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The complete listing for the current
Astor Calendar (April 6 to July 12)
is now on-line along with poster-images
and mini-reviews (as found on the back of the printed version of the
calendar).
The printed calendar itself is now at the theatre and also
at many shops and cafes throughout the area.
But, as usual, you can get ahead of the game by
downloading
your own printable versions of the new calendar!
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WESTERN GREATS - May and June
We are delighted to be able to present a big-screen tribute to the Western!
From Clint Eastwood to John Wayne, from Charlton Heston to Yul Brynner ...
The Astor's
A Fistful of Westerns
Festival - six Western Greats on four successive Sunday evenings during May
and early
June.
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GRINDHOUSE - June 29 to July 5
Yes! It's back! Tarantino's and Rodriguez's homage to the trashy
drive-in and "grindhouse" double features of the 1970s returns by
popular demand.
And it's been worth the wait because
Grindhouse
[MA 15+] is being shown EXACTLY as it was meant to be shown in
this EXCLUSIVE season.
Session times: 7:30 PM nightly with extra
matinees at 2 PM on Sunday and Saturday.
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THURSDAY - May 15
He dumps his pregnant fiancee and then enters a marathon to try to win
her back in
Run, Fat Boy, Run
[M] at 7:30 PM on Thursday, May 15.
And then it's time for typical, frat-house humour from Will Ferrell in
Semi-Pro
[M].
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FRIDAY - May 16
Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano star in the epic,
There Will Be Blood
[M], a story of greed, corruption and violence following the discovery
of a major US oil-field at the turn of the 20th century.
The single-feature screening starts at 7:30 PM on Friday, May 16.
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SATURDAY - May 17
A talented, young musician, orphaned by circumstance, uses his gift to try
to find his parents in the delightful drama,
August Rush
[PG], at 7:30 PM on Saturday, May 17.
The second feature stars Julie Christie in
Away From Her
[M], the touching story of how Alzheimer's can affect a life-long
relationship.
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SUNDAY MATINEE - May 18
Lauren Bacall and Kenneth More star in the classic, adventure romp,
North West Frontier
(Flame Over India) [PG], the story of a train chase through an English,
Imperial Colony with the life of a prince at stake. Also starring
Wilfred Hyde White, I. S. Johar and Herbert Lom
New, 35mm CinemaScope print.
The single-feature screening starts at 2 PM on Sunday, May 18.
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SUNDAY EVENING - May 18
BIG gunfighter double starting with Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone's
A Fistful of Dollars
[MA 15+] at 7:30 PM on Sunday, May 18.
And then what else for the second feature of a gunfighter double but
Yul Brynner and George Segal in
Invitation to a Gunfighter
[M].
This is the second presentation in The Astor's
A Fistful of Westerns
Festival - a line-up of six, all-time Western Greats!
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MONDAY - May 19
Matt Dillon and Kelley Lynch star in
Drugstore Cowboy
[R 18+], Gus Van Sant's adults-only story of a despairing drug
addict, at 7:30 PM on Monday, May 19.
It is followed by Steven Soderbergh's classic tale of sexual confusion and
complications,
Sex, Lies and Videotape
[M].
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TUESDAY - May 20
WaterAid CHARITY SCREENING
A special screening of the cult-classic, adventure flick,
The Goonies
[PG], to raise money for
WaterAid Australia - Water for Life.
All tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.
The event starts at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 20.
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WEDNESDAY - May 21
Kenneth Branagh's brilliant, full-text version of William Shakespeare's
Hamlet
[PG], is the evening's single-feature presentation.
Glorious 70mm print with six-track magnetic sound!
The screening starts at 7:15 PM on Wednesday, May 21 - all tickets
just $8!
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NEXT THURSDAY - May 22
Big, punk-rock double starting with Juilen Temple's
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
[MA 15+], a look at the front man for The Clash.
at 7:30 PM on Thursday, May 22.
It is followed by
Control
[MA 15+], a profile of Joy Division singer, Ian Curtis,
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SUGGESTION BOX
What films would you like to see on a future calendar?
Use The Astor's
suggestion box
to let us know!
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