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Publication Date
[2024]
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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"A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus is the swan song of one of the world's greatest musicians. As a parting gift, just months before his death in 2023, Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and a piano, directed by his son, Neo Sora. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty of his pieces played in the film wordlessly tell...
Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
4) Whiplash
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer...
5) Tár
Publication Date
[2022]
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Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia T̀r, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.
Publication Date
[2023]
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1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird" Al Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
75% of all enslaved Africans coming to America came in through the ports of Charleston, Beaufort and Georgetown, South Carolina. The result of this mingling of enslaved Africans from West Africa with the plantation culture awaiting them in America became Gullah; the genesis and taproot of African American culture. Most popularly portrayed through music, language, food, art, religion and storytelling. Gullah is a part of American history they didn't...
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten,...
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more.
12) Rock school
Publication Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A look at Philadelphia's Paul Green School of Rock Music, headed by former rock star aspirant Paul Green. An intense instructor, Green's students progress from group lessons to a showcase of their talents at a tribute concert to Frank Zappa in Germany.
13) Better man
Publication Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Robbie's perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit. It follows Robbie's journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping...
14) Amazing grace
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 29 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Documentary presenting the live recording of the Aretha Franklin album.
15) Pitch perfect 2
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Barden Bellas are back to pitch slap the world. It's been three years since the Bellas brought their signature vocals, style and attitude to become the first all-female group to win a national title. But when they get banned after a scandal that threatens to derail their last year at Barden, the three-time defending champs worry that this time they've lost their harmony for good. The Bellas must fight for their right to win the World Championships...
16) Wild Rose
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rose-Lynn Harlan is bursting with raw talent, charisma, and cheek. Fresh out of jail and with two young kids, all she wants is to get out of Glasgow and make it as a country singer in Nashville. Her mom Marion has had a bellyful of Rose-Lynn's Nashville nonsense. Forced to take responsibility, Rose-Lynn gets a cleaning job, only to find an unlikely champion in the middle-class lady of the house.
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Poppy and Branch discover that they are but one of six different Trolls tribes scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb, aided by her father King Thrash, wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch set out to visit all the other lands to unify...
18) Sing Street
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
See 1980s Dublin through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Conor, who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents' relationship and money troubles while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, über-cool Raphina. With the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in his band's music videos. There's only one problem: he's...
Series
Criterion collection volume 48
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Description
Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.
20) Joyful noise
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The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The discord between its two leading ladies threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, G.G. Sparrow thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old.
