Tucker Crowe, der Name des geheimnisvollen Rockstars, ist das Einzige, was in der leidenschaftslosen Beziehung von Annie und Duncan noch für Zündstoff sorgt. 20 Jahre ist es her, dass der gefeierte Musiker seine letzte Platte veröffentlichte. Im Gegensatz zu dem fanatischen Tucker Crowe-Fan Duncan, verreißt Annie dessen aufgetauchtes Demo-Album "Juliet, Naked" in einem Online-Forum – und bekommt plötzlich Post von Tucker Crowe höchstpersönlich.
Der junge Karrierist Bob Roberts strebt einen Sitz im Senat an. Nach außen vertritt er Wertvorstellungen wie Nationalbewusstsein und den Erhalt der Familie. Hinter der Maskerade verbergen sich skrupelloses Eigeninteresse und eine Menge leerer Versprechungen.
Nach dem Tod seines Vaters, dem berühmten Folk-Musiker Irving Steinbloom, stellt sein Sohn Jonathan ein Konzert zu Ehren seines Vaters zusammen. Eingeladen sind Künstler, die knapp am großen Erfolg vorbeigerutscht sind. Nun haben sie für eine Nacht in New York die Chance zu zeigen, was sie können.
Die junge Witwe Hannah lernt den draufgängerischen Schriftsteller Andrew aus New York kennen. Der stört die Ruhe in der ländlichen Kleinstadt in Maine, weil er herausfinden möchte, wie Hannahs Mann, der berühmte Musiker Hunter Miles gestorben ist. Hannah selbst zieht sich in eine Hütte am Fuß des Berges Tumbledown zurück…
Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer who's happily married with children, but can't break out of the bar-band circuit and hit the big time she desperately covets. It's in part due to her attraction to drugs and booze, and also to her own unwise choice in men. Finally, though, Sadie's Achilles heel is a rough, unlovely voice very different than her sister's crowd-pleasing singing.
During WWII, a member of Mao Zedong's communist army is sent to a rural area of China to collect the region's folk songs for propagandistic purposes.
A former pansori performer travels across South Korea in search of the student he studied with.
A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.
An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965.
The manager of a company gets in trouble when he cannot pay his workers. The billions were spent on a football stadium which is empty now, and the bank did not approve new credits for the meaningless investments. Maybe the stadium will get filled during the concert of popular singer Lepa Brena.
Lepa Brena goes to one of the islands of the Adriatic, on a working holiday, but due to the holidays and planning the next tour, false news that the notorious island Lepa Brena requested a special guest for the tour. The news will completely disrupt the thrill and to potential tour guests, tourists and members of the Sweet Sin and the whole island.
Three kidnappers are out to get Lepa Brena, the most popular singer in Yugoslavia. Policemen are on their trail, but Lepa Brena is not helpful being on a massive Yugoslavian tour with her band "Slatki Greh", a manager and their crazy bus driver Gile. And even the band members have their own problems, many of them being horny groupies of Bale, the guy with the flute.
Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen's dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and her hauntingly beautiful voice.
This BBC documentary chronicles the life of folk/soft-rock singer John Denver through his rise with The Chad Mitchell Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, his subsequent stardom, his popularity decline, and his tragic death at age 53.
Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists Pete Seeger.
Documentary about the life of folk singer Phil Ochs.
The Odyssey of director Radomir Belacevic who leaves his native village on his faithful horse named Knight and sets out to the capital trying to put his drama on the National Theatre's program, allegedly backed by foreign investors, too. Seduced by flashy lights of the city and beauty of metropolitan women, his Don Quixotean mission takes a different route and he becomes a modern Ulysses who forgets his roots and assimilates with the urban jungle.
Jag är inte beredd att dö än (I'm Not Yet Ready to Die) is a documentary that follows Laleh Pourkarim—one of Sweden's most celebrated musicians—over two years time. Laleh takes pains to maintain her privacy in spite of her popularity. This film is a rare opportunity for fans to glimpse her daily life, from her hometown of Hammarkullen to settings abroad.
Der Film «Mani Matter - Warum syt dir so truurig?» ist eine faszinierende Annäherung an die komplexe Persönlichkeit des Künstlers, der seine hauptberufliche Tätigkeit als Rechtskonsulent der Stadt Bern nie aufgeben mochte. Er schildert das Leben und Wirken des populären Mundart-Liedermachers im Spannungsfeld zwischen bürgerlicher und künstlerischer Existenz und geht auch dem Einfluss nach, der bis in die Gegenwart reicht. Die Gespräche mit der Familie und mit Freunden werden mit zahlreichen Originalaufnahmen von Mani Matter sowie mit Interpretationen zeitgenössischer Musiker wie Stephan Eicher, Kuno Lauener, Dodo Hug, und Polo Hofer angereichert, die ganz unterschiedlich an die Matter-Lieder herangehen.
Fans continue to treasure the songs and performances of John Denver, one of the most popular recording artists of the 20th century. Before his death in 1997, Denver toured the world, landing in Birmingham, England, for the 1986 concert captured here. The sunny country star provides heartfelt renditions of many of his biggest hits, including "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Sunshine on My Shoulders."