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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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!

Off beat: Musical B Sides & rarities

7 April – 17 April 2008

The popularity of the Musical picture goes hand in hand with the technological advancements of sound and colour. While its golden age may be long past in the West, the narrative potential of the musical has proven irresistible to a number filmmakers who have sought to reinvent, subvert and honour the genre in the most unlikely of ways.

Popeye || New York, New York || All That Jazz || Singin' In The Rain

7:30pm Monday 7 April

POPEYE (g)

Dir: Robert Altman US 1980 113mins 16mm
Meticulous with detail, this live action classic brings the entire population of E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre comic strip to life as our sea-faring hero slowly endears himself to the townsfolk of Sweet Haven. Panned by critics on its initial release, it has since acquired a cult following. Harry Nilsson wrote the idiosyncratic musical numbers. Stars Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston & Robin Williams in his feature debut.
Preceded by the animated Popeye short
THE SPINACH OVERTURE (1935).

7:30pm Thursday 10 April

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (pg)

Dir: Martin Scorsese US 1977 164m 35mm
Attempting to shift away from the gritty, naturalism that had characterised his films, Scorsese created this stylized tribute to the Hollywood musicals of yesteryear. The musical numbers, including the iconic title tune, are a standout in this post-war tale charting the volatile relationship between a self-absorbed jazz musician and a talented lounge singer. Stars Robert De Niro & Liza Minnelli.

7:30pm Monday 14 April

ALL THAT JAZZ (m)

Dir: Bob Fosse US 1979 123mins 35mm
Joe Gideon, a chain-smoking, pill-popping, womanizing workaholic trys to complete his latest feature film while simultaneously staging a Broadway musical. As his excesses take him to the brink of a heart attack, Gideon fantasizes about the beautiful angel of death. Fosse’s semi-autobiographical picture culminates in a spectacularly surreal musical finale as Gideon comes to realize his imminent mortality. Stars Roy Scheider & Jessica Lange.

Winner Oscar Best Music 1980.
Winner Golden Palm Cannes Film Festival 1980.
Listed in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

7:30pm Thursday 17 April

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (g)

Dir: Stanley Donen US 1952 102mins 35mmProclaimed a genuine science fiction story by author Ray Bradbury, the lives of three entertainers are altered by the advent of a new technology, talking pictures. Needing to refashion their latest silent picture as a “talkie”, many of the situations they overcome were inspired by real events. Celebrated as one of the greatest musicals of all time. Stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds & Donald O'Connor.

Listed in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.