A fabulously entertaining 90 minute comic oratorio by Eric Idle and John Du Prez (creators of Spamalot), inspired by Monty Python’s Life Of Brian and filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate 40 years of Monty Python.
This hilarious take on the Messiah features the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, a host of superb soloists in the lead roles including Rosalind Plowright and Eric Idle, with Michael Palin as Mrs Betty Parkinson and special guest appearances from Pythons Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. And of course three sheep!
Like Handel only funnier.
Strictly limited sessions from July 31st. Tickets $20 Adult, $18 Concession
Australia's top 100 short films touring the nation! Tickets on sale now!
Put it in your diary now - on Wednesday the 4th of August at 6.30 we'll be hosting the St Kilda Film Festival! Don’t miss your chance to see this selection of shorts that includes Festival award winners and stand out favourites. These exciting films, which cover a diverse range of subject matter ranging from laugh out loud comedy to quality drama, share an infectious passion for the medium, limited only by the size of their relatively modest budgets. These short filmmakers push the creative envelope producing work which delights and provokes.
Tickets on sale now from the State Cinema. ($10 single $15 double)
Four nights of Shakespeare on film at the State Cinema!
Tuesday 10th August – Orson Welles’s The Tragedy of Othello (1952) Wednesday 11th August – Oliver Parker’s Othello (1995) Thursday 12th August – Reinhardt’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) Friday 13th August – Hoffmann’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)
All screenings at 6.15pm.
Tickets available now, only from the State Cinema. $10 adult, $7 concession
Sunday Morning Film Club rages on, fuelled by caffeine, one-liners and special effects
Three times a year the State Cinema, ABC reviewer Jonathan Dawson and Screen Tasmania combine forces to produce a four week film season based around a particular theme. The session is held on a Sunday morning from 9.30am - 12.30pm.
HOPE AND GLORY: London In The Movies! August 8, 15, 22 & 29
It is an absolutely jam packed program full of swingers, snobs, geezers and coppers, exploring the culturally rich super-city that is London. The program includes clips and feature films, including some hard-to-find historical shorts. Hosted by Jonathan Dawson and presented in one of the State's plush cinemas, this is the place to be on a chilly Sunday morning in August. Season tickets are $99, or single session tickets may be purchased for $30. Tickets are on sale now!
The Program - A Rough Guide
Week One: SNOBS AND GEEZERS
Fox Talbot, Early days of Photography
and Cinematography.
Feature: KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS
Week Two: BLITZ!
The rise of the studio and the doco movement
Feature: HOPE AND GLORY
Week Three: LONDON SWINGS: EALING to INDIE!
The Ealing comedies
to: KITCHEN SINK + LADYKILLERS,
BBC styles + training
Feature: MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE
Week Four: COPPERS AND CRIMS
THE BLUE LAMP Tradition: Z Cars and TV Crime
Feature: THE BANK JOB
The North Hobart Picture Palace reveals it deepest darkest secrets!
Do you have any pictures or articles about the State Cinema; or as it was once called, The Liberty Theatre, or the North Hobart Picture Palace? Perhaps you have a story about the theatre that can be written down? Our local historian, Bill, is busy compiling information about the theatre from its opening on Thursday, 2nd of October, 1913, to the present day. He will eventually produce from this a small book, to be released on our centenary in 2013. If you have something to contribute, we would appreciate it if you could please email Bill at:
billclyde@y7mail.com
