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Filmography
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Live
Aid - 4 Disc Set (2004)
Experience one of the largest
musical events in history. The LIVE AID concert was jam-packed
with performances by the biggest rock and pop icons; originally
broadcast on television on July 13th 1985, it was viewed by more
than 1.5 billion fans around the world. The bill includes many
hugely influential musicians, including David Bowie, Eric Clapton,
Madonna, Elton John, Neil Young, the Beach Boys, Paul McCartney,
U2, The Who, Sting, Bryan Adams, and many more. This release
features more than ten hours of performances and a documentary
called FOOD, TRUCKS & ROCK N' ROLL. Proceeds earned from this
release go to the Band Aid Trust, which provides food to hungry
people in Africa.
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Sting
- Brand New Day (2003)
Sting has forged a highly
lucrative solo career for himself after disbanding The Police, the
band that propelled him to stardom. This DVD-Audio release has
been digitally remastered to provide an entirely new listening
experience, and also features a music video, photos, a biography
and a whole lot more!
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Sting
- Inside: The Songs of Sacred Love (2003)
Released to tie in with the
"Sacred Love" album, INSIDE: THE SONGS OF SACRED LOVE
features a mixture of old and new Sting material, as well as some
classic renditions of songs from his original band, The Police.
Audio commentary is provided by Sting throughout, as well as
interviews, and a sparkling 5.1 Surround Sound mix. Tracks include
"Send Your Love," "Walking On The Moon,"
"This War," "Roxanne," and many more.
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America:
A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
Broadcast 10 days after the
horrific attacks against America on September 11, 2000, this
concert telethon raised more than $150 million for the victims of
that tragic day. This two hour special event not only features
impassioned performances from such rock legends as Tom Petty, Neil
Young, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Bon Jovi, and Pearl Jam's Eddie
Vedder, it is also a heartwarming illustration of the love and
unity that brought America together in the aftermath of the
terrorism.
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The
Music Business: An Insider's Guide to Breaking In (2001)
75 music business insiders,
including top-selling artists Elton John, Nelly, and Sting, are
filmed discussing the secrets of breaking into the elusive and
complex music industry. 75 musicians, executives, producers,
managers, and lawyers share their insider knowledge of this
monolithic international industry that should prove helpful and
entertaining to viewers who are looking to break in themselves.
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The
Emperor's New Groove (2000)
In a mythical mountain kingdom,
arrogant, young Emperor Kuzco is transformed into a llama by his
power-hungry advisor, the devious diva Yzma. Stranded in the
jungle, Kuzco's only chance to get back home and reclaim the high
life rests with a good-hearted peasant named Pacha. Kuzco's
perfect world becomes a perfect mess as this most unlikely duo
must deal with hair-raising dangers, wild comic predicaments, and
-- most horrifying of all - each other as they race to return
Kuzco to the throne before Yzma tracks them down and finishes him
off.
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Lock,
Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999)
Best mates Eddie, Tom, Bacon,and
Soap are cocks-of-the-walk in and around the East End. And why
not? They're virile, handsome lads who can hold their own. With
this lot, it's all for one and more for all. So, everyone stakes
Eddie, a sharp cardshark, for the biggest card game in town. Eddie
can't lose...until he does: the game is a setup. Fleeced, Eddie
finds himself and his mates in debt to the game's host,
never-to-be-crossed underworld boss Hatchet Harry, for a whopping
$800,000. If the money isn't on Harry's desk in a week, then
Eddie's fingers (to start with) will be, thanks to fearsome debt
collector Big Chris. Unless Eddie's father, JD, forfeits his
popular bar to his old adversary, Harry. Not bloody likely! So,
Eddie and the boys put their heads together and brainstorm a caper
that will enable them to pay off Harry and make out like...
bandits, as it were. The foursome keeps focused on the big grab,
even as all hell breaks loose around them, when a rogues! '
gallery of miscreants gets in their way. The gang of four finds
more big-time trouble, and craziness, than they ever imagined. To
save their skins, they'll have to demonstrate that rare trait:
honor among thieves. However, making good use of the two barrels
of that pair of vintage shotguns couldn't hurt...
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Grave
Indiscretion (1997)
An ambitious butler has designs on
his master's tony estate--and his mistress. What better way to get
it all than to frame him for a murder? Based on the black comic
novel "The Grotesque" by Patrick McGrath.
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Sting
- Bring on the Night (1989)
Centering around Sting's solo
debut lp, "The Dream of the Blue Turtles," "Bring
on the Night" provides the viewer with a rare
behind-the-scenes glimpse of the band at work.
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The
Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
In TIME BANDITS, director Terry
Gilliam told a fantastical story filled with heroes and villains
seen through the eyes of a small boy. In BRAZIL, Gilliam focused
on a fantasy world created by a young man trapped in a
totalitarian state. And now, with THE ADVENTURES OF BARON
MUNCHAUSEN, Gilliam tells the legend of an old man who has lived a
fairy-tale life. In the late 18th century, the Age of Reason has
no room for fantasy. In a town besieged by murderous enemies, a
traveling company is putting on a stage show about the apocryphal
Baron Munchausen, who, with his motley crew of servants,
supposedly circled the globe and the universe, following each
bizarre adventure with one even more strange and ludicrous. But
then a man appears at the theater claiming to be the real Baron,
and to prove it, he goes off on one final journey to save the
town, chased all along the way by the winged specter of death.
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Stormy
Monday (1988)
Writer-director Mike Figgis's
remarkably understated first feature concerns a young man named
Brendan (Sean Bean) who becomes involved in the seedy underworld
politics of small Newcastle, England. Brendan takes a job at a
local nightclub run by a man named Finney (Sting); he also meets
Kate (Melanie Griffith), a cocktail waitress. Both Finney and Kate
are struggling with an American business tycoon called Frank Cosmo
(Tommy Lee Jones), who is trying to develop Newcastle at the
expense of local businesses. Brendan's only half-knowledgeable
involvement, the role of coincidence in shaping the ensuing
action, the woman with a past--all the elements of film noir are
at play here, accompanied by darkly lit streets and the reds and
blues of nightclub neon. Figgis indulges his taste for jazz as
well; he scored the film, and a jazz band even figures in the
story. Bean and Griffith are believably entwined, but the standout
in the cast is Sting, whose soulful Englishness is perfectly
counterpoised with Jones's brash American bravado. In fact, STORMY
MONDAY's interest in English culture versus American culture is an
appropriate beginning for a director whose career would continue
on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Julia
and Julia (1987)
After years of grieving the death
of her husband and son, they are back in Julia's life and the past
years seem like a bad dream. Now the only thing threatening her
new happiness is her jealous lover. But which is the dream and
which is reality, Julia is beginning to doubt her own sanity.
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The
Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert (1986)
With a line-up that reads like the
brochure for the Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame, this 1986 gala concert
-- staged as an annual event in England -- features eighteen top
musical talents chosen by Prince Charles. Filmed at Wembley Arena,
this pop-rock extravaganza features performances by rock legends
like Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Rod Stewart, as
well as younger and newer artists like Howard Jones, George
Michael, and Paul Young. In all, eighteen songs are performed.
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Do
They Know It's Christmas? - The Story of the Official Band Aid
Video (1985)
The first of the multi-performer
"megahit" benefits, this Band Aid feature contains not
only the full single and video, but footage shot before, during,
and after the recording, as well as video messages by rock stars
who could not attend. The idea of Bob Geldof from the Boomtown
Rats, the proceeds are put toward the fight against hunger.
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Plenty
(1985)
PLENTY is an exploration of post
World War II European society and its discontents, as symbolized
by the shifting emotional and political alliances of one English
woman. For Susan Traherne (Meryl Streep), nothing can match the
heroism and excitement of her wartime involvement with the French
Resistance; nor can any man match the young soldier with whom she
had an affair. Back in England, her youthful optimism slowly fades
as she experiments with a variety of political movements and a
variety of men. Tracey Ullman costars as Susan's constant
companion, who lives life as a bohemian free spirit, uninhibited,
but unable to stop Susan's decline into depression and unabashed
alienation. Ultimately, Susan settles into a marriage with an
upper class diplomat that leads to disillusionment and, finally,
madness. Meryl Streep gives an astonishing performance as the
fiercely independent and emotionally overwrought woman, with
command performances from a remarkable ensemble cast including:
John Geilgud, Tracey Ullman, Sam Neill, and Sting. The film is
based on the critically acclaimed play by David Hare.
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The
Bride (1985)
After Doctor Frankenstein creates
a mate for his "monster," Viktor (Clancy Brown), the
doctor (Sting) assembles Eva (Jennifer Beals), who promptly
rejects the male creature. Viktor heads out to find happiness
elsewhere, eventually teaming up with a wise and helpful little
man (David Rappaport) who is on his way to join the circus.
Meanwhile, the doctor finds himself attracted to his female
creation and sets about teaching her to be a proper Victorian
woman. Unfortunately, it's highly likely that he hasn't seen the
last of Viktor! Director Franc Roddam (QUADROPHENIA) combines
elements from Mary Shelley's classic novel with bits from previous
film versions of the tale for a distinctly romantic take on one of
the world's best known horror stories.
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Dune
(1984)
David Lynch’s baroque rendering
of Frank Herbert’s detailed, complex, and deliberately paced
epic science-fiction novel is a muddled but visually stunning
affair. It's 10191, and the desert planet Dune has been taken over
by the Harkonnens, oppressive conquerors who desire the precious
spice that lies beneath Dune's arid sands. The story concerns the
attempts of a young warrior messiah, Paul Atreides (Kyle
MacLachlan), to lead the native inhabitants in an uprising against
the evil empire--and battle the giant man-eating worms that guard
the coveted spice. Lynch shot much more footage than ended up in
the finished film, but executive producer Dino De Laurentis didn't
want a three-hour-plus sci-fi epic on his hands, so he coerced
Lynch into trimming it. The result is one of cinema’s most
infamous cases of personal vision colliding with studio politics.
Nonetheless, Lynch still manages to cram in so many visual ideas
and captures the tone of the book so well that these production
issues can be easily set aside once the story starts rolling.
Refusing to further edit the film for television, Lynch took his
name off the director and screenwriter credits. As troubling as
DUNE might have been for Lynch, the experience greatly inspired
1986’s brilliant BLUE VELVET, for which audiences should be
thankful.
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Brimstone
and Treacle (1983)
This grand prize winner of the
Montreal Film Festival tells the story of a strange young man who
befriends a middle-aged couple and their crippled daughter. A
taut, well-made thriller.
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Quadrophenia
(1979)
Set in 1964; Produced and released
in 1979.
After essentially inventing the rock opera format, The Who
followed the cult favorite TOMMY and numerous aborted rock-opera
projects with the album QUADROPHENIA. This film version, directed
by Franc Roddam, illuminated the feelings of disillusionment and
confusion evident in songs such as "Love Reign O'er Me,"
"Dr. Jimmy," "The Real Me," and
"Bellboy."
The film follows the bitter battle between the Mods and the
Rockers, two rival biker gangs. The story is seen through the eyes
of Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels), an angry young man whose hatred of
authority and mediocrity is matched only by his passion for rhythm
and blues music. When the Mods and Rockers both arrive in Brighton
on holiday a riot breaks out, landing Jimmy in prison with Ace
(Sting in his acting debut), the idolized leader of the Mods.
Jimmy returns to London where his parents kick him out and he
loses his job. He then discovers Ace is working as a bootlicking
bellboy, leaving Jimmy confused and enraged. He hijacks a scooter
and rides to the cliff tops that act as a highly symbolic backdrop
for the film's bleak conclusion.
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