Tag: music
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BILLIE ELLISH HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – THE TOUR LIVE IN 3D (2026)
STORYLINE: An accompanying 3D concert film, documenting the Manchester shows and co-directed by Eilish and James Cameron. (IMDb) Throughout his career James Cameron’s films have had a theatrical flare to them. Aliens (1986), True Lies (1994), Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009): and its subsequent sequels are just a few of his features that exemplify the…
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MICHAEL (2026)
STORYLINE: The story of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. From his childhood of being the star of the Jackson 5, through times of abuse by his father Joe Jackson. To his hit Thriller, and the purchase of Neverland Valley, into his tragic and unsuspected death on June 25, 2009. (IMDb) Movies and music, it’s…
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Retro Rewind: PINK FLAMINGOS (1972)
STORYLINE: Sleaze queen Divine lives in a caravan with her mad hippie son Crackers and her 250-pound mother Mama Edie, trying to rest quietly on their laurels as ‘the filthiest people alive’. But competition is brewing in the form of Connie and Raymond Marble, who sell heroin to schoolchildren and kidnap and impregnate female hitchhikers,…
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EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT (2026)
STORYLINE: Follows Elvis Presley, featuring never-before-seen footage and recordings. (IMDb) Getting a celebrities insight into their own story has the potential to be a fascinating insight. In the 2025 documentary Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, Janis Ian gave a honest insight into her life. In the Oscar winning documentary, Amy (2015), using archival footage…
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RETRO REWIND: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
STORYLINE: Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is “discovered” by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry’s art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be concert pianist, while romantic…
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YOU GOT GOLD: A CELEBRATION OF JOHN PRINE (2025)
STORYLINE: 70+ artists joined family and fans at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in Oct 2022 for two nights, celebrating John Prine’s life and music. ( IMDb) Concert films have so much more potential, then just being away to hear artists perform their music, from the comfort of the local multiplex. Woodstock (1970) also took…
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SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (2025)
STORYLINE: Bruce Springsteen’s journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes’ book. (IMDb) There are no shortages of films about musicians. They come in a wide variety. They come in the form as fiction films (Yesterday,…
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THE HISTORY OF SOUND (2025)
STORYLINE: Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen. (IMDb) You can set a tempo to the films that merge music and love stories. One of the most famous is that of June and Johnny Cash, as portrayed in 2005’s Walk…
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HAMILTON
STORYLINE: “Hamilton” is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and show tunes, “Hamilton” has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theater–a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. Captured at…
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IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY (2025 – Documentary)
STORYLINE: Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley’s inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album. (IMDb) There is an expectation with documentaries about musicians and music that thst viewer will become familiar with the subjects music. With films…
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