Subgenre Sampler
Pop/Rock: 509 Films to Buy & Rent
Jem! (TV Series) (Jem and the Holograms) (1985)
- Jerrica runs a foster–home for girls, but has a secret career as lead singer of 'Jem and the Holograms' , who when touring project themselves…
Live Aid (1985)
- The largest undertaking in pop music history, this landmark benefit rock concert was televised live from the dual venues of London and Philadelphia,…
Sounds of Motown (1985)
- A special edition of British TV show 'Ready Steady Go', which presented an extravaganza of Motown artists such as The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, The…
We are the World (1985)
- The complete story behind the renowned 1980s charity pop–song 'We are the World' is covered in this anniversary special edition of the original…
Beach Boys: An American Band (1984)
- Dir. Malcolm Leo
- Authorized history of the Californian hitmakers. Includes some rare, eyebrow–raising footage of Wilson family lunacy.
Cult, The - Pure Cult (1984-1995)
- A compendium of music–videos, interviews and live cuts from the 'cult' UK heavy rock group, who crafted their own guitar–gothic…
Echo and the Bunnymen (1984)
- Dir. Bill Butt, Kevin Hewitt
- 14 songs from these dour Liverpudlian new wavers. Accurate to 1984.
Purple Rain (1984)
- Dir. Albert Magnoli
Feat. Prince
- The project that would elevate His Purpleness to superstar status is a silly yet enjoyable drama about love, lust and ambition. The plot merely…
Return to Waterloo - The Kinks (1984)
- Dir. Ray Davies
Feat. Ray Davies, Tim Roth
- A unique 80s–era rock–opera from The Kinks which takes place in the mind of a solitary train–commuter and features various songs…
Cabaret Voltaire: Gasoline in Your Eye / CV (1983)
- Industrial revolutionists of the musical kind, the U.K. duo provide two compilations of eye–popping visuals, cut–up from a variety of…