Thurston Moore Movies

  • 1995
    The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

    The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

    The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

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    Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

    The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
  • 2021
    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

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    The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate...

    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
  • 2015
    Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

    Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

    Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

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    "Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)" examines the early DIY punk scene in the Nation's Capital. It was a decade when seminal...

    Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 1992
    1991: The Year Punk Broke

    1991: The Year Punk Broke

    1991: The Year Punk Broke

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    David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live...

    1991: The Year Punk Broke
  • 2019
    Swans: Where Does a Body End?

    Swans: Where Does a Body End?

    Swans: Where Does a Body End?

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    From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most...

    Swans: Where Does a Body End?
  • 2009
    From The Basement

    From The Basement

    From The Basement

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    First DVD release from this refreshingly basic UK music programme puts the music in the foreground with an impressive role call of acts. With sparse...

    From The Basement
  • 2006
    Noise

    Noise

    Noise

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    Footage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth, Jeanne Balibar, and other acts.

    Noise
  • 2007
    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

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    In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's...

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
  • 2011
    Blank City

    Blank City

    Blank City

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    In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

    Blank City
  • 2007
    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

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    Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty...

    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
  • 2005
    Day Trip Maryanne

    Day Trip Maryanne

    Day Trip Maryanne

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    Day Trip Maryanne captures the collaboration between legendary sound sculptor Maryanne Amacher and guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth at her...

    Day Trip Maryanne
  • 2017
    The Public Image Is Rotten

    The Public Image Is Rotten

    The Public Image Is Rotten

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    British rock icon John Lydon and fellow bandmates recall the years they spent performing as Public Image Ltd.

    The Public Image Is Rotten
  • 2012
    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

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    Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone...

    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
  • 2021
    Fire Music

    Fire Music

    Fire Music

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    Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and '70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers - brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman,...

    Fire Music
  • 2019
    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

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    Explores the seminal music magazine from its 1969 launch in Detroit to the untimely death of its publisher Barry Kramer in 1981.

    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
  • 2005
    Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

    Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

    Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

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    Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the unconventional stance of this media-shy modern...

    Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
  • 2007
    Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

    Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

    Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

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    Filmed during their 2005 reunion tour, this release captures the sonic guitar assaults of Dinosaur Jr. onstage, playing the songs "Gargoyle," "Little...

    Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
  • 2004
    Kill Your Idols

    Kill Your Idols

    Kill Your Idols

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    A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from the genuine authenticity of No Wave to the current...

    Kill Your Idols
  • 2024
    The Road to Ruane

    The Road to Ruane

    The Road to Ruane

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    Billy Ruane, storied impresario of the 90s Boston indie music scene. Billy promoted shows and inspired cult-like followings of bands by the likes of...

    The Road to Ruane