Mercury Cinema

Clip It at the Mercury Cinema

[remark]Clip It! takes place Friday June 17. Doors at the Mercury Cinema open at 6pm. Entry is a Gold coin donation and RSVP is essential - call 84100979 or rsvp info@mrc.org.au.[/remark] Clip It! will showcase music clips produced by local filmmakers for...

The best cinema at OzAsia this year is made by young women

The OzAsia film festival is the only Australian screen program devoted to Asian cinema that isn't concentrated on a specific nation. Mercury Cinema director – Gail Kovatseff shares her favourites from the program.

The Coen Bros at Cinémathèque

Swinging wildly yet seamlessly between claustrophobic violence and side-splitting humour, the Coen Brothers can and will do every job on set to bring their unique vision to the screen. Making movies together since childhood – the pair were immediately noticed...

In My Blood It Runs + Q&A

Friday, 20 March 2020

Family, identity and the Asian-Australian experience in ‘The Plastic House’

In the lead up to OzAsia 2019, we spoke with Adelaide-based filmmaker Allison Chhorn about what drove her to create her feature film The Plastic House.

A refreshing look at the movie-going experience

Combining silent films and purpose-made music performed live in the cinema, Silent Remasters takes a new tilt on the audio-visual experience.

ACE Open is proof an art organisation can embody the entrepreneurial spirit

Meet ACE Open's new co-directors and learn a little more about Adelaide's most innovative arts organisation.

Hard Enough?

Filmmaker James "Jimmy Trash" Cameron has made a film about Australia in the '80s through the lens of the petrol, steel, rubber and dirt of Speedway. Jimmy argues Australia needs greater self-reflection as a nation, to celebrate our icons and also our ingrates.