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Fukrey 3
Rating to be confirmed
Release Date: September 28
Fukrey 3 is a Hindi movie directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and will feature Pulkit Samrat, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma and Richa Chadha as lead characters. Other popular actor who was roped in for Fukrey 3 is Manjot Singh and Pankaj Tripathi.
- 7:00 pm
Gaddi Jaandi Ae Chalaangaan Maardi
Rating to be confirmed
Release Date : Sept 28
Struggling to balance his father's materialistic demands and his love for Pooja, Happy lands in a series of comic
situations as a red car becomes the center of chaos. Will Happy be able to navigate through the mishaps and
fulfill his dreams of marrying Pooja against all odds?
Punjabi with English Subtitles
The Creator
M, Offensive Language, Violence
Release Date: Sept 28
From writer/director Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla”) comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war… and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory… only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child.
- 7:30 pm
- 7:30 pm
- 7:30 pm
Uproar
M, Offensive Language, Violence
Release Date: October 5. Sneak preview weekend 29 September to 1st October.
Set in Dunedin 1981, 17-year-old Josh Waaka struggles to fit in as a rugby-obsessed New Zealand comes to grips with the infamous Springboks tour. UPROAR features an incredible cast of Julian Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), Rhys Darby (Flight of the Concords), James Rolleston (Boy), Erana James (The Changeover), and Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting).
Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kracken
PG, Violence
Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.
DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed.
- 3:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Paw Patrol : The Mighty Movie
G
In this sequel to the 2021 hit, the Paw Patrol pups gain super powers after a meteor strikes Adventure City. After being transformed into the Mighty Pups they must battle their arch nemesis Humdinger and a mad scientist intent on stealing their powers. Once again The Paw Patrol movie is full of superstar guest voices including James Marsden, Chris Rock, Kim Kardashian, Kristen Bell and many more.
- 1:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
River of Freedom
exempt
Sharing the inside story of NZ Convoy and the Parliament protest in Wellington during February & March 2022. Captured by professional filmmakers, this film lays out the reasons behind the protest—who the people were, why there were there, and what happened.
Professional filmmakers, present during the convoy & occupation, document the heart of the protest—the largest protest in New Zealand’s recent history.
Director: Gaylene Barnes
– Producer: Jared Connon
– Producer: Julian Arahanga
– Cinematographer: Mark Lapwood
– Executive Producer: Robin Monotti Graziadei
Soundtrack
– Composer: Russel Walder
– Musician: Eric Clapton
– Musician: Right Said Fred
– Musician: Jason Kerrison
– Musician: Aly Cook
– Musician: Matiu Te Huki
– Musician: Franko Heke
– Musicians: many more Kiwi artists
Blue Beetle
content may disturb, M, Offensive Language, Violence
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero BLUE BEETLE.
- 4:15 pm
- 7:00 pm
- 4:30 pm
A Haunting in Venice
M, suicide references, Violence
“A Haunting in Venice,” an unsettling supernatural thriller based upon the novel “Hallowe’en Party” by Agatha Christie and directed by and starring Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh as famed detective Hercule Poirot.
Cast : Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, Michelle Yeoh.
Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve, “A Haunting in Venice” is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
- 5:15 pm
- 2:30 pm
- 5:15 pm
Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Coarse Language, PG, Violence
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers. Their new friend, April O’Neil, helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them. Produced by Seth Rogen this new version of the turtles is filled with his trademark sense of humour and heart.
- 2:30 pm
- 2:15 pm
- 5:15 pm
- 2:30 pm
- 7:00 pm
Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
PG, Sexual References
From Academy Award® nominee writer and director Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding movies), comes the newest chapter in the worldwide phenomenon. Join the Portokalos family on a brand-new adventure as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heart-warming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns.
- 5:00 pm
- 4:45 pm
The Equalizer 3
graphic violence, R16
Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua turn their movie adaptations of the ’80s action TV series into a trilogy with this third film. Robert McCall (Washington) finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.
- 7:15 pm
Sound of Freedom
child sexual abuse themes, M
After rescuing a young boy from child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. Based on the story of former homeland security department agent, Tim Ballard.
- 7:00 pm
Haunted Mansion
PG, scary scenes
Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson and Danny DeVito stars in this spook house family film inspired by the Disneyland attraction. The story is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
Past Lives
M, Offensive Language
The talk of Sundance, PAST LIVES is Celine Song’s remarkable feature debut that stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro. A gorgeous, intensely bittersweet romance that ruminates on the lives and loves of two childhood friends fleetingly reunited after decades apart. Shimmering with melancholic longing, Past Lives is a love story of self as much as one of human connection. It’s a deeply moving tale of past and future desires, romantic or otherwise, with great affection for its syncopated characters, both Korean and English (40% Korean / 60% English).
- 7:00 pm
The Last Film Show
M, Offensive Language
India’s official entry to the Academy Awards, LAST FILM SHOW is a charming film about the power of storytelling. Inspired by a true story, LAST FILM SHOW follows an enthusiastic film projectionist and a group of children who craft and innovate to build a projection system and share the magic of movies.
Reviews are sensational with a 93% rotten tomatoes score, which will be thoroughly enjoyed by audiences that enjoyed CINEMA PARADISO and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.
Set in the remote Indian countryside of 2010, Last Film Show is an ode to cinema and the wonder movies create for all those who experience it’s magic. After watching a movie at the Indian Galaxy Cinema, young, free-spirited SAMAY’s life turns upside down as he passionately falls in love with films…….
Asteroid City
M, nudity, suicide references
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, Jeff Goldblum
Story: ASTEROID CITY takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. Synopsis: The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
- 4:45 pm
Barbie
Coarse Language, PG, Violence
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell, Ana Cruz Kayne, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans, Jamie Demetriou, Connor Swindells, Sharon Rooney, Nicola Coughlan, Ritu Arya, Dua Lipa and Helen Mirren.
- 1:45 pm
- 4:30 pm
Oppenheimer
M, nudity, Offensive Language, Sex Scenes, suicide
The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar® winner Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Academy Award® nominee Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence.
Oppenheimer also stars Oscar® winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar® nominated actor, writer and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh.
Director: Christopher Nolan
- 1:00 pm