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A Life in the Day

Follows the life of Brian Epstein, who discovered and managed the Beatles from 1961 through 1967, when he died of a drug overdose at 32.

Blond Ambition

The story is set in early 1980s New York as Madonna Louise Ciccone works on her first album, struggling in a business that treats women badly, while also dealing with a burgeoning love life and the first hints of fame.

I Saw the Light

Hank Williams, who grows up dirt poor in Alabama during the Depression, skyrockets to fame with 11 No. 1 hits, including classics "Cold, Cold Heart," "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Williams suffers from spina bifida, which leads him to turn to alcohol and morphine for pain relief. Haunted by demons and bad habits, Williams dies in 1953 at age 29.

Insomniac

At the beginning of the rave scene in the early 1990s, Pasquale Rotella becomes a promoter of EDM events starting with 50 people in warehouses in Venice Beach and eventually goes on to to stage events like the Electric Daisy Carnival Flagship Festival, which draws 400,000 to Vegas each June.

Kit Lambert Project

Kit Lambert discovers the rock band The Who while he is trying to make a film about the band, known then as the High Numbers. Instead, he decides to manage the band and to launch their musical career, and with Chris Stamp -- brother of Terence Stamp -- Lambert pushes Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues. The result is the seminal rock opera album "Tommy," which later becomes a Ken Russell film. Lambert also works with Jimi Hendrix and other artists, and is as known for self-destruction as they are.

Love In Vain

Robert Johnson's singing, guitar playing and songwriting skills during the 1930s later influences a generation of musicians including Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Plant. Playing mostly street corners and juke joints during his career, Johnson’s recordings are limited yielding 29 distinct songs recorded by famed Country Music Hall of Fame producer Don Law. These songs, recorded at a low fidelity, are released as 10-inch, 78 rpm singles from 1937–1938. He lives a short life until the age of 27.

Marvin Gaye

A biopic of the Motown soul singer behind such hits as “What’s Going On,” “Sexual Healing,” and “Let’s Get It On”.

Milli Vanilli

The '80s pop duo Milli Vanilli, made up of Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, soars to the top of the charts then falls just as precipitously when they are exposed as lip-synching frauds.

Phantom

Set it in the sultry nightlife scene of modern day New Orleans and the world of jazz, R&B, neo-Soul, and funk. A singer is mentored by a mysterious man...

Seoul Girls

A Korean American high school girl and her friends enter a worldwide talent competition to be the opening act for the world's biggest K-pop boy band. With help from an ex-member of a British girl group and a former K-pop trainee, the Seoul Girls find their voices on the world's biggest stage.

Showboat

Set in the quirky world of cruise performers, a jaded indie singer must get over her "Big Bad Self" and learn that sequins, confetti canons, and making your audience happy isn't always a bad thing.

Soul Train

Set in the 1980s, a young man from the L.A. hood looks to his gift for "popping," a street dance, as his way out of the hood.

The Idolmaker

A remake of the 1980 drama based on the life of music producer Bob Marcucci who tries to shape two boys into music idols.