B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997

1920년대 시카고의 오후, 녹음실이 열기와 긴장으로 달아오른다. 시대를 개척한 뮤지션, 전설적인 블루스의 어머니 마 레이니를 기다리는 밴드. 거침없고 불같은 성격의 마는 뒤늦게 나타나 백인 매니저와 제작자를 상대로 한판 붙는다. 그녀는 자신의 음악을 스스로 결정하고 싶기 때문이다. 그곳엔 야심 넘치는 트럼펫 연주자 레비가 있다. 마의 여자 친구에게 관심을 보이는, 음악계에서 한자리 확보하려는 의지에 불타는 레비. 그는 밴드가 스튜디오의 비좁은 리허설 룸에서 대기하는 사이, 동료 뮤지션들 사이에 온갖 이야기와 진실이 폭발하도록 자극한다. 그 때문에 그들 모두의 인생은 영원히 바뀌게 된다.

이니드(도라 버치)와 레베카(스칼렛 요한슨)는 세상 만사에 냉소적인 단짝 친구들. 맘에도 없이 친한 척하는 동창생, 겉멋만 든 남자애들부터 예술에 대한 지적 허영을 가진 미술 선생님, 카페에서 본 사탄 숭배자 커플까지 매사 시시콜콜 비꼬는 게 낙이다. 내심 호감은 있지만, 편의점에서 아르바이트를 하는 친구 조쉬(브래드 렌프로)에게도 곱게 말하는 법이 없다. 우연히 잡지에서 예전에 스쳐간 여인을 찾는 광고를 본 둘은 장난전화를 걸고, 광고를 낸 시모어(스티브 부세미)를 불러낸다. 장난스런 호기심으로 시모어에게 접근한 이니드는 자신만의 세계를 가진 그에게 차츰 빠져드는데...

전설적인 가수이자 운동가였던 니나 시몬을 다룬 다큐멘터리. 비공개 음원, 진귀한 기록물, 히트곡 등이 포함되어 있다.

In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of the greatest music of all time: “Mustang Sally,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Wild Horses,” and many more. During the most incendiary periods of racial hostility, white folks and black folks came together to create music that would last for generations and gave birth to the incomparable “Muscle Shoals sound.”

전설적인 록커 키스 리차드. 어린 시절부터 지금까지 그가 영감을 받은 사람과 음악이란 그에게 무엇인지도 되돌아본다. 알려지지 않았던 그의 이야기를 조명한 다큐멘터리.

로큰롤 명예의 전당 최초 3번 연속 입성. 그래미 어워드 총 18번 수상. 신이라 불리던 세계적인 기타리스트이자 싱어송라이터, 에릭 클랩튼. 비극적인 가족사, 세기의 사랑, 알코올 중독 그리고 갑작스런 아들의 죽음… 인생에서 가장 소란스럽던 순간. 음악으로 자신을 구원한 불멸의 뮤지션의 인생 블루스가 지금 시작된다!

청소부로 일하는 엘레노라는 음악을 좋아한다. 어느 날, 혼자 있던 엘레노라는 강간을 당하고, 엄마를 찾아갔지만 엘레노라가 머물 곳은 없다. 뉴욕 할렘으로 간 엘레노라는 매춘까지 하게 되지만, 우여곡절 끝에 클럽에서 노래를 할 수 있게 된다. 누구도 거들떠보지 않았던 무대에서 엘레노라의 목소리는 사람들의 마음을 사로잡고, ‘빌리 홀리데이’로 바꾼 그녀의 이름은 전설적인 재즈 싱어로 영원히 기억된다. 재즈 역사에서 전설로 기억되는 보컬리스트 빌리 홀리데이의 삶을 다룬 전기. 인종차별, 폭행, 마약중독으로 점철된 비참한 삶 속에서도 홀리데이의 목소리는 영혼을 울린다. 1970년대 최고의 디바 다이애나 로스가 빌리 홀리데이 역을 맡아 열연했다. (2018년 영화의 전당 - [시네마테크] 서머 스페셜 2018)

Live, intimate, and raw, Sessions For Robert J is the essential audio/video companion to Eric Clapton's 2004 gold, Top 10 Me And Mr. Johnson, tribute to blues legend Robert Johnson. Filmed during tour rehearsals in London and Dallas plus a Los Angeles hotel room and the Dallas warehouse where Johnson made some of his final recordings, Sessions for Robert J finds Clapton performing all Robert Johnson songs with his touring band, acoustically with Doyle Bramhall II and solo-as well as discussing Johnson and his influence. A performance/documentary DVD with 14 tracks (from which the 11 CD selections are taken), Sessions for Robert J is blues heaven.

Jeff Beck played 5 night at Ronnie Scott's Club in Soho, London with special guests - this is a record of those nights. 1. Beck's Bolero / 2. Eternity's Breath / 3. Stratus / 4. Cause We've Ended As Lovers / 5. Behind The Veil / 6. You Never Know / 7. Nadia / 8. Blast From The East / 9. Led Boots / 10. Angel (Footsteps) / 11. People Get Ready (with JOSS STONE) / 12. Scatterbrain / 13. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Brush With The Blues / 14. Space Boogie / 15. Blanket (with IMOGEN HEAP) / 16. Big Block / 17. A Day In The Life / 18. Little Brown Bird (with ERIC CLAPTON) / 19. You Need Love (with ERIC CLAPTON) / 20. Rollin' And Tumblin' (with IMOGEN HEAP) / 21. Where Were You

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly chronicles the musical evolution of one of the most influential solo artists of his generation. Featuring rare demos, interviews and live performances; it is told in it's entirety from Mayer's perspective. Centered mostly on his career and professional accomplishments, Someday I'll Fly strips away the typical gossip surrounding Mayer to provide an intimate look at the life and career of a lauded musician. Produced and edited by Eastwood Allen

Brian Hartley has finally found the girl of his dreams in Linda. Unfortunately, he can't convince her or himself that it's really true. When she catches him with another woman, she finally decides she's had enough and vows to never see him again. Frenzied from the loss, Brian breaks into her house to try to talk her into seeing him again, but Linda and her roommates Kim and Sharon instead bind him to the bed.

The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s.

The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.

Blues Story presents an impressionistic history of one of the most lasting art forms America has ever produced - as told for the first time through the eyes of the artists who lived it. Combining exclusive interview and performance footage with vintage clips and the music of many Blues legends long gone, the history of this richly felt music is illuminated - from its African roots to its American urban expression - along with its profound place in our cultural heritage. The result is a rare, first-hand glimpse into the lives of these vanishing artists, and a moving, insightful and informative look into a music that continues to be loved by millions throughout the world.

This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and ultimately shortened by drug abuse and alcoholism. Her story and career are portrayed through rare archival film and television appearances, memorable renditions of her greatest songs, and interviews with friends and colleagues.

Weekend-dad Kim-Andre is trying hard to be the perfect father for his daughter Mina, but must deal with his mother when she steals the trump card of his - a newly renovated Ford Mustang.

An exploration of the musical and social origins of the blues, shot on location in Mississippi in 1978 by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in association with the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television and broadcast on PBS in 1980. This re-release in 2009 includes two hours of additional music.

Documentary about blues musicians.

This warm 90 minutes documentary shows us unknown blues musicians from Mississippi. They play everywhere : on the streets, in dirty little bars, in a barber shop, in big clubs. The film really captures the true faces of blues and shows us that this music had nothing to do with nostalgia or record company hypes. Documentary on the Delta blues.

Muddy Waters peforms in various taped clips during his later years as an elder statesman of the Chicago Blues.