A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932)
Genre: Music
Director: Aubrey Scotto
Actors: Fanny Belle DeKnight, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Easton
Country: United States of America
Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices (2023)
Ditching the typical glossy sheen of celebrity documentaries, this film gives audiences an intimate and unvarnished view of Louis Tomlinson’s life and career. Through never-before-seen home movie footage and behind…
Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers (2018)
Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers – from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century – who were famous in their lifetimes, but…
Go Johnny Go! (1959)
Rock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant (Jimmy Clanton) who doesn’t know he has won.
Grease Live (2016)
After enjoying a holiday romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High, where she must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink…
Riders in the Sky (1949)
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the…
Graffiti Bridge (1990)
It’s got that Purple Rain feeling through and though. And it’s got The Kid, too! For the first time since Purple Rain, Prince is back as The Kid. And where…
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet (1977)
Billy Connolly was, in the 1970s, a sort of Scottish Lenny Bruce, who, with devastating humour, sliced through the hypocrisies he perceived. This 1976 documentary follows the singer-comic during his…
Babes on Broadway (1941)
Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to…
I Surrender Dear (1931)
A short musical comedic romance starring Bing Crosby as … Bing Crosby. This 2 reel short was directed by Mack Sennett.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus (2023)
“Ars longa, vita brevis” – art is long, life is short. This is one of Japanese music icon Ryuichi Sakamoto’s favorite quotes, and the message that he leaves for viewers…
Hello Again (2017)
Ten lost souls slip in and out of one another’s arms in a daisy-chained musical exploration of love’s bittersweet embrace. A film adaptation of Michael John LaChiusa’s celebrated musical, originally…
The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins (1968)
Les Blank’s portrait of the great Texas bluesman, ‘Lightnin’ Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.