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Jordan Peele’s Nope opens to a ‘resounding YES’ topping the US box office Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated sci-fi horror, Nope, has shot to the top of the US box office in its opening weekend taking in a substantial $44 million from 3,785 theatres, and garnering ‘out of this world’ receptions from critics and audiences. This…
Continue ReadingFirst Trailer For Film Adaptation of the New York Times Best-selling Novel She Said Revealed The highly anticipated cinematic adaptation of the ground-breaking investigative novel depicts the remarkable story of how Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times reporters, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke ‘one of the most important stories in a generation.’ The duo was…
Continue ReadingTop Five Highlights from the 2022 Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival With the 2022 Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival kicking off this week, we’re celebrating the best of Nordic cinema with these five standout films from the Festival. Read on for the most unmissable films from this year’s festival, or, visit the Scandi homepage and browse the full…
Continue ReadingTOP GUN: MAVERICK ASCENDS TO 5TH HIGHEST-GROSSING FILM OF ALL TIME IN AUSTRALIA The long-awaited Top Gun Sequel has certainly taken Australia’s breath away. After its consistent domination of the Australian Box office since its release just 32 days ago, the film has soared its way into becoming the 5th highest-grossing film of all time…
Continue ReadingCannes Film Festival First Responses (and unofficial Palace Awards) The prestigious 75th annual Cannes Film Festival has officially wrapped up on the French Riviera, bringing to a close another year of sensational cinema. Read on for Cannes highlights and initial critic reactions, as well as our own (unofficial) “awards”. ‘Prix du jury Hung’ –…
Continue ReadingWhy you should be flying into cinemas to see the new Top Gun sequel. The original Top Gun (1986) was a cultural reset. Not only was Tom Cruise’s career skyrocketed into celebrity and stardom, but the film was arguably the inception of the modern action “blockbuster”. Think of successful Hollywood franchises we know today –…
Continue Reading2022 Oscar Season at Palace Cinemas The 2022 Oscar nominations have just been announced, featuring several familiar titles that have shown or are still showing at Palace Cinemas nationally. Read on for our early thoughts on the nominations, as well as a couple of hot takes on where we think the Academy went wrong… Spencer…
Continue ReadingPalace Cinemas Wrapped Our most memorable viewing moments from 2021. As we move quickly towards to the New Year, we thought we’d take a brief moment to look back at our favourite and most viewed films of 2021. Here are our top 5! #5 The Father Did we spend the entire film sobbing uncontrollably?…
Continue ReadingThe 2021 British Film Festival is quickly approaching, boasting a stellar lineup of thirty-one films celebrating the finest filmmakers and acting talent the region has to offer. The 2021 season includes exquisite performances from favourites including Dame Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Olivia Colman, Odessa Young, Colin Firth, Michael Caine and Timothy Spall. In…
Continue ReadingIt is with great sadness and nostalgia that we approach the end of Daniel Craig’s era as James Bond, marked by his final performance in the upcoming feature No Time to Die. Craig has proven himself to be iconic in this part, bringing newfound dimensionality and cementing himself as one of the best 007s to…
Continue ReadingNow in its 22nd year, the ST. ALi Italian Film Festival has returned to Palace Cinemas, showcasing the best in new Italian cinema as well as classic gems of old. Screening nationally in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Byron Bay from October onwards, tickets are now on sale and with so many incredible films…
Continue ReadingThe Venice Film Festival is well underway and is serving up some seriously good reviews for this year’s biggest releases which will be playing soon at Palace Cinemas (yeah, we’re very excited!). Here they are in no particular order, each one directed by filmmakers we adore. ‘Parallel Mothers’ Pedro Almodovar (Pain & Glory) is one…
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