R.E.M.Filmography

Occupation:: Actor, Songwriter, Featured Music

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R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show

Actors: R.E.M.

2009
Sesame Street: Elmo Loves You!

Synopsis: When Elmo's surprise gift blows away in a gust of wind, there's only one monster he can turn to -- Super Grover! As Grover's quest progresses, he learns several valuable lessons about the meaning of love, as do Elmo and Rosita. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide Read More

2008
Kurt Cobain About a Son

Crew: Featured Music

Synopsis: Filmmaker A.J. Schnack draws from over twenty-five hours of audio taped interviews to offer an intimate meditation on the life of the man who changed the face of rock and roll in the 1990s in this film that uses materials originally gathered for music journalist Michael Azerrad's book Come as You Read More

10/5/07
Glastonbury

Actors: Michael Eavis, T. Rex, Radiohead, R.E.M., Coldplay

Synopsis: In 1970, a music aficionado and entrepreneur named Michael Eavis staged a "pop, folk, and blues" festival on a dairy farm in the English community of Glastonbury, not far from Stonehenge. 1,500 attended the "Glastonbury Fayre," and a second festival followed in 1971. By 2005, The Glastonbury Read More

2/23/07
Slacker Uprising

Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Joan Baez, Roseanne, Steve Earle, Eddie Vedder, Michael Moore

Synopsis: Opinionated documentary filmmaker Michael Moore takes an up-close look at the political leanings of college students in George W. Bush-era America with this effort shot during Moore's 60-city college campus tour in the months leading up to the 2004 election. The first feature-length film by a Read More

2007
National Anthem: Inside the Vote for Change Concert Tour

2004
R.E.M.: In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003

Synopsis: Released around the time of the R.E.M. best-of collection {^In Time}, R.E.M.: In View - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 features 16 of the band's music videos. Among the songs are "All the Way to Reno," "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite," "Everybody Hurts," "Man on the Read More

2003
R.E.M.: Perfect Square

Synopsis: R.E.M.: Perfect Square captures a concert performance recorded live at Bowling Green in Wiesbaden, Germany, July 19, 2003. It includes early classics ("The One I Love"), hit pop singles ("Losing My Religion"), rarities ("The Great Beyond"), and recent material ("Animal"). Appropriately, the show Read More

2003
South Africa Freedom Day: Concert on the Square

Synopsis: 2001 marked the seventh anniversary of free elections for all citizens of South Africa, marking the end of the apartheid regime, and a special concert was held in London to celebrate, with former South African President Nelson Mandela and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on hand to play host. Read More

2001
Man on the Moon

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti, Vincent Schiavelli

Synopsis: Comedian Andy Kaufman gave performances that were bizarre and difficult to categorize, in which he might do or say almost anything: show cartoons, impersonate Elvis Presley, play conga drums while singing children's songs, read aloud from The Great Gatsby, or take the audience out for milk and Read More

12/22/99
Saturday Night Live: Danny DeVito [5]

Actors: Danny DeVito, R.E.M.

Synopsis: This 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Danny DeVito and features musical guest R.E.M. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1999
Circuit 1

Synopsis: Circuit is a series of DVDs that brings the viewer closer to the music and the musicians. This edition of Circuit features interviews with REM and the award winning Beck, a music video from The Cardigans, a clip from a documentary about Guided With Voices, and a live performance from Grant Lee Read More

1999
R.E.M.: Road Movie

Synopsis: Fans of the popular American rock group R.E.M. will greatly enjoy this straightforward documentary account of the last leg of their 1995 international "Monster" tour. The film was made during the group's three-night stay at Atlanta's Omni Theater and features the group performing material from Read More

1996
R.E.M.: Parallel

Synopsis: In 1992, R.E.M. released one of their most introspective and ethereal albums, {^Automatic for the People}, and two years later they returned with their hard-rocking, most physical set to date, {^Monster}. R.E.M.: Parallel features five music videos from each of these two albums, including "Man in Read More

1995
Saturday Night Live: Sarah Jessica Parker

Actors: Sarah Jessica Parker, R.E.M.

Synopsis: This 1994 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker and features musical guest R.E.M. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1994
Until the End of the World

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill, Max von Sydow, Rüdiger Vogler

Synopsis: Wim Wenders' sprawling cyberpunk noir epic -- shot in no less than nine different countries -- is set in 1999 and stars Solveig Dommartin as Claire, a young Frenchwoman who comes into contact with a large sum of money stolen during a bank heist; in her travels she picks up a mysterious American Read More

12/25/91
R.E.M.: This Film is On

Synopsis: In 1991, R.E.M. was already one of America's most popular and best-respected alternative rock bands when their low-key, introspective album {^Out of Time} unexpectedly made them bonafide superstars, selling over four million copies and spawning a number of hit singles. .E.M.: This Film Is On Read More

1991
Saturday Night Live: Catherine O'Hara [1]

Actors: Catherine O'Hara, R.E.M.

Synopsis: This 1991 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Catherine O'Hara and features musical guest R.E.M. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1991
R.E.M.: Tourfilm

Synopsis: After releasing their album {^Green} in 1989, R.E.M. found themselves growing from a well-respected alternative band with a loyal cult following to a group with a platinum album and mainstream success, rolling into large arenas as a headliner for the first time. R.E.M.: Tourfilm captures the group Read More

1990
Athens, Georgia: Inside/Out

Synopsis: The town of Athens, Georgia exists mainly to provide services to the local university. It also serves as the setting for a whole movement of small, independent rock bands -- which is the subject of this documentary. Cheap local rents and plentiful audiences create a venue for the fulfillment of Read More

2/20/87
R.E.M.: Succumbs

Synopsis: R.E.M.: Succumbs is the first music video collection from the Athens, GA, supergroup R.E.M. Originally released in 1987, it covers the singles on the albums {^Murmur} and {^Life's Rich Pagent}. The 50-minute program contains eight videos: "Radio Free Europe," "So. Central Rain," "Left of Read More

1987
R.E.M.: Pop Screen

Synopsis: Long one of America's most-respected alternative rock bands, R.E.M.'s expressive visual sense helped to expand the boundaries of the music video. This home video collects clips for nine of the group's songs, including "The One I Love," "Stand," "Orange Crush," "It's the End of the World As We Know Read More

1987
Cutting Edge

Synopsis: This musical collection of IRS Records is library of video clips, interviews and footage from America's and Britain's innovative video and music artists. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1986