The Red Hot Chili Peppers Phenomenon - The Independent Review (2005)

Down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty, a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula. Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges.

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to.

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

マーチング・ドラマーとして天才的な才能を持っていたデヴォンは、A&T大学マーチング・バンド部の監督にスカウトされる。マーチング・バンドとは、スポーツ競技のハーフタイム12分の間において、演奏とパフォーマンスで観客を楽しませる、総合エンターテイメントだ。A&T大学は今年も"名誉と青春"を賭けた優勝決定戦を控えていた。デヴォンは天才的なテクニックで周囲を圧倒するが、彼の言動や勝手な行動が、やがてメンバーや監督との軋轢を生んでいく…。

At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers - and their moves - two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street. Starring hip-hop sensations Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Lil' Kim and comedian Steve Harvey.

The popular Bratz dolls come to life in their first live-action feature film. Finding themselves being pulled further and further apart, the fashionable four band together to fight peer pressure, learn what it means to stand up for your friends, be true to oneself and live out your dreams.

The crew have now set off to finish what as left over from Jackass 2.0, and in this version they have Wee Man use a 'pee' gun on themselves, having a mini motor bike fracas in the grocery mall, a sperm test, a portly crew member disguised as King Kong, as well as include three episodes of their hilarious adventures in India.

大スター、マイケル・ジャクソンには、誰にも知られていない秘密があった。歌やダンスで世界中を魅了するマイケルは仮の姿、本当のマイケルは愛の守護神コスモから遣わされた使者、ムーンウォーカーだったのだ。ある日、子どもたちとピクニックに出掛けたマイケルは、偶然にも子どもを狙う悪の組織の存在を知り子どもたちを救うために戦う。

1938年のオーストリア、院長の命により厳格なトラップ家へ家庭教師としてやって来た修道女マリア。彼女の温かい人柄と音楽を用いた教育法で、七人の子供たちはマリアの事が好きになるが、父親であるトラップ大佐とマリアの衝突は絶え間なかった。だが、次第に大佐に惹かれている事に気づき悩むマリア。やがて大佐の再婚話が持ち上がり彼女は傷心のまま修道院に戻る。

A guy who danced with what could be the girl of his dreams at a costume ball only has one hint at her identity: the Zune she left behind as she rushed home in order to make her curfew. And with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of him, he sets out to find his masked beauty.

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.

ドナルドダックにラテンアメリカの友人から3つの誕生日プレゼントが届いた。1つめの箱からは映写機が飛び出し、寒さが苦手なペンギンの話、アラクワンをはじめとしたラテンアメリカの鳥の話、ウルグアイの少年とロバの話などをドナルドに見せる。2つめのプレゼント、飛び出す絵本からはブラジルの友人ホセ・キャリオカが飛び出し、ドナルドをバイーアに誘う。2人は小さくなって本の中に入り陽気にサンバを踊る人たちに出会う。3つめの箱を空けると、中からメキシコの友人パンチートが登場。一緒に出てきた壺を割ると、たくさんのプレゼントが飛び出す。

17世紀のイタリアを舞台に、伝説の名器と呼ばれた1本のバイオリンに秘められた数奇な運命を壮大なスケールで描く。愛と破滅の官能ミステリー・ロマン。

1947年、シカゴ。ポーランド系移民の若き野心家レナード・チェスの経営するクラブでは黒人ミュージシャンたちがライブ演奏を行っていた。その中の一人、ギタリストのマディ・ウォーターズは陽気なハーモニカ奏者リトル・ウォルターと組んだ新しいバンド・スタイルで評判を呼んでいた。チェスはさっそくマディにレコーディングの話を持ちかける。やがて彼らの歌声は人種の壁を突き崩し、ついにラジオからも流れ始める。その後も、チャック・ベリーやエタ・ジェイムズら所属アーティストがヒットを飛ばし、その度にチェスは彼らに成功の証としてキャデラックをプレゼントするのだった。

When Mitchie gets a chance to attend Camp Rock, her life takes an unpredictable twist, and she learns just how important it is to be true to yourself.

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.