Cinema entertainment in Sydney
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Hoyts EQ
This hefty movie complex in the Entertainment Quarter has more than a dozen cinemas, including an IMAX screen and La Premiere, the cinematic equivalent of a first-class cabin, with lounge chairs, bar access and popcorn included ($33). Art-house films and ethnic film festivals screen in Cinema Paris, just down Bent St.
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Dendy Opera Quays
When the harbour glare and squawking seagulls get too much, follow the buttery scent of popcorn into the dark folds of this plush cinema. Screening first-run, independent world films, it’s augmented by friendly attendants, a cafe and a bar. Its sister cinema is Dendy Newtown.
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Moonlight Cinema
Take a picnic and rug and enjoy a new-season release under the stars in magnificent Centennial Park. Enter via Woollahra Gate on Oxford St.
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Palace Academy Twin
The Academy Twin is a smaller cinema that's seen better days, but the choice of art-house and independent films certainly can't be faulted. Mondays are bargain days - adults and children alike can roll jaffas down the aisles for next to nix. It's home of the Mardi Gras and French film festivals.
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Palace Verona
This urbane cinema has a cool cafe and bar, useful for discussing the artistic merits of the nonblockbuster flick you’ve just seen. Other Palace cinemas include Palace Academy Twin and Palace Norton Street.
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Chauvel Cinema
The revamped Chauvel Cinema, located inside the historic Paddington Town Hall, strives to offer distinct and alternative cinema experiences and to foster Sydney’s film culture. It also plays host to various quirky film festivals.
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Govinda’s
The Hare Krishna Govinda’s is an all-you-can-gobble vegetarian smorgasbord, including admission to the movie room upstairs. Expect mainstream blockbusters, art-house classics, incense in the air and cushions on the floor.
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Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Return to cinema’s golden age at this fab art-deco gem (1935). It still has its original Wurlitzer organ, which gets a workout at special events and monthly Wednesday Luncheons (movie, lunch and coffee $13).
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IMAX Cinema
It’s big bucks for a 45-minute movie, but everything about IMAX is big. The eight-storey screen shimmers with kid-friendly documentaries (sharks, Mars, haunted castles etc), many in 3-D. Size matters.
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Greater Union George St Cinemas
An orgy of popcorn-fuelled mainstream entertainment, this monster movie palace has 18 screens and plenty of eateries and teen-centric distractions. All tickets are $10 on Tight-arse Tuesday.
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Starlight Cinema
The lure of big outdoor movie screens is too good for Sydneysiders to pass up on long, hot summer nights, when Starlight Cinema flickers to life on the North Shore.
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Dendy Newtown
Follow the buttery scent of popcorn into the dark folds of this plush cinema, screening first-run, independent world films.
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Palace Norton Street
Enjoy the artistic merits of the nonblockbuster flick you’ll see here.
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