Bard on the silver screen; Movies.THERE's so much happening in the film world in the next few days and weeks it needs this special column to tell you all about it. NT LIVE: All's Well That Ends Well is a National Theatre broadcast that will be taken by 330 cinemas around the world next Thursday, October 1. It's the second play in the pilot season of NT Live, the National's new initiative which launched in June with the hugely successful broadcast of Phdre with Helen Mirren. All's Well will be the first play broadcast from the largest of the National's three theatres, the Olivier, with its fan-shaped auditorium and open stage. Set against a background of sexism, snobbery and a battle between the generations, All's Well That Ends Well turns fairy tale fairy tale Simple narrative typically of folk origin dealing with supernatural beings. Fairy tales may be written or told for the amusement of children or may have a more sophisticated narrative containing supernatural or obviously improbable events, scenes, and personages logic on its head in a wondrous, bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. story. The cast is led by Oliver Ford Davies (as the King of France), Clare Higgins Clare Higgins may refer to:
NT Live performances are filmed live at the National Theatre in high definition and broadcast via satellite to more than 70 UK cinemas. More than 260 cinemas abroad, including venues in the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , Scandinavia and Europe, will also screen the performance, live in Europe and time-delayed in countries further afield. West Midlands' screenings of All's Well next Thursday are at: Cineworlds Broad St and Shrewsbury; Warwick Arts Centre Warwick Arts Centre is a multi-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry is the largest arts centre in the Midlands, attracting around 280,000 visitors a year to over 2,000 individual events embracing music, drama, , Coventry; Festival Theatre, Malvern and Picture House, Stratford-upon-Avon. Length: Two hours 55 minutes, including 25-minute interval, plus a 15-minute pre-show For a full list of participating locations and ticket information visit www.ntlive.com n THIS IS IT is a new Sony Pictures movie comprising 'the never seen before rehearsal footage the world has been waiting for'. The film features footage of rehearsals for the late Michael Jackson's comeback shows that never happened. Directed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical trilogy), it will be released on October 28 but is only set to play in cinemas worldwide for just two weeks! Tickets go on sale on Sunday. The trailer boasts how Jackson's 'music reached billions, his dreams inspired the world, but there was still one dream he wanted to share with everyone'... Find out more at the website: www.thisisit-movie.com n LOOK out for lots of Monty Python stuff in the next few days to help celebrate the comedy team's 40th anniversary. For one night only at 8.30pm this Tuesday, cinema goers in Birmingham can see the Monty Python: Almost the Truth at Vue Star City before it transfers to DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . The film features the Pythons telling their life stories and revealing deeper truths together with history lessons from the Life of Brian, the pursuit of the Holy Grail and the arrival of the unexpected Spanish Inquisition. This definitive record of the Python phenomenon will feature brand new exclusive interviews and previously unseen footage .Tickets are on sale now. Details from: www.myvue.com/montypython CAPTION(S): Star: Oliver Ford Davies |
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