Subgenre Sampler
Pop/Rock: 509 Films to Buy & Rent
Kraftwerk - Minimum Maximum (2005)
- Closer to performance art than a rock concert, this is a fittingly precise rendering of influential electronic German band Kraftwerk's 2004 world…
Last Days (2005)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento
- A questionable meditation on a besieged, drug–addled rock–star, clearly modelled on Kurt Cobain, as he inhabits a remote, decaying…
Later... with Jools Holland - Cool Britannia 2 (2005)
- Further Brit–centric compilation of musical performances from Jools Holland's highly enjoyable live music show.
Tracks: Kaiser Chiefs…
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
- Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita
Feat. Doona Bae, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii…
- Guided by a rousing rock anthem, three high school seniors – and one gawky Korean exchange student – strive to have three Japanese punk classics…
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up (2005)
- Dir. Bob Gruen, Nadya Beck
- Fascinating – if roughly hewn – documentary about the legendary NYC glam–punk music group, compiled from archival footage shot by…
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
- Scorsese's comprehensive biography focuses on Bob Dylan's life and music from 1961–66, includes never–seen performance footage and…
Peter Gabriel - Play (2005)
- A selection of 23 promos from art–rock groundbreaker Peter Gabriel, who after leaving the band Genesis went on to forge a unique solo career,…
Pink Floyd: In Their Own Words - Reflections on 'The Wall' (2005)
- A lavish tribute to Pink Floyd's seminal 1982 album–show–film THE WALL, which divides into an indepth critical discussion and a…
Pixies - Sell Out 2004 Reunion Tour (2005)
- An excellent DVD document of Boston–based alt–rock band The Pixies performing during their 2004 reunion tour at the Eurockeennes…
Showbands (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
Feat. Liam Cunningham, Kerry Katona
- Rich, rambunctious revival of the showband era propelled by the story of a lowly Irish bar cleaner determined to work her way up to singing stardom.…