Winter Concert Series: Lazarus String Quartet: Classical string ensemble based in Berlin. Tairawhiti Museum, Wednesday, August 28 5.30pm. $5 adults, free for children and students with ID.
Coming upRockshop Bandquest: A platform for primary and intermediate-aged musicians to perform in a supportive competition. War Memorial Theatre, August 31 (7-11pm).
One One One: Waikato covers band, Smash Palace, August 31 (9pm), $10.
Shaun Kirk: EP tour: Blues/rock singer-songwriter Shaun Kirk showcases songs from his EP. The Dome, September 7. Tickets $15+bf from www.shaunkirk.com
Tony Chen Lin Concert: Singaporean pianist performs Mozart, Schumann, Janacek and a new work by Gao Ping. Lawson Field Theatre, September 26 (7.30pm). Cash-only door sales; $30 adults and $10 children/students with ID.
TheatreFearless Fridays Improv Comedy Club: For ages 15 and over. A fun and fearless foray into improv comedy. Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Distraeli Street, August 30, 6.30pm, $5 cash-only door sales.
Visual ArtsExhibitions
Tairawhiti Museum: Gisborne Artists, Potters & Photographers, The Self Portraits of Carol Montgomery, Ko Ahau - This is Me, paintings by Walter Dewes, Whakawhetai: Melanie Tangaere Baldwin Exhibition.
Zest Cafe: Photography by Tony Ganal
Muirs Bookshop & Cafe: Lino cuts by Teri Wilkinson.
At the moviesODEON MULTIPLEX
Blinded by the Light: Javed discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen in 1987 and it turns his world upside down. Yearning to escape his English home town and the rules of his traditional Pakistani household, Javed is caught between two worlds.
Angel Has Fallen: Gerard Butler (as Secret Service agent Mike Banning) and Morgan Freeman (as the President) star in the third instalment of the Fallen film series. Banning is framed for an assassination attempt on the President.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: An ensemble cast star in Quentin Tarantino’s “modern fairytale tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age”. The film is set in 1969 Los Angeles, where an ageing television actor, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his stunt double and friend (Brad Pitt) navigate the changing Hollywood film industry. The film also stars Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern and Al Pacino. Narrated by Kurt Russell.
Herbs: Songs of Freedom: Director Tearepa Kahi (Poi E: The Story of Our Song) celebrates Herbs in a documentary film about the reggae band and what they mean to New Zealand and the Kiwi music scene.
A Dog’s Journey: A dog goes through four incarnations protecting the granddaughter of his original owner. The dog — in turn a St Bernard/Australian Shepherd mix, a female beagle, an English Mastiff and a Biewer Terrier — communicates with the audience by way of its thoughts. Dennis Quaid plays the dog’s first owner.
Late Night: Emma Thompson plays a late-night talk host in danger of losing her show. In an attempt to revamp the show, she hires an Indian-American woman who has little experience in comedy but who gives her good material to work with.
Palm Beach: Old friends gather in lavish surroundings in Sydney’s Palm Beach, and gradually reveal secrets and grievances. Directed by Rachel Ward, the film stars Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi and Richard E Grant.
The Lion King: A photorealistic computer-animated remake of the traditionally animated 1994 film.
DOME CINEMA
For My Father’s Kingdom: This film follows Saia Mafile’o, father of director Vea Mafile’o. Driven by his faith in God and Tongan culture, pensioner Saia navigates not only the rough streets of South Auckland, but also his sometimes-fraught relationship with his New Zealand-born son, who struggles to accept his father’s commitment to a kingdom that tore their family apart.
Capharnaum: After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents.
The Public: Writer/director Emilio Estevez stars in a film about what happens when an act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the cold.
Heartworn Highways: Documentary by James Szalapski, whose film records some of the founders of Outlaw Country music in Texas and Tennessee in late 1975 and early 1976. The film was not released theatrically until 1981 and features, among others, Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young and The Charlie Daniels Band.
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