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- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsDwayne JohnsonCarla GuginoAlexandra DaddarioIn the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsEmily BluntJosh BrolinBenicio Del ToroAn idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
- DirectorAlan LewensStarsWalter BeckerLarry CarltonIan DuryAja was the biggest selling album of Steely Dan's career, reaching #3 on the U.S. Billboard chart and #5 in the UK. This is a portrait of the making of this 1977 jazz-rock album. It includes archival footage, newly recorded performances, and interviews with Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, producer Gary Katz, songwriter Ian Dury, Doobie Brothers member Michael McDonald, and the session musicians involved in the recording.
- DirectorBob SmeatonStarsEric ClaptonRick DankoGeorge HarrisonAn interview show with discussion of how the eponymous album was recorded; all surviving members of The Band participated. Other musicians are also interviewed about the impact and influence of the album and The Band in general. Details include the four track method of recording that resulted in multiple parts being recorded on each track. The Band routinely traded instruments, who would sing, etc. to determine what worked best for each song. On many songs, members discussed their (or other) parts specifically and the track was played by itself to here the nuances of the recording. This program really shows both the raw talent of the group, but a level of creativity in making the music that is rarely seen in today's recording industry.
- DirectorBob SmeatonStarsRoger DaltreyJohn EntwistleBob PriddenA look at the production of The Who's critically acclaimed release, which became their first and only album to top the UK album chart.
- DirectorPhilip KingNuala O'ConnorStarsBonoThe EdgeAdam ClaytonA documentary examining the production of U2's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album.
- DirectorJeremy MarreStarsLinda RonstadtPhilip GlassMorris GoldbergA documentary examining the production of Paul Simon's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed solo album, which brought South African music to a massive pop audience.
- DirectorGeorge ScottStarsPeter GabrielManu KatchéTony LevinA documentary examining the production of the album which transformed former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel into a mainstream pop star in 1986.
- DirectorBob SmeatonStarsLamont DozierSaul GalpernMax HoleHow blue-eyed soul singer Mick Hucknall and a group of top musicians crafted one of the biggest albums in British music history.
- DirectorDavid HeffernanStarsMick FleetwoodLindsey BuckinghamChristine McVieThe making of Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours in 1976/77.
- DirectorRoger PomphreyStarsJimi HendrixMitch MitchellNoel ReddingThe story of Hendrix's seminal album, his last, is told in words, music, rare archival footage and a diary kept by one of Jimi's employees. There are also interviews with band mates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, legendary singer Steve Winwood, engineer Eddie Kramer and Chas Chandler who managed Jimi.
- DirectorJeremy MarreStarsPhil CollinsAhmet ErtegunTony BanksA documentary examining the production of the album which turned Phil Collins into a solo star.
- 1997– 1hNot Rated7.0 (251)TV EpisodeDirectorJeremy MarreStarsChris BlackwellJohn BundrickRita MarleyIn the late '60s, the notion that reggae would become more than just a novelty act would have been laughed at. To break into the mainstream, the movement needed a powerful voice of prophetic proportions. This voice emerged from the collective work of three pioneering friends from Jamaica, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Robert Nesta Marley, who sought to bring about an ideological revolution through deeply meditative, hypnotic, and spiritual music. Catch a Fire was the Wailers' and reggae's introduction to the world and turned Bob Marley into a mega-icon of enormous proportions. It was the first album to remain true to the traditions of reggae music while having enough elements that were accessible to popular culture.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsArthur JanovRichard LushYoko OnoExamines in detail the creation of John Lennon's first solo album and the effect it had on music, and the people who created it.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsGinger BakerPete BrownJack BruceCream were rock's first true supergroup combining the extraordinary talents of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce in a power trio that formed the template for most hard rock during the seventies and remain a huge influence on the genre to this day. Disraeli Gears was their second album and featured two huge hits Strange Brew and Sunshine Of Your Love. This addition to the acclaimed Classic Albums series features brand new interviews with Clapton, Baker and Bruce along with lyricist Pete Brown, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, John Mayall and Manfred Mann, along with archive live footage, acoustic performances and original studio tracks.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsRoger WatersStorm ThorgersonNigel WilliamsonA detailed look at the production of the biggest album in the history of progressive rock and one of the best-selling albums of all time.
- 1997– 1h 40mNot Rated8.0 (457)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsBrian MayFreddie MercuryRoger TaylorA documentary examining the production of Queen's most iconic and critically acclaimed album.
- 1997– 1h 15mNot Rated7.5 (198)TV EpisodeDirectorJeremy MarreStarsJerry GarciaMickey HartRobert HunterDocumentary about the making of two Grateful Dead albums: 1968's "Anthem of the Sun" and 1970's "American Beauty".
- 1997– 1h 15m7.6 (105)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid HeffernanStarsDorothy AshbyShirley BrewerBen BridgesMusicians, producers, family, colleagues and the artist himself look back on the making of Stevie Wonders's classic album "Song In the Key of Life".
- 1997– 1h 30m7.5 (248)TV EpisodeDirectorBob SmeatonStarsGus DudgeonRick FrioPaul GambacciniThe story behind one of the most popular double-albums of all-time, Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, featuring Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, Candle in the Wind, Bennie and the Jets and the title song.
- StarsMaggie BellJohn BonhamRichard ColeA documentary film about the making and release of Led Zeppelin's 1975 album 'Physical Graffiti'.
- 1997– 56mNot Rated7.4 (163)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsRon BlairDanny BramsonMike CampbellA look at the recording process and history behind the classic 1979 album - Damn the Torpedoes.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsThomas MannRJ CylerOlivia CookeHigh schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
- StarsHugh BonnevilleJanet McTeerClare HolmanDSI Iain Barclay heads up a team of police officers that are looking into the disappearance of two boys. He calls in the help of former colleague DS Amy Foster to help with the investigation and must race against time to apprehend the kidnappers before they can carry out their threats.
- DirectorJason AronStarsSteven SpielbergMichael J. FoxRobert ZemeckisA look at the immense cultural impact of the Back to the Future trilogy 30 years after McFly and Brown went on an epic adventure.
- DirectorSimon CurtisStarsHelen MirrenRyan ReynoldsDaniel BrühlMaria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
- DirectorLee Toland KriegerStarsBlake LivelyMichiel HuismanHarrison FordA young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsBen StillerNaomi WattsAdam DriverA middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBen AffleckRosamund PikeNeil Patrick HarrisWith his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
- DirectorNiki CaroStarsKevin CostnerMaria BelloRamiro RodriguezJim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.
- DirectorBill PohladStarsJohn CusackPaul DanoElizabeth BanksIn the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he's a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.
- DirectorDarnell MartinStarsEllen BurstynMackenzie FoyJosh LucasA young girl and her brother come of age at their great-grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s.