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Elvis Elvis (1979) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell
Made just two years after Elvis's death, the king of rock 'n' roll's life is traced from dirt poor beginnings to becoming the most loved entertainer…
QuadropheniaQuadrophenia (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Franc Roddam
Feat. Phil Daniels, Michael Elphick, Ray Winstone
Brilliant portrait of alienated youth, inspired by The Who's concept album, focuses on a young Mod's personal crises and his gang's violent agenda…
Rose, TheRose, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Bette Midler
Bette Midler's acting debut was this raunchy rock biopic based loosely on the antics of Janis Joplin. She is given plenty of room here to display her…
Buddy Holly Story, TheBuddy Holly Story, The (1978) Recommended
Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Gary Busey
An exceptional Hollywood biography of the seminal rock 'n'roll star, with an uncanny lead performance from Gary Busey.
FMFM (1978)
Dir. John A Alonzo
Feat. Michael Brandon
No static at all, and no commercials either (well, not too many) if the liberal, music–dedicated broadcasters get their way over the interests…
Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series)Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series) (1978) Aro Favourite
Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell, Gemma Craven
The original television version of Dennis Potter's acclaimed and much–remembered musical drama, set around philandering sheet–music…
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…

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