Get your ticket to the Day One Shorts cinema premiere before they sell out! We will be showcasing the 8 funded short films - followed by a Q&A with our talented up-and-coming filmmakers.? Come celebrate the hard work of these incredible filmmaking teams from across the motu! Tickets range from $20-$40 with the option to […]
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For September, the chosen film is the legendary Bob Fosse musical with a star-making performance from Liza Minelli, CABARET! Directed by Bob Fosse Starring Michael York, Marisa Berenson, Liza Minnelli, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper Rated M 124 […]
Directed by Robert Zemeckis Starring Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Bob Hoskins Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For October, the chosen film is the beloved animation-live-action masterpiece WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? Chosen especially by Academy Cinemas regular Rosemary Woodman, a former animator herself! […]
Taiwan New Zealand Screen(TNZS) will host a special screening for a writer/director Wang Ming-Hsia from Taiwan on 28/10 (Labor Day) in Auckland. Wang started as an in-house script writer for a famous Taiwanese production company which produced Ang Lee’s early films including Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She then kept writing scripts for many films and […]
In this acclaimed Robert Altman drama, the lives of numerous people in the Tennessee capital intersect in unpredictable ways. Delbert Reese (Ned Beatty) is a lawyer and political organizer who is having difficulties in his marriage to Linnea (Lily Tomlin), a gospel vocalist. Other performers heavily featured in this renowned ensemble production include country singers […]
Smiler Grogan, a recently released convict, crashes his car on California State Route 74. With his dying breath, Grogan tells a group of motorists who stop to help him about $350,000 (equivalent to $3,483,261 in 2023) buried in Santa Rosita State Park under "a big W." Failing to negotiate a satisfactory way to split the […]
This month writer Clinton Phillips has chosen Terry Gilliam's 1985 classic visionary Orwellian fantasy, dark comedy, that's filled with strange, imaginative visuals. The film won 2 BAFTA's - Best Production Design and Special Effects. And it was nominated for 2 Oscars - Best Writing and best Art Direction. Directed by Terry Gilliam Starring Michael Palin, […]
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For March, the chosen film is the winner of five Academy Awards, including for Best Picture: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - one of the most enduring Hollywood films of the civil rights era. Picked by Academy Cinemas […]
Director Josh Frizzell will present Jim Jarmusch's 1984 comedy Stranger Than Paradise. Starring John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark Rated PG 89 minutes The film is an assembly of 67 shots (as opposed to the 1200+ common in a feature), all with live sound, making it possibly the easiest edit in the history […]
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For May, Neil Stitchbury has chosen the film noir spoof comedy DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID starring Steve Martin! This was the last film for both famed costume designer Edith Head and composer Miklós Rózsa. Tickets only $10! Happy […]
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For June, the chosen film is musical dramedy GRACE OF MY HEART chosen by Karyn Rachtman, who was executive music producer on the film. Happy Hour drinks from 7:00pm. Screening 8:15pm. Directed by Allison Anders Starring Peter Fonda, Bruce […]
Doc Edge Festival 2025 – Life Unscripted Celebrating 20 Years of Documentary Excellence Doc Edge, New Zealand’s national documentary organisation, marks its 20th anniversary with an exciting festival from 25 June – 24 August 2025. As an Oscar®-qualifying festival, Doc Edge is a global platform for bold, diverse, and impactful storytelling — featuring films, immersive […]
Feature documentary screening at Doc Edge. In the island nation of Kiribati, a mother and son fight to hold onto their way of life in the face of climate change, globalisation and Kiribati’s history of colonisation.
Doc Edge Festival 2025 – Life Unscripted Celebrating 20 Years of Documentary Excellence Doc Edge, New Zealand’s national documentary organisation, marks its 20th anniversary with an exciting festival from 25 June – 24 August 2025. As an Oscar®-qualifying festival, Doc Edge is a global platform for bold, diverse, and impactful storytelling — featuring films, immersive […]
Directed by Jacques Demy Starring Catherine Deneuve, Anne Vernon, Nino Castelnuovo, Marc Michel Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For July, the chosen film is Jacque Demy's musical masterpiece THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, chosen by Geoff Fiebig who works in the Art Department! Happy Hour […]
Directed by David Lynch Starring Jack Nance, Allen Joseph, Charlotte Steward, Jack Fisk, Jeanne Bates, Laurel Near Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For September, the chosen film is David Lynch's haunting masterpiece ERASERHEAD, chosen by director James Fink-Jensen! "Henry Spencer tries to survive his […]
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For October, the chosen film is Samuel Fuller's classic THE NAKED KISS! "A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking discovery could threaten everything." This month our guest is […]
Directed by Michel Gondry Starring Romain Duris, Omar Sy, Audrey Tautou Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For November, the chosen film is Michel Gondry's epic romance MOOD INDIGO! Wealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she's diagnosed […]
