Deck the halls and jingle those bells because Christmas is just around the corner and Dendy Cinemas has got the perfect holiday lineup of films just for you.

This Summer has a hot line up of films to choose from for everyone in the family from Mr & Mrs Clause, your little elves and even your reindeer.

Choose from NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T; NUREMBERG; ANACONDA; THE HOUSEMAID; SONG SUNG BLUE, the highly anticipated WICKED: FOR GOOD and AVATAR: FIRE & ASH; and family films such as ZOOTOPIA 2 and THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS plus special screenings of ANDRÉ RIEU’S 2025 CHRISTMAS CONCERT: MERRY CHRISTMAS.

You can also celebrate the season with a pinch of Nostalgia at a screening of one of their CHRISTMAS CLASSICS!

We’ve made a list and checked it twice, kicking off with the most polarising Christmas film DIE HARD. Don’t miss the classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, or if you’re up for a little mischief, then you can’t go wrong with HOME ALONE.

If you are loving love this Christmas season, then you’ll want to catch our annual screening of LOVE ACTUALLY.

If you prefer your cinema under the stars, we also have a line-up of yuletide Christmas retro screenings at Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema with family friendly screenings of THE SANTA CLAUSE; THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL; THE GRINCH; GREMILINS; HOME ALONE; ELF; IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE; THE HOLIDAY; DIE HARD; LOVE ACTUALLY; and MIRACLE ON 34th STREET.

Head to www.dendy.com.au to book your tickets now!

First it must be said that high school is difficult enough without having to deal with a rampant plague of zombies. And while not much happens in the quiet town of Little Haven and Anna (Ella Hunt) and her fiends are used to the quiet life, things are about to change for the worse when they start to notice the colour drain from their classmate’s faces.

As things usually unfold in these adventures, the school is soon overrun and then the rest of the film becomes an example of survival of the fittest. Anna along with some friends and not so friends have to overcome hardship, the undead and a psycho principal, played by a very over the top Paul Kaye, to try to reunite with her father, who works at the school as a janitor.

While the film runs out of ideas before the final credits roll and the songs featured in the film’s first half are the stronger tunes, the ride is still an amusing one. Add this to the holiday film list that includes Bad Santa, Rare Export, Black Christmas and Krampus.

Rob Hudson
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Was it Professor Plum, in the conservatory with the candlestick, or Miss Scarlett, in the billiard room with the dagger?

Cluedo, the adored murder-mystery board game, comes to life in Brisbane for an immersive evening of twists, turns, melodrama and bloody execution on December 8 where audience guests are called upon to collect the clues and solve the crime.

The scene of the scandal is Fortitude Valley heritage gem Baedeker Wine Bar, the suspects a cohort of lavishly-costumed characters and aiding Doctor Black’s investigation is an intrepid group of dinner guests.

Cluedo! The Interactive Game is part-immersive theatre, part-1930’s cocktail party where the audience shapes the production as much as the actors, returning for one night only following a sold-out season in April.

Brisbane Immersive ensemble director Ben Lynskey said this decadent restaging had a Christmas theme and included a festive feast, unlimited drinks, 1930’s jazz band and sprigs of deadly mistletoe decking the halls of the Baedeker.

“When you step through those doors, you will step back in time to another world; a lavish cocktail party in an exquisite estate with hidden passages and grand ballrooms, and hosting the cream of 1930’s high society,” Mr Lynskey said.

“You can dress up and become an entirely different person for the night, if you choose. Sure, one of your fellow dinner guests will be unmasked as a murderer, but I guarantee this is a wickedly fun night out.”

Brisbane Immersive artistic director Xanthe Jones said Cluedo! The Interactive Game: The Christmas Edition was an all-inclusive gala experience taking place across one bloodthirsty evening.

“This will be the final opportunity Brisbane’s amateur sleuths have to deduce ‘whodunnit?’ this year but we’re already plotting our return for another season of Cluedo! The Interactive Game in 2019,” Ms Jones said.

“I suspect this won’t be the last we see of the likes of Colonel Mustard, Madame Peacock and Reverend Green.”

Cluedo! The Interactive Game: The Christmas Edition
WHEN: Saturday 8 December. 7pm.
WHERE: Baedeker Wine Bar, 111 Constance St, Fortitude Valley
DRESS: 1930s-inspired festive, cocktail or black-tie attire
TICKETS: $184.50 including appetisers, buffet, unlimited drinks package, chocolatier’s station via eventbrite.com.au
This is an 18+ event.

To enter this great competition simply fallout the form below. Please note – these tickets are for a specific event only and can not be exchanged or refunded. The winners will need to be available on Saturday 8 December at 7pm in Brisbane to be able to attend this event  at Baedeker Wine Bar, 111 Constance St, Fortitude Valley. This is also an 18+ event.

Competition will be drawn 29 November 2018, winners will be notified by mail.

The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous holiday spirit. Funny, heartwarming, and visually stunning, it’s a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.

Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the infamous Grinch, who lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbors in Whoville when he runs out of food.

Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter, and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch …
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An A-list comedy cast including Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon star in Office Christmas Party, the hilarious new film from the makers of Blades of Glory. When CEO Carol Vanstone (Aniston) tries to close her hard-partying brother’s branch of the business, he (Miller) and his Chief Technical Officer (Bateman) must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
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Competition will be drawn 7 December 2016 – winners will be notified by mail.

We have a tradition around these parts in putting a concentrated effort into scaring off our guests with warped movie playlists, eggnog with only booze and no nog and a black and yellow Christmas tree (a left over cinema display from Seinfeld’s grand folly, Bee Movie). Every year we add to the Kringle cruel collection but it’s been years since a movie this f&$%ed up has joined the mad menagerie.

The Night Before has just about everything to guaranty holiday good cheer, drugs, booze, tawdry sex in bathrooms, drug dealing angels, pugilist Santa’s, more drugs and Miley Cyrus. Oh and did I forget to mention the overabundance of cringe worthy moments and James Franco’s penis?

If you only see one Christmas movie this season, make sure it’s The Night Before. I want major box office success that breeds many sequels so our collection of twisted treats can grow year after year after year.

Rob Hudson
www.thenightbeforemovie.com.au

The holiday season comes but once a year – and that’s more than enough for the Cooper family. In this hilarious and heartwarming comedy, the family brace themselves for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. With her marriage on the rocks, Charlotte Cooper (Diane Keaton) has just one wish – to bring the whole family together for one last perfect Christmas. But with grand plans to rekindle the spark in their relationship, Charlotte’s husband Sam (John Goodman) is determined to use the holiday season to win her back. They aren’t the only ones trying to conceal the less than perfect aspects of their lives. Their perennially single daughter Eleanor (Olivia Wilde) persuades a charming soldier (Jake Lacy) she meets at the airport to pose as her boyfriend, and their son Hank (Ed Helms) is struggling with single parenthood. Meanwhile, Charlotte’s sister Emma (Marisa Tomei) has a run-in with the law on the day of the gathering. From the producers of The Family Stone, and boasting an all-star cast, Love the Coopers is a fun, riotous ride through the joy and chaos of Christmas… and nobody does chaos quite like the Coopers.

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Competition will be drawn 25 November 2015, winners will be notified by mail.