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Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980

Lou Reed's historic concert at Florence's Cascine Park on June 14, 1980, recorded for RAI by Cesare ...

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David Bowie: An Earthling at 50

Interview with David Bowie, in an original format of non-linear edition, cut-and-paste style....

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Blue in the Face

A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty...

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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

On October 29th and 30th, 2009, rock 'n' roll royalty held court at Madison Square Garden for what h...

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Palermo Shooting

After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Pa...

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WBCN and the American Revolution

The amazing untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM set against the profound s...

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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero....

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Get Crazy

Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max...

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Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Brilliant Moon chronicles the life of the writer, poet, and meditation master Khyentse Rinpoche, one...

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A Not So Silent Night

Recorded in 2008, direct from the Knitting Factory stage in downtown Manhattan. This The McGarrigle ...

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Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona

Lou Reed and band (featuring guitar legend, Robert Quine) filmed in concert at Palacio de Municipal,...

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Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer

In 1972, Lou Reed's second solo album Transformer elevated him from a minor cult figure to one of th...

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David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

BBC documentary telling the story of how David Bowie arrived at one of the most iconic creations in ...

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Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape

A mental journey - historical, political, musical and metaphysical - in contemporary times, from the...

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Whips

Whips was one of the films mentioned in a half page ad in the April 7, 1966 issue of the Village Voi...

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Permanent Record

David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very succ...

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Lou Reed's Berlin

Lou Reed recorded the album Berlin in 1973. It was a commercial failure. Over the next 33 years, he ...

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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was ...

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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of Kurt...

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Velvet Underground: Under Review

Velvet Underground Under Review is a 75 minute film reviewing the music and career of one of rock mu...

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Lou Reed - Magic & Loss

Lou Reed's melancholy album played live on stage. A phenomenal live performance by Reed, Rathke, Was...

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Lou Reed Live at Montreux 2000

Live at Montreux 2000 is a concert DVD by Lou Reed, released in 2005 by Eagle Vision. It was recorde...

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Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple)

Lou Reed, posed in profile wearing dark glasses, slowly eats an apple, chewing carefully between bit...

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Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey)

A second Hershey Lou Reed screen test....

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Lulu on the Bridge

A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot....

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Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey

Lou Reed was wise to chronicle a concert by his early-'80s band, featuring lead guitarist Robert Qui...

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David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session

David Sanborn Band : David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Ricky Peterson, David Gilmore, Gene Lake, Don Ali...

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One World, One Voice

An extraordinary music special is the climax to One World week. The brainchild of ex-10cc drummer Ke...

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Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

On October 16, 1992, an impressive and eclectic group of artists gathered at Madison Square Garden i...

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Lou Reed: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000

Transformer was universally praised for its well-constructed anatomy of a touchstone album. Now expa...

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An Introduction to Harmolodics

Ornette Coleman is always asked, “what is Harmolodics?” Harmolodics is the term he coined to describ...

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Final Weapon

A martial arts film set to the music of Lou Reed...

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Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe

Spotlights the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour of Europe, interspersing footage of the band's...

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The Making of Sun City

Documentary Chronicling the making of Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City”...

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Moonage Daydream

A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical...

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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster...

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Lou Reed - Remembered

Film tribute to Lou Reed, who died in October, which looks at the extraordinarily transgressive life...

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How the Ladies Pay (Lou Reed)

Unusual interview on the occasion of Lou Reed's concert in Vienna . Highly personal, funny and rambl...

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Lou Reed: Spanish Fly: Live in Spain

Edgy singer-songwriter Lou Reed performs a classic set in this 2004 concert held at the Benicàssim F...

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Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004

Lou Reed — once the androgynous rock poet of the Velvet Underground, then a godfather of punk, now a...

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Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side

1. Introduction 2. Sweet Jane 3. Why Do You Talk 4. Rock'n' Roll 5 . Venus In Furs 6. Kil...

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Lou Reed: Live

The Bottom Line in New York City 1983 1. Sweet Jane / 4:07 2. I'm Waiting For The Man / 4:03 3....

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Faraway, So Close!

Damiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The solitar...

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The Velvet Underground in Boston

This newly unearthed film, which Warhol shot during a concert at the Boston Tea Party, features a va...

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Exploding Plastic Inevitable

Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events organised by Andy Warhol between 1966...

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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard....

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The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72

Recorded on French TV, the concert marked the first time since the breakup of The Velvet Underground...

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Venus in Furs

Where a nun and a nurse go to hell because of their sinful life in St. Vincent's Hospital....

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One Trick Pony

An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and...

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Heart of a Dog

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her ...

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Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle

The Sacred Triangle enlightens us on how one of the most influential pop stars of the previous centu...

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David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration

TV Special live at Madison Square Garden on January 9, 1997 in celebration of David Bowie's 50th bir...

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Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

With Maltazard now seven feet tall and Arthur still two inches small, our hero must find a way to gr...

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Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side

Written 30 years earlier, Lou Reed’s hymn celebrates five flamboyant characters, each one a fragile ...

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Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%

This film documents the breadth and depth of Occupy Wall Street and how it quickly grew from a small...

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The Velvet Underground Rehearses

A film of the Velvet Underground performing only discovered in recent years directed by Danny Willia...

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365 Day Project

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calenda...

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Anton Corbijn Inside Out

An intimate portrait of Anton Corbijn as he travels the world as a photographer, film maker and vide...

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Beautiful Darling

James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known War...

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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial c...

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Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronso...

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Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974

Live Performances 1972 and 1974 is the first live recording from Lou Reed's Sally Can't Dance tour t...

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A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who

A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a ...

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Jimi Hendrix

Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guit...

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Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled with...

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13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol shot nearly 500 Screen Tests, beautiful and revealing portraits o...

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The Making of an Underground Film

CBS bit on Piero Heliczer shooting his film 'Venus in Furs' (they mistakenly call it 'Dirt'). Releas...

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A Night with Lou Reed

A Lou Reed concert at the Bottom Line in New York City, 1983. Tracklist: Sweet Jane, I'm Waiting For...

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Andy Warhol Screen Tests

The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were...

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Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke)

Andy directs Lou Reed drinking a Coke....

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The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound

The film depicts a rehearsal of The Velvet Underground including Nico, and is essentially one long l...

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Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella

Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Undergrou...

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Red Shirley

Lou Reed interviews his cousin, Shirley Novick (Shulamit Rabinowitz), on the eve of her 100th birthd...

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Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life

The fascinating story behind a catastrophic interview with the rock legend Lou Reed. Recorded in a h...

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Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance

Velvet Underground's first public appearance....

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Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran

Documentary charting the rise and fall of the pop group synonymous with 1980s glamour. Hits featured...

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Moe Gets Tied Up

Or "Moe in Bondage" - The "Moe" of the title is the Velvet Underground's drummer, Maureen Tucker, wh...

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The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards

Documents each member of The Velvet Underground having their cards read at a big apartment party. Th...

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The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966

The Velvet Underground's first public appearance, filmed in Super 8 at a Psychiatrist's Convention, ...

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Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties

Documentary on Andy Warhol's cinema of the sixties, made for Channel 4 in association with The Facto...

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Homeland: The Story of the Lark

A distilled, up-to-the-minute portrait of our agitated nation, its politics, its economics, its delu...

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Bye Bye Kipling

This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with...

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Prozac Nation

When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chan...

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The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII

Seminal experimental rock band The Velvet Underground, who initially disbanded in 1970, perform a se...

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Danny Says

DANNY SAYS is a documentary unveiling the amazing journey of Danny Fields. Fields has played a pivot...

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Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar

Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet (Isabelle Colin Dufresne) and Lower East Side Icon Taylor Mead (Poet/A...

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Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal c...

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John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

Follows John Cale, a Welsh musician and producer, who founded the legendary 60s and 70s NY rock band...

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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at ...

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Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí is a 35-minute film directed by Andy Warhol. The film features surrealist artist Salva...

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Screen Test [ST263]: Lou Reed

Lou Reed, wearing a black turtleneck sweater and posed against a pale background, with a bright ligh...

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The Plastic People of the Universe

Meet The Plastic People of the Universe, the avant-garde, jazz-rock, Sun Ra meets Velvet Underground...

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The Velvet Underground

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directe...

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Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

Takes an in-depth look at the lives and times of the people who hung out with Andy Warhol and "worke...

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Decade

Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David B...

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Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

American Documentary: A documentary celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Harley-Davidson Motorcy...

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The Harry Smith Project Live

Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York and Los Angeles celebrated the eccent...

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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s Ne...

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Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Jonas Mekas’s intimate diary film spans 1963 to 1990, capturing Andy Warhol alongside friends and co...

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Rock & Rule

A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a dem...

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Lou Reed Live at Capitol Theatre

Recorded Live in 1984 at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey 0:00:00 – Sweet Jane 0:04:05 – I’m W...

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New York Rock at the BBC

Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, N...

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An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast

Songs from the record "Lulu," and interviews with Lou Reed and Metallica...

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Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974

Once Lou moved on from the twin-barrel assault of Hunter/Wagner, he picked up the remnants of superg...

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Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

A reckless joyride into the darkest corners of popular music that delves deep into the mind of Mick ...

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Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music

German avant-garde ensemble Zeitkratzer perform their transcription of Lou Reed's landmark double-LP...

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The Velvet Underground: Loaded

Classic Album Expanded as a 6-Disc Set w/ Stereo, Mono and Surround Mixes, Rarities, & Live Recordin...

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The Making of Rock & Rule

Documentary on the making of the cult classic Nelvana animated film, "Rock & Rule." Featuring interv...

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Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye)

Begins with a close-up of Lou Reed’s eye; the camera then zooms out to a slightly broader view of hi...

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Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey)

Lou Reed faces the camera, posing with a large, partially unwrapped Hershey chocolate bar held up ne...

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Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed

A close-up of Lou Reed’s mouth, as he takes nine drags on a cigarette, smiles a couple of times, lic...

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Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998

Patti Smith improvises an unfinished song, called "God Running". Part of the cycle of The First 40....

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Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

This compilation of Gerard Malanga's short films consists of a collection of extremely rare footage ...

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Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

Icon of pop art, Andy Warhol has marked the 20th century. This film pays tribute to him with the exc...

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A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily li...

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Nico Icon

A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to...

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Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein

This program profiles Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, two of pop art's greatest icons. Back-to-bac...

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