New Music Movies on Amazon Video - Page 105

Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

2008

Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

2008
5.9
A documentary about the making of John Lennon's seminal solo debut album, "Plastic Ono Band," featuring historical analysis and playbacks of the original multi-track session tapes. Includes interviews with the musicians and personnel involved with the recording sessions as well as Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and other associates of the Lennons.
Working Class Rock Star

2008

Working Class Rock Star

2008
The lives and struggles of touring musicians as they expose a little seen face of the music industry, and how it is changing.
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary

2008

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary

2008
7.2
A documentary focusing on Tenacious D's world tour in support of their film and soundtrack to 'Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny'.
Classic Albums: The Doors

2008

Classic Albums: The Doors

2008
7.7
A future classic was unleashed in January 1967 as the Doors released their eponymously titled debut album. This documentary in the Classic Albums series takes an in-depth look at the album, with commentary from Bruce Botnick, who worked on the album, and the three remaining Doors--guitarist Robbie Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore. The three band members also play some of their instrumental parts from the album, offering invaluable insight into how the songs were constructed.
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash

2008

Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash

2008
7
While Heavy Metal is often accused of being static and conservative, in truth it is a radical form that regularly re-invents itself, and one which attracts generation after generation of musicians willing to learn from the past, but hungry to evolve the future. And so it was that, in the early 1980s, a young man named Lars Ulrich was so taken by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, then creating music paper headlines in the UK, that he came to England to track down obscure records, take them home to LA and, with his buddies, listen to them - until they came up with a genre of their own, soon be termed Thrash Metal.
John Legend: Live from Philadelphia

2008

John Legend: Live from Philadelphia

2008
John Legend: Live from Philadelphia actually constitutes a two-disc set, with an album and a disc of concert footage culled from r&b and neo-soul demigod Legend's Philadelphia engagements on his "Show Me" tour. The album features such tracks as "Heaven," "Stereo," "Alright," and "Save Room"; the video portion features not a complete live set, but extracts of various live performances on such numbers as "Save Room," "Slow Dance," "Used to Love U," and "Ordinary People." Added bonuses include the complete videos for "Another Again" and "Show Me," and an interview with Legend
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008
6.6
On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shine a Light

2008

Shine a Light

2008
6.8
Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Beacon Theatre during their A Bigger Bang tour. Filmed over two nights in 2006 with an all-star team of cinematographers, the film combines dynamic performances with archival footage and rare glimpses behind the scenes, offering a vibrant portrait of the band’s enduring energy and legacy.
Patti Smith: Dream of Life

2008

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

2008
6
An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.
Disco

2008

Disco

2008
4.4
Didier Travolta is a 40-year-old disco music fan who has no job, lives with his mother, and has a son he hasn't seen for a while. The mother of his son refuses to send him their son for the holidays unless he can offer him a real vacation, not just going to bars of the French port city of Le Havre. Penniless, the only way he can see his son is by winning a dance contest organized by his friend Jackson, with the prize of a vacation to Australia for two.
The Black Crowes - Warpaint Live

2008

The Black Crowes - Warpaint Live

2008
6.7
The Black Crowes are one of the all-time great live rock bands. Their shows are legendary and regularly sell out in record time wherever in the world they play. This new live DVD was filmed on March 20, 2008 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles during the tour in support of their critically acclaimed new studio album "Warpaint". The concert features live versions of the whole of the "Warpaint" album plus a mixture of previously unreleased cover versions and some of their own classics. 1) Goodbye Daughters Of The Revolution 2) Walk Believer Walk 3) Oh Josephine 4) Evergreen 5) We Who See The Deep 6) Locust Street 7) Movin' On Down The Line 8) Wounded Bird 9) God's Got It 10) There's Gold In Them Hills 11) Whoa Mule 12) Poor Elijah - Tribute To Johnson 13) Darling Of The Underground Press 14) Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye 15) Don't Know Why 16) Torn And Frayed 17) Hey Grandma
Radio Day

2008

Radio Day

2008
7.2
It's the day of radio in Russia. The radio station staff decides to invite famous bands, who will perform live for the ship with animals stranded in the Sea of Japan. And something goes wrong!
One Man in the Band

2008

One Man in the Band

2008
One-man bands. Showmen, eccentrics, loners. This award-winning documentary paints a funny and moving portrait of a selection of contemporary musicians who play as one-person acts and discovers that, for them, music just sounds so much better - and gets so much crazier - when you make it all alone. Life on the road for a one-man band is a journey into solitude. So is musical glory worth the pain?
The Wrecking Crew

2008

The Wrecking Crew

2008
7.3
A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.
What's Going On: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye

2008

What's Going On: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye

2008
6.5
The story of Marvin Gaye, one of the great and enduring figures of soul music whose life was one of sexual confusion and bittersweet success, using his own words and memories.
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

2008

The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

2008
6.5
The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.
The Visitor

2008

The Visitor

2008
7.1
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
Step Up 2: The Streets

2008

Step Up 2: The Streets

2008
6.7
When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.
Falco: Damn It, We're Still Alive!

2008

Falco: Damn It, We're Still Alive!

2008
6
Deals with the life, work, and tragic death of Johann "Falco" Hölzel. The biopic portrays his work through his early days, as member of the Viennese band "Drahdiwaberl", and later with his own hits as solo artist, like "Der Kommissar", "Wiener Blut", and his worldwide smash-hit "Rock Me Amadeus".
Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics - Live and Down Under

2008

Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics - Live and Down Under

2008
7.6
Christina Aguilera's breathlessly energetic, senses-frazzling live spectacular of a concert brought the house down in Sydney Adelaide, Australia. The critically acclaimed live extravaganza thrills and awes, while Christina's vocal acrobatics remind you why hers is the Voice of a Generation.