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1	Michael Jackson: A Remarkable Life (2003) more movies like this add to wishlist see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
2	Masters of American Music: Bluesland - A Portrait of American Music (1993) more movies like this directed by Ken Mandel add to wishlist Bluesland: A Portrait of American Music presents a swinging look at the history and highlights of a rich musical heritage. Rare footage and concert films fill out this 90-minute documentary. As the soundtrack for the downtrodden, the blues has blossomed in folk circles. The characters that populate its landscape are both brilliant and tragic. Such ... see all copies from $4.03! new only from $43.45!
3	Tupac: Resurrection (2003) more movies like this directed by Lauren Lazin featuring Tupac Shakur add to wishlist Many unauthorized video titles have been released about the life of rap superstar Tupac Shakur. Tupac: Resurrection is the only one to be both executive produced by his mother, former Black Panther Afeni Shakur, and benefit from access to the MTV archives. The documentary is the feature-length debut for director Lauren Lazin, who has created ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.43!
4	Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (2003) more movies like this directed by Matthew Longfellow add to wishlist Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon is a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the classic 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon. Features individual interviews with bandmembers Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright about the writing and recording process. Also features concert and studio footage, video clips, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
5	The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1990) more movies like this directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Kathy Dougherty, Susan Froemke add to wishlist In February of 1964, Beatlemania began to spread to American shores with the first U.S. visit of John, Paul, George and Ringo to play a short American tour and make two appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Noted documentary filmmakers David and Albert Maysles had the presence of mind to realize there was a story here, and they followed The Beatles ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.82!
6	From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1979) more movies like this directed by Murray Lerner add to wishlist In 1979, violin virtuoso Isaac Stern embarked on a goodwill tour of Red China. Filmmaker Murray Lerner went along for the ride, and the end result was the unforgettable feature-length documentary From Mao to Mozart. The best scenes involve Stern's tutoring and coaching of gifted Chinese students, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music director Tan ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $13.89!
7	The Art of Piano: Great Pianists of the 20th Century (1999) more movies like this directed by Donald Sturrock add to wishlist Eighteen of the world's most accomplished pianists share their talents in this collection of performances. Interviews and commentary are interspersed with archival television and film appearances of pianists such as Vladimir Horowitz, Ignace Paderewski, Rachmaninoff, Plante, Richter, and Gould. Sir Colin Davis, Daniel Barenboim, and Evgeny Kissin ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $24.52!
8	Tootsies Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began (1995) more movies like this add to wishlist Tootsie's Orchid Lounge was a watering hole in Nashville, TN, which didn't look like much on the outside, but inside it was a favored spot for some of the biggest names in country music, who would stop in to meet their friends, enjoy a drink, and swap a few songs. Willie Nelson was a regular at Tootsie's during his days in Nashville, and he's the ... see all copies from $2.55! new only from $8.29!
9	African Guitar (2003) more movies like this directed by Gerhard Kubik add to wishlist In his years working and living throughout Africa and Europe, cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik recorded numerous examples of African fingerstyle guitar music. Featuring a wide variety of recordings from 1966 though 1993, this release offers twenty-six songs by musicians including Mwenda Jean Bosco, Pierre Gwa, Erasmus N. Ndara, and more. ~ ... see all copies from $3.93! new only from $18.99!
10	Beyoncé: B'day Anthology Video Album (2007) more movies like this add to wishlist R&B pop singer Beyonce's B'day Anthology Video Album was released as a companion to her B'day: Deluxe Edition CD, featuring a collection of music videos to accompany the album. Including all of her previously released music videos for many of the songs; the compilation also includes exclusive videos made specifically for the Video Anthology. Songs ... see all copies from $5.47! new only from $5.47!
11	The Miles Davis Story (2001) more movies like this directed by Mike Dibb add to wishlist First aired on BBC Channel 4, The Miles Davis Story is a two-hour documentary investigating the life of the infamous jazz legend. British producer/director Mike Dibb provides classic performances, archival footage, and interviews with numerous musicians who worked with Davis, including Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, and Shirley Horn. His family is ... see all copies from $7.88! new only from $7.88!
12	Maria Callas: La Divina - A Portrait (1987) more movies like this directed by Tony Palmer add to wishlist This documentary follows the tumultuous life and career of opera singer Maria Callas. Using archival footage and interviews with Callas and critics, director Tony Palmer explains why this slender and beautiful singer was hailed by some as the greatest opera singer of the twentieth century while others called her a talentless fake. Callas rose to ... see all copies from $5.85! new only from $14.88!
13	Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music of Leroy Anderson (2000) more movies like this directed by Peter Rosen add to wishlist Leroy Anderson's career as a composer, arranger, and conductor is chronicled in this program featuring many of his hit songs. Back in 1952, this son of Swedish immigrant parents saw his instrumental tune "Blue Tango" shoot to the top of the record charts. He went on to create a number of great dance tunes, as well as many melodic, upbeat pieces. ... see all copies from $3.82! new only from $3.82!
14	Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2002) more movies like this directed by Michael Kantor add to wishlist Quincy Jones has worn many hats during his fifty-plus years in the music business -- sideman, soloist, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, producer, film composer. film producer -- and has worked with a who's who of American music, from Count Basie and Tommy Dorsey to Dizzy Gilespie and Miles Davis, and on to Frank Sinatra and Ella Fiztgerald, and ... see all copies from $5.19! new only from $12.41!
15	The Beatles Anthology 5: August '65 to July '66 (1996) more movies like this directed by Geoff Wonfor add to wishlist The Beatles Anthology 5: August '65 to July '66 follows the band from one of their performing highs to one of their two most disastrous international incidents. This episode opens with five numbers from their famous performance at Shea Stadium ("Twist & Shout," "I Feel Fine," "Baby's in Black," "I'm Down," and "Help"). Utilizing interviews ... see all copies from $1.99!
16	Marsalis On Music: Why Toes Tap (1995) more movies like this add to wishlist Wynton Marsalis is a master of finding the right analogies to explain musical concepts in ways that are fun and educational. In Marsalis on Music: Why Toes Tap, Marsalis uses a basketball dribbling exercise, skipping, and hopping to demonstrate how rhythm and movement express emotions in music. He then uses two different versions of "The ... see all copies from $5.99!
17	Marsalis On Music: Tackling the Monster (1995) more movies like this add to wishlist Musicians and performers know that practice makes perfect. In this edition of the four-part series Marsalis on Music, renowned jazz and classical musician Wynton Marsalis and cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma teach the young musicians of the Tanglewood School how to work out and practice difficult peices of music. The program climaxes with the two ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.00!
18	Abbado in Lucerne more movies like this add to wishlist Something of an anomaly in the EuroArts catalogue of orchestral performances, this release actually weaves together two parts. The first half incorporates an engaging hour-long documentary on the history of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, written and directed by Arthur Spirk -- with appearances by noted giants of European classical music, ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $21.00!
19	KISS: KISSology - The Ultimate KISS Collection, Vol. 1 (1974-1977) (2006) more movies like this add to wishlist KISS fans get ready to rejoice; this comprehensive collection of classic clips has been completely re-mastered and restored to the optimum quality and packed with enough extra features to impress even the most ardent KISS collector. With over six hours of full concert sets, rare television appearances, never-before-seen footage, and audio ... see all copies from $19.88! new only from $19.88!
20	American Hardcore (2006) more movies like this directed by Paul Rachman featuring Bad Brains, Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, D.O.A. add to wishlist The lost subculture of America's rebellious, Reagan-era hardcore set is explored in filmmaker Paul Rachman's cinematic adaptation of Steven Blush's book. Disillusioned by politics, angered by greedy record labels, and bound together by a powerful antiestablishment sentiment, bands such as Minor Threat, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, and Bad Brains ... see all copies from $8.30! new only from $8.30!
21	Rock 'n' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits (1994) more movies like this add to wishlist For decades, The Ed Sullivan Show was the place to catch all of the hottest acts in pop music. This retrospective from Good Times Entertainment is hosted by Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas and includes a numbers of classic performances, such as the Jackson 5 doing "I Want You Back," Bill Haley & His Comets doing "Rock Around the Clock," ... see all copies from $39.97! new only from $39.97!
22	Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja (1999) more movies like this add to wishlist Steely Dan was hardly a typical rock band of the 1970s; leaders Walter Becker and Donald Fagen rarely toured, preferred not to put their pictures on the covers of their albums, wrote obsessively oblique, darkly witty songs that owed more to jazz fusion than the Top 40 singles of the day, and worked under the theory that the band consisted of ... see all copies from $3.61! new only from $3.61!
23	Waylon Jennings: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend. (1992) more movies like this add to wishlist A documentary that covers the life of country legend Waylon Jennings, from his beginnings to his breakthrough in the '70s. ~ All Movie Guide see all copies from $7.80! new only from $10.62!
24	LoudQUIETloud: A Film about the Pixies (2006) more movies like this directed by Matthew Galkin, Steven Cantor featuring Pixies, Frank Black, Kim Deal, David Lovering, Joey Santiago add to wishlist The band that inspired some of the most innovative rock acts of the new millennium reunites to conquer the globe 12 years after calling it quits, and filmmaker Steven Cantor is there to capture all the low-lights and highlights of their tentative reunion in a probing documentary exploring the re-birth of Gen-X alternative giants the Pixies. ... see all copies from $4.27! new only from $4.27!
25	Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005) more movies like this directed by Fatih Akin featuring Safiye Ayla, Cem Karaca, Baris Manço, Zeki Müren, Tanju Okan add to wishlist The rich musical heritage of the Turkish metropolis located between the Orient and the Occident comes to the screen in director Fatih Akin's cinematic tribute to Istanbul's thriving music scene. In bringing both historic and recent expressions of Istanbul's unique legacy of music to the screen in a documentary that strives to both inform and ... see all copies from $15.55! new only from $15.55!

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