James Brown Movies

  • 1983
    When the Music's Over

    When the Music's Over

    When the Music's Over

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    Rare clips of performance and interviews by a multiple of stars, all prematurely lost.

    When the Music's Over
  • 1995
    The History of Rock 'n' Roll

    The History of Rock 'n' Roll

    The History of Rock 'n' Roll

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    The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

    The History of Rock 'n' Roll
  • 2002
    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

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    An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the...

    Undercover Brother
  • 2005
    Live 8

    Live 8

    Live 8

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    On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians...

    Live 8
  • 1970
    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

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    A feature documentary about Paul Shaffer, best known David Letterman’s longtime sidekick and Late Show bandleader.

    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
  • 2014
    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

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    Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk's roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands...

    Finding the Funk
  • 2011
    The Real Rocky

    The Real Rocky

    The Real Rocky

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    Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plates. A former New Jersey State...

    The Real Rocky
  • 2021
    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

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    When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish...

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    The Apollo

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    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

    The Apollo
  • 1996
    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

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    It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the...

    When We Were Kings
  • 2018
    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

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    The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F....

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
  • 1978
    James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

    James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

    James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

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    The James Brown Story

    James Brown Soul Brother No. 1
  • 1993
    RapLine

    RapLine

    RapLine

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    Between 1990 and 1993, at a time when rap was not yet on the radio in France, Olivier Cachin hosted a musical TV show on M6 called "RapLine". The...

    RapLine
  • 2009
    Soul Power

    Soul Power

    Soul Power

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    Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing...

    Soul Power
  • 1995
    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

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    An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Rock Legends" "James Brown" "King Records" "Pure...

    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
  • 2001
    Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

    Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

    Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

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    This show brings together legendary artists of the 1960s and 1970s for a once-in-a-lifetime event: Ben E. King and The Drifters, Jerry Butler...

    Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
  • 2016
    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

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    Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon James Brown before his untimely death on Christmas...

    A Tale of James Brown
  • 1992
    Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution

    Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution

    Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution

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    Focuses on sexual equality in the Black community.

    Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution
  • 2004
    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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    Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and...

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
  • 2019
    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

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    In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed...

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast