The best Courtney Love’s music movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Courtney Love’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Courtney Love.
Cobain: Montage of Heck
7.5/10
Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.
1991: The Year Punk Broke
7.3/10
David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live performances by Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Gumball.
Kurt & Courtney
6.1/10
After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
7/10
A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer
Hole Unplugged
On February 14, 1995, Hole recorded a live acoustic performance in front of an audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City. Along with a string ensemble, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel and Melissa Auf der Maur played 13 songs, a mix of hits off "Live Through This," new material, covers by Duran Duran and Donovan, and unreleased Nirvana track "You Know You're Right." The show aired for the first time on April 18, 1995.
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
8.4/10
A star-studded musical celebration in tribute to Leonard Cohen—the Montreal-born writer, composer, performer and man of letters—that took place in November 2017 at the Bell Centre.
The Young Blood Chronicles
8.5/10
The members of Fall Out Boy undergo kidnappings, torture, and murder, among other events, in this compiled film of the 11 music videos making up their 'Save Rock and Roll' album.
The Dark Night of the Soul
A short animation clip where the star Courtney Love is trying to become dignified and elegant. Her friend tells her she must lose her kook. She has troubled sleep and she chants for help. The next morning she wakes up with a Birkin bag and her prayers are answered. The short features music from Hole's album Nobody's Daughter.
Welcome to My Castle!
Over 5 hours of full-length interviews with Nirvana, Tommy Chong, Sonic Youth, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Ron Jeremy, and many more. Includes videos of Nardwuar's band, The Evaporators, along with all sorts of bonus material!
