Subgenre Sampler
Music > Documentary: 567 Films to Buy & Rent
Groupies (1970)
- Dir. Ron Dorfman, Peter Nevard
- A flawed but fascinating glimpse into the world of rock groupies (both male and female) during the heyday of psychedelia in 1969.
Though managing…
Let It Be (1970)
- Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney…
- 'Fly on the wall' chronicling of The Beatles' recording session for their "Let It Be" album that unwittingly provided glimpses into the fractious…
Nashville Sound, The (1970)
- Dir. David Hoffman, Robert Elfstrom
- Encyclopedic doco filmed during Country Music Week 1969, featuring a pretty impressive lineup from a great period for the form.
Includes Roy…
Woodstock (1970)
- Dir. Michael Wadleigh
- Historical gathering of the world's best rock performers and half a million Americans for an unabashed weekend of sex, drugs, rock and roll and…
All My Loving (1968)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
- Early essay–piece from Tony Palmer was born from a challenge to the then–classical music documentarian by John Lennon and Paul McCartney:…
Complete Monterey Pop Festival, The (Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Monterey, Shake! Otis at Monterey) (1968-1997)
- Dir. D.A. Pennebaker
Feat. Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding
- In 1967 the acclaimed documentary maker D.A. Pennebaker recorded performances at the Monterey Pop Festival, California.
This…
Doors, The - Feast of Friends (1968)
- Previously only available as a bootleg, this long sought after documentary, self–produced by The Doors, features mythological footage of the…
Elvis - '68 Comeback Special (1968)
- Feat. Elvis Presley
- An extraordinary and comprehensive compilation of material centering around the televised 'comeback' of Elvis Presley in 1968. In addition to the…
Don't Look Back - Bob Dylan (1967)
- Dir. D.A. Pennebaker
Feat. Bob Dylan
- One of the best portraits of an artist ever committed to film, this extraordinary documentary about Bob Dylan captures the man behind the phenomenon…
Festival! (1967)
- Dir. Murray Lerner
- A valuable time–capsule of the mid–1960s US folk movement, which browses performances from the Newport Folk Festival in the 1963–66…