Slow road movie – 300 miles on a lawnmower

This is a really delightful film at Goma for several showings. It is not free.

The Straight Story 1999 G

Wed 8 Apr 6.00pm, Sat 11 Apr 3.00pm, Fri 22 May 8.00pm and Sun 24 May 3.00pm

35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 2.35:1, 111 MINUTES, FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED STATES, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR: DAVID LYNCH / EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: PIERRE EDELMAN, MICHAEL POLAIRE / PRODUCERS: MARY SWEENEY, NEAL EDELSTEIN / SCRIPT: JOHN ROACH, MARY SWEENEY / CINEMATOGRAPHER: FREDDIE FRANCIS / EDITOR: MARY SWEENEY / PRODUCTION DESIGNER: JACK FISK / COSTUME DESIGNER: PATRICIA NORRIS / CAST: RICHARD FRANSWORTH, SISSY SPACEK, HARRY DEAN STANTON, EVERETT MCGILL / MUSIC: ANGELO BADALAMENTI / PRODUCTION CO: PICTURE FACTORY, LE STUDIO CANAL+, FILM FOUR / PRINT SOURCE: NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA / RIGHTS: STUDIO CANAL, SYDNEY

‘You say that this is an American movie, but I’m convinced that there are people in every land who have the stuff to do that.… Go to Article

Senate establishes inquiry into Nauru detention camp

Thank God for the Greens. Moss could only touch the tip of the iceberg of systematic brutal abuse.

Pamela

Friday, 26 March 2014

Senate establishes inquiry into Nauru detention camp

The Senate has voted to establish a Senate Select Committee inquiry into the Nauru detention camp and the ongoing allegations of abuse against women and children, the Australian Greens have said.… Go to Article

ACFS Cuban Film Tonight

Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (Brisbane)
REMINDER

TONIGHT!
Hope to see you there!!

Cuban Film night
Casa Vieja
(in Spanish with English Subtitles)

Friday March 20
6.30 pm Food and refreshments
7 pm Film starts

Kurilpa Hall
174 Boundary Street, West End

Entry by Donation | Drinks on sale
Bring a Plate of food to share

About Casa Vieja (2010)
Based on the classic Cuban piece “The Old House” by writer Abelardo Estorino, the film tells the story of Esteban, who, after learning of the imminent death of his father, returns after a 14-year absence to his mother’s home in Cuba to rediscover a nearly untouched past.

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Dreaming beyond – colours of redfern rally and march.

today i was contacted by redfern police that they had a problem with our s1, previously posted, setting out our intention to rally at the block then march to redfern park to inform the public of the relationship between deicorp and the ceo of the aboriginal housing company to forgo the building of low-cost accommodation at the block in favour of constructing a multi-story tower, similar to the two that deicorp constructed opposite redfern station, on the block.… Go to Article