Archive for category Documentary'

Planet Rock & Other Tales of the 808 trailer by Alex Dunn

It’s coming in 2013 – the story of how the Roland TR808 changed music when Arthur Baker and Afrika Bambaataa made Planet Rock. This documentary, directed by Alex Dunn at You Know, features interviews with some of the biggest names in dance music in the 30 years since Planet Rock was released, including Norman Cook, [...]

‘Big Easy Express’ doc with Mumford & Sons, Old Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros by Emmett Malloy

Big Easy Express, Emmett Malloy’s documentary follows a trio of bands – Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – on their tour across America via an unusual mode of transport: a historic train, that travels from San Francisco to New Orleans – the Big Easy Express. The [...]

David Guetta ‘Nothing But The Beat’ a film by Huse Monfaradi

Huse Monfaradi’s excellent documentary film on artist/producer David Guetta receives it’s first airing this Thursday/Friday on Channel 4 (Feb 9th/10th) at 12:20am. The film, titled Nothing But The Beat, is the story of the influential producer and house music “as told by himself, his fans and the legions of legendary artists he’s worked with”. The [...]

The Chemical Brothers ‘Don’t Think’ by Adam Smith: the trailer

Don’t Think, the Chemical Brothers’ feature length concert doc directed by longtime visual collaborator Adam Smith, is released early in 2012. As the new trailer suggests, it’s completely awesome. Adam’s innovative direction of the BBC’s coverage of the Chems’ Glastonbury show this year was a mere taster of what he’s achieved with Don’t Think. Shot [...]

David Guetta ‘Nothing But The Beat – The Movie’ teaser by Huse Monfaradi

Huse Monfaradi has made a documentary about arguably the most influential person in global pop music right now – David Guetta. Well he is, isn’t he? Here’s the teaser for Nothing But The Beat – the Movie – a Partizan production – which will be released theatrically in September.

Take That’s Look Back, Don’t Stare TV/DVD Documentary by FRED&NICK

For the past 12 months Pulse Films’ directing duo FRED&NICK have been filming and editing a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary on the reunion of Take That with Robbie Williams, and the creation of the resulting album, Progress. Shot in New York, LA and London, and with unrestricted and highly privileged access to the band and [...]

Blur’s No Distance Left to Run by thirtytwo and Live at Hyde Park by Giorgio Testi

Following the theatrical release of No Distance Left To Run, a unique Blur double has just been released on DVD: No Distance Left To Run, the documentary of the history of the band, directed by thirtytwo, plus the video record of their spectacular live concert at Hyde Park last summer, directed by Giorgio Testi – [...]

Premiere tonight: Part Of The Weekend Never Dies by Saam

Saam Farahmand’s highly anticipated documentary about the phenomenal Soulwax – filmed at an incredible 120 shows on their seemingly neverending world tour in Europe, Japan, US, Latin America and Australia – premieres tonight in London at the Ether Festival at the Royal Festival Hall. Also featuring 2manyDJ’s, James Murphy & Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem), Erol [...]