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A celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, BACK TO BLACK honours Amy’s artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons. An unflinching look at the modern celebrity machine and a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent.
Introducing CHRIS McPHEE… Chris McPhee A.A.G.M. is a celebrated theatre organist who lives and works in Adelaide. He has a distinctive musical style emanating fun and individuality while expressing his vibrant spirit and passion for nostalgia. As a teenager, Chris was particularly inspired when he heard the legendary UK organist and entertainer, Douglas Reeve. Since then, Chris went on to build and establish an international reputation for himself. He has performed at leading venues across Australia, New Zealand, United States of America and the United Kingdom. In recogition of his outstanding talents, he was awarded an Associate Diploma in Organ, with Honors. In his home city, Chris has starred as the featured artist on the J.W. Walker & Sons Adelaide Town Hall Organ and the Silver Jubilee Organ at the Festival Theatre. He was chosen to receive the great honor of being the final organist to perform at the historic Adelaide Regent Theatre before it closed in 2004. Chris has thrilled audiences with his stylish organ playing at many venues and celebrates over 35 years of performing on the famous Wurlitzer at the Capri Theatre. He has released 7 commercial recordings and his music is broadcast extensively, not only on local radio, but all around the globe. He is a solo artist of great renown but he has also performed alongside some of the all-time greats of Australian entertainment. Outside of Chris McPhee’s musical endeavours, he also holds qualifications in embalming and post mortem reconstructive surgery, with membership in both the Australian Institute of Embalming and British Institute of Embalmers. ROSIE HOSKING Rosie’s career spans 30 years and has seen her perform on the musical theatre, operatic, cabaret and corporate stage nationally and overseas. Her credits include performances with the State Opera of SA, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide Festival, Cameron Mackintosh, Popjam Productions, Seabiscuit Productions, Six Foot Something Productions and The Factory. She studied at the Elder Conservatorium and is now delighted to be lecturing there in the musical theatre degree. For the State Opera of South Australia Rosie’s roles include Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus, Second Lady in The Magic Flute, featured roles in Love Burns and Bright Lights, Big Dreams. She has also appeared as a featured ensemble member in Carousel, The Merry Widow and Sweeney Todd understudying the role of Mrs Lovett. Most recently she appeared in Candide, a co-production with the State Theatre Company. Other theatre credits include Diana Next to Normal (Six Foot Something & The Factory) for which she received the 2012 Adelaide Theatre Guide Award for Best Professional Female Performance. Other roles include Miriam in the Australian Premier of The Front (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), Lily in Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life (Popjam Productions), Dinah in South Pacific (Seabiscuit Productions) and The Phantom of the Opera Austraiian/NZ Tour (Cameron Mackintosh).
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John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion. Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio. Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.
PGMild fantasy themes, animated violence and occasional coarse language
Follow Po on his wide-eyed adventures in ancient China, whose love of kung fu is matched only by an insatiable appetite.
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Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, feature in an innovative and extensive exhibition from The Cleveland Museum of Art and The Royal Academy, London. From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey to discover how different contemporaries of Monet built and cultivated modern gardens to explore expressive motifs, abstract color, decorative design and utopian ideas. Guided by passionate curators, artists and garden enthusiasts, this remarkable collection of Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, and avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century will reveal the rise of the modern garden in popular culture and the public’s enduring facination with gardens today. Long considered spaces for expressing colour, light and atmosphere, the garden has occupied the creative minds of some of the worlds greatest artists. As Monet said, ‘Apart from painting and gardening, I’m no good at anything’. For lovers of art or lovers of gardens, this is an ideal film.
PGMild themes, animated violence and infrequent coarse language
Enjoying wintering on a Large lake in North Africa, Richard learns that this time he will not be entrusted with such an honorable and responsible mission as to lead the flight of a flock of storks home to the north. Not wanting to put up with this, he runs away on an independent journey full of dangers and adventures. Along the way, Richard will have to meet a flock of sparrows in trouble, captured by the evil marabou birds led by the greedy peacock Zamano. To gain freedom, the birds will have to unite in a friendly team, show courage, ingenuity, and ingenuity to solve the puzzle and find a mysterious treasure with jewels.
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Featuring... Victorian organist Scott Harrison, has a distinct leaning towards the jazz genre. He will be joined by Adelaide’s own Atlantic Street Band who blend the energetic sound of traditional Dixieland jazz with an eclectic mix of other styles, creating a unique and lively sound to keep the toes tapping. Favourites like DINAH, WHEN YOU’RE SMILING and DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL are some of the popular inclusions to their repertoire.
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Who knew that a musical crime comedy, lead by a group of nuns, would become one of the most financially successful comedies of the 90s? It’s still as funny and heartwarming today as it was then and the music has stood the test of time. Before the movie, women’s chorus ‘Adelaide Sound Connection’ will delight us with an acapella set in four part-harmony. 1:00pm BAR IN THE FOYER 2:00pm ADELAIDE SOUND CONNECTION 2:40pm INTERVAL 3:00pm THE MIGHTY WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN 3:15pm SISTER ACT SYNOPSIS When lively lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) sees her mobster beau, Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel), commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, Deloris proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters. In an effort to keep her out of trouble, they assign Deloris to the convent's choir, an ensemble that she soon turns into a vibrant and soulful act that gains widespread attention.
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Fred and Ginger’s second pairing on the silver screen is a truly gay affair, nominated for Best Picture at the 1934 Academy Awards! The musically gifted Michael Griffiths will conjur the spirit of Cole Porter to kick off the show and settle you into a 1930s kinda vibe. 1:00pm BAR IN THE FOYER 2:00pm MICHAEL GRIFFITHS PLAYS COLE PORTER 2:45pm INTERVAL 3:00pm THE GAY DIVORCEE An American woman travels to England to seek a divorce from her absentee husband, where she meets - and falls for - a dashing performer.
PGMild themes, animated violence and coarse language
The story centres on a normal boy, Tom, who gets drawn into this world against his wishes when his eccentric grandmother who he lives within San Francisco's Chinatown turns out to be the guardian of the phoenix egg. When his grandmother perishes in battle and is spirited away in a ghost cart, Tom must apprentice with an unlikely mentor - a tiger, Mr. Hu - to learn ancient magic and become the egg's new protector. They team up with an unlikely band of exotic creatures, each representing a different sign of the Chinese zodiac, who can morph into human form while retaining their innate animal characteristics.
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The Capri is steeped in a rich history of cinema and music. Its grand architecture is a landmark of the art moderne style and its WurliTzer theatre organ is a unique installation in the world. The Capri's story highlights the enduring power of cinema as a medium for sharing our stories and the power of community and volunteers banding together to ensure a heritage listed icon thrives. Be enthralled by the beautiful art modern design of the theatre and the majestic sounds of the mighty WurliTzer theatre organ. The tour covers the history of The Capri, the beautiful art moderne architecture and a demonstration of theatre organ. 10:00am - morning tea 10:30am - tour 12:00pm - finish Places are limited so bookings are essential.
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Two iconic westerns with two big anniversaries, that couldn’t be more different. One is an anarchic comedy that almost wasn’t released, then became the studio’s biggest summer release and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards. The other stars the king of Westerns and celebrates the man who fights for his citizens and ideals. 12:30pm - BAR IN THE FOYER 1:00pm - THE MIGHTY WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN 1:15pm - RIO BRAVO 3:35pm - INTERVAL 4:00pm - BLAZING SADDLES RIO BRAVO When gunslinger Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) kills a man in a saloon, Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) arrests him with the aid of the town drunk, Dude (Dean Martin). Before long, Burdette's brother, Nathan (John Russell), comes around, indicating that he's prepared to bust his brother out of jail if necessary. Chance decides to make a stand until reinforcements arrive, enlisting Dude, an old cripple named Stumpy (Walter Brennan) and baby-faced cowboy Colorado Ryan (Ricky Nelson) to help. BLAZING SADDLES In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.