Videoteca

Westernhagen - MTV Unplugged 2016 star_border 9.8
On July 16 and 17, 2016 German rock icon Marius Müller Westernhagen invited to two very special concerts in the Berlin Volksbühne. The reason: the production of an MTV unplugged. So far, only a few German artists have had the chance to present their songs completely unamplified as part of the famous concert series, that is, as acoustic versions and in front of an intimate backdrop. Now he was finally allowed to take it: "Westernhagen: MTV Unplugged" is the name of the new concert film and the live album. And the singer took his audience on a musical journey through his previous work, which has lasted around 40 years. On »Westernhagen: MTV Unplugged« you can find numerous classics such as »Weil ich dich liebe«, »Freiheit«, »Sexy«, »Wieder hier« and of course his famous whiskey anthem »Johnny Walker«.

Cendrillon 2011
Massenet composed his opera about Cenerentola nearly 80 years after Rossini did his. And if you are looking for the outburst of the non-stop hilarity and the musical jokes of Rossini, you won't find it here. Also, while the Cendrillon was highly successful and popular in its time, it does not reach up to the artistic and musical levels offered by Massenet's other operas, like Manon, or Thais or Werther. Nevertheless, this is a delightful opera and it is well presented by The Royal Opera. Laurent Pelly created a ingenious setting with movable walls which are covered [in French] with the story of Cinderella, and which open and close book-like.

Take One: A Documentary Film About Swedish House Mafia 2010 star_border 6.9
This unique film follows a group of 3 DJs Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso as Swedish House Mafia over the course of 2 years, 285 gigs and 15 countries. The film charts their journey from the point at which the Swedish House Mafia really starts to cause big waves to finishing their first hit single, ONE, under a ground breaking joint venture record deal with Virgin Records. There are appearences by Kylie Minogue, Pharell Williams, Tinie Tempah and Dirty South and the film was directed by Christian Larson.

Gorillaz | Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades 2006 star_border 8.1
These award-winning videos and hi-tech performances to their inventive animated shorts, acceptance speeches and more can be accessed through the interactive menu, a brand new 3D DVD reconstruction of Gorillaz' online hangout Kong Studios. Viewers can wander through this decaying palace of sin and watch the breathtaking live performances in the cinema, visit the band's bedrooms, tour the corridors and find games, original animatics, cameos from some of the Demon Days guests and off-color jokes galore.

A Perfect Circle - The Outsider 2004
Tool front man Maynard James Keenan teams with filmmaker Steven Grasse to create a new installment of the sex-bomb parody Bikini Bandits as a music video for "The Outsider," the hit single by Keenan's side band Perfect Circle. Aided by music video director Mark Kohr, Keenan and Grasse created a short that shocked record-label execs. The original cut of the video has finally been unleashed for Perfect Circle and Bikini Bandits fans everywhere.

Gorillaz | Phase One: Celebrity Take Down 2002 star_border 8.3
Celebrity Takedown is a compilation DVD by Gorillaz, released in November 2002. The DVD compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's first album, Gorillaz, as well as the related singles.

Everything but the Girl: Like the Deserts Miss the Rain 2002 star_border 6.5
The title of Like the Deserts Miss the Rain comes from "Missing," the first of nine videos on this collection (and the band's biggest U.S. hit). While all could be described as "stylish"--much like Everything But the Girl--they're otherwise quite different. Sometimes Tracey Thorne and Ben Watt appear; other times actors take center stage. "Single," for instance, features a man tumbling across town: down the street, into a Laundromat, in and out of a dryer, etc. Then there's the "populist" video for Simon and Garfunkels "The Only Living Boy in New York," directed by art house favorite Hal Hartley (Henry Fool). (The duo appears to have added a few dozen members.) The DVD also includes three live performances, including a fine version of Massive Attack's "Protection" (featuring Thorne on vocals), and three demo tracks that play as photos of the duo pass by. A fine career overview of one of the U.K.'s most enduring acts. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Blue - A Year In The Life Of 2002
A look at the first year in the life of the band Blue. Includes film of the boys in the studio recording their first material, behind-the-scenes footage of photo-shoots and roadshows, exclusive interviews, and the promo videos for the band's first singles.

Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium 1998 star_border 6.6
The Spice Girls, now a quartet after the departure of Geri Halliwell, held the last concert of their World Tour at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 20th September 1998. Performing in front of 52,000 adoring fans, the event was a fantastic homecoming party for the girls.

Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story 1998 star_border 10
Want to know what life is like on tour with the Spice Girls? Well here's your chante to get inside the real SpiceWorld. In June 1998, the world's most successful all-girl band wen on tour all over America performing over 40 shows in 35 US cities and America discovered Spice Fever! This rare, behind-the scenes portrait is the story of the Spice Girls' sell-out tour of forty shows, following their progress as they cope with the pressures of life in a world of tour buses & private jets, press conferences & performances. Played out alongside the highs & lows of the World Cup, this is the story of life in the Spice bubble - of photo shoots, TV appearances, shopping trips, hotel rooms & the stresses & strains of life on the long and winding road. "A Tour History" is a unique & intimate snapshot of the Spice Girls during an American summer they will never forget.

911: The Journey So Far... 1997
A movie documenting the making of 911's first album, The Journey. Features interviews with the band, self-filmed footage of their promotional tour and behind the scenes of their music videos.

Coming Down 1997 star_border 7
A group of friends come to Gary's flat after a hard night's clubbing, take more drugs and chill out until the next morning.

Ironbound 1994
A boy finds an old sailor and an ironbound submarine in a junkyard.

Starshaped 1993 star_border 8.5
Three years of candid camera on the road with Blur, from Reading 1991 through the dark ages of the EEC in 1992 and then on to Modern Life. This 126 minute tour film features live footage including scenes from Glastonbury ’92, the Heineken Music Festival ’94 in Nottingham, and festivals in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. It is a fascinating rockumentary about the early days of one of the most influential bands of the 1990s.

The Blue Nile - Flags and Fences 1990
The "lost" documentary of the Scottish music group The Blue Nile's tour of the US in 1990. In 1990, the film-maker Bernard Rudden made this documentary "Flags and Fences", which followed The Blue Nile on their tour of America. It's long been thought "lost", but writer, adventurer and all-round-gentleman, Trevor Ward, located and forwarded this copy, which captures Blue Nile as they seemed on the cusp of world success.

Gary Moore Live In Stockholm 1987 star_border 7
Gary Moore recorded live on 25 April 1987 at Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden, during the Wild Frontier tour.

Duck Rock 1985
A visual compilation of songs from Malcolm McLaren's 1983 album "Duck Rock", including the songs "Buffalo Gals" and "Double Dutch", mixed with interview and documentary footage.

Japan: Oil On Canvas 1982
Successful British band Japan filmed live in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 16th November 1982.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Crush - The Movie Release date not available
Released on VHS by Virgin Records in 1985, a documentary showing the making of the “Crush” album tracks and music videos.