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50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary

50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary

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50 YEARS WITH PETER, PAUL AND MARY is a documentary by four-time Emmy Award-winning producer/ director Jim Brown and features rare and previously unseen television footage including a BBC program from the early 1960s that embodies many of the trio's best performances and most popular songs. This is Peter, Paul and Mary at the peak of their artistry, a time when this popular and influential trio dominated the Billboard music charts. From the group's emergence in Greenwich Village, the hub of the Folk Music scene in New York, to the Civil Rights and Anti-War era of the 1960s, through the decades of their later advocacy and music, to Mary Travers' moving memorial, and finally to the present, where their legacy continues to inform and inspire successive generations, this far deeper and more intimate exploration of the trio reveals the impact of their artistry and activism on their generation and the world. We wanted to sing songs of substance. We always felt that our actions had to have worth to be worth doing. We wanted to work together enough to have it be a meaningful part of our lives, but not so much that it wouldn't be fun. 50 YEARS WITH PETER, PAUL AND MARY features these songs and more: •"Leaving On A Jet Plane" •"Blowin' In The Wind" •"Puff, the Magic Dragon" •"Five Hundred Miles" •"Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" •"If I Had My Way" •"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" •" There But For Fortune •"Early Mornin' Rain" •"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"

Black Wax

Black Wax

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BLACK WAX is a musical-political entertainment film produced and directed by Robert Mugge in 1982. It was the first American film to be fully funded by Britain's then-brand-new Channel 4 Television and also likely the first film to use Steadicam from first frame to last. BLACK WAX centers on the late African American poet-singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron - the man Melody Maker called "the most dangerous musician alive" and many dubbed the forefather of rap music - and his 10-piece Midnight Band. It was filmed entirely on location in Washington, D.C., primarily at the Wax Museum Nightclub (now defunct). Songs performed by the band include such potent political numbers as "Winter in America," "Alien," "Johannesburg," "Storm Music," "Waiting for the Axe to Fall," "Gun," and "'B' Movie" (a scathing analysis of how and why Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States). Between songs, Mr. Scott-Heron is shown reciting his equally powerful poems ("Paint it Black," "Black History," "Billy Green is Dead," The H2O-Gate Blues," and "Whitey on the Moon"), leading the camera on a unique tour of Washington, D.C. (from the monuments of official Washington through the minority neighborhoods that make up most of the rest), and finally confronting the "ghosts of America's past" (life-sized wax figures of John Wayne, Uncle Sam, Neil Armstrong, Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, four U.S. Presidents, and black leaders from W.E.B. Du Bois to Martin Luther King). This is Mr. Scott-Heron at the absolute peak of his powers. The politics is always entertaining, and the entertainment is nothing if not political.

Justin Timberlake: Man of the Hour

Justin Timberlake: Man of the Hour

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Justin Timberlake became more than just a music superstar; he became the consummate entertainer and Renaissance man. With film roles including the critically acclaimed "Social Network, " as well as successful stints on "SNL, " he has shown how truly versatile he is as a performer.

Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus

Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus

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A celebration of an artist’s life in the purest sense, RYUICHI SAKAMOTO OPUS is the definitive swan song of one of the world’s greatest musicians. In late 2022, as a parting gift, Ryuichi Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and his piano. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty pieces featured in the film wordlessly narrate his life through his wide-ranging oeuvre. The selection spans his entire career, from his pop-star period with Yellow Magic Orchestra and his magnificent scores for filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci to his meditative final album,"12." Intimately filmed in a space he knew well and surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, including director Neo Sora, his son, Sakamoto bares his soul through his exquisitely haunting melodies, knowing this was the last time he would be able to present his art.

Hear Us

Hear Us

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Musical prodigies from around the world meet online and later overcome incredible obstacles to perform amazing concerts and inspire the world with their message of peace through music.

Behind The 1975’s - Notes On a Conditional Form

Behind The 1975’s - Notes On a Conditional Form

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“Let’s describe it as a desire to be outward followed by a fear of being seen,” The 1975’s Matty Healy tells Apple Music. “I think that is the conversation that happens in this record.” This short film finds Healy reflecting on his motivations and complexities as he and his bandmates reveal the ideas that fuelled their fourth album, Notes on a Conditional Form. It’s a unique and unguarded look at one of Britain’s most venturous bands.

Augusta Camp 2017

Augusta Camp 2017

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Watch a short documentary about Augusta Camp, an annual music festival held in Japan near Mt. Fuji. With sweeping landscapes, vibrant performance footage, and narration from artists like Motohiro Hata and Kyoko, it’s a glimpse into one of the country’s preeminent musical events.

Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest

Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest

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Just before Christmas 1985, 19-year-old James Vance watched his best friend Ray Belknap shoot himself to death with a .12 gauge shotgun in a churchyard outside Reno, Nevada. Then Vance pulled the trigger on himself. He survived but was severely disfigured. Vance later claimed his actions had been influenced by the heavy metal music of Judas Priest, prompting his family to sue the band. The drama of the ensuing trial provides the framework for David Van Taylor's disturbing look at teenagers today.

We are the Thousand

We are the Thousand

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A fan of rock music, Fabio wanted to convince the Foo Fighters to perform in his small village in Italy. So he gathered 1,000 musicians to play their song together. Creating a huge community and becoming the biggest rock band on Earth.

Queen: Days of Our Lives

Queen: Days of Our Lives

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The documentaries cover each of the band’s studio albums, their legendary world tours of the 70’s and 80’s as they conquered South and North America and Asia, Live Aid and their enduring success since the passing of Freddie leading up to the present day and a popularity that continues to grow yearly.

a-ha: True North

a-ha: True North

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90km above the Arctic Circle, Norway's very own a-ha recorded their first collection of music since 2015's Cast in Steel. "True North is a letter from a-ha, from the Arctic Circle, a poem from the far north of Norway," says Magne Furuholmen. Accompanied by a film, the conceptual collection combines the band's visions and the talent of Norwegian orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic.

Rush: The Rise of Kings

Rush: The Rise of Kings

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The most successful band to emerge from the Canadian rock explosion of the early 1970s, Rush would go on to become one of that nation's biggest entertainment exports. A trio of musical polymaths who cut a fiercely independent, sometimes controversial path through various musical styles to forge a distinctive, evolving sound that was incomparable to that of any of their contemporaries, this hugely influential group have flourished across a forty-plus year career. This film traces the history of Rush from the bar rooms of Toronto in the late 1960s to the world's largest arenas in the late 70s and early 1980s, by which time they were amongst the biggest bands on the planet. Through a stunning combination of rare and classic footage, the testimony of friends, colleagues and those who worked with the group across the years, plus exclusive and archive interviews and a host of other features, this programme makes the very unique history of Rush come alive in a manner previously undocumented.

The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience

The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience

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Over 150 of the world's top electronic music artists and 200,000 festival-goers gathered for two amazing nights in Southern California. Experience this extraordinary musical and visual feast onscreen for yourself! With performances by (in alphabetical order): 12th Planet, Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Benny Benassi, Boys Noize, David Guetta, Deadmau5, DJ AM, Fedde le Grand, Kaskade, Laidback Luke, Moby, MSTRKRFT, Simian Mobile Disco, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Travis Barker x A-Trak, and will.i.am With additional music by Steve Angello, Black Eyed Peas, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, Kid Cudi, N*E*R*D, Nero, Refused, ReSeT!, Supermode, Underworld, and many more! Additional interviews and behind-the-scenes footage: 12th Planet, A-Trak, Travis Barker, BT, Jason Bentley, Bunny, Deadmau5, Fedde le Grand, Jila, Kaskade, Raymond Roker, Pasquale Rotella, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, will.i.am

Young@Heart

Young@Heart

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Get ready to rock out with the most entertaining "golden oldies" you will ever meet, a fun-loving senior citizen's choir called Young@Heart. To prepare for a show in their hometown that is only weeks away, the lovable seniors must learn a slate of new songs, ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus' tireless musical director leads the group through a series of hilariously chaotic rehearsals, proving that hard rock can be hard work - especially when you're hard of hearing! Their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music!

PJ Harvey: A Dog Called Money

PJ Harvey: A Dog Called Money

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Musician PJ Harvey and filmmaker Seamus Murphy trace the sources of her songs and detail the heart of their birth and give life to the people and places at their very heart. As imaginative as the creative process it documents, "A Dog Called Money" is a uniquely intimate journey through the inspiration, writing and recording of a PJ Harvey record.