Films

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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Films Hard Rock Rock 

Fanny Finally Receive Their Flowers

May 27, 2023May 28, 2023 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments ABBA, AC/DC, Bonnie Raitt, David Bowie, Fanny, Fanny: The Right To Rock, Jean Millington, Journey, June Millington, Kiss, Los Angeles, PBS, Van Halen, Whisky A Go Go

A fantastic new documentary sheds light on a most underrated rock ‘n’ roll band

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Electronics Experimental Films Instrumental Pop 

Golden Hours: Brian Eno at 75

May 15, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Bowie, David Byrne, Devo, Harold Budd, John Cage, John Cale, Jon Hassell, Nico, Paul Simon, Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, U2, Ultravox

Looking back on the career of rock’s avant-garde icon

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Films Rock Rock Docs 

Little Richard: The Rill King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

May 1, 2023February 19, 2024 James Porter 0 Comments Billy Wright, Charles Connors, Earl Palmer, Esquerita, Fishbone, I Am Everything, Lisa Cortes, Little Richard, Living Colour, Lloyd Price, Red Tyler, Richard Penniman

I Am Everything looks at one of the most mesmerizing and complicated figures in music

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Films Pop Psychedelics Rock 

Watch the Trailer for the Upcoming Syd Barrett Doc

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, David Gilmour, Have You Got It Yet?: The Story Of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd, Mercury Studios, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett

Have You Got It Yet? The Story Of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd comes to the U.S. in June

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Beatle Films 

Another Side of John Lennon’s “Lost Weekend”

April 19, 2023February 19, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments John Lennon, May Pang, Rock & Roll, The Beatles, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, Walls and Bridges, Yoko Ono

May Pang’s story finally comes to the big screen

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Films Glam New Wave Punk Rock 

The New David Johansen Doc: A Mixed Bag?

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Buster Poindexter, Carlyle, COVID-19, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, Leah Hennessey, Martin Scorsese, Personality Crisis: One Night Only, Showtime, the New York Dolls

Where Martin Scorsese’s anticipated film about the New York Doll goes right…and wrong

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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, 2022February 19, 2024 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, 2022February 19, 2024 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, 2022February 19, 2024 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, 2022February 19, 2024 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, 2022February 19, 2024 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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