The Phoenix Cinema

Carnage

Where the suburban sitcom flirts with Michael Haneke: this comic miniature sees Roman Polanski bring his knack for claustrophobic dramas played out in enclosed spaces (a recurring interest from ‘Knife in the Water’ to ‘The Ghost’, via ‘Repulsion’ and...

Rosemary's Baby

A supremely intelligent and convincing adaptation of Ira Levin's Satanist thriller. About a woman who believes herself impregnated by the Devil (in the guise of her husband), its main strength comes from Polanski's refusal to simplify matters: ambigu...

The Great Gatsby

‘Romeo + Juliet’ and ‘Moulin Rouge!’ showed us that Australian director Baz Luhrmann can throw a hell of a party. Now, after the epic drabness of ‘Australia’ he pulls the stereo out of storage and does it again. The best scene in this fast and furiou...

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

Animated adventure for the whole family, revolving around Azur, the son of a nobleman, and Asmar, son of the nanny who raises both children, delighting them with enchanting stories of magic and daring. Separated by fate, Azur and Asmar unexpectedly r...

Timmy Time

Oz the Great and Powerful

It’s been 28 years since Disney last followed the Yellow Brick Road – and given the critical and commercial whipping endured by 1985’s tangled, terrifying ‘Return to Oz’, you can hardly blame them for being cautious. Such is the cultural landmark sta...

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Not before time, the kids are taking over. Well, grown-ups these days just don't cut it. Or if not kids, then a kid... Neatly dovetailing with the sentiments of Whale Rider, this animated elaboration of a Senegalese folk tale brings us (pace Rick Mor...

Kirikou And The Men And Women (Kirikou Et Les Hommes Et Les Femmes)

NT Live: The Audience

Glyndebourne Live Broadcast: Ariadne Auf Naxos

The British Museum Live: Pompeii

Glyndebourne: Falstaff

Glyndebourne Opera: Billy Budd

Michael Grandage directs Britten's opera about the battle between good and evil, based on Herman Melville's novella, with a libretto co-written by EM Forster. Conducted by Mark Elder, with John Mark Ainsley as Captain Vere and Jacques Imbrailo in the...

NT Live: Othello