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
Venue & Events Manager, Aaron Schuppan e-mail

Exhibition Manager, Mathew Kesting 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 simpler time:
THE BIRTH OF POP MUSIC ON THE BIG SCREEN

5 - 16 August

The Sixties in Britain heralded a movement that hadn't been seen before, and changed the face of music. The fresh faces of this movement were the Beatles, whose wit and charm on screen inspired others

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT || THAT'LL BE THE DAY
SUMMER HOLIDAY|| HEAD

7:30pm Thursday 5 August

A hard day's night (M)

DIR: RICHARD LESTER
UK 1964 85mins 35mm
Dubbed as the greatest rock and roll comedy adventure, The Beatles star in their first full-length feature film. John, Paul, George and Ringo travel down from Liverpool with Paul’s ‘very clean’ grandfather to record a television show in London. Grandfather convinces Ringo that he should be out exploring the world around him and when he wanders off the set with only half an hour to go before the show begins, mayhem ensues. Effortlessly charming and clever, this film captures both the infamous pop group and London in the mid-1960s with an honesty that is still present almost fifty years on.

Listed in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

7:30pm Monday 9 August

That'll Be The Day(M)

DIR: CLAUDE WHATHAM
UK 1973 91mins 4K
It’s the late fifties, and bored youngster Jim MacLaine decides to abandon his school exams and leave home in search of a new life. Instead, the seaside town he finds himself in brings him no more than a trail of dead end jobs, meaningless relationships and a handful of pop song lyrics. Returning to his hometown to work for his mother, Jim still can’t settle down. Maybe the life of a pop musician is just the thing for him…

7:30pm Thursday 12 August

Summer Holiday (G)

DIR: PETER YATES
UK 1963 107mins 4K
The most fun on wheels we’ve had for a while… Cliff Richard and the Shadows star in their second of three infamous family musicals. Four young mechanics from London do what can only be done on a summer holiday: drive to Greece in a borrowed double-decker bus and have some adventures on the way! No serious business is allowed on this trip, and when the boys meet some similar-minded girls and a fleeing stowaway on their journey, the only things that can get in the way are good times and maybe a dash of romance. Whether you like it or not, you will leave the cinema wanting to burst into song and dance.

7:30pm Monday 16 August

Head (PG)

DIR: BOB RAFELSON
UK 1968 85mins 35mm
A comment on the media machine that created and yet haunted sixties pop group The Monkees, Head takes its audience on a psychological rollercoaster ride. Mike, Davey, Peter and Mickey tackle the issues of the Vietnam War, advertising and commercialism in this film as they go on a search for meaning. The line between fact and fiction becomes blurred in this surreal film, co-written by Jack Nicholson and featuring some of the Monkee’s best musical moments. Print courtesy of National Film and Sound Archive