What's on - Araluen Arthouse Cinema
Buck - Documentary
(US) - PG
Buck, a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life “horse-whisperer”, he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses – and people – with his understanding, compassion and respect. In this film, the animal-human relationship becomes a metaphor for facing the daily challenges of life. A truly inspiring story about an unsung hero, Buck is about an ordinary man who has made an extraordinary life despite tremendous odds. Also featuring Robert Redford.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sunday 20 May – 7.00pm
Coriolanus
(UK) – Rated M
Coriolanus is a modern day version of Shakespeare’s tragedy – based on the life of the legendary roman leader, Gaius Martius Coriolanus. In the eleven years since Ralph Fiennes triumphantly trod the boards in London and New York as Coriolanus, the celebrated English actor was driven by the notion of bringing Shakespeare’s visceral history play to the big screen for the first time — so driven, in fact, that Coriolanus also marks his debut as a director. Bringing to that role the same fierce intelligence and passion that he does to his work in front of the camera, Fiennes constructs an indelible portrait of the banished Roman general who allies himself with his sworn enemy to take revenge on the city that rejected him. Shakespeare’s tale of rivalries, civil unrest and betrayal in ancient Rome portrays war as an eternal human drama. So it’s fitting that Fiennes sets his film in contemporary Europe, with real Serbian soldiers blended into a cast of actors that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Gerard Butler and Jessica Chastain (from Malick’s The Tree of Life). The contemporary setting allows Fiennes to interject one cru¬cial aspect of warfare today: mass media. Here, it punctuates the action with a baleful chorus of cable news commentary. Coriolanus is a drama for the ages, a commentary on the seductions of war.
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sunday 27 May – 7.00pm
This Must Be The Place
(France/Ireland/Italy) – Rated M
Cheyenne (Sean Penn) is a former rock star. At 50 he still dresses "Goth" and lives in Dublin off his royalties. He is a complex character, bumbling around town with friends and living in an enormous mansion with his down-to-earth wife of 35 years, Jane (Frances McDormand). The death of his father, with whom he wasn't on speaking terms, brings him back to New York. He discovers his father had an obsession: to seek revenge for the humiliation he had suffered in Auschwitz at the hands of an SS officer, who may still be alive and living in America. Cheyenne decides to pick up where his father left off, and starts a journey, at his own pace, across America, encountering some great people as he is reawakened to the possibility of reconciliation and self-discovery. Official Selection 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sunday 3 June – 7.00pm
Araluen’s ReelPix Film Club
Araluen’s ReelPix Film Club is now in its eleventh year and looks to offer its members a range of benefits. Through the support of its members, ReelPix aims to extend and expand Araluen’s film program, including indoor and outdoor screenings, festivals genre nights etc.
One of ReelPix’s important goals is to allow more audience input into the selection of films screened. Should you have a particular film you would like screened, please ring Marion on 8951 1128 & we will endeavour to screen it.
Reelpix Membership
| Membership | ||
|---|---|---|
| $25.00 full | $20.00 concession | expires 31 December, 2012 |
| Admission Prices for 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reelpix Members | $12.00 full | $10.00 concession |
| Non Members | $15.00 full | $12.00 concession, $12 children |
All information is correct at time of printing and subject to change without notice. Please check with Box Office on 8951 1122 for further details.