Film Guide

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

ODEON MULTIPLEXCamino Skies

Co-directors and producers Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth follow a group of “broken” New Zealanders who embark on the 800-kilometre Camino de Santiago in Spain seeking solace. One of the directors will be at the Sunday afternoon screening to talk about the film and answer questions.

Crawl

A woman, ignoring evacuation orders for a hurricane-hit Florida town, finds her father in a crawlspace basement in the family home. They discover that the hurricane season has brought into the town marauding alligators that they must now escape with no rescue in sight.

Stuber

Mild-mannered Uber driver Stu picks up Vic, a grizzled detective on the trail of a terrorist. Stu has to keep his wits about him, avoid danger and work with his passenger while maintaining his high customer service rating. Stars Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista.

The Lion King

A photorealistic computer-animated remake of the traditionally animated 1994 film. Voice cast includes Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and, as Mufasa, James Earl Jones.

Toy Story 4

Woody encourages craft-project-turned-toy Forky to embrace being a toy. Then on a road trip, Woody makes a detour that includes a reunion with his long-lost friend Bo Peep. After years of being on her own, Bo’s adventurous spirit belies her delicate porcelain exterior.

Yesterday

Jack Malik, a singer-songwriter in an English seaside town, has fast-fading dreams of fame. But after a freak accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to find The Beatles never existed, and he has a catalogue of “new” songs. Stars Himesh Patel, Lily James and, as themselves, Ed Sheeran and James Corden.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a changed world.

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Terrier Max must cope when his owner gets married and has a baby. Voice cast includes Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Dana Carvey and Harrison Ford.

Pavarotti

Documentary directed by Ron Howard about Luciano Pavarotti, produced with the co-operation of the operatic tenor’s estate, and using family archives, interviews and live music footage.

Rocketman

Taron Egerton stars in the story of how shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight becomes superstar Elton John.

DOME CINEMAOphelia

This film, based on a novel by Lisa Klein, tells the story told in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, from Ophelia’s perspective. Stars Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen and George MacKay.

Girl

A transgender girl wants to be a ballerina. Inspired by Nora Monsecour, a Belgian trans female dancer who director Lukas Dhont met when he was 18 and she was 15. Stars Victor Polster. Among the 500 actors who auditioned, the filmmakers could not find one who could both dance and act to their satisfaction. They found Polster in casting for other dance roles.

Lost and Found

Seven linked stories are set in and around the lost-and-found office of an Irish train station. True stories inspired writer/director Liam O Mochain.