Genre: Drama
Running Time: 99 min
Web Site: myweekwithmarilynmovie.com

Rated: PG with coarse language and nudity.

Cast: Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Dominic Cooper, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Julia Ormond, Judi Dench

Director: Simon Curtis

Synopsis: Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier’s, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl.

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Genre: Drama
Running Time: 147 min

Web Site: www.warhorsemovie.com

Rated: PG for violence.

Cast: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell

Director: Steven Spielberg

Synopsis:  From director Steven Spielberg comes War Horse, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “War Horse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land. The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. War Horse is one of the great stories of friendship and war—a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012    10 am

NY Metropolitan Opera – Live in HD via Satellite

In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest.

Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi,  Rameau, and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Plácido Domingo as Neptune, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125 anniversary gala).

Cast subject to change without notification
Runtime: 3 hours 35 minutes with 1 intermission
Tickets: (General) and (Senior 65 yrs +). Call 604-885-4597 to have yours held for pickup.

The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor
The Neubauer Family Foundation
Transmission of The Met: Live in HD in Canada is made possible thanks to the generosity of
Jacqueline and Paul G. Desmarais Sr.
Global corporate sponsorship of The Met Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg
The HD Broadcasts are supported by Toll Brothers, America’s Luxury Home Builder

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This musical comedy was captured live during Stratford’s 2011 season and has it’s World Premiere on March 10. Brian Dennehy stars.

Synopsis: Shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, Viola adopts a male disguise and enters the service of Duke Orsino, only to find herself part of a triangle of unrequited love. Meanwhile, in the household of the Countess Olivia, Sir Toby Belch and his unruly companions trick Olivia’s strict and disapproving steward, Malvolio, into believing that she loves him.

Cast: Andrea Runge, Brian Dennehy, Sara Topham, Stephen Ouimette, Tom Rooney

Directed By: Des McAnuff

Runtime: Approximately 3 hrs

All Adult/Senior tickets are just and Student (6-17 yrs) are , including taxes. Call the theatre at 604.885.4597 to have yours held for pick up.

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Genre: Action Adventure
Running Time: 107

Web Site: www.tintin.com

Rated: PG

Cast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Daniel Mays and Gad Elmaleh

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig

Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Defiance) as Tintin, the young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace, Defiance) as the nefarious Red Rackham. Based on the series of books “The Adventures of Tintin” by Hergé, the film is produced by Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy.

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The Flamenco Festival at Sadler’s Wells has become an annual fixture for us in London UK. The 2012 programme looks like it is continuing a blend of new and old, but once again the advertising showcases almost exclusively the danced element.  Let’s have some information about the singers and guitarists too please!

My recommendations for this season are for Vincente Amigo (7th February) who I first heard in Córdoba back in 1987 at a private juerga, and José Mercé (19th February)

Shows in this season

• Friday 10 February 2012
  Olga Pericet Company
• Saturday 11 February 2012 – Sunday 12 February 2012
  Flamenco Gala
• Monday 13 February 2012
  Gerardo Núñez with guest Carmen Cortés
• Tuesday 14 February 2012 – Thursday 16 February 2012
  Compañía Antonio Gades
• Friday 17 February 2012 – Saturday 18 February 2012
  Rafael Amargo Company
• Saturday 18 February 2012
  La Shica
• Sunday 19 February 2012
  José Mercé

SADLER’S WELLS THEATRE, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LONDON EC1R 4TN
Ticket office: 0844 412 4300

Flamenco in the UK

Genre: Drama
Running Time: 100 min
Web Site: theartistmovie.net

Rated:G with violence.

Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle

Director: Michel Hazanavicius

Synopsis: Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

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Genre: Drama
Running Time: 147 min

Web Site: www.warhorsemovie.com

Rated: P for violence.

Cast: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell

Director: Steven Spielberg

Synopsis:  From director Steven Spielberg comes War Horse, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “War Horse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land. The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. War Horse is one of the great stories of friendship and war—a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.

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Genre: Action
Running Time: 133

Web Site: www.missionimpossible.com

Rated: PG for violence

Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Josh Holloway, Anil Kapoor, Léa Seydoux

Synopsis: This holiday season, two-time Academy Award®-winner Brad Bird directs, with producers Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams, the action-packed spy adventure Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the President initiates “Ghost Protocol”.  Left without any resources or backup, Ethan must find a way to clear his agency’s name and prevent another attack. To complicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on this mission with a team of fellow IMF fugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know. Tom Cruise returns in the starring role as Ethan Hunt and is joined by an international cast that includes Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Josh Holloway, Anil Kapoor and Léa Seydoux.

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Genre: Suspense Thriller
Running Time: 128 min

Web Site: www.tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.com

Rated: TBA

Cast: Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Ciaran Hinds, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Graham, Michael Fassbender

Director: Tomas Alfredson

Synopsis: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is the long-awaited feature film version of John le Carré’s classic bestselling novel. The time is 1973. Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), code-named the Circus, is striving to keep pace with other countries’ espionage efforts. There is a gnawing fear that the Circus has long been compromised by a double agent, or mole, working for the Soviets. George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a career spy with razor-sharp senses, tries to track the mole. Even before the startling truth is revealed, the emotional and physical tolls on the players enmeshed in the deadly international spy game will escalate.

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