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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - AVCon Advance Preview MA15
Palace Nova and AVCon are excited to present a special advance preview of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle on the LARGEST screen in Adelaide - the ExiMax! You could win a prize provided by AVCon before the film starts, so don't be late.
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2025 - Prosecco Preview Event M
Enjoy a glass of prosecco on arrival and a special preview of the 2025 Italian Film Festival with the Australian premiere of Award-winning filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek's DIAMONDS.
Splitsville - Advance Preview CTC
See it first! Enjoy a mini-banana split on arrival and a special advance preview of this rollicking romantic comedy, starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona.
Monday Doubles: Citizen Kane + The Magnificent Ambersons PG
Palace Nova is proud to present a rare treat for Adelaide audiences, Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons - together for one night only!
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Advance Preview plus drink on arrival. CTC
Join us for a drink on arrival and experience a truly magical new film - Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie's sweeping romantic fantasy, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, from visionary director Kogonada.
2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival - Opening Night Gala CTC
Ciao Adelaide! Join us for the opening night gala and after-party for 2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival. Enjoy a drink and food on arrival, music and much more. That's not all! We will be hosting a post-film after party. Chin chin!
2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival - Filmmaker's Q&A PG
As a special treat, we are proud to present a special post-film Filmmaker's Q&A session of Signorinella: Little Miss with the director and special guests.
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival and the Bonfire Horror Club presents: Deep Red R18+
“Deep Red is a riveting thriller whose secrets carefully unravel via a series of carefully calibrated compositions that become not unlike virtual gateways into Freudian pasts.” - Slant Magazine
2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival - Centrepiece Event CTC
Enjoy a prosecco and the Australian premiere of Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino's highly anticipated new drama La Grazia, direct from its world premiere at Venice.
Monday Doubles: Yojimbo + Sanjuro PG
Starring a swaggering Toshiro Mifune, Akira Kurosawa's twin classics that inspired Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars and dozens of directors around the world!
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival and the Bonfire Horror Club presents: The House with Laughing Windows MA15
“A slow-burning thriller that will shock and surprise the unsuspecting viewer.” - Cinephilia
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - Headbanging Advance Preview Event M
Don't miss your chance to be one of the first to see the long awaited return of Spinal Tap at our special advance preview session and "Best Mullet" contest hosted by Radio Adelaide's home of heavy music, MOSH. The Tap is back!
Opening Night Spotlight Session - NT Live: Inter Alia CTC
Palace Nova Cinemas is excited to present a opening night presentation of Suzie Miller’s new play, Inter Alia, starring Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike. Ticketholders enjoy a drink on arrival.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Night of the Living Dead M
The film that birthed an entire genre of horror - George A. Romero's original Night of the Living Dead is coming to get you...
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival and the Bonfire Horror Club presents: All Colours of the Dark R18
"A head-trippy, surreal and unique giallo flick.” - HorrorThriller
Big Screen Epics: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly MA15
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery
RISE Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) 2025 at Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend E
The highly anticipated 19th Annual RISE Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is back and ready with a curated selection of the best fly fishing films from around the world. Anglers, outdoor enthusiasts, and adventure seekers are invited to join the tour as it visi
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival and the Bonfire Horror Club presents: Blood and Black Lace MA15
“Bava creates a claustrophobic paranoia that seeps into the fabric of the movie and the viewer.” - BBC
2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival - Napoli Event CTC
Palace Nova Cinemas is proud to present the stunning and bittersweet new film Napoli - New York. Ticketholders receive a Solbevi Limoncello Spritz to enjoy.
David Lynch Film Festival - Eraserhead M
"Lynch's remarkable first feature is a true original." - Time Out
Monday Doubles: Talk to Me + Late Night with the Devil MA15
Adelaide’s own Danny and Michael Philippou (aka RackaRacka) are scaring the pants off the world with this home-grown horror + David Dastmalchian's talk show of terror
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: Summer Wars PG
Academy-Award nominated director Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars combines real-world drama (school crushes, testy relatives) with virtual-world dramatics in a trippy and beautiful tale that was championed by critics and fans alike. One night only!
Filmmaker Q&A - Deeper CTC
Palace Nova Cinemas is proud to present a special Q&A screening of Deeper, with Australian of the Year, Thai cave rescue hero and Lieutenant Governor of South Australia Dr. Richard "Harry" Harris in-person after the film.
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival and the Bonfire Horror Club presents: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin R18
"Colourful and wild, with orgies, LSD freakouts and painting-by-knife-throwing. The visuals are Fulci's most impressive.” - Screen Slate
Tron: Ares - Opening Weekend Contest CTC
All ticketholders at Eastend or Prospect sessions during Opening Weekend are automatically entered to WIN a limited-edition Tron: Ares red foil print from this year’s San Diego Comic Con.
David Lynch Film Festival - The Elephant Man M
Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, this haunting story of dignity and cruelty features unforgettable performances by John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins.
Monday Doubles: The Evil Dead + Fright Night R18
Two of the best horror films from the 1980's - Sam Raimi's original Evil Dead, plus director Tom Holland shows what happens when a horror fan has to face a real evil.
2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival - Closing Night Event M
Say 'Arrivederci' to the Italian Film Festival with a drink on arrival and a special 25th anniversary presentation of the all-star Australian classic coming-of-age drama Looking For Alibrandi, presented in a brand new restoration.
Greek Film Festival 2025 - Opening Night CTC
Palace Nova Cinemas Prospect welcomes the 2025 Greek Film Festival.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 50th Anniversary Party - on the LARGEST SCREEN in Adelaide! M
Come on up to the lab and see what’s on the slab. Join us for a special 50th anniversary presentation of the ORIGINAL CULT CLASSIC – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, fully remastered and presented on the largest screen in Adelaide - the ExiMax!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th anniversary - Palace Nova Prospect Party! M
For the first time in Prospect! Don't dream it, be it. Dress as your favourite Rocky Horror character and join us for the 50th anniversary of the original cult classic. There will be party bags for all of our conventiongoers on arrival, plus Rocky-in
David Lynch Film Festival - Blue Velvet MA15
Winner of the Venice Film Festival’s Best Director Award, Lynch’s noir masterpiece peers behind white picket fences to reveal darkness beneath suburbia.
Monday Doubles: Frankenstein + The Bride of Frankenstein M
The bone-chilling Creature and his mate make a perfect pairing in these James Whale horror classics!
Opening Night Spotlight - NTLive: Mrs. Warren's Profession E
Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight session on Friday, October 24 and enjoy a drink on arrival.
David Lynch Film Festival - Dune PG
A cult phenomenon of sci-fi worldbuilding, now celebrated for its ambition and singular vision.
Big Screen Epics: Heat MA15
Michael Mann's star-studded epic crime drama comes to Palace Nova Cinemas for one session only!
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Halloween III: Season of the Witch M
It's almost time, kids. The clock is ticking. And don't forget to wear your masks. The clock is ticking. It's almost time. Happy, happy Halloween...
David Lynch Film Festival - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me R18+
The unsettling prequel to the beloved series, a fever dream that has grown in stature as one of Lynch’s most powerful works.
Monday Doubles: Strangers on a Train + North by Northwest M
Two masterpieces from the Master of Suspense - Alfred Hitchcock!
David Lynch Film Festival - Wild at Heart R18+
Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, this violent love story burns with rock ’n’ roll energy and Southern Gothic flair.
Monday Doubles: Clueless + Election MA15
Two screwball high school comedies for the 1990's teen in all of us. Like, for sure.
Opening Night Spotlight - Hamilton CTC
Do not throw away your shot. Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight presentation of the Tony award winning smash Broadway hit. Ticketholders enjoy a drink on arrival.
David Lynch Film Festival - Mulholland Dr. MA15
Beautiful, bizarre and strangely addictive. Voted the best film of the 21st Century in a BBC Culture poll.
Monday Doubles: Boogie Nights + X R18+
Take a look at the sleazy, seedy, and slasher side of the 1970's adult film industry for only $17!
Girlfriends Getaway: Wicked: For Good CTC
Tickets on sale soon. Follow us on social media @PalaceNova for up-to-date info.
Big Screen Epics: Dersu Uzala G
Akira Kurosawa's 1975 epic romantic hymn to nature and the human spirit, it boasts a performance by Maxim Munzuk as the wise and wizened old man of the Taiga.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: The Hunger M
Director Tony Scott brings us a vampire tale starring Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, and David Bowie which drips with blood and sexuality.
Opening Night Spotlight - NTLive: The Fifth Step E
Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight session on Friday, November 28 and enjoy a drink on arrival.
Monday Doubles: 10 Things I Hate About You + Romeo+Juliet M
Mixing Shakespeare's classic prose with contemporary imagery, this is a brilliant double feature.
Monday Doubles: Spellbound + Notorious PG
Alfred Hitchcock's directs the enchanting Ingrid Bergman in two classic thrillers - one night only!
Monday Doubles: Tokyo Godfathers + Paprika M
Two amazing anime titles from Satoshi Kon to put a little spice into your cinema going experience!
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 R18
It's GARBAGE DAY! You know the meme, now see the unhinged cult classic - the perfect pre-Christmas Bonfire Horror Club screening.
Monday Doubles: Edward Scissorhands + Brazil M
Don't miss the perfect Christmas Monday Double for the dreamer inside of all of us!
Christmas Double: Die Hard + Die Hard 2 M
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Watch this double and you tell me. Welcome to the party pal!
Big Screen Epics: Interstellar M
Christopher Nolan directs this sci-fi epic about a team of explorers who travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
Opening Night Spotlight - NTLive: Hamlet E
Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight session on Saturday, February 28 and enjoy a drink on arrival.