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Music > Documentary: 563 Films to Buy & Rent
Lennon NYC (LennoNYC) (2010)
- Dir. Michael Epstein
- Another documentary on John Lennon, but a good one, focusing on the singer–songwriter's period spent in New York (up until his assassination),…
Mother of Rock - Lillian Roxon (2010)
- Dir. Paul Clarke
- Feisty Australian journalist Lillian Roxon is the subject of this rock time capsule, which frames the music revolution of the 60s and 70s against…
Murundak - Songs of Freedom (2010)
- The music of the the Black Arm Band rallies this on–the–road concert film, as they gather some of Australia’s finest Indigenous…
Oil City Confidential (2010)
- Dir. Julien Temple
- Completing a trilogy of sorts, renowned rock–documentor Julien Temple turns his retrospective eye and mash–up style to Canvey Island…
Rolling Stones - Stones in Exile (2010)
- Dir. Stephen Kijak
Feat. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts…
- A vivid retrospective rock–doc that looks at the creation and impact of the Rolling Stones' 1972 epochal album "Exile on Main St", made largely…
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields (2010)
- Dir. Kerthy Fix, Gail O’Hara
Feat. Carrie Brownstein, Sarah Silverman, Peter Gabriel…
- Fly–on–the–wall portrait of tragi–comic genius Stephen Merritt, whose distinctive baritone voice, omnivorous musical…
Upside Down: The Creation Records Story (2010)
- Dir. Danny O'Connor
- The halcyon days of Brit pop are reminisced in this classy documentary on Alan McGee's cult independent record label, responsible for signing such…
Velvet Underground - Vanishing Point (2010)
- Dir. Tom Barber
Feat. Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, John Cale
- Doco on the legendary art–rockers featuring a wealth of material, including evocative period footage of New York, obscure interviews and…
Wagner and Me (Stephen Fry Wagner & Me) (2010)
- Dir. Patrick McGrady
Feat. Stephen Fry
- A passionate documentary in which Stephen Fry explores his love for the world's most controversial composer, Richard Wagner – a passion that…
Who is Harry Nilsson? (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
- Dir. John Scheinfeld
- A heartfelt, long–overdue reappraisal of singer–songwriter Harry Nilsson's greatness, which also doubles as an exploration of his…