For those who aren’t aware, I’m a big fan of music documentary films and any film about music. Musicals don’t count. Being such a fan, right now is a pretty exciting time with 3 of the more interesting films released this year just coming available or soon to be available for viewing. I know that there is a Dylan biopic as well, but these three look really interesting to me.

Control is the Anton Corbijn directed Ian Curtis biopic that details his struggle with his personal life, relationships, illness, and being leader of Joy Division that eventually ended up with him committing suicide. Sam Riley’s performance as Curtis is reported to be an incredibly accurate portrayal, and the film’s black and white imagery captures the mood of that time in Manchester.

Control is currently playing at The Dobie in Austin and other select cities around the country.

Iceland’s Sigur Ros make strange beautiful music which is an appropriate soundtrack for the land from which they hail. The band recently documented travels around their country in which they performed in a variety of venues for the people of Iceland, to be released in DVD format under the title Heima. Screenings of the film have been taking place in various cities around the country and will continue up until the film’s official release date. Austinites can catch a screening here in town at End Of An Ear Records Tuesday Dec 4th.

I wish this were of higher quality as the film looks amazingly beautiful.

About A Son is filled with the words of the late Kurt Cobain, but don’t expect Kurt to appear in the film. About A Son is visual journey through the world which Curt once knew with the words of the man laying down the audio backdrop. The never before heard interviews with Kurt are the basis of the film, and give in-site into the man and his life. The film is slowing opening around the country and will make it’s way to Austin Nov 30th at the Dobie.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 19th, 2007 at 2:24 pm and is filed under film.