Marked Men: Rule & Shaw
Shaw, a pre-med student, has loved Rule, a rebellious tattoo artist, for years, though he’s only ever seen her as a family friend. After one uninhibited night, they’re forced to confront buried feelings while navigating grief, family expectations, and fear of commitment—testing whether love between two people from such different worlds can truly survive. Rule runs Marked, a tattoo shop he shares with his misfit friends—a close-knit group of outsiders prioritizing freedom over commitment. Still haunted by the death of his twin brother, Remy, Rule fears that letting Shaw in will only lead to more heartbreak. Meanwhile, Shaw struggles to reconcile her feelings for Rule with the pressures from her wealthy parents, who push her toward Gabe (Bradway), her controlling ex-boyfriend. Both must battle internal demons and external pressures. Rule’s fear of vulnerability keeps him emotionally distant, convinced that opening up to Shaw means risking the same pain he felt with Remy’s loss. Shaw, torn between her love for Rule and her family’s expectations, must decide if following her heart is worth the fallout. Their opposing worlds—his reckless spontaneity and her desire for stability—threaten to tear them apart at every turn. As their relationship deepens, jealousy, insecurities, and unresolved grief test their fragile bond. Together, they must decide: can love between two people from such different worlds survive, or will it self-destruct before it even begins?
The Metropolitan Opera: Aida
Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for Michael Mayer’s spectacular new staging, which brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi, following her 2024 debut in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, is Aida’s Egyptian rival Amneris, and tenor Piotr Beczała is the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. The all-star cast also features baritone Quinn Kelsey as Amonasro and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy as Ramfis. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
Between Borders
In a crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family finds themselves as outcasts—wherever they go. Their Armenian heritage marks them for discrimination, first in their home country of Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope through a church planted by American missionaries, the hostility of everyday life pushes them to seek refuge in the United States. In the shadow of exile, hope became their home. Based on a riveting true story of faith and hope set amidst great oppression.
