Wed, 19 May 2010
CITIZEN KANE
(G) US 119min 1941

Inspired by the life of William Randolf Hearst, Orson Welles collaborated with screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, cinematographer Gregg Toland and a group of New York stage and radio actors to create one of the enduring masterpieces of cinema.

Wed, 23 Jun 2010
BLAZING SADDLES
( M) US 93mins 1974

Mel Brooks' uproarious spoof western story of a black sheriff in a town populated by bigots and morons. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman star in this hilarious, slapstick, full of beans comedy.

Wed, 21 Jul 2010
THE DISH
( PG) AU 101mins 2000

Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth when our only link was a satellite dish in rural Australia with a few bugs (And a few hundred sheep). From the creators of "The Castle", based on the true story of what we didn't see. The Dish is a genuine feast of entertainment that will make you laugh, squirm and feel all gooey inside.

Wed, 18 Aug 2010
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
( M ) US 112min 1974

Where were you in 1962? JFK was alive and the world was alright. Ron Howard and Harrison Ford were there. George Lucas directed, and everyone knew, "...that for one brief afternoon of American history angels drove Thunderbirds and could possibly be found at Mel's Drive-In, tonight, or maybe tomorrow night, or the night after." - Roger Ebert.

Wed, 23 Sep 2010
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
(PG) US 98min 1987

Swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing. Not just your basic, average, everyday, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, ho-hum fairy tale. Scaling the Cliffs of Insanity, Battling Rodents of Unusual Size, Facing torture in the Pit of Despair. She gets kidnapped. He gets killed. But it all ends up okay.

Wed, 20 Oct 2010
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
(PG) US 110mins 1969

From the heyday of the Western, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of the standouts. It has a little of everything - comedy, action, adventure, drama, romance, and whimsy. It's hard to ask for much more. Oh, and there's Paul Newman, Robert Redford and a song about raindrops.

Wed, 17 Nov 2010
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
(M) US 100min 1975

It's Astounding,,, Time is fleeting,,, Madness,, Takes Control.... go on you know this, join in. More a social phenomena now than cult cinema. Jim Sharman's movie of Richard O'Brien's stage musical is the longest running film in history. Tim Curry is Frankenfurter and Susan Sarandon is Janet (damnit). Give yourself over to absolute pleasure.