Thurston Moore Movies

  • 2008
    I Need That Record!

    I Need That Record!

    I Need That Record!

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    Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE, "an elegy for a...

    I Need That Record!
  • 2018
    Desolation Center

    Desolation Center

    Desolation Center

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    The untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California that are now recognized as the...

    Desolation Center
  • 1987
    Submit to Me Now

    Submit to Me Now

    Submit to Me Now

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    Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to...

    Submit to Me Now
  • 2007
    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

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    Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty...

    You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
  • 2007
    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

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    In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's...

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
  • 1996
    Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996

    Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996

    Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996

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    Live at Rocknacht, Germany 1996. Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from NewYork City, formed in 1981. In their early career, Sonic...

    Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
  • 2017
    Teenage Superstars

    Teenage Superstars

    Teenage Superstars

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    Grant McPhee's sequel to Big Gold Dream picks up where the previous film left off, and continues its thrilling tour of the pre-Britpop, Scottish...

    Teenage Superstars
  • 2004
    (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

    (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

    (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

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    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...

    (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
  • 2024
    The Road to Ruane

    The Road to Ruane

    The Road to Ruane

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    Billy Ruane, storied impresario of the 90s Boston indie music scene. Billy promoted shows and inspired cult-like followings of bands by the likes of...

    The Road to Ruane
  • 2006
    Noise

    Noise

    Noise

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    Footage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth, Jeanne Balibar, and other acts.

    Noise
  • 2004
    Kill Your Idols

    Kill Your Idols

    Kill Your Idols

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    A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from the genuine authenticity of No Wave to the current...

    Kill Your Idols
  • 2019
    Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

    Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

    Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

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    The first career-spanning documentary retrospective of Lydia Lunch's confrontational, acerbic and always electric artistry. As New York City's...

    Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
  • 1988
    Put More Blood Into the Music

    Put More Blood Into the Music

    Put More Blood Into the Music

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    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...

    Put More Blood Into the Music
  • 1991
    Notebook

    Notebook

    Notebook

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    Early Lee Ranaldo short film with spoken word narration. Utilizes some of the same Sonic Youth tour footage as the ‘TeenAge Riot’ video.

    Notebook
  • 1989
    Weatherman '69

    Weatherman '69

    Weatherman '69

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    Featuring a cast that includes Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, Mike Watt of the legendary hardcore band Minutemen, and Pettibon himself,...

    Weatherman '69
  • 2023
    Louder Than You Think

    Louder Than You Think

    Louder Than You Think

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    Gary Young, drummer for indie-rock icons Pavement, injected a wild-card unpredictability into the band's breakthrough, lo-fi sound. But those same...

    Louder Than You Think
  • 1995
    Blood on the Beach

    Blood on the Beach

    Blood on the Beach

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    Sonic Youth's Blood on the Beach is comprised of two shows and interview clips recorded in November 1985 in Brighton, UK.

    Blood on the Beach
  • 2006
    Cut Shorts

    Cut Shorts

    Cut Shorts

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

    Cut Shorts
  • 2009
    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

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    the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia...

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
  • 2021
    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

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    The American indie rock band “Dinosaur Jr.” is a radical group with an unmistakeable sound. The film tells the story the three...

    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.