CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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Sound City posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2013 1h 46m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Why this pick

Like Sound City, it makes a legendary recording studio the emotional center, pairing candid musician testimony with a tactile sense of how place, personalities, and analog-era craft shaped enduring records.

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The Wrecking Crew

Why this pick

A warmly assembled music-history documentary about the uncredited Los Angeles session players behind countless classic recordings, with the same reverence for studio collaboration and the people behind famous songs.

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Searching for Sugar Man

Why this pick

It shares Sound City’s affection for music’s long afterlife and its makers, but channels it into a patiently unfolding, emotionally generous investigation of an overlooked artist’s remarkable cultural impact.

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Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Why this pick

For the unvarnished band camaraderie and love of rock culture in Sound City, this intimate portrait offers humor, setbacks, and sincere devotion to making music without cynicism.

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Movie / 2013 / Documentary

20 Feet from Stardom

Why this pick

Its focus on exceptional backup singers complements Sound City’s celebration of overlooked musical labor, giving studio-era history a human, energetic, and deeply appreciative perspective.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

Himself

Taylor Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins

Himself

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks

Herself

Rick Rubin

Self

Rick Springfield

Himself

Lee Ving

Himself

Chris Shiflett

Chris Shiflett

Himself

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Himself