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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
(1980) [R]

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds." Silly...  More

Eddie And The Cruisers
(1983) [PG]

Back in the early 1960s, Eddie and the Cruisers, a (fictitious) rock band, was the hottest act around. However, in 1964 the group broke up, following the apparent suicide of the band's charismatic lead singer Eddie Wilson, who drove off a bridge. His body was never found. Twenty years later, TV...  More

Oz - A Rock And Roll Road Movie
(1976) [M]

It's 1976 Dorothy is a groupie... The Scarecrow is a surfie... The Tin Man is a mechanic... The Cowardly Lion is a bikie... The Wicked Witch drives a semi... The Good Fairy is gay... The Wizard is a rock superstar in OZ! Take a trip down the highway with country runaway Dorothy (Joy Dunstan), as...  More

The Harder They Come
(1972) [M]

Reggae star Jimmy Cliff is the principal reason that The Harder They Come was one of the first truly successful films to come out of Jamaica. Cliff plays a young would-be singer who finds the going rough when he hits the big city of Kingston. Jailed for participating in a knife fight, Cliff is...  More

Jazz On A Summer's Day
(1960) [G]

Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.  More

Vengo
(2000) [M]

The rich and passionate sounds of Spanish flamenco music provide the backdrop for this emotional drama of two families at war. Caco (Antonio Canales) is a man whose family has long been at odds with the Caravacas, a prominent family living in the same village. Mario, Caco's brother, murdered one...  More

Calle 54
(2000) [G]

Acclaimed as one of the very best motion pictures ever made about music, the vibrant Calle 54 offers an incredible behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of Grammy Award winner Tito Puente and some of the greatest Latin Jazz artists of our time! Whether it's created in hot backstreet clubs or...  More

Swing
(2002) [PG]

Max (Oscar Copp) is first seen timidly venturing into the gypsy neighbourhood of a small Alsace town, intent on buying a guitar. He’s staying with his grandmother for the summer, and has fallen for the exuberant jazz played by French gypsies since the 30s, when it was made famous by the...  More

Punk O Rama: The Videos
(2007) [M]

Punk-O-Rama CDs is the biggest selling low-priced punk rock compilation series in the history of the planet. This amazing DVD contains 22 videos and bonus footage from some of the biggest punk bands including: OFFSPRING, RANCID, NOFX, PENNYWISE, BAD RELIGION, MILLENCOLIN, DROPKICK MURPHYS,...  More

Good Rockin' Tonight - The Legacy Of Sun Records
(2001) [E]

Historians may never agree about where and when rock ‘n’ roll was born. But all historians do agree that an entrepreneur in the world of music named Sam Phillips began a revolution and spawned a legacy when he created Sun Records – the place where Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash,...  More