Subgenre Sampler
Music: 1381 Films to Buy & Rent
Catch Us If You Can (1965)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Dave Clark, Barbara Ferris, Lenny Davidson
- Surprisingly downbeat comedy vehicle for pop band the Dave Clark Five sees a stuntman (Clark) for a pro–meat commercial run away with its star…
Help! (1965)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison…
- A schlocky comic follow–up that displays the Beatles own brand of warped humour. The songs are the highlights, and presented here in digital…
Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965)
- Dir. Donald Britten, Don Owen
Feat. Leonard Cohen
- Jazzy though dated documentary on Canadian poet/singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen in his younger days prior to popular success.
Dealing mostly with…
Temptations, The - Get Ready: Definitive Performances (1965-1972)
- Comprehensive music doco featuring 16 full–length archival performances from influential Motown singing clan "The Temptations". Concert clips…
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison…
- The Beatles first feature movie is a gem, both as quaint nostalgia and as a momento of their talent and influence. The plot follows a typical day in…
T.A.M.I./T.N.T. Show, The (1964)
- Two classic live concerts from the birth of the 60s rock–music explosion in 1964 and 1965. Featuring an extravaganza of famous acts, mostly…
Top of the Pops - 40th Anniversary (1964-2004)
- An eye–watering compilation of music clips from the longrunning British music show, in which pop stars and rockers of the day lip–snych…
American Folk Blues Festival, The (1962-1966)
- Classic live performances from the American Folk–Blues Festival which toured Europe in the 1960s.
Adding a startling new dimension to the…
Elgar (1962)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Peter Brett, Rowena Gregory, George McGrath
- Restrained and brilliant TV docudrama on England’s greatest 20th century composer, Edward Elgar, that made the director’s name and…
Ken Russell at the BBC (Elgar; Debussy; Always on Sunday; Isadora; Dante's Inferno; Song of Summer) (1962-1968)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Oliver Reed, Vladek Sheybal, Vernon Dobtcheff…
- The engrossing early works of the controversial director comprises six of his famed artist portraits