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Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray discs. (175 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this true-life story, Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves the convent to bring love and music to the home of Captain von Trapp and his seven children.
2) Wild Rose
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (86 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rose-Lynn Harlan is bursting with raw talent, charisma, and cheek. Fresh out of jail and with two young kids, all she wants is to get out of Glasgow and make it as a country singer in Nashville. Her mom Marion has had a bellyful of Rose-Lynn's Nashville nonsense. Forced to take responsibility, Rose-Lynn gets a cleaning job, only to find an unlikely champion in the middle-class lady of the house.
3) Vox lux
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Celeste's rise from the ashes of a national tragedy to stardom. It follows her life from 1999 to 2017 including her survival of a violent tragedy as a teenager, her rise to fame with the help of her sister and talent manager, and her mounting a comeback after a scandal.
5) Whitney
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (aproximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The headline-making relationship between iconic singer, actress, producer, model Whitney Houston and singer-songwriter Bobby Brown, from the time they first met to their tumultuous marriage. This biopic is a testament of love, triumph, and the overwhelming rewards and deadly cost of fame and fortune.
6) Dreamgirls
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early.
7) Judy
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline.
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(approximately 141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A disfigured musical genius haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In acclaimed director Edgar Wright's psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.
10) Respect
Language
English
Formats
Description
Offers a look into the life of Aretha Franklin: from her childhood traumatized by the loss of her mother through her difficult rise to international fame in the sixties, when she was also struggling with an abusive marriage and alcohol problems.
12) Here today
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
13) Music: Binge box
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Titles included: Rocketman; Bohemian Rhapsody; Yesterday; and A Star is Born.
14) A star is born
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent. This is the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
16) The high note
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with them. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April's basement...
18) Respect
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a young child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul.
20) Ball of Fire
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia encounter a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover. Nominated for 4 **Academy Awards**.
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