Tom Verlaine
Actor · b. 1949 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Tom Verlaine is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television. Verlaine is regarded by many as one of the most talented performers of the early post punk era.
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Movie6.1DocumentaryMusicAn intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008 · 21 votes
Movie5.0MusicDocumentaryThis is Poe and Král's first effort, shot on small-gauge stock, before their more well-known endeavor The Blank Generation (1976) came to be. A "DIY" portrait of the New York music scene, the film is a patchwork of footage of numerous rock acts performing live, at venues like Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the dive bars of Greenwich Village and, of course, CBGB.
Night Lunch
1975 · 3 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryMusicThe cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers, the Shirts, Wayne County, the Marbles, the Dolls, Miamis, Harry Toledo, and the Tuff Darts (w/Robert Gordon).
The Blank Generation
1976 · 13 votes
- Movie6.3DocumentaryMusic
In this 1995 made-for television biopic, see legendary musician and filmmaker Ivan Kral as he made music history. With guitar and camera in the 70s, playing with Iggy Pop, Blondie and Patti Smith Group, he triumphed, rising from refugee to rock icon.
Dancing Barefoot
1995 · 4 votes