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Music > Documentary: 563 Films to Buy & Rent
Dexter Gordon - More Than You Know (1996)
- Dir. Don McGlynn
- Tenor jazz saxophonist Dexter, renowned for his work with Lionel Hampton and others, gets fan treatment in a lively montage of performance and…
Hype! (1996)
- Dir. Doug Pray
- Absorbing document of the evolution of the Seattle grunge–music 'scene' from its genesis in the early '80s. Reflected in the ambiguous light of…
Jimmy Cliff - Moving On (1996)
- Reggae laureate Jimmy Cliff talks candidly about his music, religion and Jamaican culture to the tune of his greatest hits. Performances include: The…
Leaving Home (TV Series) (Orchestral Music in the 20th Century) (1996)
- The famed conductor Sir Simon Rattle here presents an accessible guide to the challenging classical music traditions of the 20th…
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Freebird: The Movie / Tribute Tour) (1996)
- Dir. Jeff G Waxman, Christine Strand, Nancy Saslow
- A feast for Lynyrd Skynyrd fans, this features two full–length movies about the rock–n–roll band of the American South.
Freebird…
Rocker, The - A Portrait of Phil Lynott (1996)
- An in depth look at the life and death of of legendary rocker, Phil Lynott, founding member of top 70's group Thin Lizzy. Through archive footage and…
Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- Werner Herzog, indulging in a love of opera, turns his documentary eye on the Richard Wagner Festival, capturing the pulse of the annual event, and…
Gesualdo - Death for Five Voices (1995)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- A sharp, sometimes unflattering profile of 16th century composer Don Carol Gesualdo, with dir. Herzog dividing his time between the artist's sexual…
History of Rock 'n' Roll, The (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Madonna…
- An epic and (mostly) comprehensive journey through the history of rock music from the 1950s to the mid–1990s, featuring an unprecendented…
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
- Dir. Don Was
- Step gingerly into the strange world of Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson. Interviews with friends, family and Wilson himself chart a tumultuous and…