THE MERCURY CINEMA

The Mercury and Iris Cinemas are run by the Media Resource Centre to enhance screen culture and to give screening opportunities to emerging South Australian film, video and digital media artists.

Cinemas are also available for hire. For more information CLICK HERE.

TICKET SALES

To purchase tickets in advance, call 8410 0979 between 9:30 - 5:00 Monday to Friday with your credit card handy
OR Call into the MRC at
13 Morphett St Adelaide (behind the Mercury) between 9:30 -5:00 Monday to Friday

You can purchase movie tickets at the Mercury Cinema box-office half an hour prior to the advertised screening time.

CONTACT
Venue & Events Coordinator e-mail

Exhibition Manager, Mat Kesting e-mail
Ph. (08) 8410 0979

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MERCURY for hire

The Mercury and Iris Cinemas are available for hire. We offer highly competitive rates for your screening, conference, lecture or party. We can screen just about anything from 35mm CinemaScope to your Powerpoint or web based presentation. AND we can look after your catering and liquor requirements with the minimum of fuss!

Screening this weekend

Friday 27th Jan | 6:00PM | Hobo With A Shotgun (R18+)
Friday 27th Jan | 6:15PM | Take Shelter (M)
Friday 27th Jan | 7:45PM | The Yellow Sea (Festival Exempt 18+)
Friday 27th Jan | 8:15PM | Tyrannosaur (MA 15+)
Saturday 28th Jan | 6:00PM | The Orator (PG)
Saturday 28th Jan | 6:15PM | Life In A Day (PG)
Saturday 28th Jan | 8:00PM | American Graffiti (M)
Saturday 28th Jan | 8:15PM | On Tour (M)
Sunday 29th Jan | 5:00PM | Tyrannosaur (MA 15+)
Sunday 29th Jan | 5:15PM | El Bulli: Cooking in progress (M)
Sunday 29th Jan | 6:45 | Life Without Principle (M)
Sunday 29th Jan | 7:15PM | The Future (M)

SUMMER SCOOPS COMING IN JANUARY

On Tour | American Graffiti | Life WIthout Principle | Wasteland | The Future

Tyrannosaur | El Bulli: Cooking In Progress | The Yellow Sea | The Hungry Tide

SPECIAL ADDITION OF LOCAL SHORT FILMS TO FLICKERFEST in Adelaide

‘Death of a Bogan’
written & produced by Craig Behenna & Nick Matthews, dir. Nick Matthews.
‘A Tale of Obsession’
wr/dir Dave Wade
‘The Moment’
dir Troy Bellchambers & Shane McNeil

Flickerfest / Fri. Feb third & sat. Feb fourth

See both sessions of Flickerfest for just $25 or $20 concession! Tickets: 8410 1934

One of only TWO locations screening the ever increasing juggernaut of short film that is FLICKERFEST, the Mercury Cinema is pleased to announce our OPENING NIGHT program and prices. Described as "bite sized chunks of great cinema," FLICKERFEST has a long-standing tradition of exposing and indeed promoting talented filmmakers from around our brown continent and across this blue globe. The Mercury is running two FLICKERFEST sessions and each session is comprised of a number of short films back-to-back that were made it as "finalists" in the festival.

Best of International Shorts 7pm, Friday 3 February
TICKETS: $18 (includes drinks & nibbles)
Best of Australian shorts 7pm, Saturday 4 February
TICKETS: $15 Full | $12 Concession

Hobo with a shotgun (r18+)

Friday 27th Jan | 6:00PM
Canada | Dir. Jason Eisener
2011 | 86 mins | action/thriller

A homeless vigilante sets about cleaning house, blowing away crooked cops, pedophile Santas and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.

The Yellow Sea (R18+)
SA Premiere

Friday 27th Jan | 7:45PM
South Korea | Dir. Hong-jin Na
2010 | 157 mins | drama

A cab driver in Yanji City, a region between North Korea, China and Russia, longs to see his wife who has disappeared. A hitman offers to reunite the man with his wife if he does just one hit.

THe Future (M)
SA PREMIERE

Sunday 29th Jan | 7:15PM
Germany/US | Dir. Miranda July
2011 | 91 mins | indie

When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically and literally alters the course of time and space. It’s weird… in the best kind of way.

TYRANNOSAUR (MA15+)
SA PREMIERE

Highly anticipated winner at Cannes Film Festival, Tyrannosaur is a gripping portrayal of a young woman’s fight with domestic abuse and the solace she finds in a man who’s no stranger to violence himself.

free outdoor screening at glenelg!

MRC and the City of Holdfast Bay present

TROPFEST & TROP JNR SCREENING
SUNDAY 19 FEBURARY – Glenelg foreshore - FREE EVENT

2 – 4pm: Tropfest Junior
4.10 - 5.50pm: South Australian Film Corporation presentation of Red Dog (PG) as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations
6-6.40pm: MRC Clip It music videos & music entertainment
6.45m – 10.45pm: Tropfest Live Broadcast

More info: http://tropfest.com/au/adelaide/ or call 8410 0979

ScreenSeekers Holiday Program for Kids!

JANURARY 13: Scary Films featuring JAMANJI and BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

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CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Helllooooo Nurse! Welcome back from your post-festive stomach cramps and delicious overconsumptions of all things delicious. Rest up now, because Cinémathèque is in the kitchen. Chef Mat Kesting is promising a smorgasboard of classic, artistic, cult and timeless cinema - so bring your apetites come March when we launch the program, our new website and completed foyer!!