Subgenre Sampler
Music: 1381 Films to Buy & Rent
Tube, The (TV Series) (1982)
- Six hours of highlights from the innovative live music show's first series, featuring a whose who of British musicians. Hosted by Jools Holland and a…
Wild Style (1982)
- Dir. Charles Ahearn
- The Hip–hop movement had it first wide impact via this documentary–drama shot on the streets of The Bronx in 1982.
With its close…
Yes, Giorgio (1982)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Luciano Pavarotti, Kathryn Harrold
- Enjoyable romance has Pavarotti as an Opera singer (what else?) who loses his voice but finds love with throat specialist Harrold.
Cats (1981)
- The blockbuster Broadway musical authored by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, based on T S Eliot's 'cat' poems.
Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust (1981)
- Political punk–rockers the Dead Kennedys present footage from the legendary recording sessions for the 'In God We Trust' album in 1981. Also…
Decline of Western Civilization, The (1981)
- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
- Iconic exploration of the Los Angeles punk scene circa 1980 featuring behind–the–scenes and performance footage of seminal bands X, The…
Elephant Parts, The (1981)
- Dir. William Dear
Feat. Michael Nesmith
Goldberg Variations - Glenn Gould (1981)
- Dir. Bruno Monsaingeon
- Carefully prepared filming of Glenn Gould's second version of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations', pieced together over 5 years.
Heartworn Highways (1981)
- Dir. James Szalapski
- Cult documentary on country music's 'Outlaw Movement' of the 1970s, featuring key players like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Steve…
Jean Michel Jarre - Concerts in China (1981)
- Feat. Jean Michel Jarre
- The French synthesizerist was innocuous enough to be the first Western musical act to perform in the People's Republic. The contrast of ancient and…