Popular Music Movies - Page 244
Tosca
1985
My Weakness
1933
My Weakness
1933
A wealthy young man bets his uncle that he can transform a clumsy cleaning lady into a glamorous fashion plate, then marry her off to his bachelor cousin.Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
Wired For Sound documents the role of the Gibson guitar throughout the evolution of rock music.Don Quixote
1973
Don Quixote
1973
A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional music by John Lanchbery.There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
A Gay-Nineties musical set in NYC's Bowery and East-Side explores the life of its inhabitants---an Irish policeman and his tap-dancing daughter and music-hall wife; a German professor of music and his singing daughter; and an Italian café-owner, a kindly priest, a struggling young doctor and a saloon-keeper. And a political ward-heeler, Terrence Dowd, who has a deceptive and dishonest plan to sell them all out in order to build a fight arena. But he meets his match in property-owner Claire Adamson.The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
2021
star 6.7After learning he must undergo brain surgery that will render him deaf, Marcus, an audio-obsessed high school senior, decides to seize control of his fate by recording the Ultimate Playlist of Noise — a bucket list of all his favorite sounds.Verdi Otello
1962
Verdi Otello
1962
Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic performance outside of Italy to her final appearance on the opera stage. Between those landmarks she performed the role nearly 100 times all over the world and made studio audio recordings that became reference recordings for the role. This 1962 production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Giuseppe Patane was planned as a media event from the outset and blessedly captures a consummate artist in a signature role at the peak of her gifts.Under the Sea: A Descendants Story
2018
star 7.1Mal emerges from the shadows of a mystical forest onto a dark coastline where she crosses paths with Dizzy.Blue Valley Songbird
1999
Blue Valley Songbird
1999
star 4.1Country singer Leana Taylor (Dolly Parton) struggles to escape from her controlling manager/boyfriend Hank (John Terry) as well as her troubled past. After turning to her guitarist (Billy Dean), Leanna finally faces her past, including her estranged mother and the death of her father. Through flashbacks, Leana deals with her past as she attempts to move her life forward and begin a recording career.La primavera della mia vita
2023
star 6.5The daring story of two friends, with a common musical past and a future to be written.Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
2004
Witness the Zurich Opera's stunning production of Richard Wagner's masterpiece "Tannhauser," conducted by Franz Welser-Most and featuring Peter Sieffert (Tannhauser), Solveig Kringelborn (Elisabeth) and Roman Trekel (von Eschenbach). Initially produced in Dresden in 1845, "Tannhauser" instilled a sense of wonder in a few of Strauss's ardent friends and admirers, among them Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt. Opera buffs will love it.MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE: PASSION MANIACS
2006
30 years of the band, 30 years of Japanese rock. The story of passion toward the band and music.Radio Parade of 1935
1934
Radio Parade of 1935
1934
star 5.7One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (NBG) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happy. However, when he discovers this he decides to take action and promotes Jimmy, his Head of the Complaints Department, to Programme Director. Jimmy decides that a series of variety spectaculars are what the public want and sets about hiring the acts. But obstacles are put in his way and he discovers that the NBG has its own cluster of wannabe variety stars.Beyoncé: Self-Titled
2013
Beyoncé: Self-Titled
2013
"Self-Titled" is a documentary comprised of several parts that give a glimpse into BEYONCÉ, The Visual Album. This version has been edited into a full-length film.Liza with a Z
1972
Liza with a Z
1972
star 7.5Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs her songs such as the title number and a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972).Journey Through the Past
1972
star 5.9Self-directed combination of concert footage from 1966 onward, backstage footage and art film-like sequences.20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang
1933
star 7Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there. The changes include steak every day for dinner and stage shows for entertainment. After reading about this, the four escapees plead with the warden to take them back in. Or was this all a dream?The Big Show-Off
1945
The Big Show-Off
1945
star 4.5A shy songwriter (Arthur Lake) pretends to be a championship wrestler known as "The Devil" in order to impress a pretty nightclub singer (Dale Evans).Pagan Moon
1932
Pagan Moon
1932
star 4.3On a tropical island, a native boy sings "Pagan Moon" to his sweetheart. Later, he plays music underwater with an octopus-pianist and other jazz-loving sea life.Aladdin
1974
