Charles Mingus Sextet

Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

John Landis

Cast

John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.

Runtime

5m

Director

D. A. Pennebaker

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide...

Runtime

2h 32m

Director

Taylor Hackford

Cast

Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts abou...

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Roy Andersson

Cast

Håkan Angser, Eric Bäckman, Patrik Anders Edgren

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Steve Kloves

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges