Khachaturian (2003), Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012), Frank and Ollie (1995), Marlene (1984), Modigliani (2004), Obey Giant (2017), Becoming Mike Nichols (2016), Isadora (1968) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Artistic Career movies.
Storyline: The 1920's and 30's career of singer Helen Morgan is followed from her early days singing outdoors in a carnival, through her speak-easy and chorus-girl days, to her stardom on Broadway in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat". Her involvement with Larry Maddux, a gin-runner and con-man, and Russell Wade, a prominent, married New York lawyer, and her decline thanks to these failed romances and alcohol are punctuated by performances of many of the songs she made famous.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, musical, romance, historical, tragedy, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous - Grace Jones plays all these parts. Yet here we also discover her as a lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, as she submits herself to our gaze and allows us to understand what constitutes her mask. The stage is where her most extreme embodiments are realised and her theatrical imagination lets loose: this is where the musical of her life is played out. The film includes Grace's unique performances singing iconic hits such as Slave To The Rhythm, Pull Up To The Bumper, as well as the more recent autobiographical tracks Williams' Bloods and Hurricane. These personal songs also link to Grace's family life, as the film takes us on a holiday road trip across Jamaica, where her family roots and the story of her traumatic childhood are uncovered. In Jamaican patois, 'Bloodlight' is the red light that illuminates when an artist is recording and 'Bami' means bread, the substance of daily life. Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami weaves together the layers of Grace Jones' public and private life, as she moves effortlessly between different facets: she is gypsy, artist and partying hedonist, warm and funny but also a fierce and tenacious businesswoman. The performance continues to move thematically though the film, with Love Is The Drug acting like an aria, bringing the film to its final and most touching scenes. This is a Grace we have not seen before, someone who reminds us of what it is to dare to be truly alive.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, biography, concert, behind the scenes, music career, stage performance, documentary ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A unique look at the legendary musician, arranger, composer and producer offers a collage of memories, sounds and intimate interviews with musical greats in a rousing showcase.
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, biography, jazz, hollywood, music industry, behind the scenes ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jason, at early 50s, middle-aged and once handsome, fluid sexuality, works as a piano accompanist at a local ballet studio. He is suffering from memories of a tragic car accident, and is dealing with his wife, Karen, who after moving out, is pushing for a divorce, although he doesn't want one. Although his children Max, 17, star athlete, and Isabella, 15, sensitive, wheelchair-bound, are supportive, Jason is still sad and depressed over the fracturing of the family. At the ballet studio where he works for ballet classes, he meets troubled ballet star, Brandon, who is looking for a comeback. The attraction is palpable. Brandon is impressed by Jason's "magic" music that somehow captivates the dancers at the studio and allows them to dance with added grace and elegance. However, Brandon's off-again, on-again boyfriend, Adam, who is also a dancer at the studio, is insanely jealous of the attraction evident between Brandon and Jason.—FilmFreeway
Plot Keywords: drama, music, piano, artist, coming of age, dream, struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The tormented Norwegian artist (Geir Westby), famous for "The Cry," struggles for recognition in the late 19th century.
Plot Keywords: biography, historical, art, painter, norway, psychological drama, expressionism ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol.
Plot Keywords: documentary, artist, biography, art history, avant-garde, new york, visual arts ...
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