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Music > Documentary: 563 Films to Buy & Rent
Pink Floyd and the Syd Barrett Story (2001)
- Dir. John Edginton
- A look at the early days of rock band Pink Floyd and their madcap lead singer, Syd Barrett.
Staunchly reclusive for over three decades, it is…
Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story (2001)
- Dir. Jeremy Marr
- Documentary on the reggae superstar, notable for featuring many previously unreleased songs and pieces of live footage. Also unique for its…
Scratch (2001)
- Dir. Doug Pray
- Comprehensive coverage of the evolution of DJing as an artform, from its formative years in the early 80s to its establishment as a movement known as…
Welcome to Death Row (2001)
- Dir. Leigh Savidge
- Fairly impartial and mostly enlightening account of the notorious ‘gangsta–rap’ record label Death Row, who in the 1990s released…
Westway to the World - The Clash (2001)
- Dir. Don Letts
Feat. Joe Strummer
- An informative flashback through the history of punk–rock group The Clash, made by London–colleague Don Letts.
Includes snippets of…
Wingspan (2001)
- Feat. Paul McCartney
- Doco tracing 9 years in the history of the Paul McCartney driven 70's rock band 'Wings' that emerged post Beatles mania. Tends to skim over murky…
Woodstock - The Music (2001)
- They say if you can remember it, you weren't there – that rainy weekend in 1969, when half a million people converged for one of the greatest…
Better Living Through Circuitry (2000)
- Dir. Jon Reiss
- A cinematic valentine to underground dance culture in documentary form, this intersperses interviews with Genesis P–Orridge, Wolfgang Flur, DJ…
Calle 54 (2000)
- Dir. Fernando Trueba
- A luxurious and overdue tribute to the charms of Latin jazz, dir. Tueba’s (BELLE EPOQUE) musical passion.
Interviews with greats like Tito…
Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (2000)
- Dir. Alan Boyd
- An accessible tour through the history of California’s pop success story – The Beach Boys – featuring archival footage from the…