Possibly the ultimate real-life buddy movie, Standing in the Shadows ... turns the spotlight on the Funk Brothers, the group of virtuoso musicians who anonymously provided the instrumental backing on dozens of glittering Motown hits. Shot in Detroit, the film reunites the surviving brothers on stage and inside their legendary recording studio. The anecdotes and hilarious dramatic reconstructions of the group's on-the-road antics will hook you in as surely as a Holland/Dozier/Holland chorus, and the new live versions - featuring such singers as Chaka Khan and Ben Harper - add extra grit to the originals.

The bonus mini feature, about the musicians who didn't live to see their stories told, will leave you with a lump in your throat.