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Sunday series 2010

Saturday filmmaker series

Past screenings and more info

Info and bookings

Changes possible - please contact the CTC and request to be put on the cinema mailing list, or return to this website for more info.

 

Cinema in 2010

[Updated 13 February]
Tony Williams, film director, will be presenting the CTC cinema program again with his wife Anna for 2010 at the Robertson Community Technology Centre.

Sunday Series

Sunday 18 April 2pm
An afternoon with Peter Sellers - The Party

Tony Williams looks at the genius that is Peter Sellers including excerpts from his sound sketches, excerpts from early film work including the experimental Running Jumping Standing Still film, and The Pink Panther, followed by the main feature The Party, one of the funniest films ever made.

Sunday 30 May 2pm - note change of date!
The art of Hitchcock - Vertigo

Tony Williams examines and screens virtuoso single shot scenes used by various film directors who have been inspired by Alfred Hitchcock including Orson Wells, Martin Scorcese, Michelangelo Antonioni and Robert Altman. This will be followed by Hitchcock’s legendary movie Vertigo.

Sunday 27 June 2pm
The Maestros - Mao to Mozart, part II, plus Leonard Bernstein records West Side Story

Isaac Stern returns to China 20 years after his first trip in the 1970s which inspired the documentary Mao to Mozart. The same film crew follow Stern in the 1990s to see what has happened to the young musicians he met on his first trip.

Leonard Bernstein makes a recording of West Side Story with Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – Some brilliant and fiery interactions between the Maestro and the singers

Sunday 11 July 2pm
Sunday Romance - Enchanted April

A truly enchanting gem by director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral). Four women rent a chateau on a remote Italian island to try to come to grips with their lives and relationships. They explore the differences in their personalities, reassess their goals, and re-examine their relationships in a sisterly fashion.

Sunday 19 September 2pm
An afternoon with Jacques Tati

By public demand, Jacques Tati returns!! Mon Oncle. Plus some excerpts from Tati films Traffic and Playtime.

Saturday filmmaker series

Saturday 6 November at 7pm
The art of the producer - The Boys Are Back

Tim White, who produced Map Of The Human Heart, Oscar and Lucinda, Ned Kelly and many other feature films, will introduce The Boys Are Back. Clive Owen plays Joe Warr, a widower raising his young son alone in Australia, and trying to juggle parenting responsibilities with a career in sports journalism. The picture is tenderly directed by Scott Hicks (Shine).
'"One of the year’s best pictures" (Baz Bamigboye)

Saturday 4 December at 7pm
The Art of the DOP - Shine

Shine will be introduced by the film’s cinematographer Geoffrey Simpson who has shot many successful films including Under The Tuscan Sun and Green Fried Tomatoes. Shine is a true story about the power of music and the miracle of love. It won an Oscar for Geoffrey Rush and was nominated for 6 more Oscars. It also won the AFI Best Achievement in Cinematography for Geoffrey Simpson.

For further information about screening dates contact the CTC and request to be put on the cinema email mailing list

 

Past screenings...............................

 

 

21 November 2009: Meet the filmmaker - The World's Fastest Indian

The World’s Fastest Indian [PG]
21 November 7 pm

David Gribble, director of photography, will introduce and talk about his involvement in making the film The World’s Fastest Indian. Written and directed by Roger Donaldson, The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) tells the story of the legendary New Zealander Burt Munro (played by Anthony Hopkins) and his amazing
Indian motorcycle.

Adults $10, children $5
(CTC fundraiser)
Bookings recommended tel. 4885 2665
Light refreshments available. BYO beer/wine.
Café opens at 6:30pm.

 

17 October 2009
Hitchcock's Rebecca

Full cinema program 2009 also available - NOTE recent changes!

Rescheduled from our winter Sunday afternoon series: Tony Williams presents Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. Olivier is generally regarded to be the greatest actor of the 20th century, with six Oscars and 14 Oscar nominations. Rebecca, based on Daphne Du Maurier's novel, was also Hitchcock’s Hollywood debut.

Saturday 17th OCTOBER 2009 at 7pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fundraiser).
Light refreshments available. BYO beer/wine.
Bookings recommended (tel. 4885 2665).
Café opens at 6:30pm.

 

26 September 2009
Meet the Filmmaker: Next of Kin

Tony Williams will show excerpts from his documentaries and commercials followed by a screening of his thriller Next of Kin. This movie won best film at the Stiges festival in Paris.

“Next of Kin has a similar tone and feel to The Shining – which is one hell of a compliment to give the movie – and I’m not overpraising it” (Quentin Tarantino)

Saturday 26th SEPTEMBER 2009 at 7pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fundraiser).
Light refreshments available. BYO beer/wine.
Bookings recommended (tel. 4885 2665).

 

Winter Sunday film series 23 August
Mao to Mozart & Jazz on a Summer's Day

Full cinema program 2009 also available

Tony Williams presents two great musical films introduced by composer & broadcaster (ABC RN) Andrew Ford.
Academy award-winner From Mao to Mozart is a stunning documentary which follows Isaac Stern’s tour of China, and Jazz on a Summer’s Day by still photographer Bert Stern is considered one of the best films on jazz ever made.

Bookings for these popular events are strongly recommended (tel. 4885 2665).

Sunday 23 August 2009 2pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fund raiser).

Café opens at 1.30pm.
Light refreshments available.
BYO beer/wine.

 

Winter Sunday film series 9 August
An afternoon with Sir Laurence Olivier

Tony Williams presents two great films of Olivier, Henry V and Rebecca. Generally regarded to be the greatest actor of the 20th century, with six Oscars and 14 Oscar nominations. Who can forget Olivier’s spine-tingling St Crispan’s Day speech in Henry V which Olivier also directed? Music by William Walton. Rebecca was also Alfred Hitchcock’s Hollywood debut.

Bookings for these popular events are strongly recommended (tel. 4885 2665).

Sunday 9 August 2009 2pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fund raiser).

Café opens at 1.30pm.
Light refreshments available.
BYO beer/wine.

 

Winter Sunday film series 26 July
An afternoon with Monsieur Hulot

Full cinema program 2009 now available

Tony Williams shows hilarious French actor/director Jacques Tati’s legendary film Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday. Tati's wonderful films have inspired Monty Python, Mr Bean and many others.

‘ONE OF CINEMA’S MOST ORIGINAL, INVENTIVE AND LOVEABLE COMIC SPIRITS’ – ONE OF FRANCE’S GREATEST FILMMAKERS.

Bookings for these popular events are strongly recommended (tel. 4885 2665).

Sunday 26 July at 2pm
-cafe open from 1:30pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fundraiser).
Light refreshments available. BYO beer/wine.

 

 

Short Sited Film Festival - 19 June
- featuring local winners!

Short Sited film festival comes to Robertson again and this time with local winners. Robertson brothers Richard and Andrew Jones won the horror section of the awards with their film The Crone. Richard co-directed the film with Sharon Lewis and Andrew was the Director of Photography. Richard and Andrew will answer questions at the end of the screening.

Two extra short films will also be shown on the night. The very popular Cowboys and Indians directed by local filmmaker Phillip Hayes with the Jones brothers as cameramen in 2007, and a short film made at the Robertson CTC by Penny Osterhaus and local children. The claymation film Farmer Gumboot and the Grubs was made with funding from Regional Arts NSW. You’ll love the films!

CTC@Robertson, Friday 19 June at 7pm.
Bookings recommended for this event.
Tickets $10 (CTC fundraiser)
Café opens at 6.30pm, llight refreshments, BYO beer/wine.

 

 

Meet the filmmaker at Robertson
Strictly Ballroom on 16 May!

May 2009. 'Meet the filmmaker' series curated by the Robertson-based film director Tony Williams continues this May with the sceening of Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom. This film will be introduced by Keith Heygate, assistant director of the movie. Keith will talk about his role from pre-production to the the shooting of the film as Luhrmann’s right hand man.

The series will continue later in the year with a Sunday afternoon series during the winter months, and a wonderful series of talks in September-November- all details will be available on the CTC website in the next couple of days.

Bookings for these events are strongly recommended (tel. 4885 2665).

More details soon available on the cinema subpage.

Strictly Ballroom, Saturday 16 May at 7pm
-cafe open from 6:30pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fundraiser).
Light refreshments available. BYO beer/wine.

 

Babe Reunion Saturday 4 April at 7pm

April 2009. A special screening of Babe will be introduced by Philip Hearnshaw, assistant director and associate producer of the movie. Philip will talk about the shooting of the film in Robertson, and in particular his involvement with researching and organising the animated effects to make the animals talk.

Were you connected with Babe? An extra perhaps? Come along and share some stories of the film that put Robertson on the map.

Don’t miss this interesting and fun reunion.

The screening is part of Robertson Communty Cinema's new Meet the filmmaker series, put together by the film director Tony Williams.

Babe reunion, Saturday 4 April at 7pm
Adults $10 children $5 (CTC fund raiser). Light refreshments available. BYO beer/wine.

 

In The Bin is coming
to Robertson - 14 November

November 2008. In the Bin touring festival is coming to Robertson again. Join us on Friday 14 November at 7:30 pm. Bring a picnic, blanket and your deckchair, and sit back and relax. Entry is free!

Robertson CTC is delighted to host the Wingecarribee screening of this unique travelling film festival. There are 12 great short films in the 2008 program plus you’ll get to see a film made by some local budding film makers in three days before the festival.

The CTC café will be open serving snacks, light food and Vittoria coffee.

 

Transition Shire film festival
- Australia Pumping Empty film

October 2008. Transition Shire Wingecarribee is running a film festival during October and November. On Friday 7 November at 7pm, Australia Pumping Empty (2008) will screen at the Robertson Community Technology Centre. The film explores the real reason behind rising energy, food and fuel prices and features interviews with experts from a wide range of fields from urban research to oil refining. They explain the implications of peak oil for Australia and the efforts that we can make to reduce our oil dependence.

After the screening, audience members will have a chance to voice their concerns about peak oil and climate change and share ideas to increase community resilience.

TSW will give a short presentation outlining the principles guiding the Transition Initiative and ways in which people can participate.

$5.00 Entry

Saturday October 11 at 6pm

September 2008. Short Sited Film Festival comes to Robertson! Meet Festival Director Tom Subjak who will introduce the films and tell us about the Festival.
The program consists of 17 fantastic short films. The theme for the 2008 Festival is Sci-Fi: catch a glimpse of the world of the future!
The CTC café will be open with hot light meals available and serving espresso coffee.
Admission $6.00.

 

Seniors' film afternoon
on Tuesday 27 May

May 2008. On Tuesday the 27th of May, the CTC will screen a number of local short films made at the CTC by Spud Productions and Metro Screen. The screening will start at 1:30pm, and the films on offer include 'Whispers in the Mist' and 'Thursday Night Music' as well as other short films from Penny Osterhaus's claymation ('Farmer Gumboot & The Grubs') to the documentary 'Through the Clouds' by the Christian Blind Mission in Papua New Guinea.

Join us for a nice afternoon - the CTC cafe will be open, and the entry is by gold coin donation.

The seniors' film afternoon is an initiative of Robertson Senior Citizens.

 

Johnny Cash and Leonard Cohen
- music films in Robertson

April-May 2008. Robertson Community Cinema will screen two exciting music films in April and May. Fans of Johnny Cash and Leonard Cohen should make sure to put these 2 dates in their diaries:

Saturday April 19th 7.30pm – Walk the Line
Saturday May 17th 7.30pm – Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man

Walk the Line stars Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. This is the story of the legendary 'Man in Black' - his music, his message and the greatest love of his life. Joaquin and Reese do a fantastic job with their performances of Johnny Cash songs.

And speaking of legends, Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man is a tribute to the 'Prince of Bummers'. Since 1967, Leonard has inspired generations with his unique personality and haunting music. Includes interviews with Cohen and friends as well as clips from a Sydney Opera House concert where fellow Canadian musicians performed Cohen songs. The movie ends with U2 performing 'Tower of Song' with the man himself.

 

 

Robertson Community Cinema

Regular cinema showings bring to Robertson films from classics to animated films, arthouse films and recent favourites. The cinema is also available for private hire.

The CTC Cafe will be open before and after the film selling hot beverages and cake and serving BYO wine/beer.