A Band Called Death
A Band Called Death

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Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early '70s formed a band in their spare bedroom, began playing a few local gigs and even pressed a single in the hoped of getting signed. But this was the era of Motown and emerging disco. Record companies found Death's music - and band name - too intimidating, and the group were never given a fair shot, disbanding before they even com... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in A Band Called Death:

Dannis Hackney
Bobby Hackney
David Hackney
Henry Rollins
Elijah Wood
Kid Rock

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Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early '70s formed a band in their spare bedroom, began playing a few local gigs and even pressed a single in the hoped of getting signed. But this was the era of Motown and emerging disco. Record companies found Death's music - and band name - too intimidating, and the group were never given a fair shot, disbanding before they even completed one album. Equal parts electrifying rockumentary and epic family love story, A Band Called Death chronicles the incredible fairy-tale journey of what happened almost three decades later, when a dusty 1974 demo tape made it way out of the attic and found an audience several generations younger. Playing music impossible ahead of its time, Death is now being credited as the first black punk band (hell...the first punk band!), and are finally receiving their long overdue recognition as true rock pioneers.

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CraveOnline - 10/10 by Iann RobinsonA Band Called Death is a film that is all heart, as was the band it looks to explore.
Variety - 9/10 by Robert Koehler[An] unexpectedly emotional docu on the revival of an African-American rock group that's among those to usher in punk music.
Seven Days - 9/10 by Margot HarrisonAn amazing story -- about the history of rock, about the capriciousness of fame and, perhaps most importantly, about the power of family.
RogerEbert.com - 9/10 by Sheila O'MalleyDeath never got very far, and their story is a fascinating one, told beautifully by Jeff Howlett and Mark Christopher Covino.
Film School Rejects - 9/10 by Rob HunterThanks to the new revelatory and inspiring documentary A Band Called Death, the truth behind the band's nearly simultaneous birth and death may yet find them their proper place in music history.
MSN Movies - 9/10 by Kate Erbland... a must-watch for fans of punk music, vinyl record wonks, or even those interested ... a visionary entertainment dream.
Salon.com - 9/10 by Andrew O'HehirAnd then would come this generous, spirited documentary, to capture one of the strangest and most inspiring of all family stories of tragedy and triumph that this crazy country has produced.
Reeling Reviews - 9/10 by Laura CliffordThere's a good documentary in here, but it's been weighed down by highlighting pretentious claims and lack of a good edit.
Los Angeles Times - 9/10 by Robert AbeleJoy and redemption aren't exactly punk mantras, but A Band Called Death might just give your heart a thrashing.
Paste Magazine - 8/10 by Matt ShiverdeckerEven if you didn't know a thing about the band and you don't even typically listen to the kind of music they play, you're going to find yourself thankful that the Hackney brothers are now in your life.

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