The Capitol Cinema

The Capitol Cinema Auckland’s iconic, 100-year-old independent cinema, offering unforgettable film experiences.

MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT - Well, that’s one way to tell your mother.Opening September 10 at The Capitol, Mum, I’m Alien P...
07/09/2026

MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT - Well, that’s one way to tell your mother.

Opening September 10 at The Capitol, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant is gloriously weird, wildly Kiwi, and proudly impossible to ignore.

Expect big feelings, strange cravings, family chaos, and a title that deserves its own emergency support group.

Read our In My View article with Yvette Parsons, then come see the film on the big screen where all alien pregnancies belong.

Book now: https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/mum-im-alien-pregnant

04/09/2026

Finally, a film title that says: cancel your plans immediately.

Opening September 10, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant lands at The Capitol with all the gloriously strange, funny, tender, outer-space chaos your cinephile heart could possibly require.

Read In My View article with the brilliant Yvette Parsons - talking cinema, creativity, and the magnificent madness of a film that proudly refuses to behave.

Read the article. See the film. Phone home if necessary.

Book now: https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/mum-im-alien-pregnant

Read the full story here: https://www.viewmag.co.nz/yvette-parsons-alien-mothers-kiwi-weirdos-and-the-fine-art-of-being-gloriously-peculiar/

04/09/2026

MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT is oozing into cinemas this September 10.

When underachiever Mary meets her shy neighbour sparks fly, but he’s packing something out-
of-this-world and she finds herself alien-pregnant in this hilarious and surprisingly sweet
sci-fi comedy

31/08/2026

The two-part historical epic DE GAULLE: TILTING IRON and DE GAULLE: LIBERTÉ are in cinemas August 13, and September 10 respectively.

When France crumbles, and signs the armstice agreement, one general flees to London to save what is left of France's Freedom. Join the French resistance in their fight against N**i Germany during WWII.

Featuring an acclaimed ensemble cast is led by Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale) as Charles de Gaulle, alongside Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill, Benoît Magimel (The Taste of Things), Mathieu Kassovitz (Amélie), and Anamaria Vartolomei (Happening).

Book Tickets today:
Part One - https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/de-gaulle-tilting-iron
Part Two - https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/de-gaulle-libert

'Tony'In Cinemas NowA 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a rest...
29/08/2026

'Tony'
In Cinemas Now

A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.

Book your Tickets Online Now:
https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/tony

28/08/2026

Before he was Anthony Bourdain, he was TONY.
Get Tickets Now

Step into the kitchen with director Matt Johnson and stars Dominic Sessa & Antonio Banderas in TONY. In Cinemas Now.

A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.

Book your Tickets Online Today:
https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/tony

A dying novelist. Two estranged sons. One very inconvenient family secret.Bill Nighy leads this sharp, funny and poignan...
28/08/2026

A dying novelist. Two estranged sons. One very inconvenient family secret.

Bill Nighy leads this sharp, funny and poignant drama about fathers, sons, buried truths, and the stories families tell to survive each other.

Big feelings. Dry wit. Excellent jumpers.

Book now: https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/-sons

28/08/2026

Lights out. Sound up. Coltrane in the dark.

Celebrate the centenary of John Coltrane’s birthday with a powerful Pitchblack Playback listening session, featuring highlights from his extraordinary 1957–1964 recordings - brought together across labels in one stunning new package and played loud in uncompressed audio through our cinema sound system.

No phones. No talking. No distractions. Just Coltrane, full force.

Book now: https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/pitchblack-playback-john-coltrane

28/08/2026

Lights out. Sound up. Coltrane in the dark.

Celebrate the centenary of John Coltrane’s birthday with a powerful Pitchblack Playback listening session, featuring highlights from his extraordinary 1957–1964 recordings - brought together across labels in one stunning new package and played loud in uncompressed audio through our cinema sound system.

No phones. No talking. No distractions. Just Coltrane, full force.

Book now https://www.thecapitol.co.nz/movie/pitchblack-playback-john-coltrane

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