Music Capsule
"Music Capsule" incorporates a wide variety of musical influences from 50s rock 'n' roll, to 60s psychedelia and beyond. Like its namesake, the Time Capsule, this collection has been compiled and housed to offer a retrospective on bygone eras. Incorporating documentaries, concerts, music videos and TV series. Featured are renowned artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, The Band, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Sex Pistols and much, much more.
Right: John, Paul, George and Ringo...
John Safran's Music Jamboree (2002)
Director: Clayton Jacobson
Starring: John Safran
John Safran shares his passion for the wild world of contemporary music and wins two AFI awards - Best Comedy Series and Most Innovative Programme Con... Read more
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Steven Sebring
Starring: Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Sam Shepard, Tom Verlaine, Jay Dee Daugherty, etc ...
Eleven years in the making, and shot mostly in 16mm black and white, director Steven Sebring began following rock poet Patti Smith as her career took... Read more
Devo: The Complete Truth About De-Evolution (1993)
6.4/10
Starring: Devo
Now, the complete truth can be told...Devo, the seminal new wave audio-visual concept band made a career out of setting to music video their Dada-gone... Read more
Rize (2004)
7.1/10
Director: David LaChapelle
Starring: Tommy 'the Clown' Johnson
In 1992 L.A. was a powderkeg of racial tension that erupted following the Rodney King trial verdict. A man named Tommy Johnson though it was time for... Read more
Calle 54 (2001)
7.6/10
Director: Fernando Trueba
Starring: Gato Barbieri, Paquito D'Rivera, Tito Puente, Jerry Gonzalez
Acclaimed as one of the best films ever made about music, this vibrant documentary offers an incredible behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of so... Read more
Joy Division (2007)
7.8/10
Director: Grant Gee
In 1976 four young men from ruined, post-industrial Manchester went to see the Sex Pistols. They formed a band named after the prostitution ring in Na... Read more
Young at Heart (2007)
6.9/10
Director: Stephen Walker
Aka "Young@Heart". An international film festival favourite, spending time with the Young@Heart Chorus as they rehearse for their annual Northampton c... Read more
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
7.7/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell
Richard Lester meets John, Paul, George and Ringo in this exuberant film following an average day in the life of the Beatles as they take under their... Read more
Rebel Music: The Bob Marley Story (2001)
8/10
Director: Jeremy Marre
Starring: Bob Marley, Rita Marley, Lee Scratch Perry, Chris Blackwell, The Wailers
'Rebel Music' tells the fascinating and heart-wrenching story of legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley, his extraordinary life and revolutionary music... Read more
Help! (1965)
7.3/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Alfie Bass, Eleanor Bron, George Harrison, John Bluthal, John Lennon, Leo McKern...
Richard Lester's follow-up to 'A Hard Day's Night' doesn't try to assess the power and impact of the Beatles on popular culture, but creates as many c... Read more