From the director of the critically acclaimed drama Take Shelter comes the all-star thriller Mud. Two teenage boys, Ellis and Neckbone, find a strange man (Matthew McConaughey) hiding out on an island in the middle of the great Mississippi river. Describing his involvement in fantastic scenarios and claiming that vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him, the stranger says he is planning to escape with the love of his life, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon), who is waiting for his signal in town. Skeptical but intrigued, the boys agree to help him in his noble and exciting quest. Co-starring Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard and Joe Don Baker, Mud was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.View Film Trailer

The new feature by internationally-acclaimed veteran of French filmmaking, Alain Resnais (Hiroshima Mon Amour, Last Year at Marienbad), which screened in the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d’Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play ‘Eurydice’.  These actors watch a recording of the work performed by a young acting company, La Compagnie de la Colombe. Do love, life, death and love after death still have any place on a theatre stage? It’s up to them to decide. And the surprises have only just begun…

4 STARS "The film is touching, but more than that it’s wise, witty and thought-provoking." – Geoff Andrew, Time Out London

Catriona McKenzie's directorial feature debut is a heartfelt, moving and uplifting story about a young boy's journey to save his home and ultimately himself.

Satellite Boy follows Pete, a 12 year old Aboriginal boy who lives with his elderly grandfather, Old Jagamarra (Gulpilil). Home is the abandoned outdoor cinema in the outback town of Wyndham. When it is threatened with demolition, Pete sees his world in jeopardy and sets off for the city. He is joined by his friend Kalmain, who has his own reasons for leaving town. Together the boys travel through epic and stunning Kimberley country and when they get lost in the bush, Pete has to remember some of the old Aboriginal bush skills his grandfather taught him for them to survive.

Fable-like in its storytelling, it shows a world torn between old and new, tradition and progress, nature and technology. Celebrating the importance of family, true friendship and cultural and spiritual identity, Satellite Boy is captivating and affecting.

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The Look of Love is based on the outrageously true story of Paul Raymond (Steve Coogan), who once held the title of the Richest Man in Britain. Raymond’s notorious journey to success began in 1958, when he opened a groundbreaking gentlemen’s nightclub that was so hot no man could resist. A huge hit, it became the cornerstone of Raymond’s Soho empire which included a men’s magazine, nude theatre productions and millions in real estate.

Raymond’s personal life was as scandalous as his shows. His marriage to Jean Bradley (Anna Friel) fell apart when he met Fiona Richmond (Tamsin Egerton), a glamour model who became a pin-up star of his shows and magazines. The love of his life, however, was his daughter Debbie (Imogen Poots), who followed in his footsteps, plunging headfirst into a world of excess.

Filmed with the startling immediacy of unfolding history Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney’s WE We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks details the creation of Julian Assange’s controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. Hailed by some as a free-speech hero and others as a traitor and terrorist, the enigmatic Assange’s rise and fall are paralleled with that of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the brilliant, troubled young soldier who downloaded hundreds of thousands of documents from classified U.S. military and diplomatic servers, revealing the behind-the-scenes workings of the government’s international diplomacy and military strategy.

In seeking to expose abuse in the corridors of power, Assange and Manning were undermined by forces within and without, as well as by their own human failings. We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks is a riveting, multi-layered tale about transparency in the information age and our ever-elusive search for the truth.

Join us for a Special Q&A session on Thursday 4th July at Luna on SX Fremantle following the 6.30pm session. The evening will be hosted by  Mark Naglazas,  West Australian Movies Editor  plus panelist participants  Sen. Scott Ludlam, Natalie Banks, WA Wikileaks Citizens Alliance and David Cake,  President of Electronic Frontiers Australia. Tickets  normal cinema prices. On sale and online 

Revelation Perth International Film Festival has announced its highly anticipated 2013 program, which promises to be its most exciting and audacious yet, showing daily from 4 to 14 July 2013 at Luna Palace Cinemas across Perth from July 4-14

Revelation is Perth’s leading international film festival and Western Australia’s major annual screen culture event, which has firmly established itself as Australia’s filmmakers’ festival. It is dedicated to presenting independent cinema from around the globe in a context that explores film’s great traditions, its contemporary movements and its future directions.
Curated once again by Jack Sargeant, the Revelation Perth International Film Festival program sees a wide selection of films drawn from across the world. Featuring award winning movies, world, international and local premieres, new Australian works, live performances and an installation, Revelation is a celebration of the strength of all aspects of film culture.

Highlights of Revelation 2013 will also include industry guests and speakers, seminars and masterclasses; Goblin Play Suspiria - a live musical soundtrack performance accompanying a cinematic cult classic; Hunter – For The Record – a WA made feature documentary about Perth’s hip hop pioneer Robert Hunter; ScreenWest’s annual showcase of emerging WA filmmaking talent in Get Your Shorts On!; the Revel-8 super 8 short film festival; Western Australian Screen Awards nominees announcement; and the return of Revelation’s hugely popular Animation Showcase.

The 16th annual Festival will also play host to award winning actress Alice Krige (Chariots Of Fire, Ghost Story, Star Trek: First Contact, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) who will be visiting Perth to attend the Festival as a featured international guest. Krige, with Paul Schoolman, will be presenting their film Jail Caesar. A drama about the life of the Emperor, as told by prisoners from jails across the world.

The complete program is now online and tickets are now on sale and online. For more information, visit www.revelationfilmfest.org  

Revelation is proudly supported by the Australian and West Australian governments through ScreenWest, Eventscorp and Screen Australia. | Luna Palace Cinemas + Revelation Perth International Film Festival are proud to be a partner of the City of Perth Winter Arts Season

Award winning filmmaker Terrence Malick returns to the screen, following-up his Palme d'Or winning epic The Tree Of Life with this breathtakingly beautiful drama. Featuring an all-star cast including Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem and Olga Kurylenko, this poetic montage depicts the budding romance between an American, Neil (Affleck), and a Ukrainian, Maria (Kurylenko), as they explore the streets of Paris and peaks of Mont Saint-Michel. Eventually journeying to the vast openness of Neil's home in middle America, Maria and her young daughter struggle to acclimatize. As Neil drifts into the orbit of fellow American, Jane (McAdams), Maria finds some comfort in the company of a Priest (Bardem), who also finds himself adrift in an unfamiliar landscape. Exclusive to Leederville.
 
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It has been nine years since Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) reconnected on the streets of Paris in Before Sunset, having met on a train to Vienna nine years earlier in Before Sunrise. Now the parents of two children, the couple are vacationing with friends on the coast of Greece.

Director Richard Linklater continues his enchanting tale of a chance meeting between two strangers, bringing to it a nuanced perspective only gained by years lived. Life carries with it new responsibilities and attitudes, forcing the two dreamers to reassess what they each want next. Bolstered by an increasingly refined onscreen chemistry between lead actors Delpy and Hawke, Before Midnight is a fitting third chapter in one of the great love stories of American independent cinema.  View Film Trailer

Only God Forgives is a beautiful nightmare  Following the international hit Drive, director Nicolas Winding Refn (who won the 2009 Sydney Film Prize with Bronson) reunites with Ryan Gosling for this brutal story of rage, betrayal and redemption.

Set almost entirely in a neon-lit Bangkok at night, each frame in this dazzling, muscular film, which was shot by Larry Smith (Bronson, Eyes Wide Shut), is a carefully composed work of art. Gosling, in a restrained and complex performance, plays Julian, an American who runs a Thai boxing club in Bangkok and who is clearly involved in the criminal underworld. When Julian's brother Billy is murdered, their mother Jenna (Kristin Scott Thomas) - the dangerous head of a powerful criminal organisation - arrives in Bangkok to collect her son's corpse. She also dispatches Julian to find his brother's killers, which pits him against the 'Angel of Vengeance', a terrifying cop called Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm) who is determined to restore order, and unafraid to use his sword to do so.

As the film patiently reveals more and more about their histories, these violent, damaged characters clash explosively, in the boxing ring and beyond. If there were any doubts before, with this Cannes Competition contender Winding Refn proves himself a master of the cinematic language of extreme violence.

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Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace: virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and television. Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh directs Michael Douglas in what is sure to be an award-winning performance as show business legend Liberace.

A name synonymous with showmanship, extravagance and candelabras, he was a world-renowned performer with a flair that endeared him to his audiences and created a loyal fan base spanning his 40-year career. Liberace lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of excess both on and off stage. In summer 1977, handsome young stranger Scott Thorson walked into his dressing room and, despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two embarked on a secretive five-year love affair.

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA takes a behind-the-scenes look at their tempestuous relationship – from their first meeting backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton to their bitter and public break-up.

Wiseau creeps back onto our screens - bring your plastic spoons...
Perth's Cult Sensation - and audience favourite -  billed as "THE CITIZEN KANE  OF BAD MOVIES!"  is back......
Once  again it's time to  celebrate  Perth’s favourite cult sensation  a film that's So Bad, It's Horrifically Awful Good’ 
Written, directed and starring Tommy Wiseau, The Room is like no other film you’ve seen.
The evening is hosted by our favourite host TRISTAN FIDLER who will guide you through a strange, bizarre & hilariously unique cinematic experience!
Written, directed and starring Tommy Wiseau, The Room (M) is like no other film you’ve seen. Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) seems to have it all; a beautiful fiancée, Lisa, great friends and a job with a promotion in the works. But Lisa, (Juliette Danielle) isn’t who she seems. Manipulative and restless, Lisa sets her sights on Johnny’s best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and they start a torrid affair and Johnny’s perfect world starts to crumble.
Get ready for another really  WILD  evening of  FIVE STAR ENTERTAINMENT with the film  YOU WILL NEVER FORGET.....

SUNDAY  JULY 28 AT 9.00PM - LUNA LEEDERVILLE

Tickets $17.00 | $13.00 conc. Now on sale and online| Rated M 90min
Viewer guides and plastic spoons provided! (bring your own!)

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From the studio that brought you Little Miss Sunshine and Juno, THE WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming-of-age story of 14-year-old Duncan's (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up and begins to finally find his place in the world—all during a summer he will never forget.

DISCOVER HOW 40 YEARS’ OF ICONIC MUSIC BECAME THE SOUNDTRACK TO SO MANY LIVES
Screeniing  Cinema Paradiso, Friday 4th August to Wednesday 7th August at 7.15pm

'SPRINGSTEEN & I' is a motion picture event created for the fans, by the fans and includes Springsteen's most loved songs and unseen legendary performances throughout his career. A unique music documentary and collective filmmaking experience produced by Ridley Scott Associates and Mr. Wolf and made with the full support of Springsteen, his management and label.
 
Forty years ago, Bruce Springsteen burst onto the rock scene and changed it forever. With over 120 million albums sold worldwide and numerous awards, including a staggering 20 Grammys, his music defines a generation. Behind the songs are remarkable stories about the fans who lived by them. Now audiences everywhere can discover how the sound of Bruce Springsteen became the soundtrack to so many lives.

The filmmakers have combined never seen before archive footage of Bruce’s performances throughout his career, his fans reflections on their own personal insights and experiences with his incredible music.

With a juggernaut career spanning five decades, this year is the 40th anniversary of Springsteen’s debut LP ‘Greetings from Asbury Park’ and 2014 marks the 30th year since the release of seminal rock and roll album ‘Born in the USA’. Currently in the midst of a 34-date ‘Wrecking Ball’ world tour, Springsteen and his E Street Band play across Europe from May through July 2013.

After the film there is also an additional 15 minutes of his current world tour filmed exclusively for alternative content audiences in cinemas.

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From Oscar award winning writer and director Sofia Coppola, THE BLING RING tells the story of a group of teenagers obsessed with fashion and celebrity that burglarize celebrities’ homes in Los Angeles. Tracking their targets’ whereabouts online, they break-in and steal their designer clothes and possessions. Reflecting on the naiveté of youth and the mistakes we all make when young, amplified by today’s culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession, we see through the members of the Bling Ring temptations that almost any teenager would feel. What starts out as teenage fun spins out of control and leaves us with a sobering view of our culture today. THE BLING RING stars Emma Watson alongside incredible new talent Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Claire Julien, and Taissa Farmiga. The film also features Leslie Mann, Gavin Rossdale, and real-life Bling Ring victim, Paris Hilton. It is based on the Vanity Fair article “The Suspects Wore Louboutins” by Nancy Jo Sales.
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Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen", a magic super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. The Four Horsemen pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, and then funnel the millions of stolen profits into their audiences bank accounts, while staying one step ahead of the law.
FBI Special Agent Dylan (Ruffalo) is determined to make the magicians pay for their crimes-and to stop them before they pull off what promises to be an even more audacious heist. But he's forced to partner with Alma (Laurent), an Interpol detective about whom he is instantly suspicious. Out of desperation he turns to Thaddeus (Freeman), a famed magic debunker, who claims the bank heist was accomplished using disguises and video trickery. One thing Dylan and Alma agree on is that the Horsemen must have an outside point person, and that finding him (or her) is key to ending the magicians' crime spree. Could it be Thaddeus? Or Alma? Or could it really be... magic?

Greta Gerwig (Greenberg, To Rome With Love) stars in and co-wrote this bright and breezy modern fable by Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Kicking and Screaming). She plays Frances, a dancer who has yet to find a clear direction in her life.

Nearly 30 years of age, Frances loses her New York apartment, her career is going nowhere slowly, she lacks a relationship, and is at odds with her best friend Sophie. Nevertheless, she still manages to live her life with joy and lightness, open to love and adventure.

With sparkling dialogue, peopled with intelligent, witty characters, and shot in luscious black and white, Frances Ha is reminiscent of Woody Allen's best work. Gerwig delivers a star turn, with great supporting performances by Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver (Girls), Grace Gummer and Michael Zegen in this funny, warm and ultimately uplifting film.

 

Kris is derailed from her life when she is drugged by a small-time thief. But something bigger is going on. She is unknowingly drawn into the life cycle of a presence that permeates the microscopic world, moving to nematodes, plant life, livestock, and back again. Along the way, she finds another being—a familiar, who is equally consumed by the larger force. The two search urgently for a place of safety within each other as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of their wrecked lives.

Shane Carruth’s sensuously directed and much anticipated sophomore effort (his feature debut, Primer, won the Sundance Film Festival 2004 Grand Jury Prize) is a truly remarkable film that lies beyond the power of language to communicate while it delivers a cohesive sensory experience. With its muscular cinematic language rooted in the powerful yearnings felt before words can be formed, Upstream Color is an entirely original, mythic, romantic thriller that goes in search of truths that lie just beyond our reach.   Starring Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins

The legendary Bordeaux region, ‘the best plot of land in the world', has been producing valued wine for centuries. The region's fortunes, long exposed to the vagaries of climate, are now swayed by market forces. In 2010, when a vintage year was on the cards, the global financial crisis ensured that Western pockets were empty, and cashed-up Chinese buyers set the price. This shift, fuelled by the East's obsession with these illustrious vineyards, created a perfect wine storm; co-director and vigneron Warwick Ross documented the upheaval.

Narrated by Russell Crowe, Red Obsession is an expertly told, delectable tale of a much-coveted global commodity in times of change..

For his first English-language film, Korean master Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Joint Security Area) has crafted a haunting neo-Gothic thriller filled with unforgettable images and thrilling performances by three of Australia's finest actresses.

When India Stoker (Jane Eyre's Mia Wasikowska) loses her father (Dermot Mulroney) in a car accident, her seemingly idyllic life is shattered. After long-lost uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) arrives and moves in with India and her unstable mother Evie (Nicole Kidman), things begin to turn strange. Despite the arrival of a kindly aunt (Jacki Weaver), who warns of impending disaster, we watch this dysfunctional family slowly unravel. In a story dripping with atmosphere, brooding menace, teenage angst and budding sexuality, a shocking climax seems inevitable.

Revered for his provocative and stylish films, Park has created a visually astonishing and terrifying feature that nods to Hitchcock and other suspense masters.

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“Almodóvar followers who have secretly been hankering for a return to the broad, transgressive comedy of his early work will be thrilled by I’m So Excited!, a hugely entertaining, feelgood celebration of human sexuality.” – Variety

Ten thousand feet in the air, Mexico-bound Peninsula Flight 2549 runs into trouble when its landing gear malfunctions, and the plane is put in a holding pattern. On board, the cabin crew deal with the situation by putting economy class to sleep (with the help of some handy drugs) and breaking out the tequila and mescaline in business class, where the passengers include a virgin psychic, a dominatrix, a soap star and a corrupt banker.

Gleefully returning to the raunchy camp of his Pepi, Luci, Bom and the Other Girls (MIFF 1991) days, director Pedro Almodóvar delivers a biting satire on contemporary Spanish politics – the biting in this case being outrageously playful and sexually suggestive. With a top-notch cast of Spain’s finest acting talent (including a cameo from Pénélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas) and hyper-real visuals, I’m So Excited! is a screwball farce in vintage Almodóvarian style.

“Littered with hilariously over-the-top moments … I’m So Excited! is a deliberately broad and bold sexual comedy.” – Screen Daily