Relive the silent movie era with comedy legend Buster Keaton

and live music from The Sounds of Silent

Travel back in time to the heyday of silent movies at the George Revival Cinema on December 22 with "The General", starring silent comedy icon Buster Keaton, accompanied by jazz band The Sounds of Silent. The band, with a line up featuring some of Melbourne's most accomplished and versatile musicians, is dedicated to helping audiences rediscover the great movies of the 1920s by recreating the cinema experience of those days. Martin Zakhar...

The George Revival Cinema is pleased to be presenting a number of special events during the month of December.

We thought we'd flag them with you now before your plans get too hectic!



THIS TUESDAY NIGHT 7.30PM

Marking International Human Rights Day, the George Revival Cinema and The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) are proud to present this special, one-off screening of La Pirogue. With a topical plot line echoing the daily headlines, filmmaker M...

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY NIGHTS

Starring Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker as the butler, this is “an uplifting all-American saga that deals with important social issues but is also refreshingly irreverent.” The Age
Tickets $15 / $12 (cons & Friends of George) click link for tix
Friday 7.30pm
Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 6.45pm


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We are back for the final show of 2013 and it's on Sunday December 8. One of Australia's best MC's Des Dowling will be conducting the night and again we will have the usual high level of comedy & variety. Like last time a balcony seat will come with a complimentary drink voucher...and that can't be a bad thing. The attached flyer tells it all. The final show of the year is always popular so groups and individuals should book rather soon for this one. Bookings can be made via t...

FRIDAY 8PM, SATURDAY 7.30PM & SUNDAY 7PM

Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is through director Paul Greengrass’s distinctive lens, simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization.
“One of the best films of the year.” Rolling Stone
Friday 8pm tickets here.
Saturday 7.30pm tickets he...

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FRIDAY 8PM, SATURDAY 7.30, SUNDAY 6.15PM

Academy Award winners Sandra Bullock (Stone) and George Clooney (Kowalsky) star in “Gravity,” a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. Margaret & David 4.5 stars
FRIDAY 8PM
SATURDAY 7.30PM
SUNDAY 6.15PM
Tickets $15 / $ 12 (cons & Friends of George) Click session for tickets.
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PATRICK - OPENING WEEKEND

Based on the 1978 cult thriller and boldly re-imagined by the director of the acclaimed NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD, PATRICK is “a superior, effectively nerve-rattling update” that delivers “a satisfying onslaught of madness and mayhem that should leave viewers suitably drenched in perspiration” The Guardian. (MA)
Saturday’s session includes a Q&A with director, Mark Hartley.
THURSDAY 9.30, FRIDAY 9.15, SATURDAY 9.15 & SUNDAY...

Announcing the Linden Art Prize 2014 The inaugural Linden Art Prize is a non-acquisitive contemporary art award established for artists graduating from a Masters degree or PhD in 2013 from a Victorian University.

The major prize - The Linden Art Prize
$10,000, a Linden Studio for 12 months and a tailored mentoring program.

2nd Prize - The Linden Board of Management Encouragement Award $2,000, a Linden Studio for 12 months and a tailored mento...

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