Posts Tagged ‘rock-and-roll’

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: London, Jason | Cochrane, Rory | Wiley Wiggins | Jenson, Sasha | Burke, Michelle | Goldberg, Adam | Rapp, Anthony | McConaughey, Matthew | Ribisi, Marissa | Andrews, Shawn | Hauser, Cole | Jovovich, Milla | Adams, Joey Lauren | Hinojosa, Christin | Affleck, Ben
Directors: Linklater, Richard
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In a small Texas enclave, highlights the rites of passage on the last day of school in 1976 for the new, incoming freshmen at the hands of the class of ‘77 at Robert E. Lee High School. Freshman boys are physically punished, while the girls largely face the brunt of verbal abuse and humiliation. Two main figures emerge. Incoming freshman Mitch Kramer comes to a new realization in his role as a major target of senior hazing. And, among the seniors is Randall “Pink” Floyd, the school’s star quarterback, who moves with facile grace among groups of greasers, nerds, stoners, and athletes alike.

Wanderers, The (1979)

Monday, August 4th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Wahl, Ken | Friedrich, John | Rosenberg, Alan | Youngs, Jim | Ganios, Tony | Andrews, William | van Lidth, Erland | Avery, Val | Sweet, Dolph | Wright, Michael | Harris, Burtt | Williams, Samm-Art | Albanese, Dion | Merolle, George | Califano, John
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Set against the urban jungle of 1963 New York’s gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the Italian gang the Wanderers. Slight comedy, slight High School angst and every bit entertaining with its classic 1950’s Rock n’ Roll soundtrack such as “Walk Like a Man”, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons and “My Boyfriend’s Back” by The Angels. Focusing around a football game where the different gangs play with and against each other, then at its grand finale, come together in a mass of union to defend their honour and their turf. Nostalgic stuff and above all a Rock n’ Roll retrospective on a grand musical era. Timeless.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Monday, July 7th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Penn, Sean | Reinhold, Judge | Romanus, Robert | Backer, Brian | Walston, Ray | Thomson, Scott | Schiavelli, Vincent | Brown, D.W. | Whitaker, Forest | Nolan, Tom | Stoltz, Eric | Davis Jr., Stanley | Russo, James | Bolt, James | Cage, Nicolas
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Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.

Control (2007)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: Australia | Japan | UK | USA
Actors: Morton, Samantha | Riley, Sam | Lara, Alexandra Maria | Anderson, Joe | Kebbell, Toby | Parkinson, Craig | Pearson, James Anthony | Treadaway, Harry | Sheridan, Andrew | Shelly, Robert | McNulty, Matthew | Naylor, Ben | Grönemeyer, Herbert | Harris, Nigel | Plester, Tim
Directors: Corbijn, Anton
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Ian Curtis is a quiet and rather sad lad who works for an employment agency and sings in a band called Warsaw. He meets a girl named Debbie whom he promptly marries and his band, of which the name in the meantime has been changed to Joy Division, gets more and more successful. Even though Debbie and he become parents, their relationship is going downhill rapidly and Ian starts an affair with Belgium Annik whom he met after one of the gigs and he’s almost never at home. Ian also suffers from epilepsy and has no-good medication for it. He doesn’t know how to handle the feelings he has for Debbie and Annik and the pressure the popularity of Joy Division and the energy performing costs him.

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Stringer, Kimberly | Dominguez, Chazz | Hall, Shari | Parnell, R.J. | Kaff, David | Hendra, Tony | McKean, Michael | Guest, Christopher | Shearer, Harry | Kirby, Bruno | Cromie, Jean | Maher, Patrick | Begley Jr., Ed | Kortchmar, Danny
Directors: Reiner, Rob
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Marti DeBergi is a film-maker who decides to make a documentary, a rockumentary actually, about the world’s loudest band, the British heavy metal group Spinal Tap. The movie is in fact a biting satire and spoof of the whole rock and roll scene that passes itself off as a real documentary of a real band. Hilarious behind-the-scenes footage is combined with faux-concert clips to breath life into the imaginary group.

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

Friday, October 19th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Black, Jack | Gass, Kyle | Reed, Jason | Dio, Ronnie James | Tompkins, Paul F. | Gentile, Troy | Bellamy, Ned | Armisen, Fred | Ward, Kelly | Poehler, Amy | Robbins, Tim | Grohl, David | Stiller, Ben | Everly, Lara | Eldridge, Brittany
Directors: Lynch, Liam
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This is the story of a friendship that changes the course of rock history forever, of the fateful collision of minds between JB and KG that led to the creation of the precedent-shattering band Tenacious D, and of the two heroes’ quest to find the fabled Guitar Pick Of Destiny…

Cry-Baby (1990)

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Amy Locane | Tyrrell, Susan | Bergen, Polly | Pop, Iggy | Lake, Ricki | Lords, Traci | McGuire, Kim | Burrows, Darren E. | Mailer, Stephen | Webb, Kim | Wendl, Alan J. | Donahue, Troy | Stole, Mink | Dallesandro, Joe
Directors: Waters, John
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Allison is a “square” good girl who has decided she wants to be bad and falls hard for Cry-Baby Walker, a Greaser (or “Drape” in John Waters parlance). Spoofing Elvis movies and Juvenile Delinquency scare films of the ’50s, this movie follows the adventures of Cry-Baby who, though he is sent to juvie, is determined to cross class (and taste) boundaries to get Allison back.

Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Gershon, Gina | de Matteo, Drea | Petty, Lori | Cole, Shelly | Blucas, Marc | Martin, Ivan | Driscoll, Eddie | Drane, Ashley | Ledard, Shakara | Laird, Terri | Seacat, Sandra | Pimental, Nancy | Rikaart, Greg | Harold, Francois | Portman, Joannah
Directors: Steyermark, Alex
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Prey For Rock & Roll is the story of Jacki and her all-girl rock and roll band, Clam Dandy, who are trying to make it in the LA club scene of the late 1980’s. After ten years of being ignored by record producers, Jacki and the band find hope in one producer who promises to see them play and consider them for a contract. Jacki resolves to play this one last gig and then throw in the towel if she does not find success. Personal tragedies, however, threaten to rip the band apart, rocking the foundation of friendship and trust the women have built together. Ultimately, the band must find its strength in the music that is their passion and the thread that holds them together, inspiring them to prevail.

Elvis (2005)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan | Quaid, Randy | McGowan, Rose | Guinee, Tim | Bernath, Antonia | Noseworthy, Jack | Patrick, Robert | Manheim, Camryn | Steakley, Clay | Adam, Mark | Treveiler, Robert C. | Westley, Jennifer Rae | West, John Boyd | McDowell, Randy | Pierson, Eric William
Directors: Sadwith, James Steven
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This biopic television miniseries features Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as the King of Rock-n-roll, the story traces all his life from the very boyhood in 1950’s Memphis to the pinnacles of his worldwide glory and the depths of isolation and drug addiction of his life’s end.

Backbeat (1994)

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: Germany | UK
Actors: Duprey, Marcelle | Dorff, Stephen | Hart, Ian | White, John | Merrick, Bernard | Tennant, Nicholas | Geraghty, Finola | Spendlove, Rob | Caine, Charlie | Ehle, Jennifer | Bakewell, Gary | O'Neill, Chris | Kelly, Frieda | Williams, Scot | Humpoletz, Paul
Directors: Softley, Iain
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A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with a group of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in love with. Whilst best friend John Lennon can only watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock ‘n roll and a new life in Germany…