A guide to new movies showing in cinemas across Australia this week from 21st to 27th October 2024.
For a monthly guide to new movie releases, check out our October new movie guide.
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October 23rd
Whitney Houston: Concert for a new South Africa (Durban)
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In 1994, Whitney Houston took the stage in Durban, South Africa, becoming the first major Western musician to visit the newly unified post-apartheid country following President Nelson Mandela’s election victory.
Director: Marty Kohlner
Performer: Whitney Houston
Classification: CTC
Country: America
Runtime: 115m
October 24th
another man
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In the Berlin Golden Bear-nominated film A24, Sebastian Stan plays a man who, after undergoing facial reconstruction surgery, becomes obsessed with acting in stage productions based on his past life.
Director: Aaron Shinberg
Cast: Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson
Classification: CTC
Country: America
Runtime: 112m
Lee
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Kate Winslet stars in this biopic as photographer Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller, an acclaimed fashion model who served as a war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II. Co-stars include fellow Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (“Rust and Bone”), Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough (“Birdman”), Emmy Award winner Josh O’Connor (“Challengers”), and Alexander Skarsgard (The Northman) and Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) co-star. .
Director: Ellen Klass
Cast: Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Andy Samberg
Classification: M
Country: USA, UK
Runtime: 117m
left writing hook
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A documentary that follows eight female survivors of childhood sexual abuse as they participate in a two-year experimental recovery program that combines the physicality of boxing with the emotional power of expressive writing.
Director: Shannon Owen
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Maddie Ziegler
Classification: MA
Country: Australia
Runtime: 93 minutes
my whimsical family
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On the verge of her 13th birthday, Betty Flood, a budding musician and magical being, just wants to be like the rest of her wonderful family, but why does her magical mother object when they’re so different? Will you? As Betty grapples with this problem, she discovers a surprising truth about her family and discovers that all things unusual, magical, and musical are part of her wonderfully eccentric family. Masu.
Director: Mark Grabas
Cast: Leper Degas, Sarah Aubry
Classification:PG
Country: Australia, Germany, Ireland
Runtime: 87 minutes
Tears for Fears Live (Tipping Point Films)
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Tears For Fears cinema concert film shot during The Tipping Point Tour Part 2 in 2023. Featuring hits like “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Shout,” “Sowing The Seeds Of Love,” “Mad World,” “Head Over Heels,” and new fan favorites from “The Tipping Point.” I am. – First album in 17 years.
Director: Vincent Adam Paul
Performer: Tears for Fears
Classification: CTC
Country: America
Runtime: 120m
Venom: The Last Dance
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Tom Hardy returns for this third Venom movie, which will also be directed by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Kelly Marcel. Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange) and three-time Emmy nominee Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) also star.
Director: Kelly Marcel
Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple
recently released
October 16th
Taeyeon: Ty Track at the movie theater
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Experience NCT’s Taeyeon’s first solo concert “Ty Track” on the big screen.
Director: Yoon Dong-oh
Performer: Taeyeon
Classification: CTC
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 96 minutes
October 17th
Bocchi the Rock Part 1 & 2 Compilation
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Aki Hamaji’s masterpiece youth manga has been made into a TV anime, re-edited and made into a feature film. The story follows a high school band that leads to an actual album called “KESSOKU BAND” that climbs the charts.
Director: Keiichiro Saito
Cast: Yoshino Aoyama, Sayumi Suzushiro
Classification: CTC
Country: Japan
Runtime: 165m
With love from Hilde
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A historical drama that tells the true story of a young German woman involved in the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II.
Director: Andreas Dresen
Cast: Alexander Scheer, Emma Berding
Classification: MA
Country: Germany
Runtime: 104 minutes
he is not heavy
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A desperate woman kidnaps her violent brother and forces him into rehab in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.
Director: David Vincent Smith
Starring: Leila George, Sam Corlett, Greta Scacchi
Classification: MA
Country: Australia
Runtime: 103m
Knox is gone (Assassin’s Plan)
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Michael Keaton plays a contract killer diagnosed with rapidly progressing dementia. Given a chance to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son, he must contend with the approaching police and his own rapidly deteriorating inner clock.
Director: Michael Keaton
Cast: Michael Keaton, James Marsden, Al Pacino
Classification: CTC
Country: America
Runtime: 114m
like my brother
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Four talented Indigenous girls from the Tiwi Islands dream of becoming AFLW stars and, with the support of their community, overcome the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. Filmed over six years, the documentary explores the different worlds the girls must traverse from the remote Tiwi Islands to mainland Australia after they are selected by Essendon Football Club for their talent and unique playing style. Masu.
Director: Daniel MacLean, Sal Balharry
Cast: Jessica Stassi, Artulina Moan
Classification: G
Country: Australia
Runtime: 93 minutes
October 19th
Metopera: The Tales of Hoffmann (2024-25)
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A leading lighting ensemble takes to the stage in Offenbach’s fantastic final work. Eta Hoffmann, a poet, is in love with Stella, a famous opera singer. Lindorff, a wealthy counselor, also loves her and intercepts a note she writes to Hoffmann. Lindorff is confident that he can win her over.
Director: Metropolitan Opera
Cast: Erin Morley, Christian Van Horn
Classification: CTC
Country: America
Runtime: 246m
