When you’re going to celebrate a birthday, you celebrate by doing what you like doing best. So, when it comes to Randwick Ritz Cinemas’ 85th birthday, the crew behind the scenes have gotten to work putting together a massive film program spanning more than eight decades. All up, it’s a whopping 85 films across 85 days. And, they’re all going to be shown in chronological order as well so you can go from retro to recent releases in just three months.
The biggest film program in Ritz Cinema history kicks off on Sunday 24 July and continues all the way through to Sunday 16 October. One film will be shown per day beginning with A Star Is Born (1937) and ending with the first Australian screening of The Green Knight (2021). Films will be screened in 35mm, 70mm and 4K formats.
Every day of Randwick Ritz Cinemas’ 85 Films In 85 Days film program is a highlight, with classics, favourites and award-winning films populating the entirety of the list. From drama to comedy to sci-fi and horror, pretty much every genre is covered. And, there’s a mystery screening for 1993. Some of our own favourites and top picks across the decades include:
The 30s
- The Wizard Of Oz on 26 July
The 40s
- Fantasia on 27 July
- Citizen Kane on 28 July
- Casablanca on 29 July
The 50s
- A Streetcar Named Desire on 7 August
- Rebel Without A Cause on 11 August
- Some Like It Hot on 15 August
The 60s
- Lawrence Of Arabia on 18 August
- A Hard Day’s Night on 20 August
- 2001: A Space Odyssey on 24 August
The 70s
- Pink Flamingos on 28 August
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest on 31 August
- Dawn Of The Dead on 3 September
- Alien on 4 September
The 80s
- Raging Bull on 5 September
- Blade Runner on 7 September
- Scarface on 8 September
- Do The Right Thing on 14 September
The 90s
- Goodfellas on 15 September
- A mystery movie is showing on 18 September
- Clueless on 20 September
- Trainspotting on 21 September
The 2000s
- In The Mood For Love on 25 September
- Lost In Translation on 28 September
- Brokeback Mountain on 30 September
- No Country For Old Men on 2 October
The 10s
- Frances Ha on 7 October
- The Babadook on 9 October
- Moonlight on 11 October
- Parasite on 14 October
85 Films in 85 Days begins on Sunday 24 July and ends on Sunday 16 October at Randwick Ritz Cinemas.