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Met Live in HD: Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century warmaking: the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepersons. Canadian mezzo soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as the hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her 

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Will Heaven Fall Upon Us? | A Béla Tarr Retrospective

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Béla Tarr has been described as “hopeful cynic” and “scatological mystic”, a filmmaker making dystopian fables on the fall of Communism. But his political critiques of a terminally corrupt regime refuse to be pinned down to a specific historical moment and, to the modern viewer, take on a metaphysical quality – a comment on inevitable entropy of all systems, biological, psychological, and social.

Mi fanno male i capelli

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Monica is losing her memory and it’s tearing her life apart. It’s Korsakoff’s syndrome, the doctor says. It’s irreversible. But then something unexpected happens: she finds a way to give what’s happening meaning by borrowing the memories of another Monica, one she has always admired: Monica Vitti.

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Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s dance version of Tim Burton’s classic

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Matthew Bourne’s magical dance production of Edward Scissorhands has carved a place in the hearts of audiences worldwide since its premiere in 2005. Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the hauntingly beautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his New Adventures Company return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world. Filmed live in March 2024 at the Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff, this ’visually arresting and ceaselessly inventive’ production is ‘the perfect treat for all the family’.

Cosmos

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Cosmos, a loose adaptation of Witold Gombrowicz’s phenomenal novel of the same name, is a metaphysical noir thriller that tells the story of two friends who spend time at the countryside guesthouse where they discover mysterious and frightening signs.

Carrie (4K restoration)

If you have a taste for terror, take CARRIE back to the prom.

Brian De Palma's critically acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King's terrifying novel will re-release only at Spazju Kreattiv Cinema in a scorching new 4K restoration only on 31st October.

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice.

Strait Street to Abbey Road

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

From the bomb shelters of WWII Malta to the vibrant jazz bars of Valletta, Tony Carr’s early life was immersed in music. Mentored by African-American jazz musicians, Tony formed part of one of Malta’s first jazz trios. Driven by a passion for music, he moved to London, where he eventually joined Billy Eckstine on a European tour, marking his breakthrough. Throughout the 1960s, Tony became a top session drummer for John Cameron, collaborating with legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Paul McCartney. Despite his significant contributions, Tony’s legacy remains under-recognized in Malta.

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My Favourite Cake

A beautifully delicate and nuanced concoction of a film, My Favourite Cake, co-written and directed by Iranian filmmakers Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, explores themes of love, regret and second chances with nuance and grace. It’s set against the backdrop of a country with strict rules and restrictions, especially when it comes to the rights and freedoms of women.

Edifice 129 plus Q&A

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Edifice 129 is a particular collaborative project, created by filmmakers across three countries. In the midst of the COVID-19 lock-downs, Linda Gasser — director of the Arc Film Festival in Mainz, Germany — invited filmmakers to join her Creatives Across Borders initiative. The aim was to meet via Zoom, support each other, and talk film, but talking film soon turned into developing a film. Meeting regularly, sometimes weekly, four writer/directors and a digital 3D artist created short films designed to work both as standalone projects and, when inter-cut, as one cohesive story, despite being filmed in Germany, the UK and Malta, and with the filmmakers never having met in person until after the films were finished.

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Paris Opera Ballet’s Swan Lake

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

During his birthday’s celebration, Prince Siegfried must choose a bride. Trying to escape reality, he dreams of a perfect love.

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The Room Next Door

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

L-ewwel feature film ta’ Pedro Almodóvar bl-Ingliż u rebbieħ tal-Golden Lion, Festival tal-Films ta’ Venezja 2024.

Mean Girls (20th Anniversary)

Get in, loser – we're going back to the cinema. To celebrate the legendary teen comedy's 20th anniversary, we're obviously bringing the Plastics back to big screen. Like, duh​ and don't forger on Wednesday's we wear Pink!