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Gladiator II - advance preview event M
Do as the Romans do and enjoy a glass of wine on arrival provided by Brown Brothers Winery for a special advance preview of Gladiator II, from legendary director Ridley Scott. Don’t miss the action on the largest screen in Adelaide – the ExiMax!
Feast Festival and Palace Nova Cinemas presents: Hedwig and the Angry Inch MA15
Palace Nova Cinemas presents the 2001 cult classic, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, as part of the 2024 Feast Festival! Enjoy a glass of bubbles on arrival.
SA Premiere and Filmmaker Q&A session - A Portrait of Love M
Join us for the SA Premiere screening of A Portrait of Love followed by an in-person Filmmaker's Q&A with editor Sam Matthews, hosted by Nelya Valamanesh.
Sanjuro - 4k restoration PG
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed companion piece and sequel to Yojimbo.
Monday Doubles: Fantastic Mr. Fox + Isle of Dogs PG
Get a double does of Wes’s wonderfully animated adventures!
Wicked - Girlfriends' Getaway Advance Preview Event CTC
We're off to SEE IT FIRST! Enjoy a drink on arrival provided by Miss Zilm Wines and a chance to win prizes provided by SILK Laser Clinics.
Grafted - Adelaide Premiere presented by the Bonfire Horror Club CTC
Join us for the Adelaide premiere of New Zealand director Sasha Rainbow's malicious cosmetic cocktail that’s two parts body horror and one part Mean Girls.
Russell Hobbs British Film Festival 2024 - Special Event M
Enjoy a The Glendronach whisky cocktail on arrival before these special screenings of gripping historical drama Firebrand.
High and Low - 4k restoration PG
Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa's exemplary film noir.
Big Screen Epics: Giant G
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Hellraiser R18+
Writer-director Clive Barker's fiendishly unique vision comes to Palace Nova for one night only!
Seven Samurai - 70th anniversary 4K restoration PG
Restored with a stunning new 4K! When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai for help.
Yojimbo - 4k restoration PG
Toshiro Mifune stars as a crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
The Dead Don't Hurt - Movie Club Advance Preview M
Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) directs and stars opposite Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) in this gun-slinging revisionist western centring a defiant woman against her corrupt surroundings.
Rashomon - restored M
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Akira Kurosawa’s "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice.
Red Beard - 4k restoration M
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard.
Moana 2 - opening week Mango Fizz PG
Present your child's Moana 2 ticket to the staff at the café bar and you can receive a FREE Mango Fizz to enjoy on opening week at Palace Nova Cinemas Prospect!
Throne of Blood - 4k restoration M
Akira Kurosawa's masterful and riveting take on Shakespeare's Macbeth!
Ikiru - 4k restoration PG
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
Monday Doubles: Spirited Away + Howl's Moving Castle PG
Two of the best from the masterful Miyazaki! Ticketholders will be eligible to WIN prizes provided by Gamma Ray Comics and Galactic Video!
Anora - Advance Previews MA15
SEE IT FIRST! Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner Anora is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern-day Cinderella story. Enjoy a glass of bubbles on arrival!
A Real Pain - Advance Previews MA15
Enjoy a glass of bubbles on arrival before our special advance preview screening of A Real Pain, written, directed, and starring Jesse Eisenberg alongside Kieran Culkin as two mismatched cousins who reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their belove
Russell Hobbs British Film Festival 2024 - Closing Night CTC
Say cheerio to the festival with a G&T or mocktail prior to the Australian Premiere screenings of We Live in Time, starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.
Monday Doubles: Con Air + Raising Arizona MA15
Twice the Cage crushing comedy and action!
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - opening night event CTC
Join us for our special opening night event on the LARGEST SCREEN in Adelaide - the ExiMax, plus a pre-film beer tasting provided by Prancing Pony Brewery and prizes provided by Table Top Warfare!
The Hidden Fortress - 4k restoration PG
Akira Kurosawa's classic that inspired George Lucas to create Star Wars!
Monday Doubles: Starship Troopers + Zardoz MA15
A spaced out war on bugs & a Connery’s cult sci-fi fantasy - together for one night only!
Advance Preview - Mufasa: The Lion King CTC
SEE IT FIRST! Bring your pack to see the latest addition to the Lion King franchise on the big screen with this special advance preview screening at Palace Nova Cinemas.
The Room Next Door - Advance Previews M
SEE IT FIRST! Enjoy a glass of bubbles on arrival as we present a special advance preview of the new film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.
Monday Doubles: Die Hard + Die Hard 2 M
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Watch this double and you tell me. Welcome to the party pal!
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: The Monster Squad M
This Bonfire event has nards! A charmingly frightful blast from the past, has clawed its way through the sands of time to deliver monstrous merriment.
Big Screen Epics: Ben-Hur PG
This film defined what an epic should be - it was the most expensive film ever made up to its time, and the cast of thousands and visual spectacle still impresses.