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Happy - The Movie (CTC)
February 11: 3.40pm, 5.15pm
February 12: 11.10am
exclusive!
Director: Roko Belic
Run time: 70 minutes
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From the Academy Award nominated director Roko Belic (Genghis Blues) comes HAPPY, a feature-length documentary that leads viewers on a journey across 5 continents in search of the keys to happiness. Taking us from the bayous of Louisiana to the deserts of Namibia, from the beaches of Brazil to the villages of Okinawa, HAPPY explores the secrets behind our most valued emotion. The film addresses many of the fundamental issues we face in today’s society: how do we balance the allure of money, fame and social status with our needs for strong relationships, health and personal fulfillment? Through remarkable human stories and cutting-edge science, HAPPY leads us toward a deeper understanding of why and how we can pursue more fulfilling, healthier and happier lives.
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Like Crazy (M)
Special Valentine's Day
Advance Screening
Tuesday February 14 : 6.30pm, 7pm
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Winner of the grand jury prize for Best Picture at the Sundance Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress for Felicity Jones, Like Crazy is a poignant romantic drama depicting both the hopefulness and heartbreak of love.
Enjoy this advance screening with your loved one in the comfort and luxury of Nova Deluxe, with tapas, drink and film admission for $39 per person.
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The Nova Food & Drink Clinic
Thursday February 16: 7.00pm
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Dr. Tim and Prof. Andreas bring you The Nova Food And Drink Clinic - a five course degustation dinner with matched cocktails.
This event showcases some of Nova's favourite dishes of the past year with flavour combinations, drink matches and culinary techniques. Presented by Food and Beverage Manager Tim Wastell and Executive Chef Andreas Papadakis of Cinema Nova.
Menu
• Popcorn and Coca Cola
• The Egg and the Champagne
• The Garden and the Chartreuse
• The Fish and the Lychee
• The Rabbit and the Lavender
• The Root Vegetables and the Chocolate
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Leonardo Live
Saturday February 18: 1.00pm
Sunday February 19: 1.00pm
Saturday February 25: 11.00am
Sunday February 26: 11.00am
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This exclusive cinematic event gives you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the stunning exhibition 'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan', captured from the National Gallery, London in high definition.
The exhibition brings together the largest ever number of da Vinci's work, including a new, never-before-seen painting.
Leonardo Live will be presented by internationally acclaimed art historians and broadcasters Tim Marlow and Mariella Frostrup, who will explore the exhibition and feature detailed examinations of the paintings and interviews with special guests and experts.
The historic exhibition is sold out in London and, due to the fragility of the paintings, the exhibition will not tour.
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THE ROOM Second Anniversary
Wednesday February 29: 8.30pm
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After two years of sell-out audiences hurling plastic spoons and abuse at the screen, performing skits in the cinema and quoting the film’s dialogue line for line, Cinema Nova celebrates the two-year anniversary of the cultural ‘disasterpiece’ that is THE ROOM. Tommy Wiseau’s “Citizen Kane of bad movies” makes history as it continues screening two years on as part of Cinema Nova’s Cult Cravings.
Join Nova for this special anniversary screening and find out why it’s so bad it’s good!
Dress-up as your favourite Room character or prop – prizes for best costumes. Plastic spoons on entry!
Ticket includes a beer or glass of wine on entry.
Please note that it is a condition of entry to all sessions of THE ROOM that bags must be presented for inspection if requested. |
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In Search of Haydn
Tuesday March 6: 6.15pm
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Award-winning British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky comes to Cinema Nova for an exclusive Q&A following a review of his highly-anticipated new film In Search Of Haydn. With a film career spanning 25 years and eleven major awards, Phil has made films for cinema, television and DVD the world over.
Following the international success of In Search Of Mozart & In Search Of Beethoven, Grabsky presents his third film on great composers - Joseph Haydn. Haydn (1723-1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators, looked up to by Mozart and Beethoven and yet today in concert halls he is often overshadowed in favour of his younger contemporaries.
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Debased, Devilish & Delicious
The Cook the Thief
His Wife & Her Lover (R18+)
Saturday March 17: 12.00pm
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A unique adults-only “food on film on food” experience and culinary journey to the dark side.
Following our hugely popular Bottleshock and Sideways wine and film events, Cinema Nova and Comida Bebe bring you a sumptuous food and film experience to titillate, tempt, tantalize and tease ALL your senses. Be transported to another world as we celebrate Peter Greenaway’s spectacular genre and description-defying classic, THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER, with a momentous feast that promises you one heck of a melting pot of gastronomic and cinematic craziness…. debased, debauched, delicious and very adults-only.
Menu
Comida Bebe’s chefs will be on hand to present:
Act One:
To start, an extravagant and theatrical buffet opening with tastes, treats an absinthe cocktail concoction. Moving into the theatre, guests will be treated to an 'a la minute' spectacle, employing our favourite visual food techniques.
Act Two:
Main Course: Excess, excitement and gastronomic adventure – served for enjoyment during the feature.
Act Three:
Just Desserts: Sweet treats and something more than a little phallic served at film’s end.
To Drink: Each course will be paired with a wine especially selected to complement the tastes and flavours of its accompanying dish.
This event is rated R18+. Ticket includes film admission, food and drinks. |
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The Sleeping Beauty
Saturday February 4: 11.00am
Sunday February 5: 11.00am
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Performed by the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.Ballet in 2 acts. Based on a story by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, The Sleeping Beauty first opened in January 1890. Marius Petipa created brilliant soloist steps for the choreography which are among the most accomplished pieces of the classical repertoire. This new choreographic version from Yuri Grigorovich dates from 1973.
Music: Pytor Illyitch Tchaikovksy, directed by Vassily Sinaisky with libretto by Ivan Vsevolzhsky and Marius Petipa.
Running time: tbc - approximately 3 hours (including one intermission) |
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Le Corsaire
Saturday April 21: 11.00am
Sunday April 22: 11.00am
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Performed by the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.
Ballet in 3 acts and one epilogue.
Inspired by a poem by Lord Byron, The Corsair (1814), this ballet was originally created in 1856 for the Paris Opera by Joseph Mazilier. In 1858, Jules Perrot presented his version at the Bolshoi Theatre, the version in which Marius Petipa danced. When he became a choreographer, Marius Petipa remained in charge of all choreographic versions until the beginning of the 20th century. In 2007, Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burklava created a new choreographic version which remains to this day.
Music: Adolphe Adam, with libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint Georges and Joseph Mazilier
Running time: approximately 4 hours 30 minutes (including 2 intermissions) |
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Roméo et juliet
Saturday June 16: 11.00am
Sunday June 17: 11.00am
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Performed by l’Opéra National de Paris.
Symphonie Dramatique, Op. 17 (1839).
Text by Emile Deschamps after William Shakespeare.
The legend of the martyred lovers of Verona, immortalised by Shakespeare, is revisited for the Paris Opera Ballet by one of the key figures of contemporary dance, Sasha Waltz. To Berlioz’s dramatic symphony, combining music, song and dance, the choreographer evokes all the emotion inherent in this tragic love story.
Music: Hector Berlioz
Running time: approximately 4 hours |
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Raymonda
Saturday July 21: 11.00am
Sunday July 22: 11.00am
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Performed by the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia
Ballet in 3 acts.
Founded in 1898 at the Mariinsky Theatre, the last ‘grand ballet of the 19th century, Raymonda is a masterpiece which is symbolic of a key period for classical ballet. Although the collaboration between Marius Petipa and Alexander Glazunov was difficult (Petipa was by then an experienced choreographer whilst Glazunov was a novice at creating music for ballet), Raymonda became an overnight success in Russia. This new choreographic version from Yuri Grigorovich dates back from 2003.
Music: Alexander Glazunov.
Running time: approximately 4 hours (with 2 intermissions) |
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Cinema
Nova presents the new season direct from London’s
prestigious National Theatre,
captured live in high definition.
Tickets: $25 full / $23 concession
& members / $15 child
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Travelling Light
Saturday February 25: 1.00pm
Sunday February 26: 1.00pm
Tuesday February 28: 6.30pm
Thursday March 1: 11.30am
Running time: TBC approximately
3 hours (including one interval)
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A new play by Nicholas Wright, starring Anthony Sher and directed by Nicholas Hytner. Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright’s new play is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age. In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father’s cinematograph. Bankrolled by the ebullient local timber merchant Jacob, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a revolutionary way of story-telling. Forty years on, Motl – now a famed American film director – looks back on his early life and confronts the cost of fulfilling his dreams. |
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The Comedy of Errors
Saturday March 24: 1.00pm
Sunday March 25: 1.00pm
Tuesday March 27: 6.30pm
Saturday March 31: 11.30am
Running time: TBC approximately
3 hours 15 minutes including one interval
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By William Shakespeare. Starring Lenny Henry. Directed by Dominic Cooke. Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy, staged in a contemporary world, sees two sets of twins (separated at birth) collide in the same city, leading to mistaken identity. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio set out in search for their brothers and arrive in a land entirely foreign to their distant home. A buzzing metropolis, to the outsiders it appears a place of wonderment and terror. Consistently recognised by strangers, the visitors question their very selves as turmoil escalates. |
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She Stoops To Conquer
Saturday April 14: 1.00pm
Sunday April 15: 1.00pm
Tuesday April 17: 6.30pm
Saturday April 21: 11.30am
Running time: TBC approximately
3 hours including one interval
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By Oliver Goldsmith. Starring Katherine Kelly. Directed by Jamie Lloyd.
One of the great and ingenious comedies, celebrating chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family. Wealthy countryman, Mr. Hardcastle, arranges for his daughter Katherine to meet Charles Marlow, the son of a wealthy Londoner, hoping they will marry. But thanks to local playboy Lumpkin, Marlow mistakes Mr Hardcastle for an innkeeper and Katherine for the local barmaid. Misdemeanors multiply, mayhem ensues but love eventually blossoms. |
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