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Music > Documentary: 563 Films to Buy & Rent
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)
- Dir. Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise
- Sharply humorous look at the world of Heavy Metal, treating the musical subject as a subculture of its own, transcending the stereotypes and clichés…
New York Doll (2005)
- Dir. Greg Whiteley
- Affecting yet hilarious documentary about the bass–player of influential glam–punk band The New York Dolls, Arthur 'Killer' Kane, whose…
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…
Palm World Voices: Africa (2005)
- An enjoyable journey through the landscapes and varied human spectacles of the African continent – with an undercurrent of music providing a…
Palm World Voices: Vedic Path (2005)
- A splendid audiovisual journey through the spiritual, cultural, musical and geographic realms of India. Musically, this combines traditional Indian…
Punk: Attitude (2005)
- Dir. Don Letts
- The politics, fashion, attitudes and music of the punk pop culture trend are examined in this expansive doco from influential insider, starting with…
Rufus Wainwright - All I Want (2005)
- Music doco about Canadian–American singer–songwriter Rufus Wainwright, includes jamming sessions, music vids and interviews with…
Screaming Masterpiece (Gargandi snilld) (2005)
- Dir. Ari Alexander Ergis Magnusson
- A loud and proud showcase for Iceland’s eclectic, burgeoning music scene, headlined by the incomparable Bjork and a bevy of unclassifiable…
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2005)
- Dir. Andrew Douglas
- A soulful meander through the streets, scrapyards, swamps, mines, churches and bars of the American South under the guidance of alt–country…