Cinema
Upcoming films, cinema and screenings
Paris, Texas
Newly restored for its 40th anniversary, Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas is a powerful statement on self-discovery, loss and redemption and the unbreakable bonds of love, starring Nastassja Kinski and Harry Dean Stanton.
Stop Making Sense
11 Oct 2024
The greatest concert film of all time, Stop Making Sense brings to the screen Talking Heads at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison, alongside an ecstatic ensemble of supporting musicians.
Anora
11 & 12 Oct 2024
Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, Anora is the latest highly anticipated film from Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine, Red Rocket) starring Mikey Madison as a sex worker from Brooklyn who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
Spirited Away
12 Oct & 30 Nov 2024
From Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema, comes the Academy Award winning masterpiece, Spirited Away.
NT Live: Vanya
12 Oct 2024
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) comes to the screen in this screening of National Theatre Live’s Vanya. Enjoy this award-winning one-man adaptation of Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Directed by Sam Yates.
The Virgin Suicides
12 Oct 2024
Sofia Coppola’s 1999 cult classic directorial debut is a coming-of-age favourite about five adolescent sisters in 1970s American suburbia, set to an atmospheric score by Air. A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live In Concert
13 – 14 Oct 2024
Experience the original Spider-Verse movie like never before with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert!
Fungi: Web of Life
28 Nov 2024
Through the eyes of passionate biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake, join us on this brilliant round-the-world journey into the secret world of fungi, narrated by Björk.
William Barton & Australian String Quartet - Square Circles
Square Circles uses emerging digital storytelling to create a visual landscape which draws from William Barton’s country, culture and dreaming through the music of William along with long-time friend and collaborator violist Stephen King and the Australian String Quartet.
The Moogai + Q&A
28 Nov 2024
Shari Sebbens stars in Jon Bell’s striking First Nations pychological horror film The Moogai, winner of the Audience Award for Best Australian Narrative Feature at Sydney Film Festival.
Dìdi (弟弟)
29 Nov 2024
Set in the Myspace, flip phone and indie rock-fulled days of 2008, Sean Wang’s Sundance award winner follows 13-year-old Taiwanese American skater boy Chris (Izaac Wang) during the summer before high school.
2046
29 Nov 2024
Wong Kar Wai’s loose sequel to In the Mood for Love combines that film’s languorous air of romantic longing with a dizzying time-hopping structure and avant-sci-fi twist.
Eno
30 Nov 2024
Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno — known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music; and curating the very first Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House in 2009 — reveals his creative processes in the world's first generative documentary.
The Shrouds
30 Nov 2024
Master filmmaker David Cronenberg’s most personal film yet stars Vincent Cassel as a tech entrepreneur mourning the loss of his wife. Selected for Cannes Competition, The Shrouds draws deeply from Cronenberg’s own grief over his wife’s death in 2017.
The Matrix
30 Nov 2024
Keanu Reeves is Neo in The Matrix, the 1999 worldwide science fiction sensation from visionary directing duo The Wachowskis.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
1 Dec 2024
George Clooney and Meryl Streep lend their voices to this hilarious and heartwarming animated adventure from visionary director Wes Anderson.
NT Live: Prima Facie
1 Dec 2024
Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play comes to the Sydney Opera House screen.
Sign o’ the Times
1 Dec 2024
In a one-of-a-kind concert film, Prince and his band bring his Grammy-nominated album Sign o’ the Times to life, showcasing Prince at the peak of his musical powers.
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In the Mood: A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong
Celebrating the landmark film’s 20th anniversary, 'In the Mood – A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong' is a fever dream live streamed performance featuring a theatrical set, ‘60s style costumes, and sax-drenched renditions of the film’s romantic soundtrack; alongside new music sung by Chinese-Australian artists Rainbow Chan and Marcus Whale with narration by Eugene Choi.
Surfing at the Opera House: An Unexpected History
Discover the hidden origins of Cinema at the Opera House and its connection with countercultural surf films.
Love List: Ryuichi Sakamoto by Groovescooter
Paris Pompor and Georgie Zuzak from co-presenters Groovescooter have put together a Love List dedicated to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
