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RARE – MANY NOT COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE - COLLECTION OF FILMS FROM THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING VH1 ROCK DOC SERIES. UNTOLD STORIES ABOUT MUSIC AND CULTURE FROM LEADING DIRECTORS AND VH1.

THIS COLLECTION INCLUDES:

·    SOUL TRAIN: THE HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA. (2010) Doc celebrating the longest running dance show’s impact on pop culture, music, dance and fashion.

·    THE U.S. VERSUS JOHN LENNON. (2006) Directed by David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. Depicts Lennon's transformation from Beatle to a anti-war activist during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

·    WOODSTOCK: NOW AND THEN (2009) Directed by Barbara Kopple. On Woodstock's 40th anniversary, the film examines Woodstock from the perspectives of not only the musicians who graced the stage, but the fans, the concert promoters and countless others whose unique experiences helped paint a unique tapestry of Woodstock.

·    NY77: THE COOLEST YEAR IN HELL (2007) By Henry Corra/Nanette Burstein. Emmy nominated. From the chaos of the 1970s emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered with the birth of punk, disco and hip hop.

·    THE DRUG YEARS (2006) By Hart and Dana Perry. Four hour series. The definitive chronicle of illicit drug use in the United States from the beatnik era up through rave culture.

·    SEX: THE REVOLUTION (2008) By Hart and Dana Perry. Four hour series about how sex changed American culture.

·    LEMMY (2011): By Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski. Endearing profile of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead. He saw the Beatles at the Cavern Club, was a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and has been rocking himself for five decades.

·    LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (2010): By Jenna Rosher. An emotional journey back to the Golden Age of the Groupies, looking at the women who loved and inspired some of the greatest rock stars of our time.

·    THE NIGHT JAMES BROWN SAVED BOSTON (2008): By David Leaf. On April 4, 1968, the leader of the nonviolent resistance movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis. On April 5, 1968, James Brown sang, and the city of Boston didnt burn down. This film tells the story of the pivotal role that James Brown, and that particular concert, played in the political, social and cultural history of the country.