In 1948 there was little room for progressive thinking within the confines of correctional boarding schools but when unemployed music teacher Clement Mathieu finds work as a proctor at one the mixture of abuse and indifference that the boys experience under their governmental guardians horrifies him. Determined to bring some light into the children’s miserable existence Clement decides to tutor them in the beauty of music. Nominated for two academy awards The Chorus is a delightfully observed ta
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THE GLENN MILLER STORY (1953)
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It's all sweetness and light in this moving music biopic classic of Glen Miller's impressive rise to fame with June Allyson playing his childhood sweetheart and James Stewart outstanding as the man himself. It's got all the great arrangements from 'Pensylvania 6-500' to 'Moonlight Serenade', all scored by Henry Mancini in homage to Miller's style, plus Louis Armstrong makes an appearance playing 'Basin Street Blues' and Frances Langford does 'Chattanooga Choo-Choo'.
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WOODY GUTHRIE: THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS (2005)
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The tale of Woody Guthrie told by his family and friends. This is a great documentary filled with music, anecdotes, images and stories from the great dustbowl poet's life and sad demise into Huntington's Disease.
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