Anton Newcombe, Brent DeBoer, Courtney Taylor
Tracks the tumultuous rise of two talented musicians, Anton Newcombe, leader of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Courtney Taylor, leader of the Dandy Warhols, and dissects their star-crossed friendsh...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005
Stats: 648 reviews
This document of a douchetard convention is either the worst music documentary ever made or the best comedy ever made. The battle between Newcombe and Taylor as far as who's more pretentious is easily won by Taylor, but Newcombe definitely takes the cake for being more fucked up....( read more)
One of the best rockumentarys available in my opinion. Chronicled over the period of about 10 years. Two bands that revolutionized a sound, and struggled constantly for success. This film does much justice to the bands, as they were not glorified, but realized.. And you are left ...( read more)
This 2004 rock and roll documentary follows the careers of a pair of rival alternative bands over the course of seven years. I hadn?t heard of wither band before watching the documentary, and I can?t say that it makes me want to run out and buy music from either, but it was stil...( read more)
such a good documentary. very honest portrayal (for better or worse) of the bands.
IN MY TOP 100: Could be the best rock-umentary ever made. It doesn't even matter that it focuses on a band that most people don't know from a bar of soap (including myself before seeing this film). And no I'm not talking about the Dandy Warhols, because the movie is more centred ...( read more)
I don't know that I've seen a film that better captures the tension between authenticity and ambition that bedevils modern rock music -- the sense that a mass audience is something to be desired and d... full review
Through that mixture of luck and diligence that makes the best documentaries, Timoner offers a resonant, often painfully funny, drama about two good friends who become enemies against the backdrop of ... full review
Dig! a new documentary by Ondi Timoner, gives a cinema verite spin to the endlessly fascinating pop-music soap opera formula of VH1's Behind the Music. full review
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