More than a century after Sherlock Holmes first uttered the now iconic phrase ‘the game is afoot’ to his trusted companion Dr John Watson, detective films – and the brilliant characters the genre draws upon – continue to delight and surprise cinemagoers. From 6 July to 2 September 2018, the Australian Cinémathèque, GOMA presents ‘The…
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QAGOMA will present the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) over the next three years from 2018 to 2020. BIFF in 2018 will be presented in October at the Australian Cinémathèque, GOMA, the only cinema facility of its kind in an Australian art museum. The festival will celebrate international and Australian contemporary screen culture, showcasing films…
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During the World Science Festival Brisbane 2018, the Australian Cinémathèque at GOMA in partnership with the Queensland Museum will present a program of documentaries and films that reflect on some of the expectations we have of our minds and bodies. These films consider how these expectations can be re-evaluated through deeper scientific understanding. The program includes…
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We’re closer to nuclear destruction than ever. ‘Two Minutes to Midnight: Nuclear Cinema’ is a free cinema program that brings together a collection of nuclear-themed films to explore how filmmakers have responded to one of the greatest scientific and moral quandaries of the last century. The program offers a collection of films that act as…
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For one screening only, join organist David Bailey 11.00am on Sunday 11 February 2018 as he accompanies George Melford’s desert fantasy The Sheik 1921 on the Gallery’s 1929 Wurlitzer organ. This is a golden opportunity to view this silent film in 35mm on the big screen as it was intended, accompanied by our Wurlitzer Organ of similar…
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In 2018 the Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque presents major film programs complementing exhibitions ‘Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection’ and ‘APT9’ alongside our free stand-alone film programs ‘All the Worlds Memories’ until 24 February, ‘Exotic Hollywood’ 4 – 28 February and ‘Rainer Werner Fassbinder’ (Part 2) 1 June – 4 July. Exotic Hollywood In the 1920s and 1930s cinema audiences craved…