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Madman proudly presents the year’s most talked about documentary, THE IMPOSTER – available on DVD and Digital Download from 17July, 2013.

A remarkable and chilling true story, THE IMPOSTER is the story of the disappearance of Nicholas Barclay, his grieving family and friends’ reaction upon his unexpected return and the authorities who began to question where truth ends and fiction begins.

In 1994, 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later it is reported that he has been found alive, albeit thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain and burdened by a mysterious and harrowing story of kidnap and torture.

As Nicholas settles back into a normal life in San Antonio, some of those around him begin to suspect there is something out of place. Nicholas looks remarkably different; he appears almost certainly older than his 16 years and now carries a strange accent, which there is only a vague explanation for. But most significantly, Nicholas’ family does not seem to acknowledge these inconsistencies. It is only when both the police and private investigator, Charlie Parker, start asking questions that this strange tale takes a jaw-dropping turn.

With a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, THE IMPOSTER is one of the year’s most acclaimed documentaries – and has received wide praise from audiences and critics alike, with the Australian theatrical release garnering in excess of $165,000 at the box office.

July to September 2013

Now Showing 

Titans of the Ice Age 3D

Titans of the Ice Age 3D transports moviegoers to the beautiful frozen landscapes of North America and Asia, ten thousand years before modern civilisation. Peer through the 3D canvas to an ancient world of ice and the dawn of our species, a time when man shared the tundra with majestic woolly beasts. Dazzling computer-generated imagery brings this mysterious era to life, from sabre-toothed cats and cave bears to dire wolves and woolly mammoths, both feared and hunted by prehistoric humans.

Tickets: $18.00 adult, $14.50 concession, $13.50 child, $55.00 Family (2 adults & 2 children) 

Man of Steel 3D

Superman is back flying across the IMAX Melbourne Museum screen in spectacular IMAX 3D! From director Zack Snyder and producer Christopher Nolan comes the latest Superman re-boot, Man of Steel 3D. Clark Kent/Kal-El is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond his imagination. Transported years ago to Earth from Krypton, a highly advanced, distant planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question ‘Why am I here?’ Shaped by the values of his  adoptive parents Martha and Jonathan Kent, Clark discovers having extraordinary abilities means making difficult decisions. When the world is in dire need of stability, an even greater threat emerges. Clark must become a Man of Steel, to protect the people he loves and shine as the world’s beacon of hope – Superman. 

Tickets: $26.50 adult, $22.50 concession, $19.00 child, $78 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Coming Soon 

Pacific Rim 3D

Exclusive to IMAX, Pacific Rim 3D moviegoers will see 26% more of the image on screen! From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro comes the latest sci-fi action adventure, Pacific Rim 3D. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised – massive robots, called Jaegers, controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers proved almost defenceless in the face of the relentless Kaiju.  On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot and an untested trainee—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Release date: 11 July 2013

Tickets: $26.50 adult, $22.50 concession, $19.00 child, $78 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Elysium

Following on from the success of District 9 in 2009, Neil Blomkamp goes on to write and direct his second feature film, science fiction thriller – Elysium. Staring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, Elysium is based in the year 2154 where two classes of people exist – the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined planet. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the crime and poverty that is now rampant throughout the land. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max, an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium’s Secretary Delacourt and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

Release date: 15 August 2013

Tickets: $26.50 adult, $22.50 concession, $19.00 child, $78 family (2 adults & 2 children)