Greg Philliganes Movies
- 2008
The annual Montreux Jazz Festival always attracts big names, but a truly impressive roster showed up to celebrate Quincy Jones's 75th birthday in 2008. To fete the musician and mega-producer, a live show was staged, featuring two and a half hours of music and dozens of talented artists. Chaka Khan, Patti Austin, Paolo Nutini, Petula Clark, and Al Jarreau are just a few of the singers who performed hits like "Stuff Like That," "Billie Jean," and "What’s Going On". ~ All Movie Guide
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 cameras are permitted into the studios and behind-the-scenes to show just what happens when some of the greatest music minds of a generation converge. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, (more)
- 1986
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This concert film captures guitar legend Eric Clapton performing a 198 gig. Assisted by fellow musicians Phil Collins, Greg Phillinganes, and Nathan East, the man delivers nine songs that are a combination of classics like "Whilte Room," "Layla," and Sunshine of Your Love," and new songs off his then current album August ("Miss You," "Tearing Us Apart," and "Run.") ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1986
- R
Michael Keaton plays a famous Chicago-based hockey player who befriends trouble-prone teenager Ajay Naidu (after Naidu's gang has tried to mug him!) He also extends the hand of friendship to Naidu's mother Maria Conchita Alonso, a friendship that blossoms into a physical relationship. Too self-centered to make a commitment to Alonso, Keaton tries to break things off, but Naidu won't let him go so easily. This seemingly frivolous situation is underscored by the more serious efforts of Alonso to make a better life for herself and her son. The comic and dramatic elements of Touch and Go never quite jell, but the winning performances of the three main characters help gloss over the film's unevenness. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Keaton, Maria Conchita Alonso, (more)
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Staged and shot at the famed Montreux Jazz Festival in mid-1986, the two-hour concert film Eric Clapton: Live at Montreux 1986 features, per its title, former Cream, Bluesbreakers, Derek and the Dominoes, and Yardbirds lead guitarist Clapton (a frequent Montreux guest star and headliner) in peak form. Clapton plays sixteen numbers in this gig: "Crossroads," "White Room," "I Shot the Sheriff," "I Wanna Make Love to You," "Miss You," "Same Old Blues," "Tearing Us Apart," "Holy Mother," "Behind the Mask," "Badge," "Let it Rain," "In the Air Tonight," "Cocaine," "Layla," "Sunshine of Your Love," and "Further Up on the Road." The trio of Phil Collins on drums, Nathan East on bass, and Greg Phillinganes on keyboards provide backup. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
