Ralph Molina Movies

In 2005, legendary rocker Neil Young and filmmaker Jonathan Demme collaborated on the concert film Neil Young: Heart of Gold, shot during a series of performances at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium; the film was designed to sum up the larger themes of Young's music, and was inspired in part by the musician being diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain aneurysm. In 2009, Young, who had since been given a clean bill of health, teamed up with Demme for a second concert documentary, but while Heart of Gold focused on the country-influenced side of Young's body of work, 2009's Neil Young Trunk Show is dominated by his love of unvarnished hard rock, with plenty of Young's trademark noisy guitar solos and extended workouts with his band (including longtime collaborators Ralph Molina and Ben Keith). Featuring a set of classic hits and songs from Young's 2008 album Chrome Dreams II, Neil Young Trunk Show was an official selection at the 2009 AFI Fest, a film festival presented by the American Film Institute. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Don't be misled by the director's name; "Bernard Shakey" is really rock star Neil Young, who is also the center attraction of this music documentary. There's no plot, of course, just 103 minutes' worth of concert footage, filmed during Young's 1979 tour with his back-up band Crazy Horse. Musical highlights include "My, My, Hey Hey" (Out of the Blue)", "Thrasher" and "Powderfinger". If you missed this film, we refer you to the critically and financially successful record album of the same name. After both the film and record version of Rust Never Sleeps were sent into distribution, there was still enough material left over for another album, Live Rust. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi