Neighbourhood Watch 2023

Overview

Summer might be winding down, but that doesn't mean Melburnians are relegated to getting their flicks fix indoors. On Wednesday nights to wrap up February and start March, film distributor Umbrella Entertainment is teaming up with the Queen Victoria Market's Summer Night Market to setup an openair cinema — and three classic movies and one recent documentary are on the bill.

Each week between Wednesday, February 22–Wednesday, March 15, you'll want to head to Testing Grounds at 8pm to catch Neighbourhood Watch. Get there early, of course, and you can nab bites to eat and drinks to sip from the markets. It wouldn't be a trip to the movies without snacks, obviously.

As for what you'll be watching, the lineup kicks off with Australia's own Walkabout from 1971, then gets eerie with Italian horror masterpiece Suspiria (the 1977 original, not the recent remake).

The same two countries are represented with the final two flicks on the bill, too, thanks to Federico Fellini's 1963 gem 8 1/2 and recent Aussie doco Ablaze.

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