Music documentary films

This movie, Jupiter's Dance, is great.

Jupiter's Dance:
"Kinshasa's ghettos are filled with poverty but also with a remarkable amount of talent. People of every age use music to transcend their environment. Jupiter Bokondji, leader of the band Okwess International, takes the audience on a musical tour of Kinshasa, Congo's capital. Along the way, he introduces viewers to the city's musicians -- young and old, hip-hop, blues and griot singers -- and relates his own struggle to escape his surroundings."

This is really good. I'm eventually going to have to get the DVD..


Here's the trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA727eYcO5E&feature=related




Has anyone seen this one? Is it worth seeing?

OK, OK so it's not a documentary - but, having grown up there and then and watched Tony Wilson on telly for hours on end, I hesitated for months but finally took the plunge and was most impressed. Sam Riley is outstanding. Very nice viewing for a wet Saturday afternoon.

This might be an interesting documentary:
People Who Do Noise

I haven't seen it yet and I'm not even sure if it has been released yet.

My friend recently found Northwest Passage on Netflix. I strained my eyes to watch for Smegma and the Wipers but it was so boring I couldn't stay awake past the first 10 minutes. Either it could have been more awesome or I could have considered scanning through the scenes. Whatever!

someone's got to say it....

"metallica:some kind of monster". seriously hilarious.

watching kirk hammett deliver the ice/fire/lukewarm water speech from spinal tap, but seriously, is just awesome. loved it.

The special features on the DVD has a bunch of even more hilarious deleted scenes. My faves include Kirk Hammett singing a song at traffic school (for non-Americans, and perhaps non-Californians, a program where you can sit in a room and receive driving education and get "points" from violations taken off your record, which generally affect one's insurance costs), and Lars Ulrich ranting about not being informed of a "Hawaiian shirt" theme for a party. I actually developed some empathy for little Lars because of his art collection, but it dissipated when he sold it.

OK, OK so it's not a documentary - but, having grown up there and then and watched Tony Wilson on telly for hours on end, I hesitated for months but finally took the plunge and was most impressed. Sam Riley is outstanding. Very nice viewing for a wet Saturday afternoon.

Just saw this last night ... the actors' musical performances were really good, especially Riley playing Ian Curtis. Vocally, it didn't seem like an "exact match" but it was pretty close and had a lot of the same qualities. It was most striking at the very end when the credits rolled and there was some other band covering "Shadowplay" and the vocal delivery was crap.

But I had a question ... in the latter half of the film, Ian is complaining about his epilepsy, and manager Rob Gretton says, "At least you're not the lead singer of The Fall." And I was wondering what this was a reference too, if anything. Was there a rivalry? Was this in reference to Mark E. Smith's alcoholism? His horrible teeth?

Has anyone seen this one? Is it worth seeing?

It's funny that I've had this lying on the shelf for the last few months.....I've been meaning to check it out but haven't had the time.
I'll pass on some feedback as soon as I actually pop this into the machine.....

It was most striking at the very end when the credits rolled and there was some other band covering "Shadowplay" and the vocal delivery was crap.

But I had a question ... in the latter half of the film, Ian is complaining about his epilepsy, and manager Rob Gretton says, "At least you're not the lead singer of The Fall."

Is that "Shadowplay" the cover by The Killers? How was it? Striking in a good way?

I think Riley played Smith in 24 Hour Party People.

Vocally, it didn't seem like an "exact match"

Well it had me wondering once or twice. Check out the original footage of the Granada Reports appearance here ("Shadowplay"), complete with Tony Wilson's smarmy aside about Salford..

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It was most striking at the very end when the credits rolled and there was some other band covering "Shadowplay" and the vocal delivery was crap.

I thought the Killers did a rather good job, actually. Corbijn's point was to show that JD's music was still relevant to today's pop musicians. As JD covers go, I can think of a lot worse. Ever hear Paul Young's "Love Will Tear Us Apart"? Yeeeouch!

But I had a question ... in the latter half of the film, Ian is complaining about his epilepsy, and manager Rob Gretton says, "At least you're not the lead singer of The Fall." And I was wondering what this was a reference too, if anything. Was there a rivalry? Was this in reference to Mark E. Smith's alcoholism? His horrible teeth?

There was a lot of rivalry between JD and The Fall at the time, yes. There must be some good quotes online somewhere. Horrible teeth? You should try this chap..

Just watched the Harry Partch documentary as part of the Enclosure 7 DVD. Pretty interesting stuff. The DVD extra with him making rose petal jam and jumping around is pretty hilarious, as are other parts. Quite a character. I realized I had never seen any film footage of him before this - any Partch fan should make sure to see it.

But I had a question ... in the latter half of the film, Ian is complaining about his epilepsy, and manager Rob Gretton says, "At least you're not the lead singer of The Fall." And I was wondering what this was a reference too, if anything. Was there a rivalry? Was this in reference to Mark E. Smith's alcoholism? His horrible teeth?

It could also be in respect to the fact that Mark E Smith is quite universally considered to be 'a prick'.

I watched an amazing Messiaen documentary the other day --- "La Liturgie de Cristal." Seek it. Such a charming little man; you can see him burst into birdsong at moments.

"Heavy Metal Parking lot" (http://www.heavymetalparkinglot.com/" onclick= "window.open(this.href);return false;)
Some youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRCVm-1r2k" onclick= "window.open(this.href);return false;
Imdb info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322526/" onclick= "window.open(this.href);return false;

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i just saw "scratch" a couple of days ago. It's quite worth it imo.

Lee Scratch Perry - The Unlimited Destruction DVD

Just watched the first half of this last night, and seriously impressed. That archive footage of Odetta had me jumping out of my seat. I wonder if he ever returned those records (25? 400?) he "borrowed" from the bloke back in Minnesota.. Love the interviews with the punters at the gig in Newcastle too. "Traitor"! Ha!

This movie, Jupiter's Dance, is great.

Yes it is.

Two other ones I like : Breaking the silence - Music in Afghanistan by Simon Broughton. Quite sad sometimes http://www.freemuse.org/sw6455.asp and Crossing the bridge - The sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459242/

This might be an interesting documentary:
People Who Do Noise
I haven't seen it yet and I'm not even sure if it has been released yet.

its been out for a while. its available from netflix. heres a thread with some commentary on it, including statements from participants.

http://chondriticsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php