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Music and Concert Documentaries on Netflix
Too few people watch documentaries, which means that many music and concert documentaries on Netflix go unwatched. It's a damn shame, too, because there are a multitude of great ones no one sees. With so many movies and shows on the streaming service, it's hard to figure out what to watch. So often, quality shows are drowned in a quantity of crap. And documentaries can be made and uploaded to the service on the cheap.
By Anthony Gramuglia7 years ago in Beat
Twin Peaks 2017: The Magic of Twin Peaks Special Effects
"The storytelling remains the same, but the tools for doing it have changed. The first two seasons were shot on film. This time we shot digitally. So I used all the available technical means possible to bring my ideas to life."
By James Giles7 years ago in Geeks
Ed Gein Changed Horror Forever
Content Warning: This essay contains descriptions of body horror, abuse, and gendered violence. As one of the first of its kind, Hitchcock's Psycho was a groundbreaking piece of cinematic art in 1960. Audiences flocked to the theater to see what would become Hitchcock’s most famous and possibly his best film. Robert Bloch’s novel of the same name was released only a year prior to Psycho's premiere, and that novel was based on the murderous and grizzly activities of Ed Gein.
By Sherronda J. Brown7 years ago in Geeks
Review of Rob Sheffield's Dreaming The Beatles: 5 of X
Rob Sheffield's short chapter in his Dreaming the Beatles (actually, they're all short, which is good) is about "It Won't Be Long," and is about as fine a piece of music journalism, or rock 'n' roll analysis, or whatever you want to call it, as you can find. It's a holographic sample of why the book as a whole is so enjoyable and important.
By Paul Levinson7 years ago in Beat
Best Indie Rock Bands
We're pretty sure that VH1 has done at least one list ranking the best indie rock bands of all time. Indie rock has been around for longer than hipsters have been in Brooklyn, and the fact is that many of the biggest movements in music were sparked by good indie rock bands and their unique sounds.
By Skunk Uzeki7 years ago in Beat
Which Anime to Watch: Summer 2017
Every three months dozens of new anime series premiere on Japanese television (and on streaming sites around the world). With so many different shows appearing almost all at once though it can hard to know which shows you should be paying attention to, which is why I've created this handy guide of which shows stand the best chance of being worthwhile.
By L.B. Bryant7 years ago in Geeks