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North By Northwest
1959 136mins USA (PG) Thriller/Suspense
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring James Mason, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint

This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon Vandamm's henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a number of iconic action sequences.

About the new 70mm print & restoration; North by Northwest (1959) was filmed in VistaVision and released in 1.85. Motion Picture Imaging scanned the original 8 per 35mm VistaVision camera negative in 13k with all restoration work completed in 6.5k. The 70mm film print was created by filming out a new 65mm negative. WB Post Production Creative Services restored the original mono audio and created an ATMOS mix. The Film Foundation has given approval of the restoration.

The Big Lebowski
1998 117mins USA (18) Comedy
Directed by Ethan Coen|Joel Coen Starring Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, John Goodman

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Blood and Black Lace
1964 88mins France, West Germany, Italy (18) Horror
Directed by Mario Bava Starring Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner

Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.

Point Break
1991 122mins USA (15) Action / Crime
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey

After a string of bizarre bank robberies in Southern California, with the crooks donning masks of various former presidents, a federal agent, Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), infiltrates the suspected gang. But this is no ordinary group of robbers. They're surfers -- led by the charismatic Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) -- who are addicted to the rush of thievery. But when Utah falls in love with a female surfer, Tyler (Lori Petty), who is close to the gang, it complicates his sense of duty.

Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 107mins Australia (12A) Thriller / Mystery
Directed by Peter Weir Starring Rachel Roberts, Anne Lambert, Karen Robson, Helen Morse

Returning to the big screen to celebrate its 50th anniversary in a dazzling 4K restoration, Peter Weir’s adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s novel has lost none of its mystique or mesmerising power. Catch this early preview screening of the brand-new restoration. 

In the early 1900s, Miranda (Anne Lambert) attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress (Rachel Roberts) treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers (Vivean Gray) have disappeared mysteriously.

Barb Wire
98mins (15) Action / Thriller
Directed by David Hogan Starring Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell

A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire wanders into Barb's establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons. Soon Barb is reunited with her old flame Axel Hood, who is now Cora's husband and a guerrilla fighter, resulting in plenty of tense action.

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia
1974 112mins Mexico, USA (18) Film
Directed by Sam Peckinpah Starring Kris Kristofferson, Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Gig Young

An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

Walker
1987 94mins Mexico, USA (18) Western
Directed by Alex Cox Starring Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois

A hallucinatory biopic that breaks all cinematic conventions, Alex Cox’s Walker tells the story of nineteenth-century American adventurer William Walker (Ed Harris), who abandoned a series of careers to become a soldier of fortune and dictator of Nicaragua.

All That Jazz
1979 122mins USA (15) Film
Directed by Bob Fosse Starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer

When he is not planning for his upcoming stage musical or working on his Hollywood film, choreographer/director Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is popping pills and sleeping with a seemingly endless line of women. The physical and mental stress begins to take a toll on the ragged perfectionist. Soon, he must decide whether or not his non-stop work schedule and hedonistic lifestyle are worth risking his life. The film is a semi-autobiographical tale written and directed by the legendary Bob Fosse.

Women in Love
1969 131mins UK (15) Romance/Drama
Directed by Ken Russell Starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson

The battle of the sexes and relationships among the elite of Britain’s industrial Midlands in the 1920s. Gerald and Rupert are best friends who fall in love with a pair of sisters Gudrun, a sculptress and Ursula, a schoolteacher. Rupert marries Ursula, Gerald begins a love affair with Gudrun.

Becoming Led Zeppelin
122mins (12A) Documentary
Directed by Bernard MacMahon Starring Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham

The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.

Brief Encounter
1945 87mins UK (PG) Romance/Drama
Directed by David Lean Starring Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

Killing Zoe
96mins (18) Action / Crime
Directed by Roger Avary Starring Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Jean-Hugues Anglade

We're pleased to announce that this screening will feature an in-person introduction from Peter Aldanmaz (Scanners Inc.).

Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille Day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.

Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World
2003 138mins USA (12) Action/Adventure
Directed by Peter Weir Starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Koyaanisqatsi : Life Out of Balance
1982 85mins USA (U) Documentary
Directed by Godfrey Reggio

Drawing its title from the Hopi word meaning "life out of balance," this renowned documentary reveals how humanity has grown apart from nature. Featuring extensive footage of natural landscapes and elemental forces, the film gives way to many scenes of modern civilization and technology. Given its lack of narration and dialogue, the production makes its points solely through imagery and music, with many scenes either slowed down or sped up for dramatic effect.