Frank Zappa: Music In Review (2008)
• February 5th, 2008 • 0h 53min
Documentary, Music
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
Released on: 1927-09-23
Documentary
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides a...
The Broken Melody
Released on: 1934-05-15
Drama, Music
A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Released on: 2005-01-27
Comedy, Romance, Drama, Music
Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep...
Amadeus
Released on: 1984-09-19
History, Music, Drama
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
Released on: 2017-03-23
Music, History, Documentary
Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaim...
Bliss
Released on: 1967-06-02
Documentary
The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two day...
2012: Time for Change
Released on: 2010-10-08
Documentary
2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable soc...
Progressive Touch
Released on: 2020-01-25
Romance, Music, Comedy
Sex as dance and comedy: in Progressive Touch Portnoy studies and expands the relationship between s...
Time Piece
Released on: 1965-05-07
Comedy, Music, Fantasy
Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some ...
Zappa Plays Zappa
Released on: 2007-10-05
Music
Zappa Plays Zappa is the name of a concert tour and band led by Dweezil Zappa, the oldest son of the...
Rush - A Show of Hands
Released on: 1989-01-01
Music
For a band with high standards, a perfect show is impossible, and an excellent show is rare. You hop...
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Released on: 2011-12-22
Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Animation, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of...
Steve Hackett : Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Released on: 2019-10-25
Music
After the great success of Steve Hackett's "At The Edge Of Light" studio album (#13 in Germany, #3 U...
Devil's Circuit
Released on: 1988-07-26
Documentary, Animation
A film in which the one 60-story skyscraper that soars in the spaces between roofs spins with incred...
Sheryl Crow Live Soundstage
Released on: 2004-06-24
Music
Captured in High-Definition and Mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. Join Sheryl Crow as she leads her longt...
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68
Released on: 2016-01-01
Music, Documentary
This DVD contains a filmed rehearsal of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the legendary Be...
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
Released on: 2013-01-01
Documentary
Thanks to his myriad film roles, Lon Chaney is known as “the man of a thousand faces,” and you could...
The Great Waltz
Released on: 1955-11-04
TV Movie, Music
Johann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to thwart h...
December Hide-and-Go-Seek
Released on: 1993-07-29
Documentary
"Ryuta is 5 years old. Even though he is my son, I sometimes wonder what this small person is to me....