New York Dolls Movies
Big Apple glam-punk godfathers The New York Dolls hit the stage in this documentary featuring footage shot by rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya during the band's early-1970s heyday. In addition to offering footage from east-coast performances at Kenny's Castaways and Max's Kansas City, this release also showcases highlight footage from such legendary west coast venues the Whiskey-A-Go-Go and the E-Club, including rousing renditions of such classic New York Dolls tunes as "Personality Crisis", "Who Are the Mystery Girls", "Vietnamese Baby", and more. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Director Don Letts' documentary Punk: Attitude examines the politics, fashion, and music of this pop culture trend. He interviews and shares performance footage from a variety of famous musical acts including "Black Flag, Jello Biafra, Legs McNeil, The Ramones, and proto-punks The Stooges and New York Dolls. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- 2004
- Add New York Dolls: Morrissey Presents the Return of the New York Dolls to QueueAdd New York Dolls: Morrissey Presents the Return of the New York Dolls to top of Queue
Decades after they glammed it up as one of the pioneering acts of the New York punk rock scene, the surviving members of the New York Dolls regrouped in 2004. This concert film, shot at the Royal Festival Hall in London, captures the resurrected band as they perform over a dozen songs before a live audience. Among the tunes featured in New York Dolls: Pre-Crash Condition are "Looking for a Kiss," "Another Piece of My Heart," " Out in the Street," and "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory." ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- 1990
David "Buster Poindexter" Johansen and the late Johnny Thunders were members of premiere punk band The New York Dolls as shown in these interviews and performances of some of their titles. ~ Rovi
