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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobbie RobertsonMuddy WatersNeil YoungA film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
- DirectorHoward AlkStarsJanis JoplinPeter AlbinSam AndrewThe life and music of Janis Joplin.
- DirectorMichael WadleighStarsJoan BaezRichie HavensRoger DaltreyOscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
- DirectorBob SmeatonFrank CvitanovichStarsJanis JoplinGrateful DeadThe BandThe filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts like Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band.
- DirectorAuguste LumièreLouis LumièreStarsMadeleine KoehlerMarcel KoehlerMrs. Auguste LumiereA train arrives at La Ciotat station.
- DirectorClaude NuridsanyMarie PérennouStarsKristin Scott ThomasJacques PerrinA documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen AffleckMichael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- DirectorPeter JosephStarsChogyam TrungpaJordan MaxwellGeorge CarlinMythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.
- DirectorMalik BendjelloulStarsRodriguezStephen 'Sugar' SegermanDennis CoffeyTwo South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
- DirectorMichael EpsteinStarsGeorge BartenieffWarren BeattyWalter BernsteinThrough playwright Arthur Miller and director Elia Kazan, the film explores the blacklist: its origins, the key agents of the Red Scare, and the damage done not only to those subpoenaed, but to America's political system as well.
- DirectorDaniel AnkerStarsGene HackmanNorma BarzmanJack BennyThe history of Hollywood's handling of the Nazis and its later depiction of the Holocaust they perpetrated.
- DirectorJesse VileStarsJason BeckerDan AlvarezEhren BeckerWhen doctors diagnosed 19-year-old rock star Jason Becker with Lou Gehrig's Disease, they said he would never make music again. 22 years later, without the ability to move or to speak, Jason is alive and making music with his eyes.
- DirectorKen O'NeillRoger WatersStarsBryan AdamsThe BandRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester BerlinA recording of the 1990 Berlin benefit concert in which Roger Waters leads an all star cast in performing his famous concept album.
- DirectorPeter CliftonJoe MassotStarsRobert PlantJimmy PageJohn Paul JonesThe line forms here for the world's greatest and possibly most influential band--Led Zeppelin. This mesmerizing movie built around Zep's famed 1973 concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden is convincing proof why.
- DirectorNeil JohnsonThis comprehensive collection features heavy metal gods Manowar on tour in 17 countries, performing some of their most pulse-pounding songs - including "Black Wind, Fire and Steel" and "House of Death" - to wildly enthusiastic audiences.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsQueensrÿcheGeoff TateChris De GarmoUS heavy metal band Queensrÿche performs live their classic 1988 concept album Operation: Mindcrime in this concert film.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAyrton SennaReginaldo LemeJohn BisignanoA documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
- StarsRichard BaileyDavid CoverdalePhilip Neil MurrayWhitesnake Mk7 concert at the "Rock in Rio" festival in front of the audience of 250,000 people. Whitesnake played as a support for Queen and Iron Maiden. Setlist: Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues, Guilty Of Love, Ready An' Willing, Love Ain't No Stranger, Crying In The Rain, Sykes Solo, Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City, Slow An' Easy, Slide It In, Don't Break My Heart Again.
- DirectorDean KarrStarsBruce DickinsonDave MurrayJanick GersLive concert on the back of 'Brave New World' album, showing why they're one of the greats, performing many hits from their long career, a band at its peak.
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsIron MaidenBruce DickinsonSteve HarrisThe legendary British Metal band's second headlining show at the famous "Monsters of Rock"-festival in Donington, UK.
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDavid GilmourNick MasonRichard WrightPink Floyd's final live show in 1994
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsRob AffusoSebastian BachRachel BolanA recap of the Moscow Peace Festival, a heavy metal concert promoting the drug war in Russia, in the aftermath of the fall of the U.S.S.R. Featuring performances by Bon Jovi, Skid Row, Motley Crue, and a reunited Black Sabbath.
- DirectorGrant SlawsonStarsChris DrejaJack BruceAhmet Ertegun
- DirectorAndy FinneyStarsDeep PurpleRitchie BlackmoreDavid CoverdaleRecorded and aired live by ABC-TV on 6th April 1974 at the Ontario Speedway near Los Angeles CA. Video produced by Tony Edwards. One of the most controversial rock festivals of the seventies had to be the 'California Jam-Festival, which included E.L.P, Black Sabbath, Eagles, Rare Earth and of course the headliner: Deep Purple. 200,000 visitors witnessed the havoc caused when, during the performance, Ritchie Blackmore started to destroy ABC's tv cameras! The track "Lay down, stay down" was also done but was later edited off by some strange reason. The concert was subsequently released on CD in 1996.
- StarsMrs. Auguste LumiereAntoine LumièreAuguste LumièreA collection of short films made by the Lumiere brothers, a team of pioneering filmmakers in turn-of-the-century France.
- 1987– 45mTV-148.0 (129)TV EpisodeStarsPaul ClemensNorman GeorgePeter GravesDescend into the dark world and tragic life of the melancholy author who is the uncontested master of the macabre, and hear excerpts from his famous works.
- DirectorKim EvansStarsJackson PollockLee KrasnerElaine de Kooning
- DirectorTim DunnStuart ElliottStarsSusannah YorkStephen NoonanRoy HolderIn the year that the David celebrates its 500th anniversary, BBC ONE brings to life the story of one of the most gifted, and tempestuous, artists in history.
- DirectorJim FieldsMichael GramagliaStarsRick RubinTommy RamoneDee Dee RamoneThe story of the punk rock band The Ramones.
- 1983–19991h7.7 (12)TV EpisodeDirectorChris HuntStarsBenjamin WoolleyAldous HuxleyJohn CareyVisionary of the future, inventor of the new science, creator of the most terrible Utopian's societies...prophet of the human fears.
- This program uncovers Mozart's character and explores the obstacles he overcame in trying to establish himself as an independent artist during an age when musicians were seen as servants to the rich and powerful. Mozart's years in Vienna (1781-91) were his most productive. There, he wrote his great masterpieces including the operas "Don Giovanni",and "The Magic Flute", the "Jupiter" Symphony, Quintet In G Minor and his last great work, the Requiem, which he composed just before his death at the age of thirty-five. The program concludes with a brief overview of Mozart's work which is useful to experienced music lovers and newcomers alike. The soundtrack features a selection of Mozart's compositions played by members of the Elysium Ensemble.
- Beethoven is particularly acclaimed for his orchestral works, including symphonies and concertos, plus sonatas and chamber music. The highly expressive music Beethoven produced, infused with a sense of his own struggles to overcome adversity, for centuries has inspired composers like Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Wagner, and continue to do so today. These informative programs are a concise overview of the composer's life and times, filmed on location in the cities and places that influenced their works. Also included in a detailed list of each composer's most significant musical compositions.
- These informative programs are a concise overview of the composer's life and times, filmed on location in the cities and places that influenced their works. Also included in a detailed list of each composer's most significant musical compositions.
- 1985– 4hTV-147.8 (422)TV Episode86MetascoreDirectorRic BurnsStarsLaurie AndersonIrving BlumDeVeren BookwalterRic Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol.
- DirectorBob SmeatonStarsEric ClaptonRick DankoGeorge HarrisonAn interview show with discussion of how the eponymous album was recorded; all surviving members of The Band participated. Other musicians are also interviewed about the impact and influence of the album and The Band in general. Details include the four track method of recording that resulted in multiple parts being recorded on each track. The Band routinely traded instruments, who would sing, etc. to determine what worked best for each song. On many songs, members discussed their (or other) parts specifically and the track was played by itself to here the nuances of the recording. This program really shows both the raw talent of the group, but a level of creativity in making the music that is rarely seen in today's recording industry.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsRoger WatersStorm ThorgersonNigel WilliamsonA detailed look at the production of the biggest album in the history of progressive rock and one of the best-selling albums of all time.
- DirectorMirko CoccoStarsScott GuetzkowBeth HartTom Lilly
- StarsJim BerkenstadtRichard M DumontAndy MayorasElvis Presley, the pelvis-whirling rock 'n roll icon was at one point one of the highest-paid entertainers in the world. But his lavish lifestyle and over-the-top generosity with friends and family whittled away his fortune. When he died suddenly at age 42 his legacy ends up in the hands of the person who had manipulated and controlled his world when he was alive. But his family battles to put it where it belongs - in the hands of his beloved daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
- DirectorBenjamin StatlerStarsDaniel RoebuckSarah ScottAugust EmersonTom Grant, a private investigator once hired by Courtney Love, reveals his take on the death of Kurt Cobain.
- DirectorHåvard BustnesStarsRena DourouPanagiotis IliopoulosLiana KanelliFollowing a daughter, wife and mother as they lead the political party Golden Dawn through the upcoming elections.
- DirectorIliana DaneziStarsThanasis AlatasMarios GiamalakisNikos Grapsashitherto unknown band from Greece features among the world's biggest names in the psychedelic rock music scene. In 1976, four young friends from Athens form the band "The 4 Levels of Existence". They compose, rehearse in improvised music studios, and record their first and only album, realizing their own musical "revolution". In the ensuing years this "revolution" was gradually forgotten, as normality and the everyday obligations of adult life took over. Their album, however, followed a unique and remarkable course: from the shelves of a few Athenian record stores it reached collectors from all over the world, as well as the ears of music producers in the US. In 2009, representatives from the record company of renowned American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z contacted Athanasios Alatas, member of the band and composer of several songs of the album, asking him for permission to use part of a song from the 4 Levels of Existence record. In this way, "Someday in Athens" became part of "Run this Town" (sung by Rihanna), winning a Grammy in the category Best Rap Song in 2010. In 2018, 42 years after the band was formed, its members meet again in order to reminisce about the past, dream about the future, and rock one more time in a common journey toward their musical roots.
- DirectorSergios VafeiadisDocumentary about the Greek Punk Rock scene of the 70s and 80s. Some of the most famous bands of this underground genre talks about the way people reacted to the music and to the way of life o punk rockers.
- DirectorAdam DubinStarsMetallicaLou BrutusChristopher GuestThis DVD contains many never-seen-before interviews of Metal icons METALLICA, exploring the true lives of these larger-than-life heroes. The footage reveals how the biggest phenomena in the Metal world has managed to keep their feet fixed firmy on the ground regardless of all the massive media attention and millions of fans. Metallica formed in October 1981 and has since over 90 million albums making them one of the most commercially successful heavy metal acts ever! This program is sure to enlighten any Heavy Metal enthusiast, Rock and Roll rebel, or Metallica master!
- DirectorJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsJames HetfieldKirk HammettLars UlrichThe iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.
- DirectorDevin ChandaMatt MitchenerCharles ToddStarsBuddy GuyLightnin HopkinsGary Clark Jr.Chicago blues great Buddy Guy never was the same after he heard John Lee Hooker's seminal "Boogie Chillun'" while growing up in his rural stomping grounds of Lettswork, Louisiana. In 1957 he set out for the Windy City and its vibrant blues scene, where he played his way into the clubs, cut records, befriended and gigged with other greats (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush), forged his skillful, intense, wild persona, hit the road, influenced new generations of musicians (Mick, Keith, Eric, Stevie Ray Vaughan), performed at the Obama White House and collected nine Grammys along the way. Supported by a sumptuous assemblage of performance footage, testimonials from those he's inspired (including Clapton, Carlos Santana, Gary Clark Jr., and John Mayer) and some classic blues licks, Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away finds Guy (now a young 84) looking back at his life, providing valuable insight into his music while leaving room for some memorable anecdotes (ever heard about Muddy Waters' salami sandwiches?). If he feels any responsibility as the last of the Chicago bluesman still with us, well he just takes it in stride and deservedly so.
- DirectorToby AmiesStarsRobert FrippBiff BlumfumgagngeBill RieflinWhat began as a straightforward documentary about the cult rock band King Crimson as it turned 50, mutated into an exploration of time, death, family, and the transcendent power of music to change lives. But with jokes.
- DirectorEvangelia KraniotiStarsLuana MunizIn her essayistic film Obscuro Barroco Greek director Evangelia Kranioti explores the poetic words of her transgender narrator Luana Muniz, who is herself an icon of Brazil's queer subculture. Amidst a somnambulistic tide of images she enters the pulsating world of creatures of the night.
- StarsJon Bon JoviDavid BryanTico TorresFollows the history of Bon Jovi, featuring personal videos, photos, and music that provide a look at Jon Bon Jovi's life and the band's journey from New Jersey clubs to global fame.