Movies: Rhythm and blues r b

  • 2022
    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

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    The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom....

    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
  • 2024
    Chris Brown: A History of Violence

    Chris Brown: A History of Violence (2024)

    Chris Brown: A History of Violence

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    A biographical documentary that delves into the controversial personal life of iconic singer Chris Brown, charting his journey from a troubled childhood to global superstardom. It explores his violent public record, including allegations of domestic ...

    Chris Brown: A History of Violence
  • 2019
    Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé

    Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)

    Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé

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    This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement....

    Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
  • 2021
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

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    During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 y...

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
  • 1991
    The Five Heartbeats

    The Five Heartbeats (1991)

    The Five Heartbeats

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    In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the wa...

    The Five Heartbeats
  • 2023
    Spinning Gold

    Spinning Gold (2023)

    Spinning Gold

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    A biopic of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records....

    Spinning Gold
  • 2023
    Little Richard: I Am Everything

    Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)

    Little Richard: I Am Everything

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    The story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's compl...

    Little Richard: I Am Everything
  • 2015
    Whitney

    Whitney (2015)

    Whitney

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    Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown....

    Whitney
  • 2014
    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)

    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

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    James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social ac...

    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
  • 2007
    The Beyoncé Experience Live

    The Beyoncé Experience Live (2007)

    The Beyoncé Experience Live

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    "The Beyoncé Experience Live" is a show by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. It was shot in Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, on September 2, 2007, during her worldwide tour The Beyoncé Experience. The show features guest appearances from r...

    The Beyoncé Experience Live
  • 2018
    Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

    Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (2018)

    Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

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    The true story of how Amy Winehouse’s best known and most celebrated body of work came into being. Featuring previously unseen footage of Amy, new interviews with producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and the musicians who worked with Amy on the alb...

    Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
  • 2003
    Piano Blues

    Piano Blues (2003)

    Piano Blues

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    Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as we...

    Piano Blues
  • 1997
    Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life

    Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life (1997)

    Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life

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    Musicians, producers, family, colleagues and the artist himself look back on the making of Stevie Wonders's classic album "Song In the Key of Life"....

    Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo (2019)

    The Apollo

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    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment....

    The Apollo
  • 2006
    George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

    George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein (2006)

    George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

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    Don Letts's hilarious and colourful profile of the godfather of funk, whose 50-year career has defined the genre. From his 1950s days running a doo-wop group out of the back of his barber store, through the madness of the monster Parliament/Funkadeli...

    George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
  • 2021
    JazzTown

    JazzTown (2021)

    JazzTown

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    Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lions to whom they pass the torch to stay relevant in a marketplace both treacherous and brutal. The m...

    JazzTown
  • 2009
    Coming Back for More

    Coming Back for More (2009)

    Coming Back for More

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    Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the media tried to find the recluse but failed. In 2005 Willem Alkema started searching for Sly. Sly didn't want to be found or filmed, but Willem didn't give ...

    Coming Back for More
  • 2016
    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown (2016)

    A Tale of James Brown

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    Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon James Brown before his untimely death on Christmas 2006. The documentary includes interviews with his band members and many celebrity musicians who have be...

    A Tale of James Brown
  • 2014
    John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

    John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly (2014)

    John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

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    John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly chronicles the musical evolution of one of the most influential solo artists of his generation. Featuring rare demos, interviews and live performances; it is told in it's entirety from Mayer's perspective. Centered mostl...

    John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
  • 2001
    Blues Road Movie

    Blues Road Movie (2001)

    Blues Road Movie

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    This film traces the road of the Blues and takes us on a journey to mythical places: From the banks of the Niger to New Orleans, going up the Mississippi through Memphis to the skyscrapers of Chicago. It tells the story of this culture which faced t...

    Blues Road Movie