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This week at Palace Cinemas we are delighted to have the beautiful and talented Alicia Vikander, star of TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, introduce a session of her film as a guest of the EMIRATES BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL. Alicia will be at Palace Brighton Bay this Saturday November 22nd at 6.15pm. And don't worry, the festival isnt finishing just yet as we have announced by popular demand sessions.

Starting to plan New Years Eve? Don't miss our special advance screening of BIRDMAN starring the incomparable Michael Keaton in a career highlight. Tickets are now on sale. We have our gala events for FOLIES BERGÈRE coming up with appearances by director Marc Fitoussi at selected sessions. May the odds be ever in your favour as Katniss returns in THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1.

To celebrate the start of summer, Brown Brothers is offering Palace Cinema-goers a new way to enjoy wine with our limited edition Colour Your Summer Wine Cocktails. Enjoy at selected locations over Summer, and you could go into the draw to win a prize pack worth $2500. 

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  Alicia Vikander to be in attendance at Palace Brighton Bay for the Emirates British Film Festival

We are delighted to announce that Alicia Vikander, star of Testament of Youth will be at Palace Brighton Bay this Saturday to introduce the film as part of the 2014 Festival.

Direct from its recent world premiere at the London Film Festival, this epic coming of age war tale is based on Vera Brittain’s memoir of World War I which, eighty years on, remains one of the most powerful and famous memoirs of the 20th Century.

The young Vera Brittain, played by the captivating Alicia Vikander (Anna Karenina), is an irrepressible, intelligent and free-minded woman who overcomes the prejudices of her family and hometown to win a scholarship to Oxford. With everything to live for, she falls in love with her brother’s close friend Roland Leighton and together they pursue their literary dreams until the First World War brings everything to a grinding halt, and tears the couple apart.

As Vera experiences the horrors of war and of working as a nurse to wounded soldiers, she determinedly resolves to create a world in which such a war can never take place again.

SCREENING DETAILS
 Palace Brighton Bay
 Saturday 22nd November, 6.15pm
 Alicia Vikander will be in attendance to introduce the film

 
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  Emirates British Film Festival 2014 - By Popular Demand Sessions Announced!
Don’t miss the last days of the Emirates British Film Festival 2014 at select Palace Cinemas. There is still so much to see! The Imitation Game has proven to be a hot ticket with sell-out cinemas, so hurry to secure your seat. Because of the outstanding popularity of the festival, we have taken your favourite films and scheduled select by popular demand screenings for you to catch the best award-winning, groundbreaking and star-studded British films. See below for these sessions at your nearest Palace Cinema. 

Closing Night - THE IMITATION GAME
This year’s expertly crafted and gripping Closing Night film is based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma, with Benedict Cumberbatch (12 Years a Slave) playing the lead.

CLOSING NIGHT EVENT
Palace Cinema Como
Wednesday 26 November
6.30pm Pre-film reception with drinks courtesy of Cake Wines and live entertainment.
7.00pm Screening of THE IMITATION GAME
Palace Movie Club $30 / General Admission $35
 
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By Popular Demand Sessions Announced

Palace Cinema Como
Friday 28 Nov - 7.00pm A Long Way Down
Saturday 29 Nov - 6.00pm The Love Punch
Saturday 29 Nov -  8.00pm Mr. Turner

Palace Balwyn Cinema
Friday 28 Nov - 6.30pm The Love Punch
Saturday 29 Nov - 4.15pm A Long Way Down
Saturday 29 Nov - 8.30pm Testament of Youth
Sunday 30 Nov - 3.30pm Mr. Turner

Palace Brighton Bay
Saturday 29 Nov - 6.00pm Mr. Turner
Saturday 29 Nov -  9.00pm A Long Way Down
Sunday 30 Nov - 4.15pm The Love Punch

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  Colour Your Summer with Brown Brothers
To celebrate the start of summer, Brown Brothers is offering Palace Cinema-goers a new way to enjoy wine with our limited edition Colour Your Summer Wine Cocktails!  Between 20th of November and 28th of January, you can try a new one every fortnight at Palace Cinema Como for just $9.50.  There is also a chance to win an amazing Colour Your Summer prize pack worth $2500 - details on how to enter available whenever you purchase a Brown Brothers Wine Cocktail at participating cinemas.  #makeitcolourful
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  FOLIES BERGERE [M] Gala Preview Events
Palace Cinemas is delighted to invite you and your friends to a special gala preview of the charming new romantic comedy FOLIES BERGÈRE starring Isabelle Huppert on Thursday 27 November, with appearances by director Marc Fitoussi at selected sessions!

Join us for a complimentary glass of Prosecco on arrival at all venues, and we’re thrilled that Mr. Fitoussi will join us to personally introduce the screening at Kino & Westgarth, and for a 20min Q&A after the Cinema Como screening.

In FOLIES BERGÈRE [M)] Brigitte (Huppert) and Xavier (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) lead a good life as prize cattle breeders in regional France. But Brigitte’s world is thrown into flux when their children leave home and she finds herself a prisoner to routine. Seeking something more satisfying, she discovers it’s never too late to change.

PLUS, courtesy of Roadshow Films, all attendees at the Gala screenings will receive a special advance screening pass to see ST VINCENT [M], the terrific new comedy starring Bill Murray as a cantankerous, cash-strapped, loose-living retiree who becomes a spectacularly unlikely role model for his twelve-year-old neighbour. Co-starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Terrence Howard and Naomi Watts. The pass is valid at Palace Cinemas at any sneak preview on Dec 12-14 and Dec 19-21.

FOLIES BERGÈRE GALA SCREENINGS
  Tickets: $22.00 adult, $16.50 Movie Club (members max 4)
 Advance tickets now on sale

Kino Cinemas
Thursday 27 November
6.15pm Prosecco on arrival for 6:30pm screening
With introduction by director Marc Fitoussi

Palace Balwyn
 Thursday 27 November
6.45pm Prosecco on arrival for 7:00pm screening

Palace Brighton Bay
 Thursday 27 November
6.45pm Prosecco on arrival for 7:00pm screening

Palace Westgarth
 Thursday 27 November
7.00pm Prosecco on arrival for 7:15pm screening
With introduction by director Marc Fitoussi

Palace Cinema Como
 Thursday 27 November
7.00pm Prosecco on arrival for 7:15pm screening
Screening followed by Q&A discussion with director Marc Fitoussi
 
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  BIRDMAN [MA15+] - New Years Eve Advance Screening

Join us in celebrating the New Year with a glass of Brown Brothers Prosecco in hand and a preview screening of BIRDMAN starring Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts and Edward Norton.

"Michael Keaton soars in this savagely funny, strangely sweet, sad and utterly brilliant New York-set comedy"
Cath Clarke, TIME OUT

BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) - famous for portraying an iconic superhero - as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

SCREENING DETAILS
Movie Club: $25 | General Admission $30
Every patron will receive a complimentary glass of Prosecco on the night

Palace Balwyn Cinema
Wednesday 31st December, 9.00pm
Cinema Como
Wednesday 31st December, 9.00pm
Dendy Brighton
Wednesday 31st December, 9.00pm
Brighton Bay
Wednesday 31st December, 6.30pm
Kino Cinemas
Wednesday 31st December, 6.30pm
Westgarth Cinema
Wednesday 31st December, 9.00pm

 
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  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One [M] 

The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.

Now Showing at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton, Kino Cinema and Westgarth

 
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  FIFTY SHADES OF GREY [CTC] - Tickets Now on Sale

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY is the hotly anticipated film adaptation of the bestselling book that has become a global phenomenon. Since its release, the “Fifty Shades” trilogy has been translated in 52 languages worldwide and sold more than 90 million copies in e-book and print—making it one of the biggest and fastest-selling book series ever. Stepping into the roles of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, who have become iconic to millions of readers, are Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever...

Commencing February 12th at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton, Kino and Westgarth
 
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  Flashback Films - The Lion King [G] + Strictly Ballroom [PG]
The films that shaped your childhood are back with our third program of FLASHBACK FILMS, a specially curated selection of much loved classic family films that will transport you through the ages. Whether you want to introduce a new generation to these much loved gems or relive the films that shaped your childhood FLASHBACK FILMS is perfect for everyone. Highlights of the FLASHBACK FILMS PROGRAMME include: The Fox and the Hound [G], The Lion King [G], Strictly Ballroom [M] and It's a Wonderful Life [PG]

SCREENING DETAILS
10.30am Saturdays and Sundays at Palace Balwyn and Dendy Brighton.
ALL TICKETS $8.50 excluding 3D films

THE LION KING [G]
Lion cub and future King Simba flees his home in search for his identity after being tricked into thinking he killed his father.
 
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STRICTLY BALLROOM [PG]
A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
 
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  Vintage Classics - Apocalypse Now [R18+] and Dirty Dancing [M]
Vintage Classics at Kino presents an eclectic selection of cinema so you can slip back in time, fall into your favourite genre and relive much-loved films from bygone eras on the silver screen. Highlights of the VINTAGE CLASSICS AT KINO programme include Dirty Dancing ('87) and Apocalypse Now ('79).

SCREENING DETAILS
3.00pm Sunday at Kino Cinemas
$8 Palace Movie Club Members | $10 Full Price

APOCALYPSE NOW [R18+]
During the U.S.-Viet Nam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.
 
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DIRTY DANCING [M]
Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor Johnny Castle.
 
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  NIGHTCRAWLER [MA15+] - Coming Soon

NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling -- where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

Commencing November 27 at Palace Balwyn, Dendy Brighton and Kino Cinemas

 
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  MEN, WOMAN AND CHILDREN [M] - Coming Soon
MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.

The film attempts to stare down social issues such as  video game culture, anorexia, infidelity, fame hunting, and the proliferation of illicit material on the Internet. As each character and each relationship is tested, we are shown the variety of roads people choose - some tragic, some hopeful - as it becomes clear that no one is immune to this enormous social change that has come through our phones, our tablets, and our computers.

Commencing November 27 at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton and Kino Cinemas
 
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  SERENA [CTC] - Coming Soon

North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s - George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.

Commencing November 27 at Palace Balwyn, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton and Kino Cinemas

 
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  WHEN THE QUEEN CAME TO TOWN [G] - Coming Soon

For those who were there and can't forget - and for those who want to experience the excitement – a feature documentary in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Royal Tour of 1954.

Sixty years ago, a unique event transfixed Australia. It dominated the front pages of newspapers and magazines for months, touched every Australian and left enduring memories on all those who felt part of it. It was experienced in almost every part of the continent, and almost every detail of the event was recorded by both professional and amateur operators. It will stir memories. And it will be treasured by all those who remember that Australian summer when the Queen came to town.

Commencing November 27 at Palace Balwyn and Dendy Brighton

 
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  Palace Opera and Ballet - 2014/15 Season
The 2014-2015 Palace Opera & Ballet season presents 16 new productions, concurrent with the Royal Opera House and Opéra National de Paris performances. Experience these amazing productions, captured live on stage, with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

Royal Opera: I DUE FOSCARI [CTC]
Plácido Domingo returns to give his first London performances of another major Verdi baritone role, that of Francesco Foscari, a despairing father torn between love for his family and duty to a corrupt city. Based on a play by Byron set in 15th-century Venice, this taut, sombre drama provides the basis for one of Verdi’s most arresting early scores, newly presented in an acclaimed staging by American director Thaddeus Strassberger. It is conducted by Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera.

Commencing November 28 at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay and Cinema Como
 
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Opera de Paris: TOSCA [CTC]
Based on a melodrama by French playwright Victorien Sardou, originally written for Sarah Bernhardt, Puccini’s sexually explosive thriller depicts a corrupt police chief who sets his sights on a glamorous singer as he plots to destroy her lover, a politically rebellious painter. Pierre Audi directs a new production of this violent and passionate masterwork for the Opéra de Paris. Puccini’s timeless verismo score is well served by an exceptional cast. Austrian soprano Martina Serafin as Floria Tosca, the jealous diva, opposite Argentine lyric tenor Marcelo Álvarez. Ludovic Tézier is the villainous Scarpia.

Commencing December 19 at Palace Balwyn, Brighton Bay and Cinema Como
 
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  NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: Skylight Encores
Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan feature in the highly anticipated West End production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry, broadcast live from London’s West End by National Theatre Live.

On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. Read more

Encore screenings commencing November 22 at Palace Brighton Bay
 
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