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Music: Concerts & Documentaries
James Brown: Live at the House of Blues - 74' - Filmed live at the House of Blues, Las Vegas in high definition, the undisputed "Godfather of Soul" James Brown brings his uninhibited style & energetic stage presence into the live arena. Featuring his greatest hits spanning five decades, songs performed include Get Up Offa That Thing, Soul Man, Sex Machine, I Feel Good, Papa Don't Take No Mess & Please Please Please. A powerful concert tape.
The Queen Phenomenon - 60' - This is a sharply edited retrospective documentary about the British rock band "Queen", spanning the 1970s, the death of Freddie Mercury in the '80s, and subsequent tributes and revivals. Interviews with the band members, friends and fans, behind the scenes material, concerts, and lots of music - it's a sometimes touching, sometimes inspiring look at the band who wrote the anthems of the 70s and 80s. One of the best scenes is a Mike Meyers interview intercut with Wayne's World clips. (We can also provide the Live in Wembley concert documentary, which was originally created as a companion piece).
The Passing Show: the Life and Music of Ronnie Lane- 105' - This compelling musical documentary tells the story of Ronnie Lane from early days with the Small Faces, and later the Faces (with Rod Stewart), through the sixties and seventies. It also charts his experiments with a rural life and the touring musical circus that he dubbed The Passing Show, as well as his poignant decline from Multiple Sclerosis. Featuring numerous musical clips, and interviews with family, friends and colleagues including Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones, Glyn Johns, Henry McCullough, Joe Ely and many more.
The Diary of Alicia Keys5 Grammy Awards! 10 Million Records Sold! Go behind the scenes to witness the painstaking process that Alicia Keys and team go through to craft The Diary of Alicia Keys, the follow up to Songs in A Minor, which garnered her 5 Grammy awards for R&B Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal, Best New Artist, and R&B Song of the Year. That follow-up album peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Top 200 and the R&B/Hip Hop charts. It has sold 3 million copies to date. This DVD contains exclusive material not seen on any other Alicia Keys project.
Sheryl Crow: Rocking the Globe LiveFilmed live at Detroit's Globe Theatre, Sheryl Crow performs all her smash hits from her Grammy Award-winning album The Globe Session. Each song is delivered with mesmerizing charm, catchy riffs and syncopated rhythms. Featuring All I Wanna Do, Everyday is a Winding Road, My Favorite Mistake, If It Makes You Happy, Am I Getting Through, and Strong Enough.
GIGANTIC (A Tale of Two Johns)Welcome to the surreal and poetic planet of They Might Be Giants, the Brooklyn-based musical duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, who have spent the past twenty years crafting their singular alt-pop style -- cerebral, dark and humorous. Embracing the Do-It-Yourself ethos of true independent artists, They Might Be Giants has followed a unconventional path to cult stardom -- from John and John's first meeting in a Lincoln, Massachusetts grade school through the East Village performance art scene of the early '80s to their 2002 Grammy Award -- aided by stunning, low-budget music videos, trailblazing use of the internet and a truly groundbreaking utilization of the telephone answering machine. GIGANTIC (A TALE OF TWO JOHNS) is a comprehensive chronicle of the band's 20-year history, told through performance, animation, videos and hilarious commentaries from friends and fans. Reflecting They Might Be Giants' unusual and unique place in the pop music universe, the film features appearances and contributions from a wide range of fans and collaborators: Musicians Frank Black, Mark Hoppus and Syd Straw; This American Life's Ira Glass and Sarah Vowell; Authors Michael Azerrad and Dave Eggers; Journalists Gina Arnold and Robert Krulwich. In addition, director AJ Schnack called upon actors Janeane Garofalo, Michael McKean, Andy Richter and Harry Shearer to recite the band's lyrics. The film also features appearances by Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, Joe Franklin and actor/director Josh Kornbluth.
"No wonder filmmaker AJ Schnack was able to snare the likes of Dave Eggers, Jon Stewart, and Frank Black to discuss the band's a pop-cultural importance in an oral history that is truly funny, charming, and even touching. Not necessarily just for fans of TMBG, the film is also a sweet reminiscence of a time when alternative really lived up to its definition". -- Nylon Magazine "The movie is a must-see." -- Michael O'Sullivan, WASHINGTON POST "Gigantic is a celebration of a lasting collaboration, creative integrity and the right to be different." --Paul Sherman, BOSTON HERALD
Drive Well, Sleep Carefully - On the road with Death Cab for CutieOn tour in the spring of 2004 filmmaker Justin Mitchell captured dozens of shows across the country and interviewed the band at length in their hometown of Seattle, WA. Shot entirely on 16mm film, the stunning live footage is mixed with candid conversations about the creative process, the band's dedication to their work and life on the road.
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart: A Film About WilcoIn the fall of 2000, Wilco entered the studio to record their highly anticipated fourth album. Building on three critically acclaimed albums and a reputation for phenomenal live shows, the band seemed posed to cement its reputation as one of the great American rock groups. So how is it that one year later, with completed record in hand, the band found itself rejected by its corporate record label and missing two of its original members? First-time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones was on-hand, chronicling this turbulent chapter in Wilco's history as it unfolded. The recording process is always rife with tension. That's to be expected, especially when the band is as ambitious as Wilco. The real surprise comes when the band delivers the final album to Reprise and all they get in response is two weeks of ominous silence. Soon, contracts are being broken and partnerships are being severed as Jones discovers he has a far more tumultuous tale to tell than he originally envisioned. Throughout the film, Jones tempers the backstage dramas and unfathomable corporate shenanigans with inspired live performances, as frontman Jeff Tweedy and company perform songs from the beleaguered "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" album, recently released and already considered a modern classic. Shot in luminous black and white. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart is a riveting portrait of a band making the best music of its career.
"Witness the brilliance of 'Don't Look Back,' 'Gimme Shelter' and 'D.O.A.' To this list we can now add Sam Jones' 'I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,' a riveting account of the crafting of 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot,' the recent masterpiece by Chicago's Wilco." -- Jim Derogatis, Chicago Sun Times
NOTE: A few instances of strong language will need to be bleeped for inflight use.
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Low: Live in Europe
The Duluth, Minnesota trio of Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Zak Sally on a grueling tour for their critically acclaimed album TRUST. The honesty they bring to their very personal music is revealed through this glimpse into their lives on tour. Playing their hypnotic, celestial and intense music in German rock clubs in Dresden, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin, the film culminates with an enthralling performance at a sold-out show at London's legendary Union Chapel. Told through van ride conversations, backstage banter, hotel room chats and late night revelations, LOW IN EUROPE is an illuminating portrait of a group making mesmerizing music at the height of their powers."It's simple music that's extraordinarily powerful. Proof that less is indisputably more. Slow and brooding, sparse and intense, desolate and hypnotic." -Chris Salmon, TIME OUT (London). "Slow, austere rock bliss." -Martin Aston, THE TIMES (London) "Low's songs are like Shaker chairs: unadorned, timelessly beautiful, and obviously made by human hands." -Michael Little, WASHINGTON CITY PAPER. "Quiet, moody songs that captivate listeners not with fireworks but with unforgiving introspection." - THE WASHINGTON POST
