It's a big movie month at Port Fairy in May..

Friday May 6th: 7:30pm. Movie: "Strange Birds in Paradise" A community fundraiser for the West Papuan Association SW Victoria.

The Australia West Papua Association (SW -Vic) and the Port Fairy Film

Society are proud to present the award winning full length feature

documentary by Australian film maker. Charlie Hill-Smith, "Strange Birds in

Paradise".

Winner of the 2010 IF award for "Best Documentary" and nominated for four

AFI awards, Strange Birds in Paradise is a journey into just some of the

more than 250 West Papuan cultures.

Intercut with Hill-Smith's travelogue

and short animations, the interviews paint a picture not only of a country

with a rich musical tradition and breathtaking nature, but also of a country

weighed down by Indonesian military oppression.

A large number of retired

army generals have substantial economic interests in West Papua, and the

army uses extreme violence to keep the lid on the West Papuan population's

independence movement.

In 2006, Hill-Smith decided to return to West Papua,

this time equipped with a professional camera and all the knowledge he had

gained about the country's history.

While the Indonesian army continues to dominate the indigenous inhabitants

of West Papua, three friends gather in Melbourne to record outlawed folk

songs with renowned Australian rock musicologist David Bridie.

Charlie Hill -Smith confronts a basic question: how could these two vibrant

cultures be at war and how can the rest of the world seemingly not care?

The film features music by award winning performer, composer and frequent

visitor to SW Victoria, David Bridie.

The film is presented as a fundraiser to support educational programs about

human rights and non-violent resistance in West Papua and to support health

and education for West Papuan refugees living in camps on the PNG - West

Papua border.

entry is $12/$8 concession Rated PG, 78 Mins.

To see the film trailer go to http://www.strangebirds.com.au/

Friday May 13th: 7:30pm.Movie: "The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest" Rated MA 15+. A community Fundraiser for St.Patrick's School Port Fairy.

The Third film in the Millenium Trilogy based on Stieg Larssons popular crime thrillers.

It takes up where the previous two films finished with Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) recovering in a hospital from horrendous attacks and awaiting trial for three murders. When she is released, Mikael Blomqvist (Michael Nykvist ) must prove her innocence. Meanwhile, Lisbeth is plotting her own revenge against the people who put her in this situation.

"The third and final entry in Stieg Larsson's enormously successful series is perhaps the least thrilling, but it's easily the most satisfying."

Tickets available at the door. Rated MA 15+ 147 Mins

The trailer can be viewed at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi650316057/

Friday May 20th: Usual monthly PFFS Screening. Movie: "Another Year" Rated M (UK) 130 Mins

Directed by Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies, Vera Drake, Happy go Lucky), Starring Jim Broadbent & Ruth Sheen.

The PFFS brings yet another of Director Mike Leigh’s wonderful domestic dramas with the 2011 released "Another Year" starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville and Ruth Sheen. This drama & comedy follows the story of a married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.

It is described by critics as "An unassuming little masterpiece.." "Desperation and fulfilment, anxiety and warmth, pain and contentment -- all come together in the darkly splendid Another Year. " . “a deeply involving, intelligent, compassionate drama of the sort only Leigh can create” (Peter Bradshaw) ..with all the sadness and happiness that Leigh can staple onto the screen in the amalgam that is life around him”(Andrew Urban)

The Trailer can be viewed at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4561177/

Tuesday May 24th: Tuesday PFFS Movie Classic: 1:30pm. "Rebecca"

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine and George Sanders. Rated PG 130 Minutes

Rebecca is a masterpiece of haunting atmosphere, Gothic thrills, and gripping suspense.

A lonely man, a lovely girl... struggling against the secret of Manderley….The shadow of a remembered woman came between their lips... but these two had the courage to hope... and to live their love!

The Trailer can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwneccC52fY

Final film in this 2011 Feb-May series of Classic Movie matinees; Next season August- November 2011, starts at 1.30pm on Tuesday 23 August. Concession Memberships through the PF Day Centre, Senior Citizens Club and Moyneyana House.

Have a Great May!!!!

The Tree in Port Fairy this Friday

Described as one of the better Australian films of 2010, Julie Bertuccelli’s “The Tree” has wonderful cinematography of the Australian landscape, fine acting by Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Morgana Davies, Aden Young, Christian Byers, Tom Rusell, Gabriel Gotting, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Gillian Jones. It was the closing night film at the 2010 Cannes film Festival.

The Tree is the story of young Simone and her mother Dawn. After her father is killed in an accident, Simone decides her father lives on in the tree and protects them. With time the huge Morton Bay Fig Tree becomes entwined with their house. When Dawn finds herself a new love problems emerge.

Whilst it is generally agreed Bertuccelli, who wrote the screen play and directed the film, has not made a masterpiece, “this is a beautifully made film and it is beautifully acted, I think, by the entire cast. I think they are all very, very good”( David ABC). Both Margaret gave the film 3.5 Stars.

http://youtu.be/iSLTwvurWA0

The Tree is a Port Fairy Film Society screening at 7.30pm on Friday 15 April at the Reardon Theatre, Bank Street Port Fairy. Memberships are on sale from 7.15 pm. All Welcome. Free tea and coffee.

This month the Tuesday Matinee Classic, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” with Jane Powell and Howard Keel is on the THIRD Tuesday at 1.30pm at the Reardon Theatre.

http://youtu.be/CfFFFfRwsR0

"The Kings Speech" comes to Port Fairy for special fundraising event.

The multi award winning Film "The Kings Speech" is coming to Port Fairy on

Friday April 8th with an afternoon and evening screening to raise funds for

the Japanese earthquake appeal.

The film has receive many nominations and awards, mainly for the performance

of Colin Firth as King George the V1, who, to overcome his

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering> stammer, sees

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Logue> Lionel Logue, an unorthodox

Australian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_therapy> speech therapist

played by <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Rush> Geoffrey Rush.

The two men become friends as they work together, and after his

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII_of_the_United_Kingdom> brother

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII_abdication_crisis> abdicates, the

new king relies on Logue to help him make a radio broadcast at the beginning

of <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II> World War II.

The film has received widespread acclaim, all performances are excellent and

it is a thoroughly enjoyable and moving experience,that could easily be seen

more than once.

Critics have said:

"Colin Firth gives a masterful performance in The King's Speech, a

predictable but stylishly produced and rousing period drama" Rotten Tomatoes

The Port fairy Film Society will screen the film and all funds raised will

go to the World Vision appeal. Please come along, bring some friends and

provide support to recovery from this devastating world event. Rated M and

goes for 118 minutes. The Film screens at 1:30 and 7:30 at the Reardon

Theatre and tickets can be purchased for $8.00 child/concession and $12:00

Adult /full price.