Editing Melbourne (section)

=== '''Film/ Cinema''' ===
Melbourne has a bevvy of cinemas, but films in Australia can break your budget. Try winning tickets through one of the mailing lists listed above in Useful Websites (Time Out and Three Thousand have giveaways almost weekly). You can hit up a discount night, go to a film club at a bar, try out one of the free screenings -- or splash out with an outdoor film.

'''Cinemas:'''
* Mondays: Kino in the city for $7; Cinema Nova in Carlton for $9, or $6 before 4pm
* Tuesdays: any Palace cinema (other than Kino) for $7; Hoyts for $11
* Wednesdays: Astor Cinema for $9
* [http://www.milkbarmag.com/2010/12/28/the-reel-deal/ list of deals]

'''Indie Film Nights:'''

[http://www.milkbarmag.com/2011/12/07/milk-bars-guide-to-melbournes-indie-film-nights/ Independent Film Nights in Bars] (Bar Open, Loop, Bar 303, Long Play, Kent Street) 

'''Indoor Free Films:'''
* [http://www.celebratesouthgate.com.au/events/category/cinema/ Celebrate Southgate] - upper level Southgate, Southbank
* [http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/event/outside-cinema Outside In Cinema] - State Library of Victoria, Swanston Street
* [http://thousandpoundbend.com.au/events/sunday-night-double-feature-movie/ Sunday Night Double Feature] - Thousand Pound Bend, Lt. Lonsdale

'''Outdoor Cinemas:'''
* [http://www.rooftopcinema.com.au/ Rooftop Cinema] - 6/252 Swanston Street, at the Rooftop Bar above Cookie/The Toff in Town
* [http://www.stkildaopenair.com.au/ St. Kilda Open Air Cinema] - 10-18 Jacka Blvd, St. Kilda Beach
* [http://www.moonlight.com.au/home.php?location=Melbourne Moonlight Cinema] - Botanical Gardens
* [http://blowupcinema.com/outdoor-films/gasworks-backyard-cinema-2/ Gasworks Backyard Cinema] - corner of Graham & Pickles Street, Albert Park
* [http://shadowelectric.com.au/ The Shadow Electric] - Abbotsford Convent
* [http://villagecinemas.com.au/Cinemas/Coburg-Drive-In.htm Coburg Drive-In] - 155 Newlands Rd, Coburg
* [http://www.cameocinemas.com.au/Page/Outdoor-Cinema Cameo Cinemas] - Burwood Highway, Belgrave
* [http://www.cinemanova.com.au/MITV/ Movies in the Vinyard] - Rochford Winery, Yarra Valley

'''Rentals:'''

On Tuesdays, Blockbuster have $2 New Release DVDs, Albert Park Movies Now have $1 DVDs, and Video Busters in Collingwood have $1 movies.

[Note: specials were accurate at the time of writing, but may change.]