Adam Dubin

Adam Dubin

Birth : 1964-01-10, New York City, New York, USA

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Adam Dubin (born January 10, 1964) is a filmmaker who co-directed Beastie Boys music videos "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party!)" and "No Sleep Till Brooklyn". "Fight For Your Right" is number three on MTV's all time funniest music videos. In 2007, Fuse TV interviewed Dubin when it aired a 30 minute episode about Fight For Your Right as part of their series “Videos That Rocked The World.” Dubin directed A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica feature length documentary for Metallica and their music video Nothing Else Matters. Dubin has directed several short comedy films with comedians Lewis Black and Jim Norton. A graduate of the NYU film program. Dubin was roommates at NYU with record producer Rick Rubin. In 2009, Dubin directed the concert film Stark Raving Black starring comedian Lewis Black. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Dubin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Adam Dubin

Movies

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Writer
Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story. In the early 1980’s, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned the hard rock of MTV and Hollywood hairspray bands in favor of a more dangerous brand of metal that became known as thrash! From the tape trading network to the clubs to the record stores and fanzines, director Adam Dubin reveals how the scene nurtured the music and the music spawned a movement. Murder In The Front Row is told through powerful first person testimony and stunning animation and photography. The film is a social study of a group of young people defying the odds and building something essential for themselves. Featuring interviews with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Possessed and many more! Narrated by Brian Posehn.
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Director
Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story. In the early 1980’s, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned the hard rock of MTV and Hollywood hairspray bands in favor of a more dangerous brand of metal that became known as thrash! From the tape trading network to the clubs to the record stores and fanzines, director Adam Dubin reveals how the scene nurtured the music and the music spawned a movement. Murder In The Front Row is told through powerful first person testimony and stunning animation and photography. The film is a social study of a group of young people defying the odds and building something essential for themselves. Featuring interviews with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Possessed and many more! Narrated by Brian Posehn.
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Executive Producer
Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story. In the early 1980’s, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned the hard rock of MTV and Hollywood hairspray bands in favor of a more dangerous brand of metal that became known as thrash! From the tape trading network to the clubs to the record stores and fanzines, director Adam Dubin reveals how the scene nurtured the music and the music spawned a movement. Murder In The Front Row is told through powerful first person testimony and stunning animation and photography. The film is a social study of a group of young people defying the odds and building something essential for themselves. Featuring interviews with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Possessed and many more! Narrated by Brian Posehn.
Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers
Director
There's no subject too dark as the comedian skewers taboos and riffs on national tragedies before pulling back the curtain on his provocative style.
Jim Breuer: Comic Frenzy
Director
Comedian Jim Breuer returns to EPIX for his second hour-long special, taped in front of a home crowd at the Paramount Theater in Long Island, New York. As he inches closer to 50, Breuer focuses his own absurd lens on the circle of life-from the hilarious indignities of getting older to the perils of parenting.
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Director
On December 8, 2013 we set a world record by becoming the first and only band in history to perform concerts on all seven continents in under a year! Watch us play for a small group of fans and research scientists in a little dome at the Carlini Argentine Base in Antarctica! Thanks to Coca-Cola for putting it all together and to Burton for keeping us warm!
Lewis Black: In God We Rust
Director
The Emmy nominated, Grammy-winning Lewis Black hits the historic State Theatre stage in Minneapolis for a rant-filled, cathartic ride through through the issues of our baffling world, from inept politicians and the shortcomings of technology to the absurdity of social media. No topic is left unexplored in this sold out performance by the bestselling author, actor, playwright and The Daily Show contributor.
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
Director
Armed with history, humor and his trademark ranting, comedian Lewis Black takes a hilarious look at how to survive the "month-long festival of consumption" without losing your mind.
Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black
Director
Blustery funnyman Lewis Black hits the stage for his Comedy Central special, which finds the comic using his wry observational humor to skewer everything from Washington politicians and the tanking economy to cellphones and getting old.
The Gynecologists
Executive Producer
A group of wacky gynecologists look after a pregnant woman.
The Gynecologists
Writer
A group of wacky gynecologists look after a pregnant woman.
The Gynecologists
Director
A group of wacky gynecologists look after a pregnant woman.
The Gynecologists
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A group of wacky gynecologists look after a pregnant woman.
Jim Breuer: Heavy Metal Comedy
Director
With "Goat Boy" and "The Joe Pesci Show" skits, Jim Breuer rose to fame during his short stint on Saturday Night Live. After leaving the show under cloudy circumstances, Breuer set out on the road. This concert film captures his high-energy performance at the Irving Plaza in New York City. He tackles topics like the band AC/DC and pregnancy, and tells a story about how he had a very bad night involving too much tequila at a party.
American Dummy
Co-Executive Producer
Sidesplitters stars Lewis Black (the Daily Show, and the owner of the club in American Dummy) and Jim Norton (the clubs Host in American Dummy) as a comedy team in vein of Abbot and Costello or the Marx Brothers. It follows their career together from the Vaudville stage to the retirement home.
American Dummy
Writer
Sidesplitters stars Lewis Black (the Daily Show, and the owner of the club in American Dummy) and Jim Norton (the clubs Host in American Dummy) as a comedy team in vein of Abbot and Costello or the Marx Brothers. It follows their career together from the Vaudville stage to the retirement home.
American Dummy
Director
Sidesplitters stars Lewis Black (the Daily Show, and the owner of the club in American Dummy) and Jim Norton (the clubs Host in American Dummy) as a comedy team in vein of Abbot and Costello or the Marx Brothers. It follows their career together from the Vaudville stage to the retirement home.
Queensrÿche : Live Evolution
Director
Live Evolution is the title of a 2001 live album and a DVD released by Queensrÿche. It was recorded over two nights (July 27–28, 2001) at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Washington. On the CD the tracks were collected in suites, which represent different moments of the band production and include a large section of the concept album Operation: Mindcrime. The DVD contains footage shot at the same concerts and features less songs listed in the order they were played during the shows.
Drop Dead Rock
Director
A down and out rock 'n roll band, Hindenburg, kidnap their favorite British rock star Spazz-O (Maynard), and hold him hostage so he will listen to their music and make them famous. The problem is, Spazz-O's ex-porn star wife Holly Everest (Parks) and his back-stabbing manager, Dave Donovan (Ant), can't wait to get their hands on his fortune, and have hired a hitman to do him in. Thanks to the media feeding frenzy, Spazz-O's career is hotter than ever. Enter media mogul Thor Sturmundrang (Harry) with a big advance check. Now Spazz-O is worth more alive than dead. Dave must outwit the bumbling band, clumsy cops, ruthless record execs and terrifying terrorists to get his just reward.
A Year and a Half in the Life Of Metallica
Director
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica is a two-part documentary about the process of making the Metallica album (or "The Black Album"), and the following tour. It was produced by Juliana Roberts and directed by Adam Dubin. The second part runs approximately two-and-a-half hours and follows Metallica at the start of their Wherever We May Roam Tour in Europe through to the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour of 1992.