Tag Archives: Rock Musical

Monterey Pop (1968)

This review was originally posted on January 9, 2012. It’s being reposted in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival, originally held June 16-18, 1967. With Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock (1970) gradually transforming from an engrossing concert film … Continue reading

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This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Before the Spinal Tap reunion shows, the many TV appearances, the albums, the induction into the Criterion Collection; before the Christopher Guest-directed mockumentaries, often reuniting Guest with his fellow Tap members; before the exponential rise in the original film’s reputation, … Continue reading

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24 Hours with Ken Russell

There is a Monty Python sketch which only lasts about twenty-five seconds, but that’s all it needs. Stately music plays on the soundtrack. It’s a simple country garden. A businessman enters the scene, pursued by a nude woman. They’re chased by … Continue reading

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