Planet of the Apes - The Best of Guano Apes

Achim Bornhak's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement in Germany and groupie. At the age of 16, Uschi is bored by her job in a photo lab, but soon becomes the "it girl" of Munich's club scene. When she gets to know Rainer Langhans, they move to Berlin and live in "Kommune 1", the first pol...

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Achim Bornhak

Cast

Natalia Avelon, Matthias Schweighöfer, David Scheller

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Paul Schrader

Cast

Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Liam Lynch

Cast

Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed

Richy Guitar is actually called Richard, but is only called like this by his parents. The young man finds it difficult to find work in Berlin, and when he finally does, he is bullied by his boss. When he meets drummer Igor and bassist Hans, a new rock band is immediately formed. While the trio dreams of a gig at the Avus racetrack, Ric...

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Michael Laux

Cast

Farin Urlaub, Bela B., Hans Runge

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

Runtime

1h 25m

Director

John Carney

Cast

Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh