Upcoming documentary films we'll be talking about

[Liz Witham - filmmaker]

We'll be talking about:

FEBRUARY

Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man
MARCH

Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story
APRIL

The Rolling Stones - Shine a Light
MAY

Standing In The Shadows of Motown
JUNE

Metallica - Some Kind of Monster
JULY

Joe Strummer - The Future Is Unwritten
AUGUST

Michael Franti - I Know I'm Not Alone
SEPTEMBER

Townes Van Zandt - Be Here to Love Me
OCTOBER

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
NOVEMBER

End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones
DECEMBER

Down from the Mountain (The "O Brother Where art Thou Concert"

and more - let me know if you have any suggestions!

[Andrew Hunt]

Here's one that I came upon on Hulu. You can watch it online, in full, with limited commercial breaks.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/62945/before-the-music-dies

"Before The Music Dies", or "B4MD" (2006), was made by Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen, two guys who have no connection to the music industry, other than that they have a passion for tunes and wanted to know what's been going on since large corporations, like Clear Channel, have taken over the airwaves, forcing many struggling musicians to handle the marketing and promotion of their own careers.
Opening with a killer clip of Ray Charles and a very young Billy Preston (in full-tilt James Brown mode), the film mixes performance footage and interviews with a wide variety of musicians.
Everyone, from Bonnie Raitt to Erykah Badu to Eric Clapton to Branford Marsalis to Calexico to Doyle Bramhall II to Dave Matthews to...you get the idea...give their take on the business of music and why the internet has become so important to many musicians who have taken matters into their own hands.
Highly recommended viewing.

This is the main website for the film:
http://www.beforethemusicdies.com/blog/b4md

[Snyder]

I just watched this over the weekend actually. I was quiet impressed with it.

[Kelly Ames Smith]

It is almost July. What will YOU write about "Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten" ?

[Kelly Ames Smith]

Clearly, none of us had any writing about Joe Strummer in our futures....The good news is ...better late than never!

[Kelly Ames Smith]

It occurs to me that we have all fallen by the music documentary film club wayside---

maybe we just pick up where we left off or just advance right on into November-- "The Story of the Ramones".. ...

[barbara gray]

there was a great response in the beginning . One thought is to send a message to all the members who signed up and see if there is interest :) !