Rockumentaries, biopics, music movies and more
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 is an honest and revealing portrait of one of the worlds most successful rock/metal bands.
The film documents the intensity of the punishing show schedules, the struggle with the time zones, the pressures of ensuring that every performance matched the energy of the many thousands of ecstatic and expectant fans from many cultural backgrounds, unusual angles from the spectacular shows… and of course the fun had on the way!
Documentary from the Classic Albums series about Iron Maiden’s masterpiece, The Number Of The Beast.
This Classic Albums documentary, released in 2005, features interviews with members of the band and Nevermind album producer Butch Vig about the recording of the album. Other interview highlights include Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth and Steve Diggle from the Buzzcocks.
Aja was the biggest selling album of Steely Dan’s career, reaching number 3 on the U.S. Billboard chart and number 5 in the UK. This portrait of the making of the 1977 jazz-rock album includes archival footage, newly recorded performances and interviews with Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, producer Gary Katz, songwriter Ian Dury, Doobie Brothers member Michael McDonald and session musicians involved in the recording.
The classic 1973 album by Pink Floyd stayed on the Billboard 200 for an astonishing 741 consecutive weeks. Echoing themes of alienation, paranoia and death, it is a dreamy, often trancelike tour through the subconscious of Floyd lyricist Roger Waters.
This 84-minute film takes a track-by-track look at the making of Dark Side of the Moon, featuring interviews with band members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, plus rare acoustic versions of ‘Breathe’ and ‘Brain Damage’.