"This is all so gripping, both as a time capsule and as a showcase for Dylan’s unique presence and glorious performances from Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and also from Patti Smith" - the Guardian reviews new Martin Scorsese's documentary about Bob Dylan 'Rolling Thunder Revue' (5 of 5 stars). "This is an immersive experience, like […]
“If you’re a sensual being, all of your senses need stimulation. A lot of it was based around pleasure… let’s face it” - Kylie Minogue is heard to say in new documentary 'Mystify' about Michael Hutchence, troubled INXS star, coming to BBC2, NME reports. Docu-movie examines the story of the Australian music icon, the events […]
The Beastie Boys‘ fourth album, 'Ill Communication', was released 25 years ago, with singles such as 'Sabotage' and 'Sure Shot'. Music writer Nathan Brackett made a documentary short, 'Still Ill', showing the evolution of the band to that point, about how Beastie Boys made it, and what did owning their studio mean to making the album (watch […]
“Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream” - Netflix describes their new Bob Dylan documentary 'Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story', coming to the service June 12. It's directed by Martin Scorsese, his second Dylan documentary, following the 2005 'No Direction Home'. Dylan gave a rare interview for 'Rolling Thunder Revue', and the doc […]
Decades long love between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen is the subject of 'Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love', a documentary by Nick Broomfield, who also worked on 'Kurt & Courtney', 'Biggie & Tupac', 'Whitney: Can I Be Me', and other films, Brooklyn Vegan reports. 'Marianne & Leonard' premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and it’s set for release in […]
“The time was right for us to tell our own story for the first time in our own words” said John Paul Jones about the Led Zeppelin documentary, the first official one. The film is directed by British film-maker Bernard MacMahon, director of 'American Epic', a four-part documentary exploring roots music across the US. Led […]
Guardian talked to three Berlin bouncers who are subject of a new documentary that "pulls back the curtain to reveal the personal histories and artistic ambitions of these figures, and the realities of living and ageing in a city once again undergoing rapid change". While some people could view door policies in Berlin – which […]
Former 'NSync member Lance Bass, along with director Aaron Kunkel created the YouTube documentary 'The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story' about this extraordinary music manager became a pop kingmaker and eventually lost everything, cataloguing in unflinching detail the damage he caused, the people he ripped off and the lives he ruined. It is […]
Michael Jackson's family has published a new documtenary exploring the other side of allegations made in HBO's 'Leaving Neverland', where two of his children-friends accused him of sexual abuse. The YouTube film is presented by Australian journalist Liam McEwan, who interviews figures such as Michael’s nephew Taj – who directly addresses the allegations of abuse […]
'Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story' is a documentary about Bay Area thrash scene and includes over 50 interviews with principle members of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel and plenty more. Watch the first official trailer here. Loudwire...
For 20 years R Kelly has faced numerous accusations of sexual misconduct - with many of the stories alleging he preyed on teenage girls. But the singer has never been convicted and denies any wrongdoing, and nothing really happened, until US channel Lifetime released a six-part documentary called 'Surviving R Kelly' - which has been […]
John Legend is the highest profile musician to participate in Lifetime’s new R. Kelly documentary series 'Surviving R. Kelly'. Filmmaker and executive producer Dream Hampton, she had reached out to many of Kelly’s other contemporaries, including Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Kim, Erykah Badu, Dave Chappelle, Lady Gaga, and JAY-Z, but all of them passed on […]
From 'Big Fun in the Big Town' about New York 1980s rap scene to 'In Bed with Madonna' The Guardian shares a list of top 20 music documentaries.
