Topic: Films about BANDS real or imagined..... (Read 13947 times)

go make stuff · « **on:** 24 Oct 2007, 06:33 »

I was recently watching Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains for the zillionth time and realized that there are so many amazing films about bands.

Fabulous Stains
Fictional Band

24 Hour party People...
Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays

Downtown 81...
DNA, The Cotortions, The Plastics, Tuxedomoon, etc.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #1 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 06:45 »

Dimmukane · « **Reply #2 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 07:09 »

Also, A Mighty Wind.

pilsner · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 07:17 »

Has anyone seen the Ian Curtis biopic yet? I want to see the Ian Curtis biopic.

ScrambledGregs · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 07:56 »

Almost Famous: better than I thought it would be. Although I did realize that Jason Lee is quite possibly the most one note actor I've ever seen, because he talks and acts exactly the same no matter what role he's playing.

tomselleck69 · « **Reply #5 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 08:30 »

Hard Core Logo!

Emaline · « **Reply #6 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 09:00 »

Citizen Dick, you guys. Citizen Dick.*

*Singles.

Mnementh · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 09:07 »

imapiratearg · « **Reply #8 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 09:58 »

EDIT - Damn, I was going to add This Is: Spinal Tap as well, but I didn't see someone beat me to it because my school's internet shite, and it took forever to load that image.

Johnny C · « **Reply #9 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 10:09 »

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #10 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 10:10 »

pat101 · « **Reply #11 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 10:14 »

Liz · « **Reply #12 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 10:43 »

This is the only one I have seen.

That being said I liked it.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #13 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 11:42 »

The guy second from the right was actually allowed to be in a boy band?

asyluman · « **Reply #14 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 12:01 »

Johnny C is very right about DiG. Great movie.

Liz · « **Reply #15 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 12:05 »

Quote from: Dimmukane on 24 Oct 2007, 11:42

The guy second from the right was actually allowed to be in a boy band?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2ge%2Bher

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #16 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 14:22 »

Easily the best film about a band, and one of the better documentaries, I have ever had the pleasure to see. Get this as soon as it comes out. Even if you're not a huge Sigur Ros fan, the film is beautiful enough to make it worth seeing.

Eris · « **Reply #17 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 20:07 »

On the Boyband theme:

Kai · « **Reply #18 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 20:29 »

thehollow · « **Reply #19 on:** 24 Oct 2007, 22:52 »

Lightning Bolt kicks Ass.

Renalia · « **Reply #20 on:** 25 Oct 2007, 11:34 »

Just about my two favorite movies that are kinda about bands.

Ben yayayayayayayay · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 Oct 2007, 15:29 »

You have a strange taste in movies

Joseph · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 Oct 2007, 17:15 »

Guys.

Johnny C · « **Reply #23 on:** 25 Oct 2007, 20:57 »

David_Dovey · « **Reply #24 on:** 25 Oct 2007, 21:26 »

Dan, you had the correct answer, congratulations!

You win an iPod nano!

Ballard · « **Reply #25 on:** 25 Oct 2007, 22:11 »

DiG! annoys me. It unfairly and inaccurately portrayed The Brian Jonestown Massacre (as much as I love The Dandy Warhols).

Luke C · « **Reply #26 on:** 26 Oct 2007, 04:20 »

Johnny C · « **Reply #27 on:** 26 Oct 2007, 09:42 »

Quote from: Ballard on 25 Oct 2007, 22:11

DiG! annoys me. It unfairly and inaccurately portrayed The Brian Jonestown Massacre (as much as I love The Dandy Warhols).

It portrayed Anton Newcombe as a lunatic and Courtney Taylor-Taylor as a primadonna.

How this is inaccurate is beyond me.

Ballard · « **Reply #28 on:** 26 Oct 2007, 15:50 »

Perhaps I am biased, for I adore and idolize both of them.

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #29 on:** 26 Oct 2007, 16:00 »

"I sneeze and hits come out."

Lines · « **Reply #30 on:** 27 Oct 2007, 19:55 »

C Patrick Carolan · « **Reply #31 on:** 27 Oct 2007, 20:04 »

How has no one posted this yet?

Okay but seriously..

And I still really want to see "Stoned" but I don't know how close to reality is.

muteKi · « **Reply #32 on:** 27 Oct 2007, 20:14 »

[I cannot find an image for Renaldo and Clara, which is another "Dylan concert video" -- almost]
[Interestingly enough, in just over a month and a year in England and about 8 months here in the US, a movie based on Mamma Mia, which is a musical based on the songs of ABBA, will be released. Like Renaldo and Clara, band antics are really not the most important part of the movie, though]
[Also, probably a bunch of stuff from Disney and Nick, but I don't think anyone reading this forum would be that into a Hannah Montana movie anyway. I don't blame you.]

livelyness · « **Reply #33 on:** 28 Oct 2007, 12:40 »

surprised rockstar wasn't mentioned yet.

ThinWhiteDuke09 · « **Reply #34 on:** 28 Oct 2007, 15:38 »

Quote from: C Patrick Carolan on 27 Oct 2007, 20:04

How has no one posted this yet?

Hell yes! One Morning I was making breakfast in my house and watching this movie after having partied pretty hard the night before. One of my friends turned to me and said I totally used to masturbate to this movie.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #35 on:** 28 Oct 2007, 15:52 »

Quote from: Linds on 27 Oct 2007, 19:55

BEATLES

Magical Mystery Tour.

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #36 on:** 28 Oct 2007, 16:08 »

casull · « **Reply #37 on:** 28 Oct 2007, 23:24 »

I second the commitments. Such a fun movie.

celticgeek · « **Reply #38 on:** 29 Oct 2007, 11:13 »

Don't forget:

Walk The Line
Bound For Glory

Luke C · « **Reply #39 on:** 29 Oct 2007, 11:19 »

devilcrayon · « **Reply #40 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 20:45 »

Terrible name, but it's a pretty decent overview and history of the music we call punk rock. It's necessarily incomplete. It'd be 9 hours long if they tried to talk to/about everyone that SHOULD be in it.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #41 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 21:05 »

Anyone seen Control yet?

Apparently I won some free tickets to it, so I'm pretty keen to find out that it's not crap.

TheoristB · « **Reply #42 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 00:01 »

There are a ton that are amazing. These are some of my favorites. the last one is about a fake band.

Mnementh · « **Reply #43 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 00:09 »

This has potential though I've yet to see it.

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #44 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 00:46 »

Quote from: ViolentDove on 30 Oct 2007, 21:05

Anyone seen Control yet?

Apparently I won some free tickets to it, so I'm pretty keen to find out that it's not crap.

No, but i'm fairly certain it won't be crap. One of my freinds loved it. I'm pumped to see it.

godinpants · « **Reply #45 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 05:00 »

Electric Apricot

Beren · « **Reply #46 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 07:35 »

muteKi · « **Reply #47 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 10:05 »

^^ I forgot about that one. But I've never seen it. I've got the soundtrack on tape at home somewhere.

Also,

and

^If you haven't guessed yet, I really like these guys, and you should too.

Stryc9Fuego · « **Reply #48 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 10:35 »

Let's go ahead and jam Phallus in Wonderland in here.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #49 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 17:35 »

Quote from: Daniel on 31 Oct 2007, 00:09

This has potential though I've yet to see it.

*Joe Strummer*

I saw it last week. I quite liked it, but then I'm a huge Clash fan and not overly critical when it comes to movies. The overuse of celebrities giving their two cents on Joe Strummer gets a bit much, though. Especially when people like John Cusack and Johnny Depp pop up.

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Author Topic: Films about BANDS real or imagined..... (Read 13947 times)

go make stuff

ScrambledGregs

Mnementh

asyluman

C Patrick Carolan

muteKi

livelyness

ThinWhiteDuke09

devilcrayon

Mnementh

muteKi