The Manitoba Connection
Jul 01, 2020 | IMDB 0
35 min Watch NowDocumentary, Music
This previously unreleased, 35-minute documentary film that takes you deep into the bowels of Winnipeg's punk and hardcore underground circa the mid-2000s. "The Manitoba Connection" provides a rare, lightning-in-a-bottle snapshot of DIY subculture as it is on the Canadian Prairie, marked by geographical isolation, brutal winters, and a history of working-class politics.
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Mr. Holland's Opus
Viva Las Vegas
What Difference Does It Make?
Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein
Bring Me the Horizon: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Local Band
Zombies
Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago
There Is No Authority But Yourself
August Rush
Carosello Carosone
The Spice Girls
The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir
That Thing You Do!
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
Punk rule O.K.
Woodstock
The Blues Brothers
As It Is in Heaven
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IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 1959
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 1995
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.Viva Las Vegas
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 1964
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.What Difference Does It Make?
IMDB 5.1 | Feb , 2014
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IMDB 4.5 | Jan , 1999
The movie follows Bernie, a record producer who persuades his nephew Frankie to create a new rock star that will help Bernie overcome his work related ennui. Iggy, the burnt out roadie pillages the graves of various celebrities such as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, and Sid Vicious, using the head of Elvis Presley to top things off. All goes according to plan until a mishap leads Iggy to steal Liberace's private parts instead of those of Jim Morrison. The monster is brought to life and is on the road to rock 'n' roll success when the Liberace side of the monster begins to assert itself, with tragic results. The result: a monster (Guggenheim) with the sex drive of a macho rock star and the sexual orientation of Liberace.Bring Me the Horizon: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
IMDB 9.2 | Apr , 2016
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 2023
Lyla Riley is in a punk band -- Minor Illusion. They suck. Regardless, she perseveres with her best friend Rob on guitar, numbskull drummer Sean and showboat bassist Pete. Minor Illusion's pathetic existence vexes Lyla's older sister Stephanie, a former punk turned 9-to-5 suit. Through lineup changes, borrowed cash, shitty gigs and drunken nights, Lyla and the band journey through the perils of Chicago's DIY music scene to get their shot at adequacy.Zombies
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2019
A journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinshasa, from the culture of the hair salon to futuristic solitary clubbing, from an urban parade to a dictator's sense of glory to a modern western in the style of Takeshi Kitano.Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 2016
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IMDB 5.2 | Jan , 2006
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IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 2007
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IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2021
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IMDB 0 | May , 2026
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IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2014
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IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1996
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IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 2019
An in-depth exploration of a seminal moment in DC music history (circa 1976 to 1984) and the rise of harDCore. The film is made up of a mix of rare archive material, conversational interviews, and a collage editing style. Features early DC punk and hardcore bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Slickee Boys, The Faith and more.Punk rule O.K.
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1996
Short documentary about the beginnings of punk in Great Britain. Don Letts, Caroline Coon, Jon Savage and Viv Albertine - all themselves connected to this scene - recount their experiences and memories from that time. In addition, original recordings and short concert excerpts document the feeling, fashion and circumstances of the youth of the time.Woodstock
IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 1970
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.The Blues Brothers
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1980
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.As It Is in Heaven
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2004
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