Rosanna Arquette

Maura Tierney

Marlee Matlin

David Bowie

The Linguini Incident

The Linguini Incident (1991)

Expanding her (White Riot: London (2017)) short documentary film, Rubika Shah's energizing film charts a vital London protest movement. Rock Against Racism (RAR) was formed in 1976, prompted by 'music's biggest colonialist' Eric Clapton and his support of racist MP Enoch Powell. White Riot (2019) blends fresh interviews with queasy archive footage to recreate a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches. As neo-Nazis recruited the nation's youth, RAR's multicultural punk and reggae gigs provided rallying points for resistance. As founder Red Saunders explains: 'We peeled away the Union Jack to reveal the swastika'. The campaign grew from Hoxton fanzine roots to 1978's huge antifascist carnival in Victoria Park, featuring X-Ray Spex, Steel Pulse and of course The Clash, whose rock star charisma and gale-force conviction took RAR's message to the masses.—London Film Festival

White Riot

White Riot (2019)

Mel Smith

Raymond Briggs

Wordless (save for the opening narration and song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.—Jonathan Broxton

The Snowman

The Snowman (1982)

Joan Jett

Nick Cave

Elton John

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2022)

Nancy Reagan

Donald Trump

Ronald Reagan

In 1981, Wau Holland and other hackers established the Hamburg based Chaos Computer Club (CCC). The idiosyncratic freethinkers were inspired by Californian technology visionaries and committed themselves to hacker ethics. All information must be free. Use public data, protect private data. But not everyone followed the rules. Computer technology was still in its infancy and the emerging Internet became a projection screen for social utopias. What has become of them? The story of the German hackers, told by the protagonists themselves in a montage of found video and audio material.
Wau Holland (1951-2001) dealt with the possibilities and dangers of global information networks long before they became commonplace. Along his biography and the early activities of the CCC our documentary reflects the philosophy of hackers, being concerned about the right to worldwide, unimpeded communication in order to make democracy possible at all.
Peter Glaser, writer, blogger and honorary member of the CCC, comments on the extensive archive material in which the protagonists tell their own stories. Wau Holland fights for better youth education, better privacy and against all forms of censorship until his early death in 2001. The fact that the CCC today acts as an adviser for politicians, media and business is just as much an inheritance of Holland as the increasing importance and acceptance of the yearly Chaos Communication Congresses or the development of controversial platforms such as WikiLeaks. The revelations of Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden were causing a massive increase in club members. No surprise - the new technologies are giving us tools of surveillance and subtle manipulation that go far beyond the grim visions of '1984'. Today concerns about our privacy are more justified than ever. Is the idea of freedom of information still relevant? Can we still develop positive visions of the future or will the Internet plunge the world into chaos?

Everything is one. Except for the 0

Everything is one. Except for the 0 (2020)

Bono

Paul McCartney

George Michael

In 1982, the best of friends and still teenagers George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley as Wham. set out to conquer the world. By June of 1986, they played their very last gig at Wembley Stadium having done exactly that. Now, for the very first time, told in their own words, comes the amazing story of how in four years they dominated the charts around the world with timeless and classic pop songs. Hit after hit "Club Tropicana," "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go," "Freedom," "I'm Your Man" and of course "Last Christmas." Their time in the spotlight was white-hot, and they became the very first Western pop act to play in China. It was a time that both encapsulated and epitomized not just their youth but also that of the many millions of fans that adored them.

Wham!

Wham! (2023)

Terry Gilliam

Christopher Morris

Armando Iannucci

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the surreal art movement, comedian Jim Moir (a.k.a. Vic Reeves) presents this documentary exploring the history of Dadism and the lasting influence it has had on himself and others.

Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels

Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels (2016)

Dick Cavett

Iman

A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.

Moonage Daydream

Moonage Daydream (2022)

Ruth Negga

John Lydon

The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)

Few artists marked the 20th century like David Bowie did. He was an astonishing and eclectic performer. A rock and roll revolution, that didn't belong in a box, and whose work brought a new dimension to the music scene and queer culture. Driven, fierce and always wanting to escape conformity. An outsider, a man from another planet. This show is about one of the greatest artists and rockstar of the 20th century. A visionary, an innovator, a provocateur. Extravagant, and controversial. He transcended music, fashion and art. His songs reached the top of the hits worldwide. A man who kept expending, exploring and evolving all his life inspiring and teaching generations of musicians about blending different styles of music. He was a true artist in every sense of the word. Infinitely changeable and unpredictable, he remains immortal in the people's heart. Through his ever changing reinvention, Bowie has become a symbol for fearlessness, innovation and creativity. He has become a true icon. A Phenomena that people will always remember, as he altered music forever.

David Bowie: Out of This World

David Bowie: Out of This World (2021)

Lou Reed

Bruce Springsteen

Jane Fonda

"The incredible story of how a radio station, politics, and rock and roll changed everything."

WBCN and the American Revolution

WBCN and the American Revolution (2019)

David Lynch

Moby Doc is a surrealist biographical documentary narrated by Moby as he reflects on his turbulent personal life and iconic music from underground punk bands to chart-topping solo artist, and from struggling addict to vegan activist. Featuring interviews with David Lynch and David Bowie, along with extraordinary concert footage, utilizing a unique blend of re-enactments, interviews, and archival footage, audiences will be treated to an insightful, unvarnished look at an artist who has sold more than 20 million albums, an activist who has long championed animal rights, and a man whose traumatic childhood shaped him in profound ways. This introspective journey sets out to answer existential questions of purpose and meaning by examining a life of extreme highs and lows, joy, tragedy, success and failure. —Greenwich Entertainment

Moby Doc

Moby Doc (2021)

Iggy Pop

Duncan Jones

Some great insights here into Bowie's early influences - what drove him as a songwriter - but also some interesting observations as to what drove him as a performer. It concentrates heavily on the 'talking heads' style of documenting, but he's such an interesting character that it deserves to be seen.

Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World

Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World (2016)

Rita Ora

Lady Gaga

David Johansen

Witness the incredible rise, fall, and resurrection of Steve Madden, the man who launched a billion dollar fashion empire and whose branded shoes are in the closet of practically every woman under 30 in America. The film recounts how Madden rebuilt his life following imprisonment because of his entanglement with the infamous Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort.

Maddman: The Steve Madden Story

Maddman: The Steve Madden Story (2017)

Ringo Starr

John Lennon

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Zappa

Zappa (2020)

Natja Brunckhorst

This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14-year-old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-story apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by 'The Sound', a new disco with the most modern equipment. Although legally she's too young, she asks a friend to take her. There, she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene. —Tom Zoerner

Christiane F.

Christiane F. (1981)

Michael C. Hall

Toni Basil

Johan Renck

A documentary about David Bowie's final two albums "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016) and Broadway musical "Lazarus".

David Bowie: The Last Five Years

David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)

Dana Gillespie

David Bowie's death in January 2016 felt like a major milestone. He was one of the most influential music artists of his generation, but Bowie before the creation of Ziggy Stardust, the alter ego that made him famous, remains largely unknown. This film follows five years of his early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973. It shows how many of the ideas that originated during these early years and features never seen before archive interviews with some of Bowie's earliest collaborators. —SHOWTIME

David Bowien ensimmäiset vuodet

David Bowien ensimmäiset vuodet (2019)

Phil Spector

Fred Astaire

Jack Palance

This "biography" evolves around the nearly 240 hours of film and videotape fortuitously taken by Lennon of his life. The archive footage is transformed into a fascinating life story of one of the most complex and fascinating men of the modern music era. This effort includes a 36 song soundtrack. Includes some very personal and insightful footage, never before made available to the public. —Todd Tidyman

Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

Liza Minnelli

Freddie Mercury

The life and times of the rock band Queen - told in two parts covering in part one the 1970's and in part two the 1980's and beyond.

Queen: Days of Our Lives

Queen: Days of Our Lives (2011)

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