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    Bird 1988 POSTER

    Bird

    1988

    English

    7.1

    10

    81%

    79%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    heroin

    heroin addict

    jazz

    Music

    psychiatric hospital

    saxophone

    Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Director Keith David Keith David as Buster Franklin Diane Venora Diane Venora as Chan Parker Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker Arlen Dean Snyder Arlen Dean Snyder as Dr. Heath
    Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
    Chico & Rita 2009 POSTER

    Chico & Rita

    2009

    Spanish

    7.2

    7

    88%

    77%

    Action

    adult animation

    Animation

    Crime

    cuba

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    Romance

    Fernando Trueba Fernando Trueba Director Chris Pine Chris Pine as (voice) Rob Riggle Rob Riggle as (voice) Peter Appel Peter Appel as (voice) Jay Benedict Jay Benedict as (voice)
    Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
    Sita Sings the Blues 2008 POSTER

    Sita Sings the Blues

    2008

    English

    7.5

    5

    100%

    85%

    Animation

    cat

    Comedy

    duty

    Fantasy

    hinduism

    jazz

    Musical

    Romance

    san francisco, california

    suspicion

    Nina Paley Nina Paley Director Alaudin Ullah Alaudin Ullah as Mareecha / Hanuman Aseem Chhabra Aseem Chhabra as Narrator - Shadow Puppet 1 Annette Hanshaw Annette Hanshaw as Sita Pooja Kumar Pooja Kumar as Surphanaka
    Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
    The Cotton Club 1984 POSTER

    The Cotton Club

    1984

    English

    6.6

    17

    76%

    57%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang war

    harlem

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    musical

    nightclub

    Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Director Allen Garfield Allen Garfield as Abbadabba Berman Richard Gere Richard Gere as Dixie Dwyer Diane Lane Diane Lane as Vera Cicero Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Vincent Dwyer
    Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
    Amy 2015 POSTER

    Amy

    2015

    English

    7.8

    48

    96%

    87%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    drug addiction

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    overdose

    rehabilitation

    Asif Kapadia Asif Kapadia Director Tony Bennett Tony Bennett as Himself Jay Z Jay Z as Himself Dave Grohl Dave Grohl as Himself Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Ahmir-Khalib Thompson as Himself
    A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
    Let's Get Lost 1988 POSTER

    Let's Get Lost

    1988

    English

    7.7

    5

    97%

    87%

    Biography

    Documentary

    drug addiction

    drugs

    interview

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    musical

    Bruce Weber Bruce Weber Director Flea Flea as Self Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen as Self Lisa Marie Lisa Marie as Self Carey Lowell Carey Lowell as Self
    Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
    The Dead One 1961 POSTER

    The Dead One

    1961

    English

    3.4

    3

    Horror

    jazz

    new orleans, louisiana

    voodoo

    zombie

    Barry Mahon Barry Mahon Director Jean Wade Jean Wade as Herman Alfonso Herman Alfonso as Joe Jones' Orchestra Joe Jones' Orchestra as Dixieland Band The Joe Burton Trio The Joe Burton Trio as Night Club Band
    A voodoo priestess sends out zombies to bring back live victims for her sacrificial rituals.
    The Language of the Unknown: A Film About the Wayne Shorter Quartet 2013 POSTER

    The Language of the Unknown: A Film About the Wayne Shorter Quartet

    2013

    French

    7.5

    1

    concert

    Documentary

    jazz

    live

    Music

    Guido Lukoschek Guido Lukoschek Director Brian Blade Brian Blade as Self Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock as Self Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter as Self John Patitucci John Patitucci as Self
    “The Language of the Unknown” accompanies the great saxophonist and his band with a concert on November 3, 2012 in the Salle Pleyel in Paris, and observes the effect of the music on its creators, who are normally much too busy with creating the new than to deal with music already played.
    Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill 2016 POSTER

    Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

    2016

    English

    7.8

    1

    73%

    73%

    Action

    Biography

    blues

    blues music

    Drama

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    jukebox musical

    Music

    Lonny Price Lonny Price Director David Michael Cefalu David Michael Cefalu as Audience Patron Debra Crowe Debra Crowe as Bar Patron Shelton Becton Shelton Becton as Jimmy Powers Audra McDonald Audra McDonald as Lady Day
    It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.
    The Man with the Golden Arm 1955 POSTER

    The Man with the Golden Arm

    1955

    English

    7.3

    7

    81%

    83%

    Crime

    Drama

    drug dealer

    jazz

    poker

    prison

    Romance

    sense of guilt

    underground world

    Otto Preminger Otto Preminger Director Frank Richards Frank Richards as Blind Barfly Darren McGavin Darren McGavin as Louie Frank Mills Frank Mills as Street Vagrant Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker as Zosh Machine
    When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
    Suburban Girl 2007 POSTER

    Suburban Girl

    2007

    English

    5.4

    8

    50%

    31%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    jazz

    library

    loss of loved one

    new york city

    Romance

    seduction

    sibling relationship

    Marc Klein Marc Klein Director Maggie Grace Maggie Grace as Chloe Geoffrey Cantor Geoffrey Cantor as Library Curator Marian Seldes Marian Seldes as Margaret Paddleford Ian Blackman Ian Blackman as Waiter
    Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confidence, a problem that isn't helped by her new, overbearing boss. Brett soon enters into a relationship with Archie, an older man who has plenty of his own issues, including alcoholism, diabetes and a difficult relationship with his daughter. Intent on helping Archie get past his problems, she turns to her dying father for advice.
    Mister T. 2019 POSTER

    Mister T.

    2019

    Polish

    6.1

    5

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    communism

    Drama

    jazz

    post-war poland

    warsaw, poland

    writer

    Marcin Krzysztalowicz Marcin Krzysztalowicz Director Maria Sobocinska Maria Sobocinska as Dagna Bartlomiej Zieniewicz Bartlomiej Zieniewicz as Dancer Sebastian Stankiewicz Sebastian Stankiewicz as Filak Mariusz Bonaszewski Mariusz Bonaszewski as Gawlik
    Warsaw, Poland, 1953. Mr. T., a renowned writer, lives in a hotel and earns his living by giving private lessons.
    Lulu on the Bridge 1998 POSTER

    Lulu on the Bridge

    1998

    English

    6.2

    6

    54%

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    jazz

    Music

    Mystery

    Romance

    saxophonist

    Paul Auster Paul Auster Director Jared Harris Jared Harris as Alvin Shine Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito as Black Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as Dr. Van Horn Gina Gershon Gina Gershon as Hannah
    This film is about a famous jazz saxophonist, Izzy, whose life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.
    Killing Zoe 1993 POSTER

    Killing Zoe

    1993

    English

    6.4

    19

    36%

    65%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    friendship

    jazz

    paris, france

    prostitute

    robbery

    Thriller

    Roger Avary Roger Avary Director Jean-Hugues Anglade Jean-Hugues Anglade as Eric Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou as Moïse Eric Stoltz Eric Stoltz as Zed Julie Delpy Julie Delpy as Zoe
    Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.
    The Color Purple 1985 POSTER

    The Color Purple

    1985

    English

    7.7

    53

    73%

    94%

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    jazz

    prison

    rape

    sibling relationship

    southern usa

    Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Johnson Susan Beaubian Susan Beaubian as Corrine Leon Rippy Leon Rippy as Store Clerk Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne as Swain
    An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
    Born to Be Blue 2015 POSTER

    Born to Be Blue

    2015

    English

    62

    88%

    73%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    historical figure

    jazz

    Music

    Musical

    Romance

    Robert Budreau Robert Budreau Director Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker Callum Keith Rennie Callum Keith Rennie as Dick Barbara Eve Harris Barbara Eve Harris as Elsie Azuka Tony Nappo Tony Nappo as Officer Reid
    Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
    They Shot the Piano Player 2023 POSTER

    They Shot the Piano Player

    2023

    English

    6.6

    5

    79%

    70%

    Action

    Animation

    based on comic

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    missing person

    musician

    Fernando Trueba Fernando Trueba Director Alejandra Flechner Alejandra Flechner as Dõna Haydee Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Harris Roberta Wallach Roberta Wallach as Jessica Stephen Hughes Stephen Hughes as John Rowles
    New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
    Kansas City 1996 POSTER

    Kansas City

    1996

    English

    9

    59%

    43%

    1930s

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    election

    jazz

    kansas city

    kidnapping

    Music

    politician

    Thriller

    Robert Altman Robert Altman Director Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh as Blondie O'Hara John Durbin John Durbin as Gas Station Attendant Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Johnny Flynn Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney as Johnny O'Hara
    A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
    One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga 2021 POSTER

    One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

    2021

    English

    8.3

    5

    Action

    birthday

    concert

    Documentary

    jazz

    Music

    Musical

    radio city music hall

    Alex Coletti Alex Coletti Director Daniel Foose Daniel Foose as Harold Jones Harold Jones as Tony Bennett Tony Bennett as Self Lady Gaga Lady Gaga as Self
    A new concert special honoring the musical legacy and enduring friendship of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. Filmed at Radio City Music Hall, the live concert brings together the two incredible entertainers performing duets and solo songs honoring their shared love of the Great American Songbook.
    Summer of Soul 2021 POSTER

    Summer of Soul

    2021

    English

    8.0

    16

    99%

    98%

    blues

    civil rights

    Documentary

    empowerment

    harlem

    History

    jazz

    Music

    rhythm and blues

    Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Director Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson as B.B. King B.B. King as Self Al Sharpton Al Sharpton as Self Sheila E. Sheila E. as Self
    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 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
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