Central Cinema Alexandra

09/10/2026

🎬 LOVE HAVING A CINEMA RIGHT HERE IN ALEXANDRA?

October is a particularly good month to be a film lover, with two short-film festivals and everything from Jane Austen and magical nostalgia to political drama, science fiction and wartime tension.

If you follow our page and enjoy coming to our screenings but haven’t yet become a member, we’d love to invite you to join us.

Central Cinema is a community-run, not-for-profit cinema operated by local volunteers. Your membership helps us continue bringing a varied and interesting selection of films to Alexandra—and gives you reduced-price tickets and other member benefits too.

Find out more and join online:
👉 https://www.centralcinema.co.nz/become-a-member

Which of our October films are you most looking forward to?

07/10/2026

🎬 WHAT’S ON AT CENTRAL CINEMA
8–14 OCTOBER

There’s something for everyone this week—from school-holiday family fun and magical nostalgia to political intrigue, historical adventure and powerful drama.

THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER
The Wizard of the Kremlin — 7:30pm
M | 136 mins

FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER
Forgotten Island — 11:00am
PG | 109 mins

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom — 2:00pm
PG | 91 mins

SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom — 11:00am
PG | 91 mins

Forgotten Island — 2:00pm
PG | 109 mins

The Wizard of the Kremlin — 7:30pm
M | 136 mins

SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER
Forgotten Island — 11:00am
PG | 109 mins

The Weight — 2:00pm
R16 | 115 mins

Heart of the Beast — 5:00pm
M | 100 mins

MONDAY 12 OCTOBER
Practical Magic 2 — 7:30pm
M | 130 mins

WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER
The Wizard of the Kremlin — 2:00pm
M | 136 mins

🎟 Adults $15 | Members and students $10

Book your seats at:
👉 https://www.centralcinema.co.nz

01/10/2026

🎬 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL CINEMA
1–7 October

The school-holiday fun continues, with family adventures during the day and drama, thrills and international short films for our evening audiences.

🎟 Adults $15 | Members and students $10
Book online at centralcinema.co.nz or purchase tickets from the box office before the film.

*Sorry, no complimentary tickets for the Manhattan Short Film Festival screenings.

26/09/2026

🎬 WHAT’S ON AT CENTRAL CINEMA

Enjoy a trip to the movies during the school holidays! From family fun with Shaun the Sheep and Forgotten Island to gripping dramas for our older audiences, here’s what’s screening through to Wednesday:

🌸 Saturday 26 September
Closed for the Blossom Festival

🎟 Sunday 27 September
11am — Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (PG)
2pm — The Weight (R16)
5pm — By Any Means (R16)

🎟 Monday 28 September
11am — Forgotten Island (PG)
2pm — Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (PG)
7.30pm — The Weight (R16)

🎟 Tuesday 29 September
11am — Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (PG)
2pm — Forgotten Island (PG)

🎟 Wednesday 30 September
2pm — Heart of the Beast (M)

Tickets: Adults $15 | Members and students $10
Book online at centralcinema.co.nz

18/09/2026

🎬 WHAT’S ON AT CENTRAL CINEMA

Three films, five screenings—here’s what’s showing this week:

SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
The Weight | 7.30pm | TBC | 113 mins

SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
By Any Means | 2pm | R16 | 107 mins
Lomu | 5pm | E | 107 mins

MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
By Any Means | 7.30pm | R16 | 107 mins

WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
The Weight | 2pm | TBC | 113 mins

🎟 Adults $15 | Members & Students $10
👉 Book now: centralcinema.co.nz

11/09/2026

🎬 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL CINEMA
11–16 September

Music, rugby and a gripping true-crime story are on the big screen this week!

Fri 11 Sep

🎸 Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger – 7:30pm
Liam and Noel Gallagher are back together in this celebration of the incredible Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour. Featuring rehearsal, backstage and onstage access — plus their first joint interviews in more than 20 years — it captures the music, the fans and the emotion surrounding one of rock ’n’ roll’s biggest comebacks.

Sat 12 Sep

🎬 By Any Means – 7:30pm | R16 | 107min
Inspired by a true story, a young Black FBI agent is sent to 1960s Mississippi to investigate the killings of civil rights leaders. His unlikely partner? Notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg in a tense story where justice and vengeance begin to blur.

Sun 13 Sep

🏉 Lomu – 2:00pm | E | 107min
The story of an extraordinary Tongan/Kiwi athlete who became the youngest All Black of his time and a global rugby phenomenon. Through archive footage and interviews with family and friends, Lomu looks beyond the sporting legend to Jonah’s Tongan roots, remarkable rise and the challenges he faced away from the field.

🎸 Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger – 5:00pm

Mon 14 Sep

🏉 Lomu – 7:30pm | E | 107min

Wed 16 Sep

🎬 By Any Means – 2:00pm | R16 | 107min

🎟 Tickets: Adults $15 | Members & Students $10
👉 Book now: centralcinema.co.nz

04/09/2026

🎬 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL CINEMA
4–9 September

From an All Blacks legend and a Christopher Nolan epic to Jason Statham action and an exploration of one of the 20th century’s most provocative artists — there’s plenty of variety on screen this week.

Sat 5 Sep

🏉 Lomu – 7:30pm | E | 107min
The world knew the legend, but few knew the man. This powerful new documentary explores Jonah Lomu’s extraordinary journey from South Auckland to becoming rugby’s first global superstar — and the family, faith, identity and personal struggles behind his remarkable story.

Sun 6 Sep

💥 Mutiny – 2:00pm | R16 | 95min
Jason Statham is back in action. After his billionaire boss is murdered, Cole Reed is framed for the crime and forced on the run as he fights to uncover an international conspiracy.

⚔️ The Odyssey – 5:00pm | M | 177min
Christopher Nolan brings Homer’s legendary saga to the big screen in a sweeping mythic action epic. Matt Damon leads an all-star cast as Odysseus, with Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron.

Mon 7 Sep

🎬 Turner – ENCORE SCREENING – 7:30pm | R13 | 109min
Missed it the first time? Here’s another chance to catch Turner on the big screen.

Wed 9 Sep

🏉 Lomu – 2:00pm | E | 107min

🎨 Art Series: Taboo: Egon Schiele – 7:30pm | 90min | Italian, English subtitled
A fascinating journey into the mind and legacy of Egon Schiele, exploring his art, writings and poetry alongside his complex relationships with women and his preoccupation with time and death.

🎟 Tickets: Adults $15 | Members & Students $10
👉 Book now: centralcinema.co.nz

26/08/2026

Sat 29 Aug

🎻 André Rieu’s 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht! – 2:00pm
Celebrate 20 years of André Rieu’s spectacular summer concerts on Maastricht’s Vrijthof square. Captured live in his hometown, Viva Maastricht! promises an afternoon of music, celebration and that unmistakable André Rieu magic.
Special screening – no comps

🎟 Tickets: Adults $15 | Members & Students $10
👉 Book now: centralcinema.co.nz

26/08/2026

🎬 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL CINEMA

27 August – 2 September

A little music, art, drama and opera this week — with four very different big-screen experiences to choose from.

Sat 29 Aug

🎻 André Rieu’s 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht! – 2:00pm
Celebrate 20 years of André Rieu’s spectacular summer concerts on Maastricht’s Vrijthof square. Captured live in his hometown, Viva Maastricht! promises an afternoon of music, celebration and that unmistakable André Rieu magic.
Special screening – no comps

🎨 Colours of Time – 7:30pm | M | Subtitled
Four cousins inherit an abandoned house in Normandy and uncover the remarkable story of their ancestor Adèle, who travelled to Paris in 1895 — just as photography and Impressionism were transforming the city. Past and present intertwine in this warm, visually rich French story.

Sun 30 Aug

🦅 H Is for Hawk – 5:00pm | M
Claire Foy stars in this moving true story based on Helen Macdonald’s acclaimed memoir. After losing her beloved father, Helen turns to falconry and the formidable goshawk Mabel, beginning an unexpected journey through grief, nature and healing.

Tue 1 Sep

🌺 Met Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego – 1:00pm | M
Art, passion, love and loss collide in this magical-realist opera inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. On Mexico’s Day of the Dead, Frida leaves the underworld to reunite with Diego, giving the famously tempestuous couple one final chance to revisit their extraordinary relationship.
Sung in Spanish | No comps

Wed 2 Sep

🎨 Colours of Time – 2:00pm | M | Subtitled

🎟 Tickets: Adults $15 | Members & Students $10
👉 Book now: centralcinema.co.nz

21/08/2026