Velvet Goldmine
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard Director:Todd Haynes Certificate:
Loosely based on the experiences and personalities of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, VELVET GOLDMINE is a wild, glitter-laced trip through the 1970s era of glam rock. Fictional characters Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) are personifications of glam rock's ideals, with ..read more »
Quadrophenia
on DVD
(1979) Starring:Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Leslie Ash Director:Franc Roddam Certificate:
It's the Mods versus the Rockers in this striking adaptation of the Who's classic rock opera about alienated youth in the 1960s. The film follows Jimmy (Phil Daniels) an angry young man who feels that he can only achieve a sense of identity and meaning in life through his gang and rock & roll music...read more »
Ray
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington Director:Taylor Hackford Certificate:
Jamie Foxx stars in this biopic of legendary soul and R&B singer Ray Charles. Skilfully edited and with a keen eye for period detail, the narrative weaves in and out of the past in an interlocking tapestry of the man's rise to fame in the 1950s and '60s. Growing up poor, black, and blind in the ..read more »
The Producers
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman Director:Susan Stroman Certificate:
This remake of Mel Brooks' 1968 film features Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the roles that they originated in the smash Broadway adaptation of the original film. Broadway producer Max Bialystock (Lane) is famous for his spectacular opening night flops. Leopold Bloom (Broderick) is an uptight ..read more »
Romance And Cigarettes
on DVD
(2005) Starring:James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet Director:John Turturro Certificate:
A down-and-dirty musical set in the world of working-class New York, tells a story of a husband's journey into infidelity and redemption when he must choose between his seductive mistress and his beleaguered wife.
The Chorus
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Gerard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad Director:Christophe Barratier Certificate:
A memorable entry in the genre of inspirational pedagogical films, THE CHORUS is an uplifting tale of a masterful teacher who put his heart into his work and changed the lives of his students forever. With a soundtrack of boys' singing, the lovely music of this film is the glue that will stick to ..read more »
Take The Lead
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Antonio Banderas, Alfre Woodard, Ray Liotta Director:Liz Friedlander Certificate:
Based on a true story, the film centres on the dashing Pierre Dulaine, an idealistic New York City ballroom dancer who was the subject of the runaway documentary hit MAD HOT BALLROOM (2005). After spying the desperate and violent actions of a young and angry high schooler named Rock, Dulaine ..read more »
Sympathy For The Devil
on DVD
(1968) Starring:The Rolling Stones Director:Jean-Luc Godard Certificate: Watch now:Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package.
Sympathy For The Devil was made at a time when The Rolling Stones were at the peak of their creative powers and Jean-Lux Godard, who after making some of the great French New Wave cinema had taken a revolutionary political direction with his filmmaking.
Possessing Godard's idiosyncratic style it ..read more »
Idlewild
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Big Boi, Andre 3000, Macy Gray Director:Bryan Barber Certificate:
A musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster must contend with gangsters who have their eyes on the club while his piano player and partner Percival must choose between his love, Angel or his obligations to his father.
Tom Petty And The Heartbeakers - Runnin'...
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Tom Petty And The Heartbeakers Director:Peter Bogdanovich Certificate:
The work of Tom Petty is a uniquely-American blend of pop and rock that has made him one of the coolest guys in the South. With his faithful band The Heartbreakers behind him, Petty has been lighting up stages across the country for years. RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM captures 30 years of rock and roll ..read more »