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Music and Lyrics
Cheery Alex Fletcher lives comfortably in Manhattan off the residuals from his 80’s pop success and reprising his hits at school reunions, theme parks, and state fairs. But those gigs are declining, so he jumps at the chance to write a song and record it with reigning teen idol Cora Corman. Trouble is, he’s good at melodies but needs a lyricist and has less than a week to finish. Enter Sophie Fisher, subbing for a friend who waters Alex’s plants; she’s a pretty good poet, quick witted, and could do it, if she’d agree. But there’s some sort of shadow over her head that Alex may not be able to charm his way past. And what if they do get a song written, what then?
Music and Lyrics DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 6.50 out of 10 (7965 votes)
Director: Marc Lawrence
Actors: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Brad Garrett, Kristen Johnston, Campbell Scott, Scott Porter, Nick Bacon, Andrew Wyatt, Dan McMillan, Tom Foligno, Zak Orth, Brooke Tansley, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Aasif Mandvi, Haley Bennett,
Tags: Music, Romance, Comedy, affection, apartment, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, doorman, ex-boyfriend, grand-piano, helicopter, love, lyricist, male-female-relationship, music-video, musician, new-york-city, nostalgic, opposites-attract, pop-concert, pop-star, recording-studio, restaurant-scene, singer, songwriter, washed-up-star, whimsical
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Take the Lead
Based on a true story, the movie tells of the struggle of a dance teacher, Pierre Dulain (Antonio Banderas), to give to a group of problem kids a second chance by exploring their dance skills. One night Dulain is astonished to see a boy, Rock (Rob Brown) destroying his school director’s car. The following day Dulaine goes to the school to ask for a job as a dance teacher. The director has little confidence in Dulaine’s idea of helping kids (including Rock) in detention to reform through ballroom dance classes. Even the kids, who prefer hip-hop or rap, think it isn’t a great idea. Despite criticism from students in his formal dance academy as well as from parents and fellow teachers who believe that the kids need more math and less dance, Dulain catches the students’ attention with a tango session. After their initial indifference, they eventually compete in a dance contest; the important thing isn’t winning, but making a difference.
Take the Lead DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 6.60 out of 10 (4535 votes)
Director: Liz Friedlander
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard, John Ortiz, Laura Benanti, Jonathan Malen, Jasika Nicole, Shawand Mckenzie, Dante Basco, Elijah Kelley, Jenna Dewan, Marcus T. Paulk, Brandon D. Andrews, Lauren Collins,
Tags: Music, Drama, ballroom, ballroom-dancing, dance, high-school, new-york-city, teacher
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Step Up
Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore¹s tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore¹s ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts — and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora¹s attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined.
Step Up DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 5.70 out of 10 (6541 votes)
Director: Anne Fletcher
Actors: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff, De’Shawn Washington, Mario, Drew Sidora, Rachel Griffiths, Josh Henderson, Tim Lacatena, Alyson Stoner, Heavy D, Deirdre Lovejoy, Jane Beard, Richard Pelzman, Carlyncia S. Peck,
Tags: Music, Romance, Drama, ballet, baltimore-maryland, break-up, club, college, community-service, crime, dance, dancer, dancing, death, friendship, funeral, high-school, mother-daughter-relationship, musician, performance, performing-arts, school, singer, singing, stolen-car, student, teen, teenager, theft, title-based-on-song, vandalism
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Save the Last Dance 2
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Save the Last Dance 2 DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 4.50 out of 10 (459 votes)
Director: David Petrarca
Actors: Izabella Miko, Columbus Short, Jacqueline Bisset, Aubrey Dollar, Ian Brennan, Maria Brooks, Matthew Watling, Roshan Amendra, Ray J, Ne-Yo, Ashley Evelyn Bell, Ashleigh Rains,
Tags: Music, Romance, Drama, ambition, aspiring-musician, ballerina, ballet-dancing, blond-wig, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, choreographer, dance-lesson, dancing, dead-mother, eye-patch, female-bonding, french-accent, headphones, hiphop, interracial-kiss, interracial-love-relationship, interracial-relationship, interracial-romance, interracial-sex, juilliard, locker-room, new-york-skyline, nightclub, pill, premiere, rivalry, roommate, sequel, sex-scene, teacher-student-relationship, vomit-scene
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
This is the story of a friendship that changes the course of rock history forever, of the fateful collision of minds between JB and KG that led to the creation of the precedent-shattering band Tenacious D, and of the two heroes’ quest to find the fabled Guitar Pick Of Destiny…
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 6.70 out of 10 (8194 votes)
Director: Liam Lynch
Actors: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Jason Reed, Ronnie James Dio, Paul F. Tompkins, Troy Gentile, Ned Bellamy, Fred Armisen, Kelly Ward, Amy Poehler, Tim Robbins, David Grohl, Ben Stiller, Lara Everly, Brittany Eldridge,
Tags: Music, Comedy, beer, car-chase, devil, diner, fan, friendship, guitar, guitar-player, los-angeles-california, magic-mushroom, marijuana, musical, rock-and-roll, satan, sorority, street-musician, surprise-after-end-credits, tarot, venice-beach
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Be Cool
Streetwise mobster-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer is back, but this time Chili has abandoned the fickle movie industry and veered into the music business, tangling with Russian mobsters and gangsta rappers and taking a talented, feisty young singer named Linda Moon under his wing. From the recording studio to an Aerosmith concert to the MTV Music Awards, he manipulates events to watch them play out the Chili way, using his signature blend of wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics. It’s a dangerous business, and everyone’s looking for their next big hit.
Be Cool DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 5.60 out of 10 (16676 votes)
Director: F. Gary Gray
Actors: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, André Benjamin, Steven Tyler, Robert Pastorelli, Christina Milian, Paul Adelstein, Debi Mazar, Gregory Alan Williams, Harvey Keitel, The Rock, Danny DeVito, James Woods,
Tags: Music, Crime, Comedy, acting-musician, baseball-bat, based-on-novel, basketball, billboard, bludgeoning, bodyguard, cigar-smoking, dancing, dumb-criminal, female-singer, foot-fetish, gay-black-man, gay-interest, gay-slur, hitman, hollywood, hung-upside-down, intimidation, kitchen-scene, los-angeles-california, loss-of-husband, movie-business, movie-star, music-business, music-executive, nightclub, pawnshop, profanity, racial-slur, rapper, record-company, record-contract, record-producer, rivalry, rock-concert, rock-star, russian-accent, russian-mafia, sequel, title-spoken-by-character, violence, white-male-pretending-to-be-black, widow, wig
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Get Rich or Die Tryin’
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 2.30 out of 10 (4200 votes)
Director: Jim Sheridan
Actors: 50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard, Ashley Walters, Marc John Jefferies, Viola Davis, Sullivan Walker, Serena Reeder, Bill Duke, Mpho Koaho, Russell Hornsby, Joseph Pierre,
Tags: Music, Drama, Crime, Action, blaxploitation, drug-dealer, ghetto, hip-hop, poverty, rap, rap-music, rapper, semi-autobiographical
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Walk the Line
While growing up in the Great Depression era, Johnny Cash(Joaquin Phoenix) takes an interest in music and eventually moves out of his Arkansas town to join the air force in Germany. While there, he buys his first guitar and writes his own music, and proposes to Vivian. When they got married, they settled in Tennessee and with a daughter, he supported the family by being a salesman. He discovers a man who can pursue his dreams and ends up getting a record with the boys. Shortly after that, he was on a short tour, promoting his songs, and meets the already famous and beautiful June Carter(Reese Witherspoon). Then as they get on the long-term tours with June, the boys, and Jerry Lee Lewis, they have this unspoken relationship that grows. But when June leaves the tour because of his behavior, he was a drug addict. His marriage was also falling apart, and when he sees June years later at an awards show, he forces June to tour with them again, promising June to support her two kids and herself. While the tour goes on, the relationship between June and John grow more,and his marriage to his first wife ends. June finds out about the drugs, and help him overcome it. True love and care helped John eventually stop the drug usage, and finally proposes to her in front of an audience at a show.
Walk the Line DVD Info:
IMDB Rating: 8.00 out of 10 (44349 votes)
Director: James Mangold
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynne, Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne, Shooter Jennings, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Dan Beene, Clay Steakley, Johnathan Rice,
Tags: Music, Biography, Romance, Drama, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, accident, amphetamine, army, biographical, bittersweet, blood, break-up, broken-glass, church, concert, country-music, death, death-of-child, divorce, drug-addict, drug-addiction, drug-dealer, drug-possession, drunkeness, duet, epilogue, explosion, father-son-relationship, fishing, germany, guitar, husband-wife-relationship, infidelity, johnny-cash, las-vegas, loss-of-brother, loss-of-son, marriage, marriage-proposal, memphis-tennessee, morality, music-store, music-tour, musician, nostalgic, obsessive-love, opposites-attract, physical-abuse, prison, record-producer, shotgun, singer, songwriter, star-crossed-lovers, title-based-on-song, title-spoken-by-character
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