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May 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Nathan East – For The Record: Film
Nathan East: For The Record Directors: Chris Gero/David Maxwell Yamaha Entertainment Group of America/New Wave Entertainment Television What started out, clearly, as a digital press-kit component to Nathan East’s debut solo album gets stretched beyond EPK and into feature-length documentary film. Understandable when you play into the film’s tagline that Nathan East is the most […]Archive
May 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Kurt Cobain – Montage of Heck: Film
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Director: Brett Morgen HBO Documentary Films/Public Road Productions The first official, authorised documentary of Kurt Cobain, it’s been assembled lovingly, painstakingly, some eight years in the making…but it doesn’t feature Dave Grohl at all (elephant in the room) and it probably never needed to happen. The idea that this is […]Archive
August 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Creating 20,000 Days on Earth: A chat with filmmakers Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth
Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth believe the key to their film – 20,000 Days on Earth – a hybrid feature-film/documentary, an impressionistic glimpse into Nick Cave’s world (for a day) – is trust. Nick Cave trusted them. They trusted him. They trust each other. Pollard and Forsyth met at art school and have a partnership […]Archive
July 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Pulp – A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets: Film
Pulp: A Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets Director: Florian Habicht Pistachio Pictures Florian Habicht’s film about Pulp is not quite a band doco, never just a concert film and somehow it’s one of the very best band docos you could see, and a whole new approach to that stale turd that is the concert […]Archive
June 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Punk Singer: Film
The Punk Singer: A Film About Kathleen Hanna Director: Sini Anderson Opening Band Films Kathleen Hanna – feminist icon, performance artist, musician, style icon (or perhaps anti-style icon?) – there are plenty of reasons for a revealing documentary about the former Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontperson; fortunately The Punk Singer nails it and also […]Archive
June 4, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 11: Shihad Beautiful Machine
You should see this film. It’s the best music documentary that will ever come out of New Zealand. It has grit and heart and soul – and then there is the manipulation, the rewriting of history, the candidness that becomes a cover for what is tantamount to backstabbing. It’s all here. Shihad is New Zealand’s […]Archive
March 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Stone Roses – Made of Stone: DVD
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone Director: Shane Meadows Channel 4 DVD Look, I like The Stone Roses, I do. But I never needed to see this – and wish I hadn’t. Okay, okay, I like the band but I don’t love them. I never could get that special feeling that would make one a […]Archive
January 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
20 Feet From Stardom: Film
20 Feet From Stardom Director: Morgan Neville Gil Friesen Productions The real magic in 20 Feet From Stardom is that no one thought to tell this story before; it’s documentary gold: the helpers, the people behind the stars, the ones doing the work and making the stars sound good – 20 Feet From Stardom shares […]Archive
October 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Legend of Liam Clancy: NZ TV Premiere
The Legend of Liam Clancy Director: Alan Gilsenan Sky TV: Arts Channel This TV mini-series/documentary sees its NZ TV premier this Saturday, November 2, 8.30pm on SKY Television’s ARTS Channel. It’s a fantastic film. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem were the first musical superstars from Ireland, their folk songs went on to influence […]Archive
October 22, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Iron Maiden: Behind The Beast
Iron Maiden: Behind The Beast Director: Andy Matthews EMI Originally part of the En Vivo! live concert DVD the Iron Maiden documentary feature, Behind The Beast, works as a standalone film, showing the world that goes on behind the scenes in order to get Eddie and the band to the stage on time. What’s interesting […]Archive
August 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman