5 Top Movies - Missing The Music Festival Season?
In other years, we’d be grabbing our tent from the attic, packing the sunblock and wellies – because it’s Ireland, and you really do need both – and preparing for the final music festivals of the summer. This year, unfortunately, it’s a different story. And while we hope we’ll all be back at the main stage sooner rather than later, there’s still a massive musical gap in our summer – so we’ve found a few ways to fill it!
Whether it’s a deadly documentary, a grandstand musical spectacular, or a rocking animation to give younger fans their fix, we’ve selected five melodic masterpieces available on Virgin Movies; slap on a wristband and meet us down the front!
ECHO IN THE CANYON
Available to rent now on Virgin Movies from €4.99
The neighbourhood of Laurel Canyon, nestled in the Hollywood Hills, produced enough awesome music to fill a festival line-up ten times over; think The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas, and you’re only scratching the surface! With performances and conversations with some of the biggest players – as well as those who rose in the years that followed – it’s a music-lover’s dream, and essential viewing for any self-respecting audiophile!
TROLLS WORLD TOUR
Available to rent now on Virgin Movies from €4.99
It’s not just grizzled veterans who appreciate a wonderful weekend of musical magic – so if you’ve got a little Picnicker who could do with a dose of terrific tunage, try this one on for size! A visual thrill as well as an aural delight, the globetrotting animation comes complete with a bill packed with talent, a story that speeds along, and enough super sounds to keep even the most discerning of toes tapping along!
HIGH FIDELITY
Available to rent now on Virgin Movies from €2.99
Whether it’s the soulful story from Nick Hornby, the deft direction of Stephen Frears, or the perfectly pitched performance of John Cusack in the lead role, there’s a reason this rom-com still hits all the right notes 20 years later! The story of a jaded music fan who discovers not everything in life can be found on vinyl, it’s delightfully funny, refreshingly real, and boasts a soundtrack – and a few cameo appearances, too – that will rock any music fan’s world!
PITCH PERFECT 3
Available to rent now on Virgin Movies from €2.99
It’s the final curtain call for the Bellas – and you’d best believe they’re going out in style! Bubbly, bright and unfailingly on-beat, all your favourites return, along with some welcome new faces, in an adventure that brings the series to the crescendo it deserves. You’ll have songs stuck in your head for days afterwards – and if that’s not a good sign, then we don’t know what is!
CATS
Available to rent now on Virgin Movies from €4.99
Plenty of critics had their claws out for the big-screen version of the legendary musical – but even if it’s just for curiosity, it’s one you’ll need to see to believe! Featuring a star-studded cast taking go-big-or-go-home to levels never seen before, it’s a bombastic blockbuster emblazoned with every bell and whistle you could ever imagine; whether you think it’s the cats pyjamas or it leaves you feline blue is up to you!
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