Music-related movies

[stacilayne]

I work as a film reviewer for Horror.com and SyFy Channel... which, needless to say, doesn't really allow me to review many musicals. But I do love them -- especially the more "rock" style ones. I was wondering if you guys might have some recommendations for me. I did post a few of my favorites in my blog last month

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=46048036&blogId=523877556

I wanted to just repost it here, but I couldn't figure out how to embed all the videos. It would have taken me an hour, probably, to recreate it, so I hope you don't mind the outside link. I have clips from The Singing Detective (Robert Downey, Jr.), Repo! The Genetic Opera (Ogre from Skinny Puppy), Tommy (of course!), and the overlooked (IMHO) 2009 musical Nine (based on the life of Federico Fellini, with Daniel Day Lewis in the lead role.

Also, I was wondering what some of your favorite music biopics are. Mine tend to be on the artsy side. For instance, I looooovvvvvve I'm Not There, the movie with Heath Ledger and Cate Blancett (among others) as facets of Bob Dylan's personality. I've watched it several times and practically worn out the soundtrack. It's such an amazing soundtrack, with Dylan covers by the likes of John Doe, Sonic Youth, Eddie Vedder, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cat Power, etc. Really good stuff!

Staci

[Ady]

Control, a biopic of Joy Division's Ian Curtis:

[EddieShouldHaveListened]

I think a really good movie on the culture of early 70s rock and roll is Almost Famous, directed by Cameron Crowe. It's semi-autobiographical (Cameron Crowe started writing for Rolling Stone in 73 and went with Zeppelin on tour in 75 when he was just 17) and is my favorite movie of all time.

[The Pagemeister]

What about The Doors?

Spinal Tap?

There is a new Lennon biopic coming out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Km9L1Sqd0

[stacilayne]

Thanks! I've seen some of those... but not CONTROL. Looks good! (If you're a Joy Division fan, then have you seen 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE?)

Staci

[longdistancewinner]

The Ian Drury biopic, Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll.

Quadrophenia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_f2x_CMLds

Walk The Line

[Poindexter]

One of my favorite actors, a young Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious.

[Ady]

If you're a Joy Division fan, then have you seen 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE?

I have, that's a good film too. Control has a few of the same scenes, like when Ian Curtis has a fit in the car and Tony Wilson signing the contract with his own blood.