Good music movies
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Good music movies
I really enjoy a good movie that is either about music or has a music-centric plot. What are some good "music movies" that you don't think enough musicians/audio people are hip to? They can be true stories/documentaries, pure fiction, or anything in between.
My picks are:
The Commitments.
Amandla.
Very different, obviously, but both really incredible movies. I'd recommend them both very highly to just about anybody, but anyone who takes part in making music should definitely see both of them.
My picks are:
The Commitments.
Amandla.
Very different, obviously, but both really incredible movies. I'd recommend them both very highly to just about anybody, but anyone who takes part in making music should definitely see both of them.
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damn, this pretty much discounts most of my faves which are actually concerts.
as for documentaries and outright fiction: This Is Spinal Tap, Don't Look Back...okay, drawing a blank now.
i'm sure i'll think of more.
as for documentaries and outright fiction: This Is Spinal Tap, Don't Look Back...okay, drawing a blank now.
i'm sure i'll think of more.
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The recent Joy Division doco was pretty good. Interviews with all the right people, and a great story.
Certainly got me listening to the music again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1097239/
Certainly got me listening to the music again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1097239/
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Performance with Mick Jagger is pretty cool. There was that movie about 80s metal bands, I can't remember what it was called -- the Decline of Western Civilization or something, which is also a classic. Its on cable every once in a while (I think on IFC). Frank Zappa's Baby Snakes is an awesome movie with one of his best bands (Terry Bozzio, Adrian belew), and some pretty cool claymation. 200 Motels is also pretty cool.
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--The Decline of Western Civilization (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082252/)
Great documentary about hardcore. Very very funny.
--The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094980/)
Same director as above. Very funny, maybe more funny than the first one. Some great scenes of complete inanity and obliviousness.
--I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Wilco documentary. Kind of fun
--Loud Quiet Loud
Pixies reunion documentary. Very good.
--Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
Great doc about... well... Tom Dowd. It's on Netflix's "watch now" catalog.
--Stop Making Sense
Great Talking Heads concert film from Jonathan Demme. Probably my favorite concert film ever
--The Last Waltz
Somewhat uneven concert film, but the high points are easily worth a watch.
--Rude Boy
Kind of a bizarro film about a Clash "fan." But hey, it's the Clash.
Has anyone seen the new documentary about Philip Glass?
Great documentary about hardcore. Very very funny.
--The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094980/)
Same director as above. Very funny, maybe more funny than the first one. Some great scenes of complete inanity and obliviousness.
--I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Wilco documentary. Kind of fun
--Loud Quiet Loud
Pixies reunion documentary. Very good.
--Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
Great doc about... well... Tom Dowd. It's on Netflix's "watch now" catalog.
--Stop Making Sense
Great Talking Heads concert film from Jonathan Demme. Probably my favorite concert film ever
--The Last Waltz
Somewhat uneven concert film, but the high points are easily worth a watch.
--Rude Boy
Kind of a bizarro film about a Clash "fan." But hey, it's the Clash.
Has anyone seen the new documentary about Philip Glass?
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