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Musicians listed.
-Movies, documentaries, live concerts.
-Also:
-1. Amazing Grace: The Story of a Song That Makes a Difference, with Bill Moyers. Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jessye Norman. 1990. 2/14
-2. Down The Tracks. The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin, Director-Steve Gammond 2008. Saw 10/12.
-3. Down The Tracks. The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan. 2008. Saw 12/12.
-4. The American Folk-Blues Festival, British Tours 63-66. 3/13 saw.
-5. Last Days of Fillmore, 1971. saw 4/13.
-- Criterion list: Paul Robeson, Monterey Pop, Gimme Shelter, Louie Bluie, Jimi Plays Monterey.
-Movies, documentaries, live concerts.
-Also:
-1. Amazing Grace: The Story of a Song That Makes a Difference, with Bill Moyers. Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jessye Norman. 1990. 2/14
-2. Down The Tracks. The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin, Director-Steve Gammond 2008. Saw 10/12.
-3. Down The Tracks. The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan. 2008. Saw 12/12.
-4. The American Folk-Blues Festival, British Tours 63-66. 3/13 saw.
-5. Last Days of Fillmore, 1971. saw 4/13.
-- Criterion list: Paul Robeson, Monterey Pop, Gimme Shelter, Louie Bluie, Jimi Plays Monterey.
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- DirectorPaul JustmanStarsJoe HunterJack AshfordUriel JonesDocumentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.The Funk Brothers
James Jamerson
Chaka Khan
Ben Harper - DirectorMalcolm LeoStarsDavid CrosbyChris HillmanBuffalo SpringfieldA compilation of 20 years of great rock music.Carrie Ann -The Hollies
For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
Woodstock
16 more songs
Neil Young seen in-
For What It's Worth 1967
You Don't Have To Cry 1970
Down By The River 1970
3/14 - DirectorKen BielenbergStarsChris DilleyIrwin KellerJeff ManabatIn their first live concert film, the Kinsey Sicks -- America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet -- reveal the shocking news: they have gone Republican. In this mock GOP fund-raiser, Rachel, Winnie, Trixie and Trampolina, the four gifted singers and comedians who comprise the quartet, defend their conversion to conservatism. They sing -- literally! -- the praises of corruption, tokenism, greed and all things nuclear (both families and bombs). The Kinsey Sicks have been a cult phenomenon for over a decade. From Off-Broadway to Vegas and beyond, the larger-than-life Kinsey Sicks have developed a loyal following among comedy fans, music aficionados and lovers of biting political satire. Their hilarious, intelligent writing and their finely spiced menu of thought-provoking original songs and wicked parodies have won them a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Lyrics. They have won numerous a cappella awards and the New York Times has praised their "voices sweet as birdsong."Beautyshop Quartet concert
Kinsey Sicks - StarsRoy OrbisonJackson BrowneT Bone BurnettRock 'n' roll legend Roy Orbison and some friends, legends in their own right, get together and perform some of Orbison's songs.Bonnie Raitt
k.d. Lang
Jennifer Warnes
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Waits
T-Bone Burnett
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello - DirectorJonathan MillerStarsAnne-Marie MallikFreda DowieJo Maxwell MullerA girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and wanders into the strange Wonderland.Ravi Shankar
- DirectorJulie TaymorStarsEvan Rachel WoodJim SturgessJoe AndersonThe music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.The Beatles
Bono
Joe Cocker
Eddie Izzard
Jim Sturgess
Martin Luther
Evan Rachel Wood
Dana Fuchs
Joe Anderson,
many more great singers
filmed in New York and Liverpool. - DirectorJean BachStarsDizzy GillespieMilt HintonMarian McPartlandThe documentary compiles interviews of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine.2/14
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.Mozart
- StarsJohnny CashJudy CollinsJeremy IronsIt's one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. "Amazing Grace" has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is credited with transforming lives. In this inspiring program, Bill Moyers explores the song's origins and power.Amazing Grace: The Story of a Song That makes a difference.
Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jessye Norman. - 1971– 1h 28mNot Rated9.0 (15)TV EpisodeDirectorAndy DunnJames MarshStarsVanessa Bell ArmstrongAmiri BarakaClifton DavisAn American documentary that provides a thorough history of gospel music through archival footage of legendary gospel singers, from soulful concerts to the spiritual musicals.The Power in the Voice.
Tramaine Hawkins, Robert and Lillie Mae Butler, The Fisk University Jubilee Singers, The ARC Choir, Cissy Houston, Rance Allen, Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, The Fairfield Four, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Aretha Franklin, The Clara Ward Singers, Shirley Caesar, The Dixie Hummingbirds, James Cleveland, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Clark Singers, John P. Kee, Danny Eason and Abundant Life. Commentators: Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, Horace Boyer, Dr. Charles Wolfe. Directors: James Marsh, Andrew Dunn. BBC video. - DirectorClaude LelouchStarsJeremy IronsPatricia KaasThierry LhermitteA jazz singer and a British jewel thief are brought together by their mutual desire to forget the past.Jazz singer, Patricia Kaas
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsFreddie JonesBarbara JeffordVictor PolettiIn 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends and admirers.Opera and more on an ocean cruise. 1914.
Giuseppe Verdi, Claude Debussy, Franz Schubert, played on filled wine glasses. - DirectorEran KolirinStarsSasson GabayRonit ElkabetzSaleh BakriA band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra
from Egypt, in Israel for a Cultural Event - DirectorMark HermanStarsPete PostlethwaiteTara FitzgeraldEwan McGregorThe coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.Grimley Colliery Brass Band
4/14 - DirectorFernando TruebaStarsMichel CamiloTito PuenteArturo O'FarrillA film featuring performances of several stars of the Latin Jazz music scene.
- DirectorFrancesco RosiStarsJulia MigenesPlácido DomingoRuggero RaimondiIn 1820s Spain the soldier Don José falls in love with the fiery and charismatic factory worker Carmen. Conflicts and grievances multiply, however, as it becomes apparent their views on love and commitment are fundamentally incompatible.
- DirectorJohn DurrantRussell ThomasStarsColdplayGuy BerrymanJon Buckland1. Politik 2. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face 3. A Rush Of Blood To The Head 4. One I Love 5. See You Soon 6. Shiver 7. Everything's Not Lost 8. Moses 9. Yellow 10. The Scientist 11. Clocks10/12
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsJohnny DeppRicki LakeAmy LocaneIn 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.1950s rockabilly
Stoller and Leiber
Bull Moose Jackson
Jive Bombers - DirectorAubrey PowellFew bands are more closely associated with Montreux than Deep Purple and there was simply no other contender when it came to choosing the act to headline the closing night of the 40th Montreux Festival in 2006. The band duly delivered one of their finest live performances, sprinkling songs from their latest album "Rapture Of The Deep" through a set chock full of their classic tracks. There was even a brand new song "Too Much Fun" written especially for the occasion and, of course, a show-stopping performance of "Smoke On The Water".2 disc set.
second disc, show at London's Hard Rock Cafe in 2006, earlier than Montreux concert.
Booklet with comments by Dave Ling, Classic Rock/Metal Hammer magazines, March 2007. - DirectorRolf de HeerStarsColin FrielsMiles DavisHelen BudayTraces the pilgrimage of John Anderson, an average guy with a passion for jazz, from his home in outback Western Australia to the jazz clubs of Paris, to meet his idol, jazz trumpeter Billy Cross.Jazz, Miles Davis
Australia - DirectorJean-Jacques BeineixStarsWilhelmenia FernandezFrédéric AndréiRoland BertinTwo tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French-language thriller.American Opera singer
Wilhelmenia Fernandez - 1999– 1h 45mR7.0 (1.2K)TV Episode53MetascoreDirectorRamona S. DiazStarsArnel PinedaNeal SchonJonathan CainA documentary on Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the new singer for the rock & roll band, Journey.
- DirectorGeorge VerasStarsJerry ButlerLee AndrewsVito BalsamoOriginal vocal groups from the 1950s and early 1960s sing their hits.DooWop gold, DooWop 50, volume 1, with Duke of Earl
70 min. 1999 Time Life video
3/13 - DirectorVal GuestStarsLaurence HarveySylvia SymsYolande DonlanSleazy talent agent Johnny Jackson discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their relationship begins to go bad.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsBill GrahamMarty BalinElvin BishopA dozen rock groups are shown playing in the final five nights of shows leading up the closing of Fillmore West on July 4, 1971.
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsRobert TownsendMichael WrightLeonThe story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.The Delfonics
The Four Tops
the Dells
Tena Clark
Patti LaBelle
Thom Bell and William Hart
3/13, 12/13 - 1985– 1hTV-147.7 (105)TV EpisodeDirectorCathe NeukumStarsAretha FranklinC.L. FranklinCarolyn FranklinAretha Franklin's recording career is examined through archival footage and interviews with family and prominent figures within the music industry.4/13
- DirectorSam PollardStarsJesse L. MartinWhen Marvin Gaye died in 1984, he left behind one of the great legacies in American music.10/12
- DirectorScott HicksStarsPhilip GlassHolly CritchlowChuck CloseAcademy Award®-nominated director Scott Hicks ("Shine") documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, who include Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar, and Martin Scorsese.5/13
- DirectorPaul LandresStarsAlan FreedJimmy ClantonSandy StewartRock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant (Jimmy Clanton) who doesn't know he has won.Chuck Berry
Jackie Wilson
Flamingos
The Cadillacs
Jimmy Clanton
Ritchie Valens - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsSonny BonoCherSonny & CherSonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.Sonny and Cher
- DirectorGillian GrismanStarsJerry GarciaDavid GrismanJoe CravenDetails the deeply rooted musical friendship between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Includes live Garcia/Grisman performances as well as rare and unique personal moments from the studio, backstage and home-style jam sessions. Interviews with friends and family are intertwined with live and archival elements, creating an intimate portrait of Jerry and David's relationship. Traces the Garcia/Grisman connection from their earliest days as budding bluegrassers, through the creation of the legendary Old & In the Way in the mid '70s, to the Garcia/Grisman Band that highlighted their love of traditional acoustic music in the '90s.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsChuck BerryKeith RichardsEric ClaptonThis documentary movie covers two concerts at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, and also discusses his life and career.Julian Lennon
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Keith Richards
Robert Cray
Don Everly
Phil Everly
Bo Diddley
Johnnie Johnson
Steve Jordan
Bobby Keys
4 disc ultimate collector's edition - DirectorJohn PaulStarsAnna RussellMildred DunnockFrank RogierAn "electronic puppet" version of the Humperdinck opera, adapted for children and using spoken dialogue as well as Humperdinck's music.Englebert Humperdinck opera, 1892.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsDanny GloverLisaGay HamiltonYaya DaCosta1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint, away from Touissant's, the rival joint across the way. His plan to hire a guitar legend goes awry and Tyrone is forced to take drastic action in a final scheme to save the club.1950s
Blues, rural America
Memphis Slim
Aces of Spade
Mable John
Billy Novick and Mason Daring - DirectorJem CohenStarsBrendan CantyJoe LallyIan MacKayeA collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and the Washington D.C. band Fugazi, covering the 10 year period of 1987-1996. Far from a traditional documentary, this is a musical document; a portrait of musicians at work. The project mixes sync-sound, 16mm.Fugazi
- DirectorDavid AtwoodStarsTom AtkinsJames BrownBobby Byrdpart of 3 disc box set, includes
The Night James Brown Saved Boston, 4/14
James Brown Live at the Apollo '68, 4/14 - DirectorDavid LeafStarsMuhammad AliMichael AmbrosinoTom AtkinsThe film documents that remarkable concert and the politics around it. Boston Mayor Kevin White and his colleagues almost by accident realized that by televising the James Brown concert they could keep people indoors that night prevent widespread rioting. The film is almost testimony to the power of music in general and the power of James Brown's music in particular. The film is a tribute to the Godfather of Soul and the role he would come to play in working for civil rights.3 disc box set, 4/14
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTed NeeleyCarl AndersonYvonne EllimanFilm version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.TD
2/14 - DirectorChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsJimi HendrixNoel ReddingMitch MitchellJimi Hendrix's landmark concert in Monterey County Fairgrounds in California in which he plays signature songs like "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," and "Wild Thing."Criterion
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsJennifer Jason LeighMiranda RichardsonHarry BelafonteA pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.1930s Kansas City jazz
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsRoger DaltreyPete TownshendKeith MoonInterviews, TV clips and concert footage make up this comprehensive profile of The Who, Britain's premiere rock band.10/13
td - DirectorCharles BurnettStarsHenry G. SandersKaycee MooreCharles BracySet in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.Paul Robeson- 3 songs
Elmore James
Dinah Washington
Earth, Wind and Fire,
all other songs great.
9/13
td - DirectorNimród AntalStarsSándor CsányiEszter BallaZoltán MucsiA tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.NEO sound track.
Filmed on Budapest, Hungary.
Subway system, world's second oldest. - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobbie RobertsonMuddy WatersNeil YoungA film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.The Band, The Staple Singers, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Eric Clapton,Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Ron Wood, more.
- DirectorDick CarruthersJimmy PageStarsRobert PlantJimmy PageJohn Paul JonesA double-DVD set which features over five hours of previously unreleased concert and archival performance footage from Led Zeppelin, spanning the years 1969 to 1979.3/14
- DirectorLian LunsonStarsLeonard CohenBonoRufus WainwrightA documentary on the legendary singer-songwriter, with performances by those musicians he has influenced.Just read- I"m Your Man, the Life of Leonard Cohen, by Sylvie Simmons.
PO - DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsClarence 'Gatemouth' BrownBuddy GuySolomon BurkeAntoine Fuqua's documentary on the blues, shot at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.Greg Allman
Robert Cray
Natalie Cole
Gatemouth Brown
Dr. John
Ruth Brown
Buddy Guy
BB King
many more greats...
12/13 - DirectorDan LiebersteinStarsJohn BarryTerence BlanchardCarter BurwellA wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats.Film music composition.
Ang Lee
Spike Lee
Mira Nair
Coppola
John Barry
David Shire
Rachel Portman
9/13 nice, extensive interviews. - DirectorMark HermanStarsBrenda BlethynJane HorrocksMichael CaineA shy reclusive lady is convinced by an invisible entity to sing. Subsequently, she finds herself noticed by a sleazy talent agent and her talent being showcased on-stage. She also meets a kind but nervous man who becomes her best friend.Jane Horrocks sings, imitates Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Bassey
- DirectorMarilyn AgreloStarsHeather BermanEmma Therese BiegackiEva CarrozzaThe students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.Bobby Darin, Della Reese, Frank Sinatra, El Boncho, Lucia Mendez, Peggy Lee, more.
2/14 - DirectorMichael MurphyStarsAaron NevilleAllen ToussaintAmadee CastenellMAKE IT FUNKY! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards.Fats Domino
Bonnie Raitt
Neville Brothers
Keith Richards - DirectorDon Roy KingStarsJames Monroe IglehartTodrick HallChad KimballMemphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love.David Bryan
Joe Di Pietro
1/13, 2/13, 2/14, 3/15 - StarsMiles Davisin Munich
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsOtis ReddingJimi HendrixRavi ShankarA film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.Criterion
2/14 with commentary 9, and extras. - DirectorGreg 'Freddy' CamalierStarsRick HallAretha FranklinKeith RichardsA documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".Rick Hall and the music he created, the Muscle Shoals sound.
- StarsThe Four TopsMarvin GayeThe Miraclescs
9/13 - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsNeil YoungEmmylou HarrisPegi YoungA film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.12/13, both discs.
- StarsStephen StillsNeil YoungTold in Young's own words, the film weaves hours of exclusive interviews with previously unseen performance footage from the star's own extensive collection.cs
With Squires Band interviews, CSN, Crazy Horse, and Young. House in Laurel Canyon. Nice early years photos and videos.
9/13 - DirectorBen NilesStarsPierre-Laurent AimardHarry Connick Jr.Hélène GrimaudA feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037- from forest floor to concert hall.Harry Connick, Jr.
Hank Jones
Lang Lang
Helene Grinaud - DirectorChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsWilson PickettSam MooreMary WilsonA film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records.Isaac Hayes
Mary Wilson
Wilson Pickett
Sam Moore
10/12 - DirectorItthisoontorn VichailakStarsAnuchit SapanpongAdul DulyaratPongpat WachirabunjongInspired by the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh the most revered traditional Thai music master who lived during the reigns of Kings Rama V to VIII.Ranad, Thailand xylophone, and Thai music master Luang Pradit Pairoh.
- DirectorSaul J. TurellStarsSidney PoitierPaul RobesonMargaret WebsterThe life of actor and activist Paul Robeson.Criterion- Portrait of an Artist box set
- DirectorWill MackenzieStarsPeter ScolariDarren McGavinCatherine Mary StewartIn a private school in the U.S. South, Mr. Sanders, a new choirmaster tries to reduce some of the prejudice and hostility of some of the students in his choir. Paul, a bully who feels he should be lead boy, is the worst offender. Taylor Bradshaw on the other hand is impressed by the music of Landy, a black boy, grandson of Zeke, the school caretaker. Zeke joins in some of the activities of the black community known as River Town. Sanders is also impressed by Landy's abilities and attempts to get him involved with the choir. A tragedy in the community brings the race issue to a head.Richie Havens.
Southern boy's choir, 1959 era.
Blues. - 1971– TV-GTV EpisodeJoan Baez
Arlo Guthrie
Dave Mathews
Emmylou Harris
Bruce Springsteen
Richie Havens
11/13
co - DirectorJim BrownStarsJoan BaezJohnny CashBill ClintonInterviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artist and activist Pete Seeger.Joan Baez
Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan
Ronnie Gilbert
Arlo Guthrie
Paul Robeson
Leadbelly - DirectorKate DavisDavid HeilbronerStarsIrene RobertsErnest BarretoAndrew RussoProfiles six competitors in the 2004 Annual Whistler's Convention, held in Louisburg, North Carolina. We hear them whistle, and they and others talk about whistling as a way to relax, cheer up, entertain, express emotion, and enjoy life. Each talks about how others see their hobby. Joe is older, competing after a ten years break. Chris uses interesting sounds to spice up his performances. Graham stays with the melody, as does Sandra. Steve is smooth, a multi-year champion. Geert is new, having come with his wife from the Netherlands for the competition. First the prelims, then the finals. Clips from films illustrate the qualities of whistling.12/12,
3/14, 3/15 - DirectorJohn TurturroStarsJames GandolfiniSusan SarandonKate WinsletThis down-and-dirty musical set in the world of working-class New York tells the story of a husband's journey into infidelity and redemption when he must choose between his seductive mistress and his beleaguered wife.Janis Joplin
James Brown
Tom Jones
Vikki Carr
Bruce Springsteen
Elvis Presley
Buena Vista Social Club
Bobby Cannavale
Leiber and Stoller
Cyndi Lauper
11/13 PO - 1971– 2h 35mTV-G7.5 (216)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert GordonMorgan NevilleStarsSamuel L. JacksonJim StewartEstelle AxtonSpectacular rise & disgraced collapse of Memphis' socially-conscious, neighborhood-based Stax Records, which spawned many of the best soul sounds of the 60's and 70's is told mostly by its groundbreaking, colorblind executives and artists. Stax's family atmosphere and the challenges it faced in a turbulent era of social revolution and Black empowerment are illustrated by the label's great music, from Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Booker T and the MGs, Sam and Dave etc.Booker T Jones
Steve Cropper
Donald Dunn
2/13 - DirectorAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesCharlotte ZwerinStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick TaylorWhen three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.The Rolling Stones
Jefferson Airplane
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Ike Turner
Tina Turner
Criterion - DirectorRollin BinzerStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick TaylorA concert film taken from two Rolling Stones concerts during their 1972 North American tour.3/13
- DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsIan AndersonGlenn CornickClive BunkerThe Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was filmed before a live audience at a North London TV studio.Jethro Tull
The Who
Taj Mahal
John Lennon
Eric Clapton
Rolling Stones
Marianne Faithfull - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsCharlie WattsA career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.8/13
No signs of aging. Looking at the way Keith gets down, and up, on his knees with no effort. Mick tireless. - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsSean LynchMick JaggerBrian JonesWhile The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, Godard reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
- DirectorGuy MaddinStarsIsabella RosselliniMark McKinneyMaria de MedeirosA musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.Jerome Kern
Oscar Hammerstein II
Chopin
Christopher Dedrick
Mini-Mariachis
Jimmy Kennedy and William Grosz
8/13 - DirectorMichael SchorrStarsHorst KrauseHarald WarmbrunnKarl-Fred MüllerSchultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.Zydeco
Polka
Sunpie and the Louisiana Hotspots
Carriere Brothers
Keith Frank and the Creole Connection
Kerry Christensen, Master Yodeler
Jackie and the Cajun Cousins
Zydeco Force - DirectorJames TustyMaureen Castle TustyStarsHeiki AhonenGustav ErnesaksLinda HuntMost people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. "The young people, without any political party, and without any politicians, just came together ... not only tens of thousands but hundreds of thousands ... to gather and to sing and to give this nation a new spirit," remarks Mart Laar, a Singing Revolution leader featured in the film and the first post-Soviet Prime Minister of Estonia. "This was the idea of the Singing Revolution." James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's "The Singing Revolution" tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom--and helped topple an empire along the way.Estonians singing.
- 1971– 2h 14mNot Rated7.8 (27)TV EpisodeStarsAisha MorrisStevie WonderStevie Wonder with 14 member back up band. Pretty good camera on the band members, getting a chance to see all play. 2 pianos, large drum set, chimes, bells, many other instruments.
11/13
co - DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersVictor MooreRoguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.Dorothy Fields
Jerome Kern
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers - DirectorSteve BinderStarsThe Beach BoysThe BarbariansChuck BerrySurf pop duo Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by popular rock and roll and R&B musicians of the era.James Brown
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
Chuck Berry - DirectorCarlos SauraStarsMiguel Ángel SoláCecilia NarovaMía MaestroMario Suarez is a forty-something tango artist, whose wife Laura has left him. He leaves his apartment and starts preparing a film about tango.Lalo Schirfrin
Horacio A. Salgan - DirectorNick CastleStarsGregory HinesSuzzanne DouglasSammy Davis Jr.Just released from prison, Max Washington must decide which of his previous professions to return to: burglary or tap-dancing.T-Bone Walker
Etta James
James Taylor
director commentary, documentary on Gregory Hines, Interview with some of the legends, tap.
2/14 - DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsRobert DuvallTess HarperBetty BuckleyA broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.Robert Duvall
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJean SimmonsPaul DouglasAnthony FranciosaA school teacher takes a secretarial job in a nightclub. The two club owners quibble about a lot, including her. Unfortunately, she develops an interest for the partner who disapproves of her employment at the club.Chuck Berry, uncredited, playing guitar. In the last quarter of the film.
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra. One of the last surviving big bands.
9/13 - DirectorJacques SarasinStarsWendo KolosoyMbinga KabataAntoine MoundandaA tribute to the Congolese people, who despite desperate poverty, a history of oppression and an ongoing civil war that has killed nearly 4 million people, continue to be sustained by music.Antoine Wendo Kolosoy released first album in 1948.
Congolese Rumba. - StarsThelonious MonkLarry GalesBen RileyDVD set includes 22 page booklet.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher GuestSpinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.Christopher Guest
Michael McKean
Harry Shearer
--Criterion
3/14 - DirectorRichard WhorfVincente MinnelliGeorge SidneyStarsRobert WalkerVan HeflinLucille BremerSongwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern is unable to find immediate success in the U.S. He sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale.Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury sing and dance.
Lena Horne sings 2 songs.
Frank Sinatra sings Old Man River.
Cyd Charisse, Dinah Shore, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Van Johnson-who sings and dances.
Interesting seeing these actors in 1946.
Nice color, interesting costumes.
11/13 - DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsTetsuya WatariChieko MatsubaraHideaki NitaniAfter his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.http://sweetbottom.tripod.com/branded_music.htm
The Spiders
Tetsuya Watari
Chieko Matsubara - DirectorMike LeighStarsJim BroadbentAllan CordunerDexter FletcherSet in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.Arthur Sullivan
William S Gilbert
Shirley Henderson
3/13 - DirectorLeiviskaLionel C. MartinWilliam TannenStarsDennis EdwardsMelvin FranklinRick JamesThis is a compilation of four music videos and one live performance between 1982 to 1998 with the famous R&B group "The Temptations"I just have volume 1, the 60s
10/12 - DirectorMichal GoldmanStarsTawfik BadawiVirginia DanielsonAmal FahmyShe had the musicality of Ella Fitzgerald, the public presence of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis Presley. Her name was Umm Kulthum, and she became a powerful symbol, first of the aspirations of her country, Egypt, and then of the entire Arab world. Born a peasant at the turn of the century, she became a woman of great wealth and power, confidant of presidents and kings, and above all, President Gamal Abd al-Nasser's unofficial ambassador in the region. Four million people were on the streets of Cairo for her funeral in 1975. To this day, her cassettes outsell every other Arabic female vocalist. Narrated by Omar Sharif, Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt is the first documentary to bring Umm Kulthum to an American audience. The film puts her life in the context of the epic story of 20th century Egypt as it shook off colonialism and confronted modernity. The camera explores her astonishing connection with her audience, taking us into her village in the Nile Delta, and into the cafes, markets, and streets of Cairo where she lived and worked. From the Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz to a 12-year-old girl in an outdoor restaurant, people speak about the role Umm Kulthum's music has played in their lives, and sing their favorite songs for the camera.Egyptian singer, from the turn of the century until her death in 1975. Millions listened to her on the radio, and heard her records and saw her films.
- DirectorClaude SautetStarsDaniel AuteuilEmmanuelle BéartAndré DussollierStéphane is an emotionally distant but professionally dedicated violin restorer whose cold heart is tested when his employer's new girlfriend, a beautiful violinist, falls for him.Violins
Ravel
Violin Maker - DirectorFredi M. MurerStarsFabrizio BorsaniBruno GanzTeo GheorghiuA twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead.Mozart, Liszt, Ravel, Bach, Schumann, Tina Turner, Beretta
- DirectorJim BrownStarsLee HaysPete SeegerRonnie GilbertDocumentary about the blacklisted folk group, "The Weavers," and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.with--
Arlo Guthrie
Don McLean
Holly Near
Pete Seeger - DirectorPaul W. TaylorStarsLorraine BraccoAlicia KeysMbaliTells the moving and inspiring story of 12 year old Slindile and her remarkable friends at the Agape orphanage in South Africa.Agape Choir,
Agape Orphanage, South Africa.
Zulu and English
Travel to New York for concert, with Paul Simon and Alicia Keys joining them on stage. - DirectorNeema BarnetteStarsLouis Gossett Jr.Oscar Brown Jr.Olu DaraA celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written portrayals of Black American life in the rural south of the 1930's and 40's, and the stories, songs and folklore that were her heritage and inspiration.Folk music with xylophone, guitar, bongo drums,