05 November 2008
Welcome to Big Screen 2008
COUNTDOWN TO
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Friday, 14 March 2008 |
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11:00AM - School screening (Upper Primary)
Opal Dream (PG) 90min Pobby and Dingan are the invisible friends of Kellyanne, the nine-year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film is a funny, uplifting and touching story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby and Dingan, and the impact this has on Kellyanne's family and the whole town.  Free Nanango State High School Hall |
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1:00PM - School screening (Secondary)
Hating Alison Ashley (PG) 100min A comic yet poignant portrayal of the dilemmas of being a teenager, of how schoolgirl rivalries and embarrassing families can eventually lead to true friendship.  Free Nanango State High School Hall |
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6:30PM - Opening night with guest Wendy Hughes
The View From Greenhaven 97min A delightful comedy about life in an idyllic and small coastal town. $15 Nanango State High School Hall |
Saturday, 15 March 2008 |
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10:00AM - Bubs' Club
Elephant Tales (G) 101min A moving and magical tale of two elephant brothers in search of their mother, and the flamingo, chimp and giraffe that they encounter as they roam the African plains. $5 includes snacks for kids, parents FREE Nanango State High School Hall |
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1:00PM - FREE MATINEE
Clubland (M) 109min Meet Jeannie Dwight and her family. Jean (Brenda Blethyn) is a cook, loving mother, divorcee, and on the road to a comeback on the club comedy circuit. Her ex-husband John (Frankie J.Holden) is hoping to get his life back to the glory days, when he was a headlining singer. Nanango State High School Hall |
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5:30PM - Movies under the stars (note 5.30 start for 6.30 screening)
Brightsparks Shorts by local filmmakers sponsored by Heritage Nanango Community Branch. $2 at Pioneer Park |
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December Boys (PG) 102min One summer, four orphans boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing for the attention of the same family.
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8:30PM - Movies under the stars
One Perfect Day (M) 109min Charts a course through life, love, music and family with an unabashed raw energy. Sparkles in its high moments, and delivers the sort of body blows so often missing from the pap of the Hollywood teen machine. A great Australian film. $2 Pioneer Park (or High School Hall in the event of rain) |
Sunday, 16 March 2008 |
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5:30PM
Brightsparks Shorts by local filmmakers sponsored by Heritage Nanango Community Branch. Blackbutt Memorial Hall |
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The Final Winter (M) As the winds of change sweep across the rugby league landscape, Grub Henderson (Matt Nable) defiantly stands among all others as the embodiment of those before him.
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