\, this time focussing on the lab our exploitation of the gig economy.\n \nThe film follows the fate of Ri cky (Kris Hitchen) and his family who have been struggling to get out of debt since the 2008 financial crash. When he is offered a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver\, he hopes this will be the opportunity that will help him finally succeed – only to find the harsh conditions b ringing him to breaking point.\n \nInspired by real events\, Sorry We Mi ssed You is a film for our times. Don’t be sorry you missed it.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200305.html#film-4589 SUMMARY:Sorry We Missed You LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200306T214700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200306T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANU LAW REFORM AND SOCIAL JU STICE AND FOLLOWED BY PANEL DISCUSSION **\n\nJust Mercy tells the powerf ul true story of Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan)\, a young Harvard l aw graduate who shuns many lucrative jobs offers to head to Alabama wher e he works to defend the wrongly condemned. One of his first cases is th at of Walter McMillan (Jamie Foxx)\, an African-American man sentenced t o die for the murder of an 18-year-old girl\, despite all evidence point ing to his innocence. As he fights for Walter and others like him\, Brya n encounters unabashed racism and a crooked justice system first-hand\, which threaten to crush his youthful idealism.\n\nAn earnest\, compellin g dramatization of a real-life injustice\, the latest film from director Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12) features strong supporting perfor mances from the likes of Brie Larson\, Tim Blake Nelson and Rafe Spall – but it’s Jordan and Foxx who deliver some career-best work that is not to be missed.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200306.html#film-4590 SUMMARY:Just Mercy LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200307T182700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200307T170000 DESCRIPTION:This is the second feature film featuring the woolly (and not -so-woolly) inhabitants of Mossy Bottom Farm\, based on the popular TV s eries that ran from 2009 to 2016.\n \nThis time around\, a spaceship bea ring an unusual extra-terrestrial creature (Amalia Vitale) with unique p owers crash lands close to the home of Shaun the Sheep (Justin Fletcher) . Can Shaun help his new-found friend return to her home planet before a nefarious corporation captures her for their own gain?\n \nFarmageddon is barn-full of in-jokes and homages to classic sci-fi films\, such as t he name of the town’s local garage\, which should remind you of very a f amous sci-fi author. It also features all the charming word-less exclama tions and stunned sheep faces you’ve come to love. How do they make thos e stick-on eye-buttons so adorably expressive?\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200307.html#film-4591 SUMMARY:A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200307T211900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200307T193000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nIn July 2016 – a year befo re the allegations against Harvey Weinstein surfaced and sparked the #Me Too movement – dozens of women came forward to accuse Roger Ailes\, chai rman and CEO of the Fox News network\, of sexual harassment. They had be en galvanised by a lawsuit brought by Gretchen Carlson\, former host of the morning show Fox & Friends.\n \nBombshell interweaves the stories of three women working at Fox News – Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron)\, Gretc hen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) and Kayla Pospisil (Margot Robbie) – as they take a stand against the powerful Ailes (John Lithgow) and the toxic at mosphere he fostered.\n \nAlthough not entirely factually accurate\, the stirring and timely film has nevertheless received critical acclaim alo ngside Oscar nominations for Theron (Best Actress) and Robbie (Best Supp orting Actress).\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200307.html#film-4592 SUMMARY:Bombshell LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200311T212500 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200311T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMBASSY OF AUSTRIA **\n\ nEarth. It’s our planet’s skin and the base from which all we see around us has grown. Humans also shift several billion tonnes of it around eac h year in their never-ending quest to transform the planet.\n\nIn this A ustrian documentary – screening here for the first time in Australia – d irector Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes and interviews people in mines\, qu arries\, and large construction sites to examine the impact of all this activity.\n \nEarth has won several international awards\, including the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival. W hether you’re interested in the geography of our planet\, environmental issues\, or simply like watching diggers and dynamite at work\, you’re b ound to find this documentary very grounding.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200311.html#film-4593 SUMMARY:Earth (Erde) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200312T213500 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200312T193000 DESCRIPTION:Birds of Passage is a multi-award-winning tale of love\, war and vengeance. Set and beautifully filmed in Colombia\, and based on a t rue story\, this film covers the origins of drug trafficking there in th e 1970s. \n\nSeduced by the promise of wealth and prestige\, young Rapay et (José Acosta) and his indigenous Wayuu family get involved in the bur geoning drug trade. Before long\, huts and haciendas give way to Art Dec o houses and mansions with pools\, but everything comes at a price. Soon \, increasing competition leads to violence and a war for control\, whic h puts their culture and traditional way of life – as well as their very lives – at risk.\n\nDirected by Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego\, Bird s of Passage has received widespread critical acclaim\, including making the shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2018.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200312.html#film-4594 SUMMARY:Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200313T215200 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200313T193000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nIt would have been hard fo r even George Lucas to imagine the phenomenon that Star Wars would becom e when A New Hope was released over 43 years ago. And now\, The Rise of Skywalker brings the legendary saga to an end with a nostalgia-fuelled\, emotionally-gratifying bang.\n\nThe fate of the entire galaxy hangs in the balance when the all-powerful Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) – so mehow – returns from the dead. Their only hope: Rey (Daisy Ridley) who i s finalising her training as a Jedi under the tutelage of General Leia ( the late Carrie Fisher\, reprising her role through unused footage from the last two films). But it’s not long before she joins Finn (John Boyeg a) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) on a vital mission to put a stop to the First O rder – leading her towards an inevitable confrontation with an increasin gly-conflicted Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200313.html#film-4595 SUMMARY:Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200314T184100 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200314T170000 DESCRIPTION:After losing his wife in a tragic accident seven years earlie r\, famed 19th-century physician Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) h as retreated into solitude behind the walls of his manor – his only comp any coming from a menagerie of exotic animals that he speaks to on a dai ly basis. When the young Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley) becomes gravely ill\, Dolittle reluctantly answers the call. Accompanied by his animal friends\, the eccentric doctor embarks on an epic adventure to a mythica l island in search of a cure\, crossing paths with old adversaries and m eeting new creatures along the way.\n\nAn entertaining yet admittedly ju venile adventure\, Dolittle features a whole host of Oscar-winners and A -listers lending their voices to the proceedings\, including Emma Thomps on\, Rami Malek\, Octavia Spencer\, Tom Holland\, Kumail Nanjiani\, John Cena and Ralph Fiennes. \n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200314.html#film-4596 SUMMARY:Dolittle LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200314T212000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200314T193000 DESCRIPTION:On paper\, everything looked promising: a long-awaited film a daptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running Broadway musical\; the O scar-winning director of The King’s Speech and Les Misérables at the hel m\; and an all-star cast including Judi Dench\, Ian McKellen\, Idris Elb a\, James Corden\, Rebel Wilson and even Taylor Swift.\n\nWhat could pos sibly go wrong? As it turns out\, quite a bit. The film received some of the worst reviews of 2019\, criticising its atrocious CGI\, nightmarish visuals and nonsensical plot about alley cats ascending to heaven.\n\nB ut there is a silver lining: some are already heralding Cats as the next great cult classic\, much in the same way The Rocky Horror Picture Show received a second life. If cats have nine lives\, then surely this one deserves another chance? See it guilt-free at the ANU Film Group and dec ide for yourself.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200314.html#film-4597 SUMMARY:Cats LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200316T212800 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200316T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM O F BELGIUM **\n\nIn August 2000\, the Kursk nuclear submarine heads out t o sea on a naval exercise. It is the pride of the Russian navy – until a practice torpedo explodes\, killing most of the crew and leaving just 2 3 survivors stranded at the bottom of the sea. Gathering in a damaged-bu t-unflooded compartment\, they anxiously await rescue while struggling t o remain alive.\n\nAbove the surface\, the situation is just as bleak: t he Russian government rejects an offer of help from their better-equippe d British counterparts\, refusing to lose face and admit their shortcomi ngs. Meanwhile\, the wives and families of the seamen become increasingl y desperate for information.\n\nPart disaster movie\, part political thr iller\, Kursk is solid\, compelling and powerful filmmaking. Acclaimed D anish director Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt\, Far from the Madding Crowd) assembles a dignified cast\, including Matthias Schoenaerts\, Lea Seydo ux\, Colin Firth\, Max von Sydow and Michael Nyqvist.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200316.html#film-4598 SUMMARY:Kursk LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200317T213700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200317T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA **\n\nAfter a mission gone wrong in 2010\, two scientists – Tara (Vidya Balan) and Rakesh (Akshay Kumar) – are re-assigned to a dead-end job at the Indian Space Research Organisation. This is the story of their rede mption as they lead a group of similar outcasts within their agency to p lan and execute India’s first mission to send a probe to Mars. \n\nBolly wood films have changed a lot over the past three decades\, but one cons tant is their willingness to wear their heart on their sleeve. May this never change. This story\, which Hollywood would have a hard time not mu ddying with cynicism\, is irresistible\, right up to its frankly ludicro us conclusion. And it would hard to ask for better leads in an unashamed crowd-pleaser: Kumar is one of the most charismatic actors in India – o r anywhere – and it’s equally hard not to love Balan.\n\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200317.html#film-4599 SUMMARY:Mission Mangal LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200319T214100 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200319T193000 DESCRIPTION:When security guard Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) finds a bomb in Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympi cs\, he immediately alerts authorities and saves countless lives in doin g so. Though initially lauded as a hero\, journalist Kathy Scruggs (Oliv ia Wilde) soon discovers that the FBI are investigating him as the prime suspect in the attack\, and it’s not long before he is falsely reported in the press as a terrorist. Facing public vilification and criminal ch arges\, Jewell and his mother (Kathy Bates\, Oscar nominated for her sup porting role here) enlist the help of former colleague and lawyer (Sam R ockwell) to prove his innocence in court.\n \nDirected by Clint Eastwood (still going strong at 89 years young)\, the film has been widely prais ed\, even if some of the true events it depicts have attracted controver sy.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200319.html#film-4600 SUMMARY:Richard Jewell LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200320T214600 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200320T193000 DESCRIPTION:In 1825 during the Black War\, a young Irish convict-turned-s lave named Clare (Aisling Franciosi) is desperate to earn freedom from h er abusive master\, Lieutenant Hawkins (Sam Claflin). But when Hawkins a nd his fellow British soldiers commit a brutal act of violence against h er and her family\, she enlists the services of Aboriginal tracker Billy (Baykali Ganambarr) to pursue them through the Tasmanian wilderness and seek bloody revenge.\n\nBe warned: The Nightingale is not for the faint of heart. The film’s opening is savage and distressing\, with multiple rapes and graphic murders that border on exploitative. But in the hands of director Jennifer Kent (The Babadook)\, it is anything but\; colonial Tasmania was witness to some of Britain’s most notorious crimes\, and K ent make us feel it.\n\nWinner of six AACTA Awards in 2019\, including B est Film\, The Nightingale is powerfully brave\, unbearably tense and un compromisingly angry – and rightfully so.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200320.html#film-4601 SUMMARY:The Nightingale LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200321T183900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200321T170000 DESCRIPTION:In this adventure-comedy based on Sega's hit video game chara cter\, Sonic the Hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz) comes to Earth to esc ape malevolent forces seeking to harness his super-speed powers. After c ausing a massive power outage and attracting the attention of the govern ment\, he is aided by a small-town sheriff (James Marsden) in evading th e clutches of the tyrannical Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey\, in scenery-chewi ng mode).\n\nFilms based on video games tend to be hit (e.g. last year’s Detective Pikachu) or miss (most everything else)\, so all eyes were on Sonic the Hedgehog when its first trailer was released. The response wa s overwhelmingly – and hilariously – negative\, with many decrying the a nthropomorphic blue hedgehog’s CGI iteration as the stuff of nightmares. Much to the relief of fans\, the filmmakers actually listened to feedba ck and delayed the film to redesign the character – and this is the ente rtaining\, much less horrifying end result.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200321.html#film-4602 SUMMARY:Sonic the Hedgehog LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200321T211900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200321T193000 DESCRIPTION:After a tragic plane crash wipes out her entire family\, Brit ish student Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively) veers down a dangerous path of self-destruction. But when she discovers that the crash was no accid ent\, she turns to a former MI-6 operative (Jude Law) to help her find t he culprits. In order to uncover the truth – and possibly a chance at re venge – she must venture into an even darker and more complex world of s pies and assassins.\n\nBased on the first in a series of novels by Mark Burnell\, The Rhythm Section is a grounded\, thrilling tale of personal empowerment\, as Stephanie forges her new life as an avenging instrument of death. Blake Lively in particular is a highlight as our messy Jason Bourne-meets-La Femme Nikita heroine\, delivering a performance so commi tted that she even shattered her hand during shooting.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200321.html#film-4603 SUMMARY:The Rhythm Section LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200325T210700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200325T193000 DESCRIPTION:How did Tracy Edwards\, a 24-year-old working as a cook on ch arter boats\, become the skipper of the first all-female crew to enter t he 1989 Whitbread Round the World yacht race? \n\nDirector Alex Holmes’ documentary tells this inspiring story of the ultimate underdogs who wer e opposed on all sides. Their male competitors thought they’d never fini sh the course\; no-one would sponsor them\, fearing they’d die at sea an d generate bad publicity\; and the yachting press took bets on their fai lure. Undeterred\, Edwards put everything on the line\, and together wit h her team defied expectations and made sporting history.\n \nFeaturing archival footage assembled from all the news networks in the locations w here they landed\, combined with fresh recollections\, Maiden is an extr aordinary true story told in a terrific film.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200325.html#film-4604 SUMMARY:Maiden LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200326T211700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200326T193000 DESCRIPTION:Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve) is an ageing star of French cine ma living in Paris whose daughter Lumir (Juliette Binoche) has made a li fe of her own in New York with her husband (Ethan Hawke). When Fabienne publishes her memoirs\, Lumir returns with her new family to help her mo ther commemorate its release. Over the course of the visit their already strained relationship is further tested as Lumir repeatedly challenges her mother over her version of the past\, and their own relationship\, a s presented in the memoir.\n \nWorking in another language for the first time\, acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) once again poignantly captures the intricacies of the human relationships an d the deceptions people use to try and make their family ties work.\n\n\ n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200326.html#film-4605 SUMMARY:The Truth (La vérité) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200327T211900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200327T193000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nMargot Robbie as psychiatr ist-turned-crazed-criminal Harley Quinn was undoubtedly the best part of 2016’s Suicide Squad\, so it was only a matter of time before she recei ved her own movie. Fortunately\, the end result is this outrageously fun \, oestrogen-fuelled cross between the self-referential comedy of Deadpo ol and the insane action of John Wick.\n\nAfter Harley breaks up with th e Joker in explosive fashion\, she inadvertently incurs the wrath of nar cissistic crime boss Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor)\, and it’s not long be fore he has every thug and killer in Gotham City on her trail. When he a lso targets a young orphan who double crossed him\, Harley forms an unex pected alliance with three other deadly femme fatale vigilantes – Huntre ss (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)\, Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and p olice detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) – to fight back and even the odds.\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200327.html#film-4606 SUMMARY:Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Qui nn) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200327T230700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200327T211900 DESCRIPTION:Young Mia (Lia McHugh) and Aiden (Jaeden Martell) barely have time to recover from their mother’s suicide before their father (Richar d Armitage) announces plans to marry his new girlfriend\, Grace (Riley K eough). Needless to say\, tensions are high when the new family unit hea d to a remote winter cabin for the holidays. \n\nWhen Dad heads back to the city for work\, things become chilly. But they get much more so – li terally – when the trio awaken one morning without heat\, electricity\, food or any warm clothes. Before long\, Grace begins losing her grip on reality – but are her past demons driving her mad\, or are the children pushing her over the edge? \n\nA minimalist horror film with twists\, tu rns and scares galore\, The Lodge was one of the breakout hits of the 20 19 Sundance Film Festival. See it if you dare.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200327.html#film-4607 SUMMARY:The Lodge LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200328T184200 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200328T170000 DESCRIPTION:When suave super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) is framed fo r stealing a list of the world’s secret agents\, he quickly finds himsel f without friends or allies. So he turns to the only person he can: geek y young scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland).\n\nBut after one of Walt er’s inventions accidentally turns Lance into a pigeon\, Lance finds him self relying on Walter a lot more than he intended to. With the world at threat from a revenge-seeking cybernetic terrorist (Ben Mendelsohn)\, t he mismatched pair have no choice but to work together to save the agenc y and turn Lance back into a human.\n\nFast-paced and family-friendly\, Spies in Disguise covers off all of the spy movie clichés with clever li ttle twists and effortless fun. Holland and Smith in particular are very entertaining as the well-meaning scientist and the tiny avian agent.\n\ n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200328.html#film-4608 SUMMARY:Spies in Disguise LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200328T211800 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200328T193000 DESCRIPTION:[This is a No Guests screening]\n\nWritten and directed by th e magnificent Taika Waititi\, this (lovingly dubbed) anti-hate satire fo llows a lonely and introverted Hitler Youth member named Johannes "Jojo" Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis)\, who comes to discover that his single m other (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) i n their attic. With the realities of WWII crashing around him\, Jojo is forced to question his beliefs\, which manifest in the form of an imagin ary friend who just so happens to be Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi).\n\nBa lancing a masterfully tender touch and razor-sharp wit as only Waititi c an\, Jojo Rabbit is an irreverent\, audacious and poignant film. Nominat ed for six Oscar\, including Best Picture\, Best Supporting Actress (Joh ansson) and Best Adapted Screenplay\, this an absolute must-see.\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200328.html#film-4609 SUMMARY:Jojo Rabbit LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200331T212300 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200331T193000 DESCRIPTION:In the Southern Chinese town of Wuhan\, gangster Zenong Zhou (Ge Hu) is on the run from the law as well as his former criminal collea gues. As his pursuers close in\, Zhou is forced to decide between what h e is willing to sacrifice for a seemingly innocent woman he has just met (Lun-Mei Kwei) and the family he has left behind.\n \nIf you’re a fan o f stylish cinematography\, and violence served with black humour\, you’l l likely enjoy this acclaimed Chinese crime-drama written and directed b y award-winning filmmaker Yi’nan Diao.\n \nFun fact: the film’s characte rs speak in the Wuhan dialect\, instead of standard Mandarin\, so most C hinese audiences will also need subtitles to understand the dialogue. Yo u may also have heard of a little place called Wuhan by now.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200331.html#film-4610 SUMMARY:The Wild Goose Lake (Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200402T212000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200402T193000 DESCRIPTION:After receiving a substantial inheritance\, and in desperate need of change\, the Gardner family move to a remote farmstead in rural New England. Whilst adapting to their quiet new country life\, a meteori te crashes into their front yard. To their horror\, the Gardners discove r that an alien lifeform has seeped from the debris into the ground\, af fecting the local water supply\, the air and everything around them. Thi s gradually mutates every life form – and even the properties of space-t ime ¬– with a strange\, otherworldly colour.\n\nA fairly faithful adapti on of the beloved short story by H.P. Lovecraft\, this film begins as a simple family drama that descends into extreme art-sci-fi-horror concoct ion that is only matched in insanity by Nicolas Cage’s manic performance . It’s certainly not for everyone\, but a must-see for those fond of cra zy Lovecraftian cosmic horror\, crazy visual effects\, or just plain old \, crazy Nicolas Cage.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200402.html#film-4611 SUMMARY:Color Out of Space LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200403T215400 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200403T193000 DESCRIPTION:In 1950s New York\, Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton) ekes out a lonely existence as a private detective\, a profession made all the more complicated by his affliction with Tourette syndrome. When his mentor a nd only friend (Bruce Willis) is murdered\, Lionel sets off on a citywid e investigation to uncover the mysterious motive behind the crime. Armed with only a few clues and his obsessive mind\, he soon unravels a close ly-guarded conspiracy that puts the fate of all of New York in the balan ce.\n\nMotherless Brooklyn is Norton’s sophomore directorial effort\, ad apting Jonathan Lethem’s lauded 1999 novel for the big screen. He’s supp orted by first-rate cast including Willis\, Alec Baldwin\, Willem Dafoe\ , Bobby Cannavale and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in this engaging\, distinctive and stylish thriller.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200403.html#film-4612 SUMMARY:Motherless Brooklyn LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200404T185100 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200404T170000 DESCRIPTION:While visiting a remote Cornish village for a stag night\, fa st-living London music executive Danny (Daniel Mays) comes across a loca l group of singing fishermen and is pranked by his boss into signing the m for a record contract. As he struggles to gain their trust and respect \, he's drawn deeper into their traditional way of life\, causing him to re-evaluate his own life and ultimately question what success really me ans.\n \nFisherman’s Friends is based on the true story of a group of Co rnish fishermen from Port Isaac who achieved unexpected chart success wi th their debut album of traditional sea shanties. This is a quintessenti ally British ‘fish out of water’ story that comes complete with stunning Cornwall scenery and toe-tapping shanties. No need to add water.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200404.html#film-4613 SUMMARY:Fisherman's Friends LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200404T211900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200404T193000 DESCRIPTION:Recently widowed Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) has just inheri ted millions. Unfortunately\, this makes her the perfect target for suav e and seasoned conman Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen). As the pair grow clos e\, Roy finds himself possibly even caring for his new mark. But when Be tty’s grandson (Russell Tovey) grows suspicious about her new gentleman friend\, what should have been a simple swindle soon escalates into a hi gh stakes game of cat-and-mouse.\n \nDirected by Bill Condon (Chicago\, Mr. Holmes)\, The Good Liar brings the legendary Mirren and McKellen tog ether on-screen for the first time – and the results are electric. But i f you’re expecting a genteel drama\, be warned: some of the characters i n this film don’t play very nicely\, earning it an MA15+ rating for stro ng coarse language and violence.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200404.html#film-4614 SUMMARY:The Good Liar LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200407T210200 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200407T193000 DESCRIPTION:Chakra (Sarm Heng)\, a 14-year-old Cambodian boy\, leaves hom e in search of a better life only to find himself sold into slavery on b oard a Thai fishing trawler. As he witnesses his fellow slaves being tor tured and murdered\, he starts to wonder if the only way to regain his f reedom is to become as violent and ruthless as his captors.\n \nBased on a true story\, Buoyancy is as bleak as it is beautiful\, combining atmo spheric tension with searing social critique. This debut feature from Au stralian writer-director Rodd Rathjen has already won several internatio nal awards and was Australia’s submission to this year’s Academy Award f or Best International Film.\n \nNot a film for the faint-hearted\, it wi ll make you think twice about the “Australian” fish in your supermarket and how it got there.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200407.html#film-4615 SUMMARY:Buoyancy LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200408T211700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200408T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMBASSY OF ARGENTINA **\ n\nFrom acclaimed Argentinian director Ana Katz\, Florianópolis Dream is a film about an average Argentinian family dealing with a midlife crisi s. Set in the 1990s\, recently separated Lucrezia and Pedro travel with their two almost-adult kids from Buenos Aries to the Brazilian coastal c ity of Florianópolis for possibly their last holiday together. After an eventful road trip\, they then become delightfully and problematically i nvolved with the family which rents them a house. As the summer continue s\, both the older and younger generation encounter first love\, past lo vers\, fateful encounters and fleeting joys.\n\nA nostalgic film harking back to a simpler time\, Florianópolis Dream depicts a realistic portra it of a family in decay as they navigate uncertainty and cultural misund erstandings in light-hearted\, nostalgic and thoroughly entertaining fas hion.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200408.html#film-4616 SUMMARY:Florianópolis Dream (Sueño Florianópolis) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200416T210500 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200416T193000 DESCRIPTION:In the pitch-black depths of the Mariana Trench\, a crew of u nderwater researchers must scramble to safety after an earthquake devast ates their laboratory. Of the hundreds aboard the research site\, only s ix survive the catastrophe. With no escape pods\, the survivors’ only ho pe is to literally walk for a mile along the ocean floor to another site \, hoping they will find working escape pods there – but what they disco ver is far worse.\n\nTapping into primal fears of the dark and claustrop hobia\, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride is half-disaster-movie\, half -monster-movie. With an impressive performance from Kristen Stewart\, cl ever direction from William Eubank and spectacular cinematography from B ojan Bazelli (A Cure for Wellness\, The Ring)\, Underwater is a thriller that builds tension quickly and doesn’t give way until the credits roll .\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200416.html#film-4617 SUMMARY:Underwater LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200417T211900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200417T193000 DESCRIPTION:Following up on The Witch\, his 2015 debut horror masterpiece \, visionary filmmaker Robert Eggers offers up another spellbinding peri od piece: the tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote New England isl and in the 1890s.\n\nThe elder (Willem Dafoe) is a one-legged\, blusteri ng old man of the sea in charge of tending to the light\; whilst his you nger assistant (Robert Pattinson) swabs the floors and cleans the muck. When a storm keeps them stranded\, they pass the time by drinking\, figh ting\, and dancing. Eventually\, when the drink runs out\, they imbibe t urpentine mixed with honey and plunge into hallucinatory mix of dread an d despair. \n\nA captivating blend of dark comedy and psychological horr or\, The Lighthouse is teeming with literary influences and provocative symbolism. It has earned an Oscar nomination for its black-and-white cin ematography\, along with universal acclaim for its unforgettable lead pe rformances.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200417.html#film-4618 SUMMARY:The Lighthouse LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200417T233300 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200417T212900 DESCRIPTION:Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) is finally moving on from a violent and controlling relationship when she is notified that her abusive scien tist ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) has committed suicide. Oddly\, he leaves behind $5 million in his will for Cecilia\, but there’s a catc h: she loses it if she is ruled to be mentally incompetent. \n\nIt’s not long before a series of eerie events leads Cecilia to suspect that the suicide was merely a hoax – and that her tormentor is still alive. But h ow can she prove that he is real when nobody can see him?\n\nWriter-dire ctor Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) turns the classic Universal Movie Monster trope on its head with this sci-fi thriller that tackles the real-life h orrors experience by victims of abuse. Topical\, clever and edge-of-your -seat thrilling (and filmed in Sydney to boot)\, The Invisible Man is we ll worth seeing (through).\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200417.html#film-4619 SUMMARY:The Invisible Man LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200418T190500 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200418T170000 DESCRIPTION:Handsome\, clever and rich\, young Emma Woodhouse is a restle ss socialite without rival in her sleepy English town. To occupy herself \, she resorts to meddling in the lives of her friends and family\, spec ifically their love lives. As she adventures through misguided matches a nd romantic missteps\, Emma must learn to listen to her own heart.\n\nIt may be a sprightly 205-years-old\, but Jane Austen’s Emma doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Austen’s literary classic has already spa wned film and TV adaptations\, modernisations\, plays\, musicals\, spin- off novels and even comic books – and here comes the latest.\n\nIn this reimagining of the beloved comedy\, rising star Anya Taylor-Joy (The Wit ch\, Split) takes on the title role\, with acclaimed photographer Autumn de Wilde making her directorial debut (so you know the film is going to be gorgeous\, if nothing else).\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200418.html#film-4620 SUMMARY:Emma. LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200418T224100 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200418T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN TWO PARTS WITH INTERMISSION ** \n\nIn 73 B.C. \, lifelong slave Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is purchased as a gladiator a nd trained to kill in the arena for entertainment. Refusing to become an animal\, Spartacus turns on his owner and leads his fellow slaves in re bellion. It’s not long before word of this uprising spreads across Italy and hundreds of escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership o f Spartacus\, they set out to cross the sea and return homes – as long a s the superior military might of Rome doesn’t crush them first.\n\nDirec ted by Stanley Kubrick and featuring an ensemble cast of acting greats i ncluding Douglas\, Peter Ustinov\, Laurence Olivier\, and Tony Curtis\, Spartacus was a massive hit upon its release in 1960\, eventually winnin g four Oscars\, including Best Picture. Join us in celebrating the 60th anniversary of this iconic classic in all its glory – digitally restored \, remastered and remixed – on the BIG screen.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200418.html#film-4621 SUMMARY:Spartacus LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200421T211800 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200421T193000 DESCRIPTION:** FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR SERGE OU **\n\nAn unquestion able passion project from director Serge Ou\, Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kic ks is a celebration of the martial arts cinema and its unprecedented imp act on the world. From Hong Kong to Hollywood\, and spreading across the four corners of the globe\, this ground-breaking phenomenon has been sm ashing box office records since the 1960s. Not only influencing cinema\, the martial arts genre has infused global culture\, television\, video games and everything from hip-hop to parkour.\n\nThis gorgeous cornucopi a of clips and interviews with action stars and industry figures is an e ncyclopaedic homage to the greats\, as well as the contemporary heavywei ghts\, of the genre. From Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan to Crouching Tiger\, Hidden Dragon\, The Matrix and beyond\, Ou delves deep into both the ch ronological development of martial arts and the societal\, cultural and political intricacies of the time.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200421.html#film-4622 SUMMARY:Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (Q&A Screening) LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200423T213700 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200423T193000 DESCRIPTION:** PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANU LAW REFORM AND SOCIAL JU STICE AND FOLLOWED BY PANEL DISCUSSION **\n\nOhio-based environmental at torney Robert Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) is used to defending large corporati ons. So when a West Virginia farmer comes to him claiming that a local c hemical plant is somehow behind his herd of nearly 200 cattle dying from a strange disease\, he isn’t really interested. After visiting the farm and witnessing the situation firsthand\, however\, he agrees to take on the case – and\, with it\, the full corporate and legal might of DuPont \, one of the world’s largest chemical firms.\n \nInspired by the true s tory of Bilott and his class action suits against DuPont\, Dark Waters i s as David-and-Goliath-y as they come. Directed by Todd Haynes (Carol\, Far From Heaven)\, the gripping film features a stellar cast including M ark Ruffalo\, Anne Hathaway\, Tim Robbins\, Bill Pullman and Victor Garb er.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200423.html#film-4623 SUMMARY:Dark Waters LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200424T211900 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200424T193000 DESCRIPTION:Fred Rogers was the much-loved creator and host of Mister Rog ers' Neighborhood\, an iconic American television series for pre-schoole rs which ran from 1968 to 2001. You’d be forgiven for thinking this film is a biopic about Rogers\, who passed away in 2003\, but it’s actually based on the friendship that developed between Rogers and journalist Tom Junod in the late 90s.\n \nIn the film\, the journalist is called Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys)\, and when he’s assigned a profile piece on Rogers (Tom Hanks)\, he’s initially sceptical of the TV icon’s characteristic kindness and unconditional acceptance of others. When he experiences the se qualities for himself firsthand\, however\, it has a profound impact on him.\n \nDirected by Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me)\, this heartfelt film earned Tom Hanks an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor and should resonate even with audiences unfamiliar with Rogers an d his show.\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200424.html#film-4624 SUMMARY:A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200424T231800 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200424T212900 DESCRIPTION:A group of lucky contest winners arrive on an idyllic island resort where the enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) promises to make th eir secret dreams come true. Wish you could see a lost loved one again? Want to get revenge on a childhood bully? Anything is possible on Fantas y Island. But the guests soon find their fantasies turning into nightmar es and realise they must work together to solve the island’s mysteries i n order to escape with their lives.\n\nMake no mistake: this isn’t your father’s Fantasy Island. This film retains the basic premise of the 70s television series that starred Ricardo Montalbano and Hervey Vulcanize – guests can live out their fantasies on the island for a price – but wit h an intriguing supernatural twist courtesy of low-budget horror maestro s Blumhouse (Get Out\, Happy Death Day).\n\n\n- URL:http://www.anufg.org.au/filminfo/20200424.html#film-4625 SUMMARY:Fantasy Island LOCATION:ANU Film Group END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR