Genre: Music
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Hired Gun 2016

Session Aces. Keepers of Time. Vocalists. Composers. The sidemen and sidewomen who play the riffs and fills we imitate in the air. When we turn up the radio, chances are we are listening to one of these players. A-listers have them on speed dial. International tour or recording session, who're they gonna call? A "Hired Gun." This feature length one-off documentary introduces the prolific musicians who are virtually unknown to the public. Billy Joel, Whitesnake, P!NK and Metallica are synonymous with their own artistry and success, but who is responsible for their instrumental solos? Who tours with them live? It is the consummate side players who kill it show after show, often playing circles around the actual band members. In "Hired Gun," viewers learn the firsthand stories from individuals who have mastered their craft and perform on the world's biggest stages. This film details the highs and lows of touring life, the demands of hectic session schedules, and the dedication required to make dreams a reality. The unsung stories of these heroes are now brought to the screen. "Hired Gun" explores the creative process and sound of the best permanently on-call musicians in the world. Some have been constantly undervalued and face the wreckage of a failed career. Some remain in demand, happy to be playing, singing, and songwriting in relative obscurity and supporting the star. Some step into the spotlight and become leaders in their own band.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Kenny Aronoff,Phil Buckman,Phil Chen,Alice Cooper

8.2 IMDB Rating 3,921 Views
Gaga: Five Foot Two 2017

The documentary pulls back the curtain to introduce the woman behind the performer, the costumes, the glitz and the glamour. Off-stage, in the studio, unplugged and at home, audiences get an unguarded glimpse at Gaga through a series of personal highs and lows and the culmination of a year's emotional journey. From struggles with relationships to health issues, from finding solace in her inner circle to conquering her insecurities, Gaga: Five Foot Two navigates the divide between life as a superstar and life as an everyday woman.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Music

Stars: Bobby Campbell,Lady Gaga,Joe Germanotta,Mark Ronson

5,229 Views
Score: A Film Music Documentary 2016

A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Hans Zimmer,Danny Elfman,John Williams,Trent Reznor

6.3 IMDB Rating 3,064 Views
Souvenir 2016

Because of the stupid life in a pâté-factory, former singer Laura falls in love with a colleague, a much younger boy and boxer, and after a small performance, a reenactment of her singing character, she tries to reenter the national song contest.

Category: Drama, Music, Romantic

Stars: Isabelle Huppert,Kévin Azaïs,Johan Leysen,Muriel Bersy

6.1 IMDB Rating 3,152 Views
Who the Fuck is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago 2016

'Who The Fuck Is That Guy'? The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago tells the astonishing story of a gay Puerto Rican kid growing up in a Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood, who got on the subway ...

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: N/A

3,660 Views
Whitney: Can I Be Me 2017

By the time Whitney Elizabeth Houston was 15, she was singing background vocals for Chaka Khan, Lou Rawls, and Jermaine Jackson. In 1983 Whitney signed a worldwide recording contract with Clive Davis's Arista Records. However her success came with its fair share of drug use, love affairs, and scandals.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Whitney Houston,Bobbi Kristina Brown,Bobby Brown,Robyn Crawford

6.0 IMDB Rating 4,239 Views
Kiss and Cry 2017

A truly touching story consisting of a smart, talented girl who's dreams come to a stop because it is discovered she has a rare form of throat cancer. Her family and her boyfriend John help her through every step of the way as she keeps her hopes up and continues to smile.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Sarah Fisher,Luke Bilyk,Sergio Di Zio,Naomi Snieckus

7.6 IMDB Rating 5,792 Views
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale 2016

Documentary covering the 33 year journey of the highly influential rock band The Melvins.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Jello Biafra,Chris Cornell,Dale Crover,Mike Dillard

3,042 Views
A Remarkable Life 2016

There are many things in life that could do a number on a man's masculinity. Lenny Babbitt has his identity and manhood challenged when his wife Tracy leaves him for a female doctor named Iris who has been treating their autistic son Isaac. After losing his job, and wife to a woman no less -- Lenny's dad Jack offers him a job at his pawn shop where he must re-examine his identity, manhood and sense of self after meeting Chelsea, a young, free-spirited pistol that lives life on two wheels. In the end, Lenny realizes that there are no absolutes... only one's faith, sense of self and family -- no matter how it's constituted or defined by society.

Category: Drama, Music, Romantic

Stars: Chris Bruno,Marie Avgeropoulos,Daphne Zuniga,Mark Margolis

5.8 IMDB Rating 3,519 Views
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) 2017

A little over a year ago, nine terrorists drove into Paris with guns, grenades, and suicide belts. They were there to perpetrate a coordinated, calculated mass murder on behalf of ISIL and, more symbolically, to launch an assault on culture itself, by turning the city's houses of mirth - soccer stadiums, cafés, restaurants, and of course, the Bataclan concert hall - into monuments to death and fear. They wanted to spill blood, to shut the West up.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Jesse Hughes,Josh Homme,Dave Catching,Matt McJunkins

8.1 IMDB Rating 2,964 Views
Velvet Goldmine 1998

1971: Glamrock explodes all over the world and challenges the seriousness within the flower power generation by means of glitter and brutal music. Brian Slade, a young rock star, inspires numerous teenage boys and girls to paint their nails and explore their own sexuality. In the end Slade destroys himself. Unable to escape the character role of "Maxwell Demon" that he created, he plots his own murder. When fans discover the murder is not real, his star falls abruptly and he is quickly forgotten about. 1984: Arthur, a journalist working for a New York newspaper, gets assigned the tenth anniversary story about the fake murder of Brian Slade. When Arthur was young and growing up in Manchester, he was more than a fan of Slade. Reluctantly he accepts the assignment and starts to investigate what happened to his old glamrock hero.

Category: Drama, Music

Stars: Ewan McGregor,Jonathan Rhys Meyers,Christian Bale,Toni Collette

7.0 IMDB Rating 3,710 Views
Human Traffic 1999

The Cardiff club scene in the 90's: five best friends deal with their relationships and their personal demons during a weekend. Jip calls himself a sexual paranoid, afraid he's impotent. Lulu, Jip's mate, doesn't find much to fancy in men. Nina hates her job at a fast food joint, and her man, Koop, who dreams of being a great hip-hop d.j., is prone to fits of un-provoked jealousy. The fifth is Moff, whose family is down on his behavior. Starting Friday afternoon, with preparations for clubbing, we follow the five from Ecstacy-induced fun through a booze-laden come-down early Saturday morning followed by the weekend's aftermath. It's breakthrough time for at least three of them.

Category: Comedy, Music

Stars: John Simm,Lorraine Pilkington,Shaun Parkes,Nicola Reynolds

7.1 IMDB Rating 3,420 Views
Connie and Carla 2004

After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they become big hits on the scene; things get extra-weird when Connie meets Jeff -- a guy she'd like to be a woman with.

Category: Comedy, Crime, Music

Stars: Nia Vardalos,Toni Collette,David Duchovny,Stephen Spinella

6.3 IMDB Rating 3,208 Views
You Got Served 2004

YOU GOT SERVED follows the competitive world of street dancing where crews battle each other for money and respect. Elgin and David are best friends and leaders of the best dance crew in the area. When another town's top group challenges them to a battle, David and Elgin, along with their buddies, must create and perfect the most cutting edge moves in order to remain on top. The stakes are raised as friends double-cross each other and true motives are revealed. When the biggest battle comes to town, David and Elgin must work past their differences to prove that they are still the best crew on the streets.

Category: Drama, Music

Stars: Omarion Grandberry,Marques Houston,Jennifer Freeman,J-Boog

3.5 IMDB Rating 6,240 Views
Hustle & Flow 2005

Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.

Category: Crime, Drama, Music

Stars: Terrence Howard,Anthony Anderson,Taryn Manning,Taraji P. Henson

7.4 IMDB Rating 6,148 Views
Hounddog 2007

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Category: Drama, Music

Stars: Dakota Fanning,Granoldo Frazier,Isabelle Fuhrman,Cody Hanford

6.3 IMDB Rating 3,651 Views
Music and Lyrics 2007

Cheery Alex Fletcher lives comfortably in Manhattan off the residuals from his 80's pop success and reprising his hits at school reunions, theme parks, and state fairs. But those gigs are declining, so he jumps at the chance to write a song and record it with reigning teen idol Cora Corman. Trouble is, he's good at melodies but needs a lyricist and has less than a week to finish. Enter Sophie Fisher, subbing for a friend who waters Alex's plants; she's a pretty good poet, quick witted, and could do it, if she'd agree. But there's some sort of shadow over her head that Alex may not be able to charm his way past. And what if they do get a song written, what then?

Category: Comedy, Music, Romantic

Stars: Hugh Grant,Scott Porter,Nick Bacon,Andrew Wyatt

6.5 IMDB Rating 5,275 Views
The Soloist 2009

In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. That is when he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half-broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life. However, Lopez's good intentions run headlong in the hard realities of the strength of Ayers' personal demons and the larger social injustices facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Ayers must find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations to hope for a brighter future for both of them.

Category: Biography, Drama, Music

Stars: Jamie Foxx,Robert Downey Jr.,Catherine Keener,Tom Hollander

6.7 IMDB Rating 4,355 Views
200 Pounds Beauty 2006

Han-na, an overweight woman with a beautiful voice, provides the real vocals for a pretty pop star who can't carry a tune. After a humiliating encounter, Han-na undergoes head-to-toe plastic surgery and reemerges a year later as svelte singer Jenny.

Category: Comedy, Drama, Music

Stars: Jin-mo Ju,Ah-jung Kim,Dong-il Sung,Hyeon-sook Kim

6.9 IMDB Rating 3,711 Views
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist 2008

It's been three weeks, two days, and 23 hours since Tris broke up with Nick. And now here she is at his gig, with a new guy. How could she have moved on so fast? This begins the night of Nick, Norah and Manhattan. The night of stripping nuns, hotel ice rooms, Russian food, psychotic ex-boyfriends and lovingly trashy ex-girlfriends. It's the night of Julio and Salvatore. The night of holding hands and writing songs and singing in the rain. It's a night they'll never forget.

Category: Comedy, Drama, Music

Stars: Michael Cera,Kat Dennings,Aaron Yoo,Rafi Gavron

6.7 IMDB Rating 4,018 Views