Films

Elvis Films Rock 

Elvis Presley Live and In Person: The Concert Films

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, Col. Tom Parker, Concert, Elvis, Elvis In Concert, Elvis On Tour, Elvis Presley, Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii, Elvis: That’s The Way It Is, film, movie

A guide to the King onstage in the cinema

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Films Folk Rock 

What Harvest Time Reveals About Neil Young

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 Pat Daly 0 Comments Alabama, Harvest, Harvest Time, Heart of Gold, Neil Young, Old Man, On the Beach, Shakey Pictures, Time Fades Away, Tonight The Night

The new film from the rock legend’s archives presents a fuller look at his landmark LP

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Disco Films Funk Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Disco Inferno: Saturday Night Fever at 45

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, How Deep Is Your Love, John Travolta, KC and the Sunshine Band, More Than A Woman, Night Fever, Saturday Night Fever, Stayin' Alive, The Bee Gees, The Trammps

How the music reflected the era in John Travolta’s cinematic star turn

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Comedy Films Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

David St. Hubbins Cranks It Up To 75

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Christopher Guest, David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Nigel Tufnel, Rob Reiner, This Is Spinal Tap

Celebrating the milestone birthday of Michael McKean and his Spinal Tap avatar

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Films Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

DIO: Dreamers Never Die Awes, Inspires 

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Dio, DIO: Dreamers Never Die, documentary, Holy Diver, Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio, Tenacious D, Wendy Dio

Wendy Dio discusses the new film honoring the legacy of her late husband

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Films New Wave Punk Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Giving the Kids a Voice: Fast Times at Ridgemont High at 40 

September 1, 2022September 4, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 1 Comment 40th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, CHEAP TRICK, Elvis Costello, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nicolas Cage, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus, Sean Penn, The Go-Gos, Van Halen

A look back at the book, the movie and the soundtrack 

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Festivals Films Rock Rock Docs Television 

Trainwreck or Clusterf#&k?: Unpacking Woodstock ’99

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 David Seville 0 Comments 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Festival, Bob Weir, Crosby Stills & Nash, Cypress Hill, Green Day, Joe Cocker, Kid Rock, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rollins Band, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

A new Netflix docuseries uncovers the controversial festival that serves as a disturbing sign of the times

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Films Funk Soul 

This Cat Of The Slum: Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly at 50

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Curtis Mayfield, Curtom, Freddie's Dead, Gordon Parks Jr., Pusherman, Ron O'Neal, Super Fly

How the soul legend stuck it to The Man by setting the template for Blaxploitation soundtracks

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Classical Festivals Films World 

DakhaBrakha Brings Ukraine to New York’s Niagara County

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2022, Artpark, DakhaBrakha, Lewiston, New York, Russia, Ukraine, Ukranian

Performance by Ukrainian ensemble at Artpark near Niagara Falls made a momentous occasion even more monumental

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Films Folk Pop 

The Anatomy of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Hallelujah, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen A Journey A Song, Jeff Buckley, Joe Cocker, John Cale, Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Shrek, Sony Pictures Classics

A new documentary by filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller charts the unlikely success of Cohen’s signature song

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Elvis Films 

The Man Who Fell To Earth: Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 2022, Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Colnel Tom Parker, Elvis, Elvis Presley, film, Tom Hanks, Warner Bros. Pictures

What this film says not only about the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, but the controversial “Colonel” Tom Parker as well

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Films New Wave Soundtracks and Film Scores 

The Sounds of Times Square: The First and Best Film in Allan Moyle’s Pop Rebellion Trilogy

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 1 Comment Allan Moyle, Empire Records, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Times Square, Pump Up The Volume, Robert Stigwood, Robin Johnson, RSO, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Suzi Quatro, The Ramones, Tim Curry, Times Square, Trini Alvarado

Taking a deep dive into the 1980 cult film’s epic soundtrack

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Films Pub Rock Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Alex Cox’s Walker at 35: A Punk-Rock Western That Stands the Test of Time

May 4, 2022July 2, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Akira Kurosawa, Alex Cox, Circle Jerks, Courtney Love, Criterion, Criterion Collection, Grace Jones, Joe Strummer, Sam Peckinpah, The Clash, The Pogues, Walker

Honoring a 1987 cinematic classic that kept Joe Strummer vital in ’87

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Films North Americana Rock 

The Jilting of Jay Bennett

April 27, 2022May 11, 2022 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments documentary, Jay Bennett, Ken Coomer, Summerteeth, Titanic Love Affair, Where Are You Jay Bennett, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

A new documentary on the late Wilco multi-instrumentalist attempts to tell the story of an unsung studio wizard

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Dream Pop Films jazz Pop 

All About My Mother

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 2022, Charlotte Gainsbroug, Documentaries, France, Jane Birkin, Jane by Charlotte, Paris, Serge Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg takes on Jane Birkin in her directorial debut

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