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!

GUS VAN SANT: POETIC DYSFUNCTION

4 August – 11 August

Film director, author, photographer and musician, Gus Van Sant (b. 1952) possesses an enormous depth to his artistic vocabulary. Early in his career he became fascinated by the marginalised in society, populating his films with junkies, hustlers, drifters, psychopaths and troubled geniuses. Flirting with the mainstream for several years, Van Sant has recently returned to an art-house aesthetic, concentrating on a slower, more meditative style that seeks to delve deeper into the human soul.

PARANOID PARK || DRUGSTORE COWBOY || LAST DAYS

7:30pm Monday 4 August

PARANOID PARK (M)
ADELAIDE PREMIERE

Dir: Gus Van Sant
US/ France 2007 85mins 35mm
Like a lot of teenagers, Alex has deal with issues such as his parents’ separation and an intensifying relationship with his girlfriend. But Alex has a bigger problem, accidentally killing a security guard when he was caught hitching a ride on a freight train. He decides to say nothing, recounting the events leading up to the tragedy in an attempt to relieve himself of his guilty conscience. Cinematography by Christopher Doyle.

7:30pm Thursday 7 August

DRUGSTORE COWBOY (M)

Dir: Gus Van Sant
US 1989 100mins 35mm
Streetwise junkie Bob leads his wife Dianne and their friends on a series of robberies, targeting pharmacies for drugs and money. After a near-death experience, Bob realises that he has to kick his addiction and wean his wife off her dependency if they are to have a chance of survival. But Bob’s decision threatens to destroy his marriage, vying with the narcotics for his wife’s affection. Stars Matt Dillon, Heather Graham & James Remar.

Listed in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

7:30pm Monday 11 August

LAST DAYS (M)

Dir: Gus Van Sant
US 2005 97mins 35mm
A meditation on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant, but troubled musician in the final hours of his life. Blake, who bears more than a passing resemblance to Kurt Cobain, is an introspective artist buckling under the weight of fame, professional obligations and a mounting feeling of isolation. He wanders through his secluded home, a fugitive from his own life, while layers of image and sound articulate his emotional landscape. Stars Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento and Kim Gordon.