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The Historical Warnings Of Night Will Fall

Sidney Bernstein’s documentary of concentration camp footage and the reconstructed version of the long-suppressed film.

This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The Message

A hot and cold pop culture-laden Sixties documentary about the mass media theorist.

Hardcore Uproar: The Extreme And Erotic Performance Art Of Beth B’s Beyond Burlesque

Exploring the intersections of traditional burlesque, performance art and classic striptease, and just how far it is all removed from the modern, uptight burlesque scene.

America Divided – Peter Watkins’ Punishment Park

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Peter Watkins’ Vietnam-era study of protest, politics and punishment remains timely, but it’s too much in love with sloganeering to win over hearts and minds.

Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd And Yoko Ono Battle The Bootlegs In A 1971 Documentary

The new threat of illegal live recordings explored in a 1971 documentary that includes shameless criminality and John Lennon hiding in a bag.

The Wretched World Of El Duce And The Mentors

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The sordid tale of rock’s must gleefully offensive band and its provocative leader.

Jutta, Kiss And The Big Show – A Grim Glam Rock German TV Drama

A strange German television drama based around the 1980 Kiss tour.

Georges Bataille On Literature And Evil

The only television interview with the writer, philosopher and transgressive artist.

The Zappa Documentary Is Here

The long-awaited documentary study of the musical maverick gets a US release in November.

Raindance 2020: The Mystery Of The Pink Flamingo

A joyous celebration of avoiding conventionality and embracing your inner kitsch.

Raindance 2020: Jimmy IS Punk – The Story Of PANIC

Looking back at the fleeting career of the Netherland’s first punk rock band.

Post-Rock Pretension: In A Silent Way Goes In Search Of Talk Talk

A new documentary makes a valiant but ultimately futile attempt to posit Talk Talk as music’s lost artistic geniuses – without any help from the band.