Corey Levitan's "10 Best Rock Movies Ever Made"

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by Corey Levitan, Pop Music Critic, www.dailybreeze.com

On those rare occasions when a movie gets rock utterly right: the exhilaration, the communion, the attitude; there is cause for celebration.

The American Film Institute’s fourth annual Festival of Music Documentaries kicked off this week. While I agree with most of AFI’s choices: "Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense," "Pass the Mic!," "Don’t Need You," "Madonna: Truth or Dare" "Punk: Attitude," "Malfunkshun"; I’d like to suggest a few for your own rock film festival.

I’ve widened the parameters to include not only documentaries but any movie celebrating rock music.

  1. 1.
    Almost Famous

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  2. 2.
    A Hard Day's Night
    by Richard Lester

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  4. 4.
    The Who - The Kids Are Alright (Special Edition)
    by Jeff Stein

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  5. 5.
    Sid & Nancy

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  6. 6.
    Metallica - Some Kind of Monster
    by Joe Berlinger

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  7. 7.
    The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Criterion Collection
    by Albert Maysles

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  8. 8.
    Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back
    by D.A. Pennebaker

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  9. 9.
    Chuck Berry - Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll
    by Taylor Hackford

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  10. 10.
    The Rutles - All You Need Is Cash
    by Eric Idle

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Comments

MooseEatingSquirrel
New York City

Nice List — 3 years ago

but you could probably add ‘Detroit Rock City’ it’s a good rock movie trust me ^^