Part dog, part man, all hero. From DreamWorks Animation—creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Boss Baby—comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon: Dog Man.

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)

A star-studded lineup, featuring Jason Momoa (Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom), Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), and Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda 4), brings one of the world’s most beloved video games to life on the big screen.

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)

In 1986 there occurred the screening of the most popular film of its generation – at least as far as Dungog was concerned. This was undoubtedly Crocodile Dundee when over one weekend in June 1986 over 2500 patrons saw Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski at The James. To cope with the demand, Ken Reeve played the movie for 11 straight sessions between Friday and Sunday with people queuing outside The James long before the next session started. Seats were booked in advance and in the projection box there was constant rewinding and a spool change every 20 minutes. As each spool came off the projector, it needed to be quickly rewound to be prepared for the next session while the arc lamps were being re-carbonated in what was an almost continuous operation. Ahh the good ole times. The projector used is still owned by The James and can be viewed on request at the theatre.

To celebrate the 4k restoration release of Crocodile Dundee in May, The James will screen a documentary co-produced by Delvine Delaney about the origin story behind the box office record breaking classic, featuring Paul Hogan, Delvene Delaney, the late John Cornell (Co-Creator), Linda Kozlowski, Peter Fairman (Director), Russell Boyd (Cinematographer), David Gulpilil, Bob Hawke and the late John Meillon among many others. Watch Delvine Delaney’s conversation on ABC News Breakfast here:  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/love-of-an-icon:-new-documentary-about-the-making/105101936

Tickets available at the door: Adult $15 • Children $10 • Family $40 (2A + 2C)

3:00 PM – WELLNEST – Local Service Networks – Find out what services are available in our local area and enjoy an afternoon snack or free BBQ.
Learn how to make healthy food with demonstrations by NOURISH.

This pre event to THE PROMISE has been organised by Sarah Crawford in conjunction with the Dungog Shire Community Centre

If you are a local service provider in the space of Mental Health and or wellness and would like to participate please submit a stall application

6:00 PM – DOORS OPEN TO THE PROMISE

3:00 PM – WELLNEST – Local Service Networks – Find out what services are available our local area and enjoy an afternoon snack or free BBQ or Learn how to make healthy food with demonstrations by NOURISH.
6:00 PM – Doors open
6:30 PM – Film introduction by Jye Currie director (approx. 5 mins)
6:35 PM – Craig Hamilton speaks (approx. 20 mins)
6:55 PM – THE PROMISE Film screening (60 mins)
7:55 PM – Q&A session (approx. 20 mins)
8:15 PM – Event concludes

The Promise is an inspiring documentary that delves into the transformative power of hope. It follows Craig Hamilton’s battle with suicidal depression and his journey toward healing. Through raw storytelling and compelling insights, the film aims to break the stigma around mental health and encourage meaningful conversations.

This free community screening is designed to give back to the community by raising awareness of mental health issues and providing a space for open discussion. Audiences will have the opportunity to hear from Craig Hamilton himself and director Jye Currie and participate in a live Q&A session.

Richard Roxburgh, Rahel Romahn, Julian Maroun, Mojean Aria, Fayssal Bazzi, and Yael Stone.

Based on the incredible true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste’s arrest and imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, THE CORRESPONDENT is a gripping biographical thriller about the relentless defence of the truth and triumph of the human spirit.

Based on a true story. From the Director of The Full Monty and the Writer of Philomena.

Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.

Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) and Oscar-nominees Emily Watson (Punch-Drunk Love) and Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) star in this adaptation of Irish author Claire Keegan’s novella.It is 1985 in the run-up to Christmas in a small town in County Wexford, Ireland. Bill Furlong toils as a coal merchant to support himself, his wife and his five daughters. Early one morning while out delivering coal at the local convent, he makes a discovery that forces him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a town controlled by the Catholic Church.

An inspirational insider’s look at a youth-led cross-country road trip to gather grassroots support for the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.

Cairns in Far North Queensland is the traditional home of the Yidinji and Yirrganydji peoples. From there, a group of volunteers – the Indigenous-run collective Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good (DIYDG) – decide to mount a grassroots campaign advocating for the ‘Yes’ vote to parliament. They set out in a minibus to commemorate a historic 1966 civil rights victory and partake in an annual pilgrimage to the Freedom Day festival some 3000 kilometres away; en route, they share yarns about their lives and those of their families with the folks they encounter. But while they seek to inspire a new future, the resulting votes seemingly bring another fight for recognition to a close.

Produced by Ben Lawrence – who won the Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Ghosthunter (MIFF 2018) and the 2022 AWGIE Award for Documentary – Public Broadcast for the Julian Assange biography Ithaka (MIFF 2021) – this heart-filling portrait of a generation of young Indigenous leaders is also the first major Australian documentary to chronicle the journey of the Voice referendum. Co-directed by Krunal Padhiar and DIYDG co-founder and chair Semara Jose, this observational film lets its subjects offer building blocks for ongoing conversation and envisage the path ahead for First Nations people.

Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, #Wilding tells the incredible story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. They set to work with their groundbreaking vision, battling entrenched tradition and major forces along the way, daring to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe and beyond.

VITAL: Questions of Resilience – June 19-21 2025

The screening of Wilding is part of the VITAL Questions of Resilience festival hosted by the Regional Architecture Association

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.