Thurston Moore Movies

  • 2009
    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

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    An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in...

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
  • 2016
    Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

    Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

    Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

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    Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the audiotape won't die. Rock veterans join a legion of young bands releasing...

    Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
  • 2006
    Cut Shorts

    Cut Shorts

    Cut Shorts

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    A collection of short films and music videos from independent filmmaker David Markey, from 1974 to 2004.

    Cut Shorts
  • 1992
    1991: The Year Punk Broke

    1991: The Year Punk Broke

    1991: The Year Punk Broke

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    David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live...

    1991: The Year Punk Broke
  • 1991
    Notebook

    Notebook

    Notebook

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    Early Lee Ranaldo short film with spoken word narration. Utilizes some of the same Sonic Youth tour footage as the ‘TeenAge Riot’ video.

    Notebook
  • 1994
    Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

    Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

    Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

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    Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the 90's. Interviews many famous musicians and other...

    Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
  • 2008
    I Need That Record!

    I Need That Record!

    I Need That Record!

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    Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE, "an elegy for a...

    I Need That Record!
  • 2006
    Noise

    Noise

    Noise

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    Footage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth, Jeanne Balibar, and other acts.

    Noise
  • 2024
    Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

    Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

    Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

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    Formed in 1978 by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald, and still actively playing and recording today, Redd Kross are the ultimate rock and roll lifers....

    Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
  • 2021
    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

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    The American indie rock band “Dinosaur Jr.” is a radical group with an unmistakeable sound. The film tells the story the three...

    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
  • 1987
    Submit to Me Now

    Submit to Me Now

    Submit to Me Now

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    Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to...

    Submit to Me Now
  • 2019
    Daydream Nation

    Daydream Nation

    Daydream Nation

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    A concert film of Sonic Youth performing their Daydream Nation album in full at the ABC in Glasgow in 2007.

    Daydream Nation
  • 2023
    Louder Than You Think

    Louder Than You Think

    Louder Than You Think

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    Gary Young, drummer for indie-rock icons Pavement, injected a wild-card unpredictability into the band's breakthrough, lo-fi sound. But those same...

    Louder Than You Think
  • 1987
    Made in U.S.A.

    Made in U.S.A.

    Made in U.S.A.

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    Two men from Pennsylvania give up hope in their small run down coal mining town, and head off in search of the beaches of California. The two steal...

    Made in U.S.A.
  • 1998
    Free Tibet

    Free Tibet

    Free Tibet

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    A film about the Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco in 1996.

    Free Tibet
  • 2005
    We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

    We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

    We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

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    A feature-length documentary chronicling early '80s punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginnings in San Pedro, California, to their demise...

    We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
  • 1993
    Changing Fashions

    Changing Fashions

    Changing Fashions

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    Anthony Kiedis and Sofia Coppola try to escape the fashion influence of Debbie Harry.

    Changing Fashions
  • 2013
    I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

    I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

    I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

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    This documentary tells the story of Mudhoney from their very beginnings, to following them on their recent world tour and everything in between....

    I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 2018
    Desolation Center

    Desolation Center

    Desolation Center

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    The untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California that are now recognized as the...

    Desolation Center