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John Carpenter Escapes to New York

October 15, 2025 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2025, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble in Little China, Christine, Halloween, John Carpenter, Knockdown Center, Lost Themes, New York, Queens, They Live

Septuagenarian horror master brings his film music to life in Queens

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Films Remembrance 

The Musical Mind of David Lynch

January 16, 2025January 17, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Angelo Badalamenti, Au Revoir Simone, David Lynch, Inland Empire, Julee Cruise, Mazzy Star, RIP, The Elephant Man

A 2007 interview with the legendary filmmaker, gone at 78

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The Incomparable Allee Willis

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Alexis Manya Spraic, Allee Willis, Brenda Russell, Earth Wind and Fire, Pee Wee Herman, The Color Purple, The Pointer Sisters, The Rembrandts, The World According to Allee Willis

A new doc looks into the genius of a secret pop culture icon

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Films Garage Rock Punk Rock 

BOOM!: The Story Behind The Definitive Sonics Documentary

October 9, 2024October 12, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 2024, Garage Rock, Here Are The Sonics, Jordan Albertsen, Kim Thayil, Mark Arm, Mike McCready, MUDHONEY, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Tacoma, The Sonics, Washington

How a new film shines light on the Pacific Northwest garage legends

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Films New Wave Rock 

Found a Job: Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense at 40

September 11, 2024September 12, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Bernie Worrell, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth

Looking back on the band’s groundbreaking concert film and soundtrack

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Films Hip Hop Irish Rap 

Kneecap: Luck of the Linguists

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Belfast, JJ "DJ Próvaí" Ó Dochartaigh, Kneecap, Liam Óg "Mo Chara" Ó hAnnaidh, Madman Films, N.W.A, Naoise "Móglaí Bap" Ó Cairealláin, Northern Ireland, Public Enemy, Sony Pictures Classics

Will the Irish rappers and their biopic overtake the States?

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Films Records 

The Upside of Flipside

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 Jason Gross 2 Comments Chris Wilcha, Flipside, Flipside 2, Ira Glass, New Jersey, Pompton Lakes, Reverend Don Diego, Station 1, The Feelies, Uncle Floyd

Toasting a small, legendary New Jersey record store

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Films Soul 

On The Uninspiring Amy Winehouse Film

May 21, 2024May 22, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 2024, Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, Blake Fielder-Civil, Focus Features, Frank Sinatra, Mark Ronson, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett

Back to Black proves why biopics are a losing game

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Films Rock Rock Docs Stones 

Catching Fire: Anita Pallenberg in Her Own Words

May 4, 2024May 6, 2024 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 2024, Anita Pallenberg, Barbarella, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg, Charlie Watts, Jane Fonda, Keith Richards, Magnolia Pictures, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Keith Richards: “Anita just wanted to fucking kick it all over.”

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Films Pop Rock 

Disney+ to Air New Beach Boys Doc in May

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Disney, Don Was, Janelle Monae, Lindsey Buckingham, Mike Love, Ryan Tedder, The Beach Boys

Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and others interviewed for the film

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Electronic Electronics Films Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Brian Eno Announces Soundtrack to New Documentary

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Byrne, documentary, Eno, Fred again.., Gary Hustwit, John Cale, Soundtrack, Universal Music Enterprises

The career-spanning companion to Gary Hustwit’s visionary film out on April 19th

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Films Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Betcher Bottom Dollar: Tapeheads at 35

October 30, 2023February 19, 2024 Billy Sternberg 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Bo Diddley, Clu Gulager, Fishbone, John Cusack, Junior Walker, Sam Moore, Tapeheads, The Swanky Modes, Tim Robbins

An irreverent look back at an irreverent musical comedy

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Beatle Films Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Fixing A Hole: Robert Stigwood’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at 45

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Earth Wind & Fire, George Burns, peter Frampton, Sandy Farina, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Bee Gees

Looking back on the project that almost killed the careers of the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton

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Country and/or Western Dylan Films Folk Rock 

It’s Getting Dark: Bob Dylan’s Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid at 50

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 2 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Booker T. Jones, David Bowie, film, James Coburn, Jim Keltner, Kris Kristofferson, Mick Jagger, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge, Sam Peckinpah, Slim Pickens

Looking back on the classic soundtrack to Sam Peckinpah’s bleak cult western

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Films Rock 

Anton Corbijn Shines a Light on the Album Art of Hipgnosis in New Film

June 7, 2023March 4, 2026 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 10cc, Anton Corbijn, Depeche Mode, Documentaries, Glen Matlock, Hipgnosis, Ian Curtis, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Nick Mason, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Soft Machine, Squaring The Circle, Storm Thorgerson, The Sex Pistols, Wings

Squaring the Circle premieres tonight at New York’s Film Forum

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