A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.
A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.
Director:
David Gordon Green
Stars:
Sandra Bullock,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Anthony Mackie
When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading ... See full summary »
After failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, an unstable CIA agent must instead team up with a seedy rock band manager to develop the biggest con of all time-staging the moon landing.
Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
Director:
James Vanderbilt
Stars:
Cate Blanchett,
Robert Redford,
Dennis Quaid
Brad Whitaker is a radio host trying to get his stepchildren to love him and call him Dad. But his plans turn upside down when their biological father, Dusty Mayron, returns.
Director:
Sean Anders
Stars:
Will Ferrell,
Mark Wahlberg,
Linda Cardellini
A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
Director:
Billy Ray
Stars:
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Nicole Kidman,
Julia Roberts
A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.
Hudson and Deschanel went to high school together and were also in Almost Famous together See more »
Goofs
Private Barnes has a right shoulder sleeve insignia (combat patch) on his right shoulder, indicating that he has already completed a combat deployment. It is highly unlikely that he would still be a Private on his second deployment. Additionally, a Private would never be in charge of a security escort detail. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Maureen:
[having just finished singing her audition]
Mr. Lanz? I'm done.
Richie Lanz:
[long pause]
No.
[sighs]
Richie Lanz:
Forgive me. No. You're just beginning.
Maureen:
You liked it?
Richie Lanz:
Liked it? You made me want to swallow poison. And forget pitch, rhythm and tone... and emotional attachment to the lyric or the melody.
Maureen:
I'm sorry. I don't think I...
Richie Lanz:
A grain of sand slips into an oyster... and irritates the bivalve. What happens?
Maureen:
A pearl.
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Crazy Credits
Just after the closing credits begin, there is an inset scene running alongside. In it, Bill Murray haggles with a vendor who offers him colored string. The vendor speaks no English, while Murray carries on his side of the negotiation in English only. Murray rejects the string, saying "Do I look like a guy who uses string?", but he wants to buy a stuffed elephant with mirrors on it because early in the movie he promised to buy his daughter that exact item. In the end he also buys the colored string. See more »
Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)
Written by Shakira (as Shakira Mebarak) and Tim Mitchell
Performed by Shakira
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »
I generally think of Bill Murray movies as comedies aimed toward the pubescent-thinking male, so I'll grant that my opting to see "Rock The Kasbah" (2015) was due to the plot being centered around a music industry manager--I'm a musician myself--and the fact that Zooey, Kate, and Bruce were also starring in the film. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that a much deeper message was being delivered than what I'd expected and I'm really happy I decided to check this movie out.
There's definitely a message being delivered here that goes deeper than making a 13-year-old laugh and it's one I hope others will have an open-enough-mind to take in and appreciate. I watched this with a friend whose comments throughout caused me to realize the prejudice with which your average "Joe Citizen" might view this film. I, myself, am humbled after finding (once again) that I've been less open-minded in my own thinking and more judgmental of others than I'd like to believe. So, before anyone starts throwing around any words or slams like "unpatriotic" or whatever, I urge you to stop and think about why you might have any preconceived hatred of others who you most likely know nothing about. Think about how those thought might've gotten in your head. Think about who it is that might've caused such thoughts to exist in your head and--this one's really important--what THEY might have to gain by having you think in such a manner.
I now have a new-and-improved view of what to expect from "a Bill Murray movie" and a new appreciation for the man himself, realizing he goes deeper than one might think. Plus I like his viewpoint.
I highly recommend this flick, but before viewing I also highly recommend that you take a few moments to ground yourself, open up your mind (after emptying it of any thoughts or prejudices you might be predisposed to thinking), sit back, and enjoy.
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I generally think of Bill Murray movies as comedies aimed toward the pubescent-thinking male, so I'll grant that my opting to see "Rock The Kasbah" (2015) was due to the plot being centered around a music industry manager--I'm a musician myself--and the fact that Zooey, Kate, and Bruce were also starring in the film. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that a much deeper message was being delivered than what I'd expected and I'm really happy I decided to check this movie out.
There's definitely a message being delivered here that goes deeper than making a 13-year-old laugh and it's one I hope others will have an open-enough-mind to take in and appreciate. I watched this with a friend whose comments throughout caused me to realize the prejudice with which your average "Joe Citizen" might view this film. I, myself, am humbled after finding (once again) that I've been less open-minded in my own thinking and more judgmental of others than I'd like to believe. So, before anyone starts throwing around any words or slams like "unpatriotic" or whatever, I urge you to stop and think about why you might have any preconceived hatred of others who you most likely know nothing about. Think about how those thought might've gotten in your head. Think about who it is that might've caused such thoughts to exist in your head and--this one's really important--what THEY might have to gain by having you think in such a manner.
I now have a new-and-improved view of what to expect from "a Bill Murray movie" and a new appreciation for the man himself, realizing he goes deeper than one might think. Plus I like his viewpoint.
I highly recommend this flick, but before viewing I also highly recommend that you take a few moments to ground yourself, open up your mind (after emptying it of any thoughts or prejudices you might be predisposed to thinking), sit back, and enjoy.