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An Updated Version of Dandy Warhols/Brian Jonestown Massacre Doc ‘Dig!’ to Premiere At Sundance 2024

Two decades after Dig! had its premiere, a new expanded version of the documentary will premiere at Sundance 2024 with an extra 40 minutes of footage.

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Three of the Best Music Documentaries from DOC NYC 2023

Stephen Silver

The annual DOC NYC Festival wrapped up in New York City on Thursday, here's three of the best music documentaries from the festival.

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Three of the Best Music Documentaries at DOC NYC 2022

Stephen Silver

The DOC NYC film festival is running this month in New York, featuring a huge program of documentaries from around the world. This year's festival is especially strong in films about music; here are three of the most notable ones.

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Elephant 6, the ’90s More Inventive Record Labels, Gets a Documentary

Ljubinko Zivkovic

Based in Athens, Georgia, Elephant 6 Recording Co. was a label/collective of musicians that included Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples In Stereo, Elf Power, and more.

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‘Mother in the Mist’ Wonderfully Portrays How a Mother’s Love Conquers All

Francesca Escarraga

The uncertainty and painful longing we have been struggling with during these unprecedented times have been powerfully articulated through Kay Niuyue Zhang’s short film 'Mother in the Mist.'

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From New Orleans to Dio: The Best Music Docs Of South by Southwest ’22

Stephen Silver

South by Southwest wrapped a couple weeks ago and while it used to be known primarily as a music festival, the film festival program this year featured a long list of music documentaries with two in particular standing out from the rest.

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The 20 Best Music Documentaries Of 2021

Stephen Silver

The second pandemic year of 2021 featured a wide variety of fantastic music documentaries. Some gave us better understandings of artists we've known for a long time, while others re-contextualized great performances in a new light. Here's the 20 best of the year.

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Demi, Petty, Charli, and Foo: Four Music Docs at the 2021 SXSW

Stephen Silver

This year's South by Southwest Film Festival has offered plenty of noteworthy music films, from the likes of Demi Lovato, Tom Petty, the Foo Fighters, and Charli XCX.

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10 of the Best Documentaries at Sundance 2021

Stephen Silver

This year's Sundance Film Festival largely took place virtually, and in addition to its huge variety of feature films, this year's program featured lots of memorable documentaries. Here's 10 of the best.

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The 2020 Philadelphia Film Festival: A Look Back

Stephen Silver

Like most years, the Philadelphia Film Festival was held at the end of October. Unlike most years, they held a series of drive-in screeners and an online streaming platform. Here's our thoughts on some of the fest's most notable films.

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The Best of BlackStar 2020

Stephen Silver

BlackStar Film Festival, founded 9 years ago, is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color and here's a look at some of the best features we saw.

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Coming to New Jersey next week: A drive-in film festival

Stephen Silver

Just about every major national and regional film festival in the U.S. has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but, the Lighthouse International Film Festival will be the first to segue into a fully drive-in format.

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Upcoming Music Documentaries to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2024

Ljubinko Zivkovic

Recently announced, the 2024 Sundance Film Festival will include music documentaries on Brian Eno, Lollapalooza, Luther Vandross, Devo, and how rap lyrics have played a role in court cases.

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Tribeca 2023: Reviewing Some of the Best Music Documentary Selections From the Festival

Stephen Silver

The annual Tribeca Festival wrapped up on Sunday, both in New York and virtually, and as usual, the film contained a wide selection of music documentaries. Here are reviews of four of the most notable ones.

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Judee Sill, One of Critic’s Favorites from the ’70s Gets a Documentary

Ljubinko Zivkovic

'Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill' is set to premiere at the 2022 DOC NYC festival, following the little-known but well-loved singer-songwriter.

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Doc’N Roll Film Festival for 2022 Will Feature Docs About Can, Thelonious Monk, and Willy DeVille

Ljubinko Zivkovic

This year's Doc'N Roll Film Festival takes place between October 27 and November 13 in the UK.

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Tribeca Film Festival 2022 to Feature a Number of Notable Music Documentaries

Ljubinko Zivkovic

The new documentaries on Leonard Cohen, T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, Lil Baby, Detroit techno, and cult rapper the D.O.C. will have their premieres at the festival.

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Sundance Film Festival: How To Make The Cut As An Emerging Indie Filmmaker

Francesca Escarraga

For most emerging filmmakers, Sundance Film Festival is a rite of passage into making a name for themselves, so let's get a deeper understanding of what it's all about, what programmers are looking for, and how to better navigate the film festival circuit.

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Short Films: How They Can Be A Filmmaker’s Ticket To The Big Leagues Of Hollywood

Francesca Escarraga

Today, short films have taken a different shape by building its own audience and market, creating its own stronghold in every major studio, and serving as an important currency for aspiring filmmakers to showcase their talents.

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Landmark Performances from Philip Glass’ Days and Nights Festival available to stream

Ljubinko Zivkovic

Since 2011, Philip Glass' 'Days and Nights Festival' has brought together luminaries and pioneers together from across the arts, and now they've launched a streaming portal designed to create real income for the artists involved.

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‘Le Guess Who?,’ one of the more forward European festivals goes live streaming

Ljubinko Zivkovic

The Netherlands music and avant-garde festival to stream for free on November 13-15, 2020, and will keep with its usual forward-looking concept.

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Billie Eilish and Harry Styles will feature in a new Gucci film series

Ljubinko Zivkovic

The new 7-episode miniseries titled 'Ouverture of Something that Never Ended,' will premiere at GucciFest, their fashion and film festival.

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Opening Night – Outside – At the Lighthouse Film Festival

Stephen Silver

Do you how much I missed movies on the big screen, and also film festivals, after three months of the pandemic? I drove over an hour, to a destination in a state I don't live in, on a Tuesday night, to what's believed to be the world's first drive-in film festival.

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Alejandro González Iñárritu is restoring ‘Amores Perros’ for its 20th Anniversary

Petar Petrov

Two-time Oscar-winning director Alejandro Iñárritu announced he is restoring the first film of his "death trilogy", 'Amores Perros'," and will be screening it at the Morelia Film Festival.

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