Movies by Month - September 2016
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Note: movie release dates change considerably, which means that some films may be released several days or weeks before or after the date in the original announcements.
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Film Festivals
Melbourne Underground Film Festival
11 - 19 September 2016
The Melbourne Underground Film Festival was founded by Richard Wolstencroft in 2000 after one of his films was rejected by the Melbourne International Film Festival. Anyone from any part of the world can submit their feature and short films.
Madman Anime Festival
September 3 & 4 2016 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bringing anime culture straight to you with everything from exciting international guests and exhibitors, cosplay, and exclusive anime events. Madman Anime Festival has something for all fans.
Children under 10 years of age will get in free with a paying adult.
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2016
15th September - 2nd October - Melbourne CBD
Melbourne Fringe Festival is a celebration of cultural democracy and diversity delivered through various forms of artistic expression. Featuring over 6000 artists in a number of disciplines the festival consists of over 400 individual events with something to satisfy everyone's tastebuds.
Royal Melbourne Show
17th - 27th September - Melbourne Showgrounds
Conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV), the Royal Melbourne show celebrates and showcases the best in agriculture. An annual tradition, the show boasts something for everyone with rides, animal attractions, wine tasting, showbags and a nightly fireworks display.
Korean Film Festival
3rd - 4th September, Palace Electric Cinema, Canberra
Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Korean Cultural Centre, four exclusive Korean movies will be open to the public.
Brisbane Festival
3rd - 24th September
Annual program of theatre, music, dance, circus, opera and major public events such as Sunsuper Riverfire. Brisbane Festival attracts an audience of around one million people every year.
Anticipated Movies
Release due 1 st |
Banjo & Matilda (2016)With the country in turmoil, city poet and journalist Banjo Paterson uncovers far more than he bargained for when travels to the edge of the outback to track down a political agitator. | |
Release due 08 th (AU) & (US) |
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)A comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max's life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets and their owners. |
Release due 15 th |
Spin Out (2016)Spin Out follows a secret attraction between two long-time friends, Billy (Xavier Samuel) and Lucy (Morgan Griffin) -- both in denial over their inescapable love for each other. But as change beckons, they must confront their feelings amidst the backdrop of their towns annual Ute Muster and party...or go their separate ways. |
movie still, Spin Out. (c) Sony Pictures
Due for release 15 th (AU) 9th (US) |
Robinson Crusoe: The Wild Life (2016)On a tiny exotic island an outgoing parrot, Tuesday, can't stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a strong storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday immediately sees Crusoe as his ticket off the island to explore new lands. Likewise, Crusoe soon realises the key to surviving on the island is through the help of Tuesday and the other animals. Join Crusoe on a fun-filled, colourful ride for the whole family and pass down this reimagined classic to your children! |
movie still, Robinson Crusoe: The Wild Life (c) 2016 Studio Canal
Release due 15 th (AU) 16 th (US) |
Bridget Jones' Baby (2016)The continuing adventures of British publishing executive Bridget Jones as she enters her 40s. After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones's (Zellweger) "happily ever after" hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong? Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch...she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father. |
Renné Zellweger in Bridget Jones' Baby (c) 2016 Universal
Release due 29 th |
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)Based upon the best-selling novel. When his beloved grandfather leaves Jake clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers...and their powerful enemies. Ultimately, Jake discovers that only his own special "peculiarity" can save his new friends. |
The residents of MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN ready themselves for an epic battle against powerful and dark forces. Left to right: Enoch (Finlay Macmillan), Emma (Ella Purnell), Jake (Asa Butterfield), Hugh (Milo Parker), Bronwyn (Pixie Davies), the twins (Thomas and Joseph Odwell), Claire (Raffiella Chapman), Fiona (Georgia Pemberton), Horace (Hayden Keeler-Stone), Olive (Lauren McCrostie), and Millard (Cameron King). Photo Credit: Jay Maidment. (c) 2016 Universal
Release due 29 th |
The Magnificent Seven (2016)Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Remake of the classic Western, which was an interpretation of the classic Japanese film Seven Samauri. |
(l to r) Vincent D'Onofrio, Martin Sensmeier, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Byung-hun Lee star in Columbia Pictures' THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN.
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Filed: 1-Oct-2016