Wicked Trailer
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 12 December 2024 > Ready to Use
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Christmas Actually
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 10 December 2024 > Webpicks
Richard Curtis has perfected the romcom, scripting Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Yesterday and more. His latest film is an animation about Christmas in a small English town, combining three of his own children’s books. That Christmas has Santa, traditions, humour, a variety of families, a pinch of romance and a … Continue reading “Christmas Actually”
Pharrell Williams Lego Biopic
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 28 November 2024 > Ready to Use
Biopics are quite popular and so are Lego films. What about a Lego biopic then? Pharrell Williams only agreed to a biopic being made about his life if it was a Lego animation. Piece by Piece is the perfect creative way to tell this creative and original artist’s life. Many music stars such as Jay-Z, … Continue reading “Pharrell Williams Lego Biopic”
This is England 2024 films for Cycle 4
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 15 November 2024 > Webpicks
The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for cycle 4e classes. This year’s selection ponders the roles of young and old in today’s society, offers positive visions of a sustainable future, as well as featuring a beatboxing animated dog. If you sign up for a collège showing, … Continue reading “This is England 2024 films for Cycle 4”
This is England 2024 films for Lycée
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 15 November 2024 > Webpicks
The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for lycée classes. This year’s selection features crime stories, young people forging a place for themselves in a world that isn’t always welcoming, a story of polygamy and a documentary about an inspiring ping-pong club. If you sign up for … Continue reading “This is England 2024 films for Lycée”
This is England 2024 films for Cycle 3
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 15 November 2024 > Webpicks
The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for cycle 3 classes. This year’s selection focuses on children’s experiences, some as young carers, and stories from diverse cultures represented in the U.K. If you sign up for a Cycle 3 showing, your students will see six films ranging … Continue reading “This is England 2024 films for Cycle 3”
Staging Emotions: Hamlet
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 12 November 2024 > Shine Bright Lycée Webpicks
This short video is a great way to have pupils study how actors express emotions when they speak a text on stage, even something as short as Hamlet’s classic line “To be or not to be”. In this performance for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016, Paapa Essiedu, who was playing Hamlet at … Continue reading “Staging Emotions: Hamlet”
Put Some Meaning in Your Halloweening
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 22 October 2024 > Webpicks
It’s one of the best known charity fundraisers in the U.S.A. Since 1948, kids have been adding a civic element to their Halloween trick or treating by collecting donations for UNICEF, the United Nations’ children’s fund. Trick-or-treaters used to carry a little cardboard collecting box. The iconic box disappeared during COVID in favour of online … Continue reading “Put Some Meaning in Your Halloweening”
The Wild Robot
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 17 October 2024 > Ready to Use
In this new animated film by Dreamworks, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island after a shipwreck. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island’s animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose. Friendship with animals is always an appealing topic with young pupils, which is one of the … Continue reading “The Wild Robot”
Lee Miller: Photographing War
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 September 2024 > Ready to Use Shine Bright Lycée
At a time when women helped wage war backstage, Lee Miller went to the front with her camera and risked her life to witness and share the reality of WWII with the rest of the world. The biopic by Ellen Kuras to be released in October and starring Kate Winslet pays tribute to this modern … Continue reading “Lee Miller: Photographing War”