Bette Midler

Amanda Peet

David Hyde Pierce

John Larroquette

Isn't She Great

Isn't She Great (2000)

Bruce Greenwood

Susan Sarandon

Megan Mullally

The Fabulous Four

The Fabulous Four (2024)

Courteney Cox

Freddie Mercury

Dan Aykroyd

The Greatest Night in Pop

The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

Hugh Jackman

Charles Kimbrough

Judi Dench

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim (2013)

Spike Lee

Tom Jones

David Crosby

The careers of some of the most well known - at least in the business - back-up singers in pop music from the 1960s to today are presented. Most of the back-up singers featured are those that can be traced back to the girl groups of the 1960s or that vein, most who came out of the realm of gospel church choirs where the need to blend as a background sound and to be able to harmonize matches the needs of back-up singing. Some of the biggest names in pop and rock music speak of the contributions of their back-up singers to their overall sound - the back-up singers often transforming the sound to something the front person or group could not achieve on his/her/their own - and the sheer vocal talent that most of them possess. The back-up singers themselves talk about their own careers, some who did or are still striving for a successful solo career, while others are content in their background role in the specialized work that goes along with it. Those interviewed discuss what it takes to succeed as a solo artist, and the the factors that have prevented those in the former category from reaching that desired stardom. The special situation of Darlene Love is presented, she who sang the lead vocals for some of the most well known songs of the 1960s for which she was never publicly credited, and the control of her early career by powerful producer Phil Spector who was content to leave her where she was in the business which led to her dropping out of the business altogether, needing to work as a house cleaner to make ends meet before being rediscovered in her forties to go on to a moderately successful pop music career as a soloist.—Huggo

20 Feet from Stardom

20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

Taraji P. Henson

Martin Sheen

Vondie Curtis-Hall

The true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. In the mid-to-late-1960s in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Petey to fully express himself --sometimes to outrageous effect--and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible, tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with fellow prison inmate Milo's brother Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined to make not just himself but his community heard during an exciting and turbulent period in American history. As Petey's voice, humor, and spirit surge across the airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have. Through the years, Petey's "The truth just is" style--on - and off-air--would redefine both Petey and Dewey, and empower each to become the man he would most like to be.—Focus Features

Talk to Me

Talk to Me (2007)

Richard Dreyfuss

Nick Nolte

Elizabeth Peña

Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman are very rich but not happy Dave is a hard working business man, his wife is only interested in yoga, aerobics and other meditation classes, and he sleeps with the house maid. Their teenage son is confused about his sexuality and their daughter is suffering from eating disorders. While they are celebrating thanksgiving having plenty of food, street tramp Jerry is hungry, homeless, sleeping rough and has lost his dog. Jerry decides to end his life by drowning himself in their swimming pool. Dave rescues him and invites him to stay for a while. How does this stranger change the life style of this family? —Sami Al-Taher

Beverly Hillsin pummi

Beverly Hillsin pummi (1986)

Sharon Stone

Bob Dylan

Sam Shepard

Rolling Thunder Revue; a Bob Dylan Story that captures the spirit of America in 1975, and the joyous music that Dylan performed during that year. Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, Rolling Thunder is a one of a kind experience, from master filmmaker Martin Scorsese. —Netflix

Rolling Thunder Revue

Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)

Tiffany Haddish

Ariana Grande

Leslie Odom Jr.

When the world is faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows only one person who can solve it: Santa's great friend, Mariah Carey.

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special (2020)

Gail O'Grady

Tabitha Lupien

James Denton

Lily and Dan are a couple who have been divorced for years. When their daughter, Molly gets married she invites them. At the reception, Lily and Dan bicker loudly so Molly asks them to leave. It's while they are alone that their banter turns into passion and they get it on. Later while Molly is having her wedding night she discovers her parents together and freaks out. The next day they run off and their partners are wondering where they are. Molly decides to try and find them and she enlists a paparazzi who's been following her mother to help find them.

That Old Feeling

That Old Feeling (1997)

Dan Levy

Sarah Paulson

Issa Rae

Five characters make confessions under quarantine that touch on their lives during the 2020 pandemic and living in a world of deeply divided politics.

Coastal Elites

Coastal Elites (2020)

Mayim Bialik

Barbara Hershey

Hector Elizondo

When the New York child performer CC Bloom and San Francisco rich kid Hillary meet in a holiday resort in Atlantic City, it marks the start of a lifetime friendship between them. The two keep in touch through letters for a number of years until Hillary, now a successful lawyer moves to New York to stay with struggling singer CC. The movie shows the various stages of their friendship and their romances including their love for the same man. —Sami Al-Taher

Beaches

Beaches (1988)

Richard Benjamin

Ali MacGraw

Jaclyn Smith

A Jewish man and a Jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other, find that their worlds are very different. She is the archtypical Jewish American Princess, very emotionally involved with her parents' world, and the world they have created for her, while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair, which brings more differences to the surface.

Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Columbus (1969)

Jo Ann Harris

Jonathan Brandis

Joey Lawrence

Inspired by Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist". A homeless kitten named Oliver, roams the streets of New York, where he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company (1988)

Rip Torn

Joan Freeman

Jack Elam

Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do away with Harold and collect on his life insurance. —Dan Larsen

Jinxed!

Jinxed! (1982)

Abigail Breslin

AnnaSophia Robb

Laverne Cox

In the vein of CLUELESS and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, FREAK SHOW tells the moving, heartwarming, and hilarious story of Billy Bloom, a boldly confident, wildly eccentric teenager, who faces intolerance and persecution at his ultra conservative high school, and decides to fight back on behalf of all the misunderstood freaks of the world by running for the title of homecoming queen.

Freak Show

Freak Show (2017)

Christopher McDonald

Shelley Long

Peter Coyote

Lauren and Sandy are total opposites who end up in the same acting class and who don't know they are sharing a lover. When he disappears under mysterious circumstances they refuse to believe that he is dead and are the only ones who are searching for him across several states. Ending up in the western US., they discover he had other interests as they find their lives in danger. —John Vogel

Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune (1987)

Robert Duvall

Jacqueline Bisset

Renée Taylor

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a homosexual man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs. —Regis M. Donovan

The Detective

The Detective (1968)

Jonathan Banks

Harry Dean Stanton

Doris Roberts

Bette Midler plays The Rose, a female rock star strikingly similar to Janis Joplin. This movie follows Rose's career during her last tour, as she's determined to return to her Florida hometown. Although a success, she's exhausted and lonely, but is forced to continue working by her gruff and greedy manager. Though loud and brassy, Rose is an insecure alcoholic, and former drug user, who seems to crave approval in her life. She begins a romance with a limousine driver, who is actually an A.W.O.L. Sergeant from the US Army. Her musician lifestyle of "sex, drugs, and rock & roll", along with the constant touring, leads her to an inevitable breakdown.

The Rose

The Rose (1979)

Vince Vaughn

Billy Bob Thornton

James Caan

U.S. entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II and contacts singer/dancer Dixie Leonard for help. They become the perfect team and tour from North Africa to the Pacific to perform for "the boys." They continue their work after the war, but when Eddie fires author Silver for getting involved in McCarthy's campaign, Dixie also turns away from him.

For the Boys

For the Boys (1991)

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