Kim Gordon

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

Yorick Le Saux

Olivier Assayas, Kim Gordon

A fly-on-the-wall documentary about the recording of the music score by Sonic Youth.

Daydream Nation

Lance Bangs

Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon

A concert film of Sonic Youth performing their Daydream Nation album in full at the ABC in Glasgow.

The Work of Director Spike Jonze

Lance Bangs, Spike Jonze

Ashley Barnett, Brian Bell

When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews, and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. Featuring The Beastie Boys, Bjork, Weezer, The Pharcyde, Fatboy Slim and many others.

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

Dana Calderwood

Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

Philipp Virus

J. Mascis, Lou Barlow

Filmed during their 2005 reunion tour, this release captures the sonic guitar assaults of Dinosaur Jr. onstage, playing the songs "Gargoyle," "Little Fury Things," "Just Like Heaven," and more. Also included is rare behind-the-scenes footage featuring the band, as well as interviews with Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Mike Watt (The Minutemen), and guitarist Steve Albini.

Put More Blood Into the Music

Charles Atlas

Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon

PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of their powers in 1988.

Goo

Steve Shelley, David Markey

Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon

In 1991, a long-form music video version of Goo was released on VHS and LaserDisc. A music video for each song from the album was included; the track listing was identical to that of the original album.

Cut Shorts

David Markey

Sofia Coppola, Kim Gordon

A collection of short films and music videos from independent filmmaker David Markey, from 1974 to 2004.

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore

A compilation of 24 music videos by Sonic Youth ranging from 1990 to 2002. Collaborators include Harmony Korine, Spike Jonze, Todd Haynes, Mark Romanek, Richard Kern, and more.

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

David Markey

Kurt Cobain, Kim Gordon

While planning the eventual DVD release for "1991: The Year Punk Broke", Dave Markey cut a 40-minute film out of unused footage to create a companion piece to include. The film was also shown to a handful of lucky audiences before the DVD's eventual release in 2011. It's an awesome bonus with tons of great footage that could have easily been in the film. These songs were probably the best to leave out of the full-length film, since 2 were brand new and still quite shaky. The only tour staple not accounted for in either film is "Mary-Christ". Here are the sources I could determine: Inhuman - ?? White Kross - 08/27/91 Bremen Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit - 08/24/91 Koln In Bloom (Nirvana) - 09/01/91 Rotterdam Eric's Trip - 09/01/91 Rotterdam (but spoken intro is from 08/25/91?) Tunic snippet - 08/27/91 Bremen Chapel Hill - 08/27/91 Bremen

The Punk Singer

Sini Anderson

Kathleen Hanna, Adam Horovitz

A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.

Une Danse Des Bouffons

Marcel Dzama

Jon Bulette, Carin Cahn

In this Dadaist love story there are many recurring themes: death and rebirth, multiple identities and doppelgangers, false prophets, love and love lost, the corruption of power and fragility of what is real or true. Using a recreation of Marcel Duchamp's Etant Donnes, a trickster of old mythology awakens Maria Martins (played by Kim Gordon) from the dream state. She learns that her lover, a captive Marcel Duchamp, has been kidnapped by a group of terrorists and forced to recite the chess moves to a historical match. Maria must enter a deep and strange rabbit hole to save her love.

I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

Ryan Short, Adam Pease

Mark Arm, Steve Turner

This documentary tells the story of Mudhoney from their very beginnings, to following them on their recent world tour and everything in between. Complete with testimonials from friends, music industry veterans and musicians such as Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, Soundgarden's Kim Thayil and Mudhoney themselves. This is the true story of the founding fathers of Grunge.

1991: The Year Punk Broke

David Markey

Mark Arm, Lori Barbero

David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live performances by Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Gumball.

Weatherman '69

Raymond Pettibon

Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore

Featuring a cast that includes Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, Mike Watt of the legendary hardcore band Minutemen, and Pettibon himself, this deadpan narrative pays dubious homage to the 1960's radical underground. In this crudely rendered home video of a commune of stoned revolutionaries, the cameras are hand-held, the edits in-camera, and the dialogue is wryly on-target. Pettibon's band of outsiders reenacts a countercultural moment defined by rock music, drugs, and ideological paradox — and in so doing, captures their own late-80's West Coast grunge milieu as well.

I'm Not There

Todd Haynes

Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.