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Subgenre Sampler

 
High FidelityHigh Fidelity (2000) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black
American adaptation of Nick Hornby's beloved English novel about pop music obsession and the vagaries of romance loses surprisingly little in the…
Detroit Rock CityDetroit Rock City (1999) Recommended
Dir. Adam Rifkin
Feat. Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello
In 1978, Edward Furlong and his garage band pals are perhaps the most devoted KISS fans in the world, but the road to see their idols in concert is…
Rock Profile (TV Series)Rock Profile (TV Series) (1999-2001)
Dir. Gareth Carrivick
Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Jamie Theakston
The creators of LITTLE BRITAIN satirise the ways of rich rock'n'rollers with a series of parodies of Elton John, George Michael, U2, Tom Jones,…
Still CrazyStill Crazy (1999)
Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Bruce Robinson
Victims of 70s music–biz burnout, the assorted members of rockers Strange Fruit reform (before they go completely soft) for this ripe satire on…
Spiceworld: The MovieSpiceworld: The Movie (1997)
Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton
Rocking–good time of a shallow band movie, with great costumes, sets, attitude, etc. The girls sure know how to have fun, Richard E. Grant is…
AirheadsAirheads (1993)
Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler
Three frustrated metal–heads hold a radio–station to ransom in a vain attempt to get their music played and become rock stars. The cool…
Commitments, TheCommitments, The (1991)
Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Colm Meaney
Surprise hit simply chronicles the rise and fall of a Dublin soul band, formed by a group of teens with naught better to do. Unashamedly light fare,…
Leningrad Cowboys Go AmericaLeningrad Cowboys Go America (Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses, Total Balalaika Show) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Jim Jarmusch
Laconic, often funny road movie follows an awful Soviet rock group with outlandish hairstyles across backwater USA. Director is Europe's answer to…
True StoriesTrue Stories (1986)
Dir. David Byrne
Feat. David Byrne, John Goodman
David Byrne meets some folks in the shopping malls and diners of a small Texan town, here displayed in all their "ordinary" glory. His lens on…
Get Out of My RoomGet Out of My Room (1985)
Dir. Richard Marin
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Cassandra Peterson, Mary Woronov
Cheech and Chong oddity, with the doped–out duo contriving four music–videos and a documentary about the whole deal.

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