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80′s Horror Double Feature Fri 13th July, 2012

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REANIMATOR. 1985. The ratio is a off for this trailer, but the quality is much better than the other versions online.
An outrageous splatter fest by Stuart Gordon based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft.
The very odd, and horror film regular, Jeffrey Combs plays the unhinged scientist.


NEAR DARK. 1987.Kathryn Bigelow’s (The Hurt Locker) debut film is a terrific tale of transient vampires in the mid-west of the USA.
Bill Paxton is a powerhouse, while Lance Henriksen is a broody piece of work.
Still one of the best vampire films ever made…

The 35mm film world is slowly disappearing.

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Obviously we are fans of 8mm, 16mm, 35mm & 70mm film, but we aren’t so purist as to hate on digital. We just prefer a world in which both could co-habit. Just as we prefer our music on vinyl, we also prefer to see films projected via a 35mm print in a cinema, but alas we are in the twilight years of this outmoded, yet somewhat still superior technology. One of the main problems with the enforcement of cinemas converting to digital is that the only product available will be new titles, the older titles converted to 2k or 4k files is slow & sparse & only focuses on a few selected popular films. Gone will be the days of cult viewing at a cinema, though with the advent of many titles appearing digitally on Blu-Ray it might be the only option for cinemas to be able to screen the more obscure films.


• 20th Century Fox are the first of the 35mm killers…

• Petition to Save 35mm Film Prints

• 35mm to Digital Conversion in Chicago

• The Importance of Being 35mm

FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) 15th & 17th June

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Seeing as though ridley Scott’s new “alien” film Prometheus film will be opening on the 7th of June, we thought it would be ideal to screen an older science fiction title.
And it’s one of our favourites. Luckily there is a 35mm cinemaascope print available in Melbourne which we have just booked in.
Friday 15th & Sunday 17th June.


Trailer isn’t in HD, but the film will look glorious on the Giant Screen as it is an extraordinary work of art. Also a mighty influence on films/tv such as Star Trek, Alien & Star Wars.

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) 23rd & 25th March 2012

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Here’s how critic Roger Ebert described the unique and lasting value of George Lucas’s 1973 box-office hit, American Graffiti: “[It's] not only a great movie but a brilliant work of historical fiction; no sociological treatise could duplicate the movie’s success in remembering exactly how it was to be alive at that cultural instant.” The time to which Ebert and the film refers is the summer of 1962, and American Graffiti captures the look, feel, and sound of that era by chronicling one memorable night in the lives of several young Californians on the cusp of adulthood. (In essence, Lucas was making a semiautobiographical tribute to his own days as a hot-rod cruiser, and the film’s phenomenal success paved the way for Star Wars.)

An utterly fantastic film. Not to be missed with a relatively new 35mm print available.

Friday 23rd & Sunday 25th March. Exact times to be confirmed.

ELVIS is in the building….

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The Elvis print has arrived & it looks to be in almost perfect condition.
The projectionists noted no unnecessary splices or imperfections. So ooh er, a lovely cinemascope presentation & Dolby Stereo on our Giant Screen.
I’m not an Elvis fan at all, but I have enjoyed the cinematic quality & the high production values of the film for historical purposes.
Highly recommended. Could be the last time you will be able to see the film on a cinema screen…

Screening 7:15pm Friday 17th & 3pm Sunday the 19th February. 2 sessions only.