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- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsMiles TellerJ.K. SimmonsMelissa BenoistA promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
- DirectorTrish SieStarsRyan GuzmanBriana EviganAdam SevaniDancer Sean Asa goes to Hollywood and forms a group with Andie West and his friend Moose. Together, they will need to face the renowned Grim Knights in a famous competition.
- DirectorR.J. CutlerStarsChloë Grace MoretzMireille EnosJamie BlackleyLife changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsGugu Mbatha-RawNate ParkerMinnie DriverThe pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
- DirectorKate Barker-FroylandStarsAnne HathawayJohnny FlynnBen RosenfieldA young woman strikes up a relationship with her ailing brother's favorite musician.
- DirectorNick CannonStarsPatrick WarburtonTiffany HaddishPete DavidsonA high school freshman wants to be part of the most popular dance clique in his school but he tends to freeze in the spotlight and has no clue how he's going to pass the initiation.
- DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsMichael FassbenderDomhnall GleesonMaggie GyllenhaalJon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsNina HossRonald ZehrfeldNina KunzendorfAfter surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret singer has her disfigured face reconstructed and returns to her war-ravaged hometown to seek out her gentile husband, who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis.
- DirectorAmi Canaan MannStarsKatherine HeiglBen BarnesClea DuVallA modern day train hopper fighting to become a successful musician, and a single mom battling to maintain custody of her daughter, defy their circumstances by coming together in a relationship that may change each others lives forever.
- DirectorStuart MurdochStarsEmily BrowningOlly AlexanderHannah MurrayAs Eve begins writing songs as a way to sort through some emotional problems, she meets James and Cassie, two musicians each at crossroads of their own.
- DirectorWilliam H. MacyStarsBilly CrudupAnton YelchinFelicity HuffmanA grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.
- DirectorStephen DaldryBrett SullivanStarsElliott HannaOllie JochimBradley PerretA talented young dancer has to learn to fight for his dream despite social and parental disapproval.
- DirectorFrançois GirardStarsDustin HoffmanKathy BatesEddie IzzardAfter his single mother dies, a young boy with an excellent voice is sent to a prestigious choir school and has trouble adapting to the culture of the school.
- DirectorDustin MarcellinoStarsBlake RayneRay LiottaAshley JuddTwin brothers are unknowingly separated at birth; one of them becomes an iconic rock 'n' roll star, while the other struggles to balance his love for music and pleasing his father.
- DirectorJérémie CuvillierStarsDaniel OkulitchTom RandleHeather BuckA tragic and secretive romance ensues over many years after two men meet while herding sheep on Brokeback Mountain in this opera based on Annie Proulx's short story and its subsequent Oscar-winning film adaptation.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsAlexandra ShippLeonard RobertsJordan CallowayDanielle (Dani) Bolton, an upper class Brooklyn girl, defies her parents in order to attend a college in Georgia so she can join - and revitalize - their once-prominent drumline.
- DirectorFrank WhaleyStarsJulian ShatkinOlga MeredizDebra MessingLiving with abundant resources, 12-year-old cello prodigy Reggie lives a solitary life in Manhattan; estranged from family, jobless, and having boyfriend problems, sometime-musician 23-year-old Eleanor needs a new job and residence.
- DirectorElaine ConstantineStarsElliot James LangridgeSteve CooganAntonia ThomasSet in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.
- DirectorPeter CousensStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Sharon LealDavid RascheTwo men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856, slave Samuel Woodward and his family escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave-hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom. 100 years earlier in 1748, John Newton the Captain of a slave ship sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves, bound for America. On board is Samuel's great-grandfather, whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton's life forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come.
- DirectorJohn WilliamsStarsLuke PerryNicholas GalitzineLisa DillonA teenage boy discovers his unruly neighbour is really a disgraced Rock God who "died" 8 years ago owing a fortune in unpaid tax. The boy agrees not to reveal his secret on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of Rock Guitar.
- DirectorRita MersonStarsAllison MillerJames WolkRumer WillisAspiring singer, Catherine Brown finds herself living a life she never imagined
- DirectorAndy LauerStarsCheyenne JacksonKevin PollakChristine WoodsA singer and songwriter, who gave up his dream is entered into a Reality TV songwriting contest. But after losing the first two rounds, he takes on a win-at-all-costs attitude, even if winning means losing himself.
- DirectorAlex Di MarcoStarsShane HarperKathryn McCormickFinola HughesTwo cross-town rival dance teams go head to head for the National Nationals Championship.
- DirectorJohnny RemoStarsBilly Ray CyrusJoel SmallboneJennifer TaylorBilly Ray Cyrus stars in this tale of humility, forgiveness, and redemption. Jake Reeson is an up and coming country singer who has the whole world in his hands until his ego gets in the way.
- DirectorCharles MattinglyCharlie MyersStarsChris BellingerLovlee CarrollCate CollinsAlex Jones is a prodigious young pianist, but forsakes music to avoid following in the footsteps of his abusive mother. Now living a normal life as a college student, he spends his time vying for the heart of a young waitress by teaching her son how to play piano. Following a lesson late one night, Alex is discovered by an esteemed music professor, forcing him to reconcile his fears and his dreams.
- DirectorRiz StoryStarsEdward FurlongSamaire ArmstrongTaryn ManningA beautiful yet troubled orphan must battle her demons of alcoholism and self-destruction when she becomes an international singing star overnight.
- DirectorTrevor SandsStarsSamuel HuntJeremy LukeLevi FiehlerBix the Bug is a DJ who comes into possession of a Teslascope -- Nikola Tesla's legendary invention, which he claims was capable of receiving signals from Extra Terrestrial worlds.
- DirectorJeremy CulverStarsRobert LoggiaNaomi JuddBooboo StewartLeaving her seemingly glamorous Hollywood life on hold, Evergreen Lee is forced to return to her small hometown of Balsam Falls, Tennessee and her family's once-thriving Christmas tree farm to attend her father's funeral.
- DirectorRichard L. RamseyStarsAlan PowellAli FaulknerCaitlin Nicol-ThomasAn aspiring singer-songwriter's life and marriage suffer when the song he writes for his wife propels him to stardom.
- DirectorJeremy WhittakerStarsKarian SangSabrina Diana ColieKerstin WhittakerLisa Collen visits Jamaica from Toronto, Canada to sell her family's estate. Complexities soon present themselves to her when she meets a musician under the watchful eye of her family.
- DirectorJohn JeffcoatStarsDavid DruryJohn JeffcoatAya KawaharaA struggling Seattle Rock band, Tennis Pro, take one last shot at making it big as they embark on a comical musical odyssey in Tokyo with hopes to prevent their day jobs from becoming their careers.
- DirectorMike CramerStarsLynda ShadrakeGrace MadiganKeith HabersbergerNewly-divorced Carol moves with her kids, Amanda (16) and Adam (12), from rural Michigan to a Victorian house near Chicago. As the three begin to adjust to their new surroundings, strange things start happening. Creepy noises. Unexplained messes. Old punk rock albums missing. Suspecting the house is haunted, Adam and Amanda hire a wacky medium and a team of bumbling paranormal investigators to help, then discovers on her own that the house is haunted by the ghost of a 17-year-old punk guitarist named Brian, and his fun-loving band of dead pals. Amanda and Brian form a friendship that soon veers toward romance. When the past collides with the present, how will Amanda solve her future?
- DirectorCarlton SugarmanStarsJoey BaldwinCarlotta Elektra BoschJere BurnsThe Amateur: Or Revenge of the Quadricorn is a naturalistic musical drama that explores the chaotic journey of artistic pursuit in contemporary Los Angeles. How much are you willing to lose to live your dream?
- DirectorVickus StrijdomStarsTiaan KeldermanBen PienaarAimee RitchieTiaan and Zane are motivated to follow their dream of starting a rock band when a series of events puts them in debt with the school and to pay it of they must compete in the school rock competition "Battle of the Bands".
- DirectorJenn PageStarsJeffrey A. JohnsAdam HussRena StroberA mix-up occurs between a theatre geek and a hot stripper. Hilarity ensues when they realize to "make it," they're going to have to learn some new tricks.
- DirectorKevin P. AlexanderStarsCameron ScogginsNico TortorellaPep MuñozAn aspiring Catalan filmmaker captures the week leading up to the debut album release of Brooklyn-based electronic music duo Hunter&Game.
- DirectorBlue LeachStarsTOTOSteve LukatherDavid PaichThis spectacular live concert sees Toto celebrating their 35th Anniversary at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland during their 2013 World Tour. The show epitomises the combination of craft, heart and drive that has been Toto's trademark throughout their career in a set packed with hits and classic album tracks. The individual band members have played on many of the best known and most successful records in history but when they come together as Toto they create music that is uniquely special. This is Toto at their very best.
- DirectorAlan CalzattiChristian A. StricklandStarsCary-Hiroyuki TagawaDennis OhJarell HoustonAn American dance crew goes head to head with a crew from South Korea.
- DirectorRichie AdamsStarsJoaquim de AlmeidaAunjanue Ellis-TaylorBill CobbsA story about a beautiful street musician suffering from memory loss and a disheartened neuroscientist intent on helping her, bringing together the city of New Orleans and the jazz that made it famous.
- DirectorLisa GunningStarsAlyssa BellLaura DonnellyClemmie DugdaleFive stories, each one based on a song from the Goldfrapp album 'Tales Of Us'.
- DirectorHanny SaputraStarsVerdi SolaimanTiti Rajo BintangEgy FedlyThis is a story about struggle. Struggle for self-defeating. For sake of a very simple aspiration : to realize 12 minutes they will remember forever.
- DirectorKris ElgstrandStarsArabella BushnellAlan SilvermanBronwen SmithCarol discovers how to lose friends and alienate people when she starts singing songs she wrote about people she knows.
- DirectorEmily WiestStarsSydney LemmonHannah SorensonEmily WiestAn Honest and hilarious look at the music industry through the eyes of an all girl rock band.
- DirectorBrian LockwoodDanny O'BryenStarsJason AldeanEric ChurchSheryl CrowAfter touring for 30 years, George Strait plays one more show at Arlington's AT&T Stadium
- DirectorBruce La BruceStarsSusanne SachßePaulina BachmannLuizo VegaA young girl that regularly dresses as a boy falls in love and seduces a young girl that has no clue that her lover has the same sex. When the girl introduces 'her boyfriend' to her father he becomes skeptical and unmasks the fraud. Even though, strangely, the feelings of the girl persist without shifting, the father does not allow them to ever see the other again. Furious and delusional the 'boy' develops an adventurous plan to prove his true 'masculinity' to the father of his lover.
- DirectorHimiona GraceStarsFrancis KoraMatariki WhatarauTola NewberyThe adventures of a small-time reggae band on the road as they learn more about life and themselves.
- DirectorJoey SkidmoreStarsAugustine AlvarezLuc AlvarezStephanie AzougarhThe beautiful--but evil--Vampire Queen lusts after French punk-rock star Kiki of Les Fossoyeurs, and she is willing to do anything to get him--including devastating the entire planet! With dumb-luck on his side, Kiki continues to unwittingly evade her clutches in this cult classic.
- DirectorStan HarringtonStarsOliver PigottAmanda DrextonRobert PralgoAn honest yet brutal look at the effects of fame and the substitution of real values for fake ones in the land of Hollywood. The music of Oliver Pigott comes to life in this touching yet brutal look at love, life and Hollywood.
- DirectorCraig NewlandStarsMatt WhelanDaniel MusgroveElliot WrightsonIt's 1965 and rock music is shaking up the world but not in New Zealand. Richard Davis a 23 year old journalist is determined to break the Government's monopoly on broadcasting and bring rock n' roll to a younger generation, and at the same time hold onto the woman he loves. Based on a true story.
- DirectorPaul DugdaleStarsJames KeeganThomas CunninghamCaroline GrayThe final story of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance series. Spectacular show.
- DirectorIan ThorpeStarsBarrett CrakeMyko OlivierEric RobertsTodd Lucas is a naive songwriter from the Midwest. BJ Fairchild is a brash saxophonist from The Valley. Alone, they are pathetic losers. Together, they form the most mediocre R&B duo of the 1980s - Eternity.
- DirectorJanet Fraser-CrookStarsElectric Light OrchestraJeff LynneRichard TandyHeadline set including Livin' Thing, Sweet Talkin' Woman, and Mr Blue Sky.
- DirectorStuart Evan DavisStarsSandra CarusoCircus-SzalewskiStuart Evan DavisA desperate, unemployed man is offered a job... to 'just be himself'. He flounders and fails. But he rises again to take over the company.
- DirectorJohn BarnardStarsRandy BachmanFilmed in Winnipeg, the city that inspired many of his anthemic songs, Randy Bachman weaves together the chart-topping hits of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive with the often-humorous stories that brought the songs to life.
- DirectorLance LindahlStarsSteven Dean DavisBo PhillipsLance LindahlFrustrated with being stuck in a country music band, Tiny Small seeks to achieve his dream of rock stardom by winning the Battle of the Bands competition at the Hay Days festival in Stillwater, OK. To increase their odds the band enters the contest as many times as possible as different bands. The plan seems like a stroke of genius until an out of town rapper with the look, the girls and the rap puts a halt to his plans.
- DirectorGarrett BradleyStarsElliott EhlersJamaine JohnsonRebecca MatalonAgainst the backdrop of New York and New Orleans, Elliott, Leanne and Jermaine question their ability to dream amidst a crumbling economic climate. Opening in the streets of downtown Manhattan, Elliott (23), living at home after college, is surrounded by incomplete projects, frustrated and in search of purpose. Simultaneously, in New Orleans, Leanne (26), an aspiring model/actress and single mother of four, struggles to pick up the pieces, presenting at times a clash between family and her ambitious career. Plagued by an unforgiving criminal record, Jermaine (22), a New Orleans native, shifts through his home town for what seems like a hopeless attempt at legal employment. After a series of rejections, he resolves to reinvent himself in hopes of successfully starting anew.
- DirectorRoy Alfred Jr.StarsRichard TysonFrank StalloneJoe PerryTwenty years after an acrimonious break-up, rock band "The Spiders" are asked to re-form as the subject of a Reality Show. However, the band's original producer and songwriter is now living in Thailand, forcing the four remaining members to abandon their mundane lives, to once more pursue their quest for "Glory Days".
- DirectorAl PadillaStarsAlexander CendeseArash MokhtarSepideh MoafiA blind washed up musician on the verge of becoming homeless seeks to derail his roommate's wedding in a desperate attempt to keep from being thrown out onto the street.
- DirectorJeff TudorStarsJan Gunnar RøiseFridtjov SåheimAlexander Ekman is an internationally acclaimed choreographer, recognized and sought-after for his unique ability to pair wit and playfulness. His multifaceted talent is not only reflected in the movement but also in the music, light and set brought together in a beautiful and surprising way. He was nominated to the Zwaan award for 2010's most impressive dance production. His new full-length ballet A Swan Lake, nominated for a 2015 Benois de la Danse, takes a fresh look at Tchaikovsky's classic work. On stage we see The Norwegian National Ballet, dressed in costumes by Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov.
- DirectorMarcelo MenaStarsJoey BelladonnaFrank BelloCharlie BenanteGet ready to mosh in the privacy of your own home, because multiple Grammy-nominated, Platinum-selling thrash masters ANTHRAX have announced the release of "Chile On Hell," a live-in-concert DVD that is set for a September 16, 2014 release. "Chile On Hell" was filmed at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on May 10, 2013, and features Anthrax - Joey Belladonna/vocals, Scott Ian/guitar, Charlie Benante/drums, Frank Bello/bass and Jon Donais/lead guitar. The band performed an extended set that featured songs from Anthrax's entire catalogue - all the fan-favorites including "I Am The Law," "Indians," "Madhouse," "Caught In A Mosh," "The Devil You Know," and "I'm Alive." "Santiago was the perfect place to film the show for this," said Anthrax's Charlie Benante. "When we'd played there in the past, we'd finish our set, play our encore and go back to the dressing room. But every time, the fans would continue to scream and cheer and clap. I mean, they went on and on, they wouldn't stop. One time Scott and I walked out to the side of the stage just to watch what was going on in the audience, it was intense. Why wouldn't we want to film a DVD in front of an audience like that? The band was in the home stretch of a three-plus-year campaign to record and support Worship Music and the Anthems EP, a period of time that was loaded with high points: the return of "classic era" vocalist Joey Belladonna, Worship Music making the band's highest chart debut in two decades, the series of Big Four shows - Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and Metallica, the four bands that wrote the speed and thrash metal road map - that culminated in the September 2011 Big Four spectacular at Yankee Stadium in the band's home town of New York, "Anthrax Day" declared in the Bronx, becoming the first metal band to have its music ("Got The Time") played on Mars, two Grammy nominations, and sold out shows in every corner of the
- DirectorJay OstrowskiStarsLexi AaronNick Thomas Guzman
- DirectorPaul ClipsonHypnosis display is an original live sound and 16mm film collaboration between experimental vocalist and musician Grouper and filmmaker Paul Clipson.
- DirectorFrankie NassoStarsAsking AlexandriaSam BettleyBen BruceLive Concert + Behind The Scenes from Asking Alexandria's SOLD OUT O2 Brixton Academy Headlining Concert in Jan 2013.
- DirectorDon KentStarsAntoine SilvermanHelga DavisKate MoranEschewing conventional narrative, a Philip Glass opera based loosely on pacifist Einstein's relationship to the atomic bomb's creation. Châtelet Theatre France production and first ever filming by award-winning arts filmmaker Don Kent.
- DirectorIla DuncanStarsJosie Marie SmithAnthony MarksRyan ClardyA trip into the mind of down-and-out rock star, Janie. Having alienated everyone she knows, Janie is forced to take a boring job in a finance office where she meets Kevin, an ex-surfer who finds Janie's prickly personality intriguing. As they grow closer, they find that they bring out the wild side in each other, and as the relationship escalates out of control, somebody is bound to get hurt.
- DirectorFrançois RoussillonWilly DeckerStarsJohn DaszakLeigh MelroseTomasz BorczykFilmed on December 17 and 19, 2014 at the Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain. A co-production by the Teatro Real and François Roussillon et Associés with the participation of France Télévisions and NHK with the support of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) considered turning Thomas Mann's 1912 novella Death in Venice into an opera for some time before the first notes were written. A decisive step was taken in September 1970 when he requested a libretto from Myfanwy Piper. She had already supplied the texts for two of the composer's previous operas, which were both based on Henry James novellas: The Turn of the Screw (1954) and Owen Wingrave (1970). Britten became aware that at the time he began work on his musico-theatrical treatment of Death in Venice, the director Luchino Visconti was in the process of adapting Mann's short story for the screen. Visconti's film, which uses the music of Gustav Mahler, was released in 1971 and garnered widespread publicity. Britten was always careful to point out, however, that he had been planning to adapt the same story as an operatic project for five or six years before the release of a film he never saw. During the next couple of years, at a time of deteriorating health, the composer took on a heavy workload, including several recording and performing commitments as well as creative projects. He managed to complete the score of Death in Venice before undergoing open-heart surgery in hospital in May 1973. The opera, which turned out to be Britten's last contribution to the medium made its debut on 16 June 1973 at The Maltings Concert Hall, Snape as part of the 28th Aldeburgh Festival. On account of the composer's delicate state of his health, there was no possibility of his attending the premiere, though he was able to listen to the live broadcast of the second performance six days later. Britten was anxious that the narrative should adhere closely to the original source and secured the support of Golo Mann, son of the author, for his project. The outline of the story is starkly simple. Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous, middle-aged novelist who is having a creative block, travels to Venice to restore his failing powers. While he is staying there, he becomes infatuated with the beauty of a young Polish boy, Tadzio, who is also visiting with his family. Aschenbach's increasing obsession coincides with a cholera epidemic in the city which the authorities attempt to conceal. As the Polish family are preparing to depart, Aschenbach sits on a beach, where, after witnessing the boy being humiliated in a rough game, he dies. One of the reasons Britten was so determined to complete Death in Venice was his desire to write a substantial leading role for his long-term personal and professional partner, the tenor Peter Pears (1910-1986), to whom the opera is dedicated. Pears had taken supporting parts rather than the lead in all Britten's major operatic works since Billy Budd (1951) but now he was presented with arguably his greatest role and one which tested fully his musical and interpretative powers. Aschenbach is a dominating presence throughout and his vocal contributions range from arias to declamatory recitatives. Mostly accompanied (or rather punctuated) by piano, these recitatives are conceived as interior monologues which allow the character to ruminate and soliloquise. Providing continuity between the opera's many short scenes, they are written in the free notation Britten had developed in his church parables Curlew River (1964), The Burning Fiery Furnace (1966) and The Prodigal Son (1968). The one exception to this is the opening soliloquy when Aschenbach declares he has come to a creative halt-'My mind beats on and no words come': in this instance, the notation is measured and the accompaniment orchestral. The other main part in the opera is the disquieting, mysterious Traveller encountered by Aschenbach in a Munich graveyard and who persuades the writer to go to Venice. This menacing figure turns out to be the master of Aschenbach's fate and recurs in various other guises, all of whom contribute to Aschenbach's downfall: the Elderly Fop, the Old Gondolier, the Hotel Manager, the Hotel Barber, the Leader of the Players and the Voice of Dionysus. This versatile role, a sort of malign variant on Alec Guinness's celebrated turn as multiple family members in the dark 1949 Ealing comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets, was created for the bass-baritone John Shirley-Quirk, a singer Britten greatly admired for his acting prowess as well as his voice. Tadzio never speaks or sings, but the character and his family and friends all communicate through the medium of dance (choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton for the initial performances). This suggests their remoteness to the tonguetied Aschenbach and also creates some youthful energy and movement in the opera as a counterpoint to the ailing writer's generally languid and introspective contributions. Chief among the shorter singing parts, the role of Apollo, who appears in Aschenbach's dreams, was created for countertenor James Bowman. There is also a chorus, who portray gondoliers, beggars, street vendors and tourists, and from which certain minor solo parts are taken, such as the Strawberry Seller and the Hotel Waiter. Britten's score has a chamber-like precision and clarity with some of the richer orchestral passages reserved for evocations of Venice itself, which emerges as grand and imposing and at the same time shadowy and sinister. The forces required are modest and traditional (double woodwind and brass, tuba, timpani, harp, piano and a reduced string section) with the exception of the percussion department which demands five players. Their pitched and non-pitched instruments form a unique version of gamelan music that is a development of Britten's earlier exploration of oriental material in his ballet The Prince of the Pagodas (1956). Here, the percussion is used to suggest the 'other' as represented by the exotic and inaccessible world of Tadzio and his family as seen through the eyes of Aschenbach. The most commonly used instrument to portray the young boy is the vibraphone and its enigmatic, equivocal quality seems entirely apt. Conventional instruments are also used in a highly personal way. Serpentine woodwind and baleful tuba are the principal conduits of disease and infestation. In contrast, the strings are often bright and invigorating, depicting Aschenbach's desire to travel to the South and conveying the illimitable vistas of the open sea and sky on his journey. Structurally, Death in Venice is built on a series of intricate motivic interrelationships and thematic cross-references. Britten generates intensity and a growing sense of unease and obsession by constantly refashioning a number of carefully selected ideas. The tiny motif originally encountered in Act I, Scene 1, in the first line of the Traveller's solo, 'Marvels unfold', as he seductively persuades Aschenbach to journey to the South, sows a seed that will gradually infest and undermine the whole score. The motif becomes associated with the plague, most often heard on the tuba and it can even be traced in the outline of the writer's impassioned outburst of 'I love you' at the end of Act I. The Republic's title 'La Serenissima' also haunts the opera as a leitmotif. It is first encountered in brazen form sung by youths who, with an Elderly Fop repugnant to Aschenbach, are the writer's fellow-travellers on the voyage to Venice. It forms the substance of the picturesque Overture which is placed after the prologue and is then transfigured into a barcarolle accompanying Aschenbach's frequent gondola journeys. The opera concludes with an orchestral epilogue consisting of a poignant dialogue between Tadzio's dispassionate tuned percussion theme and an eloquent melody on strings representing Aschenbach. This is the only time these two distinct musics have been heard together in the score, a long-delayed unison which comes too late for the main protagonist. While they remain separate and unmixed, they glimmer into silence together. These closing moments of the opera have undeniable dramatic power yet one of the most significant musical episodes takes place slightly earlier when the writer sings the Hymn to Beauty based on Socrates's dialogue with Phaedrus: 'But this is beauty, Phaedrus, discovered through the senses, and senses lead to passion, Phaedrus, and passion to the abyss.' This, the last of many great lyrical ariosos which Britten wrote for Pears, is perhaps the expressive peak of this deft and elusive masterpiece.
- DirectorSimon WeavingStarsLeah BaulchDallas BlandGeoffrey BornySteffie Waters has lived her whole life in a small and strangely musical country town, brought up by her grandmother Maria. Steffie would love to get to the city but is held back by loyalty to her boyfriend Mike and best friend Allie. But when Sebastian Johnson and Kev Plummer, two ageing judges from a struggling reality TV show, arrive in town to run a music competition, Steffie has to make tough decisions. As the week unfolds, Sebastian - Maria's old flame - is confronted with the consequences of his past, and he and Steffie must both work out what is truly important in life. Featuring a superb soundtrack, The Competition is a warm-hearted story of what it really takes to follow your dreams.
- Documentary following tennis star Andy Murray, a US Open, Wimbledon and Olympic champion, revealing just what it takes, on and off the court, to be a global sports icon.
- DirectorChris RuleStarsRoger DaltreyPete TownshendSimon TownshendConcert film of The Who's July 8, 2013 show at Wembley Arena in London where they performed their classic album "Quadrophenia" in its entirety.
- DirectorZZ TopStarsFrank BeardBilly GibbonsDusty HillWith an unchanged line-up stretching back to 1969 and global album sales in excess of 50 million, ZZ Top continue to delight fans around the world with brilliant live concerts and great music. The band has made a number of visits to Montreux over the years and this concert from the 2013 Festival is undoubtedly one of their finest live performances. The set list blends tracks from early seventies albums such as "Tres Hombres" and "Fandango" through their eighties blockbuster period with "Eliminator" and "Afterburner" and up to their most recent release and return to their blues roots with "La Futura". The middle section of the concert features a jazz-blues tribute to the late Montreux Festival founder Claude Nobs with guest appearances by Mike Flanigin on Hammond Organ and Van Wilks on guitar. ZZ Top, the "lil' ol' band from Texas", are rocking the blues as strongly as ever!
- DirectorDavid HornStarsTony BennettLady GagaTony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform 60 minutes of jazz standards.
- DirectorMatthew OgensPlaying It Forward is a series of unannounced, "busking" style street performances by superstar artists to raise money and awareness for music education in public schools.
- DirectorCarmen CobosThe Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are celebrating their 125th Jubilee Year. For their anniversary concert they invite Dutch avant-garde composer Louis Andriessen to write a new orchestral work. It takes Andriessen 7 years to accept the commission. And now, just a week before the World Première, Louis meets the orchestra and chief-conductor Mariss Jansons for their first rehearsal. They only have five days to get it right.
- DirectorAlison O'DanielStarsNyeisha PrinceRussell HarvardGeovanny MarroquinFrom 2011 to 2013, tubas were stolen from Los Angeles high schools. This is not a story about thieves or missing tubas. Instead, it asks what it means to listen.
- DirectorFrançois LamoureuxPierre LamoureuxStarsRushA collector's box set brings together live performances by Rush from each decade of their career.
- DirectorBennett JonesStarsBennett JonesWill CrestTommy MalatestaOn the run from an assassin, international rock superstar Bené hides out in Los Angeles and prepares for a showdown with death.
- DirectorAlex CassunStarsMarshall Walker LeeMegan CarverTyler AndreDetermined to build a new life for himself, a young man returns home to find work and a place to live and struggles to not fall back in with his old crowd.
- DirectorEfrayn R.S.StarsOlga MolinaEfrayn R.S.Laura MartínAfter a somewhat unfair treatment with their parents, the witch Charnot becomes the tutor of Rapunzel Nabunzel, a girl who cares in the captivity of a 3D tower. Years later, when she is already a young girl, she is discovered by a red prince who finds the tower in the forest. The prince will talk about the outside world and Rapunzel will have to make the decision to reveal himself and leave.
- DirectorJoe DeMaioPatrick McManusStarsUtkarsh AmbudkarChristopher JacksonZoe LauWatch as the improvisational rap group known as Freestyle Love Supreme takes live suggestions from the crowd and instantaneously performs comical and witty freestyles pertaining to the suggested topics or events.
- DirectorAnthony C. HallJosef CannonStarsKaren AlbertShelley AlbertAmanda BartonWhen Music Producer Sistine Angelo discovers that his estranged father, accomplished Jazz pianist, Winston Jones has died before they were able to reconcile. He begins to struggle with his inner turmoil, that is only heighten when given a box left behind by his Dad for him that contains items & information that could help resolve his battle. Amongst the items are two tickets to Europe purchased by his father who had planned on taking him there on 'Father's Day' hoping it would of been the perfect place & time for them to mend their issues. Winston's love of art, especially the works of MICHELANGELO whom he named his only son after plays a major part in unraveling this mystery. Alone in every aspect, yet his ex-wife still offers support but the selfishness his dad wanted him to out grow never materialized. A physical confrontation with his cousin over his father's death leads Sistine to board a flight to Paris & London in search of the answers he now believes can only come from visiting this foreign land. It is there in Paris and in the world famous Louvre museum that he finally understands on FATHER'S DAY - Sometimes the best gift, is often forgiveness.
- DirectorTomorrowlandStory about the legend DJ, Like Mike and Dimitri Vegas.
- DirectorJanis PughStarsIllona LinthwaiteJessica BorneJoseph Teague'The Befuddled Box of Betty Buttifint' is a touching examination of a fractured memory. Janis Pugh's experimental film, made in collaboration with the Central School of Speech and Drama, portrays an elderly woman living within her own confused mind. Using the vivid landscape of her memories, Pugh's film blurs the line between reality and fantasy, and between real memories and symbols of Betty's past. Featuring a lead performance from Illona Linthwaite as a woman struggling to make sense of her life, it is a moving, poetic take on the life, loves, and losses of a person whose world is fading away.
- DirectorJediswagStarsYeCompiling footage from almost every stop on the Yeezus tour to make one cohesive film. Using professional and guerrilla style footage. The film flows beautifully and not a single major aspect of the Yeezus tour goes unnoticed. Detail was crucial and over seven months of work went into this project.
- DirectorKim RobinsonStarsNicole MauckMicah MorganJessica SobelNEW is the prodigal-son story of Isaiah. NEW is full of dancing, art, music, drama, comedy, and is meant to encourage kids and families to go after their God-given talents.
- DirectorMichael BonfiglioStarsEd SheeranThis MTV production follows singer songwriter, Ed Sheeran, as he releases his album, X (multiply). The film talks about the impression he has left on others musicians in the feild and just how important X will be for the continued growth of his career.
- DirectorFrankie FrainStarsJon RyanMaria NatapovRhiannon AngellHaving Fun Up There follows Mark, a 37 year old musician in crisis. Mark has long since given up on the idea of being successful with his music, but his relationships, job prospects, and self-esteem are strained by his desire to continue playing. Throughout the Fall, Mark tries to get a handle on his better-late-than-never adulthood, as his art continues to both destroy him and save him.
- DirectorWilliam Gene Price IIIStarsEmily BarbeeNolan RossiAdrienne Dolan"O Happy Fault" is a visual meditation- story and song woven together into one beautiful short film. Live concert footage and narratives alternate in a prayerful rhythm to guide the view in prayer.
- DirectorSteve PrattStarsHani Al DahshanDiederick van BenthemRakan Taji FarouqiLong-haired, loud, and a real long way from home. The hip thrusting glam metal band with an image problem has come to a part of the world that suffers the same. The Middle East. Their mission: make music videos, and get out alive. The band are furious though when they learn that management has given the job of directing their videos to a relatively inexperienced Jordanian film maker by the name of Anas. Dealing with the band's egos, tantrums and paranoia, Anas struggles to help the band create the right image for their new songs. It all makes for a volatile but hilarious mix. The band soon falls apart though and Anas faces even greater pressure to pull the video clips off. For as he knows too well; in a world that rocks, image makes the difference.
- DirectorKevin PickmanStarsEric MichaelsAnn SonnevilleRon E. RainsA musician struggling to cope with his split from his lover and muse begins to suspect his past is being erased in this unnerving film starring members of Chicago band, Paper Thick Walls. As songs Liam and Lauren recorded together disappear from tapes and mutual friends deny they know him, Liam hits the road on a desperate journey to prove to himself and everyone else that he's not insane.
- DirectorMargaret WilliamsStarsChristopher PurvesBarbara HanniganBejun MehtaAngels tell of a 12th Century French lord who hires a Boy to create an illuminated manuscript. When Agnès, the Proctector's wife, sleeps with the Boy, he exacts revenge.
- DirectorMatt Boyd
- DirectorDannel EscallónStarsNick BeardCirca SurviveSteve CliffordLive filming of Circa Survive from their sold out show at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA. Filmed on Saturday, December 28th, 2013
- DirectorChris CoweyStarsDon AireyIan GillanRoger Glover
- DirectorJoseph T. SpenceStarsDavid ParrettJody SpenceJudson SpenceSing The Blues is the story of Travis Preston, an aging artist and troubadour who as a teenager in the eighties was considered by many in the music industry to be the 'Next Big Thing.' Now 25 years later he continues to write and play music in spite of an industry that has left him behind and in spite of his struggle to even survive. After receiving a call that his former bass player Adam has died, he borrows a car from his father and sets out for Nashville to play for the celebration of life gathering. At the gathering, he reconnects with his other band-mates and is forced to confront the reason for Adam's death and his own uncomfortable past.
- StarsJohn DensmoreThe DoorsRobby Krieger"R-Evolution" brings together a wealth of rare footage of The Doors. Combining early TV appearances with their own music films, "R-Evolution" illustrates how The Doors evolved from the constraints of late sixties television to a point where they had the creative input and power to shape how they were portrayed on screen. Throughout, the unique charisma and talent of The Doors comes across, whether it is on a lightweight pop show or in a film created from their own imaginations, as they perform some of the most influential music ever made.
- DirectorBrian Vincent PaceStarsSugar Pie DesantoJ.B. FlattBrian Vincent PaceSugar Pie DeSanto has struggled some 70 years in the music industry. Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1935, an unsung hero of Rhythm and Blues.