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.
To purchase tickets in advance, call 8410 0979 between 9:30 - 5:00 Monday to Friday with your credit card handy.
OR Call into the MRC at
13 Morphett St Adelaide (behind the Mercury)
between 9:30 -5:00 Monday to Friday
You can purchase movie tickets at the Mercury Cinema box-office half an hour prior to the advertised
screening time.
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!
7:30pm Friday 30 October
7:30pm Saturday 31 October
ADELAIDE PREMIERE
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEIRD(MA15+)
Dir: Ji-woon Kim
Country Year Time 35mm
Forget the spaghetti western - here comes the noodle western. Brace yourself for a kinetic, non-stop ride through the lawless plains of 1930s Manchuria that begins with a ballsy train heist and then sets itself on a head-on collision with the entire Japanese Army! Three strangers engage in a race against time to find a map that leads to a mysterious treasure. As the battle for the map escalates, who is going to be the one left standing after the final showdown? This new and outrageously unpredictable take on the classic Sergio Leone western has to be seen to be believed. Starring Kang-ho Song (Thirst, The Host, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance).
7:30pm Friday 6 November
7:30pm Saturday 7 November
ADELAIDE PREMIERE
HAEUNDAE (M)
Dir: Je-gyun Yun
South Korea 2009 120mins 35mm
Man-sik leads a simple life running a small seafood restaurant in the popular holiday destination of Haeundae while preparing to propose to his girlfriend, Yeon-hee. But Man-sik keeps a terrible secret, blaming himself for a tsunami accident on a deep-sea fishing trip in which Yeon-hee’s father was killed. As over a million vacationers enjoy a peaceful, summer day on the beaches around Haeundae, geologist Kim Hwi, discovers that a mega-tsunami is headed straight for the Korean peninsula at 500 miles per hour. Find out if Man-sik can escape with the love of his life in this unpredictable disaster film that has broken box-office records to become Korea’s biggest grossing film of all time.
7:30pm Friday 11 December
7:30pm Saturday 12 December
ADELAIDE PREMIERE
THIRST (MA15+)
Dir: Chan-wook Park
South Korea 2009 133mins 35mm
Sang-hyeon is a priest who believes so deeply in the sanctity of life that he volunteers for a secret vaccine development project to help save others from a deadly virus. The virus kills all the participants and takes over Sang-hyeon’s body. The priest miraculously survives, becoming an symbol of healing for the sick and desperate, but the blood transfusion that saved his life has given him an unquenchable thirst for human blood along with new carnal desires. Sang-hyeon soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures with the troubled wife of an old childhood friend, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins. This new film from the acclaimed director of Oldboy rewrites the book on vampires. Stars Kang-ho Song (The Good, the Bad and the Weird, The Host, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance).