Subgenre Sampler
Musical: 527 Films to Buy & Rent
Moulin Rouge (2001)
- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Richard Roxburgh…
- Arch–romantic whizz–kid Baz Luhrmann celebrates truth, beauty, freedom, and Love, set in the infamous, decadent Paris nightclub, circa…
One Night the Moon (2001)
- Dir. Rachel Perkins
Feat. Paul Kelly, Kaarin Fairfax, Kelton Pell
- A unique short feature, which tells the story of a true 1930s mystery using the songs of Paul Kelly, who also stars.
A young girl disappears one…
Smokey Joe's Cafe (2001)
- Dir. Don Roy King
- Broadway celebration of the rock n' roll songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote hits for Elvis Presley, The Drifters, Ben E. King…
Annie (2000)
- Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming, Alicia Morton
- Remake of the love–it–or–hate–it original, again finds the feisty carrot–top fleeing her orphan home (and a mean Kathy…
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Bjork, David Morse, Catherine Deneuve
- The third successive ‘masterpiece’ from the Danish wunderkind, who has that rare gift of being able to consistently realise the wildly ambitious…
Groove (2000)
- Dir. Greg Harrison
Feat. Mackenzie Firgens, Lola Glaudini, Denny Kirkwood
- A night out at a San Francisco rave, evoking with dope–fuelled delirium the chaos as various party–goers either groove, burnout, get lost…
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)
- Feat. Rik Mayall, Glenn Carter
- Filmed stage version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock–opera which dramatises the life of Jesus Christ. Glitzy, 'Las…
Vengo (2000)
- Dir. Tony Gatlif
Feat. Antonio Canales, Orestes Rodriguez, Antonio Dechent
- Another celebration of Spanish–Gypsy culture from the dir. of LATCHO DROM, whose tale of Andalusian vendetta thrums with the sound of flamenco…
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
- Dir. Various
- Conceived for the IMAX giant screen, this eco–themed revision of Disney's 1940 milestone marries more classical music excerpts to whimsical…
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
- Dir. Steven Pimlott, David Mallet
Feat. Donny Osmond, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
- Early, Bible–story musical from the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice team and taken from the London Palladium production.