La Bamba (1987) Trailer

La Bamba

Talent made him a star, fate made him a legend. The true story of Ritchie Valens.

La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical film written and directed by Luis Valdez that follows the life and career of Chicano rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens.

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Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.

ABBA: The Movie (1977) Trailer

ABBA: The Movie

ABBA: The Movie is a 1977 film about the pop group ABBA's Australian tour.

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Movie detailing ABBA's mega-successful tour of Australia during mid-1977. While it mostly contains back-stage footage and as well as ABBA's famous songs such as "Dancing Queen", "Tiger", "Name Of The Game" and "Eagle" among others sung filmed during their concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, it has the sub-plot of young country and western radio disc-jockey, Ashley, whose boss orders him to have a deep interview with ABBA and the problems he has trying to reach them as he forgets his press pass and ABBA's main bodyguard, (Tom Oliver) is determined to stop him...Written by Lee Horton <Leeh@tcp.co.uk>

Charlie Is My Darling (1966) Trailer

Charlie Is My Darling

Charlie Is My Darling, directed by Peter Whitehead and produced by the Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham, was the first documentary film about the Rolling Stones. 

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The first documentary film about the Rolling Stones, shot during the band's tour of Ireland in September 1965. A restored edition, with additional material, was released theatrically in 2012.

Along the Roadside (2013) Trailer

Along the Roadside

 Losing our way. Finding ourselves.

Along the Roadside is American comedy-drama film written and directed by Zoran Lisinac. 

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Award winning comedy/drama about two young people from different parts of the world, their vastly different cultures and their journey of self-discovery during the drive to the largest music festival in California. 

Rock & Rule (1983) Trailer

Rock & Rule

The Beauty... The Beast... The Beat! 

Rock & Rule (known as Ring of Power outside of North America) is a 1983 Canadian animated musical science fiction fantasy film from the animation studio Nelvana.

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Angel, a member of a punk rock band in the apocoliptic future, is kidnapped by Mok, a legendary superocker. Obsessed with a dark experiment, Mok plans to use Angel's voice to summon a demon from another dimension. The rest of the band follows Mok to Nuke York in an attempt to get her back. Written by James Ellis <3jse2@qlink.queensu.ca>

Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) Trailer

Jazz on a Summer's Day

Their Songs and Music Set the Musical Mood

Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) is a documentary film set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, co-filmed and co-directed by commercial and fashion photographer Bert Stern and director Aram Avakian, who also edited the movie. 

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Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary features Thelonious Monk, Sal Salvador, Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington, Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong, and Mahalia Jackson.

Trick (1999) Trailer

Trick

A story about two guys trying to make it in the big city

Trick is a 1999 American gay-themed romantic comedy film starring Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc and Tori Spelling.

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Gabriel, an aspiring writer of Broadway musicals, meets Mark, a muscled stripper, who picks him up on the subway. They spend the night trying to find somewhere to be alone... forced to contend with Gabriel's selfish roommate, his irritating best friend, and a vicious, jealous drag queen in a gay dance club. The sun rises on a promising new relationship.Written by Randy Goldberg <goldberg@nymc.edu>

SLC Punk! (1998) Trailer

SLC Punk!

God bless America...they're going to need it.

SLC Punk! is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by James Merendino.

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To grow up in America is to, at one point or another, rebel against the world around you. If you're Stevo and you live in Reagan-era Salt Lake City, then, well...you just have to rebel a little bit harder. To this recent grad, the world is his enemy, anarchy his religion, and the Ramones, The Specials and the Dead Kennedys his muses. As he takes us on a guided tour of his life, we meet all sorts of punks, poseurs, mods, freaks and a few others best described as indescribable. 

Stevo's ex-hippie father sees his lifestyle as a rite of passage and urges him to attend Harvard Law School like himself. Not to sell out to the system, but to buy in. For Stevo, underneath the mohawk haircuts, earrings and leather, the idea, painfully, has some merit. The question becomes; how do you stay hard-core and still hope for a life beyond?

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) Trailer

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes is the title of three short films and a 2003 feature film by independent director Jim Jarmusch.

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A comic series of short vignettes built on one another to create a cumulative effect, as the characters discuss things as diverse as caffeine popsicles, Paris in the '20s, and the use of nicotine as an insecticide--all the while sitting around sipping coffee and smoking cigarettes. As director Jim Jarmusch delves into the normal pace of our world from an extraordinary angle, he shows just how absorbing the obsessions, joys and addictions of life can be, if truly observed. Written by Sujit R. Varma

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) Trailer

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

An anatomically incorrect rock odyssey

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film based on the stage musical of the same name about a fictional rock band fronted by an East Germantransgender singer. 

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Hedwig, born a boy named Hansel in East Berlin, fell in love with an American G.I. and underwent a sex-change operation in order to marry him and flee to the West. Unfortunately, nothing worked out quite as it was supposed to - years later, Hedwig is leading her rock band on a tour of the U.S., telling her life story through a series of concerts at Bilgewater Inn seafood restaurants. Her tour dates coincide with those of arena-rock star Tommy Gnosis, a wide-eyed boy who once loved Hedwig... but then left with all her songs. Written by Anonymous

Up in Smoke (1978) Trailer

Up in Smoke

It will make you feel VERY funny!

Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech and Chong's first feature-length film, released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures.

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Cheech and Chong meet up by chance on the highway somewhere in California. They go in search of some dope and are accidentally deported to Mexico where in their desperation to get home they agree to drive a van back to the States so they can get back in time for a gig they are due to play. Unaware of the properties from which the van is constructed they make their way back having aquired a couple of female hitch-hikers whilst all the time avoiding the cops whom they are not even aware are following them.

Written by Garry 'Gadget' Myles <garry.myles@mercury.co.uk>

Mao's Last Dancer (2009) Trailer

Mao's Last Dancer

Before You Can Fly You Have To Be Free.

Mao's Last Dancer is a 2009 Australian film based on professional dancer Li Cunxin's autobiography of the same name.

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A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet. 

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) Trailer

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

 Finally, a comedy that will change the way you think, the way you feel, and most importantly... the way you dress. 

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott.

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Two drag-queens, Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Felicia (Guy Pearce), and a transexual, Bernadette (Terrence Stamp) contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. When they arrive they discover that it is more than just a cabaret job waiting for them.

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) Trailer

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

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An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues to captivate twenty-seven years after his untimely death.

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) Extract

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

The sound of genius.

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould is a 1993 film about the pianist Glenn Gould played by Colm Feore. 

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As the title suggests, this dramatised documentary about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is broken up into thirty-two short films (mirroring the thirty-two part structure of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations', the recording that Gould made famous), each giving us an insight into some aspect of Gould's life and career. Out of respect for the music lead actor Colm Feore is never seen playing the piano, merely reacting to Gould's own recordings, which are extensively featured.Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

Brown Sugar (2002) Trailer

Brown Sugar

When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?

Brown Sugar is a 2002 American romantic comedy film written by Michael Elliott and Rick Famuyiwa, directed by Famuyiwa, and starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan.

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This romantic comedy centers on a romance between an A&R exec, Dre, at a hip-hop label and a magazine editor, Sidney, who have known each other since childhood.. They find themselves drifting towards being more than friends, even as Dre is engaged, and Sidney starts being wooed by a handsome basketball player. Written by PhatBleek

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream (2013) Trailer

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

In her own words.

Life Is But a Dream is a 2013 autobiographical television film, directed and executive produced by American singer Beyoncé Knowles.

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A look at the life and music of singer Beyonce Knowles.

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This Is It (2009) Trailer

This Is It

 Discover The Man You Never Knew 

Michael Jackson's This Is It is a 2009 American documentary–concert film directed by Kenny Ortega that documents Michael Jackson's rehearsals and preparation for the concert series of the same name scheduled to start on 13 July 2009, but canceled due to his death eighteen days prior on 25 June.

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Michael Jackson: This Is It is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created, and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts at London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June 2009, this film was produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson: This Is It captures the signer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his planned final London shows. The 2-Disc Limited Edition includes two making-of documentaries and seven featurettes.

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Pink: The Truth About Love Tour - Live from Melbourne (2013) Trailer

Pink: The Truth About Love Tour - Live from Melbourne

The Truth About Love Tour: Live from Melbourne is the fourth video album by American recording artist Pink.

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The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne features the jaw-dropping theatrics and acrobatics that P!nk has become renowned for, collaborating with creative partner and show director Larn Poland (who also directed The Funhouse Tour: Live In Australia) to produce a visually stunning stage production that includes pyrotechnics, soaring stunts, and career-spanning hits.

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One Direction: This Is Us (2013) Trailer

One Direction: This Is Us

A motion picture event.

One Direction: This Is Us is a 2013 British-American 3-D concert film centering on British group One Direction.

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Blu-Ray edition includes bonus DVD pressing. BR disc includes the theatrical and Extended Fan Cut. Billed as an intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon, This Is Us follows the lives of the five members of the boy band, One Direction. It contains live concert footage from London's O2 Arena, and footage from their lives pre- and post-X Factor appearance, and gives insight into the preparation for their concerts and ultimately what it is like to be One Direction.

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