Movie Discussion Resources
The Iron Lady
The film depicts former British PM Margaret Thatcher (portrayed brilliantly by Meryl Streep), from her teenage years as a shopkeeper’s daughter to her retirement years. It is a surprisingly intimate and compassionate portrait of a complex woman who ‘broke the glass ceiling’ and the barriers of gender and class to take on leadership in a male-dominated world.
17 Jan 2012
The Ides of March
The movie traces the experiences of the Junior Campaign Manager, a "true believer" who believes Morris is the only one who can make a positive difference to the future of the country. He gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail where everyone gets "played".
7 Dec 2011
Red State (MA 15+)
Red State unfolds in a small town in middle America dominated by a fundamentalist preacher, Abin Cooper who holds extreme homophobic and anti-government views.
31 Oct 2011
The Cup (PG)
A simple, respectful heartwarming and inspirational true story of Damien Oliver’s win on Irish horse Media Puzzle in the Melbourne Cup. Australians know the outcome of this week of turmoil, and Oliver’s win in 2002 captivated the nation. It has long since passed into Australian sporting legend.
20 Oct 2011
Oranges and Sunshine
Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom – up to 130,000 children as late as 1970. It was a dirty secret shared by the Governments of UK, Canada and Australia.
25 May 2011
Get Low (M)
Get Low. A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive. Pathos and comedy intertwined.
20 May 2011
Griff the Invisible (M)
Griff the Invisible is fresh, imaginative and original, owing more to the feel of a movie like Lars and the Real Girl than the super-hero genre. It is a debut feature film by writer / director Leon Ford. Griff the Invisible is fresh from international rave reviews and accolades from the Toronto and Berlin Film Festivals.
20 Mar 2011
The King's Speech
Based on the true story of the Queen of England's father and his remarkable friendship with maverick Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. The film stars Colin Firth as King George VI who unexpectedly becomes King when his brother Edward abdicates the throne. Geoffrey Rush stars as Logue, the man who helps the King find a voice. . . .
3 Jan 2011
Wall Street: Money never sleeps (M)
Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), the corporate raider introduced in Wall Street in 1987 along with his iconic "Greed is good, greed is right, greed works" mantra, is back in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
28 Sep 2010
