American Musician Movies

  • 2001
    Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer

    Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer

    Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer

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    In 1972, Lou Reed's second solo album Transformer elevated him from a minor cult figure to one of the best known and most talked about artists in...

    Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
  • 1982
    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

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    Produced by Frank Zappa in 1982, The Dub Room Special combines footage from a performance at the KCET studios in Los Angeles on August 27, 1974, a...

    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
  • 2020
    Zappa

    Zappa

    Zappa

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    With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life...

    Zappa
  • 2008
    Frank Zappa: Music In Review

    Frank Zappa: Music In Review

    Frank Zappa: Music In Review

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    Idiosyncratic composer, unique musician and ground-breaking film director…..Frank Zappa packed more into his short lifetime than most men would...

    Frank Zappa: Music In Review
  • 1971
    Frank Zappa

    Frank Zappa

    Frank Zappa

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    The Documentary centers around Zappa at home, and on Tour. The amazing thing is that Zappa allowed a guy with a camera to film the band at the...

    Frank Zappa
  • 2015
    Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

    Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

    Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

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    A Frank Zappa show goes way beyond a mere concert – it is an experience…a flight of improvisation, musicianship, and cerebral cynicism....

    Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
  • 2017
    Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets

    Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets

    Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets

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    Carly Simon is one of the most influential singer-songwriters of her generation. The classic album that made her a global star was No Secrets, which...

    Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets
  • 2006
    DJ Screw: The Untold Story

    DJ Screw: The Untold Story

    DJ Screw: The Untold Story

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    DJ Screw: Untold Story tells the story of Robert Davis before the phenomenon and before the fame from the people who were there. This DVD also...

    DJ Screw: The Untold Story
  • 1971
    200 Motels

    200 Motels

    200 Motels

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    "Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The...

    200 Motels
  • 2002
    Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

    Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

    Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

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    Frank Zappa: Phase Two is a 2002 documentary about Frank Zappa. It features a lot of footage from Scheffer's previous film, but new material from...

    Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
  • 1988
    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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    A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus...

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
  • 2008
    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

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    Halloween, New York City, 1981 Live at The Palladium with Ray White, Steve Vai, Bobby Martin, Tommy Mars, Ed Mann, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops
  • 2018
    Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen

    Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen

    Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen

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    Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen
  • 1991
    Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

    Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

    Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

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    For the past ten years Zappa in composing has turned away from Rock and Roll music - for which he first became famous - and has been working on new,...

    Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
  • 1978
    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around

    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around

    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around

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    Tracklisting: 1. Pound for a Brown 2. Baby Snakes 3. Deathless Horsie 4. Dancin' Fool 5. Easy Meat 6. Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me 7....

    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around
  • 1994
    An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa

    An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa

    An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa

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    An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa is an Italian documentary that aired on the Videomusic channel on January 7, 1994. It includes...

    An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
  • 2004
    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

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    This film tells (using modern day interviews and archival footage and sound tapes) the story of how in 1967, while his band The Beach Boys...

    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
  • 2024
    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968

    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968

    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968

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    Shot on July 23, 1968, this historical 16mm footage of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA has been...

    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968
  • 2016
    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

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    Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while...

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
  • 1985
    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

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    Frank Zappa and his band in a digitally recorded live performance at "The Pier" in New York, NY on August 26, 1984.

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?