Movies Now Course: Your Movie Club
Film. Focus on cinema.
This unique and popular movie appreciation course is like having your own private movie club. In its 17th year, Movies Now offers you ‘private movie premieres’ prior to their commercial release with each featured movie specially selected by the presenter and popular film critic, Andrew L Urban. The selected movies remain a secret until their screening to ensure that you approach each film on its own merits, uncompromised by outside opinions.
Following each screening, a special guest will join the group for a discussion designed to help explore the background of each film whilst analysing the themes and cinematic elements. Where possible, the special guests will include the filmmakers themselves. You will also be given access to the production notes of each film, providing background information about the film and the filmmakers.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- appreciate and discuss films with a broader cinematic vocabulary
- recognise the importance of the many elements that make up a film, from the screenplay (story, subtext, context) to casting and performances, the direction, cinematography, design and music.
Content
You will experience a range of cinematic styles and genres, including foreign language films, exploring the whole spectrum of the human condition as conveyed on screen. Each movie is chosen to engage and challenge, to stimulate discussion and to explore how different filmmakers tell their stories.
A past featured movie
The Father (2020)
Screened 16 December 2020; commercial release 1 April, 2021.
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
- Directed by Florian Zeller
- Writing credits: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller (based on a play by Florian Zeller)
- Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell
- Music by Ludovico Einaudi
- Cinematography by Ben Smithard
- Film editing by Yorgos Lamprinos
- Production design by Peter Francis
- 2021 awards: Oscars for Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins & Best Adapted Screenplay by Hampton & Zeller (plus 4 Oscar nominations); total 27 award wins and 140 nominations
Prerequisites
You must be 18 years of age or over.
Delivery style
Face-to-face screenings delivered weekly, held at Dendy Cinemas Newtown.
Materials
Course notes are distributed electronically using Dropbox after each week.
Overview
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Class schedule
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...Wed 28 Aug 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
Wed 4 Sep 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
Wed 11 Sep 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
Wed 18 Sep 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
Wed 25 Sep 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
Wed 2 Oct 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
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<p>This unique and popular movie appreciation course is like having your own private movie club. In its 17th
...Wed 13 Nov 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
Wed 20 Nov 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
Wed 27 Nov 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
Wed 4 Dec 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
Wed 11 Dec 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
Wed 18 Dec 2024
6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
If there isn't a class to suit your preferred time or delivery format, please JOIN the waiting list.
Featured facilitators
Andrew Urban
Creator & interviewer, Front Up (SBS TV) Channel Host, World Movies Channel Presenter, Movies This Week, Ovation & World Movies Channels Founder and editor, urbancinefile.com.au A career...
What others say
'Movies Now' brightens my week, truly something very special to look forward to. The selection never fails to engage and surprise, and I have enjoyed many hilarious and thought-provoking discussions with the guests. Can't wait for the next season!
- Alex Bell
Once again, a fabulous series of movies. The presenter is always knowledgeable and conveys to us the concepts of the movies and what we should be looking for. The guests are always interesting and the discussions at the end of each movie are very enlightening! It is remarkable how 80 people can watch the same movie and yet have such different views about it. I'll be enrolling again.
- Deborah Xuereb
I've been coming to these courses since their inception, only missing one series through illness. I love them and will continue to attend - they are the highlight of my week!
- Deborah Xuereb