“A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.”

• Director: Davis Guggenheim
• Release Date: 27 August 2009 (Germany)
• Run Time: Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary , Music
• MPAA: Rated PG for mild thematic elements, brief language and smoking.

“Will centers on a high school outcast and a popular girl who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. Assembling a like-minded crew of misfits, the friends form a rock group and perform in the battle of the bands competition at their school. Written by anonymous”

• Director: Todd Graff
• Release Date: 14 August 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 111 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Music
• MPAA: Rated PG for some thematic elements and mild language.

Tagline: Where there’s a Will, there’s a way.

Trivia: Liam Aiken was originally set to play Will, and had just been accepted to NYU’s film school. He was later replaced by Gaelan Connell who left NYU’s film school mid-semester to take on the role of Will.

“This is a story of a music prodigy. Lyla is a renowned and beautiful cellist and Louis is a bass player in club. Lyla and Louis falls in love once they meet each other following the music. Since they have different life, they have to separate without seeing each other once again. However, Lyla has had their baby-Evan, a prodigy born to music. Lyla has an accident and bears the baby but Lyla’s father gives the baby to an orphanage but does not tell her this in case of affecting her career. After that, both Louis and Lyla give up the music career. Eleven years later, the poor little Evan believes that their parents are waiting for him and goes to New York to find his parents. In New York, his music gift leads him to success but also gives him some trouble. A monger uses Evan to make money and prevents him from success. He escapes and runs into a church and people there are surprised by his gift and send him to the best music school, Juilliard. In the Juilliard school, he receive the normal education but his genius makes him brilliant and created his composition--August Rhapsody in C major. At the same time, Lyla and Louis both begin to play music again and Louis has been in New York. Because of his perfect performance, Evan is granted an opportunity to play his music in the central park in front of thousands of people. There are totally three composers and he is feathered last, in fact, his mother is the second one. As Evan is directing the orchestra to play his rhapsody, Lyla and Louis come to the concert following the music again. The family get together finally! Written by Dennis(mengde0723@gmail.com)”

• Director: Kirsten Sheridan
• Release Date: 21 November 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 114 min | Israel:100 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Music , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild violence and language.

Tagline: An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound

Trivia: Robin Williams’ performance as “Wizard” was reportedly inspired by rock star Bono.

Goofs: Anachronisms: The guitar that Louis is playing in the 1994 scenes appears to be a Gibson CS-336F model which was not manufactured by Gibson until 2002.

“The up-and-down-and-up-again story of musician Dewey Cox, whose songs would change a nation. On his rock ‘n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 step-kids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to -- and then kicks -- every drug known to man; but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman -- longtime backup singer Darlene. Written by Sony Pictures”

• Director: Jake Kasdan
• Release Date: 21 December 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 96 min | 120 min (extended edition)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Music
• MPAA: Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.

Tagline: Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.

Trivia: Famous musicians that are spoofed by Dewey Cox are: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Queen, Meatloaf, David Crosby, Jim Morrison, Harry Chapin, Don McLean, Elvis Presley, The Cars, The Ramones, Nelly, Tim McGraw, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys during his “SMILE” album period and lastly Stevie Wonder’s loss of smell, after his 1973 car crash.

Goofs: Anachronisms: When Darlene is talking to Dewey about quitting the LSD in the studio, Sabian drum cymbals are clearly seen in the background. This scene was supposed to take place in the 1960s; the company was not founded until 1980.

“A 3-D concert film of the 2007 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus tour.”

• Director: Bruce Hendricks
• Release Date: 1 February 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:74 min | USA:82 min (DVD extended cut) | Argentina:82 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary , Music

Trivia: With $31.1 million, held the record for the biggest opening of all time for a live-action G-rated movie. This was subsequently beaten by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008).

Goofs: Continuity: During the Jonas Brothers song the number of reserve guitar picks that are in the mike stand change from two to four, and back again several times.

“Documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young at Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, whose average age is 81, and many of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music is unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing songs, for example, by James Brown, and Sonic Youth. Although they have toured Europe and sang for royalty, this account focuses on preparing new songs, not an easy endeavor, for a concert in their home town, which succeeds in spite of several real heart breaking events. Written by Fox Searchlight”

• Director: Stephen Walker
• Release Date: 2 October 2008 (Germany)
• Run Time: USA:107 min | Germany:109 min (European Film Market)
• Country: UK
• Genre: Documentary , Music
• MPAA: Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements.

Tagline: Rock ‘n Roll Will Never Die

“A widowed college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple, who turn out to be illegal immigrants, living in his apartment. Written by anonymous”

• Director: Thomas McCarthy
• Release Date: 18 April 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: 104 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Music , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Tagline: Connection is everything

Trivia: The parking lot in which Walter parks his car after arriving in New York--on East 11th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue--was torn down shortly after the film was released.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: There is a drop-bolt lock on the inside of the entrance door to Walter’s apartment building, but there is no corresponding latch on the door frame.

“Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in “Shine A Light,” a look at The Rolling Stones.” Scorcese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band. Written by alfiehitchie”

• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Release Date: 4 April 2008 (Brazil)
• Run Time: USA:122 min | Argentina:122 min
• Country: USA , UK
• Genre: Documentary , Music
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, drug references and smoking. (edited for re-rating; originally rated R for some language)

Trivia: Bruce Willis can be seen in the audience wearing a yellow hat.

“The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert “Fish” Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, who is living the rock n’ roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies are destroyed, just when Fish has finally given up all hope, he hears that his nephew’s high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer. They reluctantly make him the newest member of the band, giving him a chance to reclaim the rock God throne he’s always thought he deserved, and taking the young band along for the ride of their lives. Written by Fox Atomic”

• Director: Peter Cattaneo
• Release Date: 20 August 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: 102 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Music
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for drug and sexual references, nudity and language.

Tagline: Opportunity rocks

Trivia: Jason Sudeikis says to Jeff Garlin’s character, “hey, it’s Norm from Cheers!” Sudeikis is the nephew of George Wendt, who played Norm in “Cheers” (1982).

Goofs: Errors in geography: When Fish is kissing the mom on the roof on the Midwest Tour, the Toronto skyline (Bank of Montreal Tower, Scotiabank Plaza, and TD Tower) is in the background.

“In 1950s Alabama, young Lewellen (Fanning) looks to escape her troubled life by immersing herself in the music of Elvis Presley. When her hero comes to town for a concert, however, she finds her innocence compromised by an ill-conceived plan to get a ticket. Can a new friendship with an old Bluesman serve as her salvation?”

• Director: Deborah Kampmeier
• Run Time: USA:102 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Music
• MPAA: Rated R for a disturbing sexual assault of a young girl, and brief sexuality.

Tagline: Gotta always somehow make good outta what can poison you.

Trivia: Headlines about the rape scene came out on July 21, 2006, the very day that the movie wrapped filming.

Goofs: Anachronisms: The 45 rpm record that Lewellen’s father gave her in the truck (supposedly by Elvis on RCA) is apparently a reissue of an original which did not exist at the time.