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You Don't Know Ivan Julian

2020

You Don't Know Ivan Julian

2020
Since the inception of punk rock in New York, Ivan Julian has enjoyed a long and storied career as one of rock's most innovative guitarists. "You Don't Know Ivan Julian" invites us to an intimate exploration of his creative process, his noteworthy collaborations and his life's many highs and lows.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Live at Rockpalast

2016

George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Live at Rockpalast

2016
George Thorogood Live at Rockpalast in 1980 goes from zero to 60 in no time with the opening track, “House Of Blue Lights,” the Chuck Berry classic. “I’m Wanted” has some nice breaks and is as steady as they come. “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” is as lively and interesting as the studio version. It’s a ten-minute romp of hard luck and booze, and Thorogood plays it flawlessly. The second disc features some great slide work and features a nice routine of Elmore James including “Goodbye Baby (Can’t Say Goodbye)” and “New Hawaiian Boogie.” Another song Thorogood is well known for covering is “Who Do You Love?” and he plays this Bo Diddley standard with all the attitude of a rattlesnake on a bad day. Classic stuff.
The Violin Alone

2019

The Violin Alone

2019
A chance encounter between two modern visionaries results in a collaboration that pushes the boundaries of music and our idea of the possible –a piece in which the player must perform orchestra and solo parts simultaneously on a violin.
The Manitoba Connection

2020

The Manitoba Connection

2020
This previously unreleased, 35-minute documentary film that takes you deep into the bowels of Winnipeg's punk and hardcore underground circa the mid-2000s. "The Manitoba Connection" provides a rare, lightning-in-a-bottle snapshot of DIY subculture as it is on the Canadian Prairie, marked by geographical isolation, brutal winters, and a history of working-class politics.
I Sense Danger

2006

I Sense Danger

2006
A sword fighting, song-filled adventure set in the fantastical world of Don Juan and Miguel. Magic and Danger erupt as Don Juan, Prince of Spain, and his sidekick Miguel encounter Bernard, a mysterious little Frenchman. Don Juan, pitying the helpless Bernard, aids him in unleashing his psionic powers. Called away to foreign lands Don Juan leaves the protection of the Queen to his daughter, the lovely whip-cracking, Princess Esmeralda who soon learns that Bernard is no longer as helpless as he seems. Bernard, wielding his powers, pillages the village and captures the castle. The Princess Esmeralda, along with good friends, plots to overthrow Bernard. Don Juan and Miguel return from their foreign forays and together they face the matter-moving monster. A delight for all ages!
In Loving Memory of Branimir Vugdelija

2018

In Loving Memory of Branimir Vugdelija

2018
A documentary based on the life of Branimir Vugdelija, frontman of the gothic metal band Embrio. Branimir was an ambitious musician, biker and martial artist. Sadly, in the summer of 2007 Branimir died in motorcycle accident.
Holding These Moments

2020

Holding These Moments

2020
In early 2016, Dan Elswick embarked to document BANE’s final US tour. Starting as a love letter to his favorite band, it turned into much more. Beginning at a time when hardcore music strayed from its punk roots, BANE musically and lyrically challenged people. Five individuals set a course to live and play music by their own rules. After two decades attracting fans with their honesty as people and musicians, the pressure of home life and self-doubt became unavoidable. BANE made an all-or-nothing decision to end the band with a final album and tour. Holding These Moments examines the challenges of living and creating art on your own terms. It explores the artist’s struggle: questioning relevance and living a life of meaning amidst one’s art. Through extensive band, fan, and friend interviews, we see firsthand the impact of people living less ordinarily.
Fidelio

1956

Fidelio

1956
In a Silent Way

2022

In a Silent Way

2022
In A Silent Way centers around a young jazz guitarist, Jazzen Goodman, who dreams of becoming a jazz legend. He hires his best friend Dylan to film him on his journey through the jazz world. After being upstaged by his old bandmate at a house show where their now dueling bands are on the same bill, Jazzen has a dream about his death. Haunted by this "premonition" that he will meet his death in 30 days, Jazzen starts to devise a surefire plan that will take him to his ultimate goal of "post-mortem solidification into the annals of jazz history".
Linda and the Mockingbirds

2020

Linda and the Mockingbirds

2020
A road movie with music. A song-soaked, foot-stomping trip straight to the heart of what it means to be Mexican, and to be American, and the complex joy of being both at the same time.
Bones UK: Unplugged

2020

Bones UK: Unplugged

2020
For London-bred band Bones UK, every song is a chance to speak their minds, and to the shed light on the disconnect between the status quo and the far more glorious world inside their heads. Bones UK delivers a raw and passion-filled performance in an intimate location with a very diverse audience.
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau

2020

Le Postillon de Lonjumeau

2020
Adolphe Adam’s Le Postillon de Lonjumeau was a great success at its premiere in 1836, and, along with the ballet Giselle, has remained one of the composer’s most popular works. Following the great French tradition, this opéra-comique has it all: 18th-century Rococo Parisian glamour and a perilous love story involving the dashing and flirtatious Chapelou and his opposite, the powerful and clever Madeleine. This lavish and spectacular production from the Opéra Comique in Paris received widespread critical acclaim and also features costumes by the iconic French fashion designer Christian Lacroix.
Quartet for the End of Time

2017

Quartet for the End of Time

2017
A music documentary about Olivier Messiaen's transcendent masterpiece, that he composed in a World War II prison camp, and debuted there on January 15, 1941. This film was completed on the 75th Anniversary of that historic premiere, and features "The President's Own" United States Marine Band Ensemble performing in rehearsal and at The Phillips Collection, in Washington, D.C. (Note by H. Paul Moon)
Yankoheit 27

2012

Yankoheit 27

2012
Fans of the one and only "Weird Al" Yankovic have banded together to get the Grammy-winning funnyman one honor that has eluded him: induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Campaign organizer Greg Method traces the career of the parodist, talks to fans from around the world to see what makes them tick, and follows the development and economic impact of the Cleveland museum. It is equal parts exposé, tribute, and a call to arms in this unauthorized look at the MTV generation's greatest rock humorist.
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979
Gala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.
Lucero - Mas Enamorada

2019

Lucero - Mas Enamorada

2019
Lucero performs selections of her recording "Mas Enamorada con Banda" live.
Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

2010

Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

2010
On the liner notes to Freak Out!, the 1967 debut album by Zappa's original band the Mothers of Invention, Zappa listed some seventy-two names on the liner notes and cited them as influences. The Freak Out List intends to explore who these artists are and what influence they had on Zappa's music. This listing encompasses all sorts of music, from classical composer Edgar Varese to R&B star Johnny "Guitar" Watson to jazzman Eric Dolphy to flamenco guitarist Sabicas. You can hear for instance, how the esoteric classical influence of Varese shaped Zappa's long-form epics like "Lumpy Gravy" or how Dolphy's instrumental prowess led Zappa to incorporate jazz-fusion on albums like Weasels Ripped My Flesh! (1970), which even included a song titled "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue." Interviews with various Zappa biographers and music historians as well as musicians George Duke, Ian Underwood, and Don Preston, all of whom played in the Mothers at one time or another, help add additional context.
Broken Poet

2020

Broken Poet

2020
Broken Poet is a compelling investigation into the meaning of success, rock stardom and even freedom itself which, as Janis Joplin sang, is just another word for nothing left to lose.
Band vs Brand

2019

Band vs Brand

2019
A documentary film focusing on the current state of the music business and on how "the brand" of a rock group, in many cases, has more power than the band members themselves.
Offstage Elements

2019

Offstage Elements

2019
An aspiring heavy metal band's lead singer returns to the rock scene as a devout "born-again" Christian after his cancer goes into remission. The band's members struggle with this drastic transformation while dealing with their own downward spirals.