A saccharined remake of the 1927 Al Jolson original, but with pop replacing jazz, showing the LA music business through decidedly rose-tinted specs. Diamond is the Jewish son who mortifies his father by abandoning the synagogue to become a rock superstar, a feat he accomplishes with quite remarkable ease and speed. find out more...

This is it, the movie that kicked it all off, the first commercially released full length (with synchronized dialogue) talkie... although that's not the only reason to watch this musical story of a Jewish man breaking with his traditionalist father in order to pursue a career as a Jazz singer. 'The Jazz Singer' later became a template for other musical biopics and highly influenced the direction talkies would take. One of the most notable features of the film is the unusual use of 'blackface', find out more...