Idiosyncratic composer, unique musician and ground-breaking film director ..Frank Zappa packed more into his short lifetime than most men would manage in two. His restless, challenging, creative spirit meant that he never stood still during a career that bought huge critical and commercial success Zappa sold more than 60 million albums both as a solo artist and with the Mothers of Invention. The life and work of Frank Zappa are examined in this superb new critical review, which features new in-depth interviews with industry insiders, rock journalists and respected critics plus highlights from the songs that re-drew the face of rock music.
As Tobias, a young director, supposes that his girl-friend Ellen had an affair with his brother Mark...
(A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute te...
The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of th...
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible t...
Bored with her mundane life, aspiring writer Lucy Simon embarks on a psychedelic road trip to the pl...
The story of Yes is as controversial as their music. The twists and turns of band's career is now to...
A silent succession of black-and-white photographs of the city of Montreal.
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides a...
He is the talk of the town, the most romantic figure of decadent Parisian nights. When his lungs sta...
This DVD features performances and interviews with some of the best drummers to ever work with Frank...
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
Made during the height of the Vietnam War, Stan Brakhage has said of this film that he was hoping to...
The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two day...
Shot on July 23, 1968, this historical 16mm footage of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at W...
With melodic progressive rock and socially critical lyrics, the British band Porcupine Tree also gai...
Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporar...
Feature-length documentary examining the growth of the UK Counterculture in the mid-1960s, and Paul ...
Made by film students, the short film is a tribute and authorial reinterpretation inspired by old Pi...
This audio-visual tone poem uses the language of filmmaking to offer a first-hand evocation of the t...
A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing aroun...