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Van Halen: The Van Halen Story

2003 Movie Music Documentary

"The VAN HALEN Story: The Early Years", chronicles the rise of four young musicians from their formative years to their transformation into a worldwide phenomenon. Hear the group's gripping tale told by the people who were there when it all began childhood friends, fellow musicians, roadies, bodyguards, producers, and the band themselves. Rare footage and never-before-seen photos help to further document their remarkable story.

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Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World poster
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Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact of the pedal on popular music and demonstrate the various ways it has been used, as well as how its evolution has improved the ability of artists to express themselves musically. The film features interviews with Brad Plunkett, the inventor of the pedal, plus many other musical luminaries such as Ben Fong-Torres, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Buddy Guy, Art Thompson, Eddie Kramer, Kirk Hammett, Dweezil Zappa, and Jim Dunlop. These professionals explain how a musical novelty transcended convention and has become timelessly woven into the fabric of modern pop-culture.

Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World

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Van Halen Live at US Festival poster
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Van Halen live on the 29th of May, 1983 at the US Festival. Setlist: "Romeo Delight", "Unchained", "Drum Solo", "The Full Bug", "Runnin' With the Devil", "Jamie's Cryin'", "So This Is Love?", "Little Guitars", "Bass Solo", "Dancing in the Street (Martha Reeves and the Vandellas cover)", "Somebody Get Me a Doctor (With 'Girl Gone Bad' snippet and 'I'm So Glad' by Cream snippet)", "Dance the Night Away", "Cathedral", "Secrets", "Everybody Wants Some!!", "Ice Cream Man (John Brim cover)", "Intruder", "Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)", "Guitar Solo (Including 'Eruption' + 'Spanish Fly' + 'Little Guitars' & 'Mean Street' Introductions)", "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love", "Bottoms Up! (With 'Growth' introduction)", "Encore: You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)", "Happy Trails (Roy Rogers & Dale Evans cover)"

Van Halen Live at US Festival

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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition poster
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With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

★ 8.5 2026 Documentary

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Daft Punk Unchained poster
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Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammy Awards. Throughout their career Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have always resisted compromise and the established codes of show business. They have remained determined to maintain control of every link in the chain of their creative process. In the era of globalisation and social networks, they rarely speak in public and neither do they show their faces on TV. This documentary explores this unprecedented cultural revolution revealing a duo of artists on a permanent quest for creativity, independence and freedom.

Daft Punk Unchained

★ 7.2 2015 Music

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