AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER is the August Classic Matinee

At 1.30pm on Tuesday 24 August, the PFFS screens AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER as the first film in our second season of Tuesday Classic Matinees of f

our monthly Classic films from the 30’s 40’s 50’s 60’s.

When Nickie(Carey Grant) meets Terry(Deborah Kerr) going to N.Y. they agree to meet in 6 months time on the Empire State Building, even though they are engaged to others. G (119 mins) 1957. One of the most popular romances, inspiring Sleepless in Seattle.

See the Trailer:

http://www.spike.com/video/affair-to-remember/2672750

Two shorts from The Stories from Moyne produced by ACMI & MSC will be screened before the film.

The four TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLASSIC MOVIE MATINEES are a

t 1.30pm on the Fourth Tuesday of the Month, August to November, at the Reardon Theatre, Bank St, Port Fairy.

Admission is by membership of the Port Fairy Film Society. Concession rates for members of the Port Fairy Senior Citizens Club, Moyneyana House Residents and the Day Centre.

Film Society Memberships are available at door & from PFSCC, MH & the DC.

All Welcome. Free Tea, Coffee and Conversation .

White Ribbon…Dark but brilliant

The Port Fairy Film Society is proud to present this months Friday night film “The White Ribbon”

The White Ribbon (German) is a 2009 black and white drama written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke. The story darkly depicts society and family in a northern German village just before World War I, and the landscape leading to the rise of Nazism. The film explores a series of strange events beginning in the village school which then continue to unfold in the community. The film is full of clues but explanations are not easily given or found which has the effect of making it mesmerizing and tantalising to the viewer.

According to Haneke, the film is about "the origin of every type of terrorism, be it of political or religious nature.”

This film is described as both disturbing and thought provoking and has generated a wide variety of responses and opinions.

The At the Movies crew of Margaret and David describe the film as “Impressive” both giving it four stars.

Other critics describe it in this way: “The White Ribbon is a stark, contemplative and hauntingly brilliant film” and “Unlike conventional thrillers, this film does not restore a moral order to the universe. Rather, it questions it. It must be seen.”

“The White Ribbon” premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in May 2009 and won the Palme d'Or, followed by positive reviews and several other major awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

See The Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi712247065/

The Film is rated M and screens at 7:30 on Friday August 20^th at the Reardon theatre Bank Street. Memberships go on sale from 7:10. Free tea and coffee, lollies for sale.

This Friday ACMI in the Regions—stories from Moyne

“ACMI in the Regions—stories from Moyne”

Short films showcasing stories of the Yambuk, Port Fairy and Caramut townships. A co-production by the Australian Centre for Moving Image, Arts Victoria and the Moyne Shire Council.

Friday 13 August, 6.45pm Reardon Theatre, Bank Street, Port Fairy

Please RSVP to: cmidgley@moyne.vic.gov.au OR 5568 0584

http://www.moyne.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?page_Id=2358

St.Kilda Film Festival comes to Port Fairy

Don’t miss your chance to see the best of Australia's Top 100 short films as the St Kilda Film Festival hits the road taking in 37 destinations Australia-wide with a selection of shorts that includes Festival award winners and stand out favorites.

These exciting films, which cover a diverse range of subject matter ranging from laugh out loud comedy to quality drama, share an infectious passion for the medium, limited only by the size of their relatively modest budgets.

Our short filmmakers push the creative envelope producing work which delights and provokes.

.The 2010 highlights include
Tomorrow by Simon Portus about a young country girl and a businesswoman who meet on their journey to Brisbane; their connections are greater than their differences (Winner 2010 StKFF & 2010 Flickerfest FF, Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actor).

Ink by Justine Wallace is the story of a lost toy, a girl graffiti artist and a stolen childhood(2010 StKFF Best Animation, Screenplay, and Sound & UK SSF, WOW FF, Salento FF ).

Little Ripper by Craig Boord about the tough, competitive, full time occupation of training and racing pigeons( 2010 StKFF Best Documentary, Austin & Indie FFs).

Helmut’s House by Jess Dickenson about an 89hermit who has lived in a hand built house in a remote Australian riverbed for 40 years.

Primo Bacio by Sarah Vasssilas, a documentary dedicated to a couple who have been together for 49 years about how kissing has changed since their courting(2010 StKFF Best positive image of age award).

Apricot by Ben Briand about an man with memory loss who asks personal questions of a young woman to cover his own loss ( Cannes FF Best Young Director).

The Wake by Gemma Lee about a well meaning, social misfit who makes an unexpected arrival at his best mate’s fathers Funeral (2010 StKFF SBS award winner).

In Port Fairy, 7.30 pm Friday 30th July (16 films: interval at 8.30). Exempt 15+ 125mins $10, $8 for PFFS members.

http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/page-54/tour-films

Brothers-A very worthy remake at the Friday night movies

When a decorated Marine goes missing overseas, his black-sheep younger brother cares for his wife and children at home—with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family….

This Friday July 16^th, the Port Fairy Film Society brings a moving, beautiful and dramatic film from acclaimed director Jim Sheridan which is a faithful remake of the Danish made 2000 film of the same name. Brother is the powerful story of two siblings, thirtysomething Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters (Bailee Madison, Taylor Grace Geare). Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison, at Sam’s farewell dinner with their parents, Sam is then shipped out to Afghanistan.

Sam is presumed dead when his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains. At home in suburbia, the Cahill family suddenly faces a shocking void, and Tommy tries to fill in for his brother by assuming newfound responsibility for himself, Grace, and the children. The film is a rich exploration of family relationships, and the issues of love, loyalty and manhood.

Margaret from “At the Movies” found the really interesting American cast all gave very fine performances which contribute to making a very strong and powerful film worthy of four stars.

“Brothers” screens at 7:30pm at the Reardon Theatre this Friday. Members tickets go on sale from 7:10pm.

Screenings coming later in July include the St Kilda Film Festival.

Nanny McPhee comes to Port Fairy With A Big Bang

At 2.00pm on Sunday 4th July, St Patrick’s Parish School will screen Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang at the Reardon Theatre. 109 Mins (G)

Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) appears to help a young mother run the family farm while her husband is away at war. Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs Green's (Maggie Gyllenhaal) children have a problem with their snobby cousins. From flying motorcycles and statues that come to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach five new lessons.

"This Nanny McPhee film is very very good", C & G Melb.

Tickets from the School and at the Door.

Le Concert in Port Fairy

This month's Port Fairy Film Society, Friday night screening brings a memorable musical experience in the French film Le Concert, an award winning comedy drama.

Continuing on with the great run of quality movies shown at Port Fairy this year the story of Le Concert unfolds going back thirty years ago, when Andrei Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a mere cleaning man at the Bolshoi, he learns by accident that... read more the Châtelet Theater in Paris invites the Bolshoi orchestra to play there. He decides to gather together his former musicians and to perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi orchestra. As a solo violin player to accompany his old Jewish or Gypsy musicians he wants Anne-Marie Jacquet, a young virtuoso. If they all overcome the hardships ahead this very special concert will be a triumph.For music lovers the high point of the movie is the award winning musical score and performance of Tchaikovsky’s concerto.

“Cinema Autopsy’ reviewer Thomas Caldwell describes “Le Concert [as] delivering one of cinema's most moving and satisfying emotional payoffs in years, transforming a film that is pretty good into a film of true greatness”.

Le Concert is rated M and commences at 7:30pm on Friday June 18^th at the Reardon Theatre Bank Street Port Fairy. Membership tickets go on sale from 7:10pm. Free tea and coffee and sweets for sale.