The Color Purple
The Color Purple
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An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry....
Sonny Terry
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Crossroads
Crossroads7.3/101986HDA wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
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The Jerk
The Jerk6.9/101979HDAfter discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him...
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Stroszek
Stroszek7.4/101977HDBruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion,...
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Festival
Festival5.7/101967HDBlack and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter,...
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Color Cry
Color Cry5.611/101952HDIn 1944 Lye moved to New York City, initially to direct for the documentary newsreel The March of Time. He settled in the West Village, where he...
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Red, White and Blues
Red, White and Blues7.3/102003HDDirector Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones,...
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 10/102003HDTaken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...
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Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-19743.8/102003HDFor some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were once ubiquitous, and...
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 310/102004HDTaken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...
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BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie0/101988HDDocumentary on the life of Woody Guthrie, the travelling songwriter and singer who paved the way for the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 20/102003HDTaken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...
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To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play4.5/101947HDA short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train0/101964HDA 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed on a real railroad track. The audience on one...
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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'5/101984HDA warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...
