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!

Memories Of Things to Come

24 March – 3 April 2008

The Fountain || Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind || A Scanner Darkly || Inland Empire

7:30pm Monday 24 March

the fountain (m)

Dir. Darren Aronofsky US 2006 96mins 35mm
Hotly debated but rarely seen, Aronofsky’s third feature has divided critics and audiences alike. Hugh Jackman plays three roles, Tomas, a Conquistador searching for the Fountain of Youth, Tommy, a scientist desperately trying to the cure the cancer killing his wife and Tom, an astral traveller hurtling through space towards a dying star. The three stories, that may be real, imagined or allegorical, converge into one truth, as warrior, scientist and explorer come to terms with life, love, death and rebirth. Also stars Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn & Cliff Curtis.

7:30pm Thursday 27 March

Eternal sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (m)

Dir. Michel Gondry US 2004 108mins 35mm
Devastated his ex-girlfriend has undergone an experimental procedure to remove her memories of him, Joel agrees to do so too, so he can forget their painful breakup. But realizing that there is no joy without sorrow, Joel fights the process, hiding his precious memories in deeper recesses of his mind. Oscar winning screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood & Tom Wilkinson.

Winner Oscar Best Original Screenplay 2005
Winner BAFTA Best Original Screenplay & Best Editing 2005

7:30pm Monday 31 March

A Scanner Darkly (m)

Dir. Richard Linklater US 2006 100mins 35mm
The futile war on drugs has become one and the same with the war on terror. Fred, an undercover cop obsessed notorious drug dealer Bob, is himself addicted to Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Based on Philip K Dick’s own experiences to create a haunting vision of the US in the near future. A graphic novel come to life using the unique animation process of interpolated rotoscoping. Starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr. & Winona Ryder.

7:30pm Thursday 3 April

INLAND EMPIRE (ma15+) - ADELAIDE PREMIERE

Dir. David Lynch US/France/Poland 2006 180mins 35mm
A story of mystery… A mystery inside worlds within worlds… Unfolding around a woman… A woman in love and in trouble. An actress preparing for her biggest role yet, realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that she’s starring in. Stars Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons & Harry Dean Stanton.

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