Here's a Piano I Prepared Earlier (2005)

는 전설적 포크락 가수 밥 딜런 특유의 시적인 가사를 줄기로 삼아 밥 딜런의 7가지 서로 다른 자아의 이미지와 이야기들을 연달아 진행시키며 미국 역사상 가장 강렬한 아이콘의 생동감 있는 초상을 완성한다. 음악적 변신으로 비난 받는 뮤지션 '쥬드'(케이트 블란챗), 저항음악으로 사랑받는 포크 가수 '잭'(크리스찬 베일), 회심한 가스펠 가수 '존'(크리스찬 베일)이 대중에게 주목받는 뮤지션으로서의 밥딜런의 실제 삶을 보여준다면, 영화 속 영화에서 '잭'을 연기하는 배우인 '로비'(히스 레저)는 밥 딜런이 아니면서도 어딘가 그를 닮은 미묘한 인상을 남긴다. 은퇴한 총잡이 '빌리'(리처드 기어)와 시인 '아서'(벤 위쇼). 그리고 음악적 스승 '우디'는 밥 딜런의 문화적 배경과 영감의 원천을 상징하며 아이덴티티를 농밀하게 완성해낸다. 영화제 소개 글. 밥 딜런의 삶과 음악을 일곱명의 캐릭터를 통해 비춰낸다는, 색다른 형식의 전기영화. 영화는 밥 딜런이 살았던 시대와 인생에 대한 비전통적인 여행이다. 6명의 배우가 딜런의 페르소나-공적, 사적, 환상적인 페르소나에 이르기까지-가 되어 연이어 등장하며 미국 역사상 가장 강렬한 아이콘의 생동감있는 초상을 완성한다. 시인, 선지자, 외부인, 가짜, 유명스타, 록커, 회심한 기독인이라는 7개의 아이덴티티가 함께 모여 각각이 은유하고 있는 시대를 농밀하게 표현하며 하나의 인생을 살아 숨쉬게 한다.

나이를 먹을 만큼 먹고도 꿈을 잊지 못해 날마다 더블린 번화가에서 거리의 악사를 자처하는 남자(글렌 한사드)는 자신을 버리고 런던으로 떠나간 옛 여자를 잊지 못한다. 체코에서 온 소녀(마르게타 이르글로바)는 늘 해사한 얼굴로 행인들에게 꽃이며 잡지를 권하지만, 어린 딸과 어머니를 부양하는 그녀에게도 아픔은 있다. 고향에서는 피아니스트였지만 현재는 맘좋은 피아노숍 주인의 허락으로 하루에 한 시간씩 연주하는 것에 만족해야 하는 소녀는 자학과 자조를 모른다. 무기력한 일상을 떨치지 못하던 남자는 소녀와 음악적 영감을 주고받으며 데모 음반을 녹음하기에 이르는데...

Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documentary debut is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and the Dead Kennedys.

On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty underground clubs, backyard parties, recording studios, shopping malls and stadiums where punk rock music and culture continue to thrive.

A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from the genuine authenticity of No Wave to the current generation of would be icons and true innovators seeing to represent New York City in the 21st century

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When two friends collect money for the so-called "suffering in America" in the streets of Accra, is it for fun, political provocation, or a prophecy? Two Swiss filmmakers will answer these questions with the help of seven musicians from Ghana-M3NSA, Wanlov The Kubolor, Adomaa, Worlasi, Akan, Mutombo Da Poet, and Poetra Asantewa-who have written new songs and produced video clips especially for the documentary film Contradict.

A groundbreaking documentary on the internationally renowned painter, designated by ARTnews Magazine one of the world's top-ten living artists. This documentary was shot over a period of four years, from 1998 through 2002, Agnes Martin's ninetieth year. Interviews with Martin are inter-cut with shots at work in her studio in Taos, New Mexico, with photographs and archival footage, and with images of her work from over five decades. It is a venue for Martin to speak about her work, her working methods, her life as an artist, and her views about the creative process. She also discusses her film, "Gabriel" and reads from her poetry and lectures. In keeping with Martin's chosen life of solitude, she alone appears in the documentary.

Portrait of the popular Dutch singer André Hazes.

Jackson Pollock said, “he makes the rest of us look academic,” Mark Rothko acknowledged him as a “myth-maker” and Clement Greenberg called him “a highly influential maverick and an independent genius.” Clyfford Still, one of the strongest, most original contributors to abstract expressionism, walked away from the commercial art world at the height of his career. Extremely disciplined, principled, and prolific, Still left behind a treasure trove of works like no other major artist in history. With a wonderful mosaic of archival material, found footage and audio recorded by the artist himself, Lifeline paints a picture of a modern icon, his uncompromising creative journey and the price of independence.

This new Christmas ballet film was conceived by Matthew Bourne and directed by his long standing film collaborator Ross MacGibbon. The film celebrates Bourne's power to imaginatively transform ballet, taking dance and dancers off the stage into studio, bringing together projections, animation, and an intimate shooting style to produce a distinctive new way of presenting dance on screen. Those who know Bourne's stage work will spot extracts from many of his biggest hits (including Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, and Nutcracker!), but for audiences less familiar with his work this is simply a journey through a series of magical worlds where stories are told through dance.

A documentary that follows a middle-aged Azorean record obsessive who has lost the vinyl collection of his youth, and so seeks to reconnect with it through talking with the fellow island collectors he grew up with about the music scene of their wilder years.

“Pat Pasloff is a strong artist within a strong tradition…She has transcended some of the angst of Abstract Expressionism, without descending into something that is bland or formulaic or potentially conceptual” – David Cohen Pat Pasloff (1928 – 2011) was an ambitious abstract expressionist painter who produced large scale, fresh, and vital bodies of work. Studying under pioneering artist William de Kooning, she was able to find her own path and grow from his influence. Her patterns and grids come alive with the materiality and physicality of her paintings. Watch as Pasloff describes her experiences painting, gaining an education in art, and as her visual language of emotion comes alive.

The Trolls, Princesses, Glooms, and Engineers must join forces to defeat Silence.

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A BBC documentary short on the development of jungle music from an underground, bedroom producer scene into a mainstream top 40 music.

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Here’s an interesting and extremely rare documentary from 1989, which features legendary producer and multimedia artist Brian Eno discussing his process and his thoughts on music in general.

A look back at the girl-group craze of the 60's through archival footage and interviews with those involved.