Top 5 Movie Special Events for May 2016

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Once you've enjoyed Hollywood's latest creations at your local cinema, IMAX or multiplex, why wait till next month for your film fix? Enter the Art Deco cinemas inspired by the Golden Age of Film where special events will push the boundaries of the silver screen. Live broadcasts of dramatic stage plays, tribute screenings to celebrate world famous artists and Q&A sessions with inspiring adventurers feature in the month of May and are bound to be memorable once you've experienced these special events.

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC – Friday May 6
William Shakespeare passed away 400 years ago but our greatest writer's works still influence the art of story telling. Join Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Helen Mirren, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tim Minchin, Rufus Wainwright, John Lithgow, David Suchet, Rory Kinnear, Joseph Fiennes, the British Royal Ballet and the English National Opera squeeze onto the stage to celebrate the bard's tales in a dynamic mixture of theatre, music and comedy. Showing at #cinemas =67,55">Event Cinemas in Cronulla and Macquarie , Chauvel Cinema and Palace Norton Street , Dendy Newtown and Opera Quays and the LIVE FROM THE RSC/ Hayden Orpheum .


Prince Tribute – Purple Rain – Friday May 4



We recently lost another artistic genius. Prince, much like David Bowie, had a talent for dynamic, brave insights using song lyrics and breathtaking skill with musical instruments and vocal performance. His dramatic charisma was captured on film in Purple Rain, the cult classic from 1984. As his music tops the charts again, enter his world at the Chauvel Cinema charity screening and the TRIBUTE SCREENING - PURPLE RAIN/ Hayden Orpheum .


The Last Man On The Moon – May 30



Neil Armstrong, the first person to step on the moon, famously declared "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind". Gene Cernan was the last person to leave footprints on the moon. Since he returned to earth in 1972, we haven't returned (unless you believe the conspiracy theories). Experience his incredible voyage in this film at the cernan&q=gene cernan Hayden Orpheum . To make the evening truly memorable, Gene will be joining you, ready to answer your questions and autograph any moon rocks or extraterrestrial objects you've found in your backyard.


Banff Mountain Film Festival – May 10



If you're not ready to climb Everest, experience exciting adventures on the world's most challenging peaks as daredevils climb, paddle, hike, ski, snowboard and cycle the rugged, snowy terrains. The film is a compilation of clips capturing the visceral sensations of the ice – without the frostbite.
The ski slopes are open at the MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL/ Hayden Orpheum and the Seymour Centre .


Ben Hur – May 30



Before he joined Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine, Charlton Heston rode chariots in ancient arenas as Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman on an heroic odyssey against the Romans in the time of Jesus Christ. One of the greatest films of all time, it won 11 Academy Awards after the premiere in 1959. Feel the rumble of chariot wheels on the majestic sets, filled with thousands of horses, authentic costumes and a budget and scale eclipsing all other films up to that point. Prepare for a cinema epic, screening at the Opera Quays Dendy .



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