Lou ReedFilmography

Kate and Anna McGarrigle: A Not So Silent Night

Actors: Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Laurie Anderson

Lou Reed's Berlin

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Lou Reed, Emmanuelle Seigner

Synopsis: Thirty-three years after his ambitious concept album {^Berlin} was pronounced dead on arrival, Lou Reed reteams with producers Bob Ezrin and Hal Willner to stage live performances of the now-classic release at concert venues all across the globe. The album, which was savaged by critics upon Read More

The Palermo Shooting

Actors: Campino, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Dennis Hopper, Milla Jovovich, Inga Busch

Synopsis: Die Toten Hosen front-man Campino headlines iconic German filmmaker Wim Wenders' drama about a world-renowned photographer who finds a new life and a new love while being targeted by a tenacious trigger-man. Finn (Campino) is a successful shutterbug who leads a hectic life, gets precious little Read More

13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Actors: Paul America, Susan Bottomly, Ann Buchanan, Freddy Herko, Jane Holzer

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

Actors: Emmylou Harris, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Bob Neuwirth

Synopsis: Few musical archivists have worked as tirelessly to preserve American folk music as Harry Smith, and with this documentary filmmaker Rani Singh offers an illuminating look at the lasting impact of Smith's landmark release {^Anthology of American Folk Music}. Originally released as a compilation of Read More

Hubert Selby Jr: It'll Be Better Tomorrow

Actors: Robert Downey, Jr., Hubert Selby, Jr., Lou Reed, Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto

Synopsis: Hubert Selby Jr. was a powerful and influential literary figure whose best-known novels, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream, dealt with the dark underside of life in a way that was bleak and often shocking, but also laced with compassion and understanding for the tortured lives of his Read More

Lou Reed: Spanish Fly - Live in Spain

Actors: Lou Reed

Synopsis: The concert film Lou Reed: Spanish Fly -- Live in Spain captures an August 7, 2004 show by the legendary former frontman of The Velvet Underground. The 11 song setlist touches upon almost every phase of his lengthy career and includes such favorites as "Walk on the Wild Side," "The Blue Mask," Read More

The Blues: The Soul of a Man

Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Keith B. Brown, Chris Thomas King, J.B. Lenoir, Skip James

Synopsis: Part of The Blues documentary series on PBS, The Soul of a Man is written and directed by Wim Wenders and narrated by Laurence Fishburne. This installment explores the work of the filmmaker's personal musical heroes: Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, and J.B. Lenoir. Through reenactments and Read More

Lou Reed: Live!

Actors: Lou Reed

Synopsis: Two eras in the career of one of America's great rock poets are represented in this concert video. Lou Reed: Live! features Reed performing seven songs at New York City's Bottom Line club in 1983, with the former Velvet Underground founder joined by guitarist Robert Quine, bassist Fernando Read More

Prozac Nation

Actors: Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Synopsis: Following up his critically acclaimed debut Insomnia (1997), Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjaerg makes his first English-language feature with this adaptation of the book by Elizabeth Wurtzel. Christina Ricci stars as Lizzie, a prize-winning student heading off to Harvard where she intends to Read More

Before Night Falls

Crew: Additional Music

Actors: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn

Synopsis: For his sophomore feature film effort, visual artist Julian Schnabel chronicles the life of one of Cuba's most charismatic literary voices, the late Reinaldo Arenas. Working with Arenas' friends and family, Schnabel recounts the author's impoverished rural upbringing and the intense love and Read More

Velvet Goldmine

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Toni Collette, Christian Bale, Eddie Izzard

Synopsis: At the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, American independent director Todd Haynes (Safe) received the "Artistic Achievement" award for this re-creation of the UK glam rock scene of the early '70s. Glam rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who does a character named Maxwell Demon, predicts his Read More

Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Synopsis: This documentary traces the life and career of singer-songwriter Lou Reed, from 1965, college, and the Velvet Underground, to 1975 solo performances, 1990s poetry readings, and theater collaborations. Concert footage is intercut with over two dozen interview subjects. With a transfer from video to Read More

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular [TV Series]

Actors: Teller, Penn Jillette, Drew Carey, Rob Schneider, Lou Reed, Save Ferris

Synopsis: Magicians Penn & Teller host this 16-episode Vegas variety series with a salmagundi of sleight of hand, showgirls, card tricks, music, acrobat acts, rock tunes, and an assortment of illusions, including off-color "sex-magic" and their creepy rats-in-the-cage bit. Guests for the debut hour included Read More

Blue in the Face

Actors: Harvey Keitel, Lou Reed, Roseanne, Michael J. Fox, Jim Jarmusch

Synopsis: Director Wayne Wang and screenwriter Paul Auster had enough storylines and characters left over from their charming comedy Smoke to make another film, so they shot Blue In The Face immediately after Smoke was completed. The film once again centers on the Brooklyn Cigar Store and manager Auggie (Harvey Keitel Read More

Nico-Icon

Actors: Jackson Browne, Christa Paffgen

Synopsis: This German documentary offers a tragic profile of the notorious "death angel," Nico. Long after her death in 1988, the German model and entertainer has remained a darkly mysterious cult figure. She was born Christa Paffgen in Cologne and took her professional name from photographer Nico Read More

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Actors: Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Betty Carter

Synopsis: This Canadian documentary profiles the work of German music-theater icon Kurt Weill, who created such enduring shows as Threepenny Opera. Most of the film offers various performers singing or reciting his songs. Among those appearing are jazz diva Betty Carter, the Brodsky String Quartet, Elvis Costello Read More

Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

Synopsis: The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Co. authorized this documentary commemorating the 90th anniversary of the company. Shown are film clips from news footage, movies and television shows that featured the company's motorcycles, and such stars as James Caan, Peter Fonda and Larry Hagman are interviewed Read More

Faraway, So Close!

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Horst Buchholz, Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Nastassja Kinski, Heinz Rühmann, Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Lou Reed, Willem Dafoe

Synopsis: Wim Wenders revisits his masterpiece Der Himmel Uber Berlin in this film which picks up several years after the original left off. Cassiel (Otto Sander) is an angel who watches over the lives of the people of recently reunified Berlin with Raphaella (Nastassja Kinski). Damiel (Bruno Ganz) Read More

Lou Reed: Magic & Loss - Live in Concert

Damned in the USA

Synopsis: In the United States, government funding for the arts has never been popular among the more conservative members of Congress, and to populists it has an unappealing odor of elitism. Nonetheless, at one time the arts were held in sufficiently high esteem that the National Endowment for the Arts was Read More

Flashback

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane, Paul Dooley, Cliff De Young

Synopsis: A yuppie and a hippie are the offbeat pairing of this character comedy in the tradition of earlier mismatched buddy films such as Midnight Run (1988). Kiefer Sutherland is uptight, 26-year-old FBI agent John Buckner, who's been assigned to escort an aging counterculture radical named Huey Walker (Dennis Hopper Read More

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Synopsis: Fascinating documentary of artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol, combining rare footage with interviews with his friends and colleagues, including Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, Taylor Mead, and Sylvia Miles. ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide Read More

Lou Reed: The New York Album

Songs For Drella

Actors: Lou Reed, John Cale

Lou Reed & John Cale: Songs for Drella

Zbigniew Rybezynski: A Collection

Duets: Rob Wasserman with Aaron Neville and Lou Reed

Synopsis: This musical compilation features the talents of Lou Reed and Aaron Neville, along with bassist Rob Wasserman. "Stardust," is done by Neville, and Reed solos on "One For My Baby." ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Permanent Record

Actors: Alan Boyce, Keanu Reeves, Michelle Meyrink, Jennifer Rubin, Pam Gidley

Synopsis: High school student Alan Boyce has it all: looks, charm, popularity, excellent grades, a promising future. So why does Boyce abruptly commit suicide? As the shock waves of the boy's death reverberate through the halls of his school, the other students--particularly Boyce's best friend Keanu Read More

Hurricane Irene

Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby - Live in Jersey

Secret Policeman's Third Ball

Actors: Bob Hoskins, Joan Armatrading, Jackson Browne, Paul Brady, Kate Bush

Synopsis: Music and comedy share the stage in this performance film, which records a four-night variety show presented in 1987 as a benefit for the human rights organization Amnesty International. A handful of top British comedians were on hand for the revue, including Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Lenny Read More

Conspiracy of Hope

Saturday Night Live: Sam Kinison

Actors: Sam Kinison, Lou Reed

Synopsis: This 1986 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Sam Kinison and features musical guest Lou Reed. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Hot Rock Videos, Vol. 2

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Crew: Songwriter

Synopsis: The July 3, 1973 concert by David Bowie at London's Hammersmith Odeon Theatre is the subject of this documentary by director D.A. Pennebaker, best known for the earlier rock films Don't Look Back and Monterey Pop. Framed by a smattering of behind-the-scenes footage, the bulk of the film concerns Read More

Rock & Rule

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Don Francks, Paul Le Mat, Susan Roman, Dan Hennessy

Synopsis: A rock & roll singer searches for eternal life in this animated musical fantasy set in a post-nuclear dystopia. Similar to the earlier Heavy Metal (1981) in tone, this film attempts to incorporate mythical themes and mutant beings with music by Cheap Trick, Deborah Harry, Iggy Pop, and other Read More

Get Crazy

Actors: Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Miles Chapin

Synopsis: Director Allan Arkush knew whereof he spoke in Get Crazy. A longtime employee of Fillmore East, a popular rock-concert locale of the 1960s and 1970s, Arkush brought a great deal of insider's savvy to this comedy about the concert circuit and its denizens. Malcolm McDowell stars as a Mick Read More

Lou Reed: A Night with Lou Reed

Synopsis: As the man himself once put it, "I do Lou Reed better than ANYBODY," and this live video shot at New York's Bottom Line club makes good on that boast. Featuring perhaps the best band of Reed's solo career -- Robert Quine on guitar, Fernando Saunders on bass and Fred Maher on drums -- A Night With Read More

One Trick Pony

Actors: Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett

Synopsis: The struggle of a has-been singer to work his way back up the charts is the focus of this drama by Robert M. Young with screenplay and music by Paul Simon. Simon plays Jonah, a once-popular singer who now opens for punk rock bands. In the ten years since he had a hit song, Jonah's wife has Read More

Jimi Hendrix

Actors: Jimi Hendrix

Synopsis: Jimi Hendrix was one of the most prodigiously gifted electric guitarists in rock music history, leaving behind a remarkable body of work after his death in 1970. Jimi Hendrix combines live footage of Hendrix in concert with interviews with Hendrix's friends and contemporaries. Also known as A Film Read More

The Velvet Underground and Nico

Actors: Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Nico

Synopsis: This Andy Warhol art film was first released in 1966. It is his chronicle of the Velvet Underground jamming while blonde German model Nico sits on a stool. Unlike other Warhol art films, the camera becomes an active participant in the film as it zooms in, pans, and moves chaotically around the Read More

Zeitkratzer: Metal Machine Music

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Zeitkratzer