Frank Zappa – MRQE

Nova 78′

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78′ shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an explosion of ideas, art and rebellion.

Video from Hell (V)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In a little over an hour, ‘VIDEO FROM HELL’ provides a preview of current and projected Honker releases, including ‘BABY SNAKES’, ‘THE TRUE STORY OF 200 MOTELS’ and ‘UNCLE MEAT’ (all 1987 releases) along with segments of 1988 shows still in preparation (‘YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE’- which will be released after the multi-CD package, ‘I NEED YOUR LOVE’ – the homespun philosophy of Al Malkin, and ‘AN AMERICAN DISSIDENT’ – the homespun philosophy of Frank Zappa).

Zappa

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa’s private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappas world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once Zappa was both a charismatic composer who reveled in the joy of performing and, in the next moment, a fiercely intelligent and brutally honest interviewee whose convictions only got stronger as his career ascended.

Derailroaded

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A documentary on the life and music of manic-depressive, paranoid-schizophrenic cult music icon Wild Man Fischer.

Baby Snakes

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage footage, off-stage footage, and animation.

200 Motels

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

“Touring makes you crazy,” Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members’ main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.