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.

CONTACT
Operations Manager, Jeremy Chance e-mail

Exhibition Manager, Toby Bramwell e-mail
Ph. (08) 8410 0979

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TICKET SALES

Call 8410 0979 9-5:30 Mon to Fri with you credit Card handy.
Call into the MRC 13 Morphett St Adelaide (behind the Mercury) 8-5:30 Mon-Fri
Buy tickets at the box office from one hour prior to the advertised screening time.

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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!

A PALACE OF DREAMS:
LAST DAYS OF THE MOTION PICTURE THEATRE

15 October in the Iris Cinema

For one night only Adelaide Cinémathèque members are invited to view our venue from a different perspective by moving into the Iris Cinema for a nostalgic look at the fast dwindling moving picture palaces of yesteryear. Seats are strictly limited, so it is recommended that Cinémathèque members reserve their seat in advance. Don’t worry if you miss out, members who can’t get into the Iris will be able to purchase a $5 ticket to see Derek Yee’s Protégé which will be screening in the Mercury as part of OzAsia’s Hong Kong OnScreen program on the same night. Prints courtesy of the National Film & Sound Archive.

7:30pm Thursday 15 October

ODEON CAVALCADE (18+)

Dir: Barry Clayton
UK 1973 35mins 16mm
A documentary tour through the ornate art deco architecture and interior design of the Odeon chain of Cinemas in England. Print courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive.

MEMOIRS OF A MOVIE PALACE (18+)

Dir: Christian Blackwood
US 1980 47mins 16mm
A documentary portrait of Loew's Kings Cinema in the Bronx, an old picture palace under the threat of closure. Print courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive.

TWO SEATS IN THE CIRCLE (18+)

Dir: Barbara and Roger Seccombe
Australia 1995 45mins 16mm
An organist introduces the Wurlitzer while a veteran projectionist reflects on life in the bio box before automation and the multiplex in this nostalgic reminiscence of film exhibition during the golden age of cinema. Print courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive.