Star Syndrome

In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

D. A. Pennebaker

Cast

Bob Dylan, Albert Grossman, Bob Neuwirth

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Billy Wilder

Cast

Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Runtime

2h 40m

Director

Miloš Forman

Cast

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Jan Svěrák

Cast

Andrei Khalimon, Zdeněk Svěrák, Libuše Šafránková

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes ...

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Richard Linklater

Cast

Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White