8.4

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert

2008, USA

• Actors: Jeff Beck, Roy Bittan, Jackson Brown, Lenny Bruce, Chester Burnett, Eric Clapton, Clarence Clemons, Crosby Stills & Nash, Ray Davies, Dion DiMucci, The Everly Brothers, Stacy Ferguson, John Fogerty, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, Billy Gibbons, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel, Brian Jones, B.B. King, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Nils Lofgren, Darlene Love, Metallica
• Genre: Music
• Director(s): Joel Gallen
• Available languages:
  • English English.

This HBO TV special celebrates the 25th Anniversary of The Rock and Roll Of Fame". It originally aired on Saturday Nov. 28, 09 from 8:00 PM - 12:10 AM EST. Appropriate for a Thanksgiving weekend. Jerry Lee Lewis opens with "Great Balls Of Fire". Crosby Stills and Nash sing "Woodstock" and join Bonnie Rait for "Love Has No Pride ", Jackson Brown for " The Pretender" and James Taylor for "Love The One Your With". Stevie Wonder performs "For Once In My Life" and " Higher Ground" and joins Sting for " Roxanne" and "Superstition". Smokey Robinson does his classic "Tracks Of My Tears". B. B.King sings "The Thrill Is Gone". Aretha Franklin performs " Baby I Love You" ,"Don't Play That Song" and joins Annie Lennox to sing "Chain Of Fools". Ray Davies and Metallica jam on "All Day And All Night" . Paul Simon sings "You Can Call Me Al", and pays tribute to George Harrison, as he joins Graham Nash and Steven Stills for "Here Comes The Sun". Paul reunites with Art Garfunkerl for "Sound Of Silence", "The Boxer' and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Dion performs "The Wanderer". Little Anthony and The Imperials are at their "a cappella" best with "Just Two Kinds Of People In The World". Mick Jagger performs The Rolling Stones' classic "Gimme Shelter", with U2 and Fergie. John Fogerty joins Bruce Springsteen, with The E Street Band , to sing "Fortunate Son" and Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman". Bruce and The Band join Sam Moore for " Hold On I'm Comin" and "Soul Man". Sting accompanied by Jeff Beck on guitar sings "People Get Ready." Jeff Beck later plays a "quite moving " guitar solo of " A Day In The Life" .Billy Joel joins Bruce Springsteen to perform their respective anthems "A New York State Of Mind" and "Born To Run" The finale of " Higher and Higher" is performed by many cast members, including Billy Joel , John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen and Darlene Love, is an appropriate choice for the festivities.

  4.5

Blues Brothers 2000

1998, USA

• Actors: Walter Levine, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Davis, Frank Oz, Shann Johnson, B.B. King, Kathleen Freeman, J. Evan Bonifant, Gloria Slade, Joe Morton, Jennifer Irwin, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Leon Pendarvis, Steve Potts, Birch Johnson, Demo Cates, John Goodman, Willie Hall, Nia Peeples, Michael Bodnar, Slavko Hochevar, Igor Syyouk, Victor Pedtrchenko, Wally High, Richard Kruk, John Lyons, Matt Murphy, Lou Marini, Aretha Franklin
• Genre: Action, Comedy, Musical
• Director(s): John Landis
• Available languages:
  • English English.

Elwood, the now lone "Blues Brother" finally released from prison, is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Once again hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops, led by Cabel the Curtis' son (and Elwood's step-brother), the Russian Mafia, and a militia group. On his new "mission from God" Elwood enlists the help of a young orphan, and a strip club bartender.

  7.9

Jimi Hendrix

1973, USA

• Actors: Arthur Allen, Albert Allen, Stella Benabon, Eric Barrett, Paul Caruso, Eric Clapton, Billy Cox, Frankie Crocker, Monika Dannemann, Jenifer Dean, Alan Douglas, Germaine Greer, Harold Parker, Pat Hartley, Al Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Linda Keith, Eddie Kramer, Buddy Miles, Mitch Mitchell, Juggy Murray, Little Richard, Fayne Pridgon, Lou Reed, Juma Sutan, Pete Townshend, Major Charles Washington, Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding
• Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
• Director(s): Joe Boyd
• Available languages:
  • English English.

This documentary was made three years after Jimi Hendrix's untimely death. At the time it was an example of how a visual biography should be done, but some of the information in it needs revising in the light of new information uncovered over the years. The film contains concert footage spanning the Marquee in 1967 to his last UK performance at the third Isle of Wight festival in 1970; along the way we see classic performances at Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969), Fillmore East (1969/70), and Berkeley (1970). A double album was released to tie-in with the film, containing the complete performances in the film, along with interviews with people in the film (not necessarily the same interviews). The film is worth seeing for Jimi's performances, and to hear what his contemporaries have to say about him (Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, Lou Reed, Mick Jagger, Pete Townsend, and others).