Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Starstruck (1982)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Jo Kennedy - A fabulous, overlooked Aussie musical in which an ambitious barmaid lives out her dreams to be a singing star in the new wave–inflected early…
Les Uns et Les Autres (Bolero) (1981)- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein… - Sprawling extravaganza of questionable taste is not without its devotees. It charts the impact that music has made on the lives of four…
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Walken… - Dennis Potter’s provocative, 1930s–set melding of drama and musical is spot–on in this US version of the BBC TV–series, which…
Pippin: His Life and Times (1981)- Dir. David Sheehan
Feat. Ben Vereen, William Katt, Leslie Denniston - TV movie adapted from the 1972 musical, itself an adaptation of the Bob Fosse Broadway production. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz and book…
Breaking Glass (1980)- Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels, Jon Finch… - Grievously under–rated and singular rock music drama from the post–punk era offers more than just nostalgic interest, with an impassioned…
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones - Biopic of country legend Loretta Lynn.
Fame (1980)- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Irene Cara - Young wannabees get ready for their big break at a New York performing arts college. Funny how none of the cast have since achieved it.
- One Trick Pony (1980)
- Dir. Robert M Young
Feat. Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn… - Interesting tale of rock–star, played by Paul Simon, undergoing personal crises.
- Xanadu (1980)
- Feat. Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly
- Diabolical disco–kitsch with a plot as thin as a plastic–wrapper. Designer Michael Beck is visited by ethereal muse Olivia…
All That Jazz (1979)- Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Roy Scheider - Audacious, some would say self–indulgent, musical–comedy – a semi–autobiography of celebrated New York choreographer and…
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