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>From: "Jeffrey W. Pearson" <jwpearso@j.imap.itd.umich.edu>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
>Subject: Re: rock n roll movies
>Date: Mon, May 14, 2001, 1:26 PM
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> American Graffiti
> American Hot Wax
> American Pop
> Backbeat
> Bye Bye Birdie
> The Doors
> Eddie and the Cruisers
> Get crazy
> Great Balls of Fire!
> Hair
> Hard day's night
> Help!
> High fidelity
> Jailhouse Rock
> Purple Rain
> Quadrophenia
> Rock and roll high school
> Rock Around the Clock
> Rock, Rock, Rock
> Shake, Rattle and Rock
> Sid and Nancy
> Six-String Samurai
> Streets of Fire
> Tommy
> The Trip
> Velvet Goldmine
> Wayne's World
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>>Here's something for you to brainstorm about:
>>
>>I have a professor putting together a syllabus for a "History of Rock 'n
>>Roll" class. We have documentaries covered, but she also wants to make use
>>of feature films. They can about specific musicians, about the music
>>industry, or simply where rock music is an important part of the movie.
>>
>>She said she's especially having problems coming up with ideas for films
>>(documentary or feature) dealing with the 90s. Grunge, alternative, etc.
>>(But just checked out the two series by PBS and Time Warner for previewing...)
>>
>>Anyway, here are the film titles I've come up with so far:
>>The Rose
>>La Bamba
>>Buddy Holly Story
>>That thing you do
>>Yellow Submarine
>>Elvis movies
>>Almost famous
>>Spinal Tap
>>Selena
>>Grease
>>Saturday Night Fever
>>Back to the Future (dance scene "Johnny be good")
>>Footloose
>>Pink Floyd's The Wall
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>>Thanks in advance,
>>Barb
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