Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Kissin in Tokyo

Kissin in Tokyo

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IMDB Rate: 0 out of 10 (0 votes)
Plot Summary:Pianist Yevgeny Kissin recorded live at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo on May 12th, 1987. Kissins musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations have put him in the forefront of todays pianists. He makes regular recital tours of Europe, America and Asia to sold-out houses. He has performed with all the leading orchestras of the world under such conductors as Abbado, Ashkenazy, Barenboim, Davis, Gergiev, Giulini, Jansons, Karajan, Levine, Maazel, Muti, Ozawa, Solti, Svetlanov and Temirkanov. Kissin has also performed chamber music with Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, James Levine, Alexander Knyazev, Mischa Maisky, Thomas Quasthoff, Isaac Stern and others.

In Search of Beethoven

In Search of Beethoven

Actors: Juliet Stevenson , Ilona Schmiel , Janine Jansen , Riccardo Chailly , Emanuel Ax , Lars Vogt , Roger Norrington , Alban Gerhardt , Jonathan Biss
Director: Phil Grabsky
IMDB Rate: 7.4 out of 10 (111 votes)
Plot Summary:The first truly comprehensive feature length cinema documentary ever made about Beethoven. With over 60 live performances.

Suck

Suck

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Actors: Malcolm McDowell , Nicole de Boer , Dave Foley , Henry Rollins , Iggy Pop , Alice Cooper , Danny Smith , Alex Lifeson , Rob Stefaniuk , Calico Cooper , Jessica Paré , Barbara Mamabolo , Mike Lobel , Chris Ratz , Paul Anthony , Adam Wilson , Dimitri Coats , Moby , Carole Pope
Director: Rob Stefaniuk
IMDB Rate: 6.6 out of 10 (185 votes)
Plot Summary:A comedy centered on a rock n roll band that will do anything to become famous.

The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz

Actors: Ringo Starr , Levon Helm , Bob Dylan , Neil Diamond , Emmylou Harris , Eric Clapton , Neil Young , Robbie Robertson , Van Morrison , Paul Butterfield , Garth Hudson , Rick Danko , Dr. John , Joni Mitchell , Richard Manuel
Director: Martin Scorsese
IMDB Rate: 8 out of 10 (6561 votes)
Plot Summary:Thanksgiving, 1976, San Franciscos Winterland the Band performs its last concert after 16 years on the road. Some numbers they do alone, some songs include guest artists from Ronnie Hawkins (their first boss, when they were the Hawks) to Bob Dylan (their last, when as his backup and as a solo group, they came into their own). Scorseses camera explores the interactions onstage in the making of music. Offstage, he interviews the Bands five members, focusing on the nature of life on the road. The friendships, the harmonies, the hijinks, and the wear and tear add up to a last waltz.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Shut Up and Sing aka Wedding Weekend

Shut Up and Sing aka Wedding Weekend

Actors: Molly Shannon , Mark Feuerstein , Elizabeth Reaser , David Harbour , Rosemarie DeWitt , Liz Stauber , Reg Rogers , David Alan Basche , Alexander Chaplin , Samrat Chakrabarti , Joanna Adler , Nolan Chesnut , Chris Bowers , Barry Carl , Camilla Thorsson
Director: Bruce Leddy
IMDB Rate: 6.1 out of 10 (279 votes)
Plot Summary:When a group of college band mates reunite 15 years after graduation to sing at a friends wedding, they take a break from their less-than-perfect lives to spend a long weekend at a cozy Hamptons beach house with their spouses, children, friends and one Swedish nanny in tow. Reuniting with lifelong friends provides them with some much-needed perspective on how their lives have progressed - and in some cases, regressed - since their college heyday.

Rock Star

Rock Star

Actors: Jennifer Aniston , Timothy Spall , Mark Wahlberg , Beth Grant , Dominic West , Timothy Olyphant , Matthew Glave , Michael Shamus Wiles , Dagmara Dominczyk , Zakk Wylde , Brian Vander Ark , Blas Elias , Jeff Pilson , Nick Catanese , Jason Bonham
Director: Stephen Herek
IMDB Rate: 5.8 out of 10 (14819 votes)
Plot Summary:Chris Cole was born to rock. His longtime girlfriend Emily believes his talent could take him all the way - but Chris worships at the altar of Bobby Beers, the fiery frontman for heavy metal legends Steel Dragon. By day, Chris still lives at home with his parents and spends his days repairing copy machines. But when Chris takes the stage, fronting Pennsylvanias premiere Steel Dragon tribute band, all of that disappears. Chris Cole is Bobby Beers - mesmerizing audiences with his perfect imitation of Beers electrifying vocals. The night his bandmates boot him out of the group, Chris is devastated - until an unexpected phone call changes his life forever He, Chris Cole, has been tapped to replace Bobby Beers as the lead singer of Steel Dragon. In an instant, Chris rockets to the dizzying heights of sudden stardom, rising from devotee to icon, from rock fan to rock god - the wanna-be who got to be. So what happens when an average guy gets everything he wants - and discovers its not enough?

Sunday, January 9, 2011

For the Boys

For the Boys

Actors: James Caan , George Segal , Bette Midler , Rosemary Murphy , Patrick O'Neal , Arye Gross , Norman Fell , Michael Greene , Dori Brenner , Jack Sheldon , Shannon Wilcox , Christopher Rydell , Melissa Manchester , Bud Yorkin , Karen Martin
Director: Mark Rydell
IMDB Rate: 5.7 out of 10 (2193 votes)
Plot Summary:With the help of the singer and dancer Dixie Leonhard US-Entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II. Becoming a perfect team they tour from North Africa to the Pacific to act for the boys. Later they continue their work but when the author Silver gets involved into McCarthys campaign and is being fired by Eddie, Dixie turns away from him, too.

Footloose

Footloose

Actors: Kevin Bacon , John Lithgow , Sarah Jessica Parker , Chris Penn , Dianne Wiest , Timothy Scott , John Laughlin , Jim Youngs , Frances Lee McCain , Arthur Rosenberg , Alan Haufrect , Elizabeth Gorcey , Lynne Marta , Douglas Dirkson , Lori Singer
Director: Herbert Ross
IMDB Rate: 5.9 out of 10 (14758 votes)
Plot Summary:Classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, hes in for a real case of culture shock. Though he tries hard to fit in, the streetwise Ren cant quite believe hes living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal. There is one small pleasure, however Ariel, a troubled but lovely blonde with a jealous boyfriend. and a Bible-thumping minister, who is responsible for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates want to do away with this ordinance, especially since the senior prom is around the corner, but only Ren has the courage to initiate a battle to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople. Fast-paced drama is filled with such now-famous hit songs as the title track and Lets Hear It for the Boy.

Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Actors: Marina Baltadzi
Director: Jamie Jay Johnson
IMDB Rate: 7.3 out of 10 (108 votes)
Plot Summary:Sounds Like Teen Spirit tells the fascinating true stories behind these and many other sound-alike songs. Showcasing well-known artists from the Beatles to Kraftwerk, the Staple Singers to U2, its a virtual catalog of pop musics secret history for casual and hardcore rock-and-roll fans alike. With this entertaining and informative guide, youll be surprised by the tremendously varied musical influences on your favorite songwriters and performers, and youll develop a genuine appreciation for what it takes to create a melody that is comfortable and pleasing and yet fresh and original. Best of all, youre sure to discover some great artists and songs and hear familiar music in a fresh, new way!

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

Actors: Harry Lennix , Leon , Michael Wright , Hawthorne James , Diahann Carroll , Troy Beyer , Robert Townsend , John Canada Terrell , Tico Wells , Tressa Thomas , Roy Fegan , Deborah Lacey , Chuck Patterson , Carla Brothers , Harold Nicholas
Director: Robert Townsend
IMDB Rate: 6.8 out of 10 (1105 votes)
Plot Summary:In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with its casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.

Whatever She Wants

Whatever She Wants

Actors: Richard Roundtree , Elimu Nelson , Gary Jenkins , Denee Busby , Anthony McKinley , Sam Logan , Julie Dickens
Director: Je'Caryous Johnson
IMDB Rate: 2.5 out of 10 (38 votes)
Plot Summary:Whatever She Wants is the story about one woman s determination to rediscover who she really is... Vivian Wolf (Vivica A. Fox) has suffered one heartbreak too many and has no room left for unfulfilling relationships. Now she has come up with the solution to every woman s problem, a private club called Whatever She Wants where men have to qualify to get in.