Beginning in 1763, the film follows the Mozart family's exhausting life on the road, traveling by coach from one royal court to the next, where the nobility marvel at young Wolfgang's prodigious talent. But accomplished singer, harpsichordist, violinist Nannerl, Wolfgang's elder by five years, first held forth as the family's infant prodigy. At the film begins, she is still performing, though overshadowed and sidelined as accompanist by Wolfgang's growing fame. Her father bows to social stric find out more...
Todd Field's long awaited return to filmmaking following a 16-year absence since 'Little Children' (2006). Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), an internationally renowned composer and conductor within the world of classical music, is preparing for her latest recordings as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. As she prepares, issues in Tár's personal and professional life cause fract find out more...
The music doc has long settled into a format: uncritical interviewees, archive footage, rise, fall, difficult comeback. But this one finds a terrific subject in Kathleen Hanna, the smart, dynamic, confrontational co-founder of the 1990s Riot Grrrl movement and lea find out more...
Celeste is a 13-year-old music prodigy who survives a horrific school shooting in 1999. Her talent shines through during the memorial service when she sings a song that touches the hearts of the mourners. Guided by her sister and a talent manager, the young girl transforms into a rising pop star with a promising future. Eighteen years later, Celeste now finds herself on the comeback trail when a scandal, personal struggles and the pitfalls of fame threaten her career.
find out more...Fresh out of jail with two young kids in tow, Rose-Lynn dreams of getting out of Glasgow and making it as a country singer in the USA. Her mum Marion (played by Julie Walters – Billy Elliot, Paddington) has had a bellyful of Rose-Lynn’s Nashville nonsense and urges her daughter to focus on supporting her children. Forced to take responsibility as a mother, Rose- find out more...