This documentary explores Life and Art of Queen bassist John Deacon.
An inspiring creative documentary that follows the story of one of Uganda's unsung heroes - Robert Katende. Popularly known as 'Coach Robert', he was able to transform a little unknown slum in the outskirts of Kampala, into an internationally recognized army of Chess Champions.
The scene takes place in 1212 at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Queen has suddenly taken ill at Riberhus Castle. In her feverish dreams she meets the persona of death with its bony hand holding the white queen on a chessboard. Several mile's away, King Valdemar Sejr, who doesn't yet have knowledge of his wife's illness, is out on a hunt. Suddenly his falcon disappears in the woods and the king pursues it. He finds it on the shoulder of a bony man who is dressed in a black mantle and waiting for him beside a chessboard.
This documentary includes historical musical performances re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts, as well as obscure footage, rare interviews and rarely seen photographs. It also contains review, comment, criticism and insight from; Broadcaster and friend of Freddie, Paul Gambaccini, Peter Stringfellow, Wayne Sleep; Rock Journalists, Malcolm Dome.
Snow Queen - An extraordinary, full-length ballet inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen classic and re-written to reflect the faith and heart of Ballet Magnificat!, paints a breathtaking picture of the majesty and glory of Jesus Christ. Audiences of all ages are drawn into a world where a splinter of glass has the power to change the hearts of men, and where a young girl fearlessly faces the fury of the Snow Queen with boldness, bravery and love. Snow Queen fantastically dips into the beauty of storytelling through the art of dance.
After the death of her father, Christina is a Swedish queen in her childhood. As a young woman, she leaves the throne, changes to the Catholic faith and escapes to Rome. The life of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689), her power and her self-interest fascinate the world to this day. The documentary drama explores the history of the unadjusted queen in Stockholm and Rome, which is still a model for many feminists.
Queen Silvia of Sweden tells a little about her life in an animation made of stamps.
Experience the energy from one of Queen + Adam Lambert's TEN sold out 2022 concerts at London’s O2 Arena in a live concert film delivered digitally to your home. The band will also be participating in a LIVE Q&A where they will answer fan-submitted questions from backstage at one of the final Rhapsody Tour concerts to introduce the show.
Vivi finds herself in a mysterious world and must face an ominous Queen to unlock the secrets of this mystical world, as well as her own existence. Under the Rainbow is a psychedelic dark fantasy/horror adventure.
The Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet, and director-choreographer Wayne McGregor bring us an interpretation of DIDO AND AENEAS, an opera composed by Henry Purcell, with a libretto by Nahum Tate; based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. We find Dido in her court with her attendants. Dido fears that her love for Aeneas will make her a weak monarch, but her attendants assure her that heroes, too, love....
An orphan, raised by a foreign tribe, becomes a warrior queen and falls in love with the leader of her enemies.
A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I, detailing the hatred and obsession in their bitter rivalry. Expert historians examine and interpret the royals' motives for the animosity that lasted more than two decades, and which threatened to tear apart the reigning monarch and her kingdom.
Based on a Lithuanian folk tale.
Best friends Leah, Jada and Shanice lose their jobs due to the economy failing in the town they live in. They each try looking for new jobs in town but can't find anyone hiring. With bills piling up and no jobs available, they struggle to make ends meet. Then one day, by chance, Leah comes across a gunrunner hiding a bag of AK-47's. Leah strikes up a deal with the gunrunner to buy his guns and sell them on the black market. Things start going well with the women selling guns until Shanice's boyfriend, Marquis, finds out that she is selling guns. Marquis and his cousin Berg then decide they are going to steal the guns from the woman and set up their own operation.
Cut-out animated parody of Hamlet by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer.
In the kingdom of the lagoons where the custom wants that only the men can become kings. The young Aïmata Pomaré will break this law. Faced with the hostility of her fellow men, threatened by the covetousness of England and France, Aïmata, a young Tahitian princess, will try to save her traditions and her people in order to offer them a destiny. This is how she will become the last queen of Tahiti and make peace with France.
This is the inside story of the Freddie Mercury you never knew: a behind the scenes story focusing on the two years that changed his life, from the summer of 1985 at Live AID when he achieved his greatest musical triumph to the spring of 1987 when he faced his deepest fears and was diagnosed with AIDS. It’s the true story of his battle to keep his privacy against a prying tabloid press, to work despite crippling pain and to confound science and save his life.
One of many Queen concerts recorded. This one being recorded in the UK in 1977, before the release of their "News of the World" album.
A Hollywood actor visits a mythical country where he looks like the king and confuses the queen.