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Liza in London

1986

Liza in London

1986
Liza Minnelli in concert at the London Palladium.
Ornette: Made in America

1986

Ornette: Made in America

1986
6.3
Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or, There Must Be More To Life

1986

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or, There Must Be More To Life

1986
Oliver Knussen's operatic adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic picture book. Designed by Sendak for Glyndebourne's stage.
A Chorus Line

1985

A Chorus Line

1985
6.2
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

1985

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

1985
5.9
Cocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall (the Green Baize Vampire), six times world champion; the loser will never play professional snooker again.
Krush Groove

1985

Krush Groove

1985
6.2
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.
The Return of Rubén Blades

1985

The Return of Rubén Blades

1985
Robert Mugge's 1986 film provides a full-blooded portrait of the Latino singer, actor, bandleader, and composer. Blades' Panama homeland, his Harvard Master's degree, and a New York performance with his band Seis de Solar all serve as stops on this biographical journey.
Hard Rock Zombies

1985

Hard Rock Zombies

1985
3.7
A hard rock band travels to the tiny and remote town of Grand Guignol to perform. Peopled by hicks, rubes, werewolves, murderous dwarves, sex perverts, and Hitler, the town is a strange place but that doesn't stop the band's lead singer from falling in love with a local girl named Cassie. After Nazi sex perverts kill the band to satisfy their lusts, Cassie calls the rockers back from the grave to save her, the town, and maybe the world.
The Compleat Al

1985

The Compleat Al

1985
6.4
Fact and fiction are mingled in this mockumentary about the career of music parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic. In retelling his life story, the film includes eight "Weird Al" music video classics: "Ricky", "I Love Rocky Road", the award-winning "Eat It", "I Lost on Jeopardy", "This Is the Life", "Like a Surgeon", "One More Minute", and "Dare to Be Stupid"!
Follow That Bird

1985

Follow That Bird

1985
6.4
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

1985

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

1985
6.8
A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985
6.1
Janey is new in town. She soon meets Lynne, a classmate who shares her passion for the local show 'Dance TV'. When a competition is announced to find new Dance TV performers, Janey and Lynne are determined to audition. The only problem is that Janey's father doesn't approve of that kind of thing.
Megazone 23

1985

Megazone 23

1985
6.8
A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.
Bituing Walang Ningning

1985

Bituing Walang Ningning

1985
3.3
Dorina Pineda is a Sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer and eventually falls in love with her. A simple die-hard fan at first, Dorina rose to the ranks and become the biggest singing star in the country, even becoming more famous than her idol Lavinia.
Orizzonti di gloria

1985

Orizzonti di gloria

1985
Young band musicians from the Province of Turin face the idea that they won't ever be famous.
The Story of the Kinks

1985

The Story of the Kinks

1985
Discover the inside story of the most influential English rock band of the '60s. Inspired by a mix of genres including rhythm and blues, folk and country, their music created a British Invasion around the world. Their third single "You Really Got Me" became an international hit and went straight to the top of the charts in the UK. With seventeen top 20 singles and five top ten albums in the UK, the Kinks had an incredibly successful career spanning over 30 years. Featuring interviews with key members of the group, this is their story.
Battle of the Guitars

1985

Battle of the Guitars

1985
This is one of three short films in the Living Texas Blues series. Battle of the Guitars shows the ranging influence of Aaron "T-Bone" Walker throught the performance of Pete Mayes and Joe Hughes at the Doll House Club in Houston.
Deep Ellum Blues

1985

Deep Ellum Blues

1985
Deep Ellum is a place -- a part of Dallas, Texas. Deep Ellum, along with its legendary music scene built by the likes of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lead Belly, and Bill Neely, all but disappeared with the construction of Central Expressway in the 1950s. This film is one of three short films in the Living Texas Blues series which explores the 1920's and 1930's night life in Dallas through the music of Bill Neely.
Texas Style

1985

Texas Style

1985
Texas Style centers on three generations of Westmoreland family fiddlers, bringing you to the Homecoming, Rodeo, Reunion and Fiddling Contest in Gustine, Texas, where there are armadillo races, tobacco-spitting and frog hopping contests, cow chip throwing and young and old comparing their hog calling skills. Inside a canvas tent, some of Texas' most remarkable fiddlers compete to the foot-stomping delight of their audience.
Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan

1985

Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan

1985
Amir, shot during the height of the Afghan civil war in the 1980s, investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the city of Peshawar in northern Pakistan through the experiences of the musician Amir. The aspirations of Afghan refugees are expressed through their political songs dealing with the civil war in Afghanistan, with exile, with Afghan nationalism and with the Islamic revolution. In highly charged and tragic circumstances, music can be used in very direct ways, both to promote solidarity and as an agent of catharsis.