Under the Radar NZ Cinema Releases – September 2

There are other greats for you to chase in cinemas this week in case the McCaw movie isn’t your thing (or David Brent, or Nerve, or Theeb, or Free State of Jones). Here are the one-off screenings and micro-releases you should know about.


The Exorcist

8.00pm Friday, 2nd September at Event Broadway (AKLD)

William Friedkin’s incredible horror is playing as part of Flashback Friday, Event Cinema’s very cool run of classic cinema.

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The Room

9.00pm Friday, 2nd September at Rialto Dunedin & 10.30pm Friday, 2nd September at Paramount (WGTN)

The redefining 2003 masterpiece by cinematic auteur Tommy Wiseau is set to rouse Kiwi audiences this Friday night in Dunedin and Wellington. Bring a spoon.

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Sideways

5.00pm Sunday, 4th September at Arthur’s Cinema Cromwell (DUN)

Before Nebraska and The Descendants, filmmaker Alexander Payne crushed the critics with this comedic drama that puts Paul Giamatti on a one-last-time wine-tasting tour with his about-to-be-wed pal who dubiously wants a quick fling before the big day.

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Particle Fever

10.50am Sunday, 4th September at Light House Pauatahanui (WGTN)

Remember the super-collider that led to one of the most ground-breaking scientific discoveries in human existence? No? Well, you’re the perfect person to watch this film.

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Lost Highway

8.00pm Thursday, 8th September at Victoria Theatre & Cinema Devonport (AKLD)

As part of the bFMBombathon, 95bFM is putting on a fundraising one-off screening of the surreal David Lynch classic that Roger Ebert labelled “a film made with a certain breezy contempt for audiences.”

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Swiss Army Man

Limited release in Auckland, Wellington & Canterbury

Daniel Radcliffe’s dead farts are wafting back into certain cinemas for a limited run. Catch a whiff while it’s still lingering.

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