DIOR AND I is a tantalising ‘behind-the-seams’ glimpse at the making of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection for Christian Dior in 2012.

Established in the fashion world as a minimalist designer, Simons has both his reputation and the legacy of Dior on the line when appointed Creative Director of the iconic Parisian brand. With only eight weeks to complete the collection, Simons and his dedicated group of collaborators work against time to make his vision a sublime reality. Melding the everyday, pressure-filled world of fashion with mysterious echoes from Dior’s past, the film is also a colourful homage to the long-serving seamstresses at the couturier, as history is once again created at Dior.

WIN A VIP EXPERIENCE: To celebrate the release of DIOR AND I, we're giving you and a friend a chance to WIN the ultimate fashion night out at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. The fashionable prize package includes front row tickets to a runway show, an exclusive backstage tour, return flights and 5 star accommodation in Sydney. Simply purchase your ticket to see DIOR AND I at Palace Cinemas then click here to enter!

Don't miss the sequal to the 2011 smash hit THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, now showing at Palace Cinemas.

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai).

Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy (Richard Gere) and Lavinia (Tamsin Greig). Read more.

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton, Kino and Westgarth

Make sure you catch the last days of the 2015 Alliance Française French Film Festival. The by popular demand sessions have been announced! Now showing until  25 March at Palace Cinema Como, Brighton Bay, Westgarth, Balwyn, and Kino Cinemas.

The Young At Heart Seniors Film Festival finishes up this Sunday at Palace Balwyn and Brighton Bay. Don't miss some spectacular festival gems including BRIEF ENCOUNTER, ELSA & FRED, X&Y and THE WAY WE WERE just to name a few.

Young at Heart is Australia's only film festival especially for seniors, their family and friends and is a week-long showcase for film premieres, beloved classics and social events. From humble beginnings in Sydney in 2006, the Festival has grown to become a key event on our seniors' cultural calendar, and the only film festival in the world catering specifically to film lovers over 60 years of age.

The festival concludes at Palace Balwyn and Palace Brighton Bay on March 22.

Tickets are now on sale for the much loved Spanish Film Festival 2015!  Head to our Facebook page for the full program or visit our website from March 25th for session times and further details.

Get swept away on Opening Night with the mischievous romantic comedy SPANISH AFFAIR followed by after party with Torres wines, live entertainment and tapas courtesy of Robert Burns Hotel.

Palace Cinema Como

Wednesday 22 April

6.30pm Freixenet Cava bubbles on arrival for 7.00pm screening
followed by after party

Palace Movie Club Member $50

General Admission $55

The stunning new film from modern Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return, Elena), LEVIATHAN is a gripping parable of class, faith and corruption, centering on a dispute between a small-time mechanic and his local authorities that reaps unimaginable and extraordinary consequences.

Kolia (the magnetic Alexey Serebryakov) lives in a coastal village near the Barents Sea in Northern Russia, running an auto-repair shop from the garage of his childhood home, shared with young wife Lilya (Elena Lyadova) and his teenage son from a previous marriage.The family’s world is under threat: Vadim Sergeyich (Roman Madyanov), the imperious town Mayor, has slapped a compulsory acquisition order on Kolia’s prime land, earmarking the site for a development of undetermined but dubious funding (and offering risible, token compensation). Read more

Advance Screenings this weekend at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay, Cinema Como and Kino Cinemas

Starring up-and-coming talent Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), this exhilarating, breathless thriller recreates “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland through the eyes of a young British soldier.

Private Gary Hook (O’Connell) is abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape. Focusing on the vivid, visceral experience of one young soldier swept up in the action, '71 is a taut, edge-of-your-seat thriller.

Now Showing at Palace Cinema Como

Directed and produced by Tim Burton, BIG EYES is based on the true story of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s. The artist earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The truth would eventually be discovered though: Keane's art was actually not created by him at all, but by his wife, Margaret (Amy Adams). The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions. Read More

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay, Cinema Como, Kino and Westgarth

A live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale. "Cinderella" brings to life the timeless images from Disney's 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realised characters in a visually dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.

SPECIAL EVENT: Join us on Saturday March 28th at Palace Dendy Brighton for a very special dress up screening of CINDERELLA. From 10.00am join in family activities including a colouring in station and prizes for best dressed! The film will screen at 10.30am . We hope to see you there.

Commencing March 26 at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton and Westgarth.

When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boovget busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, (Rihanna, who also contributes) manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boovnamed Oh (Jim Parsons). The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime. 

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton and Westgarth

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Advance Screenings this weekend at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton and Westgarth

Commencing March 26

The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860's Sicily.

The rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other.

LOVE IS STRANGE, starring Academy Award© Nominee, John Lithgow and Alfred Molina, tells the story of a New York couple who after nearly four decades, are finally able to marry.

But when news of their nuptials reaches the Catholic school where George works, he is immediately fired and they are forced to live apart.  Faced with eviction, the two must move out of their apartment into separate dwellings, an arrangement that will test the strength of their relationship.

GIVEAWAY: To celebrate the release of LOVE IS STRANGE, you have the chance to win a prize pack including the DVD's Safety Not Guaranteed, The Selfish Giant and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, plus an admit two pass to see LOVE IS STRANGE. For your chance to win, simply email you name and address to [email protected] and tell us why you 

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton and Kino Cinemas

It takes a little chaos for nature to blossom and love to heal and ignite...

The world’s greatest landscape architect – Le Notre (Matthias Schoenaerts) – designer of the Versailles gardens – is unfulfilled in love. Madame Sabine de Bara (Kate Winslet) is pioneering and fiercely independent – her visionary ideas for design seem anarchic to King Louis’ (Alan Rickman) formal court.

Commencing March 26th at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay, Cinema Como, Kino and Westgarth

Fresh from his much lauded performances in Foxcatcher and TV’s The Normal Heart, Mark Ruffalo is Cam. Cam is a bit of a mess – as a man, as a husband and as a father. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he seeks to win back his wife by assuming full responsibility for their two young and spirited daughters (who don't make the overwhelming task easy). When his wife reluctantly goes to business school in another city, Cam’s daughters are as much of a parent to him, as he is to them. Read more

Commencing March 26th at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton and Kino Cinemas

Commencing tomorrow at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay and Cinema Como