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We are delighted to announce that director Julius Avery and lead actor Brenton Thwaites will be at Cinema Como for a Q&A for their new film SON OF A GUN and the LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL is in full swing until October 12. We also have the moving coming of age story IN BLOOM.

See funny man Josh Lawson in THE LITTLE DEATH, and comedian Kristen Wiig in THE SKELETON TWINS. Seven stylish ladies invite you to learn about their ADVANCED STYLE and Ben Affleck returns in the compelling GONE GIRL, plus we have advance Movie Club previews of THE JUDGE.

MEDEA, the first production from season six of Britain's National Theatre Live opens on October 4 and Shakespeare fans will love The Royal Shakespeare Company: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
 
This school holidays you can take the kids to see PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE, THE BOXTROLLS and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES for only $8.50 each! Or look for the bear necessities in Flashback Films screening of BACK TO THE FUTURE 3 and THE JUNGLE BOOK.  Vintage Classics at Kino brings you the head spinning VERTIGO and next week Quentin Tarantino's cult hit PULP FICTION.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  SON OF A GUN [MA15+] - Q&A with Director Julius Avery and Brenton Thwaites

We are thrilled to invite you to Palace Cinema Como to see Director Julius Avery and lead actor Brenton Thwaites for their new film SON OF A GUN on Wednesday October 8.

An edge-of-your-seat heist thriller starring Ewan McGregor and talented newcomer Brenton Thwaites, SON OF A GUN tells the story of a young man who is drawn into the lawless world of a notorious criminal.

While locked up for a minor offence, 19-yr-old JR (Thwaites) becomes apprentice to the enigmatic Brendan Lynch (McGregor), a calculating crime boss with connections both inside and out. After helping Lynch and his crew orchestrate a daring prison escape, JR is invited to join in on their next job – a high stakes heist that promises to deliver millions. Read more

Screening Details:
Son of a Gun Q&A with Director Julius Avery and actor Brenton Thwaites
Palace Cinema Como
Wednesday 8 October, 7.45pm
Regular Ticket Prices Apply

 
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  Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2014 - Now Showing
The Festival opened with a blast last week! Make sure you check all the action on our Facebook page. Tickets are also selling fast for the Sun Kissed Soap: Taste of You Event, and Closing Night with Marriage Italian Style has proven to be a hot ticket. Andiamo!   
 
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Rail Europe Presents SUN-KISSED SOAP: THE TASTE OF YOU
 Kino Cinemas
 Thursday 2 October
 6.00pm Reception with drinks courtesy of Enoteca Sileno and Peroni, a taste of Italy by DOC, gift packs ($20 value) by MOR & live entertainment.
 6.30pm In-cinema presentation by Rail Europe and UTracks with freelance travel writer Sally Webb of travelwithouttears.com
 6.45pm Screening of THE TASTE OF YOU
 Palace Movie Club $25 / General Admission $29
 
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Enoteca Sileno and Connoisseur Gourmet Ice Cream Present
CLOSING NIGHT EVENT: MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE
 Palace Cinema Como
 Sunday 12 October
 6.15pm Pre-film reception with wine courtesy of Enoteca Sileno & Connoisseur Gourmet ice cream, plus live entertainment.
 7.00pm Screening of MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE
 Palace Movie Club $28 / General Admission $33
 
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  THE JUDGE [M] Movie Club Previews
We are delighted to invite you to see our advance Movie Club previews of THE JUDGE at Palace Cinema Como, Balwyn and Dendy Brighton.

In THE JUDGE, Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr. stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.

SCREENING DETAILS
Palace Balwyn
Saturday 4th October, 6.00pm

Cinema Como
Sunday 5th October, 3.00pm

Dendy Brighton
Saturday 4th October, 3.00pm
 
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  IN BLOOM [M] - Now Showing
Celebrated by critics and audiences at over 30 major international film festivals, Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ multi award-winning IN BLOOM depicts the unforgettable story of two young girls navigating the complex ties of friendship, love and family within a world of upheaval. 

Tbilisi, 1992: the newly independent state of Georgia must fend for itself, even as civil war rages in the provinces. For 14 year-old best friends Eka and Natia, their childhood in the run-down but still beautiful city has come to an abrupt halt. Natia has already attracted not only the attention of handsome Lado but also local criminal Kote, who is not going to tolerate rivals without a fight. Read more

Now Showing at Palace Cinema Como and Kino Cinemas
 
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  THE LITTLE DEATH [MA15+] - Now Showing
The Little Death is a truly original comedy about sex, love, relationships and taboo. In a multi-story narrative, we peer behind the closed doors of a seemingly normal suburban street to explore the secret sex lives of five ordinary couples. Laugh-out-loud funny, honest and ultimately moving, The Little Death looks at how far we go in pursuit of that fleeting moment of sexual ecstasy; a moment the French call ‘la petite mort’ – the little death. 

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton and Kino Cinemas
 
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  National Theatre Live: MEDEA - Coming Soon
Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she’s left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day’s grace. It’s time enough. She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear.

Commencing October 4th at Palace Brighton Bay
 
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  GONE GIRL [CTC] - Coming Soon
Directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn -- unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
 
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  WHIPLASH [CTC] - Movie Club Preview October 12
Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father (Paul Reiser), Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young man’s life. Read More.

Screening Details:
Whiplash Movie Club Preview
Palace Brighton Bay
Sunday 12th October 4.00pm
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  PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE [G] - All Tickets $8.50
This school holidays, take the family to see PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE at Palace Cinemas for your chance to win a family trip to Disneyland!

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton and Westgarth
 
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  THE BOXTROLLS [PG] - All Tickets $8.50
A comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class and fine cheeses. Beneath its cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, an underground community of lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, EGGS, since infancy as one of their own. When they’re targeted by a villainous pest exterminator ARCHIBALD SNATCHER who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the Boxtrolls must turn to their adopted charge and an adventurous rich girl WINNIE to bridge two worlds. 

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton and Westgarth
 
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  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [M] - All Tickets $8.50
The city needs heroes.  Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians.  The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox) and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan. 

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton and Westgarth
 
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  FLASHBACK FILMS - BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 3 & THE JUNGLE BOOK
The films that shaped your childhood are back with our third program of FLASHBACK FILMS, a specially curated selection of much loved classic family films, perfect for all ages at Palace Balwyn and Dendy Brighton.

FLASHBACK FILMS transports us through the ages to the films that shaped our childhoods.Whether you want to introduce a new generation to these much loved gems or relive the films that shaped your childhood FLASHBACK FILMS is perfect for everyone.

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10:30am Saturdays and Sundays at Palace Balwyn and Dendy Brighton.

BACK TO THE FUTURE Part III [PG] - All Tickets $8.50
Enjoying a peaceable existence in 1885, Doctor Emmet Brown is about to be killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. Marty McFly must travel back in time to save his friend.
 
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THE JUNGLE BOOK [G] - All Tickets $8.50
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
 
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  VINTAGE CLASSICS AT KINO - Now Showing
Slip back in time and fall into your favourite genre with Vintage Classics at Kino! Vintage Classics at Kino presents an eclectic selection of cinema so you can slip back in time, fall into your favourite genre and relive much-loved films from bygone eras on the silver screen.

Vintage Classics include cult hits Pulp Fiction (1994), as well as The Dark Crystal (1982), Jaws (1975), Animal House (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979), Dirty Dancing (1987), The Blues Brothers (1980), and Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979).

SCREENING DETAILS
3.00pm every Sunday at Kino Cinemas
$8 Palace Movie Club Members | $10 Full Price

VERTIGO [PG]
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's much-younger wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
 
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PULP FICTION [R18+]
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
 
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  BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL LIVE - Coming Soon
Billy Elliot the Musical is set to bring cinema goers to their feet when the global stage phenomenon is broadcast from London’s West End to cinemas across Australia for the very first time. The special London performance will be filmed live on September 28 and screened at Palace Cinemas on Sunday October 5 at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton, Westgarth and Kino Cinemas for one day only.

Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/’85 miners’ strike, Billy Elliot is the inspirational story of a young boy’s struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Read more.

Screening for one day only - October 5 at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton, Kino and Westgarth
 
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  THE SKELETON TWINS [M] - Now Showing
After ten years of estrangement, twins Maggie (Kristen Wiig) and Milo (Bill Hader) coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront how their lives went so wrong.

At first, the bond between the twins is tentative: A surprise visit from their mother (Joanna Gleason), a new-age practitioner who refuses to recognize her children’s pain, only seems to amplify just how little Maggie and Milo have recovered from the events of their childhood. Eventually Milo and Maggie grow to understand that living truthfully and sharing their lives with each other, pain and all, is the only way they can move forward and reclaim the happiness they once enjoyed together.

Now Showing at Palace Brighton Bay and Cinema Como
 
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  Palace Opera & Ballet: 2014-2015 Season
Direct from London & Paris comes an exciting new season of opera & ballet.
The 2014-2015 Palace Opera & Ballet season presents 16 new productions, concurrent with the Royal Opera House and Opéra National de Paris performances.

Don’t miss the world’s biggest names, including Jonas Kaufman, Lauren Cuthbertson, Plácido Domingo, Natalia Osipova, Bryn Terfal and Anna Netrebko, as they perform on stage at London’s Covent Garden and Paris’ Opera Bastille and historic Palais Garner.

Experience these amazing productions, captured live on stage, with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. It’s the next best thing to being there.

Commencing November 7 at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay and Cinema Como
 
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  THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
Valentine and Proteus are best friends, until they fall in love with the same girl. Having travelled to Milan in search of adventure, they both fall for the Duke’s daughter Silvia. But Proteus is already sworn to his sweetheart, Julia, at home in Verona, and the Duke thinks Valentine is not good enough for his Silvia.

With friendship forgotten, the rivals’ affections quickly get out of hand as the four young lovers find themselves on a wild chase through the woods, confused by mistaken identity and threatened by fierce outlaws before they find a path to reconciliation. Read more

Commencing Saturday at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como and Dendy Brighton
 
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  ADVANCED STYLE [PG] - Coming Soon
ADVANCED STYLE examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. Based on Ari Seth Cohen’s famed blog of the same name, this film paints intimate and colorful portraits of independent, stylish women aged 62 to 95 who are challenging conventional ideas about beauty, aging, and Western culture’s increasing obsession with youth.

Commencing October 2 at Palace Brighton Bay, Cinema Como and Kino Cinemas
 
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