★★★★★
Woodstock ’99 was meant to celebrate thirty years of love and counterculturalism. However, it quickly descended into a weekend of fires, riots and rapes. Jamie Crawford’s Netflix miniseries explores in powerful depth how a once-in-a-generation extravaganza imploded.
The documentary is the first of its kind to be made with the approval of David Bowie’s estate and the doc is getting good word of mouth.
The singer has had a career spanning over 30 years so there’s plenty of history to dig through in a new documentary.
Peter Jackson scored several Emmy nods for his The Beatles documentary series recently, but the director isn’t done with The Beatles yet.
★★★★☆
From Robert E. Weide, comes Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, the remarkable documentary made over four decades, shining a light on the wonderful, troubled brain of one of the 20th Century’s greatest authors.Â
Rumour has it… British superstar Adele is to release a tell-all documentary exploring her love life with Rich Paul, the pressures of fame and the cancellation of her Las Vegas residency
As the hunt for Boris Johnson’s successor as Prime Minister continues, Channel 4 has announced a new documentary series.
With a new film documenting his life out today in UK and Irish cinemas, and available for download, we speak to iconic French DJ and producer Laurent Garnier.
★★★☆☆
Jay Bedwani’s documentary about trans activist Donna Personna feels intimate and honest, but it’s never as fun or loose as its subject.
Jerry Harris starred in Netflix’s hit docuseries Cheer and was arrested in September 2020 on suspicion of producing child pornography.
A new documentary about Princess Diana is about to hit our screens. We speak to Ed Perkins and Simon Chinn about The Princess.
★★★☆☆
Our collective interest in the late Princess Diana continues with Ed Perkins’ impressive documentary The Princess.
The first trailer for Moonage Daydream, a feature-length film exploring the artistic and creative force of David Bowie, has been released.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road will include unseen concert footage from Elton John’s career and focus on the musician’s early years.
Nigel Askew seems to be a man of many talents. He’s a good friend of Vivienne Westwood’s, beat Nigel Farage in an election and now he’s made a documentary.Â
★★☆☆☆
Vivienne Westwood’s son Joe Corré burned £5m worth of punk memorabilia in 2016 and now Nigel Askew has made a documentary about it. Kind of.
On the day of ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ release, we look at the enduring legacy of the Fab Four, as told through the eyes and ears of emerging British songwriters.Â
