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Moneyball

Opening at LIDO on February 16

True story, baseball drama starring Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. From the director of Capote. Read more

The Ides of March

Opening at LIDO on February 16

Political drama directed by George Clooney, about an idealistic staffer (Ryan Gosling) for a newbie presidential candidate (Clooney) who gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Read more

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Opening at LIDO on February 23

Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliott), this drama tells the story of a young boy's journey after his father's death in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Read more

The Enchanted Island (MetOpera)

Opening at LIDO on February 23

The 2011-2012 MetOpera series is the Metropolitan Opera's fifth season of live performances, captured in HD, featuring 11 transmissions with many of the world's greatest singers. Read more at nzmetopera.com. Read more

Travelling Light (NT Live)

Opening at LIDO on March 1

Part of a National Theatre of London initiative to bring stage productions to cinemas, Travelling Light is a live recording direct from the London stage (find out more at nationaltheatre.org.uk/ntlive). Screenings are limited. Read more

My Week with Marilyn

Opening at LIDO on March 8

Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) stars as film icon Marilyn Monroe in this drama based on her time making The Prince and the Showgirl, and the week she spent being escorted around Britain by a production assistant while her husband left the country. Read more

Götterdämmerung (MetOpera)

Opening at LIDO on March 11

The 2011-2012 MetOpera series is the Metropolitan Opera's fifth season of live performances, captured in HD, featuring 11 transmissions with many of the world's greatest singers. Read more at nzmetopera.com. Read more

The Skin I Live In

Opening at LIDO on March 15

Antonio Banderas reunites with director Pedro Almodovar (Talk to Her, All About My Mother) to star in this skin-crawling Spanish thriller as a plastic surgeon who keeps a woman captive in order to conduct experiments. Read more

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Opening at VICTORA on March 15

Dramatic-thriller starring Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) and John C. Reilly (Magnolia) as parents trying to cope with a daunting combination of guilt and grief after their teenage son goes on a killing spree. Read more

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Opening at LIDO on March 22

Comedy drama from director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), following a group of elderly Brits who decide to retire at the rundown Marigold Hotel in India. Stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson. Read more

The Comedy of Errors (NT Live)

Opening at LIDO on March 22

Part of a National Theatre of London initiative to bring stage productions to cinemas, The Comedy of Errors is a live recording direct from the London stage (find out more at nationaltheatre.org.uk/ntlive). Screenings are limited. Read more

The Women On the 6th Floor

Opening at LIDO on March 29

A breezy upstairs/downstairs French comedy centering on an uptight couple living in a swanky Parisian apartment in 1962, blissfully unaware that upstairs the building's servants quarters is overflowing with illegal immigrants, all of whom are hot-blooded Spanish country girls... Read more

Ernani (MetOpera)

Opening at LIDO on April 1

The 2011-2012 MetOpera series is the Metropolitan Opera's fifth season of live performances, captured in HD, featuring 11 transmissions with many of the world's greatest singers. Read more at nzmetopera.com. Read more

She Stoops to Conquer (NT Live)

Opening at LIDO on April 19

Part of a National Theatre of London initiative to bring stage productions to cinemas, She Stoops to Conquer is a live recording direct from the London stage (find out more at nationaltheatre.org.uk/ntlive). Screenings are limited. Read more