THE BOY AND THE HERON, from iconic filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is a wondrous and whimsical fantasy about life, death and creation.

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.

Be the first to see THE BOY AND THE HERON at Dendy Coorparoo or Dendy Portside on Tuesday, December 5 at 6.30pm.

The screening includes a Japanese Slipper Cocktail on arrival.

MAESTRO is Bradley Cooper’s acclaimed new towering and fearless love story of the legendary composer Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre. Starring Cooper and Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan, this love letter to life and art is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.

Be the first to see MAESTRO at Dendy Coorparoo or Dendy Portside on Wednesday, December 6 at 6.30pm.

The screening includes a glass of sparkling on arrival.

NEXT GOAL WINS is the hilarious and heartwarming new film from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi, starring Oscar Nominee, Michael Fassbender. Waititi’s trademark wit meets an incredible true story of an underdog soccer team’s journey of redemption in a film that blends humour and humanity in a deeply special way.

Be the first to see NEXT GOAL WINS at Dendy Coorparoo or Dendy Portside Saturday, December 9 at 6.30pm.

The screening includes a glass of sparkling on arrival.

POOR THINGS from filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite) and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Williem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Be the first to see POOR THINGS at Dendy Coorparoo Saturday, December 16 at 6.30pm.

The screening includes a Portuguese Tart and Champagne Cobbler on arrival.

Red Carpet Preview Screenings
Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo and Portside
Various dates throughout December 2024
www.dendy.com.au

Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, The Boy and the Heron is written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The film also features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi, and the theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was written and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu. The Japanese cast is led by Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki and Masaki Suda as The Gray Heron. Additional casting includes Ko Shibaski (Kiriko), AIMYON (Lady Himi), Yoshino Kimura (Natsuko), and Takuya Kimura (Shoichi Maki).

The English language dubbed version of the film will feature the voices of Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari, Amsterdam, The Pale Blue Eye), Dave Bautista (Dune, Guardians of the Galaxy), Gemma Chan (The Creator, Eternals, Crazy Rich Asians), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate, The Florida Project), Karen Fukuhara (The Boys, Suicide Squad), Mark Hamill (The Machine, House of Usher), Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet, upcoming Mickey 17), and Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer, Black Widow, Little Women). Luca Padovan joins the cast as Mahito Maki, and Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens are featured as the Parakeets. GKIDS handled casting and produced the English version in close consultation with Studio Ghibli, with ADR direction by Michael Sinterniklaas at NYAV Post, and English script adaptation by Stephanie Sheh. The English language dub was produced in accordance with the SAG-AFTRA Foreign Dubbing Agreement.

The Boy and the Heron debuted in Japan on July 14, where it surpassed Spirited Away’s opening four-day box office. The hand-drawn, original story animated feature — director Miyazaki’s first in 10 years — made its international premiere at the Opening Night Gala of the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on September 7. Tickets to all five TIFF screenings sold out in record time, and the film received glowing reviews and placed top three for the TIFF People’s Choice Awards. The film made its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival, its European Premiere as the Opening Night of San Sebastian International Film Festival, and made its UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. The film was also presented in IMAX at Los Angeles’s TCL Chinese Theatre on October 18 as Opening Night of the Animation is Film Festival.
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