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1) Camp Rock
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Mitchie Torres is a teen with an amazing voice and a driving ambition to be a pop singer. All she wants is to spend her summer at a prestigious music camp. The camp is expensive, but her mom gets a job as one of Camp Rock's cooks so that Mitchie can attend as long as she helps out in the kitchen between classes. Befriended by fellow camp member Caitlyn, but intimidated by the immensely talented Tess Tyler and her friends, Peggy and Ella, Mitchie lives...
Publisher
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
When Hannah Montana shows signs of forgetting her roots as Miley Stewart, her father Robbie Ray puts his foot down. Miley has always strived to live a relatively normal teenage life, but when late stage entrances, exclusive shopping trips that end in brawling catfights, and ditching friends and family in favor of Hannah appearances become commonplace, Robbie Ray gives her a dose of hometown reality at her grandma's in Crowley Corners, Tenn. Unfortunately,...
5) Nina
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Singer-songwriter and civil rights activist, Nina Simone appeared to have it all. Her struggle to balance music, family and politics ended up leaving her alone and in terrible debt. That is, until she met Clifton Henderson, who helped the high priestess of soul rediscover meaning in her life and her music.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Vince takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon he becomes an overnight sensation. As he becomes a superstar, his...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An Emmy-winning anthology series that dramatizes the fascinating stories of the world's most brilliant innovators, exploring their extraordinary achievements along with their volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships. The third season will explore Aretha Franklin's musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world. Grammy Award winner Franklin...
8) Respect
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, 'Respect' is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
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