Join us at Dendy Coorparoo or Dendy Portside on Friday, January 30 @ 8:30pm for a Fright Night Screening of SEND HELP, starring Rachel McAdams with a Stone & Wood beer on arrival.

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Send Help – Fright Night Preview
Friday , January 30 @ 8.30pm
DENDY COORPAROO | DENDY PORTSIDE
www.dendy.com.au

From the iconic romcom NOTTING HILL and the 80s gem DIRTY DANCING to the Audrey Hepburn classic BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S and the 90s comedy smash CLUELESS, there’s something for everyone on this bill.

Join us from Thursday, 20 March – Thursday 10 April for some retro nostalgia in the picturesque surrounds of New Farm Park right next to the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse and experience Brisbane’s only all year round outdoor cinema.

NOTTING HILL (1999), starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant tells the story of William Thacker a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop.

A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.
Screening Thursday, 20 March

DIRTY DANCING (1987), starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey features one of the most iconic soundtracks, one of the most quoted movie lines and one of the most memorable dance scenes attempted across dancefloors for decades.

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Screening Thursday, 27 March

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961), starring Audrey Hepburn tells the story of Holly Golightly, an eccentric but beautiful socialite and New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

Henry Mancini’s ‘Moon River’, sung by Hepburn in the film went on to win the ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Original Song.
Screening Thursday, 3 April

CLUELESS (1995), starring Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd follows shallow, rich and socially successful Cher (Silverstone) who is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school’s pecking scale.

Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was — and falls for him.
Screening Thursday, 10 April

Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinemas Retro Thursdays
20 March – 10 April 2025
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinemas – Brisbane
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

Runt has already captured the hearts of readers, sweeping major Australian literary awards including the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year for Young Readers, and Book of the Year for Younger Children at the Australian Book Industry Awards. Now, this heartwarming tale makes its way to the big screen, starring Lily LaTorre, Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber, Deborah Mailman, Matt Day, and Jack Thompson.

Set in the picturesque country town of Upson Downs, Runt follows 11-year-old Annie and her adopted stray dog, Runt, as they embark on an incredible journey to save her family’s farm. Their adventures take them from their small Australian town to the World Dog Championships in London in a story filled with kindness, friendship, and the courage to live your truth.

To celebrate the film’s release, STUDIOCANAL and Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema is hosting a special dog-friendly outdoor screening:

RUNT FAMILY PREVIEW SCREENING: BEST RUNT IN SHOW

• Date: Wednesday, September 11
• Time:
  o 5:00 PM: Arrivals and Doggie Wares
  o 5:30 PM: Best Runt In Show Parade judged by author Craig Silvey
  o 6:30 PM: Preview Screening of Runt
• Location: Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema
• Tickets: $20 Adults & $18.50 Children (includes a drink on arrival)

Event Highlights:

• First 50 Bookings: Receive an exclusive Runt doggie bandana!
• Doggie Market: Browse unique products for your furry friends
• Best Runt In Show Parade: Show off your adorable four legged friend in a parade judged by Runt author Craig Silvey, with a chance to win fabulous prizes.
• Preview Screening of Runt: Enjoy the film with an audience of fellow dog enthusiasts.
• Free Doggie Samples: Treat your pup to some tasty freebies.

This outdoor screening offers a unique opportunity for families and dog lovers to enjoy a film under the stars with their beloved pet pooch.

Don’t miss out on this tail-wagging event – join us for an evening of fur, fun, and film at the Runt Family Preview Screening!

Runt Dog Friendly Screening
Wednesday 11 September 2024
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

The 2024 Oscar Nominations are here, and you can celebrate the best of the best films of the past year at Dendy as we screen these amazing gems the Academy has recognised.

Want to win the office Oscar Ballot? Then catch these Oscar-nominated films on the big screen and decide for yourself who should win the big prize! There is a plethora of films to choose from Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction and Foreign Language.

See session times and book tickets here!

You can also experience this year’s Oscar-nominated short films as we bring you this year’s Academy Award nominees for Short Film – both Animation and Live Action – to the big screen.

It’s a must-see for awards season fans and lovers of the very best in short films from around the globe. You can see the nominated Animation Shorts Thursday, March 7 and Saturday, March 9 with the nominated Live Action Shorts screening on Friday, March 8 and Sunday, March 10.

Oscar nominated films and shorts
Currently screening
Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo
wwwcoorparoo.dendy.com.au

Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for three BAFTAs including Outstanding British Film, this brilliant gem paints an exhilarating, moving, and painfully familiar portrait of young adulthood.

It’s supposed to be the best summer ever. Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce), Skye and Em touch down on the Greek party resort of Malia for the vacation to end all vacations, the girls trip every British teenager ticks off at the cusp of adulthood.

Tara, the last remaining virgin, is on a mission to change that: and her best friends are causing chaos right alongside her. The 16-year-old drinks and dances her way through the strip – with all its messy bars and grimy nightclubs – until she meets a couple of boys on the neighbouring hotel balcony who she hopes might give her a summer to remember.

How to Have Sex – Sunday Preview Session
25 February 2025
Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo
https://coorparoo.dendy.com.au/how-to-have-sex—sunday-session-preview/

Oh, but it is with Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema’s Dog-Friendly screening of MEAN GIRLS on Sunday, February 11 – Fetch is going to be music to you and your pup’s ears.

Because we wear pink on Wednesdays (and in this case – Sundays too), dress to impress in your finest pink with a $100 Pet Barn Voucher up for grabs for the best dressed doggo and their human. All you need to do is post a photo tagging Dendy Powerhouse (#dendypowerhouse #dendypowerhouseoutdoorcinema @dendy.au) to go in the running for this great prize.

Plus, we have a very cool best-dressed giveaway on the day thanks to our friends at Doglato.

In Mean Girls, new student Cady is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite popular girls called ‘The Plastics’ ruled by their queen bee Regina George with her minions Gretchen and Karen. With the help of her outcast friends Janis and Damian Cady sets out to take down this apex predator.

Gates open at 6pm with the film commencing at last light.

Dendy Powerhouse Dog-Friendly Screening: Mean Girls
11 February 2024
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

Terms and conditions, for the safety and enjoyment of all:
All dogs must be kept on a short leash (2 metres or under). All dog owners are required to respect the park as well as other patrons by picking up after their dog and keeping it quiet during the film. Please bring a drinking container and plenty of water for your dog. Dog owners with aggressive dogs or dogs that must be muzzled will be denied entry. If a dog becomes aggressive or fights with another dog once inside the venue, the owner will be asked to immediately remove their dog from the venue.

When I heard my pawrents speak of this colourful movie with my kindred spirit Margot Robbie, I knew I had to see it. Now let’s dispel a rumour right now, we of the furry kind can see moving images on a screen even if red and green are sort of difficult. What member of my fellow brethren doesn’t like to bark at those Hollywood doggos when we see them on the screen?

Now how to get my way? The bigger of my two pawrents had this stack of paper on the coffee table with an image of Margot on it, so I chewed up everything but that lovely face and even though I don’t think they enjoyed the mess, it must have planted a seed because only a few days later I walked up in my finest, plus that damn plastic thing to an outdoor space filled with chairs and fellow furry friends.

The mix of smells was wonderful and I even fancied a big pooch sitting regally a small distance away. Everyone was in such a good mood, the cuddles came from everywhere, although it does help that I’m cute as a button. I had such a good time I left my calling card as often as I could on the walk back to the steel box that moves. The next day the pawrents were saying something about another outdoor event with something called Mean Girls. I will be going to that as I already have a few ideas, just hope this stupid plastic thing is gone by then.

The Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Theatre with have a second dog-friendly screening of the film Mean Girls on Sunday February 11. Info at:www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au
Nina Hudson

DENDY POWERHOUSE OUTDOOR CINEMA is a new and innovative concept from the independent cinema group with traditional cinema locations already cemented into the Brisbane cinema scene at Coorparoo and Portside Wharf. Dendy now invites you to experience a new era in Brisbane entertainment with the first permanent outdoor cinema for the city.

Nothing says you’re in Queensland more than gathering with your friends and family and enjoying the outdoor lifestyle year-round so what better way to mix our love of film and cinema going than with the ultimate outdoor movie experience. No longer do you have to stay inside for your cultural fix.

Dendy Cinemas CEO, Sharon Strickland expressed the collective excitement of this new venture saying, “We are delighted to be partnering with the Brisbane Powerhouse to deliver a stylish and sophisticated, all year round, outdoor cinema experience for the Brisbane community. True to the Dendy brand, Dendy Powerhouse will screen high quality curated content across a wide range of genres, aiming to transport audiences on a journey like never before”.

With such an iconic landmark as Brisbane Powerhouse and set alongside the picturesque New Farm Park and the Brisbane River, it is the perfect backdrop to set the stage for a stylish, comfortable and unique escape into the world of movies.

Brisbane Powerhouse CEO/Artistic Director Kate Gould says, “We’re thrilled to partner with Dendy on this new Outdoor Cinema, a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to showcasing diverse art forms at Brisbane Powerhouse. This cinema will feature Dendy’s impressive film selection alongside our festival programming, offering audiences a range of films, from blockbusters to artistically diverse creations.”

Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema will be showcasing a program of films every Thursday – Sunday evenings catering for movie enthusiasts of all ages with a carefully curated mix of our unique blend of arthouse and mainstream programming.

In line with this programming strategy, Dendy will look to any opportunity that may present itself – be it arthouse breakouts, marquee blockbusters, concert films, children’s content, theatre productions, as well as restorations and re-releases.

Given that Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema will operate all year-round, the goal will be to maintain a broad but curated program with an emphasis on quality and balance for all that is synonymous with the Dendy brand.

The unique relationship with the Powerhouse team will allow Dendy to coordinate and align with their upcoming programs and exhibitions. Dendy will screen content and events that are both thematically complementary, and contrasting, to upcoming curations and exhibitions to maintain audience engagement in ways that a standard cinema isn’t able to.

Patrons will be fully immersed with a massive outdoor screen atop custom-made 40ft shipping containers and wireless headphones with superior sound quality, whilst reclining back in outdoor lounge chairs with wide armrests. Patrons can order a glass of wine or beer, pair it with a cheese-box or partake in one of Dendy’s classic cinema snacks, including the lovingly hand-scooped choc tops all from the comfort of their seat via a QR code.

Central Ward Councillor Vicki Howard says “Dendy Powerhouse is an exciting cultural offering for Brisbane which takes advantage of the city’s beautiful weather and tropical gardens. This cinema under the stars is sure to attract residents and visitors wanting to try an outdoor movie experience.”

Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema opens Friday, November 10 with the highly anticipated film, THE MARVELS followed by the perfect Dendy mix of blockbusters and arthouse with a film line-up including THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLED OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, DUMB MONEY, THE KILLER, BAD BEHAVIOUR, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, THE ROYAL HOTEL and SALTBURN.

Tickets are now available for purchase. See our Summer line-up, session times and book your seats exclusively online at dendy.com.au.

Dendy Powerhouse is supported by Brisbane City Council and Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, an Australian Government Initiative.
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

First on stage is the celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday with LONG STORY SHORT: WILLIE NELSON 90; a two-hour concert film featuring his most memorable performances plus a star-studded list of performances including Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Tom Jones and many more.
Screening 10 & 11 June

This 90-year celebration is followed by the 10-year anniversary of Korea’s greatest music exports – BTS. Follow along as two of the band members forge solo careers in J-HOPE IN THE BOX and SUGA: ROAD TO D-DAY.
Both documentaries will be screening 17 & 18 June

The next act up is the Grateful Dead’s annual concert, GRATEFUL DEAD MEET UP AT THE MOVIES 2023. This year the band takes you back to Chicago’s Soldier Field in June 1991. On a Saturday night in front of 60 000 fans, the Dead played one of the greatest shows of the era with some of their biggest hits.
Screening for one night only on 22 June

Next on the playlist is the celebration of the 80th anniversary of its original Broadway premiere with a one-off screening of OKLAHOMA! STARRING HIGH JACKMAN. Recorded during its record breaking 1998 run on London’s West End, this is your chance to experience the magic of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical on the big screen.
Screening 16 July

Round out this musical feast with a finale from the King of Waltz with ANDRÉ RIEU’S MAASTRICHT CONCERT: LOVE IS ALL AROUND. From his beautiful hometown, the annual event is a musical feast covering classics, popular sing-alongs and waltzes. André teams up with surprise guests including the Gospel Choir for a party of music, dance and love.
Screening 26 & 27 August

Music at the Movies
10 June – 27 August 2023
Dendy Cinemas
www.dendy.com.au/

They have sourced the original 35mm prints to present these films just as the directors’ intended them to be seen on glorious celluloid film. Experience sci-fi cult classics like Luc Busson’s THE FIFTH ELEMENT and Paul Verhoeven’s ROBOCOP, award-winning masterworks like William Wyler’s BEN-HUR, David Lynch’s BLUE VELVET, and Dennis Hopper’s EASY RIDER, and a touch of Clint Eastwood grit with DIRTY HARRY. Plus, in honour of Bastille Day, join us for our screening of Mathieu Kassovitz’s LA-HAINE.

Nothing beats the true celluloid experience. Book for the entire 2023 season to secure your seats.

THE FIFTH ELEMENT Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Academy Award winner Gary Oldman star in Luc Besson’s visually arresting and thrillingly entertaining sci-fi epic that takes us to a world vastly different from that which we know today for the ultimate battle of good versus evil.

BEN-HUR Winner of 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture and featuring one of the most legendary action sequences in film history, this cherished classic from the golden age of Hollywood stars Charlton Heston as the titular Jewish prince whose quest for vengeance fuels his every move.

BLUE VELVET From auteur filmmaker David Lynch comes a terrifying, compelling, and darkly funny mystery cemented by intense performances from Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, and Academy Award winner Laura Dern. An unforgettable vision of innocence lost, don’t miss one of the most influential American films of the past few decades.

DIRTY HARRY Set on the mean streets of San Francisco in the early 1970s, this gritty and suspenseful film stars Clint Eastwood as the infamous Inspector Harry Callahan, who earned the moniker Dirty Harry for his reputation of handling the dirtiest homicidal crimes. When a vicious serial killer emerges, it’s clear the only man who can stop his reign of terror is the cop with a very dirty attitude.

EASY RIDER The definitive counterculture blockbuster, this down-and-dirty directorial debut of former clean-cut teen star Dennis Hopper heralded the arrival of a new voice in film, one pitched angrily against the mainstream. With its radical, New Wave style editing, outsider-rock soundtrack, revelatory performance by a young Jack Nicholson, and an explosive ending, the American road trip would never be the same.

ROBOCOP Unsurpassably thrilling, unexpectedly moving, and unforgettably hilarious in equal measure, Paul Verhoeven’s future of law enforcement features exciting and kinetic visuals, a sharp script, an iconic cast, and exceptional special effects in this classic story of a heroic cop who is resurrected a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and steel to become the latest defence against crime.

LA HAINE Winner of Best Director at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and three César Awards including Best Film, Mathieu Kassovitz’s French crime drama remains a seminal piece of 90s cinema. A blisteringly effective pieces of urban cinema, this hard-hitting and uncompromising look at the long-festering social and economic divisions in Paris remains as pertinent as ever.

Celluloid Dreams 2023
Dendy Newtown, Sydney
From January 24, 2023
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