Real reel: Exhumed Cinema brings 35mm film showcase to Strange Festival 2024

When’s the last time you saw a movie in 35mm? It’s probably been years, maybe even decades! But now you can break that dry spell with Exhumed Cinema, playing as part of the 2024 Strange Festival at the Como Theatre (formerly the Cygnet).

There’s a great and diverse selection of 63 films, most playing in 35mm and some in 16mm, with some classics such as The Matrix, Fight Club, The Goonies, Dr. Strangelove, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Terminator. There’s also some cult classics, guilty pleasures, and childhood faves playing like Evolution, Batman & Robin, Eraser, The Lizzie MacGuire Movie, George of the Jungle, and Jumanji. There are even some newer films given the celluloid treatment, like last year’s Poor Things and the film-centred Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Exhumed Cinema will give cinephiles a taste of the celluloid revival, with the opportunity to check out a selection of films, both old and new, with real reel being projected on the silver screen.

Exhumed Cinema is screening at the Como Theatre from Friday, June 14 to Wednesday, July 3, 2024. For more info and to buy tickets, head to strangefestival.com.au