Top Ten Tuesdays

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Excellent list, and good call with Bubba Ho-Tep. That's a film I really like and will be going on my list.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Top 10 Movies about Musicians.

Laurel Canyon (2002)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
Almost Famous (2000)
Some Like It Hot (1959)*
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Still Crazy (1998)
The Commitments (1991)
Singles (1992)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

Five support acts.

Freaky Friday (2003)
Airheads (1994)
Rock Star (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Some Kind Of Monster (2004)

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Top 10 Movies about Musicians.

Laurel Canyon (2002)
Still Crazy (1998)
Singles (1992)

I haven't seen any of these but I have just read about them and they all sound interesting and worth watching. I listened to the Singles soundtrack some time ago on Spotify and loved it.

[Justin101]

1. Almost Famous - 2000
2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - 2010
3. Death in Venice - 1971
4. Straight Outta Compton - 2015
5. Phantom of the Paradise - 1974
6. Fish Story - 2009
7. Leningrad Cowboys Go America - 1989
8. A Star Is Born - 2018
9. This Is Spinal Tap - 1984
10. Purple Rain - 1984

Great category this week, I could easily choose another 10

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Don't know about you Justin but it seemed wrong not going with films such as Dazed and Confused, Empire Records, American Graffiti, Easy Rider and Detroit Rock City - films where music plays such a big part in the viewing experience yet they aren't films about music nor musicians.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Don't know about you Justin but it seemed wrong not going with films such as Dazed and Confused, Empire Records, American Graffiti, Easy Rider and Detroit Rock City - films where music plays such a big part in the viewing experience yet they aren't films about music nor musicians.

Yes, perhaps there should be a 'jukebox musical' category so we can add all of those Like the first 4 are among my favourites, DRC is a crap film but I still love it

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Yes, perhaps there should be a 'jukebox musical' category so we can add all of those Like the first 4 are among my favourites, DRC is a crap film but I still love it

Agreed, it is crap and quite mean spirited but i too still love it.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Don't know about you Justin but it seemed wrong not going with films such as Dazed and Confused, Empire Records, American Graffiti, Easy Rider and Detroit Rock City - films where music plays such a big part in the viewing experience yet they aren't films about music nor musicians.

As you say, they are films which show how integral music can be to the feeling and flow of the movie. Also,, songs like 'Born to Be Wild' in Easy Rider, and Misirlou in Pulp Fiction can become inextricably linked to the film which brought the music to the mainstream.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

FILMS ABOUT MUSICIANS

1. This Is Spinal Tap
2. Some like It Hot
3. The Blues Brothers
4. Bubba Ho-Tep
5. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
6. High Fidelity
7. Amadeus
8. Almost Famous
9. School of Rock
10. 8 Mile

In alphabetical order, the 10 which nearly made the list:

• Anvil: The Story of Anvil
• Crazy Heart
• I'm Not There
• The Last Waltz
• Phantom of the Paradise
• The Pianist
• Ray
• The Valley of the Dolls
• Walk the Line
• Whiplash

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Thanks to everyone who contributed a list of their favourite 10 films about musicians which made for some enjoyable reading.

The topic for this week is a simple one and links in with a new film to Netflix which reunites someone generally considered one of the finest screen actors with one of the greatest directors.

He's been making films since 1973, been nominated for seven Academy Awards, has won two Oscars, and is one of the most celebrated and acclaimed actors of all time.

ROBERT DE NIRO FILMS