2 Performances only! Saturday 31 July & Sunday  1st August 

A fabulously entertaining 90 minute comic oratorio by Eric Idle and John Du Prez (creators of Spamalot), inspired by Monty Python’s Life Of Brian and filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate 40 years of Monty Python.
This hilarious take on the Messiah features the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, a host of superb soloists in the lead roles including Rosalind Plowright and Eric Idle, with Michael Palin as Mrs Betty Parkinson and special guest appearances from Pythons Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. And of course three sheep!
Like Handel only funnier.

"It is rare you get to be silly on a mass scale. This work was commissioned by the Toronto Luminato Festival in 2007 where it was conducted by my cousin Peter Oundjian with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. ... It tells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is condemned to death. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale Always Look On The Bright Side of Life." Eric Idle

Starring Eric Idle, William Ferguson, Shannon Mercer, Roslaind Plowright, Christopher Purvis

Special appearances from: Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, carol Cleveland, Neil Innes.

2 Performance only Exclusive to Luna Leederville & Luna SX Fremantle. 

Saturday 31st July @ 1.00pm and Sunday 1st August  @ 5.00pm

Tickets $20/$18 concession - now on sale and online

Based in real theatrical history, ME AND ORSON WELLES is a romantic coming‐of‐age story about teenage student Richard Samuels (ZAC EFRON) who lucks into a role in “Julius Caesar” as it’s being re‐imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles (impressive newcomer CHRISTIAN MCKAY) at his newly founded Mercury Theater in New York City, 1937.

The roller coaster week leading up to opening night has Richard make his Broadway debut, find romance with an ambitious older woman (CLAIRE DANES) and experience the dark side of genius after daring to cross the brilliant and charismatic‐but sometimes‐ cruel Welles, all‐the‐while mixing with everyone from starlets to stagehands in behind‐the‐scenes adventures bound to change his life.

All’s fair in love and theatre!

Directed by Richard Linklater, the Oscar Nominated director of BEFORE SUNRISE and THE SCHOOL OF ROCK.

"It's a blast.  A film with winning performances and offers you a front-row seat at one of the great moments in American theater." - LA Times
"4 Stars. A little stardust, a little magic, a tale to restore a smile to your face."  –Daily Express

***Sunday Soiree***

The 2010 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival will showcase a unique selection of exciting and ew Indigenous films (free) in ten venues around Australia.Celebrating 11 years, the 2010 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival commences another decade with remarkable Indigenous storytelling.

This year the Festival, curated by Rachel Perkins and Darren Dale from Blackfella Films, focuses on a new crop of exciting and challenging Indigenous filmmakers from Australia and abroad.
      
“Film powerfully reveals the world of the storyteller, and our festival is unique in its exclusive focus on Indigenous storytellers,” says curator, Rachel Perkins. “Over the past ten years, Message Sticks has gathered a loyal collection of people who come together to share this world as a family of sorts; both on screen, behind the camera and in the audience”.

Message Sticks comes to Perth August 4 & 5 with four screenings at Cinema Paradiso. For further information please visit: www.messagesticksfilmfestival.com.au

Matching Jack is a powerful emotional drama from award winning director Nadia Tass, about the unbreakable bond between parent and child.
At the same time Marisa Hagen (Jacinda Barrett) discovers that her child (Tom Russell) is seriously ill, she also finds out that her husband (Richard Roxburgh) has been unfaithful for years.
Marisa goes on a bizarre search in an attempt to turn her husband’s serial affairs into a positive – an illegitimate child could save her son’s life.
A chance encounter with another parent, Connor (James Nesbitt) & his son Finn (Kodi Smit-McPhee), leads them on an unpredictable journey of love and hope.

"Achingly emotive, James Nesbitt's performance gives Matching Jack a huge heart." - David Michael Brown, Empire
"A winning mix of happiness, humour and heartbreak...Matching Jack overflows with charm and warmth." - Erin Free, FILMINK Magazine
"I highly recommend it. Filled with raw emotion and packed with superb acting, this is one flick that should be seen by all." - Matt Young, 9 to 5

Special Talking Pictures  Q&A Screening Event with award winning director Nadia Tass Sunday 22nd August @ 3.00pm at the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands.

Nadia Tass (Malcolm, Amy, The Big  Steal, Mr Reliable, Pure Luck)  one of Australia's most respected and unique filmmakers is coming specifically to the Windsor, Perth for this extra special Q&A session! Nadia will introduce and then invite the audience to ask questions  about her latest drama following the 3.00pm session. The Q&A will be hosted by PAC director, Annie Murtagh-Monks .

Tickets $15.50 | $11.00 conc. Now on sale and online

Late shows exclusively at Luna Leederville every Saturday night from Aug 14!

Written, directed and starring Tommy Wiseau, The Room is like no other film you’ve seen. Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) seems to have it all- a beautiful fiancée, Lisa, great friends and a job with a promotion in the works. But Lisa, (Juliette Danielle) isn’t who she seems. Manipulative and restless, Lisa sets her sights on Johnnys best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and they start a torrid affair and Johnny’s perfect world starts to crumble. Featured on Adult Swim’s Tim and Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job! and beloved by comic actors such as David Cross and Alec Baldwin, The Room has garnered a massive cult following in Perth and across the country, and selling out sessions across the US,  leaving audiences stunned and wondering “how can so bad, be so good?”

Don’t miss your chance to see The Room at Luna Leederville! Get your friends and a party together for an unforgettable night of bizarre fun!

 “There’s not one redeeming feature about this movie. It’s awful.” -filmforthesoul.blogspot.com

“Tommy Wiseau [is] one of the most unusual looking and sounding (with an unidentifiable Eastern European accent) leading men ever to grace the screen” Variety

“Unforgetable! Contender for the "worst movie ever made". See it at a midnight showing where you can hoot with derision among a like-minded crowd” Filmcritic.com

Official Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEPUML9Mfmk

The Room: Exclusive Interview with Tommy Wiseau!  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRN9FpMkUbU

Q & A with Wiseau at screening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v5RqIFcLN0&feature=PlayList&p=123801CAA4C89BD7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=16

Tickets $15.50 | $11.00 conc. Now on sale and online

As the winter freeze takes its grip, self-proclaimed Russophiles, film-fanatics and culture-vultures everywhere are lining up for a warming vodka shot and an annual fix of all-things-Russian at the 7th annual Russian Resurrection Film Festival, which kicks off its national tour in Sydney on Thursday 19th August. The wave of Russian cinema will then hit Melbourne on Wednesday 25 August, Brisbane on Wednesday 1 September, Perth on Wednesday 8 September, followed closely by Adelaide on Thursday 9 September and finally Canberra on Wednesday 15 September.

Opening Night Film and Party!

Each capital city will again play host to the renowned Russian Resurrection Film Festival Opening Night Parties, immersing guests in the delights of Russian hospitality. On the menu will be a delectable array of blinis, balalaika, and legendary Russian Standard vodka that will keep you dancing all night long.  

Perth will open with Andrei Kavun’s blockbuster Kandahar, based on the true story of the capture and escape of a freight-aircraft crew from the Taliban in 1995 after being held hostage in Afghanistan for 378 days.

Full festival programme and further details on the opening night party to be announced soon!

Compelling new productions from Europe’s finest stages, screening in high definition with surround sound. Experience world-class Royal Opera & Royal Ballet productions from London’s Covent Garden; journey to Britain’s annual summer opera festival for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera; witness the famous King’s Choir perform at Cambridge; and visit the most famous playhouse of them all, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

ROYAL BALLET
MAYERLING - Aug 13, 14, & 15

"Triumphant. The Royal Ballet at its very best" - Daily Telegraph (UK)

Princes don't always get happy endings. This very adult ballet chronicles the lead-up to the mysterious death of a real-life heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, complete with lavish costumes, passionate music by Liszt and a central role that presents the ultimate challenge for the leading man, in this case Edward Watson. The ballet compresses the final eight years of Crown Prince Rudolf's life into a relentless downward spiral of political intrigue, drugs and murder.

Music: Franz Liszt | Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan | Conductor: Barry Wordsworth, Martin Yates | Cast: Royal Ballet with Edward Watson
Approx duration: 90 mins

SCREENING TIMES
FRIDAYS 11:30AM | SATURDAYS 11:30AM | SUNDAYS 1:00PM
For full schedule visit: www.palaceoperaandballet.com.au

Exclusive Limited Season September 16-29 at Luna Cinemas Leederville

Luna Palace and Madman  are very excited to announce that REEL ANIME 2010 is now ready to go ahead with the best line-up of films.  Showcasing 5 films that are as diverse as they are accomplished;   anime fans and film lovers will be running to Luna cinemas to see them!

REELANIME 2010 will feature two hotly anticipated titles, EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE and SUMMER WARS.

Rounding out the Showcase are three exciting titles: EVANGELION 1.0: YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE, the first film in the Evangelion rebuild; KING OF THORN, a mysterious race against time for a group of infected survivors in a world ravaged by disease; and REDLINE, an adrenaline-fueled action ride set in the world of underground racing.
 
All films will be screened digitally and in their original Japanese with English subtitles.

Tickets $15.50 | $11.00 conc

WINTER HIGHLIGHTS The Metropolitan Opera in HD

Winter Highlights from the last record breaking season If you missed it first time around, here’s your chance to see some of the most stunning operas performed at The Met.

OPERA ON SUNDAYS - 6 OPERAS OVER 6 WEEKS STARTING JULY 25  - transmissions captured live in high definition and screening  at Luna Leederville & Luna SX Fremantle

 Welcome to the opera revolution - experience it on the big screen, experience it on the stage...just experience it!

Giuseppe Verdi's Aida  on Sunday August 1 at 1.00pm
Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic
drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand
production bring the story to life on the Met stage (and on the HD screen).
Violeta Urmana stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with
Dolora Zajick as her rival. Johan Botha plays Radamès, commander of the
Egyptian army, and Daniele Gatti conducts. Among the score’s highlights is
the celebrated Triumphal March.
Conductor: Daniele Gatti; Production: Sonja Frisell;
Violeta Urmana, Dolora Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Stefan Kocán
Approximate running time: 3 hours 45 minutes

Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffman on Sunday August 8 at 1.00pm
Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this new production,
returning after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville (seen live in HD in the
2006–07 season). Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met Music.
Director James Levine conducts Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role. Anna Netrebko is the tragic Antonia and Alan Held sings the demonic four villains.
Conductor: James Levine; Production: Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held
Approximate running time: 3 hours 42 minutes

Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier on Sunday  August 15 at 1.00pm
Strauss’ comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars
Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the
trouser role of her young lover. Music Director James Levine conducts a cast that
also includes Kristinn Sigmundsson and Thomas Allen.
Conductor: James Levine;
Production: Nathaniel Merrill; Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine
Schäfer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson
Approximate running time 4 hours 41 minutes

Georges Bizet's Carmen on Sunday August 22 at 1.00pm
One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen is about sex, violence, and racism - and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre (and director of films such as Notes on a Scandal) about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It’s sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking.” Elina Garanca plays the seductive gypsy of the title in her role debut, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José.
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Production: Richard Eyre;
Barbara Frittoli, Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna, Mariusz Kwiecien
Approximate running time 3 hours 33 minutes

Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra on Sunday August 29 at 1.00pm
Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history
singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris are his co-stars in this moving and tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts.
Conductor: James Levine; Production: Giancarlo del Monaco; Plácido Domingo, Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, , James Morris
Approximate running time 3 hours 46 minutes

ALL OPERAS SCREEN AT LUNA LEEDERVILLE & LUNA SX FREMANTLE 

Each opera will screen on Sunday at 1.00pm at both Luna Leederville and Luna on SX Fremantle.     

TICKETS  ON SALE NOW - $20.00 |$18.00 (pensioners/seniors/students & privilege cards)/$16 for kids.
Available from the Box Office and online

Enter the draw to win tickets to a Musica Viva  Concert!

Simply fill in your details and place  the entry form in the box at the Luna Leederville foyer to win tickets to one of the best chamber muisc performances you are ever likely to experience. Winners will be drawn and notified two weeks prior to each tour. Last draw 17th october 2010

 Cinema Paradiso, Northbridge & Luna SX Fremantle October 14 to 28

Savour all the glamour, passion, drama and artistry of Italian cinema when the LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2010 hits Perth this October. Now in its 11th year, the LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL celebrates Italian art and culture in all its guises with something for serial Italophiles as well as for genuine movie buffs of any nationality.

This year’s program showcases more than twenty films handpicked from the Cannes, Berlin, Rome and Venice film festivals. Among the highlights are festival opener LA NOSTRA VITA, which won the Best Actor Award for Elio Germano at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, controversial political documentary DRAQUILA – ITALY TREMBLES, and rom-com SORRY IF I WANT TO MARRY YOU is a Special Event highlight.

More details to be announced soon!