BOWEN SUMMERGARDEN CINEMAS

May

1 Speechie Talks Program, Cannonvale/Proserpine Libraries 9.30am

2-3 Mr Stink production at PEC

8 Speechie Talks Program, Cannonvale/ Proserpine Libraries 9.30am

11 Lady Sings the Maroons performance at the PEC

12 Airlie Beach Movie Night: Babe and The Sapphires from 6pm

15 Speechie Talks Program, Cannonvale/ Proserpine Libraries 9.30am

20 On by Circa performance at the PEC

21 Multicultural Festival at Whitsunday PCYC 10am – 2pm

22 Speechie Talks Program, Cannonvale/ Proserpine Libraries 9.30am

“EMPIRE OF LIGHT” (MA) 115mins Drama/Romance A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980’s.

Stars: Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Colin Firth

“DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES (M) 135mins Action/Comedy A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Stars: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page

“THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE” (PG) 100mins Comedy/Adventure The story of The Super Mario Bros. on their journey through the Mushroom Kingdom.

Stars: Chris Pratt(voice), Anya Taylor-Joy(voice), Charlie Day(voice)

“MY FAIRY TROUBLEMAKER (G) 80mins Adventure/Comedy A cheeky fairy named Violetta gets lost into the human world. To go back to the fairy world, she meets and teams up with a 12-year-old girl named Maxie and discovers her true destiny. Stars: Justin Daniels Anene, Alex Avenell (voice), Stephan Benson (voice)

“65” (M) 93mins Action/Adventure An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he’s not alone.

Stars: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman

“AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER” (M) 192mins Action/Adventure/Fantasy Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na’vi race to protect their planet. Stars: Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver

“JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4” (MA) 169mins Action/Adventure John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. Stars: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård

6.45pm

One of Australia’s funniest comedians is coming to The Pub for a gut-busting session of incisive and derisive, cynical, and sardonic comedy at the beginning of next month.

Lawrence Mooney – renowned Aussie stand-up comic, radio broadcaster, and television host – will perform at The Airlie Beach Hotel in a once-in-a-lifetime show on Wednesday, May 3.

The seasoned stage performer has regularly toured the country to packed houses, been nominated for The Barry Award at The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and won Best Show at The Sydney Comedy Festival, as well as being named as Best National Act at the Perth Comedy Festival and Best Comedy Act at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Called the funniest comedian in Australia by New Idea, Mooney is a familiar voice to Queensland audiences, having taken Triple M Brisbane’s breakfast radio show to number one and winning an Australian Commercial Radio Award (ACRA) for Best Entertainment Presenter in a metro market.

And he’s no stranger to television: Mooney is well known for hosting Dirty Laundry Live that ran for three seasons on ABC, as well as his work on ‘Agony Uncles,’ ‘Agony of Life’ and ‘Modern Manners.’

To have him bringing the laughs at the Airlie Beach Hotel – when his touring circuit usually sees him fill up major theatres – is an extraordinary boon for the Whitsundays.

He’s been a regular on ‘The Back Page,’ and