Anthony Van Laast

Movies

Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony
Stage Director
Sarah Brightman lights up the holidays with her first-ever livestream concert. Join Sarah as she transforms the beautiful historic Christ Church Spitalfields in London and welcomes viewers worldwide into her intimate winter wonderland.
The Good Liar
Choreographer
Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.
Beauty and the Beast
Choreographer
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Birthing Mamma Mia!
self
This short documentary is about the making of the 2008 film musical "Mamma Mia!".
Mamma Mia!
Choreographer
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island is about to marry off the spirited young daughter she's raised alone. But, the daughter has secretly invited three of her mother's ex-lovers in the hopes of finding her biological father.
Holiday On Ice - Mystery
Director
MYSTERY invites you into the world of magic, the mysterious and the macabre. Opening with a visit to the mysterious East, Mystery incorporates elements of magic and the unknown into an elaborate skating extravaganza. An amazing journey into the imagination – on ice.
Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live From Las Vegas
Choreographer
Renowned vocalist Sarah Brightman performs more than 20 songs before a packed house at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Arena in this concert film from Angel Records. The set list includes such tunes as "Who Wants to Live Forever," "Stranger in Paradise," "What a Wonderful World," "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again."
Princess Caraboo
Second Dressmaker
Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not at all convinced she is what she claims to be and investigates. Is Caraboo really a princess?
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song & Dance
Choreographer
Song & Dance is a love story told in two acts. In the first, entitled "Tell Me On A Sunday," a young woman details her love affairs through Song. In the second, entitled "Variations," a young man illustrates his relationship and commitment issues through Dance. This performance was recorded at London's Palace Theatre on April 28, 1984.
Never Say Never Again
Kurt
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.
Who Dares Wins
Choreographer
When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by The People's Lobby, a fanatical group aiming to hold several US dignitaries hostage. But Skellen's dismissal is a front to enable him to get close to the terrorist group. Can he get close enough to stop the Lobby from creating an international incident?
Outland
Choreographer
An honest marshal in a corrupt mining colony on Io, Jupiter's sunless third moon, is determined to confront a violent drug ring even though it may cost him his life. After his wife angrily deserts him, he waits alone for the arrival of killers hired by the company to eliminate him.
Kate Bush: Christmas TV Special
Choreographer
1979 Christmas special featuring Kate Bush. She performs Gymnopedie No 1, Symphony in Blue, Them Heavy People, Madrigal, December, Wedding List, Egypt, Ran Tan Waltz, The Man with the Child in His Eyes and Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbreak. Guest star Peter Gabriel sings Here Comes the Flood and duets with Kate on Another Day.
Kate Bush: On Tour
Himself
Aired as part of BBC's 'Nationwide' programming, this documentary captures the leadup to 'The Tour of Life'.
Combines
One of the earliest events to combine dance on film projected in juxtaposition with live performances by the same dancers. The films included rehearsals of the sequences being danced in their final form on stage; portraits of individual dancers, and different interpretations of the same segment of choreography by different dancers intercut with images of them preparing to come on stage. Also included blown-up Polaroid close-up portraits of dancers.