Tag Archives: Rock Musical

Monterey Pop (1968)

Posted on June 18, 2017 at 7:10 am by Jeff Kuykendall

This review was originally posted on January 9, 2012. It’s being reposted in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival, originally held June 16-18, 1967. With Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock (1970) gradually transforming from an engrossing concert film … Continue reading →

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This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Posted on February 11, 2017 at 3:19 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Before the Spinal Tap reunion shows, the many TV appearances, the albums, the induction into the Criterion Collection; before the Christopher Guest-directed mockumentaries, often reuniting Guest with his fellow Tap members; before the exponential rise in the original film’s reputation, … Continue reading →

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24 Hours with Ken Russell

Posted on December 29, 2016 at 3:28 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

There is a Monty Python sketch which only lasts about twenty-five seconds, but that’s all it needs. Stately music plays on the soundtrack. It’s a simple country garden. A businessman enters the scene, pursued by a nude woman. They’re chased by … Continue reading →

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