Janis: Little Girl Blue

The continuing, stuttering attempts at getting a biopic of Janis Joplin off the ground are now such a Hollywood in-joke that it formed the basis for a running plot arc on 30 Rock. Watching Amy Berg's documentary, I wondered if it hadn't been made because Joplin's life…

Graham Williamson

This is a perfect music documentary about Janis Joplin. The film takes a deep dive into its subject. Cat Power narratives the film reading as Janis from her letters and diary. It shows her evolution as a artist from folk to rock star. It shows her horrible highschool…

Deaner50

The most amazing concert ever caught on film is Janis with Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Monterey Pop Festival. Holy cow, when she sings Ball and Chain, I get teary-eyed every time. This doc really focuses on her pain. Interviews with lots of people who…

RetroHound

A very standard and formulaic approach to the complex and tumultuous life of Janis Joplin, a musician that made a much bigger impression than her own music. A film that tries to cover her whole life in less than two hours is always destined to fail. Still, it offers much…

maneleeo

There's a wonderful clip here from The Hollywood Palace TV show in 1968, where Don Adams interviews Janis and the joke is that square mainstream America can't understand what she's saying. She tries to explain her relationship with an audience and it's like they're speaking…

Nick Zieminski

And I know how you feel And I know you ain't got no reason to go on And I know you feel that you must be through Oh honey, go on and sit right back down I want you to count, oh, count your fingers Ah, my unhappy, my unlucky And my little, oh, girl blue I know you're…

Yosmel Araujo

Few singers had the vocal dexterity of Janis Joplin, or the inner demons that saw her succumb to a tragic demise at the tender age of 27. A bona-fide blues singer whose voice could strip paint, Joplin was a fearless live performer who overcame many obstacles on her way to…

Andy Summers 🤠

Janis Joplin fills the soul

liammuir

Watching this documentary made me realise there's a lot of untapped potential for a janis biopic. There was so much pain and joy in her life, as well as a very unique and engaging narrative, which would translate very well into a biographic film with actors. Maybe do that…

Bethany