Queen Rock Montreal (1982), Stop Making Sense (1984), Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two (2017), The T.A.M.I. Show (1964), Roger Waters: Us + Them (2019), Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009), Monterey Pop (1969), Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment (1999) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Concert Film movies.
Storyline: A documentary about the making of the first Sting album. Not only is some time spent in the studio (much of was recorded in an interesting mansion), but there is also some interesting information about what was going on in the lives of the members of his band during that time, including Sting's child being born.—<sboone@osiris.ac.hmc.edu>_<Scott_Boone>>>
Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert film, live performance, music career, musical innovation, music history, music culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Cinema-verite footage of the rock singer, as his androgynous alter ego, in concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1973.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, 1970s, stage performance, psychedelic rock, concert film, visual spectacle, fan culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scorcese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.—alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords: concert, documentary, rock music, live performance, classic rock, music history, concert film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1989, the Rolling Stones go on their "Steel Wheels" tour: Jagger, Richards, Watts, Wood, and Wyman, backed by three singers, a sax, four horns, and two keyboards. In Turin, Berlin, and London, they perform on a gigantic stage in front of masses. The staging includes huge air-filled figures of women and of a wolf; there are fireworks and a light show. On stage, the musicians are sometimes yards apart, with Jagger racing up and down wide staircases that project like wings to the left and right of the stage. All the while, the music pours forth, sixteen songs in all, from "Satisfaction" and "Sympathy for the Devil" to "Start Me Up" and "Rock and a Hard Place."—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: concert film, band, rock, live performance, music documentary, 1990s, germany ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: MAKE IT FUNKY! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, new orleans, live performance, music history, jazz, concert film, american music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1974, music producers, Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine worked with the boxing promoter, Don King, to create a music festival in Africa to run concurrently with his championship boxing match he arranged with Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, aka "The Rumble in the Jungle," in Kinshasa, Zaire. However, due to an unforeseen delay due to Foreman injuring himself in training, it was decided that the music festival must still go on as scheduled. This film covers the preparation of that festival with both stage construction and the arrival of the participating musicians. When all is ready, the people of Zaire got to experience a musical event that Africa had never seen before with great African-American and local artists performing with verve and purpose, with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, just the biggest star of this musical extravaganza.—Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert, black culture, historical archive, live performance, music history, african american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On the final night of his life, Dec. 31, 1952, country music legend Hank Williams imagines himself giving a New Year's Eve performance in a small bar, with his comments to the audience reflecting upon his life.
Plot Keywords: musical biography, country music, concert film, canadian film, music legend, music history, performance art ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: February 26 and 27, 2000, the Original Kings of Comedy play Charlotte, NC. The themes are Blacks and Whites, men and women, old-school and hip-hop. Steve Harvey emcees, celebrates '70s music and lyrics of love, and pokes at folks in the front row. D.L. Hughley mines racial differences and talks about his marriage. Cedric the Entertainer riffs on a Black president and on being grown up. Bernie Mac, who says he expresses what's in the back of our minds, closes with reflections on being 42 (new aspects to his sex life and his attitude toward children). Spike Lee's camera takes us backstage and off-stage with the Kings and into the crowd where everyone's laughing.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, stand-up comedy, african american, live performance, documentary, concert film, humor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Kevin is throwing a celebration party, but guests tell him that he has changed since his divorce. He tries to explain himself, but they will not let him, so he decides to do a show at Madison Square Garden letting him explain, which sold out with 30,000 people. The film also shows performances of his sold-out shows from all around the world..
Plot Keywords: comedy, stand-up comedy, talk show, kevin hart, live performance, humor, funny ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton's improvisation hip-hop group, Freestyle Love Supreme and their reunion performances in New York City in 2019.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, broadway, live performance, musical theater, behind the scenes, improvisation, musical comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This past May, Neil Young brought his solo tour to Toronto's Massey Hall, an iconic venue in the city of his birth. Jonathan Demme was on hand to capture the two nights, which highlighted new songs from the album Le Noise, produced by Daniel Lanois, mixed with classics like "Ohio" and "I Believe in You." At sixty-five, Young retains a youthful vitality and musical curiosity that balances his wisdom and experience. It's no wonder he's been an inspiration to the likes of Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth. In Neil Young Journeys, Demme intersperses the Massey Hall concert footage with brief scenes from a road trip through Ontario. Driving a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria, Young visits the rural town of Omemee, where he spent a key part of his formative years, and reminisces about his former neighbors and their daughters. As he drives past bulldozers transforming the landscape, he remarks, 'It's all gone... it's still in my head.'—TIFF
Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert film, rock music, live performance, independent film, music history, personal journey ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Sarah Silverman appears before an audience in Los Angeles with several sketches, taped outside the theater, intercut into the stand-up performance. Themes include race, sex, and religion. A handful of musical numbers punctuate the performance.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, stand-up comedy, satire, religion, humor, music, musical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: From the rain of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the music performer, from a prayer circle with the dancers before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.—Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com>
Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert film, behind the scenes, pop music, stage performance, celebrity life, verité ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: "Touring makes you crazy", Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this movie came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.—George S. Davis
Plot Keywords: musical film, rock music, experimental film, surrealism, comedy, avant-garde, road movie ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A look at the life, career and music of singer Katy Perry as we follow her on the California Dreams World Tour.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert film, behind the scenes, pop music, stage performance, fan culture, music journey ...
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