StingFilmography

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Poliwood

Synopsis: Famed film director Barry Levinson (Rain Man) focuses his camera on the 2008 Democratic and Republican conventions during the race between Barack Obama and John McCain with this Screen Media documentary. Along with noted political leaders, members of the Hollywood activist elite are interviewed Read More

The Secret Policeman Rocks!

Crew: Featured Music

Synopsis: On the 30th Anniversary of the original Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball, event producer\co-founder Martin Lewis compiles some of the finest moments from the annual concert event that inspired rock and rollers to get actively involved with their favorite causes. In the aftermath of Read More

Sting: A Winter's Night... The Documentary

Actors: Sting

Sting: A Winter's Night... Live from Durham Cathedral

Actors: Sting

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Actors: Scott Walker, Sara Kestelman, Brian Eno, Radiohead, Jarvis Cocker

Synopsis: Explore the life and career of a musical artist who penned some of the biggest hits of the 1960s before turning his back on fame and completely reinventing himself as a reclusive outsider artist. In the mid-'60s, few bands rose higher up the British pop charts than the Walker Brothers, and as the Read More

Chris Botti: In Boston

Actors: Chris Botti

Synopsis: This concert program captures a performance by jazz trumpet player Chris Botti, recorded live in Boston, in November 2008, and features tracks such as Ave Maria, When I Fall In Love, and Caruso. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

Bee Movie

Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman

Synopsis: Barry B. Benson (voice of Jerry Seinfeld) is your average honeybee. Despite having recently received his diploma from bee college and being virtually guaranteed a bright future in honey, Barry feels he has the skills to pursue a number of different career paths and resents the fact that his Read More

Chris Botti: Live With Orchestra and Special Guests

Actors: Chris Botti, Sting, Jill Scott

Synopsis: Fresh off the success of his Gold Certified album {^When I Fall in Love} and its record breaking follow-up {^To Love Again} comes a concert featuring trumpeter Chris Botti at the peak of his musical prowess. Compiled from two triumphant concerts staged over two nights at the Wilshire Theater, this Read More

A Very Special Christmas: The 20th Anniversary Video Collection

Actors: Run-D.M.C., U2, No Doubt, John Mellencamp, Sting

Synopsis: The 'Very Special Christmas' albums began appearing in the late 1980s. A series of yuletide-themed compilations that featured contemporary rock stars performing beloved Christmas songs (some secular, some not) the albums were recorded and issued to raise money for the Special Olympics. Volume One Read More

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Robert Downey, Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest, Channing Tatum

Synopsis: The harsh realities of life on the street merge with the universal themes of youthful pain and exhilaration in director Dito Montiel's telling tale of one boy's struggle to escape the grim fate that awaits his aimless, trouble-minded peers. For most of Montiel's friends, the only means of escaping Read More

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

Actors: Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, Sting, John Mayer, Raul Midón

Synopsis: Ordinary music soars to extraordinary heights as gifted keyboardist Herbie Hancock joins forces with a variety of well-known music superstars to offer a completely original listening experience. As Hancock collaborates with such artists as Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Sting, and John Mayer, the Read More

All We Are Saying

Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out

Synopsis: Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out consists primarily of home movie footage shot by the band's drummer, Stewart Copeland, throughout their short but influential career. This compilation of that footage includes images of the group in the studio, on tour, and performing in venues of various Read More

Twin Spirits

Actors: Sting, Trudie Styler, Derek Jacobi

Synopsis: This release captures a live performance of the tragic modern opera Twin Spirits, by a chamber ensemble of actors and singers, bringing to life the story of composer Robert Schumann and his wife, pianist Clara Wieck. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

Mary J. Blige: An Intimate Evening With Mary J. Blige - Live From the House of Blues

Actors: Mary J. Blige

Synopsis: R&B songbird Mary J. Blige, whose style blends the edgy power of hip-hop with the resonance of classic soul, offers her fans a chance to hear her perform in front of a small audience in a club environment in this performance video recorded during a special appearance at the House of Blues in Los Read More

The Sweatbox

George Michael: A Different Story

Actors: George Michael

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Actors: Terry Jones, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett, Terry Gilliam

Cold Mountain

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil War. Jude Law stars as Inman, a young soldier who, despite an injury, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada (Nicole Kidman Read More

Words of My Perfect Teacher

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Luc Dierkx, Louise Rodd, Lesley Ann Patten, Bernardo Bertolucci

Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: This 2003 concert film from Universal Music features a live performance by Sting at The Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, Califonia, highlighted by a duet with R&B songstress Mary J. Blige. Along with backstage footage and interviews with Sting, Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love includes Read More

Chris Botti: Night Sessions - Live in Concert

Actors: Chris Botti

Synopsis: Trumpeter Chris Botti shows off his trademark blend of jazz grooves and pop melodies in this live concert video, recorded during an appearance at the El Ray Theater in Los Angeles, California. Making guest appearances with Botti for this show are Sting and Shawn Colvin. Selections include "Streets Read More

America: A Tribute to Heroes

Actors: U2

Synopsis: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Tom Petty, Al Pacino, and many more entertainment industry luminaries teamed up on September 21, 2001, for this live telethon raising funds for the families of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The focus Read More

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

Actors: Sting, Cheb Mami, George Clinton, Mary J. Blige

Synopsis: This concert documentary, originally shown in the big-definition, giant-screen IMAX process, offers a glimpse of some of pop music's biggest stars working their magic on stage and discussing their craft behind the scenes. The Dave Matthews Band teams up with soul music legend Al Green for a Read More

Ally McBeal: Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade

Actors: Calista Flockhart, Peter MacNicol, Greg Germann, Lucy Liu, Portia de Rossi, Jane Krakowski, Lisa Nicole Carson, Vonda Shepard, Robert Downey, Jr., James LeGros

Sting: All This Time

Crew: Music Producer

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: Former frontman for The Police, Sting performs in Italy on this video. In addition to a look behind the scenes, the film contains performances of "Don't Stand So Close to Me," "Every Breath You Take," "Fragile," and over a dozen more favorites from every phase of his lengthy career. ~ Perry Read More

The Emperor's New Groove

Crew: Composer (Music Score), Songwriter

Actors: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, Wendie Malick

Synopsis: A ruler learns how the other half lives -- the animal half, that is -- in this animated comedy-adventure from the Walt Disney Studios. Kuzco (voice of David Spade) is the young emperor of an Inca nation who takes a self-centered joy in the troubles of others. Not surprisingly, Kuzco's attitudes Read More

Stand and Be Counted: Concerts and Causes

Synopsis: David Crosby hosts this history of social activism by musicians. Stand and Be Counted: Concerts and Causes was originally shown as a two-part documentary on The Learning Channel. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Dolphins

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Pierce Brosnan

Synopsis: Outdoor and underwater filmmaker Greg MacGillivray explores the secret world of dolphins in this documentary. Dolphins offers a glimpse at many of the 40 varieties of dolphins, in waters from Patagonia to the West Indies, as MacGillivray joins a group of researchers studying how dolphins hunt and Read More

Sting: The Brand New Day Tour - Live at the Universal Ampitheatre

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: This stop on Sting's Brand New Day Tour tour finds the singer/songwriter/actor not only playing songs made popular from his solo career and days with his previous band The Police, but he also performs the album of the same name in its entirety. Sting's vast musical range is displayed here, as he Read More

Expeditions: Himalaya - Descending India

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Sting, Andrew Temple

Expeditions: Everest - The Mountain at the Millennium

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Sting, Peter Athans, Charles Corfield, Bill Crouse, Andrew Temple

Synopsis: Internationally renowned mountaineer Pete Athans attempts to shatter the world record by becoming the first westerner to scale Mt. Everest for a sixth time in this release showcasing his record breaking feat, as well as his bold attempt to get an exact measurement of the world's tallest mountain Read More

Expeditions: Shishapangma - A Celebration of Life

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Sting, Andrew Temple

Expeditions: Madagascar - A Woman's First Ascent

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Sting, Andrew Temple

Expeditions [TV Documentary Series]

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Sting

Expeditions: Great Trango Tower - A Granite Mile High

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Sting, Andrew Temple

Tina Turner: Celebrate! The Best of Tina Turner

Actors: Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Cher, Rod Stewart, David Bowie

Synopsis: A video celebrating the incredible career of Tina Turner. The main attraction is a reprise of Turner's 60th birthday concert, featuring duets with Bryan Adams. Clips of her past performances with Cher, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, and Rod Stewart are interspersed with testimonials to her artistic Read More

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Actors: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh

Synopsis: British writer Guy Ritchie made his feature directorial debut with this crime-caper comedy-drama set in London's East End and heavy on the Cockney dialogue (with one scene in subtitled Cockney rhyming slang). A big-bucks scheme goes awry: Cardsharp Eddy (Nick Moran) and pals Bacon (Jason Statham) Read More

Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Aniston [1]

Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Sting

Synopsis: This 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Jennifer Aniston and features musical guest Sting. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Tony Bennett: Live By Request

Synopsis: This video captures Tony Bennett performing before an adoring audience during a 1998 concert that was recorded for A&E as part of their Live By Request series. Featuring appearances by such luminaries as Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, and Sting, the concert fins Bennett performing timeless favorites Read More

Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noel Coward

Synopsis: The classic songs of Noel Coward are performed by some of the biggest stars of British pop, including Elton John, Sting, and Marianne Faithfull, in this video which celebrates the wit, charm, and timeless beauty of Coward's music. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Read More

Saturday Night Live: Sting [2]

Actors: Sting, Veruca Salt

Synopsis: This 1997 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Sting and features musical guest Veruca Salt. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Music for Montserrat

Synopsis: When the island of Montserrat was devastated by hurricanes in 1997, producer George Martin organized this all-star benefit concert to help the people of the island rebuild their homes and their lives. Artists include Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Sting, Mark Knopfler, Jimmy Buffett Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Where Is the Love?

Synopsis: Despite Artie's (Rip Torn) pleas to Larry (Garry Shandling) to ignore a scathing and personal review from critic Tom Shales, the embittered host's subsequent rebuttal sparks a press-fueled war of words between Larry and Shales. When an obscene fax meant for Shales instead finds its way to Hank Read More

Saturday Night Live: Elle MacPherson

Actors: Elle MacPherson, Sting

Synopsis: This 1996 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Elle MacPherson and features musical guest Sting. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

The Grotesque

Actors: Alan Bates, Theresa Russell, Sting

Synopsis: The Grotesque (aka Grave Indiscretion, aka Gentleman Don't Eat Poets) is a very black, very British comedy that puts an unusual and perversely entertaining spin on the classic tea-cup-and-intrigue mystery. Sir Hugo Coal (Alan Bates) is a grumpy, eccentric English gentleman (and Read More

The Chieftains: The Long Black Veil

Synopsis: This program presents Irish music heroes and world citizens the Chieftains in a performance of their groundbreaking musical odyssey {^The Long Black Veil}. Avidly interested in the music of other cultures and traditions, and how they can be incorporated into Irish music, the Chieftains draw here Read More

The Living Sea

Crew: Featured Music

Synopsis: With stunning portrayals of the sea in all its forms, this documentary explores the oceans of Earth as if they were living beings. From clips of heavy weather Coast Guard drills off the Oregon coast to close-up underwater scenes of humpback whales, The Living Sea stuns viewers with its beauty. Read More

Grammy's Greatest Moments, Vol. 1

Sting: Fields of Gold - The Best of Sting 1984-1994

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: After leaving the Police at the height of their commercial success, Sting went on to even greater heights as a solo artist, and this home video release collects promo clips for 17 of Sting's biggest solo hits, released during his first ten years as a headliner. Songs featured on Sting: Fields of Read More

Sting: Ten Summoner's Tales

Actors: Sting

A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf

Synopsis: Sergei Prokofiev's classic tone poem which uses a story to teach children the different parts of the orchestra gets a whole new look in this video. the new version of Peter and the Wolf features conductor Claudio Abbado leading the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, with pop star Sting providing the Read More

Demolition Man

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt

Synopsis: The plot of this action film begins in 1996, with Los Angeles in a violence-crazed conflagration. One of the LAPD's most notorious cops, John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), known as "the demolition man," is in hot pursuit of blonde-haired psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), who is so nasty he Read More

Saturday Night Live: Bill Murray [4]

Actors: Bill Murray, Sting

Synopsis: This 1993 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Bill Murray and features musical guest Sting. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

The Panama Deception

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Elizabeth Montgomery

Synopsis: Barbra Trent's Oscar-winning documentary takes a harsh look at a black period in 20th-century democracy, the late '80s and early '90s when during "Operation Just Cause," the U.S. invaded Panama, ostensibly to oust dictator and known arms and drug kingpin General Manuel Noriega, whom the U.S. aided Read More

Luciano Pavarotti: Duets

Actors: Luciano Pavarotti, Bryan Adams, Andrea Bocelli, Bon Jovi, Bono

Synopsis: Per its title, this performance release features a compilation of famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti's duets; the duettists consist not of classical mainstays as one might expect, but pop stars such as Jon Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie and Elton John. Selections include Panis Angelicus with Read More

Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You

Actors: Branford Marsalis, Robert Hurst, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Sting, Jerry Garcia

Synopsis: In the mid-'80s, saxophonist Branford Marsalis emerged as one of the most acclaimed (and most popular) new artists in jazz. A member of a distinguished musical family and a stylistic innovator as comfortable working with pop and rock musicians as fellow jazz artists, Marsalis brought challenging Read More

MTV Unplugged: Sting

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: "Every Breath You Take," "Message in a Bottle," "Mad About You," "All This Time," "Tea in the Sahara" and two previously unreleased musical performances are included. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Saturday Night Live: Sting [1]

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: This 1991 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Sting, who also serves as the musical guest. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Sting: The Soul Cages Concert

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: Recorded at Staten Hall in the Netherlands, this live performance from Sting was attended by over 10,000 fans. Some of the featured songs included "All This Time," "Roxanne," "The Soul Cages," and a rendition of Jimi Hendrix's classic "Purple Haze." Proceeds from the concert largely went to Read More

Sting: The Soul Cages Video

Actors: Sting

Synopsis: See four videos designed to complement songs from the Soul Cages album. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp in America

Actors: Quentin Crisp, John Hurt, Sting, Holly Woodlawn, Fran Lebowitz

Synopsis: A charming portrait of Quentin Crisp, who has (very deliberately) become the closest thing this century has to an Oscar Wilde. Crisp moved to New York City at the age of 73 and has many devoted friends and admirers who sing his praises. Indeed, pop star Sting literally "sings" of Quentin in his Read More

Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment

Synopsis: A teacher's guide is included with this program which examines our world as an ecosystem in which humans, their creations and the environment must co-exist. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

From Chile: An Embrace of Hope

Synopsis: Though this Amnesty-sponsored concert was held in 1990, it took almost 30 years for the two-day show to be seen by those who missed its impressive roster of artists. After the departure of the dictator General Pinochet from the Chilean government, Amnesty hosted this live music event featuring Read More

Peter and the Wolf

Actors: Sting, Roberto Benigni

Synopsis: Sergei Profokiev's 1936 composition Peter and the Wolf incorporates orchestral music accompanied by dramatic narration of the classic Russian folk tale. Rocker Sting, of The Police, narrates this particular version, with musical accompaniment by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under the baton of Read More

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Actors: John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, Oliver Reed, Charles McKeown, Sting, Robin Williams, Valentina Cortese

Synopsis: Director Terry Gilliam adroitly applies his Monty Python sensibilities upon the "career" of famed German prevaricator Baron von Munchausen. Played herein by John Neville, the baron is seen quelling a war that he himself started, flying into the stratosphere on the back of a cannonball, ballooning Read More

Stormy Monday

Actors: Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting, Sean Bean, Prunella Gee, James Cosmo

Synopsis: Stormy Monday is a four-person character study in which style is all that matters. This tautly constructed, deftly executed crime thriller is set in economically depressed Newcastle England. Sting plays Finney, a relatively honest Newcastle jazz-club owner who crosses the path of crass American Read More

Stars and Bars

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Martha Plimpton, Matthew Cowles, Joan Cusack

Synopsis: Though a fine cast was assembled for this comedy, none can save this embarrassingly humorless satire. Henderson Dores (Daniel-Day Lewis) is a very proper British art expert sent to rural Georgia by his boss to purchase a painting by Renoir. The present owner, hillbilly Loomis Gage (Harry Dean Stanton Read More

Tribute to Mandela

Synopsis: Wembley Stadium has seen its share of stars, benefits and concerts, but none quite like this. Some of England's biggest and brightest stars come out to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday. This concert features full sets from Dire Straits, who was joined by Eric Clapton, Sting Read More

Human Rights Now!

Synopsis: In 1988, Amnesty International celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a six-week, 20-concert world tour headlined by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N’Dour. This HBO concert film captured the tour on Read More

Sting: Nothing Like the Sun - The Videos

Actors: Sting

Julia and Julia

Actors: Kathleen Turner, Sting, Gabriele Ferzetti, Angela Goodwin

Synopsis: Giulia E Guilia, also released as Julia and Julia, is an unusual, interesting film by director Peter Del Monte, a nightmare vision of a world where nothing can be counted on and where truth is relative. The plot unfolds as a series of surprises, the first surprise being central to the entire plot. Read More

Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin [9]

Actors: Steve Martin, Sting

Synopsis: This 1987 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Steve Martin and features musical guest Sting. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Sting: The Videos, Part 1

Actors: Sting

The Police: Every Breath You Take (The Videos)

Synopsis: Combining elements of rock, punk, and reggae, the Police were one of the most popular and groundbreaking pop bands of the 1980s, spawning several hit singles and leading to solo superstardom for frontman Sting. Released by A&M Video in 1986, Police: Every Breath You Take (The Videos) features Read More

Godley & Creme: History Mix

The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert: 1986

Synopsis: This concert video chronicle's Prince Charles' rock-star studded event. It is filmed at the Wembley Arena and features such artists as Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, the ubiquitous Sting, and Elton John. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Sting: Bring on the Night

Actors: Sting, Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones, Kenny Kirkland, Branford Marsalis

Synopsis: This is an enjoyable and often humorous documentary on the formation of Sting's new band and their first live performance in 1985. Filmed over a nine-day period, the musicians in the band are shown bantering in their usual repartee and quick come-backs as they rehearse for the big opening night. Read More

Plenty

Actors: Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Tracey Ullman, John Gielgud, Sting

Synopsis: Plenty boasts a cast of actors ranging from John Gielgud as an ethical and caustic senior diplomat to Meryl Streep as Susan Traherne, a woman looking for solace and a decent life in the aftermath of World War II. After World War II has ended, along with her work in the French Resistance movement Read More

The Bride

Actors: Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown, David Rappaport, Geraldine Page

Synopsis: In this update of James Whale's classic The Bride of Frankenstein, pop star Sting furthers his burgeoning film career by portraying cinema's signature mad scientist. Disgusted by his dim-witted and ugly original creation (Clancy Brown), Dr. Frankenstein sets out to animate an improved version. Read More

Do They Know It's Christmas?

Synopsis: A musical performance/documentary video featuring over forty of rock's biggest stars. "Do They Know It's Christmas" was done for famine relief, and includes a music video of that song. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Dune

Actors: Francesca Annis, Leo Cimino, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Kyle MacLachlan, Jürgen Prochnow

Synopsis: David Lynch wades through dark waters in his adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult science fiction novel. In condensing Herbert's rambling and complex book by eliminating characters and compacting events, Lynch succeeds in rendering the story incomprehensible to those unfamiliar with the novel and Read More

The Police: Synchronicity Concert

Synopsis: Combining elements of rock, punk, and reggae, the Police were one of the most popular and groundbreaking pop bands of the 1980s, spawning several hit singles and leading to solo superstardom for frontman Sting. Released by A&M Video, Police: The Synchronicity Concert was directed by Lol Creme and Read More

Brimstone and Treacle

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton

Synopsis: The arrival of a mysterious stranger disrupts the lives of the members of a British family in this dark, psychological thriller. The stranger is one Martin Taylor (Sting), a dangerous charmer who ingratiates himself with the Bateses, a dignified, older couple (Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright). Read More

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Pete Townshend, Alan Bennett, John Bird, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Jeff Beck

Synopsis: The highlights of two benefit concerts staged in support of Amnesty International are collected in this British performance film, which features ample helpings of both music and comedy. The members of the Monty Python comedy troupe serve as headliners, performing live variations on some of their Read More

Parole

Crew: Singer

Actors: Ellen Barkin

Synopsis: The made-for-TV Parole stars the music of Bob Dylan and Sting. Actually, it stars James Naughton, but the music is (or should have been) the selling angle. Naughton portrays street-smart Boston parole officer Andy Driscoll, who takes a personal interest in each of his charges and tries to Read More

The Police: Around the World

Synopsis: Sting, Stuart Copeland, and Andy Summers perform sixteen tunes taken from their 1980-81 international tour. The film also provides an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the famed rockers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Quadrophenia

Actors: Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Philip Davis, Sting, Garry Cooper, Leslie Ash

Synopsis: This film version of the Who's rock opera {^Quadrophenia} makes a few tentative stabs at "explaining" the alienation of 1960s British working-class youth, but its major selling point is its nonstop rock-and-R&B musical score, including the hit single "Love Reign O'er Me." Phil Daniels (replacing Read More

Radio On

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff, Andrew Byatt, Sue Jones-Davies

Synopsis: Set in England's dreary midwinter season, this slow-paced story chronicles the partial awakening from apathy of Robert, a DJ, as he investigates the mysterious death of his brother. As he travels, he is constantly surrounded by music from David Bowie, Kraftwork, Sting and Devo, among others. Read More