Cinema
Upcoming films, cinema and screenings.
24 & 25 Apr 2026
Parasite: Live in Concert
Korean | 2019 | Korean with English Subtitles | Thriller/Comedy | MA15+ Watch the Academy Awarded Best Picture film with Jung Jae-il’s breakout score performed live by a 41-piece orchestra, conducted by Jae-il himself.
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Cinema
Film program • Australian theatrical premiere
The KLF: 23 Seconds to Eternity
29 May 2026
Playhouse
Stream, read & listen
Pavements tells the truth by telling a bunch of lies
There’s no “story” to Pavement as a band, really, other than a very brief bit of tension with the Smashing Pumpkins. Nor is their music overly primed for analysis: a song like ‘Cut Your Hair’ isn’t about anything more than the textural pleasures of its scuzzed-out guitar riffs, and choruses that go off like car bombs. What does it all mean? Well, is it a cop-out to say both everything, and absolutely nothing at all?
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.
