Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Music: 1330 Films to Rent
- Pianomania (2009)
- Dir. Robert Cibis, Lilian Franck
- Something of an unofficial sequel to the Steinway documentary NOTE BY NOTE, this fascinating insight gives us a close–up look at the difficult…
- Quincy Jones (The 75th Birthday Celebration) (2009)
- Quincy Jones celebrates his 75th birthday at the Montreux Jazz Festival in grandiose style, next to a number of musical guests such as Patti Austin,…
- Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
- Dir. Josh Whiteman
- Behind the defining look of Joy Division, U2, Depeche Mode and Simple Minds (curiously absent here), Dutch rock photographer turned filmmaker Anton…
- Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)
- Dir. Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
- Joss Stone, John Legend, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots, among others, perform tribute covers of freedom songs from the American Civil Rights movement in…
- Suck (2009)
- Dir. Rob Stefaniuk
Feat. Rob Stefaniuk, Malcolm McDowell, Jessica Pare…
- Heady horror–comedy follows the career highs and lows of a struggling band who find unexpected (but fraught) success when one of their members…
- Taking Woodstock (2009)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman…
- Dir. Ang Lee painstakingly recreates the age of Aquarius for this sprawling yet tepid comedy based on the 'true story' of a Jewish interior designer…
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination (2009)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
- Saxophonist Lucien Johnson and the works of Edgar Allan Poe meet for this avant–garde, Blerta–esque performance. Fusing a…
- This Is It (Michael Jackson's This Is It) (2009)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Michael Jackson
- Striking rehearsal footage of Michael Jackson's highly anticipated world tour is gathered for this fitting concert film, a grand eulogy to the late,…
- Tim Minchin - Ready For This? (2009)
- Feat. Tim Minchin
- Back on home turf at the Enmore theatre in Sydney, stand–up piano man Tim Minchin delivers with an all new set of edgy musical–comedy…
- To Sir With Love (A Tribute to Sir Howard Morrison) (2009)
- Feat. Pio Terei, Sir Howard Morrisson
- Musical tribute to one of New Zealand's most accomplished entertainers staged at the Civic Theatre in Rotorua, with performances by a ton of familiar…