Subgenre Sampler
Pop/Rock: 509 Films to Buy & Rent
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2014)
- Dir. Drew DeNicola , Olivia Mori
- The definitive story of the "greatest band that never made it", this long overdue documentary tells the story of legendary Memphis band "Big Star",…
I Dream Of Wires (2014)
- Dir. Robert Fantinatto
- A must for electronic music fans, this is a well–researched and cohesive delve into the history and recent resurgence of the electronic modular…
Jersey Boys (2014)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Vincent Piazza…
- Clint Eastwood brings the hit stage musical of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons' rise to stardom to the big screen.
Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (2014)
- Dir. Daina Reid
Feat. Luke Arnold
- Gaudy two–part Australian telemovie of the untold story rock band INXS and their rise to fame alongside charismatic frontman Michael…
Pulp: a Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- Imaginative Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht collaborates with Jarvis Cocker to mark UK pop rock band Pulp's last ever concert.
Spandau Ballet: Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)
- Feat. Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp
- Top notch documentary about the band Spandau Ballet, who were key proponents of the "New Romantic" pop movement of the early 1980's and went on to…
20 Feet From Stardom (Twenty Feet From Stardom) (2013)
- Dir. Morgan Neville
- [This] is the most satisfying music documentary of the last five years, maybe even longer, and that is really saying something. It is the story of…
Broadway Idiot (2013)
- Dir. Doug Hamilton
- Flashy, upbeat doco charts the journey of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong from pop–punk rocker to Broadway lead in the stage version of…
Mistaken for Strangers (2013)
- Dir. Tom Berninger
- Distinctive among rock–docs, this was made by the underachieving, metal–head brother of indie–rockers 'The National''s…
Stone Roses, The - Made of Stone (2013)
- Dir. Shane Meadows
- Dir. Shane Meadows enthusiastically documents the reunion of iconic band the Stone Roses, who were instrumental in paving the way for the Britpop…