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san francisco, california

7.5

♡ 5

100%

suspicion

Nina Paley Director

Alaudin Ullah as Mareecha / Hanuman

Aseem Chhabra as Narrator - Shadow Puppet 1

Annette Hanshaw as Sita

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

6.6

♡ 17

76%

musical

nightclub

Francis Ford Coppola Director

Allen Garfield as Abbadabba Berman

Richard Gere as Dixie Dwyer

Diane Lane as Vera Cicero

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

7.8

♡ 48

96%

overdose

rehabilitation

Asif Kapadia Director

Tony Bennett as Himself Jay Z

Jay Z as Himself

Dave Grohl as Himself

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

7.7

♡ 5

97%

musical

Bruce Weber Director Flea

Flea as Self

Viggo Mortensen as Self

Lisa Marie as Self

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

3.4

♡ 3

Horror

jazz

new orleans, louisiana

voodoo

zombie

Barry Mahon Director

Jean Wade as

Herman Alfonso as

Joe Jones' Orchestra as Dixieland Band

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

French

7.5

♡ 1

Guido Lukoschek Director

Brian Blade as Self

Herbie Hancock as Self

Wayne Shorter as Self

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

7.8

♡ 1

73%

jukebox musical

Lonny Price Director

David Michael Cefalu as Audience Patron

Debra Crowe as Bar Patron

Shelton Becton as Jimmy Powers

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

7.3

♡ 7

81%

Otto Preminger Director

Frank Richards as Blind Barfly

Darren McGavin as Louie

Frank Mills as Street Vagrant

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

5.4

♡ 8

50%

Marc Klein Director

Maggie Grace as Chloe

Geoffrey Cantor as Library Curator

Marian Seldes as Margaret Paddleford

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

Polish

6.1

♡ 5

Marcin Krzysztalowicz Director

Maria Sobocinska as Dagna

Bartlomiej Zieniewicz as Dancer

Sebastian Stankiewicz as Filak

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

6.2

♡ 6

Paul Auster Director

Jared Harris as Alvin Shine

Giancarlo Esposito as Black

Willem Dafoe as Dr. Van Horn

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

6.4

♡ 19

36%

Roger Avary Director

Jean-Hugues Anglade as Eric

Djimon Hounsou as Moïse

Eric Stoltz as Zed

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

7.7

♡ 53

73%

Steven Spielberg Director

Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Johnson

Susan Beaubian as Corrine

Leon Rippy as Store Clerk

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

♡ 62

88%

Robert Budreau Director

Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker

Callum Keith Rennie as Dick

Barbara Eve Harris as Elsie Azuka

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

6.6

♡ 5

79%

missing person

musician

Fernando Trueba Director

Alejandra Flechner as Dõna Haydee

Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Harris

Roberta Wallach as Jessica

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

♡ 9

59%

Robert Altman Director

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Blondie O'Hara

John Durbin as Gas Station Attendant

Steve Buscemi as Johnny Flynn

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

8.3

♡ 5

radio city music hall

Alex Coletti Director

Daniel Foose as

Harold Jones as

Tony Bennett as Self

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