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May 23, 2020 · Best music movies to watch now, from biopics such as Rocketman to music documentaries on the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.
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- Whiplash (2014) Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist. Drama, Music, Thriller (1h 46m) 8.5 on IMDb — 94% on RT.
- Frank (2014) Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Comedy, Drama, Music (1h 35m) 6.9 on IMDb — 92% on RT.
- School of Rock (2003) Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack. Comedy, Music (1h 49m) 7.2 on IMDb — 92% on RT. A family film that's just as much for adults as it is kids, School of Rock is now a cultural icon.
- Amadeus (1984) Directed by Miloš Forman. Starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge. Biography, Drama, Music (2h 40m) 8.4 on IMDb — 89% on RT.
- Evergreen (1934) Director: Victor Saville. The first, and best, of the Jessie Matthews musical vehicles designed to emulate the gloss and glamour of Hollywood, Evergreen (based on the star’s 1930 London stage hit) is a ravishing treat for both ears and eyes.
- Look Up and Laugh (1935) Director: Basil Dean. With her position as a national symbol of hope in a period of depression and hardship, it was little surprise that the much loved Gracie Fields became the highest paid star in the British cinema of the 1930s.
- Everything Is Rhythm (1936) Director: Alfred J. Goulding. The 1930s were arguably the golden age of British dance bands, and many of their number were consequently called upon to adorn the films of the period, whether in welcome cameo appearances or with the leaders of such bands headlining their own star vehicles.
- Band Waggon (1940) Director: Marcel Varnel. Arthur Askey was the first British comedian to attain national fame through the medium of radio with his BBC show Band Waggon, first broadcast in 1938, and, for his first cinematic star vehicle, a variation on that show’s format was almost obligatory.
Apr 9, 2020 · 1. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Remember when this movie and Brexit was all anyone could talk about? Those were the days. Rami Malek stars as Freddie Mercury in this critically acclaimed Queen...
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The first inkling that a new sound was about to sweep cinema came in Terence Fisher's Kill Me Tomorrow (1957), when Tommy Steele cameo'd as himself to sing 'Rebel Rock' in the coffee bar where reporter Bart Crosbie (Pat O'Brien) is making a pact with the devil in a gritty crime drama. Such was the demand to see Britain's first rocker on the big scr...
Several British singers had basked in the movie spotlight in the pre-rock era, most notably Forces Sweetheart Vera Lynn, who had headlined three tuneful features to keep the home fires burning during the Second World War. Cinema Paradiso users can enjoy Philip Brandon's We'll Meet Again (1942), Gordon Wellesley's Rhythm Serenade (1943) and Walter F...
As sailors brought the latest releases across the Atlantic, the port of Liverpool had long been ahead of the musical curve. Its heyday would come with the Merseybeat boom of the early 1960s. But a couple of Scousers had already made an impression on the nation before anyone outside the city had heard of The Cavern Club. Having popped up as Elmer al...
Such was the nature of British show business in the 1960s that it didn't take long for the Merseybeat acts to gravitate towards that London. Naturally, the capital had its own thriving music scene, with The Rolling Stones emerging as the biggest rivals to The Beatles. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts resisted a...
Aug 15, 2005 · britpop. 5 movies. Movies. Sort. Rock Family Trees. April 9, 2022. More than two decades after it left our screens, BBC Two’s iconic and much-loved music documentary series, Rock Family Trees, is back for a one-off special.
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In compiling this list of the best British movies of all-time, we surveyed a diverse array of actors, directors, writers, producers, critics and industry heavyweights, from Wes Anderson, Mike...
