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Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical

Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty, Ridley) and Broadway royalty Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, The Cher Show) lead a stellar cast in a sizzling new 5-star production of Kiss Me, Kate, filmed live at the Barbican in London especially for the big screen. ‘A glorious Golden Age spectacular’ (★★★★★ The Telegraph), Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy has backstage shenanigans, Shakespearean sonnets and singing gangsters – not to mention a romance that’s just too darn hot – and a full-scale orchestra performing the show tune classics Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Too Darn Hot, Always True To You (In my Fashion) and Tom, Dick or Harry. A simple love story about two people who just can’t stand each other, Kiss Me Kate is unmissable all-zinging entertainment with ‘great songs, hot dancing, smart gags and glorious characters.’ (★★★★★ The Daily Mail)

15th German Film Festival

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

This year’s 15th German film festival is returning to Spazju Kreattiv with seven exciting contemporary German-language films. Enjoy a variety of film genres dealing with different topics; for example, an award-winning docudrama, a comedy with famous actor Elyas M’Barek, a family film, an Oscar-winning thriller about life in the GDR and a historical drama about Empress Elisabeth of Austria known as Sisi, which was partly filmed in Malta.

Spanish Film Days – 1898 Los últimos de Filipinas

In 1898, Spain sends a military squad to the town of Baler, the Philippines, to protect one of the last colonies of the Spanish Empire, to prevent rebellious natives from recovering their ancient territories. It follows a group of Spanish soldiers who are trapped in the local church during an siege. The film explores the colonial past and the challenges that they have to face, including Malaria, attacks by the rebels and the news that Spain has ceded all the Colonies to the US.

The End of Humanity

The stories we tell about ourselves as humans and the power of technology impact how we design and invest in our future and how we engage AI. Increasingly, the story is that humans are inefficient and replaceable compared to AI. A gloomy view of humankind has become mainstream, catering to a future without trust – a future with weak democracies. The documentary The End of Humanity by Andreas Dürr and Jan-Marc Furer explores this narrative and probes alternative views. It encourages creative and critical thinking about a future worth wanting and the tools that allow us to build it. We need a global and concerted effort to invent a humane future for all.

Met Live in HD: Puccini’s Tosca (Encore)

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production, transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas on November 23. British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso makes his eagerly anticipated company debut as Tosca’s revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi, and powerhouse American baritone Quinn Kelsey is the sadistic chief of police Scarpia. Maestro Xian Zhang conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies. 

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NO OTHER LAND

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community's mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood.

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White Christmas (70th Anniversary, 4K Restoration)

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black.

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Conclave

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

From director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front), Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.

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Small Things Like These

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.

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Queer

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

The acclaimed latest from Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name), QUEER is a lush, sensuous adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ cult novel, featuring a deeply moving and mesmeric central performance from Daniel Craig.

National Theatre Live: Hamlet (Encore)

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

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The Bibi Files

Using never-seen-before interrogation footage of Netanyahu, his family, his closest associates, and benefactors, Director Alexis Bloom and Oscar-winning Producer Alex Gibney uncover high-level familial corruption and the disastrous lengths a political leader will go to escape accountability. The Bibi Files is a film about a man singularly focused on his own political survival in a region beset by war.

Met Live in HD: Verdi’s Aida

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations.

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The Girl with the needle

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta

A standout selection from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, The Girl with the Needle is a dark fairy tale about one woman’s search for tenderness and morality in a cruel world.