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Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel   
Description In the “Squeakquel,” pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby (Zachary Levi). The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as “The Chipettes” – Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
Genre Comedy, Family
Rating G
Release Date Saturday, 26 December 2009
Length 1hr 28min
Main Cast Zach Levi, David Cross & Jason Lee. Voices of: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate.
Director Betty Thomas
Studio 20th Century Fox
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Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  10.30am, 4.50pm  
 Wednesday, 10 February  10.30am, 4.50pm  

 
Avatar 3D   
Description Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
Genre Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi
Rating M
Release Date Thursday, 17 December 2009
Length 2hr 42min
Main Cast Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi
Director James Cameron
Studio 20th Century Fox
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Website Visit the offical website
 
Avatar 3D Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  10.45am, 2.05pm, 5.30pm, 8.50pm  Please note a $5 refundable deposit is required on each set of 3D glasses.
 Wednesday, 10 February  10.45am, 2.05pm, 5.30pm, 8.50pm  Please note a $5 refundable deposit is required on each set of 3D glasses.

 
Bran Nue Dae   
Description

It’s the summer of 1969 and young WILLIE is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome, in the North of Western Australia - fishing, hanging out with his mates, and when he can, his girl ROSIE. However his mother THERESA has great hopes for him and she returns him to the religious mission in Perth for further schooling. After being punished by FATHER BENEDICTUS for an act of youthful rebellion, Willie runs away from the mission. But to where... he’s too ashamed to go home, it will break his mother’s heart.

Down on his luck he meets an old fella, who he calls ‘Uncle’ TADPOLE, and together they con a couple of hippies, ANNIE and SLIPPERY, into taking them on the 2,500 km journey through spectacular landscape back to Broome. Willie learns the hard and funny lessons he needs to get home, all the while pursued by Father Benedictus.

Genre Comedy
Rating PG
Release Date Thursday, 14 January 2010
Length 1hr 25min
Main Cast Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo, Magda Szubanski, Geoffrey Rush, Missy Higgins, Deborah Mailman
Director Rachel Perkins
Studio Roadshow Films
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Bran Nue Dae Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  10.50am, 12.45pm#, 2.45pm#, 7.05pm#, 9.00pm#  # Denotes Gold Lounge session also available.
 Wednesday, 10 February  10.50am, 12.45pm#, 2.45pm#, 7.05pm#, 9.00pm  # Denotes Gold Lounge session also available.

 
Daybreakers   
Description In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Genre Thriller, Horror
Rating MA
Release Date Thursday, 4 February 2010
Length 1hr 38min
Main Cast Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Vince Colosimo, Claudia Karvan
Director Michael & Peter Spierig
Studio Hoyts Distribution
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Daybreakers Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  12.30pm, 2.40pm, 6.50pm, 9.10pm  
 Wednesday, 10 February  12.30pm, 2.40pm, 6.50pm, 9.10pm  

 
Edge of Darkness   
Description As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
Genre Drama, Thriller
Rating
Release Date Thursday, 4 February 2010
Length 2hr 06min
Main Cast Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
Director Martin Campbell
Studio Icon Film Distribution
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Edge of Darkness Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  10.35am, 1.15pm#, 3.55pm#, 6.35pm#, 9.30pm#  # Denotes Gold Lounge session also available.
 Wednesday, 10 February  10.35am, 1.15pm#, 3.55pm#, 6.35pm#, 9.30pm  # Denotes Gold Lounge session also available.

 
Fantastic Mr Fox   
Description Based on the beloved story by Roald Dahl, the film tells the tale of the noble, charming and fantastic Mr. Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the crafty creature.
Genre Comedy
Rating PG
Release Date Friday, 1 January 2010
Length 1hr 27min
Main Cast George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Wallace Wolodarsky
Director Wes Anderson
Studio 20th Century Fox
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Fantastic Mr Fox Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  No sessions.  
 Wednesday, 10 February  No sessions.  

 
Invictus   
Description Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
Genre Drama
Rating
Release Date Thursday, 21 January 2010
Length
Main Cast Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman
Director Clint Eastwood
Studio Roadshow Films
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Invictus Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  10.30am, 4.00pm, 9.25pm  
 Wednesday, 10 February  10.30am, 4.00pm, 9.25pm  

 
It's Complicated   
Description Jane is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has – after a decade of divorce an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake. But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable – an affair. With Jake remarried to the much young Agness, Jane is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam, an architect hired to remodel Jane’s kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realises he’s become part of a love triangle. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around?
Genre Romance, Comedy
Rating M
Release Date Thursday, 7 January 2010
Length 2hr min
Main Cast Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Lake Bell
Director Nancy Myers
Studio Universal Pictures International
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It's Complicated Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  12.45pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.15pm  
 Wednesday, 10 February  12.45pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.15pm  

 
Law Abiding Citizen   
Description LAW ABIDING CITIZEN focuses on a man who, ten years after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, returns to extract justice from the assistant district attorney who prosecuted the case and made a deal with one of their killers. His vengeance threatens not only the man who allowed mercy to supersede justice, but also the system and the city that made it so.
Genre Drama, Thriller
Rating MA
Release Date Thursday, 28 January 2010
Length 1hr 48min
Main Cast Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb
Director F. Gary Gray
Studio Raodshow Film Distributors
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Law Abiding Citizen Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  1.40pm, 4.10pm, 6.45pm, 9.05pm  
 Wednesday, 10 February  1.40pm, 4.10pm, 6.45pm, 9.05pm  

 
Nine   
Description Rob Marshall, Oscar nominated director of Chicago, presents Nine, a vibrant and provocative musical that follows the life of world famous film director Guido Contini as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the numerous women in his life including his wife, his mistress, his film star muse, his confidant and costume designer, a young American fashion journalist, the whore from his youth and his mother.
Genre Drama
Rating M
Release Date Thursday, 21 January 2010
Length 1hr 58min
Main Cast Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Stacy Ferguson, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren
Director Rob Marshall
Studio Sony Pictures Releasing
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Nine Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  11.00am  
 Wednesday, 10 February  11.00am  

 
Old Dogs   
Description Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcee and the other a fun-loving bachelor  -- have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives.  The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins, leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.
Genre Comedy, Family
Rating PG
Release Date Saturday, 26 December 2009
Length 1hr 28min
Main Cast John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Matt Dillon, Justine Long, Lori Loughlin, Ella Bleu Travolta, Bernie Mac, Rita Wilson
Director Walk Becker
Studio Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Old Dogs Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  10.30am  
 Wednesday, 10 February  10.30am  

 
Sherlock Holmes   
Description In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.
Genre Action
Rating M
Release Date Saturday, 26 December 2009
Length 2hr 08min
Main Cast Robert Downey Jr, Rachel McAdams, Jude Law and Max Strong
Director Guy Ritchie
Studio Roadshow Films
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Sherlock Holmes Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  1.20pm, 6.45pm  
 Wednesday, 10 February  1.20pm, 6.45pm  

 
The Princess and the Frog   
Description Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
Genre Comedy
Rating G
Release Date Friday, 1 January 2010
Length 1hr 37min
Main Cast Anika Noni Rose, Terrence Howard, John Goodman, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey
Director John Musker and Ron Clements
Studio Walt Disney Animation Studios
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The Princess and the Frog Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  No sessions.  
 Wednesday, 10 February  No sessions.  

 
Tooth Fairy   
Description Dwayne Johnson is “The Tooth Fairy,” also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s hopes, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek “can’t handle the tooth” – bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers’ homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams
Genre Comedy
Rating G
Release Date Thursday, 14 January 2010
Length 1hr 41min
Main Cast Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Billy Crystal
Director Michael Lembeck
Studio 20th Century Fox
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Tooth Fairy Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  10.45am, 1.10pm, 4.00pm, 6.30pm  
 Wednesday, 10 February  10.45am, 1.10pm, 4.00pm, 6.30pm  

 
Up In The Air   
Description From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of “Juno,” comes “Up in the Air”, a comedy starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget.  He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he’s worked toward for years: reaching five million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveller woman of his dreams.
Genre Comedy, Drama
Rating M
Release Date Thursday, 14 January 2010
Length 1hr 49min
Main Cast George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Director Jason Reitman
Studio Paramount Pictures
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Up In The Air Showing at Ace - Midland Cinemas
 Date  Times  Notes
 Tuesday, 9 February  4.40pm#, 8.45pm  # Denotes Gold Lounge session also available.
 Wednesday, 10 February  4.40pm#, 8.45pm  # Denotes Gold Lounge session also available.