MOVIES ON DEMAND AT THE JAMES
Tell us what you want and we will screen it.
The volunteers at the James Theatre Community Centre are planning the Saturday night movies for the rest of this year. Our break even point for a movie is around 30 people attending. So please visit the movie selection page and select the ones you want to see – then get your friends to do the same. When we have 30 people we will book the movie for you.
Tuesdays during school term, 6–7pm
(not Tuesday 10 September)
EXPERIMENTAL MOVEMENT
free form dance ‧ intergenerational ‧ mental wellness
Shake out that dance party in your head. Join us each week when the lights go out and the beats take over at our unique experimental uninhibited dance party in the dark. Unleash your inner Dancing Queen at James Theatre for just one hour 6-7 PM on Tuesdays ($5).
Presented by Paterson Allyn Williams Science and Ideas Hub – Tuesday nights during school term.
Friday 20 September, 6.30 pm
Saturday 21 September, 4 pm
A LESSON IN TIME Event
a screening of A LESSON IN TIME and BOOKWORM (PG) celebrating 175 years of Glen William Public School
Friday 20 September, 6.30 pm
Saturday 21 September, 4 pm
A LESSON IN TIME (exempt)
Documentary
Come and help us celebrate the premiere screening of a locally produced and directed short film highlighting the community surrounding Glen William Public School and the role it has played in the lives of its students, teachers and staff over the past 175 years.
This will be followed by a screening of the new New Zealand family adventure
BOOKWORM (PG)
Comedy/Adventure ‧ 1h 43m
11-year-old Mildred’s world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther. Starring The Lord of the Rings’s Elijah Wood!
**** “It’s funny, exciting and packed full of heart.” Lilithia Reviews
The evening will be a fantastic walk down memory lane for the whole family – join us to celebrate this wonderful anniversary!
This event is brought to you by Friends of the James Theatre Inc. in partnership with Kylie L Clarke, SmugShot Films
Tickets available at the door: Adult $15 Children $10 Family $40 (2A + 2C)
You can also book tickets online:
Click here for Friday 6.30pm tickets • Click here for Saturday 4pm tickets
Saturday 21 September, 7 pm
PEDALFEST Special Screening
BMX BANDITS (PG) – 40th Anniversary
Action/Adventure ‧ 1h 32m
BMX Bandits is a well loved Australian Family Movie suitable for children and adults. Released only a few days before the start of 1984, this Aussie cult classic launched the career of Nicole Kidman.
Teens P.J. (Angelo D’Angelo) and Goose (James Lugton) get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy (Nicole Kidman), they discover a box of walkie-talkies — and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedalling skills might just save their necks.
“Proved Australia could create a kidult movie as slick and entertaining as the best Hollywood had to offer. Plus, it introduced the world to Nicole Kidman.” – Stuff.co.nz
This film is brought to you by Friends of the James Theatre Inc.
Tickets available at the door: Adult $15 Children $10 Family $40 (2A + 2C)
Thursday 3 October, 11 am
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (PG)
Family/Comedy ‧ 1h 29m
Zachary Levi (Shazam) and Zooey Deschanel (Trolls) star in this whimsical family adventure where imagination knows no bounds.
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible.
This film is brought to you by Friends of the James Theatre Inc.
Tickets available at the door: Adult $15 Children $10 Family $40 (2A + 2C)
Saturday 5 October, 4pm
RUNT (PG)
Drama/Family film ‧ 1h 30m
In the Australian town of Upson Downs, shy young girl Annie Shearer strives to fix the world with her adopted stray dog Runt. When the Shearer’s farm is put in danger by a greedy local landlord, the bright and inventive ten-year-old hatches a plan. Using Runt’s remarkable speed and agility skills, she intends to save her family’s farm by winning the top cash prize at a dog show in London. The only problem: Runt only obeys Annie’s commands when nobody else is watching… She will need to deploy a unique set of her family members’ talents to help Runt conquer London’s prestigious show and save the family farm.
Starring Jai Courtney, Lily LaTorre, Geneviève Lemon, Celeste Barber, Deborah Mailman, Matt Day, Jack Thompson.
This film is brought to you by Friends of the James Theatre Inc.
Tickets available at the door: Adult $15 Children $10 Family $40 (2A + 2C)
Thursday 10 October, 11 am
THE WILD ROBOT (PG)
Family/Adventure ‧ 1h 42m
Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.
This film is brought to you by Friends of the James Theatre Inc.
Tickets available at the door: Adult $15 Children $10 Family $40 (2A + 2C)
HIRE THE ICONIC JAMES THEATRE
The James Theatre is available for hire for film, music or dramatic events or for weddings, parties, dances, educational uses or meetings. The auditorium of the James Theatre is large and can be divided up for more intimate performances or to provide a separate refreshment area.
For enquiries and inspections of the Theatre, please use the form on the Contact Us page
