Brincando com Maracatu (2021)

Lisa, a plus-sized African American woman, concludes that her boyfriend broke up with her because of her weight. Now on quarantine lock down and alone, she will now use the next 40 days to try to lose the weight, in hopes of winning him back.

No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.

Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic against widespread government corruption in Nigeria. This documentary examines the role that Fela, dubbed "Black President," played in shedding light on atrocities in his homeland and in promoting the ascent of African music worldwide.

Aline Morales is one of the main broadcasters of Maracatu in Toronto. From a meeting with members of Recife's Maracatu Estrela Brilhante Nação, she and her traveling companions reflect deeply on the different aspects of this genre, beyond music.

A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for human rights in Africa. This 1984 documentary examines the life and music of the remarkable man. Using his music to raise awareness, Kuti embraced social justice themes. He died in 1997 of complications from AIDS. Footage from his legendary show in Glastonbury, England, is included.

In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What Goes Up' with American band, Chicago Afrobeat Project. During their time together, Allen recounts how he and partner, late music legend, Fela Kuti, created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria. This hybrid live-action/animated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allen's story.

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti performs at the 1984 Glastonbury Festival. Originally produced for Arena.

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

アルバカーキ大学のバスケチームに進学が決まりそうなトロイとスタンフォード大学に合格したガブリエラ。二人は大学進学後の自分たちをわかつ距離に不安を感じていた。そんな中、恒例のスプリング・ミュージカルのオーディションが行われ……。＜ディズニー・チャンネルのオリジナルテレビ映画として放送されるやいなや、アメリカを中心に大人気となった学園ミュージカルの映画化作品。シリーズ第3作にあたる本作では、高校の最終学年になった主人公たちが大学進学をめぐり、人生の岐路に立たされる。パワフルなミュージカルとして見ごたえ十分。爽快感あふれる青春ドラマとしても完成度は高い。＞

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…。

大晦日の夜に行われたパーティで、トロイとガブリエラはデュエットする事になってしまう。初めて一緒に気持ちよく歌えた二人だったが何とか顔写真を交換したもののガブリエラは姿を消してしまった。そんな二人に運命の再会が待っていた。年明けにトロイの通うイースト高校に、転校生としてガブリエラがやってきたのだ。二人を強く引き付けたのはやはり音楽。しかし人気者のトロイを狙っている強烈なライバル、演劇部の部長で目立ちたがり屋のシャーペイ・エヴァンスがいた。トロイとガブリエラがミュージカルの応募掲示板の前にいるのを見つけたシャーペイは、二人がミュージカルに出るつもりではないかと疑っていた。

A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.

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

Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.

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.

Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must go into the underworld ruled by The Goblin King in order to stop a mortal named The Amazing Krudsky who wants power and is a threat to their pals: Fred, Velma, and Daphne.

アルビン、サイモンとセオドアが帰ってきた! マネージャーのデイブと3匹が今回音楽コンテスト出場をかけて挑戦するのは、シマリス3姉妹"ザ・しまペッツ"。

For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the photo shoots and includes interviews with the performers and commentary from eight writers (and John Waters). The actors and writers discuss economics, nudity and exhibitionism, careers, and private lives.