The Essentials
The best. The iconic. The foundation of cinema... They are The Essentials! Hosted by Adelaide’s own Dave Bradley, these films that are the absolute, must-see titles for true film lovers.
The Essentials - Breathless
Jean-Luc Godard’s new wave classic celebrates 65 years of being hip and cool beyond words. There is simply no other film which demonstrates so perfectly what it feels like to be young and in love.
Jean-Luc Godard’s new wave classic celebrates 65 years of being hip and cool beyond words. There is simply no other film which demonstrates so perfectly what it feels like to be young and in love.
The Essentials - The Castle
If someone tells you that they know a more Aussie movie, tell 'em he's dreaming!
If someone tells you that they know a more Aussie movie, tell 'em he's dreaming!
The Essentials - Citizen Kane
85TH ANNIVERSARY! Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.
85TH ANNIVERSARY! Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.
The Essentials - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Hi ho! Hi ho! Its off to the cinema we go with the film that sparked the imagination of children of all ages around the world in and launched the Disney empire.
Hi ho! Hi ho! Its off to the cinema we go with the film that sparked the imagination of children of all ages around the world in and launched the Disney empire.
The Essentials - Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated feature about what happens when tensions flare up on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated feature about what happens when tensions flare up on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
The Essentials - Akira
Easily the most breathtaking and kinetic anime ever made, Akira is THE essential anime film. Akira has gripped audiences since its original release in 1988 and has never let go.
Easily the most breathtaking and kinetic anime ever made, Akira is THE essential anime film. Akira has gripped audiences since its original release in 1988 and has never let go.
The Essentials - 8½
Federico Fellini's classic about a harried movie director who retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Federico Fellini's classic about a harried movie director who retreats into his memories and fantasies.
The Essentials - Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa's iconic samurai film that set the template for action films for decades to come.
Akira Kurosawa's iconic samurai film that set the template for action films for decades to come.
The Essentials - A Clockwork Orange
Gather your Droogs and head to the Palace Nova filmedrome and viddy a bit of cine to shatter your rassoodock.
Gather your Droogs and head to the Palace Nova filmedrome and viddy a bit of cine to shatter your rassoodock.
The Essentials - Psycho
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
The Essentials - It's a Wonderful Life
80th ANNIVERSARY! The quintessential Christmas movie about the true meaning of Christmas.
80th ANNIVERSARY! The quintessential Christmas movie about the true meaning of Christmas.