DA Pennebaker
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars review – Bowie bids farewell to an icon in legendary gig
DA Pennebaker’s documentary offers moving moments and raw immediacy as the musician takes on his final performance as Ziggy Stardust
Peter Bradshaw
29, Jun, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘Sweating out the notes’: the stunning portrait of Sondheim’s Company by DA Pennebaker
A newly rereleased documentary captures tense scenes in the studio for the 1970 musical’s original cast recording – and reveals much about the songs and their singers
Chris Wiegand
15, Sep, 2021 @1:36 PM
'It felt like a wonderful dream' – DA Pennebaker on making Monterey Pop
In a final, previously unpublished Guardian interview, the late great documentarian looks back at his groundbreaking film with Lou Adler, the legendary music festival’s promoter
Interviews by Dorian Lynskey
07, Aug, 2019 @1:29 PM
DA Pennebaker: restless, brilliant film-maker plugged into the 1960s zeitgeist
Pennebaker, who has died aged 94, epitomised the counterculture with his interest in the legends of music as well as the backstage drama of politics
Peter Bradshaw
05, Aug, 2019 @5:00 AM
Film-maker DA Pennebaker dies aged 94
The documentary-maker’s work included Monterey Pop, Bob Dylan’s Dont Look Back and Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust concert film
Andy Welch
03, Aug, 2019 @10:53 PM
Nick Fraser: ‘Documentaries can change the world’
As his book on the history of factual film is published, the former Storyville editor reveals his favourite docs and books
Tim Lewis
27, Jul, 2019 @5:00 PM
The Town Hall Affair reopens raucous 1971 debate and touches a nerve in the era of #metoo
Wooster Group’s latest play, in Sydney this month before heading to London, reimagines a seminal night in feminist history to tackle its unfinished business
Brigid Delaney
07, Jan, 2018 @1:38 AM
Norman Mailer v Germaine Greer: how the Town Hall row still rages
The Wooster Group’s new show explores the notorious 1971 debate between feminists and the American novelist. Almost 50 years on, the arguments they had still define our discourse
Travis Diehl
31, Mar, 2017 @5:16 PM
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars review – grainy rock-doc records Bowie's brightest moment
DA Pennebaker’s intimate record of one of rock history’s defining moments – David Bowie’s final concert performance as Ziggy Stardust
Gwilym Mumford
02, Mar, 2017 @9:45 PM
Unlocking the Cage review – exemplary animal rights documentary
This well made film about an organisation fighting for the rights of animals with advanced cognitive abilities presents some fascinating legal and ethical issues
Leslie Felperin
16, Jun, 2016 @8:00 PM
Don't Look Back, Bob Dylan and the invention of the rockumentary
DA Pennebaker’s landmark film is being celebrated with its own exhibition, and more than 50 years on, it still sets the standard for the rock documentary
Simon Bowcock
17, May, 2016 @10:00 AM
Bob Dylan and the Subterranean Homesick Blues revolution
How a two-minute, rickety-rackety masterpiece recorded in a single take changed music for ever. Richard Williams celebrates the 50th anniversary of Subterranean Homesick Blues
Richard Williams
13, Jan, 2015 @7:00 AM
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