Films for Music People
A curated collection of music-centric films and films with notable soundtracks.
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Val Kilmer, Frank Whaley, Meg Ryan. The electrifying story of Jim Morrison and his controversial but wildly successful '60s rock band, the Doors. Written and directed by Oliver Stone. Includes behind-the-scenes and concert footage, a documentary and more. 2 DVDs. 1991/color/135 min/R/widescreen.
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![Hype! [Movie] - Hype!](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/3/2/2/0/3710223.jpg "Hype! [Movie] - Hype!")
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![True Stories [Movie] - True Stories (Criterion Collection)](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/2/0/0/1/3821002.jpg "True Stories [Movie] - True Stories (Criterion Collection)")
Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life and a distillation of what was in his own idiosyncratic mind. The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic late-capitalist landscape of endless vistas, shopping malls, and prefab metal buildings. In True Stories, Byrne uses his songs to stitch together pop iconography, voodoo rituals, and a singular variety show—all in the service of uncovering the rich mysteries that lurk under the surface of everyday experience.
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Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director Rene Laloux' animated marvel Fantastic Planet, a politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction. The film is set on a distant planet called Ygam, where enslaved humans (Oms) are the playthings of giant blue natives (Draags). After Terr, kept as a pet since infancy, escapes from his gigantic child captor, he is swept up by a band of radical fellow Oms who are resisting the Draags oppression and violence. With it's eerie, coolly surreal cutout animation by Roland Topor; brilliant psychedelic jazz score by Alain Goraguer; and wondrous creatures and landscapes, this Cannes-awarded 1973 counterculture classic is a perennially compelling statement against conformity and violence.
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![Inside Llewyn Davis [Movie] - Inside Llewyn Davis [Criterion Collection]](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/8/2/1/9/3029128.jpg "Inside Llewyn Davis [Movie] - Inside Llewyn Davis [Criterion Collection]")
Idealistic young folk singer Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) struggles to make a name for himself in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s in this fictional period drama from Joel and Ethan Coen. As the harsh winds of winter blow through the streets of New York City, the homeless singer/songwriter drifts from couch to couch in search of his big break. Feeling that he's finally burned his bridge with longtime friends and fellow folk singers Jim (Justin Timberlake) and Jean (Carey Mulligan), and convinced that his recent work on a novelty song will lead him nowhere, Llewyn hitches a ride to Chicago with the mysterious Roland Turner (John Goodman) and his taciturn valet Johnny Five (Garrett Hedlund) on a mission to audition for famed impresario Bud Grossman (F. Murray Abraham). Meanwhile, Llewyn discovers that he himself may be the biggest obstacle on his arduous road to success.
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Ghost World (Criterion Collection) 2001 BLU-RAY
Terry Zwigoff's first fiction film, adapted from a cult-classic comic by Daniel Clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that's at once bleakly comic and wholly endearing. Set during the malaise-filled months following high-school graduation, Ghost World follows the proud misfit Enid (Thora Birch), who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of consumerist suburbia. As her cynicism becomes too much to bear even for her best friend, Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), Enid finds herself drawn to an unlikely kindred spirit: a sad-sack record collector many years her senior (Steve Buscemi). With its parade of oddball characters, quotable, Oscar-nominated script, and eclectic soundtrack of vintage obscurities, Ghost World is one of the twenty-first century's most fiercely beloved comedies.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by writer-director Terry Zwigoff
- Audio commentary featuring Zwigoff, comic-book creator and screenwriter Daniel Clowes, and producer Lianne Halfon
- New interviews with and actors Thora Birch and Illeana Douglas
- Extended excerpt from Gumnaam (1965) featuring the Bollywood musical number that appears in Gohst World's opening title sequence
Deleted scenes
Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton"
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FEATURES:
- COMEDY
- WIDESCREEN
- RATED: R
- COLOR
- ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1
- 5.1 SURROUND
- ENGLISH
- 111 Minutes
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Jim Jarmusch combines his love for the ice-cool crime dramas of Jean-Pierre Melville and Seijun Suzuki with the philosophical dimensions of samurai mythology for an eccentrically postmodern take on the hit-man thriller. In one of his defining roles, Forest Whitaker brings a commanding serenity to his portrayal of a Zen contract killer working for a bumbling mob outfit, a modern man who adheres steadfastly to the ideals of the Japanese warrior code even as chaos and violence spiral around him. Featuring moody cinematography by the great Robby Muller, a mesmerizing score by the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, and a host of colorful character actors (including a memorably stone-faced Henry Silva), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai plays like a pop-culture-sampling cinematic mixtape built around a one-of-a-kind tragic hero.
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Bob Fosse co-wrote and directed this glittery, surrealistic musical based on his own life. Roy Scheider is Joe Gideon, a demanding musical director trying to balance his work on a Broadway production with his hectic personal life and a consuming drug habit. Dazzling dance numbers include appearances by Ben Vereen, Jessica Lange, and Ann Reinking. Songs include "On Broadway," "After You've Gone," and the title tune. 123 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS HD 3.0 Master Audio; audio commentaries; documentaries; featurettes; more.
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![Eraserhead [Movie] - Eraserhead (Criterion Collection)](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/7/7/8/7/2597877.jpg "Eraserhead [Movie] - Eraserhead (Criterion Collection)")
Filmed intermittently over the course of a five-year period, David Lynch's radical feature debut stars Jack Nance as Henry Spencer, a man living in an unnamed industrial wasteland. Upon learning that a past romance has resulted in an impending pregnancy, Henry agrees to wed mother-to-be Mary Charlotte Stewart and moves her into his tiny, squalid flat. Their baby is born hideously mutated, a strange, reptilian creature whose piercing cries never cease. Mary soon flees in horror and disgust, leaving Henry to fall prey to the seduction of the girl across the hall Judith Anna Roberts. An intensely visceral nightmare, Eraserhead marches to the beat of its own slow, surreal rhythm: Henry's world is a cancerous dreamscape, a place where sins manifest themselves as bizarre creatures and worlds exist within worlds. Interpreting the film along the lines of Lynch's claims that it's the product of his own fears of fatherhood may make Eraserhead easier to digest on a narrative level, if need be.
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Jock Andrew (Emilio Estevez), nerd Brian (Anthony Michael Hall), hood John (Judd Nelson), princess Claire (Molly Ringwald), and weird-girl Allison (Ally Sheedy) each had their reasons for having to spend Saturday in high school detention. The long and revelatory day together, though, showed the disparate kids they had more in common than any of them ever thought possible. Writer/director John Hughes' acclaimed, generation-defining teen drama co-stars Paul Gleason, John Kapelos. 97 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; making-of documentary; featurettes; deleted scenes; extended scenes; more.
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Adapted from Cameron Crowe's book, this funny and insightful comedy provides a glimpse into Southern California teen life from high school to the mall as seen through the eyes of several very different students. Highlighted by Sean Penn's performance as stoned surfer dude Jeff Spicoli, the cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, and Ray Walston; look for Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Eric Stoltz, and Forest Whitaker in early roles; directed by Amy Heckerling. 89 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Heckerling, Crowe; documentary; interviews; TV cut; essay; more.
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![Twin Peaks [TV Series] - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [Criterion Collection]](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/9/7/1/7/3687179.jpg "Twin Peaks [TV Series] - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [Criterion Collection]")
In the town of Twin Peaks, everyone has their secrets but especially Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). In this prequel to his groundbreaking 1990s television series, David Lynch resurrects the teenager found wrapped in plastic at the beginning of the show, following her through the last week of her life and teasing out the enigmas that surround her murder. Homecoming queen by day and drug-addicted thrill seeker by night, Laura leads a double life that pulls her deeper and deeper into horror as she pieces together the identity of the assailant who has been terrorizing her for years. Nightmarish in its vision of an innocent torn apart by unfathomable forces, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is nevertheless one of Lynch's most humane films, aching with compassion for its tortured heroine a character as enthralling in life as she was in death.
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"The movie that inhales" is a fractured farce set on the last day of school in 1976 in which a diverse group of Austin, Texas, high school students get stoned, partake in hazing pranks, find romance, and contemplate the future. Writer/director Richard Linklater's far-out flashback stars Jason London, Milla Jovovich, Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, and Matthew McConaughey, and features a great period soundtrack. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Linklater; "making of" documentary; interviews; behind-the-scenes footage; bonus footage; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer; booklet.
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![The Greatest Showman [Movie] - The Greatest Showman](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/8/2/7/3/3773728.jpg "The Greatest Showman [Movie] - The Greatest Showman")
Hugh Jackman delivers a fantastic performance as P.T. Barnum in this spectacularly colorful musical for the whole family. Motivated by a desire to provide a good life for his wife (Michelle Williams) and children, Barnum founds a destined-to-be-famous circus which proves to be, not only immensely popular and profitable, but also a place in which a group of talented misfits can call home. Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson co-star; songs include "The Greatest Show," "Come Alive," "Rewrite the Stars," and more. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DVS 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; sing-along; audio commentary; featurettes. Two-disc set.
$19.99
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![Bowie/Conti/Sakamoto - Criterion Collection: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [Widescreen]](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/4/0/5/4/1674504.jpg "Bowie/Conti/Sakamoto - Criterion Collection: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [Widescreen]")
In this captivating, exhilaratingly skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses, Empire of Passion), David Bowie (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Basquiat) regally embodies the character Celliers, a high-ranking British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Music star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film's hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, who becomes obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti (The Duellists; Reuben, Reuben) is British lieutenant colonel Mr. Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between his captors and fellow prisoners. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano (Sonatine, Fireworks) in his first dramatic role, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash that was one of Oshima's greatest successes.
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Playing like "Romeo and Juliet" on heroin, the bizarre love story of punk rock pioneer Sid Vicious and American groupie Nancy Spungen is graphically brought to the screen by Alex Cox. Gary Oldman plays the Sex Pistols bassist, and Chloe Webb is his partner in a downward spiral of drugs, violence, and, ultimately, death. Music by The Pogues and Joe Strummer. With Drew Schofield, David Hayman; look quickly for Courtney Love. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; bonus documentary "England's Glory" (1987); archival interviews.
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![Slacker [Movie] - Slacker [Criterion Collection]](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/7/1/8/5/2275817.jpg "Slacker [Movie] - Slacker [Criterion Collection]")
Slacker, directed by Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused), presents a day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Shooting on 16 mm for a mere $3,000, writer-producer-director Linklater and his crew of friends threw out any idea of a traditional plot, choosing instead to create a tapestry of over a hundred characters, each as compelling as the last. Slacker is a prescient look at an emerging generation of aggressive nonparticipants, and one of the key films of the American independent film movement of the 1990s.
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When Eric Idle constructed a wacky spoof of The Beatles, dubbed The Rutles, he spawned a huge cult of eager worshipers who longed to hear more from Dirk (Idle), Nasty (Neil Innes), Stig (Ricky Fataar), and Barry (John Halsey). The hilarious 1978 mockumentary ALL YOU NEED IS CASH features guest appearances from from Idle's former Monty Python castmates John Cleese & Michael Palin, plus Saturday Night Live stars Gilda Radner, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi & Bill Murray, alongside rockers Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, George Harrison & Paul Simon. In 2002 The Pre-Fab Four reunited with CAN't BUY ME LUNCH, toured America, and invited trusted interviewer Dirk McQuickly (Idle again) on the road with them. Of course we meet many of the artists whom The Rutles influenced along the way, including David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Garry Shandling, and even Salman Rushdie, as well as further capers with the band themselves.
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A Japanese boy rescues a goldfish trapped in a jar in the ocean and brings it home. His new "pet," however, is an underwater wizard's headstrong daughter who sets out to become human and stay with her new friend, in this animated aquatic odyssey from Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. With the voices of Noah Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Cate Blanchett, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson, and Betty White. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurettes; interviews. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.
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Stepping back into the high-heeled shoes of his off-Broadway play's title character, director/co-writer John Cameron Mitchell stars as an East German glam rock performer and recipient of a semi-successful sex-change operation. As Hedwig and her band embark on a cross-country tour of U.S. dives and seafood restaurants, she seeks a reunion with an ex-lover who became famous performing Hedwig's songs. This campy and unique rock musical also stars Michael Pitt, Miriam Shor, Andrea Martin.
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![The Virgin Suicides [Movie] - The Virgin Suicides (Criterion Collection)](https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/6/0/2/1/3761206.jpg "The Virgin Suicides [Movie] - The Virgin Suicides (Criterion Collection)")
With this debut feature, Sofia Coppola announced her singular vision, exploring the aesthetics of femininity while illuminating the interior lives of young women. An adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides's popular first novel, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES conjures the ineffable melancholy of teenage longing and ennui in its story of the suicides of the five Lisbon sisters, stifled by the rules of their overprotective religious parents-as told through the collective memory of a group of men who were boys at the time and still yearn to understand what happened. Evoking its 1970s suburban setting through ethereal cinematography by Ed Lachman and an atmospheric score by Air, the film secured a place for its director in the landscape of American independent cinema and has become a coming-of-age touchstone.
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This diabolical thriller was the first film from director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge (the smashing team behind Trainspotting).
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In the danger-filled skies over 1930s Italy, there was no more daring-or unusual-pilot than Porco Rosso, a heroic flier who, thanks to a magical spell, was given the head of a pig. Follow him as he battles air pirates, rescues people in need, and searches to regain his human face in this fanciful animated tale from Hayao Miyazaki. Michael Keaton, Brad Garrett, Kimberly Williams are among the voice talents. AKA: "The Crimson Pig." 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Japanese DTS HD stereo, Dolby Digital stereo, English DTS HD stereo, Dolby Digital stereo, French DTS HD stereo, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; storyboards; featurette; interview; theatrical trailers; more. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.
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