late fall 2006 series

Cornell Cinema loves all types of music, and each calendar we bring Ithaca different styles of music on film (and sometimes live music—don’t miss Small Sails, the Alloy Orchestra, or our four-band, live music Rock-the-Cinema Ball!). In this calendar, we bring you three…ahem, four, music documentaries featuring bands and musicians with undeniably enduring legacies. Montrealer folk-singer/poet Leonard Cohen has used his gravelly voice and beautiful lyrics to great effect for almost 40 years, creating beloved (and often-covered) classics like “Suzannne,” “Everybody Knows” and “Hallelujah.” A recent tribute concert featuring the likes of Rufus and Martha Wainwright, U2 and Nick Cave, combined with lengthy interviews with the artist himself, has been turned into Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, “a moving tribute to this legendary artist’s life and career.” (Austin Chronicle)

Turn up the amps for the next two films: loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies and Not a Photograph: The Mission of Burma Story, that tell similar stories of underappreciated, monumentally influential bands from the 80s and 90s who recently got back together for sold-out tours and, in Mission of Burma’s case, released new, acclaimed albums (also, Burma founder Roger Miller is one third of the Alloy Orchestra and will be here to introduce two screenings of Not a Photograph!). If you aren’t familiar with these bands, prepare to have your mind blown. And speaking of mind blowing cinema, have you heard of conjoined twins Barry and Tom Howe, who formed the early Brit punk band The Bang Bang? No? Then we suggest catching Brothers of the Head, the weirdest, wildest…errr…documentary you’ve seen. “It’s a work of powerful atmosphere and significant mystery. Plus, it rocks.” (salon.com) Cosponsored by the FanClub Collective, and Castaways, a great place to see music in Ithaca.

Images from (top to bottom): Not a Photograph; Brothers of the Head; Leonard Cohen