BIG SCREEN 2010

26 February - 6 March

OPENING NIGHT
DEAKIN CINEMA
FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY, 7.00PM
Tickets $10

Jan Chapman, multi-award winning producer will introduce her Oscar® nominated film. Join us after the screening for a light supper at the MILDURA CLUB. Hosted by Mildura City Council.

Bright Star (PG)
2009, 119mins

London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year-old English poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and the girl next door, stylish young Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). Inspired by their actual love letters, this is an exquisitely beautiful and deeply moving film from the director of The Piano.
Dir/Writ: Jane Campion. Prod: Jan Chapman.

SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY, 2.00PM
DEAKIN CINEMA
Tickets: $7

Blessed (MA15+)
2009, 113mins

Seven lost children wander the night streets of Melbourne while their mothers await their return home.
Dir: Ana Kokkinos. Writ: Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves & Christos Tsiolkas.

SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY, 8.30PM
JUNCTION PARK, WENTWORTH
Tickets: $2

Mao's Last Dancer (PG)
2009, 117mins

Based on the bestselling extraordinary true story of Li Cunxin. Plucked at age 11 from his poor village to train as a dancer in Beijing, Li makes a dramatic flight to freedom in the early 1980s.
Dir: Bruce Beresford Writ: Jan Sardi

WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH, 8.30PM
HOMESTEAD LAWNS
Tickets: $2

The Boys Are Back (M)
2009, 104mins

Inspired by a real family, this is a moving and humourous story about Joe Warr (Clive Owen) and his two sons who find themselves living in a boys-only household following the death of Joe’s wife.
Dir: Scott Hicks Writ: Simon Carr, Allan Cubitt.

THURSDAY 4 MARCH, 8.30PM
HOMESTEAD LAWNS
Tickets: $2

Wake In Fright (M)
1971, 114mins

John Grant is a young school teacher stranded in the outback. A brutal and confronting portrayal of Aussie mateship and the bush, Wake in Fright was lost for decades until a chance discovery in the USA led to its restoration by the NFSA. Stars a young Jack Thompson and Chips Rafferty.
Dir: Ted Kotcheff. Writ: Kenneth Cole, Evan Jones.

FRIDAY 5 MARCH, 8.30PM
HOMESTEAD LAWNS
Tickets: $2

Bran Nue Dae (PG)
2010, 85mins

A coming-of-age, musical comedy road movie. Accompanied by the joyous sounds of country and gospel with Broome-style Broadway dancing, Bran Nue Dae celebrates the adventure of finding your way back home. Stars Ernie Dingo, Geoffrey Rush, Magda Szubanski and Jessica Mauboy.
Dir: Rachel Perkins Writ: Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins, Jimmy Chi.

FAMILY SCREENING
SATURDAY 6 MARCH, 10.00AM
DEAKIN CINEMA
Tickets: $5 (Adults free) Includes popcorn & drink.

Skippy and the Intruders (G)
1969, 100mins

Skippy faces a ruthless gang of criminals who are searching for lost treasure. An action-packed adventure story based on the TV series.
Dir: Lee Robinson. Writ: Ross Napier, Lee Robinson.

SATURDAY 6 MARCH, 2.00PM
DEAKIN CINEMA
Tickets: $7

Stones Bros (MA15+)
2009, 90mins

City based Eddie, sets off to reconnect with his blackfella roots by taking a sacred stone back to his hometown. But when wild-boy Charlie forces himself along for the ride, Eddie's spiritual journey takes a sharp turn off-track and becomes a riotous trip through outback Australia.
Dir/Writ: Richard J Frankland.

SATURDAY 6 MARCH, 8.30PM
ROXY THEATRE, OUYEN
Tickets: $2

Balibo (M)
2009, 111mins

Anthony LaPaglia plays Roger East, an Australian journalist who, at the urging of José Ramos-Horta, ventures to East Timor to investigate the truth behind the deaths of five other Australian journalists and to report on the impending Indonesian invasion.
Dir: Robert Connolly. Writ: David Williamson, Robert Connolly.

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