REVIEW
AT THE MOVIES this week
Selma (M)
Event Cinemas Newcastle // STEPHEN BISSET Much in the same way that Steven Speilberg’s Lincoln used the end of the civil war and abolition of slavery as the focal point of its study, director Ava DuVernay’s study of Dr Martin Luther King chronicles the tumultuous and highly charged three-month period in 1965 when Dr King led a now-iconic campaign to secure equal voting rights for AfricanAmericans. The three-month campaign culminated in a series of marches from the small town of Selma to Montgomery in Alabama. This period resulted in President Lyndon B. Johnson signing one of the most important pieces of legislation in the history of the civil rights movement: the Voting Rights Act. Here DuVernay and writer Paul Webb show the seemingly insurmountable obstacles and compromises Dr King had to endure for the eventual greater good while painting a deeply personal portrait of the man and the toll that the civil rights movement took on himself and his family.
Kingsman: The Secret Service (MA) Event Cinemas, Glendale // AMELIA PARROTT
The Gambler (MA)
The latest over-the-top action creation from Kick-ass director Matthew Vaughn sees relative newcomer Taron Egerton star as Eggsy, a knockabout lad from a council estate who, thanks to his late father’s legacy, finds himself under the wing of Harry Hart (Colin Firth), an agent for a top-secret independent spy organisation operating out of a tailor’s on London’s Savile Row. Unsure of his place in this elite network of highly trained gentlemen, it’s not long until Eggsy has to step up to stop a climate-conscious cyber-crook, played by Samuel L. Jackson. This is as fun as it is far-fetched. Think bullet-proof umbrellas, solo spy missions to the edge of space, elaborate fight sequences and exploding heads.
DONCASTER BISTRO Valentines Day Dinner Saturday 14th 3 course menu $30pp modern Australian cuisine Tickets on sale now
THE FAKE FOUR in the auditorium from 8pm
Event Cinemas Glendale // STEPHEN BISSET If you go into Mark Wahlberg’s latest flick thinking it will be a quaint retelling of the Kenny Rogers masterpiece then you’ll be sorely mistaken because Wahlberg’s character in this riveting portrayal of a man obsessed gives little regard, if any, to whether he should “hold ’em, fold ’em, walk away or run”. Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, the son of a wealthy family and a highly intelligent literature professor. When he discovers that his inheritance is not what it was originally cracked up to be, he throws caution well and truly to the wind in his secret life as a high-stakes gambler. But rather than chasing that elusive “big score” on his favourite game, blackjack, Bennett is more about self destructing, mechanically going through the motions of spinning that roulette wheel or laying down those cards as a means to hasten his own demise. Paradoxically, this is not a man who has lost all semblance of control. He is determined to destroy himself, and we’re along for the ride. Wahlberg gives a stoic performance while the film, both thematically and through Rupert Wyatt’s (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) direction, recalls Nicholas Cage’s nihilistic masterpiece Leaving Las Vegas - substituting the vodka bottle for the craps table. John Goodman, arguably one of the most underrated actors of his generation, brings buckets of gravitas as the foulmouthed loan shark Frank.
[2.5/5]
THURSDAY
SATURDAY 21ST FEBRUARY
Get ya boots on for our annual event
“GOIN’ COUNTRY” LINE DANCE WORKSHOP
with Gordon Elliott from 9.30am hosted by the Bay Bootscooters
LINE DANCE SOCIAL
from 1.30pm Tickets on sale at door - all welcome
JOHNNY CASH “WALKING THE LINE” SHOW tribute featuring Michael Mack & the Rockin 60’s Band + special guest artist Starts 8pm - Tickets from $5pp
Travelling Bowlers 4.30-5.00pm Every $5 in raffle tickets gets you promo tickets for your chance to win up to $300 cash!
New menu Open Monday lunch • Tueday-Sunday lunch and dinner
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
WOBBLY BOOT
6:00pm – $50 draw 7:30pm – $100 draw 8:30pm – $150 draw
22ND FEB 3 - 6PM
Valentines Day
Meat & Ladies raffles 5:00-6:30pm Belmont Swansea Soccer Club 7:00pm
Friday 14th February
Spoil your partner this Valentines Special menu from the popular Gusto’s Restaurant 5.30pm-9pm • Bookings recommended
SATURDAY Travelling Bowlers raffle 4:30-5:00pm
Happy Chinese New Year Banquet
BARE FOOT BOWLS
B.B.Q. Available
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