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Keep on Keepin' On (2014)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Alan Hicks
- Infectious documentary that follows jazz legend Clark Terry over four years to document the mentorship between Terry and 23–year–old…
Lambert and Stamp (2014)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. James D. Cooper
Feat. Christopher Stamp, Kit Lambert
- Passionate documentary chronicling the curious origin–story of THE WHO, where two aspiring filmmakers looking for a subject came across the…
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
- Dir. Alex Gibney
- Alex Gibney's extensive portrait of the "Godfather of Soul" was made with cooperation of the Brown Estate and expertly contextualises a wealth of…
Nas: Time is Illmatic (2014)
- Dir. One9
- Spirited doco that delves deep into the making of Nas' benchmark album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.
Pulp: a Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- Imaginative Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht collaborates with Jarvis Cocker to mark UK pop rock band Pulp's last ever concert.
Spandau Ballet: Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Feat. Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp
- Top notch documentary about the band Spandau Ballet, who were key proponents of the "New Romantic" pop movement of the early 1980's and went on to…
20 Feet From Stardom (Twenty Feet From Stardom) (2013)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Morgan Neville
- [This] is the most satisfying music documentary of the last five years, maybe even longer, and that is really saying something. It is the story of…
Broadway Idiot (2013)
- Dir. Doug Hamilton
- Flashy, upbeat doco charts the journey of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong from pop–punk rocker to Broadway lead in the stage version of…
History Of The Eagles (2013)
- Dir. Alison Ellwood
- Meticulous patchwork of archival and concert footage, and never–before–seen home movies that explore the evolution and enduring…
Mistaken for Strangers (2013)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Tom Berninger
- Distinctive among rock–docs, this was made by the underachieving, metal–head brother of indie–rockers 'The National''s…