Nascita, crescita, apoteosi e inizio di declino di Elvis Aaron Presley, il mito di più generazioni, vengono raccontati e riletti dal punto di vista del suo manager di tutta una vita: il Colonnello Tom Parker. È lui che accompagna, con voce narrante e presenza in scena, la dirompente ascesa di un'icona assoluta della musica e del costume mentre si impegna, apertamente ma anche in segretezza, per condizionarne la vita con il fine di salvaguardare la propria.
Sul finire degli anni Sessanta, due famosi produttori discografici scoprono in un bar di Detroit un giovane musicista che con le sue melodie soul e gli intensi testi profetici credevano avrebbe avuto molto da dire nella storia della musica. Quel musicista era Sixto Rodriguez che però dopo una serie di concerti dallo scarso successo e un paio di dischi che nessuno comprò, sparì nel nulla. Per anni, molte leggende hanno cercato di dare risposte alla possibile fine del cantautore, paventando ipotesi spesso fantasiose, fino a quando un giorno in Sudafrica due fan fanno una scoperta eccezionale.
Abbandonato il business cinematografico, Chili Palmer vuole buttarsi in quello musicale e diventare un produttore di successo. Ma non è facile come sembra: il suo primo talento si chiama Linda Moon, ma lui non ha idea di come farsi strada in un'industria isterica. Si scontra con Sin Russel, un altro produttore, e ancora peggio andrà con il suo secondo talento sotto contratto, la guardia del corpo di Linda Moon!
Londra, 1997. La scena musicale inglese sforna nomi che conquistano il successo mondiale quando il ventisettenne Steven Stelfox riesce a sfondare. Mosso da avidità, ambizione e da quantità disumane di droghe, Stelfox vive il suo sogno alla ricerca continua del prossimo disco di successo. Quando le hit diminuiranno e l'industria discografica muterà, Stelfox non esiterà a macchiarsi le mani di sangue in un disperato tentativo di salvare la propria carriera.
Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.
Un'epopea che attraversa più di cinquant'anni di musica americana attraverso la storia immaginaria di quattro generazioni di una famiglia emigrante di ebrei sovietici degli inizi del XX secolo.
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television.
Frankie is an emotional train wreck, careening around the East Los Angeles music scene drinking and meeting strangers. Lev is a taciturn and tormented soul. He drives a limo and wants to work in the music business. They begin a relationship after they connect with each other one night at a party.
Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to him. This biographical docu-drama features rare footage of Elvis and dramatically recreated scenes from Elvis' life.
A clean-cut synth artist in Germany hopes to turn his career around with the help of a washed-up, erratic, publicity-crazed American manager.
A successful music producer quits the industry and exiles himself in upstate New York, but the solitude he seeks is shattered when his estranged son and the pop star he's created come looking for answers.
Sabri, a barber in Yozgat - a very small city in the middle of Anatolia - has an emotional breakdown when he runs into Yavuz and Neşe, who come to the town to sing in a small music hall-bar. This will also affect Neşe and Yavuz. None of their desires will be how they want them to be.
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a country music superstar. When his confrontation with the star takes a violent turn the ex-con has to go back on the run, but he finds an unexpected ally in a shrewd background singer with a plan to turn the tables in his favor.
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook
The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.
The film covers the conflict between a father and his son both being musicians. The father is the leader of a band making rock-music from the 60s but his son becomes a star of techno-pop music.
The record label Death Row Records has, since its creation in 1993, been synonymous with the American hip-hop climate. Formed by ex-bodyguard Suge Knight, the label has released seminal rap albums from luminaries including Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and the famous hip-hop martyr Tupac Shakur. WELCOME TO DEATH ROW is a fascinating, well-researched documentary which explores the history of this intriguing and incredibly significant company.
The haunting story of music executive Drew Dixon as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo, to come forward and publicly accuse hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct. A gripping and profound examination of race, gender, intersectionality, and the toll sexual abuse takes on survivors and on society at large.