Now Showing Alice in Wonderland (PG)Run Time: 2 hrs 5 mins SynopsisPG FRIGHTENING FANTASY SCENES AND VIOLENCE (NO COMPLIMENTARIES)Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice) attempts to work his gothic magic over one of the best loved stories of all time... Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There', which first told the story of a young girl, who after following a rabbit down a hole, is transported ... [more]  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (G)Run Time: 2 hrs 25 mins SynopsisNZ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL - KIDS' FLICKS ON SUNDAYS - SUNDAY 14 MARCH ONLY - TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETEK AND AT THE ASCOT ON 13 AND 14 MARCH (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY)This family favourite is a madcap tale filled with music, mystery and sing-a-long-songs for the young and young at heart!  Fantastic Mr Fox (PG)Run Time: 1 hr 42 mins SynopsisADULTS AT KIDS PRICES ALL SESSIONSPG Contains Coarse Language After a string of brilliant comedies (The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums etc) director Wes Anderson, for his fifth film, now turns his hand to this stop-motion animation take on a classic Roald Dahl book. George Clooney's honey and gravel tones bring to life the wily hero who must evade the clut ... [more]  From Paris With Love (R16)Run Time: 1 hr 42 mins SynopsisR16 CONTAINS VIOLENCE AND OFFENSIVE LANGUAGEFrom the director of Taken comes an action-thriller about a young embassy worker (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and an American spy (John Travolta) who cross paths while working on a high-risk mission in Paris. Written and produced by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Transporter, Léon). Starring John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Amber Rose Revah, ... [more]  Invictus (PG)Run Time: 2 hrs 30 mins SynopsisRated PGMatt Damon stars as Springbok captain Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in this Clint Eastwood directed true story of Mandela's attempt to unite his countrymen via the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Invictus follows Mandela's release from prison, his election as President of South Africa through to the World Cup. You may well recall how it ends. Directed by Cl ... [more]  Law Abiding Citizen (R18)Run Time: 2 hrs 4 mins SynopsisR18 CONTAINS VIOLENCE AND CONTENT THAT MAY DISTURBLaw Abiding Citizen is a thriller about a brilliant sociopath who orchestrates a series of high-profile murders that grip the city of Philadelphia - all from inside his jail cell - and the prosecutor assigned to his case who realizes he is the only one who can end the reign of terror. Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an upstand ... [more]  My Sister's Keeper (M)Run Time: 1 hr 56 mins SynopsisM Contains adult themesIn Los Angeles, the eleven year old Anna Fitzgerald seeks the successful lawyer Campbell Alexander trying to hire him to earn medical emancipation from her mother Sara that wants Anna to donate her kidney to her sister. She tells the lawyer the story of her family after the discovery that her older sister Kate has had leukemia; how she was conceived by in vitro ferti ... [more]  Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (M)Run Time: 2 hrs 10 mins SynopsisRATED M CONTAINS FANTASY VIOLENCEIt's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student Percy Jackson's Greek mythology texts and into his life. And they're not happy: Zeus' lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Even more troubling is the sudden disappearance of Percy's mother. As Percy finds h ... [more]  Short Films for Square Eyes (G)Run Time: 60 mins SynopsisNZ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL - KIDS' FLICKS ON SUNDAYS - SUNDAY 14 MARCH ONLY - TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETEK AND AT THE ASCOT ON 13 AND 14 MARCH (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY)A one-of-a kind collection of culturally diverse, award-winning animated and live action short films from around the world.  Shutter Island (R16)Run Time: 2 hrs 28 mins SynopsisR16 VIOLENCE, OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND CONTENT THAT MAY DISTURBIt's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hos ... [more]  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R16)Run Time: 2 hrs 29 mins SynopsisR16 CONTAINS VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OFFENSIVE LANGUAGEForty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blo ... [more]  The Ugly Duckling & Me (G)Run Time: 90mins SynopsisNZ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL - KIDS' FLICKS ON SUNDAY - 14 MARCH ONLY - TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETEK AND AT THE ASCOT ON 13 AND 14 MARCH (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY)A fun-filled animated adventure comedy, a twist on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale about beauty being in the eye of the beholder.  This Way of Life (PG)Run Time: 1 hr 34 mins Synopsis"WHAT DO I DO FOR A LIVING? I LIVE FOR A LIVING".... Peter KarenaPeter Karena, his wife Colleen, their six children and many horses live almost wild in the stunning beauty of New Zealand's rugged Ruahine Mountains. Until, that is, Peter's escalating battle with his own father has profound consequences for the whole clan. This Way of Life 11th Mar 2010 ‘I treat my children ... [more]  Valentine's Day (M)Run Time: 2 hrs 20 mins SynopsisIntertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day - Romantic Comedy. Starring Bradley Cooper, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Taylor Swift, Taylor Launtner, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane, Topher Grace, Joe Jonas, Emma Roberts. |
