We start the New Year with more wonderful choices: 1917 and Little Women are both nominated for Best Movie Oscars.
1917 is NOT “just another war movie”. It is magnificent film making, physically and very emotionally immersive – for both men and women. A struggle for survival. Set over 100 years ago, the prospect of another war is always real.
Little Women…who didn’t want to be Jo? Sure to be a popular choice with our group.
And for a world that has become so cynical, desperately needing kindness and compassion, Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a balm for the soul.
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 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): We meet at Buckley’s, East Circular Quay, which is a 5 minute stroll from the cinema. It is a pub-style cafe where you order at the counter. Please note there is no tea or coffee available. As finish times vary, we have a flexible booking from 12 noon + under ‘SWIC Movie Group’. It’s always fun to discuss and compare the various movies we have seen that morning.
- 09.45am: 1917 MA15+ / Strong war themes (1hr 50m) FINISH approx 12noon
- 10.15am: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood PG /Mild themes, coarse language(1hr 50m) FINISH approx 12.20pm
- 10.45am: Little Women G (2hr 15m) FINISH approx 1.15pm
09.50am: 1. 1917 – MA15+/Strong War themes (1hr 50m)
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.
Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott
Director: Sam Mendes
Release date: 9 January 2020
10.15am: 2. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD -PG Mild themes, violence and coarse language (1hr 50m)
Tom Hanks portrays American children’s television icon Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbour.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper
Director: Marielle Heller
Release date: 23 January 2020
10.45am: 3. LITTLE WOMEN – G / Very mild themes (2hr 15m)
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms – is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbour Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel with Chris Cooper and Meryl Streep.
Director: Greta Gerwig
Release date: 1 January 2020
