Cinemaniacs

Cinemaniacs Melbourne Film Collective - Founded by Lee Gambin
Screening retrospective films monthly at The Astor Theatre

Founded in 2012 by film historian Lee Gambin, Cinemaniacs was created with the intention of making cinema a truly unique experience. Screening retrospective films across all genres, Cinemaniacs allows audiences to see their most beloved films on the big screen again, or for the first time. Collaborating with acclaimed directors, writers, actors, producers, academics and composers, Cinemaniacs guarantee Melbourne film lovers cinema like never they have ever experienced before!

While CINEMANIACS has a brief break before our 2026 programming resumes, we thought we might take this moment to re-intr...
17/07/2026

While CINEMANIACS has a brief break before our 2026 programming resumes, we thought we might take this moment to re-introduce (or just introduce) ourselves to any longtime and new audience members…
Over the next few weeks, Meet The Team and get to know us the best way we know how — by sharing our personal Top 10 Favourite Films!
Starting with our beloved and dearly missed founder, LEE GAMBIN (1979-2024), the incredibly accomplished, prolific and revered film critic, historian and author.
Understandably, Lee isn’t here to canonically list his definitive Top 10, but these are ten films he adored that you can celebrate his legacy by rewatching…
TEA AND SYMPATHY (1956)
THE BOYS IN THE BAND (1970)
THE EXORCIST (1973)
HALLOWEEN (1978)
GODSPELL (1973)
THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (1984)
THE HOWLING (1981)
THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1975)
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
THE FOX AND THE HOUND (1981)

47 years ago today the world was gifted the brilliant Lee Gambin. Celebrate him today, watch one of his favourite films,...
12/07/2026

47 years ago today the world was gifted the brilliant Lee Gambin. Celebrate him today, watch one of his favourite films, read one of his books, listen to one of his audio commentaries. We will miss you forever Lee ❤️❤️❤️

12/07/2026

Thanks to everybody who turned out for last night’s screening of ROBOCOP, as well as all of our previous screenings in 2026.
will take a brief intermission in August to make way for the and return shortly thereafter, with the announcement of our second slate of films for the back half of the 2026 program to be announced soon… Exciting developments are afoot!
Comment with your predictions for future titles. You never know what you might see next at a screening…

These are just some of the awesome goodies up for grabs in the raffle preceding this Saturday night’s CINEMANIACS screen...
08/07/2026

These are just some of the awesome goodies up for grabs in the raffle preceding this Saturday night’s CINEMANIACS screening of ROBOCOP (1987) and ROBOCOP 2 (1990).
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Make sure to get your raffle tickets on arrival for your chance to win! Proceeds from our raffles go towards future Cinemaniacs screenings and events.
🎞️ Saturday 11th July at 6:30PM.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now via the Astor’s website. Two for the price of one!

05/07/2026

ROBOCOP 2 (1990) also screens alongside the 1987 original, next weekend at CINEMANIACS. 🦾🚔
🎞️ Saturday 11th July at 6:30PM.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now via the Astor’s website. Two for the price of one!

04/07/2026

Paul Verhoeven’s cult classic sci-fi satire ROBOCOP (1987), screening next weekend at CINEMANIACS (alongside its 1990 sequel). 🦾🚔
🎞️ Saturday 11th July at 6:30PM.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now via the Astor’s website. Two for the price of one!

If you’re still riding the high like us after last night’s fabulous screening, Cinemaniacs returns in only two weeks tim...
27/06/2026

If you’re still riding the high like us after last night’s fabulous screening, Cinemaniacs returns in only two weeks time with a double feature presentation of Paul Verhoeven’s cult classic sci-fi satire ROBOCOP (1987) and Irvin Kershner’s followup ROBOCOP 2 (1990). 🦾🚔
🎞️ Saturday 11th July at 6:30PM.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now via the Astor’s website. Two for the price of one!

Beautiful day for the Cinemaniacs crew to get together, plan some exciting things for part two of our 2026 program and o...
21/06/2026

Beautiful day for the Cinemaniacs crew to get together, plan some exciting things for part two of our 2026 program and officially welcome Rob Povey to the team!

After introducing The Hunger in 2024 and Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy in 2025, Rob Povey joins Cinemaniacs as our newest board member/co-programmer.
Rob is a freelance makeup artist based in Naarm, who began his career working on various short films and music videos, before moving into the fashion and beauty space where he predominately works these days.
But beyond that, Rob is a lifelong lover of film across all genres — with a specialised interest in horror, arthouse, and q***r cinema — and can be found at the movies pretty much any time he isn’t working. His passion stems from an early love of acting all throughout childhood before realising his true interests ultimately lay behind-the-scenes.
ROB POVEY // MAKEUP ARTIST

13/06/2026

Behind-the-scenes clips and interviews with the cast and crew on set during the making of VELVET GOLDMINE (1998), screening next as part of the CINEMANIACS 2026 programme at The Astor.
🎞️ SATURDAY 27th JUNE at 6:30PM.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale directly at the Astor box office.

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