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25 Must-See Music Documentaries

Our favorite of this week’s several fine indie releases is Searching for Sugar Man, Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul’s investigative profile of Sixto Rodriguez, a singer/songwriter who should have been a giant star in the early 1970s and instead faded into obscurity (and then became a cult sensation in New Zealand, Australia, and apartheid-era South Africa). Bendjelloul’s warm, kind film is both a showcase for terrific music and a compelling human interest story; it deserves a place alongside the best music documentaries, and since it reminded us of them, we thought we’d compile a list of our favorite music docs. It’s a list that’s constantly in flux, so we’ve included some alternates (as well as where you can see them); we’d love to hear yours as well. Check it out after the jump. … Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. We’re not sure what to think about the fact that Lenny Kravitz has been cast as Cinna, Katniss Everdeen’s subversive stylist, in the forthcoming film adaption of The Hunger Games. Says director Gary Ross: “When I saw Lenny’s work in Precious I was just knocked out. It was quiet and strong and understated and… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. ArtsBeat is reporting that the opening of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Lights will now be pushed from January 11 until sometime in February. This will allow time for the creators to make several changes, including changing the final number, rewriting the dialogue, adding new music from the composers, U2’s Bono and the… Read More

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Daily Dose Pick: It Might Get Loud

With his new film, An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim turns his lens on three of rock’s greatest living guitarists: Jimmy Page, Jack White, and the Edge.

It Might Get Loud follows the six-string savants over the course of a year, offering insight into their techniques, influences, and approaches to their instrument. Ultimately, it brings them together on a Hollywood soundstage, for a jam spanning three generations of guitar heroes. Among other highlights are an air-guitar moment with Page, a U2 recording session, and a song written onscreen by White. … Read More

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