Subgenre Sampler
Music > Documentary: 565 Films to Buy & Rent
Moro no Brasil (2002)
- Dir. Mika Kaurismaki
- A toe–tapping delve into the ferment of Brazil's popular musical traditions, with dir. Kaurismaki zeroing in to explore the hidden roots of the…
Only the Strong Survive (2002)
- Dir. Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
- Warm and intelligent appreciation of several of the soul–music legends of the 1960s and 70s by a veteran documentary team.
Based around a…
Phil Collins - A Life Less Ordinary (2002)
- Intimate portrait of the MOR titan and drummer extraordinairre. Featuring performance his monster hits: In the Air Tonight, Easy Lover, Groovy Kind…
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
- Dir. Paul Justman
- A treat for soul–music lovers, this uncovers the hidden history of Motown's seminal, wildly successful and yet almost completely unknown…
You See Me Laughin' (2002)
- Dir. Mandy Stein
- Doco about the latterday backwoods blues musicians clustered around the Fat Possum label. Includes R L Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Cedell Davis,…
Bee Gees - The Official Story (2001)
- Released as a tie–in with the 2001 Greatest Hits this collection sweetly summarizes the Gibb brothers extraordinary career, plenty of home…
Classic Albums - Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) (2001)
- Dir. Bob Smeaton
- Elton’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators.…
Classic Albums - Iron Maiden (2001)
- Dir. Tim Kirkby
- Iron Maiden’s Number of the Beast deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key…
Classic Albums - Judas Priest (British Steel) (2001)
- Dir. Tim Kirkby
- Judas Priest's "British Steel" (1980) deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators.…
Classic Albums - Lou Reed (Transformer) (2001)
- Dir. Bob Smeaton
- Lou Reed's "Transformer" deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators. Generously…