Detailing the turbulent life of the founder and former frontman of Joy Division, Ian Curtis, photographer Anton Corbin's debut feature Control is a tour-de-force of the rise and fall of one of the most iconic and influential bands in British musical history. A gritty un-romanticised depiction of a tortured soul with a blinding central performance from Sam Riley. find out more...

Jon Nguyen directs this documentary which explores the life and career of renowned film-maker and screenwriter David Lynch. With the aid of extensive interviews with Lynch himself, the film gives an intriguing insight into the director's formative years and recounts some of the experiences which helped shape his later work. While candidly providing a detailed account of some of his early films, Lyn find out more...

Kline and Judd combine well in this delightful homage to the life and times of Cole and Linda Porter, man and wife, composer and muse, a couple who led a life of glamour and indulged eccentricity. There's no shortage of the man's music, which is unfortunately sometimes murdered by using a series of unsuitable singers; "It's De-Lovely" by Robbie Williams, "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" by Alanis Morissette, "Begin The Beguine" by Sheryl Crow, "Let's Misbehave" by Elvis Costello, "Be a Clown" find out more...

Based on Eric Fenby's 1936 memoir 'Delius As I Knew Him', we follow the last five years of the composer, by now blind, paralysed, embittered and at war with the world, as Fenby helps him formulate into music the compositions he still has whirling around his mind. 'Delius - Song of Summer' is a powerful and moving story. find out more...

The BFI continues its successful strand of Archive Television releases with Ken Russell's classic documentary Elgar, which was first shown in 1962 as the 100th programme in the BBC's Monitor series. This partly dramatised account of the life of composer Sir Edward Elgar includes footage of Elgar at the Three Choirs Festival and a recording of the opening of Abbey Road Studios when 'Land Of Hope And Glory' was played. find out more...

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s, seen through the prism of his complex relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

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The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

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A stylish, atmospheric, surreal and witty take on one of the modern world’s greatest mavericks, the illustrious and occasionaly infamous Serge Gainsbourg. Director Joan Sfar follows Gainsbourg from his early days as a Jewish boy in Nazi occupied France to his immense success as a songwriter, singer and king of louche cool. Skilfully incorporating both the man’s crippling insecurities and magnetic ego, this superbly acted film gives a fresh and original twist on the often fine but overly worthy b find out more...

A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist. While it's not comprehensive - even at the height of his fame Gould was an enigma and remains so - Genius Within is an engaging and intriguing bio-doc. A must for anyone familiar with the artist, and a good introduction for the uninitiated. find out more...

‘Living in the Material World’ features private home videos, photos and never before heard tracks to trace the arc of George’s journey from his birth in 1943 to his passing in 2001. This is a deeply personal film of Harrison’s life. Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, among many others, talk openly about George’s many gifts and contradictions, and reveal the lives they shared together. A vivid, fascinating and revealing find out more...