Top 10s Music
Whiplash
A first-year music student wins a seat behind the drums of a brutal teacher's jazz band.
The Pianist
The true story of a Polish, Jewish pianist who survives the Holocaust during WWII even as his friends and family are taken away to concentration camps.
La La Land
Career aspirations run up against bittersweet romance in modern-day Los Angeles, as two artists face a heartbreaking dilemma.
Bohemian Rhapsody
A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen's appearance at the Live Aid concert in 1985.
Amadeus
For this film adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that he'd left behind during the Czech political crises of 1968, bringing along his usual cinematographer and fellow Czech expatriate, Miroslav Ondricek. Amadeus is an expansion of a Viennese urban legend concerning the death of 18th-century musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. From...
A Star Is Born
In this new take on the tragic love story, Bradley Cooper plays musician Jackson Maine, who discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). But even as Ally's career takes off, their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Some Like It Hot
After witnessing a mob hit, two Chicago musicians head South disguised as female jazz artists. Their cover seems perfect… until love comes along.
CODA
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby finds herself torn between her dreams and her obligations.
Sound of Metal
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.