Julie & Julia
Date: 08 – 10/01/2010
American drama, rated PG
The true story of two women, one who wrote a cookery book & later another woman who sets herself the task of cooking all 524 recipes in the book. As “food” movies go this is rich & full of delights. Thoroughly enjoyable & Streep is superb.
Amelia
Date: 15 – 17/01/2010
American biopic/ romantic drama, rated PG
In 1937 Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific on the final leg of her around the world circumnavigation by air. She was attempting to navigate to a tiny US airforce landing strip on an island near Hawaii . With fuel running low & radio problems it is thought that she & her navigator ditched into the sea & were never found. Swank as Amelia & Gere as George Putman her lover, partner & publisher bring this story to life on the big screen. Great costumes, authentic aircraft of the time & fantastic photography produce a magic story.
Balibo
Date: 22 – 24//01/2010
Australian drama, rated M
The story of what happened in East Timor in late 1975. An incredibly moving & powerful story of the many deaths aside from the five Australian journalists who were murdered there. An utterly compelling film….now banned from screening in Indonesia and made even more intriguing with the admission recently by an Indonesian military officer present at the time that they did indeed burn the bodies despite denying this up until now but maintaining that the killing was simply “an act of war”.
The Fox & The Child
Date: 29 – 31/01/2010
French adventure, rated G
A story of a young girl who lives in the Ain region of France (near the Alps & Abruzzo National Park Italy). After observing a fox hunting one day she is drawn to the forest looking for the animal.
Spanning the seasons, the film connects audiences both young & old to the natural beauty of the world about us. Delightful.
Charlie & Boots
Date: 05 – 07/02/2010
Australian road trip, rated M
The death of his wife leaves Charlie (portayed by Paul Hogan) devastated & withdrawn. His oldest son Boots ( Shane Jacobson) decides to put aside his long standing differences with his father & take him on fishing trip to Cape York. Very reluctantly Charlie decides to go but along the way they make a few stops, meet a few people & learn more about each other & the dramas that ruptured their lives. A real treasure of a movie.
An Education
Date: 12 – 14/02/2009
UK romantic drama, rated M
London 1961, a sixteen YO girl has visions of studying at Oxford until a charming 30-ish man comes along. The potential to damage her academic prospects is prompting reactions from her parents but the thoughts of travel to Paris cloud her judgement. Will life triumph over education? A different romantic film especially for Valentine’s weekend.
Genova
Date: 19 – 21/02/2010
After the death of his wife in a car smash, Joe a University lecturer decides to move from his home in the US to teach in Genoa Italy & attempt to rebuild his life. He takes with him his 2 daughters who are also still in emotional limbo. New relationships form, One of Joe’s graduate students is attracted to him & the eldest of the girls finds the Italian boys & their Vespa scooters appealing but the younger one struggles with the loss of her mother. As the city heats up with summer each of the trio negotiate a new life with past memories very fresh in their minds. A Stunning Film.
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