Film-lovers can look forward to a sizzling summer programme when Westpac OpenAir presents its sizzling summer programme this coming January-February.
The 41-night festival of film and food will transform Sydney Harbour once more, opening with the enthralling ‘A Complete Unknown’ starring Timothee Chalamet as a young Bob Dylan alongside Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, and Monica Barbara.
Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’ will also screen first for Australians at Westpac OpenAir. From Director Halina Reijn, ‘Babygirl’ is raw, unflinching exploration of intimacy, power and control.
Enjoying their Australian premieres are Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ starring Daniel Craig as an American expatriate living an isolated life in Mexico City, when he meets a vibrant young student; and Alexandre Dumas’ epic ‘The Count Of Monte Cristo’.
Elsewhere in the programme are ‘We Live In Time’ starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield; Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie’s turn as Maria Callas in ‘Maria’; and the hotly-anticipated ‘September 5’, set against the backdrop of the 1972 Munich Olympics, where a hostage crisis shocked the world.
The next chapter of Bridget Jones’ story, ‘Mad About The Boy’, will screen. . . As will the original ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ as a warm-up.
There are two one-off Sydney exclusives this season: ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’, a heartfelt insight into the life and music of the great Elton John co-directed by RJ Cutler and Elton’s husband David Furnish; and Amy Adams’ knock-out performance in ‘Nightbitch’ based on the best-seeing cult novel from Rachel Yoder.
Some of the hottest films of the Christmas and New Year period will make for a big night out on the harbour. There’s ‘Better Man’, ‘Anora’, The Room Next Door’, Gladiator II’, ‘Wicked’ and more.
If you missed out on some of the biggest films of the year, never fear! Westpac OpenAir will host screenings of ‘Lee’ starring Kate Winslet, Sundance Audience Award-winner ‘Kneecap’, and Italian break-out hit ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’. . . And rom-coms like ‘My Old Ass’, ‘Notting Hill’ and ‘Dirty Dancing’ will keep the love flowing.
There’ll be a new summer dining experience curated by Luke Nguyen, Danielle Alvarez and Scott McComas-WIlliams, from casual bites to refined, full-service meals across three unique culinary offerings.
Tickets are on sale from 9 December.
Westpac OpenAir plays Mrs Macquaries Point (Sydney) from 9 January-18 February.
