Cinema

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The Alliance Française French Film Festival is making its grand return from 3 March to 15 April at Palace Cinemas in Byron Bay. Get ready for an unforgettable cinematic journey featuring a spectacular selection of French films – from comedy, romance, and drama, to thrilling adventures.

Flickerfest and iQ inc are back for their 29th year, kicking off their three-day festival of short films at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Thursday from 7pm – raise a glass to 29 years of Flickerfest in the Northern Rivers at the festival’s opening night party with delicious craft beer, organic wine, organic juices, and sumptuous snacks from Yaman.

Twelve-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born, Maestro) returns to the director’s chair with the heartfelt, funny and grounded dramedy Is This Thing On?

Starring two-time Academy-Award nominee Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme is a wildly original sports dramedy that pulses with raw ambition, bruising emotion, and acclaimed writer and director Josh Safdie’s unmistakable kinetic energy in his solo directorial debut.

The original queens are back and hitting the big screen with SIX The Musical Live. Winner of over 35 awards, experience the best of British musical hers-story in a live capture of the must-see musical sensation, SIX The Musical Live.

As the festive season of films for kids gets underway, you can’t go wrong with ridiculous anthropomorphism. Pets on a Train, is a film whose story follows pets trapped on a speeding train trying to stop the plans of a vengeful badger.

Let’s talk about what to do with the kids once they have opened all their prezzies, eaten all their sugar and are looking for more Christmas fun – I can’t think of a better way to spend a few hours on Boxing Day than relaxing in the air-con at Palace Byron or Ballina Fair Cinemas and watching some fun new movies!

The only clue to what man can do, is what man has done – R.G. Collingwood And so ends a gripping tale whose outcome we already know, yet every minute of footage is a revelation in the historical biopic Nuremberg. Russel Crowe, who is entirely believable as the bloated – in both body and mind – German war criminal Hermann Göring; and Rami – is-there-any-thing-or-anyone-this-man-can  not-do? – Malek, lead a stellar cast in this utterly compelling drama.

Across the globe, cinemas are unleashing their blockbuster offerings on Christmas Day, with the likes of Jack Black in Anaconda , competing with the, already released, Avatar 3: Fire and Ash . There is also a heartwarming, witty and poignant film on its way, Rental Family is a delightfully warm watching experience directed, co-written and produced by Hikari (Beef, 37 Seconds).

A spurtle is a wooden Scottish kitchen tool, dating from the 15th century, that is used to stir porridge, soups, stews, and broths…

If you’re old enough to remember the ‘60s, then the name ‘Lesley Lawson’ (now a dame) won’t ring any bells at all – but the name ’Twiggy’ definitely will!

A storm is coming – and it’s bringing more than snow. Emma Thompson delivers a powerhouse turn in Dead of  Winter, director Brian Kirk’s icy, nerve-shredding thriller.

From filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Challengers), After The Hunt is a gripping psychological drama that probes the complex power dynamics, trust and consent, and far-reaching consequences of silence within the charged world of academia.

The 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival, presented by Palace, lands in Byron Bay this November with a spectacular line up of exquisite dramas, fascinating documentaries, much-loved retrospectives, comedies and more at Palace Byron Bay and Ballina Fair Cinemas.

I was lucky enough to see Universal Language last week, in the run-up to the Byron Bay Film Festival, and I think it might be one of the ‘must see’ films of the event.

The 19th Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) will run from 17 to 26 October, featuring documentaries that explore humanity’s deep connection to the natural world and the urgency of climate change.

Rising Tide Northern Rivers is showcasing two films tonight at the Brunswick Picture House, both about powerful direct action, celebrating the resistance rising in response to the global forces behind climate collapse and genocide.

In an era marked by war, inequality and division, artists remind us that creativity can be a weapon. Not one that destroys, but one that resists, heals and transforms.

After watching this film you might feel like you have been part of a 17-year-long battle – One Battle After Another is one of the most intense films I have seen in years