The Jazz Singer
5.8
1980
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The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.
The Competition
6.6
1980
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Paul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future. When Paul hears of an upcoming competition that could make his career, he dedicates himself to winning.
A Christmas Special with Luciano Pavarotti
7.4
1980
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Rockshow
8.1
1980
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In 1975 and 1976 Paul McCartney and Wings undertook the epic Wings over the World tour, the largest scale tour they would ever undertake as a band. From this tour came both the legendary Wings over America triple live album and the concert film Rockshow. Although filmed on this tour at the enormous Kingdome in Seattle, Rockshow, originally a cut down version of the concert, was not premiered until November 1980 in New York and April 1981 in London. It was released on Betamax and later on laserdisc. Now for the first time the complete full length concert is being made available fully restored from the original 35mm film and with restored u0026 remastered sound, including a 5.1 mix for the first time. This is Paul McCartney and Wings live on stage in a concert that is destined to live forever!
The Apple
4.3
1980
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In 1994, a young couple enters the world of the music industry, and subsequently the world of drugs.
The Idolmaker
6.9
1980
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Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Times Square
6.6
1980
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Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York City by its ears.
Blank Generation
5.4
1980
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Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and must decide whether to continue with it, or return to her lover, a fellow journalist trying to track down the elusive Andy Warhol.
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
7.3
1980
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Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience.
Playing for Time
7.7
1980
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Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors.
Divine Madness
7.2
1980
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Movie comedy queen Bette Midler reigns supreme in this rocking, rolling concert movie bash. The Divine Miss M at her trashiest, flashiest, heavenly best!
D.O.A.
7.3
1980
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Documentary chronicaling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
6.4
1980
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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 and hard to follow at times, but worth seeing for some excellent Pistols concert footage, some wickedly amusing animated sequences, and Sid Vicious eerily prophetic performance of My Way.
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
8.1
1980
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Filmed coverage of Australian band AC/DCs 79 appearance in Paris intercut with quasi-fictional interludes.
Rude Boy
6.4
1980
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A young British punk and roadie for The Clash navigates life in socially torn 1970s England.
Honeysuckle Rose
6.3
1980
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Buck is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Viv and Lily, the daughter of his longtime musical sidekick.
The Blues Brothers
8.1
1980
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Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old Ru0026B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
Roadie
5.2
1980
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A young Texas good ol boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous travelling rock-and-roll show.
Fame
6.6
1980
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A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
8
1980
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In this variety special, Olivia shares the evening with Andy Gibb, Elton John, Ted Knight, Gene Kelly and Toni Tennille. The special included songs from Grease and the Totally Hot album as well as some other artists covers : the Eagles, Bob Seger, Elton John and Buddy Holly. Olivia also performed a parody of the jazz/blues classic Makin Whoopee with Gene Kelly, changing the lyrics to Makin Movies and dealing with Olivias dream of producing a musical. The show was aired internationally and did very well in the ratings, as did her two previous US television specials on the same network. It is to be noted that Tina Turners appearance on Olivias special helped her sign a contract with then Olivias manager Roger Davies, who ultimately helped her to go back into the spotlight.
Nijinsky
5.3
1980
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The story of Vaslav Nijinsky, who is widely believed to be one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. Based on Romola Nijinskys Last Years Of Nijinski.
Coal Miner's Daughter
7.5
1980
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The fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.
The Conductor
6.9
1980
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A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the U.S., ties up with the world-renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out, he was once in love with the violinists mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive an old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for personal and professional reasons.
Solo Sunny
7
1980
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Sunny is the singer of band trying to establish itself in the music-scene of East-Berlin. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out of touch with the audience and her life as a whole. She begins a relationship with the amateur saxophonist and studied philosopher Ralph who writes her a very personal song - but his obsession with death and unfaithful lifestyle is not for her. After getting into a quarrel with a band member who harasses her and telling off a show-host she is thrown out of the band. Abandoned, she struggles to regain control over her life.