Metal from the Dirt: a short surface survey of Navajo extreme metal
Clarke Tolton, “Metal from the Dirt” (2018) Unfortunately like other documentaries I have seen on
Tag: Music documentaries
The Great Pretender: a shallow picture of a famous rock music icon
Rhys Thomas, “The Great Pretender” (2012) The public fascination with the shy Parsi Indian boy
German and German-language Films
Botswana’s Heavy Metal Queens: focusing on the fashions and image rather than the music and the subculture
Sarah Vianney, “Botswana’s Heavy Metal Queens” (2018) Despite the title, the heavy metal queens of
Australian and New Zealand Films
Prison Songs: a snapshot in song and dance of indigenous Australians’ prison experiences, and the issues that blight their lives
Kelrick Martin, “Prison Songs” (2015) Billed as Australia’s first musical documentary, and probably the first
David Bowie Under Review 1976 – 1979: The Berlin Trilogy – a good if dry introduction to David Bowie’s most influential recordings
Christian Davies, “David Bowie Under Review 1976 – 1979: The Berlin Trilogy” (2006) David Bowie’s
An affectionate if subjective review of a musician’s life in “George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Part 2)”
Martin Scorsese, “George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Part 2)” (2011) I had expected
A survey of social and cultural changes in 1960s Britain through one musician’s life in “George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Part 1)”
Martin Scorsese, “George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Part 1)” (2011) A really very
One Man Metal: brief survey of one-man black metal acts and their physical, psychological and social isolation
J Robinson (Noisey / VICE) “One Man Metal” (2012) An interesting if bare-bones three-part documentary,
True Norwegian Black Metal : a travel guide into the “world” of a black metal musician
Ivar Berglin and Peter Beste, “True Norwegian Black Metal” (Vice, 2007) Despite the title, this
Heavy Metal Parking Lot: affectionate look at 1980s metal fans and an innocent world long gone
Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” (1986) In the wake of news that