Big Star: Nothing Ca
★★★ Director: Drew DeNicola, Olivia Mori Year: 2012 I first discovered Big Star when I was in college listening to This Mortal Coil. Listening to Alex Chilton on ...
Flashdance
★★ Director: Adrian Lyne Year: 1983 I can't believe that Jerry Bruckheimer produced this; then again, I can believe that Joe Eszterhas wrote it. Having recently seen the ...
Sweet and Lowdown
★★★★ Director: Woody Allen Year: 1999 This was the second time I've seen this and it definitely is a repeat worthy film. First off, Sean Penn is incredible. The ...
Don’t Stop Bel
★★★★ Director: Ramona S. Diaz Year: 2012 I've been wanting to see this ever since I heard about it during the Tribeca Film Festival. Imagine my surprise finding ...
Shut Up and Play the
★★★★ Director: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern Year: 2012 I've never been an LCD Soundsystem fan. Actually, there was only one song I recognized from the film. But this ...
Sound City
★★★ Director: David Grohl Year: 2013 I didn't know anything about Sound City. Pretty crappy space that has been the source for many amazing albums. I had no ...
Pitch Perfect
★★ Director: Jason Moore Year: 2012 I've been watching way too many Oscar films that I needed some trash. I'm not sure why I was expecting a Christopher ...
Babette’s Feas
★★★ Director: Gabriel Axel Year: 1987 The only reason I wanted to see this is because some guide rated this the best food movie of all time. ...
Sweet and Lowdown
★★★ Director: Woody Allen Year: 1999 Here's some Woody Allen films I never saw but am rediscovering after the documentary. It's a terrific faux-documentary film about this ...
Fame
★★★ Director: Kevin Tancharoen Year: 2009 This was surprisingly entertaining. Maybe because it brings back memories of the original Fame. Or because it's a cross between American Idol ...
Pirate Radio
★★ Director: Richard Curtis Year: 2009 A terrific story that I wasn't aware of, but it's based upon a true story, when the BBC only aired Rock n ...
It Might Get Loud
★★★★★ Creator: Davis Guggenheim Year: 2008 Thanks to Jan for recommending this film. Even if you don't like Jimmy Page, The Edge, nor Jack White (like me), you'll ...
The Runaways
★★★★ Director: Floria Sigismondi Year: 2010 I didn't know what to expect other than it's the Joan Jett story. Boy, was I wrong. It's actually the story of ...
