WE BURY THE DEAD
Rating: MA15+ (Strong themes, violence and coarse languageDuration: 95 mins
Director: Zak Hilditch
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Mark Coles Smith, Brenton Thwaites
Genre: Horror, Drama
Opens: FEB 05
A local Indie hit that played to sold out crowds at MIFF. After a military experiment turns Tasmania into a corpse-strewn wasteland, Ava joins the clean-up crew, hoping to find her missing husband.
A catastrophic US military blunder sees a WMD accidentally deployed off the coast of Tasmania, seemingly wiping out the island’s entire population in an instant. Among the dead appears to be Ava’s husband, caught in the blast while travelling for work. When Ava hears rumours of possible survivors, she flies from the US to Tasmania to volunteer for the army-led body retrieval unit, on the slim chance she might find her husband still alive.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Rating: CTC
Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Alison Oliver
Genre: Drama, romance
Opens: Feb 12
Valentine’s treat! A bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time, Emerald Fennell, who brought the much discussed tantalising Saltburn, now waves her wand over Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, whose forbidden passion for one another turns from romantic to intoxicating in an epic tale of lust, love and madness.
Adapted from Emily Bronte’s classic novel as you’ve never seen before and featuring original music by Charli XCX.
EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT
Rating: CTC
Duration: 96 mins
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Elvis Presley
Genre: Documentary
Opens: FEB 19
While Baz was working on the beloved Elvis biopic of a few years back, he unearthed previously thought to be lost footage from The King’s time living and working in Vegas. Fresh from rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, EPiC reimagines the power and presence of Elvis Presley for a new generation, blending cutting edge technology with electrifying concert footage, a full orchestra and Baz’s unmistakable cinematic flair. This is Elvis as you have never seen or heard him before. Drawn from newly unearthed footage of Elvis’s legendary Las Vegas residency and US tour, the film places audiences on stage and in the room with Elvis at the height of his powers. Just pure performance and Elvis in his own words revealing the entertainer, the musician, and the man behind the icon.
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
Rating: M (Mature themes, violence, sex scenes and nudity)
Duration: 137 mins
Director: Mona Fastvold
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie
Genre: Biography, drama, history, musical
Opens: FEB 26
Fresh from Seyfried’s powerhouse performance in The Housemaid, she is being lauded for her portrayal in this epic fable about real life religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, who was proclaimed by her followers as the female Christ and went on to build one of the largest utopian societies in American history. Lee — one of the rare female religious leaders at the time —and her followers worshipped through exuberant song and dance. Coming to the Sun on glorious 70mm film.
