Events

The 2021 Oscar nominees are here, and once again we're super proud to have been one of the few cinemas in Australia to screen all 8 of the Best Picture nominees over the past year.

Our Cult Classics calendar includes silver screen masterpieces from the 40s through to now.

A home for mind-breakers, trend-setters, razor-walkers, loose-wires, truth-talkers, trailblazers and envelope-pushers.

Strip bare (or to undies) for this special event nude screening of Patrick!

Members preview this touching and acclaimed period drama from visionary director Kelly Reichardt

Enjoy a preview of Wrath of Man with a complimentary KAIJU! beer on arrival*, plus cheap frothies from the bar until close.

Join us for a premiere screening of a new Melbourne made indie feature followed by a Q+A with director Lee Galea and film stars Jonah Garvie, Julie Strini and Giustino Della Vedova after the film.

Join us for a preview of June Again followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with Margaret Pomeranz and stars of the film Claudia Karvan, Noni Hazlehurst & Stephen Curry.

Zachary Ruane (Aunty Donna) and other special guests host a monthly movie night in defence of [allegedly] the worst films in history.

Sing and dance along to this timeless cult classic for a Mothers Day weekend special! We would like, if we may, to take you one a strange journey. Dress for a trip to Transylvania and be apart of this fabulous screening.

Join us for a one off screening of Boyz 'n the Hood. 30 years since John Singleton presented this powerful and unflinching film that looks at growing up in inner-city Los Angeles.

Three women embark on a mission to find out why an increasing number of women are emerging from their births physically and emotionally traumatised.

Enjoy a preview of Spiral with a complimentary Kaiju Krush! on arrival*, plus cheap frothies from the bar until close!

A program of film screenings with live music dedicated to three of the brightest film stars from the Italian silent cinema’s golden age

Members preview this moving and insightful documentary on David Gulpilil, one of Australia's most beloved actors.

Join us for a screening of the daring, confronting and intensely personal documentary on the life of artist Christina Conrad.

Join us for a special limited season of soccer-odyssey King Otto!

We're showcasing all ten feature films by the master of surreal cinema, David Lynch, to commemorate his 75th birthday.

Discover the essence of French cool with our essential Jean-Pierre Melville retrospective, featuring six stunning features.

A complete retrospective of the master of melodrama's films.

Seven of the irreverent, rule-breaking director's best films.

We're bringing nearly the entire oeuvre of the Master of Suspense himself back to the big screen.

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

The Lido Jazz Room boasts live music and comedy weekly.

Live stand-up comedy weekly in the intimate Lido Jazz Room.

$8 tickets for members daily, $10 tickets for non-members!

Lido monthly film trivia by Swinburne.

Crying, kicking, screaming is welcome, and that goes for the babies as well.

Lido on the Roof is currently closed, and will be reopening in November 2021.

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen. 

They had style, they had grace. Special matinee screenings of the greatest and most glamourous pictures from Hollywood and beyond. Don't just stand there, let's get to it!

You're entering a world of pain.

We’re celebrating the larger-than-life Italian maestro filmmaker Federico Fellini with a retrospective of almost all of his incredible films.

Enjoy previews of these fresh films with a complimentary Kaiju Krush! on arrival*, plus cheap frothies from the bar until close.

Our new limited edition tote is a must-have accessory for any serious cinephile.

A 13-film salute to Our Nic.