Filmen 'Whiplash' handler om den unge dreng Andrew Neyman, der går på en af de bedste musikskoler i USA, hvor hans underviser er en frygtet og hensynsløs jazz-maestro. Her kæmper han hårdt for at blive en dygtig jazz-trommeslager. Andrew og hans underviser udvikler efterhånden en umage relation til hinanden, i hans forsøg på at opnå storhed og underviserens stædige insisteren på at stoppe ham.
Los Angeles er kendt som byen, hvor drømme bliver til virkelighed. Skuespilleren Mia jagter sit livs filmrolle, men den lader vente på sig. Sebastian drømmer om en fremtid som jazzmusiker, men er tvunget til at tage ligegyldige jobs som hyggepianist. Da de to mødes, forelsker de sig hovedkulds. Men deres kærlighed og karriereplaner sættes på en hård prøve i den pulserende storby.
Musiklærer i folkeskolen Joe Gardner får sit livs chance for at spille på byens bedste jazzklub. Men et enkelt fejltrin fører ham fra New Yorks gader til ”før-livet”, et særligt sted, hvor nye sjæle får deres personlighed, deres særheder og interesser, før de skal ned for at leve på Jorden. Fast besluttet på at vende tilbage til sit liv, finder Joe sammen med en gammelklog sjæl ved navn 22, der aldrig rigtig har forstået, hvorfor livet som menneske skulle være noget at ønske sig. Mens Joe desperat forsøger at vise 22, hvorfor livet er dejligt, finder han måske svar på nogle af livets allervigtigste spørgsmål.
Iført sorte habitter og solbriller ligner brødrene Jake og Elwood Blues ikke Guds bedste børn. Men faktisk er brødrene ude i en hellig mission: at skaffe penge til det børnehjem, de er vokset op på. Til det formål går de i gang med at samle deres gamle soulband. Undervejs lægger de sig ud med både country- & western-folk og lokale nazister i en fræsende jagt, der lægger næsten det ganske Chicago i ruiner. Fuld fart på til gyngende soul-musik fra bl.a. James Brown, Ray Charles og Aretha Franklin.
Ray er en helt utrolig og inspirerende beretning om at tage kampen op mod livets genvordigheder. Filmen vandt 2 Oscar® - herunder Bedste skuespiller for Jamie Foxx' fantastiske præstation - og blev nomineret til 4 andre - herunder Bedste film. Ray Charles overvandt uoverkommelige forhindringer på sin vej fra den spæde start til international stjernestatus og satte sit tydelige præg på musikken gennem årtier. Ray er en underholdende og uforglemmelig film, som kombinerer den fortryllende historie med skuespillerpræstationer i verdensklasse og fantastisk musik.
Sydstaterne, den første halvdel af det 19. århundrede. Celie bliver solgt som kone til den brutale Albert. Livet er slidsomt og hun skriver om hverdagen med hårdt arbejde og tørre tæsk til sin søster. Endelig samler Celie mod til at forlade sin mand og søge lykken selv. Men inden da skal hun så meget grueligt ondt igennem.
Sarah Michelle Gellar er en ung juniorredaktør, Brett, som arbejder på et lille forlag i New York. Her møder hun en dag den litterære løve Archie Knox (Alec Baldwin), som straks viser sin åbenlyse interesse for hende. 50-årige Archie og unge Brett flytter sammen, og Brett nyder at være genstand for hans charme og opmærksomhed. Men hvad der også flytter med, i overført betydning, er Archies brogede fortid af eks-hustruer og tidligere kærester.
Dette medrivende retssalsdrama om voldtægt og overlagt mord udfolder sig med en lang række stjerneskuespillere i denne spændingsmættede og højt roste film. Anatomy of a Murder, der blev nomineret til 7 Oscars - bl.a. for bedste film (1959) - kaster en udmyg landsbyadvokat (James Stewart) ud i en hård og ubønhørlig kamp med en advokat fra storbyen (George C. Scott). Stærke følelser bryder ud i lys lue, da en jaloux løjtnant (Ben Gazzara) erklærer sig uskyldig i en sag om mordet på den mand, der voldtog hans forførende og smukke hustru (Lee Remick). Filmen er instrueret og produceret af den højt anerkendte Otto Preminger og ledsages af en storslået musik skabt af Duke Ellington. Anatomy of a Murder udspiller et intenst plot fyldt med drama, lidenskab og intriger, hvilket gør det til et mesterværk af en film, der uden tvivl vil holde tilskueren på kanten af sædet til sidste sekund!
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.
Two different students - a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent - form a friendship through their love for music.
Tremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians struggle to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture.
Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future.
Jointly initiated by Youku and the Hip-Hop Committee of the China's Dancer Association, and officially collaborating with the World Hip Hop Dance Championship (HHI). Through the process of a few artists establishing their own 'women's dance crew', we will all gather China's street dance professionals and female street dancers from all walks of life. Through rounds of competition, the strongest street dance crew will be chosen eventually, and will take part in a world class street dance crew competition, creating a professional and publicly regarded performance works, showcasing the positive influence that dance has on the younger generation.
Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.
Jazz pianist Johnny Staccato supplements his meager musician's income by working as a private detective. The background for many of the episodes is his friend "Waldo's" jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village, featuring performances by the Pete Candoli jazz combo which included Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Red Norvo and Johnny Williams. The theme was composed by Elmer Bernstein.
Federation troops and Zeon forces carry out a fierce battle in the Thunderbolt Sector in what was once Side 4 "Mua". The Thunderbolt Sector is a shoal zone composed of the debris of destroyed space colonies, named for the electrical discharges from the metal debris. MS pilot Io Flemming is among the Federation soldiers who are dispatched to the area, where Zeon sniper Daryl Lorenz awaits them on the battlefield.
Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary men and women who could do something remarkable – create art on the spot. Jazz celebrates their profoundly enduring, endlessly varied, and infinitely alluring music in the context of the complicated country that gave birth to and influenced it, and was in turn transformed by it.
An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.
After his jazz prodigy brother's death, Tae-yi loses interest in life. Se-heon, a passionate new student, rekindles memories of his brother through his music. Se-heon suspects a connection. But his return stirs tensions.
The Beiderbecke Connection is a four-part British television serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1988. It is the third and final part of The Beiderbecke Trilogy and stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. Now with a baby in tow, Jill and Trevor are asked by Big Al to look after a refugee called "Ivan".
The Beiderbecke Affair is a 1985 British television series produced for ITV, written by the prolific Alan Plater, whose lengthy credits included the preceding four-part miniseries Get Lost! (1981). Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor tries to buy some jazz records but this leads to meeting a 'dazzlingly beautiful platinum blond'. In a similar style to Get Lost!, where Neville Keaton and Judy Threadgold feature in an ensemble cast, The Beiderbecke Affair is intended as a sequel; however, Alun Armstrong was unavailable, sp the premise was reworked. It is the first part of The Beiderbecke Trilogy with the two sequel series being The Beiderbecke Tapes and The Beiderbecke Connection.
A cinematic ode to jazz legend, Wayne Shorter. Depicted in 3 portals, the viewer is transported into prolific periods of Shorter's life and how through adversity, he grew to greatness, shattered the limitations of jazz, and became one of the most influential musicians and composers in American music.
Moon Over Miami is a short-lived American comedy series that aired on ABC.
The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part 1987 British television comedy-drama serial written by Alan Plater. The second installment in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, it stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into Chaplin's hands, he and Swinburne find themselves being pursued by national security agents.
Masters of American Music is a multi-award-winning television series, as entertaining and memorable as it is educational, it is a must have for any true music fan. The series celebrates a pantheon of the greatest musical innovators with individual programmes tracing the lives and works of master musicians who defined the course of American’s musical history. From the birth of the blues in New Orleans to Swing, Big Band, Bebop, Free Jazz and beyond – all of this rich tapestry is explored with sensitivity and unique depth. The featured artists come to life through conversations with their contemporaries, exciting and rare live performances, period footage and vintage photographs, all of which have been meticulously produced.
