Music Movies

Odara

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel

Johannes Felsenstein’s production of HANSEL AND GRETEL presents it with every sinister element removed. The children remain in a home setting with their own bed central to the scene and the barest hint of a forest behind, while their father plays the witch as an amiable, totally benevolent figure, not sinister at all, even joining them in the final joyful ensemble. When they sing that the witch is dead, you find that the production contradicts that completely. Taking that unsinister stance means that the opera loses much of its bite. No doubt Felsenstein felt that it would make the piece more accessible for very young children, though many of them relish the sinister element. That said, it is a strong and capable performance, very well conducted and with a cast of good if not outstanding singers. One wonders what Felsenstein meant to convey, just as it is not clear why the central characters should regularly be carrying dolls. A highly individual version of a much-loved opera.

The Kremlin Ballet: Chopiniana

"Chopiniana" is a famous ballet to the music of Frédéric Chopin, created by Russian choreographer Mikhail Fokin.

La Curieuse Soirée

Sake Of The Song

A young man named Gabe has turned his back on the musical ambitions of his youth until he finds a cassette of songs his recently deceased brother wrote, which leads him on a journey through many relationships of his past and reminds him of why music was his passion in the first place.

Bituing Walang Ningning

Dorina Pineda is a sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer and eventually falls in love with her. A simple die-hard fan at first, Dorina rose to the ranks and become the biggest singing star in the country, even becoming more famous than her idol Lavinia.

ČT Live – Blue Effect Acoustic Time

Hail Nothing: Live at Snakeweed

Over a year after a highly anticipated album launch was thwarted by a pandemic, dark pop duo .gif finally brings HAIL NOTHING to the big screen. In this first-ever live presentation of all the songs from their acclaimed 2020 record, Chew Wei Shan and Nurudin Sadali are joined by music stalwarts Charlie Lim, Sarah Teh and Bani Haykal. Recorded at Snakeweed Studios and produced by Very Crafty Films, the special set features lush new vocal arrangements, riveting performances, transformative design, and a ton of raw emotion.

Musical Mutiny

Don Williams The Great invites patrons over to a free Iron Butterfly concert at Pirate World in this potpourri of groovy musical talents.

紅粉多情

Étude for Dominoes and Grand Piano

Life in an apartment house changes dramatically when a new lodger arrives with his grand piano.

Guns N' Roses Live In Philadelphia

Guns N' Roses Opening For Aerosmith 04 August 1988 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA Tracklist: 1. It’s So Easy 2. Mr. Brownstone 3. Out Ta Get Me 4. Patience 5. Band Introductions 6. Instrumental Jam 7. Sweet Child O’ Mine 8. Welcome To The Jungle 9. Used To Love Her

Béatrice et Bénédict

Berlioz’s whimsical and nostalgic take on Shakespeare’s great comedy Much Ado About Nothing graces the stage of Glyndebourne in Laurent Pelly’s astute 2016 production. Italian maestro Antonello Manacorda leads the London Philharmonic in Berlioz’s brilliant score.

The East Is Red

Pre-Cultural Revolution propaganda at its most lavish, this model opera depicts the history and evolution of the Communist Party of China under Mao Zedong from its founding in July 1921 to the establishment of "New China" in 1949. Detailed in the musical are several key events in CPC history such as the Northern Expedition, the KMT-led Shanghai massacre of 1927, the Nanchang Uprising and formation of the People's Liberation Army, the Long March and the founding of the PRC on October 1, 1949.

Wattstax

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.

Frevo Michiles

Frevo Michiles tells the story of Jota Michiles, composer of anthological frevos, revered by great Pernambuco artists, such as Getúlio Cavalcanti, Maestro Edson Rodrigues and Alceu Valença. Michiles talks about his career, from his first compositions to the revolution he promoted in the most Pernambuco of Brazilian rhythms.

Battle B-Boy

Directed by Frank Lin this movie tells the story of a group of talented but financially struggling B-Boys that join an underground fighting ring in Downtown Los Angeles that uses Hip-Hop music and Break dancing to battle for money. To save the life of one of their friend's father, the B-Boys form a strong bond. They fight for each other, for their families and for a better future.

Postal Union

A telegraph postal union worker has no luck when asks a pretty co-worker to marry him. She says he'd have to be a magician to get her to say yes. Things are complicated when, as a favor to a stuttering acquaintance, he takes his overweight girlfriend to the movies to propose to her by proxy. Unfortunately the pretty co-worker spots him with her in the theater, so he begins to learn magic tricks.

Lover, Beloved

In this experimental blend of film, theater, and music, Suzanne Vega reinterprets two talks Carson McCullers gave at the 92nd St. Y in NYC. During the first, in 1942, she drinks her way through the lecture, revealing messy romances and illnesses. In the second, 25 years later, she confronts her mortality, reminiscing on her novel and play The Member of The Wedding; also on her twice failed marriage and romances of both sexes, ending on the credo she forged with her husband. Agape love matters in this life, not Erotic. Ironically, Carson McCullers, despite her compassion, is destined to solitude.

Georgia Rose

Musical film with an all-black cast.