Arthur Brown

Prog Rock Britannia

Chris Rodley

Nigel Planer, Robert Wyatt

Overview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg.

Heavy Metal Britannia

Chris Rodley

Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford

Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph. Contributors include Lemmy, Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Saxon's Biff Byford.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me

Nicholas Triandafyllidis

Arthur Brown, Eric Burdon

Portrait of an important American musician through the testimonies of fellow musicians and people from his environment, but also through archival material and documents from various stages of his life and career.

When Hippies Ruled The World

Dennis Hopper, Ray Manzarek

When Hippies Ruled The World takes a trip back to the end of the psychedelic Sixties - the dreams, trips, movies, and music - to a time that love was all that was needed. From 1967 to 1970, the hippie revolution gave us great anthems, great events, great sex and great big afghan coats. The music was by The Doors; queen of the hippies Joni Mitchell; and the world was set alight by the number 1 hit Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Hippies dropped out at the biggest festival, Woodstock, and were turned on by LSD and free love. The whole experience was literally set on film by Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider while the hippest of all looked East and followed in the trail of the Beatles to India.

Tommy

Ken Russell

Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret

A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

Phometrica

Chris Collier

Tom Woodward, Joanna Ignaczewska

Phometrica tells the story of a couple, Stefania (Joanna Ignaczewska) and Jose (Tom Woodward). When Stefania falls pregnant, Jose becomes suspicious about the nature of the clearing work she's undertaking to help support the family. Paranoid that she's keeping something from him, he follows her. However, rather than reveal Stefania's secrets, Jose steps into his own nightmares and finds himself exploring his own guilt. Meanwhile as Stefania seeks to pull their life into some kind of order, the couple find themselves separated by the growing chaos, and are unable to escape their hopeless indulgence in their own suffering. Featuring Arthur Brown as cult leader Deacon Tavalouris, the film plays out in a series of fractured sketches that range from the comedic to the surreal.

The Committee

Peter Sykes

Arthur Brown, Jimmy Gardner

The Committee, starring Paul Jones of Manfred Mann fame, is a unique document of Britain in the 1960s. After a very successful run in London’s West End in 1968, viewings of this controversial movie have been few and far between. Stunning black and white camera work by Ian Wilson brings to life this “chilling fable” by Max Steuer, a lecturer (now Reader Emeritus) at the London School of Economics. Avoiding easy answers, The Committee uses a surreal murder to explore the tension and conflict between bureaucracy on one side, and individual freedom on the other. Many films, such as Total Recall, Fahrenheit 451 and Camus’ The Stranger, see the state as ignorant and repressive, and pass over the inevitable weaknesses lying deep in individuals. Drawing on the ideas of R.D. Laing, a psychologically hip state faces an all too human protagonist.

The Black Room

Rolfe Kanefsky

Natasha Henstridge, Lukas Hassel

Paul and Jennifer Hemdale have just moved into their dream house. But their happy marriage is about to be put to the test as they slowly discover the secret behind the black room in the cellar. Something else is already living in their new home and it is growing stronger every day.

Hawkwind : Out of the Shadows

Dave Brock, Alan Davey

Hawkwind performing live at Newcastle Opera House, 4th December 2002 with guest Arthur Brown.

Alice Cooper: Rock In Rio 2017

Alice Cooper, Nita Strauss

Alice Cooper at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 21, 2017. Setlist: Brutal Planet / No More Mr. Nice Guy / Under My Wheels / Guitar Solo (Nita Strauss) / Poison / Halo of Flies (with drum solo) / Feed My Frankenstein / Cold Ethyl / Only Women Bleed / Killer / I Love the Dead (band vocals only) / Fire / School's Out