Best film ever about musicians:

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If your choice isn't listed, please reply with your choice.

[ForrestGump]

1. I'm obviously biased toward the Big E and the Beatles, but I suggest

This Is Spinal Tap. Elvis and Beatles movies are genres unto themselves, anyway (and landmark films like Woodstock aren't really about musicians), and Tap rules supreme beyind their purview.

Hello, Cleveland!!

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3. Forgot about that one... damn them for only allowing 10 choices in a poll.

[Tenseiga]

32. Spinal Tap by a mile

because their amps go to 11

The Stonehenge debacle... classic moment in cinema.

"We have a Stonehenge monument that's in danger of being crushed by DWARVES!!!"

[riderinthestorm]

2. Almost Famous

[CatholicEdHead]

4. Blues Brothers?

[Dem_4_Life]

13. I would have to agree the Blues Brothers are my 1st fave and...

Amadeus is my 2nd idea of the best movie about musicians.

[leftofthedial]

5. Spinal Tap

far more accurate than any of the "real" documentaries.

[Robb]

6. My thoughts exactly

None of the others can make working musicians cringe as often. :D

[ForrestGump]

9. On which side does your

cucumber hang? :P

[leftofthedial]

16. If you wrap it in Saran,

it doesn't set off alarms at the airport, I've found.

[ForrestGump]

18. I have a hard time finding the right sized wrap,

because mine goes to eleven...

[leftofthedial]

19. try the restaurant supply store

or maybe the homeland security site

they have plastic wrap specially sized to protect mobile homes from hurricanes.

[ForrestGump]

24. Yeah, those Miami football players can really get out of hand

I'll follow up your suggestion, though. I hope they come with the reservoir tip.

[leftofthedial]

25. ribbed for her pleasure

is probably overkill when your cucumber goes to 11

as is flavored for her enjoyment

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8. OK I'll switch that one out for Say Amen since I almost nobody saw that.

[progdonkey]

40. "It's sort of a 'Mach' piece...." "What's it called?"

Oh, this one here's called, "Lick My Love Pump."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[bridgit]

7. Immortal Beloved...

B-)

[jobycom]

20. Amazing ending. Still haunts me. nt

[catzies]

10. Too many good ones to choose just one! Ack!

I LOVE Amadeus & A Hard Day's Night. Amadeus changed my life.
Spinal Tap is, well, Spinal Tap. You gotta love it.
The Last Waltz is definitive.
Decline of Western Civilization is an important historical document IMO (and I have been an X 25 for 25 years or so now).

Good poll. :thumbsup:

[democracyindanger]

11. Dig!

Two bands, both extremely talented. In this corner are The Dandy Warhols, who never buy into being "rock stars." In the other, Brian Jonestown Massacre, who become the perfect example of hubris-fueled self-destruction.

[grannylib]

12. I love the Last Waltz...the first DVD I ever bought once we got a player

Also love Sting's "Bring on the Night"

[rucky]

14. The Commitments at least deserves a nomination

if there were enough categories. My vote would still be for Spinal Tap, tho.

[jobycom]

22. Yes, second that. Better than at least a couple on that list.

[jonnyblitz]

15. the decline of western civilization because darby crash is in it.

:crazy: :p

[CanuckAmok]

31. "it's 1980... can't you afford a haircut?!"

"What exactly does 'eat my fuck' mean, exactly?"

[ghostsofgiants]

17. I was scrolling down and was about to click Almost Famous...

But I scrolled down a little further and saw Decline of Western Civilization. Really cool documentary.

[idgiehkt]

29. another doc: "1991: The Year Punk Broke"

I know it's too late to add it but I thought I'd stick it in here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103595/ since someone mentioned documentaries

[jobycom]

21. Two of my favorites, head to head. Amadeus, Almost Famous. Damn

Amadeus is a better movie. Almost Famous spoke to my heart, and the lead character was me as a teenager... Still, Amadeus. Just too damn good a film. None of the others on that list are close in quality, though they are each great in their own way.

[libnnc]

23. "Sweet Dreams" about Patsy Cline

Jessica Lange as Patsy and Ed Harris as her husband Charlie Dick

One of my favs

[CanuckAmok]

26. People, this pollis hopelessly futile without:

"Hard Core Logo"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116488/

This is a Canadian movie that managed to get distribution in the US solely on the strength of Quentin Tarantino's backing it as "one of the best movies ever shot".

Plus Joey Ramone is in it, so....yeah.

[BrotherBuzz]

27. Louie Bluie

"Ha, I knew it! You're just Louie Bluie."

A genuine Renaissance man

[idgiehkt]

28. "Why do Fools Fall in Love, the Frankie Lyman Story".

That one is pretty horrifying. Really rough, very well done. Halle Berry plays the lead singer of the group "The Platters" (one of my favorites) and Vivica Fox and Lela Rochon play Lyman's other two wives (he was married to all three at the same time). There is also an actor who plays Little Richard. I think this film is really amazing, and deserved more acclaim than it got.

on the poll, I voted for Spinal Tap.

[alfredo]

30. Stop Making Sense by Jonathan Demme.

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" and "200 Motels" were excellent.


But the best is Laurie Anderson's "Home of the Brave."

Oh and should we mention "Ishtar"?

[Hissyspit]

33. Sid and Nancy.

[catbert836]

34. The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle

[NJ Democrats]

35. Admedues, but only cause that's the only one I saw

[saltpoint]

36. You put some great films on that list. Just some real fine movies.

I liked many aspects of THE ROSE with Bette Midler.

AMADEUS is a personal favorite, though. Salieri as the Patron Saint of Mediocrities.

Pure genius writing by Peter Shaffer.

[saltpoint]

37. And can I throw in SHINE with Geoffrey Rush?

The pianist's descent into the Rach 3 is a spiral descent into madness.

Great film.

[saltpoint]

38. And can I throw in SHINE with Geoffrey Rush?

The pianist's descent into the Rach 3 is a spiral descent into madness.

Great film.

[Karenca]

47. Loved Shine! .......nt

[Homer Wells]

39. The Doors

definately

[wildhorses]

41. not that it should be in the top ten or anything but, I think

Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones deserve a mention for "Coal Miner's Daughter"

and I think

Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon also need to be mentioned for "Walk The Line"

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. Why, pray tell

is this film not even on the ballot? :shrug:





And then there's "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains," a very raw docudrama from around 1980 about life on the road with touring punks. It was never even released, but somehow popped up a few times on the old USA Night Flight.

I managed to find a bootlegged DVD on eBay. :bounce:

[Jamastiene]

43. The Filth & The Fury, about the Sex Pistols.

Rock and Roll High School with the Ramones.

Those are my favorites.

[WoodyTobiasJr]

44. The Last Polka

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_polka/

[WoodyTobiasJr]

45. 24 Hour Party People

Great movie about Joy Division

[valerief]

46. Just saw Scorcese's 'Round Midnight. Very entertaining. n/t