What the students should watch this week to tie in with our drama activities!
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 MIX UP THEATRE T.V. PICKS
How do you rate this week's picks?
1. Christmas Animations
Available on More4
Christmas shorts including We're Going on a Bear Hunt, The Abominable Snow Baby, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Mog's Christmas, The Snowman, Father Christmas, The Snowman and the Snowdog
2. FILM: That Christmas (2024)
Streaming Netflix
Animated fantasy featuring the voice of Brian Cox. Santa narrates the trials and tribulations faced by the citizens of a small English town when their festive plans are threatened by a sudden blizzard.
3. FILM: The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024)
Available on Sky Cinema from Friday 13th December
Animated musical fantasy featuring the voices of Gerard Butler and Emilia Clarke. When St Nick receives a letter from the Princess of Hearts in Wonderland, he assembles his reindeer and flies down the rabbit hole to the topsy-turvy realm. But when he arrives, he falls foul of a grumpy queen who has banned Christmas. Can he cheer her up and persuade her to change her mind?
4. FILM: Little Women (1994)
Monday 16th December, Film4, 6:35pm
Period drama adapted from the classic novel, starring Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon. Four very different sisters grow up in mid-19th-century America and come to rely on their strength of character and each other rather than privilege.
5. FILM: Last Christmas (2019)
Sunday 15th December, BBC2, 12:05am
Romantic comedy starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding and Emma Thompson. London, 2017: life could be better for twenty-something chaos magnet Kate, who has her heart set on being a singer but works all year round as an elf in a Covent Garden store. Then she meets too-good-to-be true Tom. Could romance be in the air?
6. FILM: The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Monday 16th December, BBC1, 11:25pm
Romantic fantasy starring Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. Preacher Henry Biggs is in need of a little spiritual guidance - his wife feels neglected, she doesn't approve of his plans to demolish the old church and his son's about to lose his best friend. Help arrives in the form of charming stranger Dudley, but are his intentions honourable?
7. Heartstopper
Streaming Netflix
LGBTQ+ romance between two British schoolboys, adapted by Alice Oseman from her webcomic and graphic novel.
8. FILMS: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) / Endgame (2019)
Streaming Disney+
Action adventure starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Josh Brolin. Intergalactic warlord Thanos has almost completed the weapon that will help him eliminate half of the universe's population. With "The Mad Titan" now headed to Earth, the estranged Avengers unite with the Guardians of the Galaxy and the people of Wakanda to fight to prevent a cataclysmic cosmic disaster.
Jan (Age 11): ★★★★★
"Amazing movie! I loved every second of it! My favourite characters in this film were Peter Parker ( Spider-Man), Tony Stark( Iron Man), Vision, Steve Rogers( Captain America), and Peter Quill( Star Lord). The last few scenes, in my opinion, were the best, as they were action-packed and full of drama. Thanos is a scary figure in this film, but Thor is incredibly powerful - he got closer to killing Thanos than any other Avenger or Gaurdian. The film was great all-round. There wasn't a moment i didn't enjoy watching. I am watching Ant man and the Wasp next, I hope it is going to be an awesome film!"
Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the reunited heroes make a last stand against the evil Thanos after he wiped out half of all life in the galaxy. With the aid of old friends and new allies, they risk everything to restore order to the universe. Fantasy adventure, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Josh Brolin.
Mylo (Age 13) - ★★★★★
"This film was very entertaining and was full of brilliant action filled scenes. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was intrigued by the plot that thickened with every minute that passed by. The film was filled with many sad moments but and had an end that left you wanting more but overall, I thought that this film was great."
Tuesday 17th December, BBC1, 10:40pm
Action adventure starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Mark Ruffalo. During a raid on a Hydra base to recover Loki's sceptre, the Avengers encounter unexpected resistance from the Maximoff twins, orphans with super powers bestowed by the evil Baron von Strucker. Tony Stark is eager to use the sceptre to complete a peacemaking programme called Ultron. However, Ultron gains sentience and formulates his own ideas on how to keep the world safe... and it doesn't include the Avengers.
Jan (Age 12): ★★★★★
"The best Marvel movie I have seen so far!! I loved the characters; Tony Stark was great, Steve Rogers was cool, Thor was good, Natasha Romanoff was mediocre, Bruce Banner was okay, Clint Barton was awesome, Wanda was amazing, Pietro was cool, and Vision was brilliant!!! Ultron was weird, he was funny, overdramatic, and was everywhere... He had hundreds of bodies... It was creepy. The first scene was by far the best, I haven't seen this film before this review yet I still am familiar with what happens in this iconic part of the movie.
I love this film, I can't wait to watch Ant-Man next:)"
10. FILM: Last Train to Christmas (2023)
Sky Cinema Christmas
Tony Towers, a successful nightclub manager and local celebrity, embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion in 1985, but things soon get a little strange. Moving up a carriage to the buffet car lands him in 1995, where he finds his clubs have failed and his life has fallen apart. Tony discovers that by moving up and down this fateful train, he can transport himself forward and backward to various stages of his life. Not only that, but the actions he takes in one carriage directly affect his life in the next. Festive drama, starring Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel
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