Ayumi Hamasakis Arena Tour 2006 A ~(Miss)understood~ (2006)
Music
J-pop queen Hamasaki Ayumi sends fans one of her greatest shows ever! Over 260,000 people attended the shows that took place at 30 venues in 12 cities. Now the atmosphere, sights, sounds, and excitement of her gig at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium are coming on high-definition Blu-ray.
Starring: Ayumi Hamasaki
Director: Chikara Tanaka
The 54rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV 2012)
Awards | Music
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, and Radiohead all earned five nominations.
A total of 78 awards were presented following the Academy's decision to restructure the Grammy Award categories. Paul McCartney received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 10, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the Grammy telecast.
On February 8, 2012, the Academy announced that the 54th Grammy Pre-Telecast Ceremony would stream live internationally. The ceremony took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center and was streamed live in its entirety internationally at Grammy's official website and CBS Television Network. The ceremony was co-hosted by Dave Koz and MC Lyte. A total of 68 awards were presented in the Pre-Telecast ceremony. The official poster was designed by Architect Frank Gehry.
The night before the awards, Whitney Houston died in Los Angeles, and show producers quickly planned a tribute, with Jennifer Hudson performing. The awards show began with a Bruce Springsteen performance followed by a LL Cool J prayer for Whitney Houston. Adele, with six nominations, won all six awards, tying Beyoncé's record for most wins by a female artist in one night. Foo Fighters and Kanye West followed with earning five and four awards, respectively.
Starring: Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Ban, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Bonnie Raitt, Tribute to Etta James, Chris Brown, Jason Aldea, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Rihanna, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Foster the People, The Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Joe Walsh, The Civil Wars, Taylor Swift, Adele, The Band Perry, Blake Shelton, Glen Campbell, Tony Bennett, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Foo Fighters, deadmau5, Nicki Minaj, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Joe Walsh
Director: Louis J. Horvitz
And the Ship Sails On / E la nave va (1983)
Comedy | Drama | Music
In July 1914 a luxury liner leaves Italy with the ashes of the famous opera singer Tetua. The boat is filled with her friends, opera singers, actors and all kinds of exotic people. Life is sweet the first days, but on the third day the captain has to save a a large number of Serbian refugees from the sea, refugees who had escaped the first tremors of WWI.
Starring: Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford, Victor Poletti, Peter Cellier, Elisa Mainardi
Director: Federico Fellini
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Animation | Family | Music
A cute, classy "Lady" cocker spaniel escapes from her confining owner and falls for an alley dog, known as the "Tramp", who rescues her from some mean dogs out on the streets.
Starring: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Verna Felton, Lee Millar
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Vienna Philharmonic: New Year's Concert (2011)
Music
The 2011 concert will be conducted by Austrian-born Franz Welser-Möst – newly installed as the music director of the Vienna State Opera and Music Director of the Clevelend Symphony Orchestra. The New Year's Concert features a charming program of Strauss favorites "On the Beautiful Blue Danube," "Radetsky March" and six concert premieres for the night.
Starring: Vienna Philharmonic, Franz Welser-Most
Director: Franz Welser-Most
Vienna Philharmonic: New Year's Concert (2012)
Music
The 2012 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert will be conducted by the Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons. Ever since the first concert together in April 1992, Mariss Jansons has belonged to the circle of conductors with whom the Vienna Philharmonic feels a special bond. The invitation to conduct the 2012 New Year’s Concert marks the approaching 20th anniversary of this collaboration, which since its onset has been characterized by mutual artistic and personal understanding as well as great respect.
Since 2003, Mariss Jansons has been Principal Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and in 2004 became Principal Conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra as well. From 1979 until 2000 he was Principal Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, an ensemble which he formed into an orchestra of considerable international renown. Mariss Jansons has also had a long association with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. From 1992 to 1997 he was Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic and from 1997 to 2004 he was Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
2012 will be the second appearance for Mariss Jansons as conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert. His first New Year's Concert in 2006 was widely acclaimed by both audiences and the media. In January 2011, Mariss Jansons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in works of Shostakovich, Mahler and Berlioz.
Starring: Mariss Jansons, Vienna Philharmonic
Director: Mariss Jansons
Sting: Live in Berlin (2010)
Documentary | Music
Sting's Symphonicity tour with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performs in Berlin.
Starring: Sting, Branford Marsalis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Director: Jim Gable
Three Colors: Blue / Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993)
Drama | Music | Mystery
First of a trilogy of films dealing with contemporary French society concerns how the wife of a composer deals with the death of her husband and child.
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Benoît Régent
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Girls' Generation ~ Japan 1st Tour (2011)
Music
The First Japan Arena Tour is the first Japanese concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation to promote their 2011 self-titled album in Japanese.
Starring: Girls' Generation
An Evening with 'Il Divo': Live in Barcelona (2009)
Music
Comprised of Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, American tenor David Miller and French crooner Sébastien Izambard, the cosmopolitan vocal ensemble Il Divo earned a widespread and devoted following of fans from all over the world, with its soft, easy listening-style pop. That group headlines this 2009 concert film; selections include "Unbreak My Heart," "Amazing Grace," "Nights in White Satin" and many more.
Starring: Il Divo
Director: Nick Wickham
Ray (2004)
Biography | Drama | Music
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business.
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix
Director: Taylor Hackford
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AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (1980)
Documentary | Music
The only movie powered by AC/DC. This legendary concert film, covering a 1979 Paris concert during the Australian heavy metal band's "Highway To Hell" tour showcases the power and precision that the quintet bring to vicious rockers like "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "Let There Be Rock." Pixie-ish lead guitarist Angus Young, attired in his trademark school-boy's uniform, takes center stage with his energetic antics and frenetic solos, while the rest of the band crank out their minimalist boogie with quiet determination. Interview segments and humorous backstage footage show another side to the thuggish musicians, especially AC/DC's flamboyant lead singer Bon Scott, who died two months after this filmed concert.
Starring: AC/DC, Phil Rudd, Ronald Belford Scott, Cliff Williams, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Director: Eric Dionysius, Eric Mistler
The Full Monty (1997)
Comedy | Drama | Music
Set in the British steel town of Sheffield, a group of out-of-work steel workers are organized by fun loving, slightly irresponsible Gaz into a Chippendale-style dance troupe. The group is made up of Dave, Gaz's overweight best friend who has recently been struck with impotency; Gerald, an ex-forman and amateur ballroom dancer; Horse, an old guy with dance moves that slightly resemble the funky chicken, the bus stop, and the bump; and Guy, who, despite his love of classic Hollywood musicals, is hopelessly cursed with no sense of rhythm. Despite these handicaps, they are soon dancing to the sounds of Donna Summer, Hot Chocolate, Gary Glitter, Sister Sledge, and Tom Jones.
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer
Director: Peter Cattaneo
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August Rush (2007)
Drama | Music | Romance
A charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, orphaned by circumstance. Years later, performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger who gives him the name August Rush, the child uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden (2009)
Documentary | Music
This musical release from singer Michael Buble captures a live performance by the artist, recorded at Madison Square Garden in front of an ecstatic crowd. Some of the tracks featured in the performance include I'm Your Man, I've Got the World on a String, and Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
Starring: Michael Bublé, Naturally 7
Director: Jason Hehir, Dick Carruthers
Usher: OMG Tour, Live From London (2011)
Music
Usher is the reigning King Of R n B with album sales in the multi-millions, hit singles around the world and sold out concerts wherever he goes. This concert was filmed in high definition at London s O2 Arena in the spring of 2011 on Usher s OMG Tour in support of his chart topping Raymond V Raymond album. It s a spectacular show with amazing lighting, incredible staging and stunning pyrotechnics. There are multiple costume changes and brilliant choreography which shed light on the story behind the songs in dramatic and ground breaking ways. Despite the epic scale the charisma and talent of Usher and his music are what dominate the show. He is a supreme entertainer and for those lucky enough to be at this show it is a memory that will stay with them forever. Bonus Features On The Shoulder Of Giants behind the scenes with Usher and his team as they put the O2 show together. New Look a short piece about Usher s New Look Foundation in London.
Starring: Usher
Director: Dick Carruthers
Shakira: Live from Paris / Shakira: En Vivo Desde Paris (2011)
Documentary | Music
Shakira: En vivo desde Paris (English: Live from Paris) is the concert from the upcoming fourth live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It features performances from the June 13 and 14 concerts in Paris, France.
Starring: Shakira, Sanziana
Director: Nick Wickham
Taking Off (1971)
Comedy | Drama | Music
Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lyne Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.
Starring: Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Georgia Engel, Tony Harvey, Audra Lindley
Director: Milos Forman
Bedways (2010)
Drama | Music | Romance
Director Nina Bader wants to shoot a film about love and sex and invites her actor-friends Hans and Marie for screen tests for a couple of days. For Nina love is not necessarily a matter of emotion– she is rather looking for an authentic depiction of sex. The intimate collaboration turns into experiments with film, love and bodies and finally has an impact on the private relationships between the three of them. It seems that the boundaries between acting and reality begin to disappear.
Starring: Miriam Mayet, Matthias Faust, Lana Cooper, Laura Tonke, Arno Frisch
Director: Rolf Peter Kahl
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie / Glee: The Concert Movie (2011)
Documentary | Music
The multi-generational phenomenon that has inspired millions to embrace their inner-Gleek will soon bring them together to experience Glee a whole new way.
Starring: Dianna Agron, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum Jr., Chord Overstreet, Ashley Fink, Riker Lynch
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
