Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) won Best Documentary tonight at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards. It was nominated alongside Ascension, Flee, In the Same Breath, and Procession. The film chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which featured performances from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone,…
Olivia Rodrigo has announced a new documentary about her debut album Sour. The movie, titled Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film), arrives on Disney+ on March 25. Find a teaser video for the film below. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Driving Home 2 U is directed…
The Criterion Channel has made available a documentary about the late dub icon Lee “Scratch” Perry. The Upsetter: The Life & Music of Lee “Scratch” Perry is the work of filmmakers Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough, and Benicio del Toro narrates the project. See a clip from The Upsetter below, and watch the full…
Nick Cave has announced a forthcoming documentary titled This Much I Know to Be True depicting his creative partnership with longtime collaborator and Bad Seed Warren Ellis. The film “captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from albums Ghosteen and Carnage,” Cave posted on his official…
Billie Eilish and Finneas won Best Original Song tonight at the not-televised 2022 Golden Globe Awards. Their James Bond theme “No Time to Die” was nominated alongside Beyoncé (“Be Alive” from King Richard), Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto), Van Morrison (“Down to Joy” from Belfast), Carole King and Jennifer Hudson (“Here I Am” from…
Back in 1979, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performed benefit concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden for Musicians United for Safe Energy. Three songs they played were included in the 1980 documentary No Nukes. Now, additional footage of the band’s performances are getting released in a new concert film and album, The…
