Alice Cinema & Film Specialists

22/05/2026

You are far too kind Alex but we do wholeheartedly agree that the incredible human beings working at Alice, are the heart and soul that keep the film passion burning.

Angus, Connor, Ethan, James, Jordan, Libby, Madison and Matthew; all past staff; and with the aroha and support from our very dear friends at Deluxe Cinemas and Lumière Cinemas ... this one's to you🥂🩷

Could Christchurch quietly be the cinema capital of the country?

21/05/2026

We have STAR WARS merch prizes to give away to the first lucky attendees in the opening days of THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU!

*Two incredible prize packs: lunch box, notepad, pen, sticker pack and T-shirt
* Ten caps.

To WIN, purchase your ticket, get to Alice quick and make sure to ask the staff at the box office. *while stocks last*

THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU tickets are on sale: https://alice.co.nz/movies/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/

20/05/2026

The galaxy is waiting.

WIN a DOUBLE PASS to see the latest installment in the epic STAR WARS story. To win, comment below your all time favourite STAR WARS character. May the Force be with you!

STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU starts today, get tickets here: https://alice.co.nz/movies/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/

20/05/2026

This week at ALICE, we are showing:

https://alice.co.nz/events/radff/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/show-me-shorts-cambodian-short-film-night-2026/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/the-sparks-brothers/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/the-devil-wears-prada-2/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/mother-mary/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/the-weed-eaters/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/michael/
https://alice.co.nz/movies/marama/

20/05/2026

Italian Cini Boeri, was a pioneer, both in her choices and her designs, of a new way of living that helped revolutionise the role of women in the family, in work, and in society. THE HOUSE OF CINI BOERI tells the story of her intense life and brilliant work.

THE HOUSE OF CINI BOERI
https://alice.co.nz/movies/radff-the-house-of-cini-boeri/

Screening tonight at 6pm in the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

19/05/2026

TUNER at ALICE!!!

A talented piano tuner’s life is turned upside down when he discovers that his meticulous skills for tuning pianos can equally be applied to cracking safes in this jazz-infused crime drama about love, loss, and the lengths we’ll go to for the people who matter most.

Book your tickets now: https://alice.co.nz/movies/tuner/

18/05/2026

The PRICKLY MOUNTAIN Filmmaker Q&A tonight has SOLD OUT but there are still tickets for Friday 22 May 6.20pm.

In the late ’60s and ’70s, a group of architects landed in Vermont with big ideas and a simple plan: to stop just designing buildings and start making them. Years later, director Allie Rood picks up a camera to trace the movement’s history, only to find herself building a house of her own.

PRICKLY MOUNTAIN AND MY DESIGN/BUILD LIFE
https://alice.co.nz/movies/radff-prickly-mountain-and-my-design-build-life/

Screening in the 2026 Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

17/05/2026

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas strike a beautiful chord.

A chance encounter between a washed-up wedding singer and a former boy ba**er during a late-night jam session, changes the course of both their lives when Danny turns one of Rick's songs into the hit that reignites his career.

POWER BALLAD opens at Alice 4 June, https://alice.co.nz/movies/power-ballad/

16/05/2026

Screening today in the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

PETER HUJAR'S DAY
This film is an illustration of the life of the creative mind and photographer, Peter Hujar. A 1974 conversation between Linda Rosenkrantz and Hujar sheds light on New York's vibrant downtown art world and the introspective journey of an artist's life.
https://alice.co.nz/movies/radff-peter-hujars-day/

BUILDING ON THE EDGE
Over the course of two years, a group of graduate students and their professor embarked on a journey to design and construct a new cutting-edge research station in Antarctica.
https://alice.co.nz/movies/radff-building-on-the-edge/

15/05/2026

Everything will become clear.

Steven Spielberg's epic new sci-fi starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth and Colman Domingo is coming!

DISCLOSURE DAY opens 11 June.
https://alice.co.nz/movies/disclosure-day/

15/05/2026

Directed by Steven Soderbergh THE CHRISTOPHERS stars James Corden and Jessica Gunning as the estranged children of a once-famous artist (Ian McKellen) who enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.

Advance Screenings
THE CHRISTOPHERS
29 May-1 June

Tickets on sale now: https://alice.co.nz/movies/the-christophers/