Pop Music Movies
Rebellion, romance, anarchy, excitement. Mark shows how the fusion of pop music and movies are a double act like no other.
Mark looks at a genre that combines his twin passions, music and movies. Pop movies encompass many forms, from drama and comedy to fantasy and documentary, producing some of the most potent and emotive moments in popular culture.
There’s the classic pop star vehicle, where the biggest acts play themselves, or a version of themselves, in exuberant films that promote their brand and help sell their music. Then there are pop biopics, dramatised accounts of the stars’ lives that dazzle us with musical set pieces while playing on our fascination with the darker side of fame. Even rock documentaries, or 'rockumentaries', feature recurring themes and situations, both on and off stage. Mark also sees what happens when actors play musicians, and when musicians take on acting roles, and he celebrates some of the true cinematic oddities that have come from pop stars putting their wildest ideas on screen.
Rebellion, romance, anarchy, excitement. Mark shows how the fusion of pop music and movies has been a double act like no other.
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THE KING ON THE BIG SCREEN
Duration: 01:51
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PLAYING POP STARS
Duration: 01:25
Music Played
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Kendrick Lamar & SZA
All The Stars
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Bill Haley and His Comets
Rock Around The Clock
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Little Richard
Ready TeddyÂ
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Eddie Cochran
Twenty Flight Rock
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Bessie Smith
St. Louis Blues
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Queen
A Kind Of Magic
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Jumpin' Jive
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Cab Calloway, The Blues Brothers
Minnie The Moocher
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Bing Crosby
Be Careful, It's My Heart
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Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel
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Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender
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Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
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Elvis Presley
Mean Woman Blues (Alternate Film Version)
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The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
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Charles Ray, Griffiths Brian, Hutchinson Johnny, The Big Three
What'd I Say
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Appreciation
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Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
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Prince
When Doves Cry (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)
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Prince & The Revolution
The Beautiful Ones
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Larz-Kristerz
Purple Rain
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Diana Ross, Gilbert Alexander Askey
Mean To Me
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Paul Dano
God Only Knows
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The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice
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Kristen Vigard
God Give Me Strength
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Wild Thing (Live at Monterey, 1967)
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The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo Backing)
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Joe Cocker
With A Little Help (Live)
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Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace
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The Band
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
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Portrait
In Another World
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Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace
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Amy Winehouse
Back To Black
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Ray Heindorf, The Warner Bros. Orchestra, Judy Garland
The Man That Got Away (Expanded Version)
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Roy Orbison
Blue Bayou
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David Bowie
Magic Dance
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Jimmy Cliff
You Can Get It If You Really Want
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Freundeskreis
20 $ Skit
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Toots & The Maytals
Sweet and Dandy
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Whitney Houston
Queen Of The Night
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The Temperance Seven
Everybody Loves My Baby
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The Monkees
Porpoise Song (Theme From Head)
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Redbone
Come And Get Your Love
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Donna Summer
Hot Stuff
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Elvin Bishop
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
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T. Rosamund Johnson, Hall-Johnson Choir, Bessie Smith
St. Louis Blues Soundtrack
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Kendrick Lamar, SZA
All The Stars
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mark Kermode |
Writer | Kim Newman |
Writer | Mark Kermode |
Series Producer | Nick Freand Jones |
Executive Producer | John Das |
Broadcasts
- Mon 18 Jan 2021 21:00
- Thu 21 Jan 2021 23:10
- Fri 19 May 2023 00:35