Joan Armatrading Movies
- 2003
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Singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading has been one of the most distinctive and influential artists in contemporary folk since releasing her first album in 1972. Her 2003 album Lovers Speak was her strongest album in years, proving Armatrading was still an artist who mattered, and this concert video, recorded without overdubs at a 2003 concert in Saratoga, CA, features a handful of songs from that album as well as classics from her back catalog. Joan Armatrading: Live -- All the Way From America includes the tunes "Tender Trap," "Blessed," "Prove Yourself," "Down to Zero," "The Weakness in Me," "Love and Affection," "Kissin' and a Huggin,'" and many more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joan Armatrading
- 1987
Music and comedy share the stage in this performance film, which records a four-night variety show presented in 1987 as a benefit for the human rights organization Amnesty International. A handful of top British comedians were on hand for the revue, including Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Lenny Henry, Ben Elton and Phil Cool, with special appearances by John Cleese of Monty Python and the puppet troupe Spitting Image. (American comic Emo Phillips also performs his standup act.) Several leading musical stars of the day also contributed their talents to the event, including Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran, Kate Bush with David Gilmour, Lou Reed, Jackson Browne with Paul Brady, Mark Knopfler with Chet Atkins, Bob Geldoff, Youssou N'Dour and Nik Kershaw. As the title suggests, The Secret Policeman's Third Ball was preceded by two other Amnesty International benefit shows coordinated by John Cleese, with several more to follow. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Hoskins, Joan Armatrading, (more)
- 1986
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
- 1986
This unique performance video has Armatrading visiting her native of island of St. Kitts along with live performances of her music and videos. ~ All Movie Guide
The plot of this of this adaptation of the Daniel Carney's novel, sprinkled throughout a series of extended Sam Peckinpah-inspired action sequences, deals with a collection of mercenary toughguys -- Colonel Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), Lieutenant Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), Rafer Janders (Richard Harris), Pieter Coetzee (Hardy Kruger) -- who are hired to parachute into the African bush country and abscond with deposed African president Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona) and reinstall him as a reigning monarch of an African country, to satisfy British mercantile interests. The action sequences were successful enough to spawn a sequel -- appropriately titled Wild Geese II. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Burton, Roger Moore, (more)
- 1977
This 1977 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Shelley Duvall and features musical guest Joan Armatrading. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shelley Duvall, Joan Armatrading, (more)
