Time Out London 50 Greatest Music Films
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From Wagner to Elvis, a multitude of musicians have stepped out of the studio and on to the big screen – often, it must be said, to disastrous effect. But sometimes the union of sound and vision produces magical movies and, to prove it, the film and music teams of The Time Out London joined forces to find the 50 best ever.
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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
1988, in 4 top lists Check -
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Dont Look Back
1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check -
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Gimme Shelter
1970, in 8 top lists Check -
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24 Hour Party People
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
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Topsy-Turvy
1999, in 6 top lists Check -
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Monterey Pop
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
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Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993, in 5 top lists Check -
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Cocksucker Blues
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
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Bird
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Last Waltz
1978, in 9 top lists Check -
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Rude Boy
1980, in 1 top list Check -
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bound for Glory
1976, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Decline of Western Civilization
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II:...
1988, in 1 top list Check -
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sweet Dreams
1985, in 0 top lists Check -
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Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rust Never Sleeps
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dig!
2004, in 3 top lists Check -
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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A Hard Day's Night
1964, in 18 top lists Check -
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Jimi Hendrix
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sid and Nancy
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
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Elvis
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Last of the Blue Devils
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rough Cut and Ready Dubbed
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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Amadeus
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
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Stop Making Sense
1984, in 9 top lists Check -
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Charlie Is My Darling
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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Magic Fire
1955 — a.k.a. Frauen um Richard Wagner, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
1980, in 0 top lists Check -
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Coal Miner's Daughter
1980, in 7 top lists Check -
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Last Days
2005, in 5 top lists Check -
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Wonderful Life
1964 — a.k.a. Swingers' Paradise, in 0 top lists Check -
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'Round Midnight
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
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Watch the K Foundation Burn a Million Quid
1995, in 0 top lists Check -
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Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach
1968 — a.k.a. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, in 6 top lists Check -
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Buena Vista Social Club
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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Soul to Soul
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hilary and Jackie
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
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Made in Sheffield
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jazz on a Summer's Day
1959, in 2 top lists Check -
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989, in 4 top lists Check -
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MC5*: A True Testimonial
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sign 'o' the Times
1987, in 0 top lists Check -
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Catch Us If You Can
1965 — a.k.a. Having a Wild Weekend, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Mar 15, 2012; source