Cinema
Upcoming films, cinema and screenings
The Virgin Suicides
Sofia Coppola’s 1999 cult classic directorial debut is a coming-of-age favourite about five adolescent sisters in 1970s American suburbia, set to an atmospheric score by Air. A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit.
Stop Making Sense
11 Oct 2024
The greatest concert film of all time, Stop Making Sense brings to the screen Talking Heads at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison, alongside an ecstatic ensemble of supporting musicians.
Anora
11 – 12 Oct 2024
Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, Anora is the latest highly anticipated film from Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine, Red Rocket) starring Mikey Madison as a sex worker from Brooklyn who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
Spirited Away
12 Oct – 30 Nov 2024
From Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema, comes the Academy Award winning masterpiece, Spirited Away.
NT Live: Vanya
12 Oct 2024
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) comes to the screen in this screening of National Theatre Live’s Vanya. Enjoy this award-winning one-man adaptation of Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Directed by Sam Yates.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live In Concert
13 – 14 Oct 2024
Experience the original Spider-Verse movie like never before with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert!
Dìdi (弟弟)
29 Nov 2024
Set in the Myspace, flip phone and indie rock-fulled days of 2008, Sean Wang’s Sundance award winner follows 13-year-old Taiwanese American skater boy Chris (Izaac Wang) during the summer before high school.
The Matrix
30 Nov 2024
Keanu Reeves is Neo in The Matrix, the 1999 worldwide science fiction sensation from visionary directing duo The Wachowskis.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
1 Dec 2024
George Clooney and Meryl Streep lend their voices to this hilarious and heartwarming animated adventure from visionary director Wes Anderson.
Paris, Texas
1 Dec 2024
Newly restored for its 40th anniversary, Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas is a powerful statement on self-discovery, loss and redemption and the unbreakable bonds of love, starring Nastassja Kinski and Harry Dean Stanton.
NT Live: Prima Facie
1 Dec 2024
Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play comes to the Sydney Opera House screen.
Sign o’ the Times
1 Dec 2024
In a one-of-a-kind concert film, Prince and his band bring his Grammy-nominated album Sign o’ the Times to life, showcasing Prince at the peak of his musical powers.
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In the Mood: A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong
Celebrating the landmark film’s 20th anniversary, 'In the Mood – A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong' is a fever dream live streamed performance featuring a theatrical set, ‘60s style costumes, and sax-drenched renditions of the film’s romantic soundtrack; alongside new music sung by Chinese-Australian artists Rainbow Chan and Marcus Whale with narration by Eugene Choi.
Surfing at the Opera House: An Unexpected History
Discover the hidden origins of Cinema at the Opera House and its connection with countercultural surf films.
Love List: Ryuichi Sakamoto by Groovescooter
Paris Pompor and Georgie Zuzak from co-presenters Groovescooter have put together a Love List dedicated to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
