Top Ten Movies About Music pt. 1
Whether they were about singing, performing or just focused on music itself, these movies kicked ass.
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- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanBill NighyNick FrostA band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.Set on a ship in the North Sea in the 60s, this film took an irreverent, flambuoyant, hilarious look at the lives of the DJs who fought the system to bring pop and rock to the conservative mainstream. Featuring an all star cast in which every actor shines, this is a true gem.
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate HudsonA high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.Stillwater - a fictional band in the 70s - is on the brink of stardom and young journalist William Miller is trekking across America with them.
Featuring strong performances from the three leads, Almost Famous makes you feel good and sticks with you for a long time after. - DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher GuestSpinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.Possibly the first "mockumentary" ever made, This Is Spinal Tap follows an English rock band as they try to promote their new album to an apathetic America. Setting the tone for many movies to follow, and coining phrases now commonly used by many, Spinal Tap deserves to be watched again and again. With the volume on 11.
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsOscar IsaacCarey MulliganJohn GoodmanA week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.The Cohen brothers deliver big time with this glimpse into one week in the life of a struggling folk artist in a scene that is rapidly changing. A perfectly blended tone of humour and pathos, this movie has much to enjoy. The music is brilliant too.
- DirectorChristopher GuestStarsChristopher GuestEugene LevyMichael McKeanMockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.From the same team that brought us Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind "mockuments" a special one-off folk show in memory of a recently deceased folk legend. The regrouping of aged folks groups and duos provided the subtle kind of giggles-a-minute that only these comedians could offer.
- DirectorTom HanksStarsTom HanksLiv TylerCharlize TheronA local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.Oh man is Liv Tyler beautiful! And she is just one great thing about this Tom Hanks directed flick about a band competing with the Beatles success in the 60s.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab CallowayJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.Featuring dozens of stellar cameos from artists such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown playing a pimped out bishop, Blues Brothers was a legendary blues romp from beginning to end.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsRobert ArkinsMichael AherneAngeline BallJimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.Irish humour blended with a LOT of soul made for one of the UK's best loved stories of a band that could.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsEwan McGregorJonathan Rhys MeyersChristian BaleIn 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.Lifting the veil on the glam rock scene, Velvet Goldmine was an all-star cast rocking out in skin tight leather and platform boots. McGregor looks great in make-up.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJack BlackMike WhiteJoan CusackAfter being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.By no means brilliant acting or believable storyline at all, School of Rock is nevertheless likable and fun.