October 2019
Radical Reels Tour 2019
GET YOUR PULSE PUMPING AT THE 2019 Radical Reels Tour. Heart-stopping feats will have you on the edge of your seat. Faster, steeper, higher, deeper! The most adrenaline-inducing mountain sport films from around the globe will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when the Radical Reels Tour hits the road around Australia this October and November. The festival is the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s more outrageous, adventurous little sibling and is characterised by ‘Oh my God’ moments as elite athletes…
Find out more »Exhibition on Screen – Rembrandt
Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated but this major show hosted by London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum was an event like no other. Given privileged access to both galleries the film documents this landmark exhibition, whilst interweaving Rembrandt’s life story, with behind-the-scenes preparations at these world famous institutions. Exploring many of the exhibition’s key works, through contributions from specially invited guests including curators and leading art historians, this EXHIBITION ON SCREEN favourite makes a welcome return to the big…
Find out more »November 2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – SA Premiere plus Queer Short Film Festival
The Capri is very proud to host a night of queer films as part of the Feast Festival celebrations. The first half of the evening will be a collection of short films curated by Queer Screen, followed by the South Australian premiere of Portrait of a Lady on Fire. In 18th century France a young painter, Marianne, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse without her knowing. Therefore, Marianne must observe her model by day to paint her…
Find out more »Ghostbusters – 35th Anniversary Screening
Want to know if the Capri is haunted? Let’s find out together when the clock strikes midnight and the ghosts come out to play. Prizes for best costume and best 80s dancing on stage while Claire-voyant Baker pumps out some 80’s classics on the organ. 11:00pm BAR OPEN 12:00am ORGAN & COSTUME PARADE 12:15am GHOSTBUSTERS (PG)
Find out more »Exhibition on Screen – Van Gogh & Japan
“I envy the Japanese” Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo. In the exhibition on which this film is based – VAN GOGH & JAPAN at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam – one can see why. Though Vincent van Gogh never visited Japan it is the country that had the most profound influence on him and his art. One cannot understand Van Gogh without understanding how Japanese art arrived in Paris in the middle of the 19th century and…
Find out more »December 2019
Rocky Horror Picture Show – Festive Special
Our fantastic shadow cast, Voyeuristic Intention, return for this Christmas themed screening. Fancy adding a Santa hat or tinsel to your outfit? It just might snag you the best dressed prize! Claire Baker will rock the organ and the best costume will get a bit fat Haigh's Hamper. 11pm - BAR OPEN Midnight - COSTUME PARADE WHILE CLAIRE BAKER ROCKS THE ORGAN 12:30am - THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW WITH SHADOW CAST
Find out more »Funny Girl – New Year’s Eve
Only Bab’s could win an Academy Award for her first movie, in what is considered to be one of the best movie musicals of all time. What else were you going to do to ring in the New Year? The evening will be hosted by Anne Wills & Peter Goers. Enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival and at midnight. Funny Girl is based on the life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We…
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