Subgenre Sampler
Pop/Rock: 511 Films to Buy & Rent
Frank Zappa: Live in Paris (1980)
- Dir. Frank Zappa
Feat. Frank Zappa
- Rare music gig from innovative musician Frank Zappa performed in Paris in 1980 at the height of his career (the year after he recorded the albums…
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Malcolm McLaren, John Lydon, Sid Vicious…
- Quintessential punk movie off–handedly documents the Sex Pistols phenomenon under the auspice of self–styled rock guru Malcolm McLaren.…
Punk In England (1980)
- Dir. Wolfgang Buld
- The second part in Wolfgang Buld's trilogy follows on from "Punk In London" detailing the growth of Punk into New Wave, Ska and The Mod revival.…
Kids Are Alright, The (1979)
- Dir. Jeff Stein
Feat. Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend
- Chaotic yet compulsive documentary defining the eclectic career of 'The Who', made shortly before the death of drummer Keith Moon. The others, of…
Punk Rock Movie, The (1979)
- Dir. Don Letts
- Filmed at the height of the punk rock movement, this captures the raw essence of an astonishing era. Live clips of the bands that mattered –…
Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
- Dir. Neil Young
Feat. Neil Young
- King loser Neil Young triumphs in this concert film of him and Crazy Horse at the height of their rustic charm. Twenty songs, a great guitar sound…
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Playback (1979-1993)
- Dir. Julien Temple, Jeff Stein, Jesse Dylan
- A well–chosen selection of MTV hits from the back catalogue of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, showcasing the band's blue–eyed soul and…
Electric Light Orchestra: 'Out of the Blue' Tour Live at Wembley (incl. 'Discovery') (1978)
- A TV special featuring Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra live in concert at London's Wembley Arena at the peak of their popularity after the…
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (Kiss In Attack Of The Phantom!) (1978)
- Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley…
- Filmed at the height of KISS's popularity, this glorious piece of 70's rock 'n' roll camp pits the cosmic, cosmeticized crusaders against a…
Abba - The Movie (1977)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
- The Swedish quartet's 1976 tour of Australia is fashioned into an amusing mockumentary that interweaves a disc–jockey's hapless quest to…