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Mix Tape: RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD

Watch Trailer Director: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana
Cast: Mildred Bailey, Randy Castillo, George Clinton
Awards: Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Prize, World Cinema (Documentary)

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World tells the story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Redbone, & more, Rumble shows how these talented Native musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.

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Running Time: 103 min103 MIN
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the film reveals how Native American rhythms and stylings became a part of the larger tapestry of American music.

Robert Ito
New York Times
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Mix Tape: BANG!: THE BERT BERNS STORY

Watch Trailer Director: Brett Berns, Bob Sarles

Music meets the Mob in this biographical documentary, narrated by Stevie Van Zandt, about the life and career of Bert Berns, the most important songwriter and record producer from the sixties that you never heard of. His hits include “Twist and Shout”, “Hang On Sloopy”, “Here Comes The Night” and “Piece Of My Heart.” He helped launch the careers of Van Morrison and Neil Diamond and produced some of the greatest soul music ever made. Filmmaker Brett Berns brings his late father’s story to the screen through interviews with those who knew him best and rare performance footage. Included in the film are interviews with Ronald Isley, Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Van Morrison, Keith Richards and Paul McCartney.

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Running Time: 95 min95 MIN
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The story itself is arresting, and if that's all 'Bang' offered, that would be enough. But 'Bang' does more.

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Mix Tape: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM

Watch Trailer Director: Morgan Neville
Writer(s): Morgan Neville
Cast: Lou Adler, Stephanie 'Stevvie' Alexander, Patti Austin
Awards: Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature, 2014 Critics' Choice Winner Best Documentary Feature

Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. In his compelling new film TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM, award-winning director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music and a reflection on the conflicts, sacrifices and rewards of a career spent harmonizing with others.

These gifted artists span a range of styles, genres and eras of popular music, but each has a uniquely fascinating and personal story to share of life spent in the shadows of superstardom.    Along with rare archival footage and a peerless soundtrack, TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM boasts intimate interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and Sting to name just a few.  However, these world-famous figures take a backseat to the diverse array of backup singers whose lives and stories take center stage in the film.

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Running Time: 89 minutes89 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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For once, the spotlight shines on these brilliant women who spent most of their careers on the outskirts of fame with minimal fortune to show for their efforts.

Susan Wloszczyna
RogerEbert.com
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Masters Mix Tape: MONTEREY POP

Watch Trailer Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Cast: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar

In June 1967, the first Monterey International Pop Festival ushered in a new era of rock and roll and catapulted the careers of some of the greatest rock stars of all time. Directed by documentary extraordinaire D.A. Pennebaker (Dont Look Back, The War Room), this 50th anniversary re-release captures some of the most iconic sights and sounds in rock and roll. Deservedly remastered in 4K for an even more vivid retelling of music history.   

Feat. Scott McKenzie • The Mamas & The Papas • Canned Heat • Simon & Garfunkel • Hugh Masekela Jefferson Airplane • Big Brother and the Holding Company • Eric Burdon & The Animals • The Who • Country Joe and the Fish • Otis Redding • The Jimi Hendrix Experience • Ravi Shankar

Jackie O’s Beer Will Be Available for Purchase at these screenings. Admission is just $5. Member admission is $4.

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Running Time: 78 minutes78 MIN
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With his characteristic vérité style, D. A. Pennebaker captured it all, immortalizing moments that have become legend: Pete Townshend destroying his guitar, Jimi Hendrix burning his.

Janus Films
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Masters Mix Tape: GIMME SHELTER

Watch Trailer Director: David Maysles, Albert Maysles
Cast: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor

On December 6, 1969, just four months after Woodstock defined the Love Generation, a free Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway turned love into fear. Revolutionary documentarians David and Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens) were filming when a rowdy audience of 300,000 people clashed with the Hell’s Angels, then hired as low-cost security, resulting in a fatal stabbing and utter pandemonium. This landmark documentary, received as both essential and highly controversial, captured the night that changed everything.

Feat. The Rolling Stones • Ike & Tina Turner • Jefferson Airplane • The Flying Burrito Brothers

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Running Time: 95 minutes95 MIN
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This is a seminal rock doc, and the actual music is only a small part of the magic.

Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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Masters Mix Tape: THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

Watch Trailer Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Alice Bag Band, Alice Bag, Claude Bessey

“See it in a theater… where you can’t get hurt,” The Decline of Western Civilization provides a no-holds barred look at the underground punk scene in the late 70s/early 80s. After its midnight release in 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police wrote a letter to director Penelope Spheeris, (who went on to direct two sequels as well as the cult classic Wayne’s World), demanding that she never show the film in Los Angeles again. She did not obey his request.

Feat. Alice Bag Band • Black Flag • Circle Jerks • Catholic Discipline • Fear • Germs • X

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Running Time: 100 minutes100 MIN
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A bracing, stimulating and technically superb close-up look at the LA punk scene, pic is pitched at a perfect distance to allow for simultaneous engagement in the music and spectacle, and for rueful contemplation of what it all might mean.

Variety Staff
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Masters Mix Tape: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Watch Trailer Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González

Celebrated director Wim Wenders travels through the beautiful tropic of Cuba with guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim to gather the country’s finest but sadly forgotten aging musicians to band together and create the ultimate album. The culmination is a once-in-a-lifetime performance unlike anything seen or heard before in this Oscar nominated documentary.

Feat. Buena Vista Social Club

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Running Time: 105 minutes105 MIN
G Rated
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Infectious, intoxicating joy is the emotion conveyed in every frame of this ravishing, exuberant documentary.

Hal Hinson
New Times (L.A.)
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Masters Mix Tape: DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY

Watch Trailer Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey, Lauryn Hill

From director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and comedian Dave Chappelle comes a doc about the party of a decade, inspired by the 70s’ legendary concert/documentary Wattstax. Following the hilarious road trip from Chappelle’s hometown in Ohio to Brooklyn, the comedian surprises and invites strangers from all walks of life to a festival featuring some of the biggest and baddest artists in neo-soul and hip hop.

Feat. Kanye West • Mos Def • Talib Kweli • Jill Scott • Erykah Badu • The Roots • Common • Big Daddy Kane • Kool G Rap • The Fugees • Bilal • Dead Prez Cody Chesnutt • John Legend • Central State University Marching Band • A-Trak

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Chappelle's talent and the characters in the movie give it a universal appeal, even to those unfamiliar with hip-hop.

Patrick MacDonald
Seattle Times
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