Chrissie Hynde Movies

In the world of the emperor penguin, a simple song can mean the difference between a lifetime of happiness and an eternity of loneliness. When a penguin named Mumble is born without the ability to sing the romantic song that will attract his soul mate, he'll have to resort to some fancy footwork by tap dancing his way into the heart of the one he loves. Directed by Babe mastermind George Miller, Happy Feet tells the tale of one penguin's quest for love, and features an all-star cast of vocal talent that includes Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, and Brittany Murphy. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The New York Dolls were a rock band who titled their second studio album Too Much Too Soon, and it summed up the band's career all too well. Playing hard, swaggering rock & roll that anticipated the aural chaos of punk five years before the Sex Pistols became a cause célèbre, and boasting an androgynous fashion statement that made David Bowie look timid, the Dolls made headlines and earned a loyal cult following between 1971 and 1976, but their look and sound were too extreme for the mass audience at the time, and the fact that several members of the band had serious drug and alcohol problems hardly helped matters. After the New York Dolls finally fell apart in 1977, singer David Johansen went on to a successful solo career (scoring hit records under the alter ego Buster Poindexter), lead guitarist Johnny Thunders and drummer Jerry Nolan kept the band's sound alive in the Heartbreakers, and guitarist Syl Sylvain cut a few solo albums and occasionally worked with Johansen. But bassist Arthur Kane struggled for years to get his musical career back on track while battling alcoholism, with little success on either front. In 1989, after a stay in the hospital, a clean and sober Kane embraced the Mormon faith, and through his contacts in the church he got a job working in a Mormon genealogy library in Los Angeles. Despite his quiet new life, Kane's greatest dream was to someday play a reunion show with the New York Dolls, and in 2004 his wish unexpectedly became a reality when British pop icon Morrissey invited the surviving members of the band to appear at a prestigious music festival he was curating. Filmmaker Greg Whiteley knew Kane as a fellow Mormon, and New York Doll is a documentary about the ups and downs of Kane's life in music, how his faith came into his life, and his unexpected return to the rock & roll stage at the age of 55. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This video features the music icon Paul McCartney, with a stellar cast of performers, giving a live benefit concert for PETA. The organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was the special concern of the former Beatle's deceased wife Linda McCartney. The concert honors her memory while it raises funds for an organization that has been embraced by people around the world. The performers include Ricki Lane, Brian McKnight, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen DeGeneres, Chrissie Hynde, Sarah McLachlan, and the B-52's. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide

This episode was a crossover with the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City, hence the surprise guest star. The important plot points: Ross' son, Ben, is "misplaced" on a bus by the errant Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc). Ross (David Schwimmer) has a disturbing reaction to Monica's (Courteney Cox) kiwi-lime pie. And Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) doesn't get to sing at the Central Perk tonight -- but she does get to perform anyway. The DVD version of this episode includes material not seen in the syndicated version. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Eurythmics and the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde join Boris Grebenshikov as he attempts to bridge the gap between Soviet rock and American popularity. ~ All Movie Guide

A host of legendary reggae performers meet up in Fort Charles, Jamaica to stage a once in a lifetime musical event spanning two generations in an all-star reggae mega-concert featuring unforgettable performances by Bunny Waller, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Chrissie Hynde, Toots Hibbert, Grace Jones, The Neville Brothers and Carlos Santana, Jimmy Cliff, and The I-Three. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide