Movie Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
VENUE: Dendy Quays Cinema (between Circular Quay and the Opera House)
COST: Please buy your ticket when you arrive at the theatre
RSVP: Iolanda Capodanno and Grace Mroz (contactable on [email protected]) are the Movie Group Convenors but there is no need to RSVP – just come along. Meet before the film in the foyer of the cinema
APRES FILM (Optional): After the movie screening, we meet at Buckley’s Pub/Cafe, East Circular Quay, 7 Macquarie Street – a four-minute walk from Dendy Cinema Opera Quays. See the website at https://www.buckleyssydney.com.au
Movies for this month are shown below.
- 9.40am: On the Basis of SexM (2hrs)
- 9.45am:At Eternity’s GatePG (1hr 51mins)
- 9.50am:Stan & Ollie PG (1hr 37mins) AD, CC
9.40am: 1. ON THE BASIS OF SEX-M: Drama (2hrs)
The inspiring true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones), a passionate and dedicated lawyer who brings a case before the US Supreme Court in 1975 that could change women’s lives for the better. Her claim: that the law discriminates on the basis of gender and this ground-breaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals could overturn a century of gender discrimination.
At the heart of Ruth’s journey is a moving romance with her husband Marty (Armie Hammer) and a poignant relationship with her daughter, who embodies a new generation of women following in Ruth’s footsteps. As Ruth struggles to be heard, even hired, in a profession dominated by men, Marty becomes her greatest ally in a partnership built on love and equality.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was later appointed Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a position she holds to this day. The feature premiered in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
See where her story began in this stirring, heartfelt drama.
Cast: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Jack Reynor
Director: Mimi Leder
Release date: 07 February 2019
9.45am: 2. AT ETERITY’S GATE-PG: Drama (1hr 51mins)
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
Julian Schnabel’s ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ is a journey inside the world and mind of a person who, despite scepticism, ridicule and illness, created some of the world’s most beloved and stunning works of art. This is not a forensic biography, but rather scenes based on Vincent van Gogh’s (Academy Award® Nominee Willem Dafoe) letters, common agreement about events in his life that present as facts, hearsay, and moments that are just plain invented.
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen
Director: Julian Schnabel
Release date: 14 February 2019
9.50am: 3. STAN & OLLIE-PG (1hr 37m) AD, CC
Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as legendary comedy duo Laurel & Hardy, Stan & Ollie is the heartwarming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour.
With their golden era long behind them, Stan and Ollie embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland in 1953. Between personal grievances and dwindling audiences, they face an uncertain future. While the charm of their double-act wins back legions of adoring fans, the duo must pull out all the stops to save their precious decades-long friendship before the final curtain falls.
From acclaimed screenwriter Jeff Pope (Philomena), Stan & Ollie celebrates a unique friendship and legendary working partnership with humour and warmth. Coogan and Reilly deliver performances of nuanced, comic genius – the perfect pair to pay homage to the original kings of comedy.
Cast: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson
Director: Jon S. Baird
Release date: 21 February 2019
