Blues Brothers 2000 1998  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, J. Evan Bonifant, Nia Peeples, Kathleen Freeman, Frank Oz, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Steve Lawrence
The Blues are back as Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) again tries to aid Mother Superior Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman) in her quest for funds for a children's hospital. Elwood heads for New Orleans hoping to reunite the band and enter the New Orleans' Battle of the Bands. While the plot involves Elwood leading cops and Russian mobsters on a merry chase, this film works as a tribute to the blues.
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Medicine Ball Caravan 1971  R, 89 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Francois Reichenbach
Cast: Tom Donahue, Chan Lockman, Wavey Gravey, David Peel, B.B. King, Alice Cooper, Stone Ground, Bonnie Bramlett, Doug Kershaw, Sal Valentino
During the San Francisco hippie era, in the summer of 1970, a cross-country trip was made by musicians promoting peace and love. A movie was made of the journey and this is it.
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When We Were Kings 1996  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Leon Gast
Cast: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, Don King, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, B.B. King, Mobutu Sese Seko, Norman Mailer, Thomas Hauser, Malick Bowens, Lloyd Price
This Oscar-winning documentary is centered on the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The film will intrigue fight fans and provide good entertainment for a world that remembers the star status of both boxers–in and out of the ring.
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| 1. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
2. Medicine Ball Caravan (1971)
3. When We Were Kings (1996)
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