Zappa

A&E - Biography: Frank Zappa (1993) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Nov. 30, 2020

Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, electric guitarist, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique concerte works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. This biography hosted by Peter Graves tries to touch on a portion of his life…

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Roxbourne Media - Zappa (2020) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Nov. 28, 2020

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016) Movies

Posted by JohnSmith at May 7, 2017

In the 20th Century, Frank Zappa made his mark as a musician unlike any other in America. With a wild eccentric iconoclastic attitude guiding his distinctive music, which it was itself guided by a firm intellectual integrity, Zappa made himself an unforgettable force in popular music. This film covers his life and work through various archival footage through the decades. Whether it was his taboo challenging early creations, his outspoken efforts against the political forces determined to censor him or his constant quest for new artistic challenges, Zappa made a mark no one could ignore.

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Zappa Movies

Posted by at May 5, 2023

Zappa (2020)
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Music Documentary

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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation Movies

Posted by at May 7, 2023

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation (2007)
This episode focuses on Zappa's early 70s albums, Overnight Sensation (1973) and Apostrophy (') (1974). Together they encapsulate Zappa's extraordinary musical diversity and were also the 2 most commercially successful albums that he released in his prolific career. Included are interviews, musical demonstrations, rare archive & home movie footage, plus live performances to tell the story behind the conception and recording of these groundbreaking albums. Extras include additional interviews and demonstrations not included in the broadcast version, 2 full performances from the Roxy in 1973 and Saturday Night Live in 1976, and new full live performance done specially for these Classic Albums.

Music Documentary

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Eat That Question (2016) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at Dec. 2, 2019

In the 20th Century, Frank Zappa made his mark as a musician unlike any other in America.

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BBC - Get Rich or Try Dying: Music's Mega Legacies (2019) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Nov. 3, 2019

Both Bob Dylan and Nick Cave have testified in song that death is not the end. But, not all stories from the musical afterlife are created equal. Death may have its obvious downside. However, in the world of pop, shuffling off your mortal coil could be a unique business opportunity.

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at Sept. 11, 2017

After receiving bad news from a fertility doctor, Cindy and Jim Green try to bury their dreams of having a child by writing out all the great traits their child would have and putting them in a box in the garden.

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Classic Albums : Deep Purple - Machine Head (2002) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Nov. 9, 2019

When British hard rock band Deep Purple released their MACHINE HEAD album in 1972, it almost immediately became part of the hard rock canon. Featuring the song that non-fans know them for, "Smoke On The Water," the album is still considered a classic. This documentary tells the story of the record's creation through interviews with the key personalities available.

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Zappa Movies

Posted by at Aug. 27, 2020

Zappa (1983)
Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.

Drama

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