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New York, New YorkNew York, New York (1977)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli
This imaginative yet famously abrasive tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s focuses on the tumultuous relationship between a saxophonist…
A Star Is BornA Star Is Born (1976) Recommended
Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Mazursky
The third screen version of an eminently watchable story, this time set in the fickle rock music scene with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson…
NashvilleNashville (1975) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin
An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
American Film Theatre - Lost in the StarsAmerican Film Theatre - Lost in the Stars (1974)
Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Brock Peters, Melba Moore, Raymond St. Jacques
The innovative 1930s musical collaboration between Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill was ambitiously adapted in this American Film Theatre…
Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson
A screen adaptation of Lloyd–Webber's stage musical which retains the original score but adds an extra sheen of kitsch to the much maligned…
CabaretCabaret (1972) Recommended
Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Liza Minnelli, Michael York
Scintillating musical with Liza Minnelli as the American showgirl caught up in the phony glitter of pre–war Berlin. Eight–time Oscar…
Harder They Come, TheHarder They Come, The (1972) Recommended
Dir. Perry Henzell
Feat. Jimmy Cliff, Carl Bradshaw
A classic that has found lasting significance as a music film, political film, and above all as a unique, authentic product of Jamaica. A young,…
Change of HabitChange of Habit (1969)
Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair
Elvis Presley's final acting role was this musical drama in which he plays a doctor who falls in love with Mary Tyler Moore, playing one of three…
Oh! What a Lovely WarOh! What a Lovely War (1969) Recommended
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. John Rae, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roeves
Powerful anti–war musical adapted from the play by Charles Chilton, which depicts the mass blunder of WWI through the experiences of the poor…
Trouble With Girls, TheTrouble With Girls, The (1969)
Dir. Peter Tewksbury
Feat. Elvis Presley, Marlyn Manson, Nicole Jaffe
Behind the misleading title, this atypically quirky late Elvis movie sees him running a 1920s travelling circus sideshow, with an excellent…

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