Music documentaries a tough sell
Woodstock may have taken place 40 years ago, but the Oscar-winning film that chronicled that landmark event -- along with such features as "Don't Look Back," "The Last Waltz" and "Stop Making Sense" -- set the bar so high that few music-driven documentaries in their wake have measured up. (Pictured: James Brown in 'Soul Power')

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