Band Movies (not banned movies)
I never seem to get tired of movies about bands - or mostly about bands. Here are a bunch I like - what do you think? 1. A Hard Day's Night (1965) - the first and king of all band movies (to me). Legend has it that George Martin asked John Lennon to write a title track because they needed another tune to fill out the sound track for the movie that w as still in production. John (legend has it) went upstairs and came back down an hour later with "A Hard Day's Night" and said "there you go - now stop bothering me!" The world is still talking about whatever the heck the first chord is... 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) - a never was, could have been group from Erie, PA. Song by Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne and that new "supergroup" Tinted Windows). Tom Hanks and his Rita Wilson at their finest. Even though they play the main tune 5-6 times during the movie, it never gets old. 3. Almost Famous (2000) - where were you when Robert Plant yelled ...