Widescreen - Wednesday 6 August

Today's Highlights

With the final days of MIFF swiftly falling away like autumn leaves on the wind of a hackneyed analogy, it's time to get down to MIFF and get your fill of quality world cinema while you still can. Some highlights:

Special Events

Australian feature Men's Group – about the relationship developing between six men in a support group – will introduce the screening this evening. (5.15pm at ACMI)

Director Julian Cole introduces his documentary film about avant garde art duo Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore, With Gilbert & George, with a Q&A to follow the screening. (7.15pm at ACMI)

Other Highlights

A tale of revenge and redemption, Revanche follows an ex-con whose frustration leads him right back into a life of crime when he commits a botched bank job in a backwater town. (9.30pm at Greater Union)

After the death of his father, a 16-year-old boy tries to balance his responsibilities to his family and his own sporting ambitions in the Australian feature Playing for Charlie. (5.15pm at Greater Union)

Mixing heavy metal doco with anthropology, Global Metal takes a look at the impact metal has had on cultures around the world – and at the culturally inflected variations on metal that have spung up in these areas. (7.15pm at Greater Union)

An evocative slice of 20th century history, Revue is a collection of Soviet newsreel propaganda footage from the 50s and 60s; a timely reminder of the power of media. (9.30pm at Greater Union)

Extra Sessions

You want more MIFF? You got it.

Three extra sessions are opening over the next few days at ACMI's cinema 1 screen for these popular MIFF films. If you didn't catch them before, now's your chance!

Thursday 7 August 9.15pm – Three Blind Mice (92 mins) (session 5077)

Friday 8 August 7pm – Rock N Roll Nerd (88 mins) (session 5083)

Saturday 9 August 7pm – Katyn (117 mins) (warning: contains very violent scene) (session 5090)

Replacement Screenings

Further to the projection issues experienced recently, Greater Union are kindly assisting us to put on two replacement screenings:

Friday 8 August 3.00pm - Greater Union 4 - Momma's Man (94 mins) (session 4079)

Friday 8 August 3.00pm - Greater Union 5 - Night Train (91 mins) (session 3079)

At the Coopers Festival Lounge

Midweek the Coopers Festival Lounge heats up with dark pop, urban country and convict rock.

6.00pm Your Animal – Heated vocals and scarce rhythms; described as 'the dark side of the dark side of Blondie'
7.30pm David Holmes Trio – Urban country rock, fresh from touring with Max Merrit and John Schuman
9.00pm DJ Hey Convict – 70s prog rock, AOR and a convict shipload of other music to dance to

Sold Out and Selling Fast

The final sessions of MIFF are rapidly approaching, and those weekend sessions are booking up fast – book now!

Gachi Boy – Wrestling with a Memory (Wednesday 6 August 1.00pm at ACMI) – SELLING FAST
Sukiyaki Western Django (Wednesday 6 August 7.15pm at Greater Union)
Nightwatching (Thursday 7 August 9.15pm at Kino) – SELLING FAST
The Devil, Probably (Friday 8 August 12:45pm at Forum) – SELLING FAST
Persepolis (Friday 8 August 1.00pm at ACMI) – SELLING FAST
Brando (Friday 8 August 3.00pm at ACMI) – SELLING FAST
In Bruges (Friday 8 August 5.00pm at Kino) – SELLING FAST
One Night in a City (Friday 8 August 7.00pm at ACMI) – SELLING FAST
A Brighter Summer Day (Saturday 9 August 10.45am at Forum) – SELLING FAST
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Saturday 9 August 1.00pm at Greater Union) – SELLING FAST
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (Saturday 9 August 3.00pm at ACMI) – SELLING FAST
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (Saturday 9 August 7.15pm at Forum) – SELLING FAST
Tricks (Saturday 9 August 7.15pm at Greater Union) – SELLING FAST
Little Deaths (Saturday 9 August 7.15pm at Capitol) – SELLING FAST
The Pleasure of Being Robbed (Sunday 10 August 11.00am at Greater Union) – SELLING FAST
Johnny Mad Dog (Sunday 10 August 3.15pm at Forum) – SELLING FAST
I Think We’re Alone Now (Sunday 10 August 3.15pm at Greater Union) – SELLING FAST
Lorna’s Silence (Sunday 10 August 5.15pm at Forum) – SELLING FAST
Closing Night: [Rec.] (Sunday 10 August 8.00pm at Greater Union) – SELLING FAST

These sessions are completely sold out:

Boy A (Thursday 7 August 7.00pm at Greater Union) – SOLD OUT
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (Thursday 7 August 7.00pm at Greater Union) – SOLD OUT
MIFF Footy Shorts (Thursday 7 August 7.00pm at ACMI) – SOLD OUT
My Winnipeg (Friday 8 August 7.00pm at Greater Union) – SOLD OUT
Best MIFF Shorts (Friday 8 August 9.00pm at RMIT Capitol) – SOLD OUT
Silent Light (Friday 8 August 9.15pm at Forum) – SOLD OUT
The Night James Brown Saved Boston (Friday 8 August 9.15pm at Greater Union) – SOLD OUT
The Wackness (Saturday 9 August 3.00pm at Forum) – SOLD OUT
Gomorrah (Saturday 9 August 9.00pm at Greater Union) – SOLD OUT
Three Monkeys (Sunday 10 August 1.00pm at Forum) – SOLD OUT
Waltz with Bashir (Sunday 10 August 1.00pm at Greater Union) – SOLD OUT
Wendy and Lucy (Sunday 10 August 5.15pm at Greater Union) – SOLD OUT

Congratulations

Congratulations to Rain of the Children director Vincent Ward whose film just won the Grand Prix at Era New Horizons Film Festival in Poland, Europe's biggest film event, screening over 360 films.

Two for One Tickets!

Show your valid Metcard at the Festival Ticket Office in the Forum Theatre and receive 2 tickets for the price of 1:

Wednesday 6 August:

Adhen 7.15pm GU - (session 4070)
Revanche 9.30pm GU - (session 2071)
Just Anybody 9.30pm GU - (session 1071)

Remember: You can only claim this special from the Forum Theatre Ticket Office by showing your valid Metcard. Two tickets for the price of 1 full price ticket ($16.50). All sessions subject to availability at the time of booking.

This is Your Last Chance

This week MIFF is offering an unprecedented 'Last Chance' pass – giving you access to 7 sessions* for the bargain price of $70.00. Purchase your 'Last Chance' pass from the MIFF box office in the Forum Theatre. AVAILABLE FROM WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST.

* Excludes Closing Night and special events

Not Quite Hollywood in Geelong TONIGHT!

The Geelong Performing Arts Centre and Melbourne International Film Festival present for the first time in Geelong a special screening of the MIFF Opening Night Film, Not Quite Hollywood.This special screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Mark Hartley.

Today, Wednesday 6 August 2008, 8pm
GPAC, Ford Theatre, 50 Little Malop Street, Geelong

Info & Bookings: 03 5225 1200 or online www.gpac.org.au

Ticket prices:
Full – $16.50
Concessions – $13.50

For film synopsis and information MIFF2008_Geelong_Special_Event_Flyer.pdf (pdf file, 534kb)

Dining & Drinking

MIFF would like to thank all of our 2008 Bar & Restarant Partners for their support. We hope that you will visit them for a drink, a catch up, or for a bite to eat between films during the Festival period....

Places to Dine and Drink

ACMI Lounge - 8663 2537 - Federation Square
Arintji - 9663 9900 - Federation Square
Carlton Hotel - 9663 3246 - 193 Bourke Street
City Wine Shop - 9654 6657 - 159 Spring Street
Collins Quarter - 9650 8500 - 86a Collins Street
Cookie - 9663 7660 - 1/252 Swanston Street
Grossi Florentino - 9662 1811 - 80 Bourke Street
Hairy Canary - 9654 2471 - 212 Little Collins Street
Longrain - 9671 3151 - 40-44 Little Bourke St
Movida - 9663 3038 - 1 Hosier Lane
Ristorante Spontini - 9670 2468 - 20 McKillop Street
Tazio - 9654 9119 - 66 Flinders Lane
The Long Room - 9663 7226 - 162-168 Collins Street
Trunk - 9663 7994 - 275 Exhibition Street
Verge - 9639 9500 - 1 Flinders Lane

Places to Drink

Cabinet Bar - 9654 0915 - 11 Rainbow Alley
Canary Club - 9663 1983 - 6 Melbourne Place
Coopers Festival Lounge - Forum Theatre - 154 Flinders Street
Gin Palace - 9654 0533 - 10 Russell Place
Horse Bazaar - 9670 2329 - 397 Lt Lonsdale Street
Loop - 9654 0500 - 23 Meyers Place
Madame Brussels - 9662 2775 - Level 3, 59 Bourke St
Manchuria Bar - 9663 1997 - 1st Floor, 7 Waratah Place
Meyers Place Bar - 9650 8609 - 20 Meyers Place
Order of Melbourne - 9663 6707 - 401 Swanston Street
Phoenix - 9650 4976 - 82 Flinders Street
Roxanne Parlour - 0410 889 121 - 2 Coverlid Place Melbourne
The Croft Institute - 9671 4399 - 21-25 Croft Alley
The Red Hummingbird - 9654 2266 - Level 1, 246 Russell Street
Transit Cocktail Lounge - 9639 9500 - Level 2, Transport Hotel, Federation Square
Yalumba Festival Wine Bar -Level 1 Foyer, Greater Union Cinemas, 131 Russell Street

Widescreen Competition

GET YOURSELF INTO THE DRAW TO WIN YOUR VERY OWN ULTIMATE MIFF CLOSING NIGHT EXPERIENCE

Thanks to some loving MIFF supporters, we have the best MIFF prize up for grabs.

Two tickets to the Closing Night film & party on Sunday 10 August.
Accommodation for two at The Sofitel hotel, on Closing Night.
$500 wardrobe courtesy of Alice Euphemia.
$300 to spend at any MIDAS shoe store in Victoria.
Two MIFF fleecy hoodies, designed by Vicious Threads.

For your chance to win this great package, in 25 words or less, tell us what your favourite film of the festival has been so far and email this, together with your name, address and MOBILE NUMBER to griffen@melbournefilmfestival.com.au. Entries close Friday 8 August at midday. Winners will be notified by email. Please include "Widescreen Comp" in the subject line.

Widescreen Giveaways

Up for Grabs - 5 Double passes to Fighter - Thursday 7 August 5.00pm at GU.
For your chance to win 5 double passes, email your name and address to griffen@melbournefilmfestival.com.au. Winners will be notified by email and tickets will be available for collection at the Greater Union Box Office before the commencement of the film. Please include "Fighter" in the subject line.

Up for Grabs - 5 Double passes to Reverse Shot - Thursday 7 August 4.45pm at RMIT Capitol.
For your chance to win 5 double passes, email your name and address to griffen@melbournefilmfestival.com.au. Winners will be notified by email and tickets will be available for collection at the RMIT Capitol Box Office before the commencement of the film. Please include "Reverse Shot" in the subject line.

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