Heavy Metal Britannia (2010)
Tracing the roots of Heavy Metal music within the UK.
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 30M
Director : Chris Rodley
Synopsis
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph. Contributors include Lemmy, Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Saxon's Biff Byford.
The definitive masterclass with Tony Iommi. Inventor of the "heavy metal" guitar sound which powered Black Sabbath to world fame and inspired a host of imitators.
Forum Musiques, Paris, France, 22 January 1969 ("Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", David Gilmour interview [in French], "A Saucerful of Secrets") The Man and The Journey: Royal Festival Hall, London, rehearsal, 14 April 1969 ("Afternoon", "The Beginning", "Cymbaline", "Beset by Creatures of the Deep", "The End of the Beginning")
Essencer Pop & Blues Festival, Essen, Germany, October 11, 1969 ("Careful with That Axe, Eugene", "A Saucerful of Secrets") Music Power & European Music Revolution, Festival Actuel Amougies Mont de L'Enclus, Belgium, 25 October 1969 ("Green Is the Colour", "Careful with That Axe, Eugene", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", "Interstellar Overdrive" [with Frank Zappa])
Using rare previously unreleased film of the original Ozzy Osbourne line-up from 1971 never before available on DVD, this superb independent film sets out to discover what makes a great band and poses the tricky question: who was the best Sabbath singer Ozzy, Dio or Martin? Also featured are extensive interviews with Tony Iommi, Neil Murray alongside leading music critics and working musicians.
Hard 'n' Heavy video magazine with Thrash Metal music videos, band interviews, punk cartoons and 90s entertainment.
These rare glimpses of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly-Joe DeRita in color were shot in 1965 as live-action scenes for The New Three Stooges cartoon, representing the team at the peak of its popularity. While cleaning a musty mansion, they discover a suit of armor that appears to be inhabited and Moe matches wits withs a checker-playing chimp (we won't tell you who wins) as the boys play zany zookeepers. They wreak havoc open a golf course, the open road, a fishing boat, a camping trip, an airport scale and the beach, and as perplexed paperhangers, foolish photographers, short-tempered chefs and dim-bulb doctors.
This documentary is a considered look at the continuing story of Metal, in the words of the people that make it, live it, breathe it and keep it vital. The Bands. The Fans, The Producers, The Industry and The Journalists. What makes it tick, why nothing else can touch it for power, emotion and longevity, why it's misunderstood, why it doesn't care, how it continues to upset the establishment, how it manipulates the media, the positivity, and the way it has forced it's iconography and ethos deep into an unsuspecting and unwilling mainstream.
This is the 40th anniversary special edition of the ultimate critical guide to the work of Pink Floyd, in concert, on record and on film. Using the actual words of the band and critics, WELCOME TO THE MACHINE is the definitive review of the music of Pink Floyd from the Syd Barrett era to Pulse. This superb critical guide uses films and recordings of Pink Floyd performances from sound, television and radio archives around the world to create an in-depth review of the work of this legendary band. The world of psychedelic rockers Pink Floyd opens up on this comprehensive retrospective of the band's entire career. Among the highlights on WELCOME TO THE MACHINE are archive interviews with the group members, rare live recordings, and an in-depth analysis of their career arc.
This exhaustive documentary attempts to tell the history of Bram Stoker's influential novel Dracula, explaining both the historical antecedents to the story, as well as offering look at Stoker's life in order to help illuminate this enduring horror tale, and exposing some of the myths surrounding vampires that have long been accepted as fact.
Brussels, Belgium, 2/18-19/68 ("Astronomy Domine", "The Scarecrow", "Corporal Clegg", "Paintbox", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", "See Emily Play", "Bike") Brussels, Belgium, 2/68 ("Apples and Oranges") Paris, France, 2/20/68 ("Astronomy Domine", "Flaming", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", "Let There Be More Light") Paris, France, 2/21/68 ("Paintbox") London, UK, 3/68 ("Instrumental Improvisation") London, UK, 3/28/68 ("Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun") Rome, Italy, 4/68 ("It Would Be So Nice [excerpt]") Rome, Italy, 5/6/68 ("Interstellar Overdrive") Kasterlee, Belgium, 8/31/68 ("Astronomy Domine", Roger Waters interview) Paris, France, 9/6/68 ("Let There Be More Light, "Remember a Day") London, UK, 1968 ("Let There Be More Light") Paris, France, 10/21/68 ("Let There Be More Light", "Flaming") Paris, France, 11/1/68 ("Let There Be More Light") "Point Me at the Sky" (restored promo video, UK, 1968)
Pink Floyd released their first single in 1967, and as their popularity around the world grew, they increasingly travelled outside the UK to perform live shows and make TV appearances. After The Dark Side of the Moon became a global smash, the band concentrated on the creative freedom of live performance, leaving the world of TV behind, but now, after painstaking research, tapes of those early historic appearances have been tracked down and compiled into a fascinating hour of early Pink Floyd. With front man Syd Barrett, they perform Astronomy Domine and Jugband Blues, and after Syd's departure, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason can be seen playing a full range of their eclectic material, from out and out pop in It Would Be So Nice, through instrumental improvisations, collaboration with choir and orchestra on Atom Heart Mother and enduring rock material like Wot's...Uh The Deal.
This halloween turn your house into a haunted house with a spooktacular party hosted by Count Skeleton.
Take a journey to the trippy side with this examination of the landmark 1973 Pink Floyd work "Dark Side of the Moon," featuring recollections from band members about the writing and recording of the album. Vintage concert footage and reflections by friends and colleagues of the band combine to present an illuminating history of one of rock music's most influential albums.
Nobody cracks up a room lickety-split like Larry, Curly and Moe. In this "Three Stooges" retrospective, the hilarious trio traipses through history with their signature comedic flair in these short films. Selected from the 190 shorts they made between 1934 and 1959, the films highlighted are "Matri-Phony," "Squareheads of the Round Table," "Restless Nights," "I'm a Monkey's Uncle" and "Fiddlers Three."
This is like a documentary on the scandals in the Golden Age of Hollywood during the 1920's. Contains many reenactments of major scandals.
Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and countless other creatures. Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Howard Berger, Bob Burns, Scott Essman, Kim Newman, Gregory Nicotero and others discuss the work of Pierce and his enduring legacy.
With hints of the genius to come in DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, MEDDLE represented a sea change for classic rockers Pink Floyd. This critical examination takes a look into the songwriting, studio time, and release of this album that includes the 23-minute-long epic, "Echoes." This title features performance footage of the band, as well as insight from rock scholars.
In a small New England village that time passed by, a stranger arrives to fight an evil force within the town in the form of vampires terrorizing the area.
A long thought lost radio interview with Peter Cushing is accompanied by comments from friends and colleagues.
Volume 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation from Pink Floyd.
Hampstead Heath And St. Michael’s Church, Highgate, London, UK, March 1967 - Arnold Layne (Alternative Version).
P1 - P Wie Petersilie’ Stuggart, Germany, 22 July 1969 - Corporal Clegg, Band Interview, A Saucerful Of Secrets.
Bath Festival Of Blues & Progressive Music’, Shepton Mallet, UK, 27 June 1970 - Atom Heart Mother.
Kralingen Music Festival’ Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 28 June 1970 - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets.
‘The Amsterdam Rock Circus’ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 May 1972 - Atom Heart Mother, Careful With That Axe Eugene, A Saucerful Of Secrets.
A man of mystery known only as Doctor Terror recounts seven stories from his casebook of personal encounters with evil and the supernatural.