Raglanites have some great movies coming up this week at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre. The line-up includes two 5 star movies and an important new environmental film on climate change and coral.
Licensed bar at most screenings and homemade snacks on sale. Adults $14, Concession $12, Children $8. Family Deals: 1 adult and 2 children: $26; OR 1 adult and 3 children: $32.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, or phone 825 0023 and leave a message. Door sales if available from 30 mins before session times.
Chasing Coral – no reserves. Entry by $3 donation.
| WONDER WOMAN
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Diana leaves her home, fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers… and her true destiny. Action, Adventure, Blockbuster 141 mins Rating: M Violence USA |
Thursday
17 Aug 8.00 |
| CHASING CORAL
Chasing Coral taps into the collective energy of an ad man, a coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse camera to record bleaching events as they happen. (Privately organised screening – All welcome – no reserves. Entry by $3 donation.) Documentary, USA. |
Friday
18 Aug 7.00 |
| THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES
It’s never too late for another chance. Joan Collins is an ex-Hollywood star who enlists the help of a new friend (Pauline Collins) to journey from London to France for her ex-lover’s funeral. Comedy 104 mins, M Nudity, drug use & offensive language, UK |
Saturday
19 Aug 5.30 |
| DUNKIRK
With English troops trapped on the Dunkirk beach, desperate for evacuation it’ll take the courage of Spitfire pilots and civilian sailors to get more than a handful of survivors home. Action, Thriller, War, Historical 106 mins Rating: M Violence & offensive language UK, USA, France |
Saturday
19 Aug 8.00 Sunday 20 Aug 2.00 20 Aug 4.30 |
| THE BIG SICK
Modern culture clash with Pakistan-born Kumail (Nanjiani) and his American girlfriend, Emily (Kazan), overcome the expectations of his family while navigating dating and stand-up comedy. Comedy, Romance 119 mins Rating: M Offensive language & sexual references USA |
Sunday
20 Aug 7.15 |
DUNKIRK
NUMBER 1 at the NZ box office and screening at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre:
Saturday 19 August, 8pm and Sunday 20 August, 2.00pm, 4.30pm.
Christopher Nolan’s World War II thriller, with Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and Oscar-winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies).
Chronicles the plight of Allied forces, driven to the edge of Europe by the German army. Picked off by terrifying Stuka dive bombers, their escape craft attacked by U-boats, it’ll take the courage of Spitfire pilots and civilian sailors to get more than a handful of survivors home. “Dunkirk” was filmed on location in France, Holland, the UK and Los Angeles. It features a multigenerational ensemble cast, including Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D’Arcy and Barry Keoghan, with Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy.
“Nolan has crafted a tight, gripping, deeply involving and unforgettable film that ranks about the best war movies of the decade.”
-Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times.
Action, Thriller, War, Historical | 106mins | Rating: M Violence & offensive language | UK, USA, France.
THE BIG SICK
Director Michael Showalter and co-writer/co-star Kumail Nanjiani (TV’s Silicon Valley) reteam for this Judd Apatow-produced culture clash rom-com, a Sundance hit.
Sunday 20 August, 7.15pm.
“Based on the true story of the film’s writers (and real-life couple), Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, this modern culture clash shows how Pakistan-born Kumail (Nanjiani) and his American girlfriend, Emily (Kazan), have to overcome the expectations of his family and their 1,400-year-old traditions. As his parents relentlessly set him up with potential brides for an arranged marriage, Kumail navigates treacherous waters in the worlds of both dating and stand-up comedy.” (Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by Michael Showalter (‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’, ‘The Baxter’)
Starring Zoe Kazan, Kumail Nanjiani, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Aidy Bryant, Bo Burnham, Kurt Braunohler, Adeel Akhtar
Written by Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon
Comedy, Romance 119 mins | M Offensive language & sexual references | USA
CHASING CORAL
One screening only- Friday 18th at 7.00pm
Unfortunately, the effort is anything but simple, and the team doggedly battles technical malfunctions and the force of nature in pursuit of their golden fleece: documenting the indisputable and tragic transformation below the waves. With its breath-taking photography, nail-biting suspense, and startling emotion, Chasing Coral is a dramatic revelation that won’t have audiences sitting idle for long.
Followed by discussion from local environmental representatives.
Entry by donation ($3 suggested – to cover hire costs with all surplus going to local environmental charities)
1 hr 33 min | Documentary | 14 July 2017 (USA)
THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES
Final screening- Saturday 19th at 5.30pm
It’s never too late for another chance.
Joan Collins is an ex-Hollywood star who enlists the help of a new friend (Pauline Collins) to journey from London to France for her ex-lover’s funeral.Determined to gatecrash her ex-lover’s funeral on glamorous French hideaway Ile-de-Re, former Hollywood siren Helen (Collins) escapes her London retirement home with the help of Priscilla (Pauline Collins), a repressed English housewife stuck in a bad marriage. Pooling their limited resources, they hit the road together by coach, ferry, car and foot in a race to get to the funeral on time, becoming entangled in a love triangle with a reclusive French millionaire (Franco Nero) along the way.
Directed by Roger Goldby (‘Cutting It’, ‘Lilies’, ‘The Waiting Room’)
Starring Joan Collins, Pauline Collins, Franco Nero, Ronald Pickup, Siân Reeves, Joely Richardson, Allene Quincy
Written by Roger Goldby
104 mins | M Nudity, drug use & offensive language | UK
WONDER WOMAN
- Final screening- Thursday 17th at 8pm
NZ HERALD 4 Stars “Wonder Woman is a great movie by any measure, but it’s at its best when it embraces and embodies the universe-defying potential inside the heart of every little girl.”
Wonder. Power. Courage.
Origin story for Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman – first seen in 2016’s Batman vs Superman, from the director of Monster. Co-stars Robin Wright, Chris Pine and Connie Nielsen. This is the fourth instalment of the ‘DC Extended Universe’ (after Man of Steel, Batman vs Superman and Suicide Squad).
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers… and her true destiny.
Directed by Patty Jenkins (‘Monster’)
Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, David Thewlis, Lucy Davis, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Danny Huston
Written by Jason Fuchs
141 mins | M Violence | USA