A new doc shines a light on the Rolling Stones as individuals, not just a band

Whether or not you accept the Rolling Stones as "the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band" — and at this stage of the game there isn't any other group of stature even playing that music — they are certainly the world's most documented. The Beatles, of course, left a considerable film and photographic record, but they broke up in 1970, whereas the septuagenarian Stones have just finished their latest tour, celebrating 60 years in show business. And they have been the subjects (and often producers) of documentary films and series all along the way.

For a time, rock musicians were comfortable with letting cameras follow them around, even if they were not always happy with the results; there was an assumption that this might produce interesting results. The early history of the Stones on film is also a history of the era's filmmaking, including "Charlie Is