Rip! A Remix Manifesto
Synopsis: The feature documentary RiP: A Remix Manifesto explores the complexities of intellectual property in the era of peer-to-peer file sharing. Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor interviews key figures […]
Tag Archives: Documentary
The Psycho Legacy
Synopsis: In 1960 Anthony Perkins scare the world with his chilling portrayal of a murderous madman obsessed with his dead mother, catapulting the horror genre into a new realm of […]
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Synopsis: Heavy Metal In Baghdad is a documentary feature film that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion native to Iraq) from the fall […]
Global Metal
Synopsis: Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West’s most maligned musical genre – heavy metal – has impacted the world’s cultures beyond Europe and […]
Eddie Murphy: Raw
Synopsis: Uncensored. Uncut. Irresistible. Raw the #1 concert film of all time is Eddie Murphy doing what he does best: making people laugh. Filmed live at New York’s Felt Forum, […]
The Up Series
Synopsis: Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, The UP Series has explored this Jesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, […]
Jimi Plays Monterey
Synopsis: Few people in the United States had any idea who Jimi Hendrix was when he and his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, came on-stage at the {~1967 Monterey Pop […]
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Synopsis: Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Steven Tyler are among the Heavy Metal artists interviewed in The Decline of Western Civilization 2: The Metal Years. This […]
U2 3D
Synopsis: U2 3D transforms a series of live concerts by one of the world’s most acclaimed bands into a completely new entertainment experience that takes viewers on an extraordinary cinematic […]
Sign ‘o’ the Times
Synopsis: Strangely enigmatic, charismatically compact, and always decked out in the most colorfully bizarre outfits, pop star Prince has an undeniable talent for both songwriting and performing. On SIGN O […]
L’amant
Synopsis: From the novel of the same name – which has sold over one million copies in 43 languages – this “sophisticated adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ best-selling memoirs” (Daily Variety) smolders […]
Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey
Synopsis: The Film That Takes You Into The Heart Of The Beast. Sam Dunn, a 30-year-old headbanger-turned-anthropologist, sets out on a quest to explore heavy metal’s origins and cultural impact. […]
End Of The Century
Synopsis: In 1974 the New York City music scene was shocked into consciousness by a band of misfits from Queens called the Ramones. Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to […]
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