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
    by Cameron Crowe

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

  3. 3.
    This is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)
    by Rob Reiner

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

  5. 5.
    Sid & Nancy
    by Alex Cox

  6. 6.
    Metallica - Some Kind of Monster

  7. 7.
    The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (The Criterion Collection)
    by Albert Maysles

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

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

  10. 10.
    The Rutles - All You Need is Cash

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Comments

Nice List — 5 years ago

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




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