Popular Music Movies - Page 248
Otello
1973
Otello
1973
Herbert von Karajan directed this film of Verdi’s Shakespearan masterpiece as well as conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. As the tragic Moor of Venice, arguably his greatest role, John Vickers (in the words of critic David Cairns) "commands both the notes and the moral grandeur of the part. … And he has the aura of greatness – greatness of heart, of bearing, of musical and dramatic conception". Mirella Freni is a heartbreakingly lovely and fragile Desdemona, while the fine English baritone Peter Glossop plays the villainous Jago.A Gift
2016
A Gift
2016
star 7.7Featuring musical compositions of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, three love stories tackle unique challenges on romantic, soul-searching journeys.The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
2015
star 7.7From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first U.K. punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. This authorized film includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash), Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, GNR, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, Buzzcocks, and more. Shot around the globe over three years, the film charts the band's complex history and infighting, as it celebrated its 35th anniversary and found its estranged former members striking out on their own anniversary tour, while still others battle cancer.Time Spent
1997
Time Spent
1997
A short film by David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez about their lives before recording Dead Bees on a Cake, posted by Ingrid. It was originally supposed to be on an EPK of Dead Bees on a Cake, yet it wasn't put out as suchThe Show of Shows
1929
The Show of Shows
1929
star 5.5Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay hosts a jamboree that, among its 70+ stars, features bicyclers, boxing champ Georges Carpentier, chorines in terpsichore kickery, sister acts, Myrna Loy in two-strip Technicolor as an exotic Far East beauty, John Barrymore in a Shakespearean soliloquy (adding an on-screen voice to his legendary profile for the first time) and Winnie Lightner famously warbling the joys of Singing in the Bathtub. Watch, rinse, repeat!Grounds for Marriage
1951
Grounds for Marriage
1951
star 4.3Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Stories
2023
JJ Chalmers and Jennifer Reoch celebrate the annual spectacular at Edinburgh Castle, featuring an array of global talent led by the famous Massed Pipes and Drums. Performers include the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra, the Swiss Armed Forces Central Band, His Majesty the King of Norway’s Guards and Drill Team, the US Air Force Band and the RAF King’s Colour Squadron.Between Love & Goodbye
2009
star 5.8A modern gay drama about falling in and out of love, and the rocky road in between.Cuando canta el corazón
1941
star 5A boy's family wants him to marry a girl of the same position even though he is in love with another girl.Anthrax: Rock on the Range Festival 2015
2015
Anthrax at Rock on the Range at Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, OH, USA on May 17th, 2015. Setlist: 01. Caught in a Mosh / 02. Antisocial / 03. In the End 04. IndiansFinal Accord
1938
Final Accord
1938
star 9A famous violinist enlists in a music school in order to woo one of the students.Flicka
2024
Flicka
2024
Flicka reflects on her life as a child, mother and singer, and we learn about her through the experiences of colleagues Renée Fleming, Susan Graham and Jake Heggie and in conversations with her family. In archival footage of performances from stages around the world, we celebrate her talent as one of the best mezzo-sopranos in the repertoire. During the journey, we try to answer the question, “Why does everyone want to be in the room with Flicka?” Quickly one realizes it’s because, from family to friends, colleagues to opera fans, and those whose lives she touches in her community, all feel she is a hero, friend and mentor.Sing My Life
2016
Sing My Life
2016
star 7Katsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is a 73-years-old woman. She often makes trouble with her biting remarks. While raising a daughter alone, Katsu was unable to live the life she wished for. One day, Katsu goes to a photo studio and takes a picture. She leaves the photo studio, but finds that she is now 20-years-old (Mikako Tabe) again. Katsu changes out of her grandmother clothes, picks out a more youthful style and names herself Setsuko Otori. Later, Katsu decides to take part in a singing contest held in a shopping district. Her singing fascinates the audience and she wins the contest. Katsu begins to move closer to her past dream of becoming a singer.Mozart in Love
1975
Mozart in Love
1975
star 4.7An irreverent take on Mozart's relations with the three Weber sisters: Louisa, whom he loved, but who didn't love him; Constanza, whom he loved and married; and Sophie, who loved him but whom he didn't love. An anthology of arias from Mozart's operas, in which art comments on life through a cheeky use of back-projection and miming to records.RAYE: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2024
RAYE takes to the stage of London's iconic Royal Albert Hall to perform songs from her Mercury Prize-nominated album My 21st Century Blues.The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1967
star 2.3In this animated children's film, Mother Goose and her fairytale friends must stop a group of sneaky spies.Marinella
1936
Marinella
1936
star 4Tino is a painter and occasionally a singer. When he has an opportunity to replace an absent singer, he becomes a sucess as a masqued singer, "Le chanteur masqué". Lisa is a typist who becomes a successful singer, also as a masqued singer, "La chanteuse masquée". Tino the painter falls in love for Lisa the typist, not knowing about her "masqued" activities. On the stage they are rivals.This Time for Keeps
1947
Strutter
2013
Strutter
2013
A young musician recovers from the loss of his girlfriend with the help of his female filmmaker friend, and even forms a friendship with the rival who stole her.La Fille du Régiment
1986
La Fille du Régiment
1986
Australian Opera Chorus and Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra production of Donizetti's opera
