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Reel Anime Film Festival!
Directed by Hideaki Anno (chief), Masayuki Kazuya, Tsurumaki
Starring Megumi Hayashibara, Maaya Sakamoto, Kôichi Yamadera
The epic rebuild of the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION saga continues in this second feature film, taking us in a frightening, thrilling and cinematically stunning new direction and featuring all-new characters, including Maki, an Eva pilot, plus new Evangelion units. The story of Shinji, Asuka and Rei - the three chosen children who fight to save Tokyo-3 from monstrous creatures known as Angels - is given startling new dimensions that are both light, and dramatically dark. Piloting the mighty Eva will demand more of Shinji and those around him than any of them are prepared for.
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OPENING WEEK!
Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
Starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo
It's all about family. The most talked-about movie at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, The Kids Are All Right combines wonderful comedy with warm-hearted emotion in a vibrant and richly drawn portrait of a modern family. The Allgoods share a cozy Southern Californian home, experiencing life's typical ups and down. 18-year old daughter Joni (Australia's Mia Wasikowska) is heading off to Stanford University and starting to distance herself from her parents; 14-year-old Laser is hanging out with a deadbeat friend who constantly leads him into trouble. The only difference is, this family has two... (more)
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Reel Anime Film Festival!
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Starring Sumiko Fuji, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Patrick Mölleken
By the creators of festival darling and Reel Anime 2008's breakaway hit, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, this is a lively action-comedy with amazingly creative visuals from studio Madhouse. Timid math genius Kenji has been asked away for a summer job with Natsuki, but his crush gets complicated when he finds out he's to pretend to be her boyfriend! Meanwhile, what can Kenji and his new family do about the bizarre hacks in the online world of 'OZ', which are bringing real life to a halt?! (more)
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Reel Anime Film Festival!
Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama
Starring Kana Hanazawa, Toshiyuki Morikawa
'Medusa', a deadly virus, becomes a worldwide epidemic. In order to escape from this deadly virus, a handful of people are chosen to be put into a cold sleep, laying in a capsule housed in an ancient castle, hoping for the future cure.
Among them is teenager Kasumi who eventually awakens along with a few others to be attacked by horrifying creatures and like Sleeping Beauty, the castle is covered with thorns!
An action horror-thriller that true to form, will keep you gripped and guessing who will actually make it out alive! (more)
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Reel Anime Film Festival!
Directed by Takeshi Koike
Starring Various
'This is the most insanely exciting, visually exhilarating anime film you've seen in decades. Incredible fun.' - Anime News Network
A white knuckle ride to smash the senses! REDLINE is the biggest racing tournament with the most deadly racers in the universe. Only held once every five years, everyone wants to stake their claim to fame, while organised crime and militaristic governments want to leverage the race to their own ends.
JP is a dare-devil reckless driver oblivious to speed limits with his ultra-customized wheels named 'TRANSAM 20000.' Among the elite... (more)
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Reel Anime Film Festival!
Directed by Hideaki Anno
Starring Allison Keith-Shipp, Spike Spencer, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Caitlin Glass, John Swasey, Brina Palencia
Rebuilt from the ground up by creator Hideaki Anno, this is the definitive Evangelion for a new generation! The most important anime returns in this, the first feature film in a series of four.
The year is 2015, and half of the Earth's population is dead, victims of the disaster called Second Impact! Answering a summons from his enigmatic father, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari arrives in the rebuilt city of New Tokyo-3 just as a gigantic creature identified as an 'Angel' attacks! Forced into the cockpit of a giant bio-mechanical construct known as an Evangelion, Shinji must face his... (more)
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OPENING WEEK!
Directed by Nanette Burstein
Starring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Ron Livingston
Erin's (Drew Barrymore) wry wit and unfiltered frankness charm newly single Garrett (Justin Long) over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning. Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New York City. But when six weeks of romping through the city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure they want it to end. And while Garrett's friends, Box (Jason Sudeikis) and Dan (Charlie Day), joke about his pre-flight calorie-cutting and his full-time relationship with his... (more)
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OPENING WEEK!
Directed by Stuart Beattie
Starring Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz
Where were you when everything changed? TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by a war that no one saw coming. Cut off from their families and their friends, these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape, survive and fight back against a hostile military force.
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Directed by Taika Waititi
Starring Taika Waititi, James Rolleston
Academy Award nominee Taika Waititi's film BOY has smashed all box office records in New Zealand and is now the top grossing film in NZ of all time.
The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand 'Thriller' is changing kids' lives. Inspired by the Oscar nominated Two Cars, One Night, BOY is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale about heroes, magic and Michael Jackson.
Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan. Boy's other hero, his father, Alamein, is the subject of... (more)
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Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Starring Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone), Kate Hudson (Almost Famous) Jessica Alba (Sin city), Simon Baker (TVs The Mentalist)
From director Michael Winterbottom and based on the classic novel by legendary pulp writer Jim Thompson, THE KILLER INSIDE ME tells the story of handsome, unassuming small town sheriff's deputy Lou Ford (Casey Affleck).
A quiet charmer of his idyllic West Texas town, Ford has a simple life and a pretty girl (Kate Hudson) to come home to. But when the job brings him face to face with a gorgeous prostitute (Jessica Alba) on the edge of town, Ford's fragile world cracks – unbridling his own dark urges. In THE KILLER INSIDE ME'S blacker–than–noir universe, nothing is ever what it... (more)
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EXCLUSIVE TO DENDY CANBERRA
Directed by Ruba Nadda
Starring Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig
An award-winning audience pleaser at the Toronto and Tribeca Film Festivals, Ruba Nadda's CAIRO TIME is both a love letter to a city and a sweeping romantic travelogue in the tradition of such films as BRIEF ENCOUNTER and SUMMERTIME. Oscar®-nominee Patricia Clarkson stars as a beautiful American abroad in Egypt, who finds herself enamored by more than the sunswept vistas of Cairo. Juliette (Clarkson), a fashion magazine editor in her 40s, travels to Cairo to meet her husband for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his trusted friend Tareq (Alexander Siddig) to keep... (more)
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Directed by Phillip Noyce
Starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: 'Who Is Salt?' (more)
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Directed by Nadia Tass
Starring Jacinda Barrett, Richard Roxburgh, Tom Russell
Matching Jack is a powerful emotional drama from award winning director Nadia Tass, about the unbreakable bond between parent and child.
At the same time Marisa Hagen (Jacinda Barrett) discovers that her child (Tom Russell) is seriously ill, she also finds out that her husband (Richard Roxburgh) has been unfaithful for years.
Marisa goes on a bizarre search in an attempt to turn her husband's serial affairs into a positive – an illegitimate child could save her son's life.
A chance encounter with another parent, Connor (James Nesbitt) & his son Finn... (more)
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Directed by Christopher Morris
Starring Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar
Could there be a more hot-button topic than terrorism these days? Although it is historically the subject of serious documentaries and intense dramatic films, renowned British comedian Chris Morris (The Day Today, Brass Eye) finds the humour (and ultimately the humanity) in this extremist world.
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal... (more)
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Directed by Sylvester Stallone
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eric Roberts, Giselle Itie, Charisma Carpenter
A team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren't quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge-one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers (more)
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Directed by Roman Polanski
Starring Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan
When a successful British ghost writer agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start—not least because his predecessor on the project, his long—term aide, died in an unfortunate accident. (more)
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Directed by Edgar Wright
Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick
Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob—omb, the 22—year—old has just met the girl of his dreams...literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre—smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker's quest to power up with love in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It's getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who... (more)
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Directed by Jon Chu
Starring Rick Malambri, Adam Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner, Keith 'Remedy' Stallworth, Kendra Andrews, Stephen 'Twitch' Boss
New York's intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye-popping Digital 3D as a tight-knit group of street dancers (RICK MALAMBRI, SHARNI VINSON) team up with Moose (ADAM SEVANI) and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever. (more)
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Directed by Christopher Nolan
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction: stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception. Instead of the perfect... (more)
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