GREAT MUSIC ON FILM: "THE LAST WALTZ" / "LEONARD BERNSTEIN CONDUCTS WEST SIDE STORY" / "HELP!"

Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Last Waltz documents the final concert by The Band, who are at the top of their form performing hits such as "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Weight," and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." But the concert also features astonishing guest appearances by some of the Band's favorite musicians, including Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, and Van Morrison, beautifully captured by three of the most celebrated cinematographers of the day: Michael Chapman, Vilmos Zsigmond, and László Kovács.

Directed by Christopher Swann, Leonard Bernstein Conducts "West Side Story" is an intimate, unsparing view of how Bernstein's genius as composer and conductor interacted with great musical talent, in this case featuring Kiri Te Kanawa as Maria and José Carreras as Tony during rehearsal and recording of Bernstein's most memorable score.

Help! is the second film featuring the Beatles. Directed by Richard Lester as a cross between the James Bond films and the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup, it co-starred Leo McKern and featured hits such as "Ticket to Ride," "You're Going to Lose that Girl," "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," "The Night Before," "Another Girl," "I Need You," and the title song, "Help!" Lester always preferred it to his previous hit with the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night.