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Rental > Music: 1339 Films to Rent
Love & Mercy (Love and Mercy) (2014)
- Dir. Bill Pohlad
Feat. John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks…
- Finely attuned portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys, and his struggles with his emerging psychosis…
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
- Dir. Alex Gibney
- Alex Gibney's extensive portrait of the "Godfather of Soul" was made with cooperation of the Brown Estate and expertly contextualises a wealth of…
Nas: Time is Illmatic (2014)
- Dir. One9
- Spirited doco that delves deep into the making of Nas' benchmark album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.
Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (2014)
- Dir. Daina Reid
Feat. Luke Arnold
- Gaudy two–part Australian telemovie of the untold story rock band INXS and their rise to fame alongside charismatic frontman Michael…
Pa Boys, The (2014)
- Dir. Himiona Grace
- A small, nicely formed road movie of following a three–piece Wellington reggae band as they tour the North Island. At its heart a celebration…
Pulp: a Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- Imaginative Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht collaborates with Jarvis Cocker to mark UK pop rock band Pulp's last ever concert.
Roger Waters: The Wall (2014)
- Dir. Sean Evans
Feat. Roger Waters
- Sure to inspire renewed appreciation of the work from fans of the iconic album and film, this extraordinary and technically dazzling rock spectacle…
Rudderless (2014)
- Dir. William H. Macy
Feat. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman…
- William H. Macy''s directorial debut features Billy Crudup as a grieving father in a downward spiral who stumbles across a box of his recently…
Song One (2014)
- Dir. Kate Barker-Froyland
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen
- Sensitive drama set in New York's contemporary indie–folk music scene, with Anne Hathaway as a young woman who strikes up a relationship with…
Spandau Ballet: Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)
- Feat. Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp
- Top notch documentary about the band Spandau Ballet, who were key proponents of the "New Romantic" pop movement of the early 1980's and went on to…