Opposites react in Disney/Pixar’s all-new, original feature film, ELEMENTAL. In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, Ember – a tough, quick-witted, fiery young woman – and a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade will discover something elemental: how much they have in common. PG, 1h 42m.
**Calling all Dead Heads!** The Grateful Dead return to cinemas worldwide for the 2023 MEET-UP AT THE MOVIES. A year after Brent Mydland's passing, the Grateful Dead returned to the summer stadium circuit, playing Chicago's Soldier Field for the first time, with two keyboard players filling the seat Brent left vacant. Reinvigorated and revitalized, the inspiration was palpable. From the original six-camera video feed that appeared on the stadium's big screens and the pristine soundboard audio, Chicago 6/22/91 is an incredible performance start-to-finish. PG-13, 3h 10m. Tickets are $15 and available now!
Set in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, Wes Anderson's stunning ASTEROID CITY unites an out-of-this world ensemble cast...and aliens when the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. PG-13, 1h 45m.
PONYO, part of Summer of Ghibli at the Rose, tells a tale of friendship between a young boy and a magical creature which threatens the delicate balance of nature. Awash in pure unbridled imagination and visual wonder, this stunning fairy tale is a sweetly poetic treat for children of all ages. G, 1h 40m.
Nora and Hae Sung, deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance. "A delicate yet crushingly beautiful film," PAST LIVES uses the bonds between its sensitively-sketched characters to support trenchant observations on the human condition. PG-13, 1h 46m.
A legend will face his destiny as our favorite onscreen archaeologist returns in INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY. Finding himself in a new era, Indy (Harrison Ford) wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands. PG-13, 2h 22m.
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s fantasy adventure is a renowned masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation. Trapped in a fantastical world full of spirits and demons, a young girl must outwit a cunning sorceress to save her family. Part of the Summer of Ghibli festival at the Rose, SPIRITED AWAY is a dazzling, enchanting, and gorgeously drawn fairy tale that will leave viewers breathless by the wild imagination of Miyazaki. PG, 2h 5m.
Does Barbie’s Dream House have a movie theater? It better, because how else is she going to be able to watch the blockbuster film adaptation of the world’s most famous doll? Acclaimed director Greta Gerwig's BARBIE boasts an incredible cast, led by Margot Robbie as the iconic title character and Ryan Gosling as her Ken. In this neon-soaked delight, a doll living in Barbieland is expelled for not being perfect enough and sets off on an adventure in the real world.
OPPENHEIMER explores the controversial and legendary life of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, and his contributions that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.
A young woman working in her father's hat shop finds her life cast into chaos when she is unwittingly drawn into a magical battle between wizards. On a quest to break a cursed spell and to escape the drums of impending war, Sophie climbs aboard a magnificent moving castle and into a new life of pure wonder. HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, part of our Summer of Ghibli Fest, is an exquisitely illustrated delight that will thrill the whole family. PG, 1h 59m.
In this brilliant and often overlooked masterpiece, the forests are filled with groups of magical tanuki, mischievous raccoon-like animals capable of shape-shifting from their standard form to practically any object. The tanuki spend their days playing idly in the hillsides – until the construction of a huge new Tokyo suburb clears the nearby forest and threatens their way of life. Part of the Rose's Summer of Ghibli, POM POKO is a wondrous film bursting with magic, mystery and hilarious characters. PG, 1h 52m.
The final film of 2023's Summer of Studio Ghibli at the Rose. From Ursula LeGuin's masterpiece comes the classic tale of redemption and self-discovery, TALES FROM EARTHSEA. As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos, uniting a troubled young prince and mysterious wizard to search for the force behind the imbalance that threatens to destroy their land. PG-13, 1h 55m.
It's time to dust off the big suit. One of the best concert movies of all time, and a Rose Theatre tradition! Director Jonathan Demme's STOP MAKING SENSE (1983) captures the Talking Heads in their prime, with their timeless music and unforgettable staging. This film is meant to be played loud... NR, 1h 28m.
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps that follows the profound, complex relationship between Pietro from Turin, and Bruno, who grew up in an isolated mountainside village, over four decades.
As a patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for a transgender starlet.
American composer Jake Heggie’s masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, has its highly anticipated Met premiere in a haunting new production. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, DEAD MAN WALKING matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s beautiful music and a brilliant libretto by Tony and Emmy Award–winner Terrence McNally. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended. 2h 50m.
Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended.
Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus – and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. This spellbinding new production brings the mysterious realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended. Sung in Spanish with English subtitles.
Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Daniele Callegari conducts Verdi’s exhilarating early masterpiece. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended. 2h 50m.
Acclaimed director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended. 3h 25m.
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented – and thrilling – heroines. The company’s first new FORZA in nearly 30 years sets the scene in a contemporary world, making extensive use of the Met’s turntable to represent the unstoppable advance of destiny that drives the opera’s chain of calamitous events. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended.
Two singers at the height of their powers – radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim – come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended. 3h.
Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his highly anticipated company debut as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended.
Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Acclaimed maestro Xian Zhang takes the podium to conduct Anthony Minghella’s vivid production. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended. 3h.
