Wait, wait, wait. What's going on here? When did Moonlight become half Gold Grass? And where did…read moreall the food and the bars go? Don't get me wrong, Moonlight Cinemas is still one of my favourite things to do when it comes to summer in Melbourne, but the good ol' days of Moonlight are fading. When we ventured in to the perfectly manicured gardens yesterday eve, I was stunned to find HALF of the viewing area already bean-bagged, a quarter a second VIP area, and the remainder was for the plebs (i.e. you and me.) The Gold Grass area appears to be a whole lot better, with staff catering to your every need, but the rest of us were crammed in to a vastly smaller area. Moonlight I still love you, I just wish I didn't have to sit so close to strangers when I'm with you.

Going to the Moonlight Cinemas feels like a treat. It's in the Botanical Gardens, so you have…read morebeautiful trees & plants surrounding you and in the distance the city-scape twinkling at night. And bats. I love bats. Seeing them fly over the movie screen at dusk delights me every time. Hot tips to make the most of your Moonlight Cinema experience: 1. Bring something comfortable for your bum, or pay $9 for a bean-bag rental. 2. You can BYO, so BYO! (Including alcohol). How great is it that you can chow down on picnic goodies and share drinks with your friends? (For the unprepared, there are also concessions available for purchase.) 3. Know your nearest toilet! Stumbling around in the dark with a full to bursting bladder after following step #2 is preferably kept to a minimum. 4. Save some cash with $12 tickets on Thursdays. 5. Bring an extra layer. Even on warm days, Melbourne frequently cools off in the evening. So bring an extra rug to rug up.

Best spot to watch a movie. Always love coming here. The popcorn is pretty good also.read more

If you can imagine a drive-in, then you can imagine how the drive-in at Dandenong works. You drive…read more- in - and watch a movie from the comfort of your car. Bonuses to being enclosed: talking and cracking jokes throughout if the movie is terrible (my first drive-in was to see 300), sleeping bags and blankets make movies better, and * ahem * the back seat is actually private. It's still a drive-in though . So let's talk about what else this particular establishment has to enhance your cinematic experience. The diner, with it's free-to-play old-school arcade games. I think there might be pinball. The choc-tops, which I'm told are rather delicious. The toilets, which should be used as a film set. It's an event, going to the Lunar Drive-In. I feel a little bit like I should be wearing bellbottoms if I go, but 70s feel aside, it's an event worth planning. Great for date night.

Nice rooftop overseeing the city view!…read more There's a rooftop lounge area for cinema time and a time for sitting around to just simply relax while sipping on drinks! They provide the bar food of burgers and etc., if you want munchies. I was enjoying the sun and city landscapes here! It's quite a communal place to be and overseen to get up here! The ground floor entry is easy to miss and exterior is dull. Cheers to chill vibes!

Food: 5/5 Service: 4/5…read moreCleanliness: 4/5 Decor & Style: 5/5 This is a really neat place. I did not watch a movie here, however, I enjoyed the craft beer and the burger which was both very good! I love the concept of watching an rooftop, outdoor movie with good food and drinks. There should be many of these worldwide! Very relaxing place yet also excellent upbeat vibe at the same time if you know what I mean. I would love to come back here.

The Cameo Cinemas in Belgrave are a step back in time for the modern urbanites of generation Y…read more Established in 1935, and refurbished many times since, the cinemas are a local icon. Boasting eight screens including one massive outdoor screen that operates between December and March every year, the Cameo manages to keep up with the modern cinemas like Village and Hoyts. Screening a combination of mainstream, blockbuster, art house and foreign films there is always something for everyone. Seating isn't allocated and they provide the traditional candy bar - complete with extra salty popcorn. The outdoor cinema is really cool - patrons get deck chairs and scatter themselves on a gentle hill to watch the latest hit on a huge screen set just in front of the Belgrave train line. So far every time I have been a train passing has never interrupted the screenings but if that were to happen I get the feeling that it would only enhance the experience. Ticket prices are really cheap which is a massive bonus. Concession tickets are $13.50, Adults $16.50, Seniors $9.50 and Kids $12.00. They have a tightarse Tuesday when all tickets go down to just $8.00! Totally awesome. If you're really cheap like me then you will want to sign up for their Cameo Card. This allows you cheap tickets all the time as well as discounts at other business in Belgrave. With this card ticket prices go down to $11.50 for Adults, $9.50 for Concession and $7.50 for Kids and Seniors. The card costs $15 and you get a free movie ticket upon signing up - who could complain about that? The cinema opens ten to fifteen minutes before the first session and closes five to ten minutes after the last session. Session times vary from week to week - check their website or the old fashioned billboard out front for these. These cinemas have a really great atmosphere that the bigger chains simply cannot emulate. Parking is really close by and if you're travelling by train it's only a five minute walk from Belgrave station. See you there?

Retaining the theatre feel of the old days, and in the same league as the Astor with it's deep…read morehistory in the community, Cameo Cinemas in Belgrave is a classic 1930's cinema that values the good feeling you get when going to see a film. One of the highlights of this cinema occurs in summer, when the large outdoor screen kicks into gear. Moviegoers are given the option of a beach style lounge chair, or a spot on the grass, as you recline on the hill and watch your film under the stars. Instead of speakers, each patron gets a set of headphones to wear, personalizing the experience and ensuring chatting moviegoers are kept unheard. The cinema invites you to bring your own picnic, and we like to take a bottle of wine along to sip away at in the warm night air. Showing all the latest films, plus special screening s of more indie titles, expect to pay the standard rate of about $16 for an adult, and $8 for a child. Join up to the Cameo club and you'll get $5 off your ticket if purchasing an adult pass.

Discount for parking. Next to museum and royal exhibition park…read more Treats for kids and libations for adults. As a museum volunteer we paid $30 for snacks, tickets and parking instead of $150. Always a treat for IMAX and an amazing deal for us.

Pew pew pew! IMAX Melbourne now has a state of the art, world class, absolutely amazing laser…read moreprojection system. Thankfully the lasers don't really make that sound during your movie watching sessions. I'm a massive fan of cinemas and movies, from a technical side, IMAX does some incredible things. If you are into Scientific documentaries about the Amazon, space, oceans or stories about cute animals - IMAX has you covered with their exclusive lineup of movies made just for them. They also have a massive range of Hollywood blockbuster films in converted IMAX 3D which can be interesting. The films shot for IMAX show of the capabilities of this hardware more (specially made custom screens built for the room are just one of them!). The seats are large and comfy and as it's designated seating you can book online and find a nice central seat. I wouldn't recommend sitting too far forward as you will be craning your neck up the whole movie. The sound is brilliant too. IMAX is a great experience, even if their lasers don't make that sci-fi sound.

The best cinema experience I have had in ages. My son goes here all the time and swore we would…read morehave a great time seeing a new film here, and he was absolutely right. We went to see "See How They Run" last year while in town and I had almost forgotten how enjoyable it is to experience a new film with an appreciative audience. Definitely plan to visit again. Plus, the neighborhood is delightful. You can't go wrong on Lygon Street.

Welcome to the art house complex for film! Do you feel like getting all dressed up as an ode to…read more being artsy? In the mood to watch a widely reviewed festival film? How about catching that movie you've had on your radar and it just so happens that it's not showing anywhere else, but Cinema Nova? What about that moment you just wanted to watch a movie make it a little bit better with some vino and a homemade choc top? Yes, yes! You can do all this and more when you come on down to Cinema Nova! No, this isn't the type of theater that feels the need to keep with the times trying to impress the audience with the wows of modern cinema. This cinema is too cool to even care that others are competing with each other. Cinema Nova sits back and does it's own thing. The hipster of cinemas, if you will. It smirks at the idea of fancy reclining seats, shrugs off allocated seating, laughs in the face of extra leg room, and rolls it eyes to 567000 surround sound systems. All Cinema Nova calls for is simple, film goers and what going to movies used to be all about, film. It's a classic theater and will continue to stay that way and stand it's ground, the exact way cinemas should be, focusing all about what's on the screen.

This place is pretty pricey, but then again I've come to expect that from some of the cinemas in…read morethe inner city. I guess I'm spoilt when it comes to cinemas. Still, despite it being a mainstream cinema, it does actually have some pretty decent movies on offer, namely of an international flair. In fact, they will even run a series of film festivals, and if you like your Asian cinema, then they also have some pretty good offerings as well. I'd give it points for its international selections, but knock off points for the price of a ticket.

Watching a movie at Hoyt's Cinema Melbourne Central is not as painful as it used to be. There are a…read morefew things that they offer which makes the experience more appealing. 1) Online purchasing of tickets & seat selection. 3) Validated Parking ( Up to 3hrs.) 4) A bean bag cinema 5) Self serve check in stands which can also be used to purchase tickets to avoid queues.

My first and probably last gold class experience…read more Don't get me wrong it was pretty cool having a cinema to yourself and only a few other people, lounge chairs with tables, waiters to bring you drinks or food as you wish. There is something by elite about that and fancy. The service was good, the girls and boys very attentive and helpful. We had a gold class experience booked which is the movie plus food and drinks. This will set you back $160 for two people. We could choose a total of five plates, meal or dessert and a house wine or beer. The pricing on the menu is steep, I think that the experience package does amount to a decent discount. The pricing gives you a little hope that it might be pretty good food, and while it wasn't terrible it wasn't the $25 Sliders that you are use to on the Melbourne streets. More like fancy McDonald's. The cinema was clean and tidy the screen and surround was probably better than the standard cinema. I did find that our neighbours ordering and paying for drinks during the movie was distracting and annoying. Maybe I just don't like people, take me to the Coburg drive in any day where I can sit and eat in my car and don't have to deal with others.

Sure the popcorn prices are extortionate and you will probably need to sell a kidney to buy a bag…read moreof maltersers, but it's all part of the movie experience right? I like Crown when I'm in the mood for seeing a big blockbuster. The seats are comfortable, the screens are large and the sound is good which is pretty much all you can ask for in a cinema experience (okay so vibrating massage chairs would be nice too). It's also perfectly located to nearby restaurants at South Wharf, or if I'm in the mood for an all out American feed, The Merrywell.

Went one Saturday night and the place was packed. On leaving, cars were queuing up to go in before…read moreeveryone had left. I guess that tells you something. Can buy food and drink there but we went in with our own to save on cost. Haha. Very large, clear screens. Friendly staff and clean rest rooms. Very impressed. Keep smiling.

From the owner: The Dromana 3 Drive In theatre opened as the 'Peninsula Drive In' in the summer of 1962, with a…read moresingle screen. Built, owned and independently operated by the Whitaker family, as it remains today. Out of 330 Drive-In's in Australia, Dromana 3 Drive In has survived intact, having never closed! Dromana 3 Drive In is Heritage Victoria and National Trust Listed, acknowledged to be historically and socially significant! Nostalgia; Everyone has a fond memory of a night at a Drive-In... "Do you remember those moonlit starry nights, with your favorite guy or gal, your best mates? Shel's Diner is a unique feature to the venue, exclusive to patrons, modeled on the authentic 50's style, American Diner. You will find a place full of memorabilia; the classic Burgers, Milkshakes, Popcorn but so much more .... enhancing the movie experience for all patrons. It has become a destination point in itself! Hence our motto, "Make a Memory at Dromana 3 Drive In"

Well, they aren't the most conveniet of cinemas to get to, but then again they are a suburban…read moretheatre. The thing with the Palace Cinema groups is that they tend to have a pretty decent range of movies, that sort of drift between the mainstream and the independent. The reason I came here was simply to check out a cinema that I hadn't yet visited, and it was quite nice. You get more of a feel of an old fashioned cinema than those modern multiplexes. However, they have given the cinema a bit of a makeover meaning that there are a few more screens that there was originally.

I love Palace Cinemas and as a member I probably go to Balwyn cinema mostly as it is a short drive…read morefrom home. Parking on Whitehorse Rd can have its challenges but there's always parking available at the local footy & cricket club about 150 meters on the opposite side of the road. Anyway back to the cinema.....it's a lovely restored art deco building. The velour seats are plush and comfy, the cafe serves hot drinks, alcohol and scrumptious cakes including panetone. Another plus is that the international film festivals are all shown here - Italian, French, British, Israeli, German. If you love films, become a Palace member & you'll be able to experience the films shown here at a discount as well as attending advance screenings and special events.