Janis Joplin

Acting

Janis Joplin

Born January 19, 1943 · Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Died October 4, 1970 · aged 27

Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three mo…

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Women Prison: Vigilante JusticeWomen Prison: Vigilante Justice · 1978
Women Prison: Vigilante Justice
2.01978
MovieDrama
Naomi is sent to prison in place of her brother, who is involved with a violent gang. There, she experiences various forms of vigilante justice at the hands of the sexually frustrated female inmates. From being tortured with leftover food to being stripped naked and forced to crawl around and lick the genitals of other female inmates, she endures insidious sexual abuse. To make matters worse, the female guard is a lesbian. Then, a virgin woman whom her brother had saved arrives in the communal cell, now a depraved prostitute. When Naomi learns that her brother was killed by a gang leader, she seeks revenge upon her parole...
The Summer of LoveThe Summer of Love · 2017
The Summer of Love
7.22017
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In 1967 an expressive, colourful musical force painted a backdrop of social change, fashion, love, turmoil and war. The world remembers the Summer of Love in 1967 as one of those moments when a unique and creative explosion of music and popular culture arrived in the UK and USA.
Rise and Fall of a Small Film CompanyRise and Fall of a Small Film Company · 1986
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
6.11986
MovieTV MovieDrama
Director Gaspard Bazin is working on a new feature film. For now, he's still looking at the fundraising and casting stage of the process. He calls upon Jean Almereyda, a once-fashionable producer who is now going through a bad patch, finding it increasingly difficult to raise the capital he needs for his ventures. His wife Eurydice dreams of being a movie star. A perverse game between the two men ensues, with Almereyda wanting to please his wife, but reluctant to demand a role for Eurydice because of Bazin's reputation as an incorrigible seducer.
Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesMonterey Pop - The Outtake Performances · 2002
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
7.52002
MovieMusicDocumentary
Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the Criterion Blu-ray The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the SixtiesEd Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties · 2005
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
10.02005
MovieMusic
A collection of some of the best performances from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' focusing particularly on the great rock acts from the sixties including The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Doors.
Janis Joplin - LiveJanis Joplin - Live
Janis Joplin - Live
3.0
Movie
Janis Joplin - Live With Big Brother and the Holding Company
Janis Joplin - The way she was JanisJanis Joplin - The way she was Janis · 2007
Janis Joplin - The way she was Janis
6.22007
MovieMusic

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