The Esoteric Retina

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.

The official website for the Tiger & Bunny anime announced on Friday that the Pacifico Yokohama's National Convention Hall of Yokohama is hosting special Tiger & Bunny concerts with a new short anime on September 19 and 20. The franchise's composer Yoshihiro Ike is personally conducting the "Sternbild Orchestra & Band" for live performances of music from the television series and two films.

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

BABYMETAL's "Live at Tokyo Dome: Red Night" concert was a monumental event in the band's career, showcasing their impressive rise in the music world. Held at the iconic Tokyo Dome, this performance drew a massive audience, highlighting the group's immense popularity in Japan and internationally. The "Red Night" theme was reflected in the stage design and lighting, creating a dramatic and visually captivating setting. Su-metal, Moametal, and their backing band, the Kami Band, performed a dynamic setlist that included hits like "Karate" and "Road of Resistance," delivering a powerful blend of vocal prowess, intense metal riffs, and synchronized dance moves. This concert not only demonstrated BABYMETAL's unique genre fusion but also cemented their status as a major live act in the global music scene.

LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL Birthday Festival (LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL 聖誕祭; LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL Seitansai) was a concert held on June 30, 2013 at NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This show celebrated the 14th birthdays of YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL. The concert started with BABYBONES, followed by the appearance of the KAMI BAND beginning with NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW. At the concert's end, it was announced that the LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Birthday Festival would be held on December 21st.

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

Kibosh, supreme ruler of all ghosts, decrees that casper must scare at least one person before Christmas Day so Casper visits Kriss, Massachusetts where he meets the Jollimore family and sets out to complete his mission. As usual, kindhearted Casper has a ghastky time trying to scare anyone; so The Ghostly Trio, fed up with his goody-boo-shoes behavior, secretly hires Casper's look-alike cousin Spooky to do the job-with hilarious results.

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

In this feature film based on the hit animated series, the third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated film by ultra-vulgar Canadian television personalities Terrance and Phillip, and emerge with expanded vocabularies that leave their parents and teachers scandalized. When outraged Americans try to censor the film, the controversy spirals into a call to wage war on Canada and Terrance and Phillip end up on death row, with the kids their only hope of rescue.

Daryl Hall and John Oates kept a diverse crowd happy, updating their sound just enough to make hits from the '70s and '80s feel fresh in front of a sing-along crowd at New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 5, 2013. The "rock-and-soul" duo from Philadelphia added funk, rhythm-and-blues and gospel touches to chart-toppers, such as "Maneater," "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)," and "You Make My Dreams Come True."

This documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at Björk and her touring entourage for the 2001 Vespertine tour. It includes interviews with harpist Zeena Parkins, the Inuit choir from Greenland, electronic duo Matmos, and an ongoing conversation with Björk herself about her recordings and her tours. The documentary is interspersed with live footage of songs from the tour shot by Ragnheidur Gestsdóttir, which themselves correspond to the performances chosen for the Vespertine Live album.

A struggling artist going through a creative block rendering his mind void of inspiration.

A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.

Solo Trans is a concert film by Neil Young, released in 1984. It was recorded at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on September 18, 1983 during Young's Solo Trans tour.

Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Beacon Theatre during their A Bigger Bang tour. Filmed over two nights in 2006 with an all-star team of cinematographers, the film combines dynamic performances with archival footage and rare glimpses behind the scenes, offering a vibrant portrait of the band’s enduring energy and legacy.

Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith. By threading the music of Elliott Smith through the dense, yet often isolating landscapes of the three major cities he lived in -- Portland, New York City, Los Angeles -- Heaven Adores You presents a visual journey and an earnest review of the singer's prolific songwriting and the impact it continues to have on fans, friends, and fellow musicians.

Bring It to the People - the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra