One of the all-time great operas, Tosca combines drama, passion and glorious music. Instantly recognizable music from Tosca has been used countless times in film and television, most memorably as the soundtrack to an action scene in James Bond thriller Quantum of Solace. Set in Rome, the story follows painter Mario Cavaradossi who is captured and sentenced to death by Scarpia, the sadistic Chief of Police. Mario’s life can be saved and his freedom granted providing, his lover, Tosca, gives herself to Scarpia.

This Venice Film Festival Official Selection expands Pedro Almodóvar's previous depictions of womanhood by turning his focus on three imperfect mothers, portrayed by Penélope Cruz, Aitana Sánchez Gijón and Milena Smit, marking a departure from his prior work exploring mothers and motherhood. Rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, PARALLEL MOTHERS is “a ravishingly crafted work that again illustrates with ineffable beauty that no one uses the expressive power of color and design quite like Almodóvar” (Hollywood Reporter).

“Licorice Pizza” is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around, and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film tracks the treacherous navigation of first love.