STARS BY LILITH
Outspoken Mars in forthright Sagittarius, me-first Venus in assertive Aries and interactive Mercury in super-sensitive Pisces suggest ditching flamethrower communications for sweeter speech styles this week… ARIES: : With Venus in touchy Aries, and Mercury in sensitive Pisces, Rams could be easily upset or offended – especially during the weekend’s combustible and tempestuous full moon, so steer clear of button-pushers and drama hooks. This week favours imagination, contemplation and creation – organisation, interaction and engagement not so much. TAURUS: Don’t be too fussed if group ventures sizzle, then fizzle, then flutter, then sputter in fits and starts; it’s the nature of this month’s astral weather conditions. Let full moon’s emotional surge and Venus – in impulsive, impetuous Aries – tip you head-overhooves into caring support of others. GEMINI: Venus embarking on a month-long romp through the mates, friends and community group part of your chart suggests useful connections and helpful contacts are possible through volunteering – especially while Mercury, dialling up your professional ambitions, has you expressing feelings and ideas with the full force of your Geminian expertise. CANCER: Venus in your house of ambition, and Mercury in adventure-mode has you thinking big this month, so get out there and share – you can’t sell a secret. Brainstorm, but don’t rush to production; think incremental steps. This year requires discipline to navigate its steep learningcurve in acquiring new skills and techniques. LEO: This week’s annual full moon in your sign says it’s time for the part of you that’s been in hiding to come out. As an old-life cycle continues to fade, with no clearly defined alternative, a new-life direction is calling. When will it become clear? Depends on how willing – or resistant – you are. VIRGO: With Mercury activating partnership conversations, this is a peak week for sorting tricky personal issues or addressing important talks with colleagues before the communicator planet retrogrades next week and the going gets tough. Payoff? Greatly increased harmony as Venus heats up sensual chemistry and deepens intimacy levels.
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LIBRA: Admin expert Mercury’s currently in excellent form for catching up some of that backlog that’s fallen through the cracks – definitely best done before Murky retrogrades in ten day’s time. With the love planet in your partnership department, Librans will be able to pour some of that soothing Venusian honey on this week’s heated exchanges. SCORPIO: . Highly motivated Venus in organisational mode agrees with expressive, articulate Mercury’s suggestion that you network the heck out of this week and get agreements in place before next week’s retrograde kicks in. Weekend full moon shines on a professional turning point, which could have you asking ‘What next…?’ SAGITTARIUS: If Mercury in your sensitivity sector has you unusually reticent this month, then enjoy a small inner circle, and perhaps entertain at home away from the fray. With Venus blazing into the perfect place for this year’s makeover and style revival, start thinking a new look, wardrobe refresh, image uplift. CAPRICORN: Venus in your home zone sets your most enjoyable activities chez vous this month, so think about hosting a local gathering or group meeting. With convincing Mercury in your conversation corner, others are likely to be hot for what you’re offering, especially with Mars currently buffing up your cred in community affairs. AQUARIUS: Mercury suggests spending the next ten days taking care of general business; organising finances, negotiating deals and/or getting clear about contractual agreements, and who’s responsible for what, before efficiency takes a backslide. This week’s Venus in your talking corner is Aquarians’ cue to exercise your love language by expressing gratitude, affection and appreciation. PISCES: This week, Venus suggests doing something beautiful every day for yourself and someone else. Even if it is just a smile… Mercury in your sign encourages promoting a pet project, and clearing the ‘pending’ file over the next ten days, before the networking planet heads into reverse for three weeks of hitches, glitches and resets.
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FEDERAL PARASITE This Saturday, Federal Films will be screening Parasite. The winner of more than 150 awards, including the Cannes Palm d’Or and Best Film at the Sydney Film Festival, and with six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Bong Joon Ho, Parasite Is the standout film in what was a great year for cinema. Parasite is a film that defies genre… a comedy, tragedy, thriller and satire rolled into one glorious vision. The film starts at 8pm. The caterers this month are Federal Community Centre. Served from 6.30pm, the Korean-inspired menu will include vegetarian options. There will also be a selection of delicious home-made cakes, plus teas and coffee at intermission. For more information – call 6684 9313, or email federalfilmsociety@gmail.com or go online to www.federalfilmsociety.com and www.facebook.com/federalfilmsociety Federal Films – building community through film and food.
JOJO RABBIT During World War II, lonely German boy Jojo ‘Rabbit’ Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) has his worldview turned upside down when he discovers that his single mother, Rosie (Scarlett Johansson), is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend, in the form of an idiotic version of Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his ideology. Not many movies turn to the Holocaust, Hitler and WWII for comedic source material. Go figure. In this sense Jojo Rabbit is an ambitious and brave film that manages to dodge the minefield that black comedy can often be. Humour is supposed to push boundaries, and this film does that in spades. Director, Taika Waititi pulls this off by telling the story from the perspective of a young boy, oblivious to his surroundings, which is a play on the delusion of the Nazis. Hitler is played as a slapstick, goof-of-a-man, which is a dangerous line to follow, yet it is a unique way to tell a terrible story from a new perspective. And for this film to work we have to like this boy – we have to believe that at his core he is a good person, and that his obscure and blinded worldview stems from the evil around him.
Session Times: Thu 6 Feb - Wed 12 Feb ANDRÉ RIEU: 70 YEARS YOUNG 153 min (CTC) Sat, Sun: 1:30 NT LIVE: FLEABAG 80 min (CTC) Encore! Sat: 4:00PM LA SCALA: TOSCA 145 min (CTC) Sun: 1:00 Wed: 11:00AM THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU 100 min (CTC) Wed: 7:00PM THE LEUNIG FRAGMENTS 96 min (M) Advance Screening Wed: 10:30AM PARASITE 132 min (MA15+) Encore! Sun: 7:00PM Mon-Wed: 6:00PM PARASITE (B&W VERSION) 132 min (MA15+) Encore! Sun-Wed: 3:00PM BIRDS OF PREY 109 min (MA15+) Thu 6:30PM Date Night (incl. Wine & Cheese) Daily except Sun: 11:00AM, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 8:45PM Sun: 10:00AM, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 7:45PM 1917 119 min (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 10:30AM, 1:30, 6:00PM Sun: 10:00AM, 12:40, 5:30PM A HIDDEN LIFE 174 min (PG) Thu, Fri: 10:30AM, 8:15PM Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed: 8:15PM Sun: 8:00PM
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 109 min (PG) Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue: 10:45AM, 1:00, 3:45, 6:00PM Sat, Wed: 1:00, 3:45, 6:00PM Sun: 12:30, 3:00, 5:45PM A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON 87 min (G) Daily: 11:00AM, 1:00PM BAD BOYS FOR LIFE 124 min (CTC) Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:40AM, 8:15PM Sun: 10:00AM Mon, Tue: 10:40AM, 8:40PM Wed: 8:40PM BOMBSHELL 109 min (M) Daily except Sat, Sun: 11:00AM, 4:00, 6:20PM Sat: 11:00AM, 3:30, 6:20PM Sun: 10:15AM, 3:15, 5:40PM DOLITTLE 101 min (PG) Thu, Fri, Sat: 1:00, 6:00PM Sun: 12:45PM Mon, Tue: 1:00 Wed: 1:20PM JOJO RABBIT 108 min (M) Daily except Sun, Wed: 1:20, 3:30, 6:20, 8:40PM Sun: 4:30, 5:15, 7:30PM Wed: 3:30, 6:20PM JUST MERCY 137 min (M) Daily except Sun: 10:30AM, 8:30PM Sun: 10:00AM, 8:00PM
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL 123 min (PG) Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue: 1:00, 8:40PM Sat: 1:00, 9:15PM Sun: 12:10PM Wed: 1:00PM LITTLE WOMEN 135 min (G) Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue: 3:20, 6:00 Sat: 3:20, 6:30 Sun: 2:45, 6:30 Wed: 3:20, 8:20PM MIDWAY 138 min (M) Daily except Sun, Wed: 3:30, 8:20PM Sun: 2:45, 7:40 Wed: 3:30, 8:40 SEBERG 103 min (M) Daily except Sun: 8:45PM Sun: 8:00PM STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER 142 min (M) Thu, Fri: 3:00PM Sat, Sun: 10:10AM Mon-Wed: 10:30AM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM 91 min (PG) Daily except Sat, Sun: 1:50, 3:50PM Sat, Sun: 11:00AM, 4:30PM THE GENTLEMEN 113 min (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:40PM Sun: 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40PM THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON 97 min (M) Daily except Sun: 10:45AM, 6:15PM Sun: 10:00AM, 5:30PM
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Critics have been throwing up such bold statements as ‘this is exactly the movie we have needed for a long time,’ and ‘Waititi’s faith in the notion that a child will lead us out of ignorance may be naïve. It’s also deeply affecting’. A bold film, and overall a great cinematic experience. Worth a watch.
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