Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, our most famous star-crossed lovers turn the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales, is leaving the poetry of Iambic Pentameter in the past, for the original pop music that rockets these ever-present themes right to the heart of our characters in the most surprising, and perhaps most powerful way that has ever been seen, or heard, before... The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time.
Elphaba, an ostracized but defiant girl born with green skin, and Glinda, a privileged aristocrat born popular, become extremely unlikely friends in the magical Land of Oz. As the two girls struggle with their opposing personalities, their friendship is tested as both begin to fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and The Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Sweded version of the famous sequence-shot dance scene from La La Land. (A Sweded film is a reproduction of a famous movie, made on a very low budget, often with handcrafted equipments and with a “homemade” look. This term come form the movie “Be Kind, Rewind” by Michel Gondry.)
Confronted with death, National Health Service founder Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Winston Churchill.
In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
This special event celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Broadway production. Ragtime weaves an electrifying tapestry of three families from vastly different worlds, colliding and converging as they chase the American Dream through a tumultuous era of hope, despair and the revolutionary sounds of ragtime.
A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller! Transcending the confines of the stage, the film utilises nearly every room of the Theatre Royal Windsor to transform it into the immortal Elsinore Castle, from basement dungeon to roof-top battlement.
Director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day, in a contemporary American industrial town.
The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land.
Direkt an ihrem ersten Schultag wird Cady von den „Plastics“ – einer elitären Clique einflussreicher und beliebter Mädchen, angeführt von der skrupellosen Alpha-Blondine Regina George und ihren treuen Untergebenen Gretchen und Karen – an der Spitze der sozialen Nahrungskette willkommen geheißen. Als sie jedoch den großen Fehler begeht, sich in Reginas Ex-Flamme Aaron zu verlieben, beginnt ein wahrer Zickenkrieg. Während Cady mithilfe der verstoßenen Außenseitern Janis und Damian einen fiesen Rachefeldzug plant, um die hinterhältige Plastic-Bitch zur Strecke zu bringen, muss sie lernen, sich im Highschool-Dschungel selbst treu zu bleiben.
Celie Harris lebt zusammen mit ihrer Schwester Nettie im amerikanischen Süden des beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts. Bereits mit vierzehn Jahren wird sie von ihrem Vater vergewaltigt und anschließend an Albert „Mister“ Johnson verheiratet, der ihre geliebte Schwester aus dem Haus verbannt und ihr verbietet, sie jemals wiederzusehen. Während der folgenden Jahrzehnte in dieser gewaltvollen und gefühlskalten Ehe trifft Celie auf bemerkenswerte Frauen, deren eigene Geschichten alle auf unterschiedliche Weise mit der von Celie verwoben sind. Zu diesen gehört unter anderen die Sängerin Shug Avery, zu der sich – obwohl sie die Geliebte von „Mister“ ist – eine Freundschaft entwickelt. Nach vielen Widrigkeiten ist es schließlich an der Zeit, dass die Frauen ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Filmmusical nach dem gleichnamigen Roman von Alice Walker um die Schwierigkeiten der afroamerikanischen Bevölkerung zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts.
Bea und Ben wirken wie das perfekte Paar. Aber nach einem tollen ersten Date geschieht etwas, das ihre glühend heiße Anziehungskraft zu Eis erstarren lässt. Doch dann treffen sie unerwartet wieder aufeinander, als beide an einer Hochzeit in Australien teilnehmen. Also tun sie, was jeder reife Erwachsene tun würde – sie geben vor, ein Paar zu sein.
Teresa, a Carmelite nun, reformer, and mystic of the Roman Catholic Church, has been ostracized for her beliefs. She will meet with the Inquisitor. All kinds of decisions regarding her are possible.
A group of late 19th century German teenagers – silenced and controlled by a censorious society – discover a new world of feeling and freedom outside the classroom, with beautiful and devastating consequences.
Two runaway, gun-obsessed, outlaw lovers are given a task to kill two political figures in the midst of a civil revolution outside the walls where these characters are trapped, waiting for the phone call to give them a sense of purpose
When Ireland's most notorious amateur sports star becomes the first man in history to fail a test for PEDs, he agrees to coach the country's worst team in order to try and rebuild his shattered reputation.
Two self-obsessed businessmen discover they're long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents.