Tag Archives: rock movies

the last great festival (Film: Message to Love – Murray Lerner, 1996)

Posted on August 8, 2019 by admin

In August 1970, more than 600,000 people invaded the Isle of Wight, located near the south coast of England and populated in the ordinary times by less than 100,000 inhabitants, to attend the third edition of the Pop Music Festival. … Continue reading →

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the Rennaissance of the musical genre continues (Film: Rocketman – Dexter Fletcher, 2019)

Posted on June 12, 2019 by admin

Elton John accompanies my passion for pop and rock music for nearly 50 years. Watching ‘Rocketman‘ which deals with the first part of the life and career of the singer, brought back to my memory the years when I was … Continue reading →

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art of the remake (Film: A Star is Born – Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, 2018)

Posted on November 27, 2018 by admin

I find it quite funny when film critics or fans lament the ‘lack of originality and creativity’ of the contemporary movie makers using as an example the relative high number of remakes at Hollywood or big studios in other countries. … Continue reading →

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Meryl Streep rocks (Film: Ricki and the Flash – Meryl Streep, 2015)

Posted on October 10, 2015 by admin

This may be the rock film of the year. Meryl Streep plays an aging supermarket cashier who spends her evenings playing Stones and U2 music in a club for a faithful audience of a few tens of people, many of … Continue reading →

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