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Check out SHOWTIME this month for a bit of romance (Failure to Launch), a touch of suspense (The Davinci Code), and a few laughs (You, Me & Dupree). We also have an encore screening of Love My Way 3 in case you missed it in February, and loads of favourites on Greats from Shakespeare in Love to The General's Daughter. You could still win a trip to NZ by watching the 8.30pm Sunday movie (click here for more info), Don Groves movie news, and read on to win more movie tickets! |
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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
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12,871,680 |
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TRANSFORMERS
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2,750,048 |
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KNOCKED UP
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2,368,199 |
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SHREK THE THIRD
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1,016,528 |
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FANTASTIC FOUR :RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER |
601,165 |
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BLADES OF GLORY |
466,594 |
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BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA |
401,141 |
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LA VIE EN ROSE |
386,257 |
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OCEAN'S THIRTEEN |
354,317 |
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NANCY DREW |
318,151 |
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Don
Groves comes to SHOWTIME after a lengthy
career as one of Australia's most knowledgeable film
and entertainment writers. He spent more than 20 years
in various capacities with Variety, the showbiz Bible,
including as Asia-Pacific bureau chief and European
bureau chief. In 2005 he was presented with the Maura
Fay award for services to industry by the Screen Producers
Association of Australia. |
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Are the Hollywood studios and the big independent producers paying sufficient attention to mature-age audiences? Or is this demographic being under-served in favour of popcorn movies aimed at teenagers and young adults?
The answer may depend on the individual taste and interests of cinemagoers. But it’s hard to deny that in the past few months, the majority of films released in Australia, many in step with the US, were targeted at kids and families.
For all their merits, the (over) supply of sequels such as the third editions of Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean and Spider-Man, plus Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, was hardly designed to appeal to mature audiences. Ditto for 300 and Transformers.
Some 51% of regular moviegoers in Australia are in the 14-34 age bracket, so it’s not surprising that many movies are pitched squarely at them. Of course that still leaves 49% of the cinemagoing population. What have they had to tempt them to cinemas recently, apart from Oceans’ Thirteen, and perhaps taking the kids to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and The Simpsons Movie?
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8.30pm
Sunday
August 5
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The DaVinci Code M |
Starring:
Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Paul Bettany |
8.30pm
Sunday
August 12
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The Weather Man MA
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Starring:
Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis |
8.30pm
Sunday
August 19
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Failure to Launch M |
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates |
7.00pm
Sunday
August 26
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Ice Age 2 PG
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Starring:
Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo |
Channel
401 |
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8.30pm
Friday
August 3 |
Anna and the King M |
Starring:
Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton |
8.30pm
Friday
August 10 |
Shakespeare in Love M |
Starring:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Judi Dench |
8.30pm
Friday
August 17 |
Come See the Paradise M |
Starring:
Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Colm Meaney |
8.30pm
Friday
August 24 |
Girl 6 M |
Starring:
Theresa Randle, Spike Lee, Jenifer Lewis |
Channel
404 |
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10.30pm
Tuesday
August 7 |
The Squid and the Whale
MA
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Starring:
Laura Linney, Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin |
10.30pm
Tuesday
August 14 |
River Queen M |
Starring:
Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Temuera Morrison |
10.30pm
Tuesday
August 21 |
Separate Lies M |
Starring:
Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Rupert Everett |
10.30pm
Tuesday
August 28 |
Brick M |
Starring:
Lukas Haas, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Richard Roundtree |
Channel
402 |
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