Bridget Jones is having a baby, a psycho blind man has gone HAM, the Germans are bringing their best cinema to Wellington, and there’s a giant papier mache boulder that is actually really heavy. These are the big, small and classic films currently in your cinemas, New Zealand.
The Big Releases
Bridget Jones’s Baby | Find movie times near you
The third chapter in Bridget Jones’s diary made our preview audiences laugh hysterically. Don’t just take our word for it – take theirs!
Don’t Breathe | Find movie times near you
The international box office-smashing horror is now in New Zealand cinemas. Special thank you to all those who actually held their breathe waiting for a local release.
Storks | Find movie times near you – find 3D movie times
Warner Bros. animated family comedy following a delivery story who accidentally produces an unauthorized baby.
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years | Extended sessions
Ron Howard’s documentary on Beatlemania did so damn well that it’s getting extra sessions for a week. Includes beautifully restored 30 minute footage of The Beatles Live at Shea Stadium, exclusive to cinemas.
The Small Releases
This Giant Papier Mache Boulder is Actually Really Heavy | Playing in Auckland, Dunedin & Thames
Three ordinary mates – Tom, Jeffrey and Gavin – end up inside a low-budget sci-fi B-movie in this New Zealand comedy.
Chronesthesia | Playing at Paramount in Wellington
The self-funded film from director/writer/star Hayden J Weal that played at NZIFF is coming back for another run. We reviewed the film… to his face… like men.
Captain Fantastic | Find movie times near you
Viggo Mortensen leads this drama as a hippy father of six kids. When tragedy strikes, the family are forced our of their wilderness home.
The Day That Changed My Life | 6.30pm, Wednesday 28 Sept. @ Roxy Cinema (WGTN)
Presented by Doc Edge, this 45-minute documentary from Christopher Dudman shares a number of harrowing and insightful tales about the Christchurch earthquake of February 2011.
Kids get their own film festival at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre from Sept 22 – 25, showcasing animated and live-action family films as well as offering workshops for your little movie makers. Visit the official website or the Facebook event page for more information.
German Film Festival | Starts in Wellington
The best of German cinema makes its way around the country starting with our nation’s capital before heading to Christchurch (28 Sept), Dunedin (1 Oct), New Plymouth (4 Oct) and Auckland (10 Oct). Best of all, admission is free of charge!
Playing at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, the films in Wellington include: You Remain the Farmer, Superworld, Heidi, A Decent Man, Fukushima, Mon Amour, Organized, 4 Kings, 24 Weeks, Me and Kaminski, and The People vs. Fritz Bauer.
A Beautiful Planet 3D | Playing at Event IMAX in Auckland
An exploration of Earth and beyond as seen from the International Space Station. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence
Classics
A Clockwork Orange | 8.00pm, Friday 23rd Sept. @ Event Newmarket (AKLD)
Stanley Kubrick’s highly affecting statement on society. Kubrick pulled the film out of cinemas when he received death threats whilst shooting Barry Lyndon.
Frankenstein | 3.00pm, Sunday 25th Sept. @ Roxy Cinema (WGTN)
This is the 1931 classic. Not the Mel Brooks’ one. Or the Daniel Radcliffe one. Or the boring sexy one.
River’s Edge | 6:30pm, Sunday 25th Sept. @ Academy Cinemas (AKLD)
Our mates at Fatso and Academy Cinemas are bringing the cult coming-of-age classic back to the big screen, called “a compellingly grunty portrait of screwed-up Americana” by The Telegraph.
