Blues in the Night
A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.
Bolden
A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
The Salton Sea
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.
Dreamland
On the night of the strangest wedding in cinema history, a grotesque gang boss hires a stonecold killer to bring him the finger of a fading, drug-addicted jazz legend.
Thunder Soul
Jamie Foxx presents the inspiring true story of high school band leader Conrad O. Johnson, who transformed his ragtag jazz band students into a legendary funk powerhouse that took the nation by storm.
Klockorna i Gamla sta'n
Kalle Magnus Berg is a kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. He helps out "clients" by supporting them with money from his own pocket. His neighbor is a jazz musician who plays at a restaurant for a living.
The Case of the Three Sided Dream
The documentary film on the life and legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk – a one of a kind musician, personality, activist and windmill slayer who despite being blind, becoming paralyzed, and facing America’s racial injustices - did not relent.
Ornette: Made in America
Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
Young Man with a Horn
Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.
Crooklyn
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Billie
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
'Round Midnight
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.
Love with the Proper Stranger
Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano. When Angie becomes pregnant, she tracks down Rocky hoping he'll pay for her abortion.
Tormented
A jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover's crawling hand and floating head.
Love Me or Leave Me
A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.
Saxophone Colossus
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmmaker Robert Mugge produced Saxophone Colossus, a feature-length portrait of Rollins, named after one of his most celebrated albums.
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
The Rat Race
An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.
Some Call It Loving
A jazz musician falls in love with a comatose woman at a carny sideshow and takes her to his mansion to join his cabinet of sexual curiosities.
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Anatole Litvak
Director
William Hopper
as
Billiard Player
Joyce Compton
as
Blonde
Anthony Warde
as
Del's Henchman #1
Jack Carson
as
Leo Powell
Chris Jai Alex
as
Harvey
Ian McShane
as
Judge Perry
Michael Rooker
as
Pat McMurphy
D.J. Caruso
Director
BD Wong
as
Bubba
Danny Trejo
as
Little Bill
Vincent D'Onofrio
as
Pooh-Bear
Luis Guzmán
as
Quincy
Bruce McDonald
Director
Juliette Lewis
as
Countess
Axel Högel
as
Fager
Ed Sullivan
as
Self
Trevor Howard
as
Self
Michael Curtiz
Director
Bill Walker
as
Black Minister
Nestor Paiva
as
Louis Galba
Paul Brinegar
as
Stage Manager
Spike Lee
Director
RuPaul
as
Bodega Woman
Manny Perez
as
Hector
David Patrick Kelly
as
Tony Eyes / Jim
Arthur French
as
West Indian Store Manager
Billie Holiday
as
Self
Louis Armstrong
as
Self
Tony Bennett
as
Self
Victoria Gabrielle Platt
as
Chan Turner
Martin Scorsese
as
Goodley
Philippe Noiret
as
Redon
Bharat Nalluri
Director
Amy Adams
as
Delysia
Shirley Henderson
as
Edythe
Ciarán Hinds
as
Joe
Lee Pace
as
Michael
Edie Adams
as
Barbie
Louis Guss
as
Flooey
Richard Mulligan
as
Louie
Gene Roth
as
Mr. Nelson - Lunch Stand Operator
Vera Marshe
as
Mrs. Hubbard
Joe Turkel
as
Nick - The Blackmailer
Cameron Mitchell
as
Johnny Alderman
Dale Van Sickel
as
Stagehand
Arthur Tovey
as
Dance Hall Extra
Marjorie Bennett
as
Edie Kerry
Don Rickles
as
Nellie Miller
Norman Fell
as
Telephone Repairman
Logan Ramsey
as
Carnival Doctor
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