The life story of virtuoso pianist David Helfgott. A joyless childhood under an oppressive father. A youth full of hope and disappointment. Studying at the best music school in the world, his first successes and, finally, worldwide fame.
Forty years after his first documentary about the rock band Spinal Tap, director Marty DiBergi has still not achieved fame in Hollywood, so he decides to start working on a new film about the band. He meets Hope, the daughter of the band's former manager, who has inherited the contract with the band, and learns that they are contractually obligated to perform one more concert. Now Spinal Tap must reunite and perform for the first time in 15 years.
David Byrne and Spike Lee with a spirited musical about modernity - a sequel of sorts to the best concert movie ever.
This film is a hip-hop classic. Freestyle, rap, breakdancing, graffiti. The film features rare footage of one of the fathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash, playing a magnificent mix on an ancient turntable.
Jules, a young mail carrier, is obsessed with opera and in love with an opera diva who, as a matter of principle, does not make recordings of herself singing. Jules secretly records her voice to enjoy it alone, but finds himself drawn into the dangerous games of criminals. In addition, he accidentally witnesses a murder and becomes the owner of another audio cassette.
France, 1949. Desperate to find a job, music teacher Clement Mathieu finds himself in a boarding school for troubled teenagers. There he sees what cruel "educational measures" the rector of this institution Rashan resorts to. The more Rashan bullies the boys, the more aggressive they become. Good-natured by nature, Mathieu is outraged by these methods, but he is unable to openly protest. But one day he, the author of numerous musical compositions, which he modestly hides in his room, comes up with a wonderful idea: to organize a school choir.
A biography of the famous singer Loretta Lynn, who rose from Kentucky poverty to country music stardom. The singer had many unpleasant moments in her life: struggling with a drug addiction, a nervous breakdown, marital troubles, and the death of her best friend.
At the end of World War II, a detachment of the Japanese Imperial Army in Burma surrenders to British forces. In days of hardship and shame, the soldiers find salvation in choral singing. A private, whom everyone believes to be dead, hides under the garb of a Buddhist monk ...
A few months in the life of aging British rock band Spinal Tap, slowly slipping from the heights of former glory to the bottom of the music world during a farewell tour of the United States.
Bob James made his name in fusion and smooth jazz, but some of us believe the pianist’s acoustic trio records represent his highest art. His 1996 album Straight Up, with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, and 2004’s Take It from the Top, with bassist James Genus and drummer Billy Kilson, are career highlights and gems of their genre. Those records will never escape the shadow of 1978’s Touchdown or 1975’s One, but now James gives us the best of both worlds, revisiting his biggest hits in a trio format and tossing in other tunes. Despite its title, Feel Like Making LIVE! isn’t a concert recording. It was recorded “live in the studio” with old pal Kilson and young bassist Michael Palazzolo, who’s been in James’ bands for several years now. Rather than swing like a bop trio, they play classy, R&B- and pop-tinged jazz that’s both accessible and adventurous.
