Neil Smoker plays easy-listening favourites: Peppers Beachfront Bar and Cafe, November 3, midday-2pm, free. Bookings essential.
Coming upBlue Fusion: Singalong music, Cosmopolitan Club, November 8, 7pm.
The Bee Gees Night Fever: War Memorial Theatre, November 10, 7pm.
Once Upon A Time: Nadine Antoinette School of Dance, War Memorial Theatre, Saturday, November 16, 1.30pm and 6pm. Tickets from Ticketek.
Stars in Their Eyes: James Packman and Walter Walsh present their annual talent show, Saturday November 23, 3pm and 7.30pm. War memorial Theatre. Tickets from Ticketek.
Gisborne International Music Competition: War Memorial Theatre, December 2-7. Free entry.
TheatreThe Pohutukawa Tree: Evolution Theatre Company November 1-2, 7-9, 14-16 (7.30pm), Sun November 3 (4pm).Tickets $22.50+bf-$32+ bf from eventfinda.co.nz
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Presented by the Gisborne Homeschool Performing Arts group, War Memorial Theatre, Tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, 6pm. Tickets from Ticketek and the door. Children $10. adults $15.
The Vicar of Dibley: Presented by Musical Theatre Gisborne. November 23, 26-30, 7.30pm, November 24, 2pm. Lawson Field Theatre. Book at Ticketek or Lawson Field Theatre.
At the moviesDOME CINEMA
Maiden: Documentary about British sailor Tracy Edwards, who assembled the world’s first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
Florianopolis Dream: An Argentinian couple on the verge of separation and their near-adult children go on vacation to a Brazilian beach resort.
Animals: Long-time friends and party-lovers Laura and Tyler navigate life and love in Dublin. However, the girls drift apart when Laura becomes engaged.
Yuli: Biopic about Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta — the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles.
ODEON MULTIPLEX
Terminator: Dark Fate: The sixth instalment in the Terminator franchise and a direct sequel to The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). It is the first film in the series since Terminator 2 with franchise creator James Cameron on board (as co-producer). Stars Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna and Diego Boneta.
Hillary: Ocean to Sky: Michael Dillon, a member of Sir Edmund Hillary’s Ocean to Sky expedition in 1977, put together a documentary film, From the Ocean to the Sky, released in 1979. He has revisited the film, reportedly to good effect. Expedition members were to travel the length of the Ganges in three jet boats and then climb a peak above the river’s headwaters.
Cats: Musical fantasy based on Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical. A tribe of cats called the Jellicles decide — over the course of a night — which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. This mix of computer-generated imagery and live action stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.
Hustlers: Jennifer Lopez stars in drama-thriller about two strippers who drug Wall Street clientele, then max out their credit cards.
Jojo Rabbit: Kiwi director Taika Waititi stars as Hitler — the imaginary friend and “life coach” of a Hitler Youth youngster who discovers his mother is harbouring a Jew.
Joker: A gritty study of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society. Also stars Robert De Niro.
Judy: Thirty years after starring in The Wizard of Oz, beloved actress and singer Judy Garland (Renee Zellweger) arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil: Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) is back and not happy about Princess Aurora telling her she’s getting married to Prince Phillip, and is even more put out when Phillip’s mum (Michelle Pfeiffer) says it’s time for Aurora to have “a real mother”.
Ride Like A Girl: Feelgood Aussie movie, directed by Rachel Griffiths and starring New Zealand’s Sam Neill, about Michelle Payne — the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup (2015).
Zombieland: Double Tap: It’s been 10 years since they banded together in an America overrun by zombies, and Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and friends face a newly evolved enemy on top of some of the more conventional “family” issues.
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