Metro Cinema.. Townhall Building
Moray Place, Dunedin ( just up from the Library )
Cinema Re-Opens 31st October
GLADIATOR 2
RED ONE
THE CRITIC
THE GREAT WHITE WHALE
THE OUTRUN
THE SHAMROCK SPITFIRE
MEMORY
THE CORD OF LIFE
GLADIATOR 2
Synopsis: Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people. .
- Running time 150mins
- ( R16 ) Bloody Violence
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Screening times:
Wed13/11 Thur14/11 Fri15/11 Sat16/11 Sun17/11 Mon18/11 Tues19/11 Wed20/11 Thurs21/11 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm . 7:40pm 7:40pm 7:40pm 7:40pm .
RED ONE
Synopsis: Dwayne Johnson reunites with the director of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle for this Christmas flick, co-starring Chris Evans, Lucy Liu and J.K. Simmons. After a villain kidnaps Santa from the North Pole, an E.L.F (Extremely Large and Formidable) operative (Johnson) must partner with the world’s most accomplished tracker (Evans) to find Santa and save Christmas. .
- Running time 123mins
- ( PG ) Mild fantasy themes, violence, coarse lang
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Screening times:
Wed13/11 Thur14/11 Fri15/11 Sat16/11 Sun17/11 Mon18/11 Tues19/11 Wed20/11 Thurs21/11 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm .
THE CRITIC
Synopsis: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton and Mark Strong star in this story of ambition, blackmail and desire with an anti-hero at its dark heart. A whodunnit wrapped in a Faustian pact which winds tighter and tighter. Based on the novel Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn, the film follows an actress who finds herself in a dark situation involving a theatre critic and his paper’s editor in 1930s London. .
- Running time 99mins
- ( M ) Mature themes, Sex ref, Coarse lang
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Screening times:
Wed13/11 Thur14/11 Fri15/11 Sat16/11 Sun17/11 Mon18/11 Tues19/11 Wed20/11 Thurs21/11 11:00am 11:00am 11:00am 11:00am 11:00am .
THE GREAT WHITE WHALE
Synopsis: Deep in the wild Southern Ocean, halfway between Australia and Africa, a snowy volcano almost three thousand meters high rears up from the sea like a mythical great white whale. Five times that great white whale of a mountain tried to kill the first team that sought to reach its summit. Yet in 1964, back they sailed, through the worst seas in the world, to try again, this time with legendary explorer Bill Tilman as their skipper .
- Running time 104mins
- ( E )
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Screening times:
Wed13/11 Thur14/11 Fri15/11 Sat16/11 Sun17/11 Mon18/11 Tues19/11 Wed20/11 Thurs21/11 3:40pm 3:40pm 3:40pm 3:40pm 3:40pm .
THE OUTRUN
Synopsis: Directed by Nora Fingscheidt Starring Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle, Saskia Reeves, Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Ronan brings Amy Liptrot’s award-winning memoir to the screen in this ardently moving portrait of addiction recovery set in the majestic Orkney Islands of Scotland... Saoirse Ronan (The French Dispatch, 2021), in perhaps her most powerful role yet, plays Rona, a recovering alcoholic, in this stunning adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s memoir of the same name. Rona returns to her home, the Orkney Islands in Scotland, after hitting rock bottom in London. The Outrun blends folklore into realism to make a recovery narrative that’s unique and fresh. The scenery is painted with the magnificent colours of nature and accented with Rona’s vivid hair changes – representing each stage of her journey. Flashbacks to her London past and the striking imagery of the Orkney Islands are juxtaposed against each other in a way that magnifies their differences. In London, humans are the initiators of drama, whereas on the islands it is nature that creates chaos. Upon her return to Orkney, Rona finds it difficult to relate. How can she control chaos if she is not the creator? She has had to deal with uncoordinated anarchy her whole life as we learn her father has bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Flashbacks of him thrusting windows open to welcome in a raging storm connect to flashbacks of Rona on violent, drunken rampages in London. Even the bystanders are similar, helpless against the perpetrator’s whim. Alcohol and drug abuse act as Band-Aids for the trauma developed in her upbringing. .
- Running time 117mins
- ( M ) Mature themes
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Screening times:
Wed20/11 Thu21/11 Fri22/11 Sat23/11 Sun24/11 Mon25/11 Tues26/11 Wed27/11 Thurs28/11 3:15pm 3:15pm 3:15pm 3:15pm 3:15pm 3:15pm . 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:45pm .
THE SHAMROCK SPITFIRE
Synopsis: The story of Irish fighter pilot Brendan "Paddy" Finucane, who at the age of just 21, became the youngest ever Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force, and one of its greatest and most celebrated fighter aces during World War Two. .
- Running time 108mins
- ( M ) Mature themes
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Screening times:
Wed20/11 Thu21/11 Fri22/11 Sat23/11 Sun24/11 Mon25/11 Tues26/11 Wed27/11 Thurs28/11 1:10pm 1:10pm 1:10pm 1:10pm 1:10pm 1:10pm .
MEMORY
Synopsis: Starring Venice Film Festival Best Actor Winner [for MEMORY] Peter Sarsgaard & Academy Award Winner Jessica Chastain A heartfelt story of Sylvia, a woman who can't forget and Saul, a man who can't remember. Sylvia, a single mother, confronts her traumatic past after a chance encounter with Saul, a former schoolmate who stalks her after their high school reunion. As their relationship evolves, both are forced to face buried memories and personal hardships. See MEMORY from November 21, 2024. .
- Running time 100mins
- ( M ) Mature themes
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Screening times:
Wed20/11 Thu21/11 Fri22/11 Sat23/11 Sun24/11 Mon25/11 Tues26/11 Wed27/11 Thurs28/11 10:45am 10:45am 10:45am 10:45am 10:45am 10:45am . 5:35pm 5:35pm 5:35pm 5:35pm 5:35pm 5:35pm .
CORD OF LIFE
Synopsis: The Cord of Life is a triumph. The movie follows Inner Mongolian electronic musician Alus, who starts off the film performing in Beijing before receiving a strange phone call from his mother. Alus becomes convinced that his mother, who has Alzheimer’s and is increasingly failing to recognize him, would be better off spending her twilight days in the pastoral lands she grew up in. As such, he brings her back with him to live in the Inner Mongolian countryside. However, Alus increasingly finds his mother is prone to running off, and begins to tie her to himself with a long rope. This, then, is the titular “cord of life.” The term evokes the umbilical cord, in that now Alus’ mother has reverted back to an infant-like state and requires her son’s care. .
- Running time 95mins
- ( PG )Dialog in Mandarin Mongolian
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Screening times:
Wed20/11 Thu21/11 Fri22/11 Sat23/11 Sun24/11 Mon25/11 Tues26/11 Wed27/11 Thurs28/11 7:45pm .
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