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.
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!
Dir: Guy Maddin
Canada 2007 90mins 35mm Winding his way through the birthplace of personal mythologies, attempting to understand the nature of memory, Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World) mixes animation, archival footage and re-enactments to create an extraordinary visual homage to his hometown. Equal parts mystical rumination and personal history, city chronicle and deranged post-Freudian proletarian fantasy, this is a genuinely unique experience.
6:30pm Monday 2 February
SAVAGE GRACE (R18+)
Dir: Tom Kalin
US 2007 97mins Beautiful and charismatic former starlet Barbara Daly marries the dashing heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. The birth of the couple's only child, Tony, rocks the uneasy balance in this marriage of extremes. A failure in his father's eyes, Tony becomes increasingly close to his lonely mother. The seeds for tragedy and spectacular decadence are sown in this incredible true story of privilege, incest and murder. Stars Julianne Moore.
6:30pm Thursday 5 February
ADELAIDE PREMIERE
REDBELT (M)
Dir: David Mamet
US 2008 99mins 35mm Jiu-Jitsu trainer Mike Terry avoids the LA fighting circuit to pursue his own code of honour. When a fateful event leads to a job in the film business, Terry is thrust into a world of fight promoters and movie stars, but is forced to consider stepping into the ring for the first time in his life when the dream turns sour. Employing the resources of several members of the MMA community, this tough action drama was created in the tradition of a Kurosawa samurai film. Stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Tim Allen & MMA legend Randy Couture.
Dir: Harmony Korine
USA/UK/France/Ireland 2007 112mins A young American man lost in Paris scratches out a living as a Michael Jackson look-alike, dancing in public parks and tourist spots. He meets Marilyn Monroe at a car show and, haunted by her angelic beauty, follows her to a commune where everyone is famous and no one gets old. Here, The Pope, The Queen of England, Madonna, James Dean and other impersonators build a stage in the hope that the world will visit and watch them perform. From the director of Gummo. Stars Diego Luna, Samantha Morton and Werner Herzog.
