Rock films (Genre/Form Term)
- Rock and roll films
- Rock music films
- Rock 'n' roll films
- Broader heading: Musical films
- Narrower heading: Punk films
- Related: Rock concert films
Work cat.: The Beatles [VR] 2004.
LCSH, Nov. 17, 2008 (hdg: Rock films; BT: Musical films)
Taves, B. Moving image genre-form guide online, Nov. 24, 2008 (under Musical: Predominantly theatrical fiction work whose plot is structured around segments featuring combinations of music, song, and dance, including such various types as backstage, comedy, rock, and musical biographies)
Wikipedia, 26 Sept. 2008 (Rock films: "The films in this category are centered on the rock music theme, or have it play an important role in it.")
López, D. Films by genre, ©1993 (Rock Film (Rock and Roll Film, Rock and Roll Musical, Rock 'n' Roll Picture). A subgenre of the musical, rock and roll movies came into being with Rock Around the Clock, produced in 1956; not all rock films are musicals; some combine a rock soundtrack with strong dramatic content; also include rock documentaries and rock concert films)
