The music performance documentary, or ROCKUMENTARY, is unfortunately the least-attended genre of non-fiction filmmaking. The problem as I see it is that many people don't want to see an artist/band that isn't a personal favorite, but what they fail to realize is that nearly ALL musicians, singers, and performers have both interesting points-of-view as human beings within a select minority, and extremely humorous stories to tell regarding life on the road.
People that get together and form bands are probably the most interesting to film/interview since their personalities and egoes are bound to clash (sometimes on a minute-to-minute basis as evidenced in the Metallica film, "Some Kind of Monster"). Hopefully this page will draw some more audience interest to these unique and talented people who live their lives to entertain the rest of us.
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People that get together and form bands are probably the most interesting to film/interview since their personalities and egoes are bound to clash (sometimes on a minute-to-minute basis as evidenced in the Metallica film, "Some Kind of Monster"). Hopefully this page will draw some more audience interest to these unique and talented people who live their lives to entertain the rest of us.
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Press release
International Film Circuit presents a Shaftway Productions Film
HOW TO GROW A BAND
Starring the Punch Brothers
Opens Friday the 13th (April 2012) in NYC!
INTERNATIONAL FILM CIRCUIT proudly presents award-winning documentary HOW TO GROW A BAND from director
Mark Meatto and starring multiple Grammy-winning musician Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers. HOW TO GROW A BAND will be released theatrically on Friday, April 13 in New York.
26 year-old Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended, and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on “indefinite hiatus.” But Thile, a perfectionist prodigy who has defied expectations since he picked up the mandolin at age five, has a plan.
Step 1: Write a 45-minute, four-movement elegy to your failed marriage to be played by a traditional bluegrass quintet.
Step 2: Recruit the only musicians around talented enough to play it and crazy enough to sign on.
Step 3: Make a record, launch an international tour and brace yourself.
Filmed with uncommon access, HOW TO GROW A BAND explores the birth and evolution of The Punch Brothers: the tensions between individual talents and group identity, between art and commerce, and between innocence and wisdom.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2011
Directed by: Mark Meatto
Starring Punch Brothers:
Chris Thile, mandolin & vocals
Gabe Witcher, fiddle & vocals
Chris Eldridge, acoustic guitar
Noam Pikelny, banjo
Greg Garrison/Paul Kowert, double bass
Featuring Interviews with:
John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin), classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and former Nickel Creek Band Member Sara Watkins among others.
Produced by: Michael Bohlmann and Mark Meatto
RUN TIME / FORMAT:
USA / UK / 2011 / 88 Minutes / Color/ HDcam, Digibeta, DVD, Blu-Ray
RATING: Not rated
RELEASE DATE:Friday, April 13, 2012 (VILLAGE EAST CINEMAS, NYC)
OFFICIAL Movie website: www.punchbrothersmovie.com
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International Film Circuit presents a Shaftway Productions Film
HOW TO GROW A BAND
Starring the Punch Brothers
Opens Friday the 13th (April 2012) in NYC!
INTERNATIONAL FILM CIRCUIT proudly presents award-winning documentary HOW TO GROW A BAND from director
Mark Meatto and starring multiple Grammy-winning musician Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers. HOW TO GROW A BAND will be released theatrically on Friday, April 13 in New York.
26 year-old Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended, and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on “indefinite hiatus.” But Thile, a perfectionist prodigy who has defied expectations since he picked up the mandolin at age five, has a plan.
Step 1: Write a 45-minute, four-movement elegy to your failed marriage to be played by a traditional bluegrass quintet.
Step 2: Recruit the only musicians around talented enough to play it and crazy enough to sign on.
Step 3: Make a record, launch an international tour and brace yourself.
Filmed with uncommon access, HOW TO GROW A BAND explores the birth and evolution of The Punch Brothers: the tensions between individual talents and group identity, between art and commerce, and between innocence and wisdom.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2011
Directed by: Mark Meatto
Starring Punch Brothers:
Chris Thile, mandolin & vocals
Gabe Witcher, fiddle & vocals
Chris Eldridge, acoustic guitar
Noam Pikelny, banjo
Greg Garrison/Paul Kowert, double bass
Featuring Interviews with:
John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin), classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and former Nickel Creek Band Member Sara Watkins among others.
Produced by: Michael Bohlmann and Mark Meatto
RUN TIME / FORMAT:
USA / UK / 2011 / 88 Minutes / Color/ HDcam, Digibeta, DVD, Blu-Ray
RATING: Not rated
RELEASE DATE:Friday, April 13, 2012 (VILLAGE EAST CINEMAS, NYC)
OFFICIAL Movie website: www.punchbrothersmovie.com
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Press release
LAST DAYS HERE
Opens in New York City on Friday, March 2, 2012
On behalf of Sundance Selects, LAST DAYS HERE, Don Argott (ROCK SCHOOL, THE ART OF THE STEAL) and Demian Fenton’s raw yet unexpectedly touching chronicle of cult metal legend Bobby Liebling’s bid to resurrect his life and career after decades
wasting away in his parents’ basement.
A one-of-a-kind doc with more bizarre twists than any fiction, the film premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival and
took the prize for Best Music Documentary at IDFA in Amsterdam.
LAST DAYS HERE will open in New York on Friday, March 2 at the IFC Center, with a national rollout to follow. It will also be available nationwide on Sundance Selects’ video-on-demand platform, available to over 50 million homes in all major
markets.
Bobby Liebling made his mark in the ‘70s as the outrageous frontman of Pentagram, a “street” Black Sabbath whose heavy metal riffs once blew audiences’ minds. But various acts of self-destruction, multiple band break-ups and botched record deals eventually condemned his music to obscurity.
Now in his 50's, wasted by hardcore drug use and living on the charity of his ever-patient mother and father (a former Nixon advisor), Bobby's music is finally discovered by the heavy metal underground.
With the help of fan-turned-manager Sean "Pellet" Pelletier, Bobby struggles to overcome years of addiction, loneliness and broken dreams to get back on stage again.
For over three years, filmmakers (and metal musicians) Argott and Fenton are witnesses to his unbelievable journey, following the triumphs and downfalls of this underground icon at the crossroads of life and death.
Courtesy of Sundance Selects
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LAST DAYS HERE
Opens in New York City on Friday, March 2, 2012
On behalf of Sundance Selects, LAST DAYS HERE, Don Argott (ROCK SCHOOL, THE ART OF THE STEAL) and Demian Fenton’s raw yet unexpectedly touching chronicle of cult metal legend Bobby Liebling’s bid to resurrect his life and career after decades
wasting away in his parents’ basement.
A one-of-a-kind doc with more bizarre twists than any fiction, the film premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival and
took the prize for Best Music Documentary at IDFA in Amsterdam.
LAST DAYS HERE will open in New York on Friday, March 2 at the IFC Center, with a national rollout to follow. It will also be available nationwide on Sundance Selects’ video-on-demand platform, available to over 50 million homes in all major
markets.
Bobby Liebling made his mark in the ‘70s as the outrageous frontman of Pentagram, a “street” Black Sabbath whose heavy metal riffs once blew audiences’ minds. But various acts of self-destruction, multiple band break-ups and botched record deals eventually condemned his music to obscurity.
Now in his 50's, wasted by hardcore drug use and living on the charity of his ever-patient mother and father (a former Nixon advisor), Bobby's music is finally discovered by the heavy metal underground.
With the help of fan-turned-manager Sean "Pellet" Pelletier, Bobby struggles to overcome years of addiction, loneliness and broken dreams to get back on stage again.
For over three years, filmmakers (and metal musicians) Argott and Fenton are witnesses to his unbelievable journey, following the triumphs and downfalls of this underground icon at the crossroads of life and death.
Courtesy of Sundance Selects
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2011 ARCHIVES
Press release
THE OTHER F WORD
Hilarious Documentary of Aging Punk Rockers as Fathers
U.S. Theatrical Premiere Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Film Forum-NYC
Film Forum is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of THE OTHER F WORD, opening Wednesday, November 2. Punk rock dad: an oxymoron? THE OTHER F WORD, with charm and wit, explores the bizarre transformation of punk rockers (featuring Jim Lindberg, a 20-year veteran of the skate punk band Pennywise, whose anthem is "F--- Authority") into soccer dads.
The L.A. punk scene's leading men - among them Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ron Reyes (Black Flag), Mark Hoppus (Blink 182), Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), and Fat Mike (NOFX) - open up about their troubled adolescence and how, today, they balance profane rage with being conscientious parents.
Among our favorite moments: Fat Mike in a zebra-striped bathrobe having breakfast in bed with his impossibly adorable little daughter; various rockers bitching about life on the road (boredom, bad food, too much alcohol and hemorrhoids); and heartfelt moments from Flea and Mark Hoppus sharing intimate recollections of their fathers.
Other dads featured in the film include Art Alexakis (Everclear), Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Tony Adolescent (The Adolescents), Lars Frederiksen (Rancid), skater Tony Hawk, and many others.
THE OTHER F WORD
will have a 2-week engagement, November 2-15, at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St.
(W. of 6th Av.) with screenings daily at 1:00, 3:00, 6:10, 8:10, and 10:10.
THE OTHER F WORD
(20011, 99 mins.) Written and directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins. Produced by Cristan Reilly. Executive producers: Morgan Spurlock & Jeremy Chilnick. Director of Photography: Geoffrey Franklin. Edited by Geoffrey Franklin.
With: Jim Lindberg, Flea, Tony Adolescent, Fat Mike, Tony Hawk, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ron Reyes, Tim Mcllrath, Joe Escalante, Mark Hoppus, Lars Fredericksen. USA. An Oscilloscope Laboratories release.
MOVIE website-http://www.theotherfwordmovie.com/
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THE OTHER F WORD
Hilarious Documentary of Aging Punk Rockers as Fathers
U.S. Theatrical Premiere Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Film Forum-NYC
Film Forum is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of THE OTHER F WORD, opening Wednesday, November 2. Punk rock dad: an oxymoron? THE OTHER F WORD, with charm and wit, explores the bizarre transformation of punk rockers (featuring Jim Lindberg, a 20-year veteran of the skate punk band Pennywise, whose anthem is "F--- Authority") into soccer dads.
The L.A. punk scene's leading men - among them Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ron Reyes (Black Flag), Mark Hoppus (Blink 182), Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), and Fat Mike (NOFX) - open up about their troubled adolescence and how, today, they balance profane rage with being conscientious parents.
Among our favorite moments: Fat Mike in a zebra-striped bathrobe having breakfast in bed with his impossibly adorable little daughter; various rockers bitching about life on the road (boredom, bad food, too much alcohol and hemorrhoids); and heartfelt moments from Flea and Mark Hoppus sharing intimate recollections of their fathers.
Other dads featured in the film include Art Alexakis (Everclear), Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Tony Adolescent (The Adolescents), Lars Frederiksen (Rancid), skater Tony Hawk, and many others.
THE OTHER F WORD
will have a 2-week engagement, November 2-15, at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St.
(W. of 6th Av.) with screenings daily at 1:00, 3:00, 6:10, 8:10, and 10:10.
THE OTHER F WORD
(20011, 99 mins.) Written and directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins. Produced by Cristan Reilly. Executive producers: Morgan Spurlock & Jeremy Chilnick. Director of Photography: Geoffrey Franklin. Edited by Geoffrey Franklin.
With: Jim Lindberg, Flea, Tony Adolescent, Fat Mike, Tony Hawk, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ron Reyes, Tim Mcllrath, Joe Escalante, Mark Hoppus, Lars Fredericksen. USA. An Oscilloscope Laboratories release.
MOVIE website-http://www.theotherfwordmovie.com/
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Advance Announcement - ADDENDUM: DVD release date (Cable TV Broadcast)
TALIHINA SKY: The Story of KINGS OF LEON
TO BE RELEASED ON DVD, BLU RAY AND ITUNES NOV. 1, 2011
DOCUMENTARY Originally PREMIERED ON SHOWTIME®
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 6, 2011) – When three teenaged brothers and their cousin rebelled against their strict, religious Southern upbringing to form a rock band named Kings of Leon, their humble back story garnered almost as much attention as their music.
Many questioned if they were really related and if rumors of their father being a Pentecostal preacher were true. Since then, the band has achieved worldwide, Grammy® Award-winning success and now, the mystery and myths behind these budding rock legends will be laid to rest in the documentary TALIHINA SKY: THE STORY OF KINGS OF LEON, premiering on SHOWTIME on Sunday, August 21 at 10 PM ET/PT.
The documentary kicks off at the annual Followill family reunion in the back woods of Talihina, Oklahoma, where the boys return to their roots and unwind with their family. First-time director and Followill friend Stephen C. Mitchell weaves personal home videos, unedited interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the band’s journey from their small-town beginnings -- spent in poverty and touring the Bible Belt with their father, a Pentecostal evangelist minister, and their devout mother -- to living the rock star dream.
TALIHINA SKY: THE STORY OF KINGS OF LEON is produced by Casey McGrath and executive produced by Nathan, Caleb, Jared and Matthew Followill. The film premiered this spring at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Learn more at: http://www.sho.com/site/movies/movie.do?seriesid=0&seasonid=0&episodeid=139255.
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TALIHINA SKY: The Story of KINGS OF LEON
TO BE RELEASED ON DVD, BLU RAY AND ITUNES NOV. 1, 2011
DOCUMENTARY Originally PREMIERED ON SHOWTIME®
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 6, 2011) – When three teenaged brothers and their cousin rebelled against their strict, religious Southern upbringing to form a rock band named Kings of Leon, their humble back story garnered almost as much attention as their music.
Many questioned if they were really related and if rumors of their father being a Pentecostal preacher were true. Since then, the band has achieved worldwide, Grammy® Award-winning success and now, the mystery and myths behind these budding rock legends will be laid to rest in the documentary TALIHINA SKY: THE STORY OF KINGS OF LEON, premiering on SHOWTIME on Sunday, August 21 at 10 PM ET/PT.
The documentary kicks off at the annual Followill family reunion in the back woods of Talihina, Oklahoma, where the boys return to their roots and unwind with their family. First-time director and Followill friend Stephen C. Mitchell weaves personal home videos, unedited interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the band’s journey from their small-town beginnings -- spent in poverty and touring the Bible Belt with their father, a Pentecostal evangelist minister, and their devout mother -- to living the rock star dream.
TALIHINA SKY: THE STORY OF KINGS OF LEON is produced by Casey McGrath and executive produced by Nathan, Caleb, Jared and Matthew Followill. The film premiered this spring at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Learn more at: http://www.sho.com/site/movies/movie.do?seriesid=0&seasonid=0&episodeid=139255.
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Press release
HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS PRESENTS
MARTIN SCORSESE’S DOCUMENTARY
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
DEBUTING OCT. 5 - 6, 2011 - EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO
Film Surveys The Life And Times Of The Iconic Musician
Sept. 14, 2011- This October, HBO presents Martin Scorsese’s GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD from Grove Street Pictures. The film was produced by Scorsese (through his Sikelia Productions banner), Olivia Harrison (through her Grove Street Pictures banner) and Nigel Sinclair (through Exclusive’s documentary label, Spitfire Pictures). Margaret Bodde served as executive producer on the film, which was edited by David Tedeschi, who previously worked with Scorsese, Bodde and Sinclair on “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan,” and with Scorsese and Bodde on “Public Speaking.” Tedeschi also edited Scorsese’s Rolling Stones concert film “Shine a Light.”
The documentary debuts in two parts – on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT) and THURSDAY, OCT. 6 (9:00-11:00 p.m.) – exclusively on HBO.
Other HBO playdates for Part 1: Oct. 6 (6:15 p.m.), 8 (2:30 p.m.), 10 (midnight), 16 (10:30 a.m.), 18 (noon) and 24 (10:00 a.m.) HBO2 playdates for Part 1: Oct. 19 (9:30 a.m., 8:00 p.m.), 25 (2:25 a.m.), 27 (11:55 p.m.) and 31 (midnight)
Other HBO playdates for Part 2: Oct. 7 (6:00 p.m.), 9 (2:30 p.m.), 11 (12:30 a.m.), 16 (12:05 p.m.), 18 (1:35 p.m.) and 24 (11:35 a.m.) HBO2 playdates for Part 2: Oct. 19 (11:05 a.m., 9:35 p.m.), 25 (4:00 a.m.), 27 (1:30 a.m.) and 31 (1:35 a.m.)
The film premiered at the 2011 Telluride Film Festival and is an official selection of the 2011 New York Film Festival.
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD focuses the imaginative and inspired eye of one of cinema’s most preeminent filmmakers on one of the world’s most influential men. The film takes viewers on the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison’s life, much of it told in his own words. The result is deeply moving and touches each viewer in unique and individual ways.
Academy Award®-winning director Martin Scorsese traces Harrison’s life from his musical beginnings in Liverpool through his life as a musician, a seeker, a philanthropist and a filmmaker, weaving together interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies and photographs. Much of the material in the film has never been seen or heard before. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the most talented artists of his generation and a profoundly intimate and affecting work of cinema.
The film includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr and Jackie Stewart. They speak honestly and frankly about George’s many talents and contradictions.
“When Martin Scorsese brings a project to HBO, we all know it is going to be very special, and he has added to that body of work with this monumental film on George Harrison,” says Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. “From
rock‘n’roll icon to moviemaker, to spiritual seeker and humanitarian, George Harrison was a true renaissance man. This amazing film will illuminate every aspect of Harrison’s remarkable, multifaceted life.”
Comments Scorsese, “Like so many millions of people, I first came to know George through the music, which was the soundtrack of our world. The Beatles’ music, those beautifully lyrical guitar breaks and solos, those unforgettable songs of George’s like ‘I Me Mine’ or ‘If I Needed Someone,’ and the images, in magazines, on album covers, the TV appearances, the newsreel footage, the Richard Lester movies; and then there was the world after the Beatles, when George and his music seemed to open up and flower. I will never forget the first time I heard ‘All Things Must Pass,’ the overwhelming feeling of taking in that all glorious music for the first time. It was like walking into a cathedral. George was making spiritually awake music – we all heard and felt it – and I think that was the reason that he came to occupy a very special place in our lives. So when I was offered the chance to make this picture, I jumped at it. Spending time with Olivia, interviewing so many of George’s closest friends, reviewing all that footage, some of it never seen before, and listening to all of that magnificent music – it was a joy, and an experience I’ll always treasure."
Notes Olivia Harrison, “Martin Scorsese’s intuition towards George was evident the first time we met to discuss this project. He sensed what George was about: his music, his strong beliefs, his art, his place in the Beatles’ story and his extraordinary life afterwards. Marty’s wonderful film has found all of that and more. I always hoped HBO would be our North American partners because of their respect for artistry. I am doubly happy to be working with their excellent team."
“This film was an extraordinary journey for all involved and it has been a sheer pleasure working with Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison to bring the amazing story and legacy of George Harrison to life. We have found the perfect partner in HBO Documentary Films and are proud to have them on board to bring this incredible film to North American
audiences,” adds Nigel Sinclair.
Exclusive Films International, the international sales and marketing arm of Exclusive, represents worldwide rights, excluding the U.S. Scott Pascucci serves as executive producer for Grove Street and is coordinating all aspects of the film’s distribution for Grove Street.
Additionally, on Sept. 27, 2011 Abrams Books will publish Olivia Harrison’s “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” a personal archive of photographs, letters, diaries and memorabilia from George’s life that reveals the arc of his life, from his guitar-obsessed boyhood in Liverpool, to the astonishment of the Beatles years, to his days as an independent musician and bohemian squire. The book release is intended to coincide with the release of Scorsese’s film.
Scorsese’s upcoming feature, “Hugo,” a 3D adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s book, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Chloe Moretz and Asa Butterfield, is due to be released in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures in Nov. 2011.
In 1976, Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and it was followed by a series of
outstanding successes, including “New York, New York,” “Raging Bull,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “GoodFellas,” “Casino,” “Kundun,” “The Age of Innocence,” “Gangs of New York” and “The Aviator.” Scorsese’s feature “The Departed” was released to critical acclaim in Oct. 2006, and would go on to win several Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director.
“Shine a Light,” Scorsese’s documentary of the Rolling Stones in concert, was released worldwide in April 2008. His most
recent feature was the acclaimed psychological drama “Shutter Island.”
Scorsese’s artistic excellence has been recognized with many honors, including the Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival, the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, a Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award and a Kennedy Center Honor. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, he has also been a staunch advocate for film preservation. He is the founder and chair of The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of motion picture history, and in 2007, he launched the World Cinema Foundation (for which he serves as both founder and chair), dedicated to the preservation and restoration of neglected films from around the world.
Olivia Harrison is a producer and philanthropist. She administers the Material World Charitable Foundation, and received a Grammy Award for her video of the 2002 “Concert for George,” which she organized to benefit the Foundation in memory of her husband. She also administers the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF, and received the 2010 UNICEF Spirit Of
Compassion Award in recognition of her family’s assistance to the children of Bangladesh.
Nigel Sinclair is a Grammy Award-winning producer, and serves as CEO of Exclusive Media Group, which includes the documentary production outfit Spitfire Pictures.
Grove Street Pictures presents a Martin Scorsese Picture, a production of Spitfire Pictures and Sikelia Productions; associate producers, Erin Edeiken and Rachel Cooper; additional music production, Giles Martin; supervising producer, Blair Foster; executive producer, Margaret Bodde; produced by Olivia Harrison, Nigel Sinclair and Martin Scorsese; edited by David Tedeschi, directed by Martin Scorsese.
ABOUT HBO
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., providing the two pay television services – HBO® and Cinemax® – to approximately 85 million subscribers worldwide. The services offer the most popular subscription video-on-demand products, HBO On Demand® and Cinemax On Demand® as well as HBO GO® and MAX GO®, HD feeds and multiplex channels. Internationally, HBO branded television networks, along with the subscription video-on-demand products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO services to over 60 countries. HBO programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.
ABOUT SIKELIA
Sikelia Productions is the production entity for the critically acclaimed, Academy Award®-winning director Martin
Scorsese. The company oversees all of Scorsese’s projects, including “The Aviator” (2004), “The Departed” (2006; Academy Award® winner, Best Picture, 2007), “Shutter Island” (2010), the hit HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” and “Hugo” (Nov. 2011). Sikelia is currently in pre-production with Scorsese’s next feature film, “Silence.” In addition to GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, Sikelia’s documentaries include “A Letter to Elia” (2010), “Public Speaking” (2010) and “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan” (2005), among others.
ABOUT SPITFIRE PICTURES
Spitfire Pictures is the documentary production arm of Exclusive. Recent releases for Spitfire Pictures include Oscar®-winning filmmaker James Moll’s full-length feature documentary “Foo Fighters: Back and Forth,” Paul Crowder’s Billy Joel documentary “The Last Play at Shea” and, in 2005, Scorsese’s Grammy, Peabody and duPont Award-winning documentary “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan.”
HBO webpage-http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/george-harrison-living-in-the-material-world
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HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS PRESENTS
MARTIN SCORSESE’S DOCUMENTARY
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
DEBUTING OCT. 5 - 6, 2011 - EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO
Film Surveys The Life And Times Of The Iconic Musician
Sept. 14, 2011- This October, HBO presents Martin Scorsese’s GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD from Grove Street Pictures. The film was produced by Scorsese (through his Sikelia Productions banner), Olivia Harrison (through her Grove Street Pictures banner) and Nigel Sinclair (through Exclusive’s documentary label, Spitfire Pictures). Margaret Bodde served as executive producer on the film, which was edited by David Tedeschi, who previously worked with Scorsese, Bodde and Sinclair on “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan,” and with Scorsese and Bodde on “Public Speaking.” Tedeschi also edited Scorsese’s Rolling Stones concert film “Shine a Light.”
The documentary debuts in two parts – on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT) and THURSDAY, OCT. 6 (9:00-11:00 p.m.) – exclusively on HBO.
Other HBO playdates for Part 1: Oct. 6 (6:15 p.m.), 8 (2:30 p.m.), 10 (midnight), 16 (10:30 a.m.), 18 (noon) and 24 (10:00 a.m.) HBO2 playdates for Part 1: Oct. 19 (9:30 a.m., 8:00 p.m.), 25 (2:25 a.m.), 27 (11:55 p.m.) and 31 (midnight)
Other HBO playdates for Part 2: Oct. 7 (6:00 p.m.), 9 (2:30 p.m.), 11 (12:30 a.m.), 16 (12:05 p.m.), 18 (1:35 p.m.) and 24 (11:35 a.m.) HBO2 playdates for Part 2: Oct. 19 (11:05 a.m., 9:35 p.m.), 25 (4:00 a.m.), 27 (1:30 a.m.) and 31 (1:35 a.m.)
The film premiered at the 2011 Telluride Film Festival and is an official selection of the 2011 New York Film Festival.
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD focuses the imaginative and inspired eye of one of cinema’s most preeminent filmmakers on one of the world’s most influential men. The film takes viewers on the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison’s life, much of it told in his own words. The result is deeply moving and touches each viewer in unique and individual ways.
Academy Award®-winning director Martin Scorsese traces Harrison’s life from his musical beginnings in Liverpool through his life as a musician, a seeker, a philanthropist and a filmmaker, weaving together interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies and photographs. Much of the material in the film has never been seen or heard before. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the most talented artists of his generation and a profoundly intimate and affecting work of cinema.
The film includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr and Jackie Stewart. They speak honestly and frankly about George’s many talents and contradictions.
“When Martin Scorsese brings a project to HBO, we all know it is going to be very special, and he has added to that body of work with this monumental film on George Harrison,” says Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. “From
rock‘n’roll icon to moviemaker, to spiritual seeker and humanitarian, George Harrison was a true renaissance man. This amazing film will illuminate every aspect of Harrison’s remarkable, multifaceted life.”
Comments Scorsese, “Like so many millions of people, I first came to know George through the music, which was the soundtrack of our world. The Beatles’ music, those beautifully lyrical guitar breaks and solos, those unforgettable songs of George’s like ‘I Me Mine’ or ‘If I Needed Someone,’ and the images, in magazines, on album covers, the TV appearances, the newsreel footage, the Richard Lester movies; and then there was the world after the Beatles, when George and his music seemed to open up and flower. I will never forget the first time I heard ‘All Things Must Pass,’ the overwhelming feeling of taking in that all glorious music for the first time. It was like walking into a cathedral. George was making spiritually awake music – we all heard and felt it – and I think that was the reason that he came to occupy a very special place in our lives. So when I was offered the chance to make this picture, I jumped at it. Spending time with Olivia, interviewing so many of George’s closest friends, reviewing all that footage, some of it never seen before, and listening to all of that magnificent music – it was a joy, and an experience I’ll always treasure."
Notes Olivia Harrison, “Martin Scorsese’s intuition towards George was evident the first time we met to discuss this project. He sensed what George was about: his music, his strong beliefs, his art, his place in the Beatles’ story and his extraordinary life afterwards. Marty’s wonderful film has found all of that and more. I always hoped HBO would be our North American partners because of their respect for artistry. I am doubly happy to be working with their excellent team."
“This film was an extraordinary journey for all involved and it has been a sheer pleasure working with Martin Scorsese and Olivia Harrison to bring the amazing story and legacy of George Harrison to life. We have found the perfect partner in HBO Documentary Films and are proud to have them on board to bring this incredible film to North American
audiences,” adds Nigel Sinclair.
Exclusive Films International, the international sales and marketing arm of Exclusive, represents worldwide rights, excluding the U.S. Scott Pascucci serves as executive producer for Grove Street and is coordinating all aspects of the film’s distribution for Grove Street.
Additionally, on Sept. 27, 2011 Abrams Books will publish Olivia Harrison’s “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” a personal archive of photographs, letters, diaries and memorabilia from George’s life that reveals the arc of his life, from his guitar-obsessed boyhood in Liverpool, to the astonishment of the Beatles years, to his days as an independent musician and bohemian squire. The book release is intended to coincide with the release of Scorsese’s film.
Scorsese’s upcoming feature, “Hugo,” a 3D adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s book, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Chloe Moretz and Asa Butterfield, is due to be released in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures in Nov. 2011.
In 1976, Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and it was followed by a series of
outstanding successes, including “New York, New York,” “Raging Bull,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “GoodFellas,” “Casino,” “Kundun,” “The Age of Innocence,” “Gangs of New York” and “The Aviator.” Scorsese’s feature “The Departed” was released to critical acclaim in Oct. 2006, and would go on to win several Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director.
“Shine a Light,” Scorsese’s documentary of the Rolling Stones in concert, was released worldwide in April 2008. His most
recent feature was the acclaimed psychological drama “Shutter Island.”
Scorsese’s artistic excellence has been recognized with many honors, including the Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival, the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, a Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award and a Kennedy Center Honor. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, he has also been a staunch advocate for film preservation. He is the founder and chair of The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of motion picture history, and in 2007, he launched the World Cinema Foundation (for which he serves as both founder and chair), dedicated to the preservation and restoration of neglected films from around the world.
Olivia Harrison is a producer and philanthropist. She administers the Material World Charitable Foundation, and received a Grammy Award for her video of the 2002 “Concert for George,” which she organized to benefit the Foundation in memory of her husband. She also administers the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF, and received the 2010 UNICEF Spirit Of
Compassion Award in recognition of her family’s assistance to the children of Bangladesh.
Nigel Sinclair is a Grammy Award-winning producer, and serves as CEO of Exclusive Media Group, which includes the documentary production outfit Spitfire Pictures.
Grove Street Pictures presents a Martin Scorsese Picture, a production of Spitfire Pictures and Sikelia Productions; associate producers, Erin Edeiken and Rachel Cooper; additional music production, Giles Martin; supervising producer, Blair Foster; executive producer, Margaret Bodde; produced by Olivia Harrison, Nigel Sinclair and Martin Scorsese; edited by David Tedeschi, directed by Martin Scorsese.
ABOUT HBO
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., providing the two pay television services – HBO® and Cinemax® – to approximately 85 million subscribers worldwide. The services offer the most popular subscription video-on-demand products, HBO On Demand® and Cinemax On Demand® as well as HBO GO® and MAX GO®, HD feeds and multiplex channels. Internationally, HBO branded television networks, along with the subscription video-on-demand products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO services to over 60 countries. HBO programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.
ABOUT SIKELIA
Sikelia Productions is the production entity for the critically acclaimed, Academy Award®-winning director Martin
Scorsese. The company oversees all of Scorsese’s projects, including “The Aviator” (2004), “The Departed” (2006; Academy Award® winner, Best Picture, 2007), “Shutter Island” (2010), the hit HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” and “Hugo” (Nov. 2011). Sikelia is currently in pre-production with Scorsese’s next feature film, “Silence.” In addition to GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, Sikelia’s documentaries include “A Letter to Elia” (2010), “Public Speaking” (2010) and “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan” (2005), among others.
ABOUT SPITFIRE PICTURES
Spitfire Pictures is the documentary production arm of Exclusive. Recent releases for Spitfire Pictures include Oscar®-winning filmmaker James Moll’s full-length feature documentary “Foo Fighters: Back and Forth,” Paul Crowder’s Billy Joel documentary “The Last Play at Shea” and, in 2005, Scorsese’s Grammy, Peabody and duPont Award-winning documentary “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan.”
HBO webpage-http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/george-harrison-living-in-the-material-world
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Press release
Filmmaker Jonathan Furmanski's
THE WEIRD WORLD OF BLOWFLY
With subject and musician Clarence Reid
The Weird World of Blowfly tells the story of Clarence Reid, a Miami
musician who wrote and produced romantic and spiritual songs for some of the
greatest Southern soul and R&B acts of the 1960s and ’70s.
He is also the gonzo performer Blowfly, Clarence’s freaky alter ego and the original X-rated rapper. Now 69 years-old, with a gold-spangled superhero costume and a catalog of the world's raunchiest tunes, Blowfly tours the world, struggling for success and recognition after 50 years of making music.
The film highlights both Clarence’s and Blowfly’s unique contributions to music history, including Top-10 hits for artists like Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, and KC & The Sunshine Band, and what might be the world’s first rap song, recorded in 1965.
Surprisingly, although Clarence has shocked and grooved audiences with Blowfly’s hilarious and provocative hard-core songs for more than four decades, he remains to this day a deeply religious man who forswears smoking, drugs and alcohol.
Shot over the course of two years, the film follows Clarence today and we see his life, career and philosophy unfold. A revealing portrait of an unheralded man, The Weird World of Blowfly examines Clarence's personal and professional contradictions, explores his legacy and celebrates his musical and cultural significance as a rapper and soul music legend.
The trailer which gives you a good sense of the film is available at: www.blowflyfilm.com
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Filmmaker Jonathan Furmanski's
THE WEIRD WORLD OF BLOWFLY
With subject and musician Clarence Reid
The Weird World of Blowfly tells the story of Clarence Reid, a Miami
musician who wrote and produced romantic and spiritual songs for some of the
greatest Southern soul and R&B acts of the 1960s and ’70s.
He is also the gonzo performer Blowfly, Clarence’s freaky alter ego and the original X-rated rapper. Now 69 years-old, with a gold-spangled superhero costume and a catalog of the world's raunchiest tunes, Blowfly tours the world, struggling for success and recognition after 50 years of making music.
The film highlights both Clarence’s and Blowfly’s unique contributions to music history, including Top-10 hits for artists like Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, and KC & The Sunshine Band, and what might be the world’s first rap song, recorded in 1965.
Surprisingly, although Clarence has shocked and grooved audiences with Blowfly’s hilarious and provocative hard-core songs for more than four decades, he remains to this day a deeply religious man who forswears smoking, drugs and alcohol.
Shot over the course of two years, the film follows Clarence today and we see his life, career and philosophy unfold. A revealing portrait of an unheralded man, The Weird World of Blowfly examines Clarence's personal and professional contradictions, explores his legacy and celebrates his musical and cultural significance as a rapper and soul music legend.
The trailer which gives you a good sense of the film is available at: www.blowflyfilm.com
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Press release
Before Rock 'n'Roll, R&B, and soul ... there was Gospel!
REJOICE AND SHOUT:
Exhilarating New Movie Captures Gospel Music in All Its Glory!
Documentary Premieres Friday, June 3, 2011 at Film Forum
Film Forum is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of Don McGlynn's powerful, stirring new documentary, REJOICE AND SHOUT, for an open-ended engagement, beginning Friday, June 3.
Produced by Joe Lauro, and released by Magnolia Pictures, the movie is a beautiful, deeply felt overview of a musical genre that encompasses entertainment and spirituality -- and that is inherently political in its ability to move audiences both emotionally and intellectually when its subject is the African-American struggle for freedom and dignity.
The film includes rare archival footage of some of the earliest Gospel singers from the Deep South (The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi), as well as international legends like Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke, the Staple Singers and Mahalia Jackson.
African-American Gospel music is a melting pot of history, culture, religion and politics. Archival clips of some of the genre's most brilliant artists, illuminating interviews with musicologists (including Anthony Heilbut and Bill Carpenter), and rarely seen, legendary concert footage make for a rousing, jubilant journey though Gospel's roots and an all-star compilation of some of its greatest hits.
Among the singers/musicians featured in the film are: The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke, The Dinwiddie Colored Quartet (from 1902), The Utica Quartet, The Golden Gate Quartet, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Mahalia Jackson, The Swan Silvertones (with Claude Jeter), The Clara Ward Singers, The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Staple Singers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Andrae Crouch, The Selvey Family, Darrel Petties, and Smokey Robinson.
REJOICE AND SHOUT premieres Friday, June 3 at Film Forum, West Houston Street (W. of 6th Avenue), with screenings daily at 1:00, 3:15, 5:40, 7:50 and 10:00.
REJOICE AND SHOUT (2011, 115 mins.) Directed by Don McGlynn. Produced by Joe Lauro. Associate producer: Celia Mingus Zaentz. Executive Producers: Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner. A Magnolia Pictures Release.
MOVIE website/TRAILER-http://www.magpictures.com/rejoiceandshout/
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Before Rock 'n'Roll, R&B, and soul ... there was Gospel!
REJOICE AND SHOUT:
Exhilarating New Movie Captures Gospel Music in All Its Glory!
Documentary Premieres Friday, June 3, 2011 at Film Forum
Film Forum is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of Don McGlynn's powerful, stirring new documentary, REJOICE AND SHOUT, for an open-ended engagement, beginning Friday, June 3.
Produced by Joe Lauro, and released by Magnolia Pictures, the movie is a beautiful, deeply felt overview of a musical genre that encompasses entertainment and spirituality -- and that is inherently political in its ability to move audiences both emotionally and intellectually when its subject is the African-American struggle for freedom and dignity.
The film includes rare archival footage of some of the earliest Gospel singers from the Deep South (The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi), as well as international legends like Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke, the Staple Singers and Mahalia Jackson.
African-American Gospel music is a melting pot of history, culture, religion and politics. Archival clips of some of the genre's most brilliant artists, illuminating interviews with musicologists (including Anthony Heilbut and Bill Carpenter), and rarely seen, legendary concert footage make for a rousing, jubilant journey though Gospel's roots and an all-star compilation of some of its greatest hits.
Among the singers/musicians featured in the film are: The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke, The Dinwiddie Colored Quartet (from 1902), The Utica Quartet, The Golden Gate Quartet, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Mahalia Jackson, The Swan Silvertones (with Claude Jeter), The Clara Ward Singers, The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Staple Singers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Andrae Crouch, The Selvey Family, Darrel Petties, and Smokey Robinson.
REJOICE AND SHOUT premieres Friday, June 3 at Film Forum, West Houston Street (W. of 6th Avenue), with screenings daily at 1:00, 3:15, 5:40, 7:50 and 10:00.
REJOICE AND SHOUT (2011, 115 mins.) Directed by Don McGlynn. Produced by Joe Lauro. Associate producer: Celia Mingus Zaentz. Executive Producers: Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner. A Magnolia Pictures Release.
MOVIE website/TRAILER-http://www.magpictures.com/rejoiceandshout/
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Press release from Chicago's MUSIC BOX theatre
The Music Box Theatre's
Summer Music Film Festival
The only festival that will feature The Swell Season, Moby, Radiohead, Dispatch, the Talking Heads,
Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young!
The Music Box Theatre Summer Music Film Festival will present six films (Two of which have never been screened theatrically in Chicago) including old favorites, brand new films, and underground icons. Audiences will experience these films on the big screen, the way they were meant to be seen and in an atmosphere of music and film unparalleled in the Chicago Summer music festival scene.
Brought to you by the Music Box Theatre, WBEZ’s Sound Opinions, and CIMMfest!
Featuring:
Music Shorts (Two 60 min programs / separate admissions)
The Swell Season (2011) * Midwest Premiere!*
The Last Dispatch (2005) (Never screened in Chicago)
Better Living Through Circuitry (1999)
Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy (1998)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
The Last Waltz (1978)
Ticketing: Festival Pass:
See all six films and two shorts programs for only $40 in advance. ($45 starting 7/25) Save up to $30!
PURCHASE YOUR FESTIVAL PASS HERE
Daily Pass:
See two films and the shorts program for only $17 in advance ($19 day of) (Save up to $8!)
PURCHASE A MONDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DAILY PASS HERE
Double Feature:
See two films, no admission the shorts program for only $15 in advance ($16 day of) (Save $5!)
PURCHASE A MONDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Single Feature:
See a single feature, regular screening, for only $10
(Available at the door or in person, most screenings are expected to sell out)
PURCHASE ANY AND ALL SINGLE FEATURE TICKETS HERE
Shorts Program:
CIMMFEST Presents two sixty minute programs of short films by artists local and abroad.
Short Program will screen at 5:30pm daily, with Program A screening Monday and Wednesday and
Program B screening Tuesday and Thursday for $5
PURCHASE YOUR FESTIVAL PASS HERE
Monday, July 25, 2011 “Opening Night”
5:30pm CIMMFEST SHORTS A 60 min
7:30pm THE LAST WALTZ 117 min
9:50pm Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy 88 min
PURCHASE A MONDAY DAILY PASS HEREPURCHASE A MONDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 “A Fond Farewell Night”
5:30 CIMMFEST SHORTS B 60
7:30 THE LAST DISPATCH 90
9:30 THE LAST WALTZ 117
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 “Midwest Premiere Night”
5:30 CIMMFEST SHORTS A 60
7:30 The Swell Season 90
9:30 Better Living Through Circuitry 90
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Thursday, July 28, 2011 “Closing Night presented by SOUND OPINIONS”
5:30 CIMMFEST SHORTS B 60
7:30 STOP MAKING SENSE* 88
9:45 The Swell Season 90
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DAILY PASS HERE
WBEZ MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR THURSDAY DAILY PASS
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
WBEZ MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR THURSDAY DOUBLE FEATURE
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The Music Box Theatre's
Summer Music Film Festival
The only festival that will feature The Swell Season, Moby, Radiohead, Dispatch, the Talking Heads,
Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young!
The Music Box Theatre Summer Music Film Festival will present six films (Two of which have never been screened theatrically in Chicago) including old favorites, brand new films, and underground icons. Audiences will experience these films on the big screen, the way they were meant to be seen and in an atmosphere of music and film unparalleled in the Chicago Summer music festival scene.
Brought to you by the Music Box Theatre, WBEZ’s Sound Opinions, and CIMMfest!
Featuring:
Music Shorts (Two 60 min programs / separate admissions)
The Swell Season (2011) * Midwest Premiere!*
The Last Dispatch (2005) (Never screened in Chicago)
Better Living Through Circuitry (1999)
Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy (1998)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
The Last Waltz (1978)
Ticketing: Festival Pass:
See all six films and two shorts programs for only $40 in advance. ($45 starting 7/25) Save up to $30!
PURCHASE YOUR FESTIVAL PASS HERE
Daily Pass:
See two films and the shorts program for only $17 in advance ($19 day of) (Save up to $8!)
PURCHASE A MONDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DAILY PASS HERE
Double Feature:
See two films, no admission the shorts program for only $15 in advance ($16 day of) (Save $5!)
PURCHASE A MONDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Single Feature:
See a single feature, regular screening, for only $10
(Available at the door or in person, most screenings are expected to sell out)
PURCHASE ANY AND ALL SINGLE FEATURE TICKETS HERE
Shorts Program:
CIMMFEST Presents two sixty minute programs of short films by artists local and abroad.
Short Program will screen at 5:30pm daily, with Program A screening Monday and Wednesday and
Program B screening Tuesday and Thursday for $5
PURCHASE YOUR FESTIVAL PASS HERE
Monday, July 25, 2011 “Opening Night”
5:30pm CIMMFEST SHORTS A 60 min
7:30pm THE LAST WALTZ 117 min
9:50pm Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy 88 min
PURCHASE A MONDAY DAILY PASS HEREPURCHASE A MONDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 “A Fond Farewell Night”
5:30 CIMMFEST SHORTS B 60
7:30 THE LAST DISPATCH 90
9:30 THE LAST WALTZ 117
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A TUESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 “Midwest Premiere Night”
5:30 CIMMFEST SHORTS A 60
7:30 The Swell Season 90
9:30 Better Living Through Circuitry 90
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DAILY PASS HERE
PURCHASE A WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
Thursday, July 28, 2011 “Closing Night presented by SOUND OPINIONS”
5:30 CIMMFEST SHORTS B 60
7:30 STOP MAKING SENSE* 88
9:45 The Swell Season 90
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DAILY PASS HERE
WBEZ MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR THURSDAY DAILY PASS
PURCHASE A THURSDAY DOUBLE FEATURE HERE
WBEZ MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR THURSDAY DOUBLE FEATURE
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Press release
FESTIVAL
1967 Academy Award-nominated documentary to screen in NYC on July 18, 2011!
As warm summer days and nights bring a proliferation of cultural festivals around the world, the Academy celebrates the season with a screening of the 1967 Academy Award-nominated documentary FESTIVAL.
Join us on Monday,July 18 at 7 p.m. as we screen a newly struck print of FESTIVAL from the Academy Film Archive. The film’s producer/director and Oscar-winning documentarian, Murray Lerner, will be on hand for a post-screening conversation about the making of this concert film.
FESTIVAL captures the annual Newport Folk Festival from 1963-66, including live performances by an all-star lineup of such folk music pioneers as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Judy Collins, and Peter, Paul and Mary, as well as interviews with festival attendees and conversations with artists on topics ranging from musical philosophy to the appeal of folk style.
Joining Lerner for the “Monday Nights with Oscar” screening will be the legendary Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary.
Tickets are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2011/07/festival.html.
Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for students w/valid ID.
Please arrive no later than 15 minutes before showtime even if tickets have already been purchased. Theater doors close promptly at 7 p.m. and the box office opens at 6:30 p.m.
The screening will take place at the Academy Theater, located at the Lighthouse International at 111 E. 59th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues.
More About Lerner:
Lerner won an Oscar for “From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China” (1981) and was nominated for “Festival” (1967). He also directed “Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight” and “The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival,” and has used footage he shot at the Newport Folk Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival as the basis for several more film and TV documentaries.
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FESTIVAL
1967 Academy Award-nominated documentary to screen in NYC on July 18, 2011!
As warm summer days and nights bring a proliferation of cultural festivals around the world, the Academy celebrates the season with a screening of the 1967 Academy Award-nominated documentary FESTIVAL.
Join us on Monday,July 18 at 7 p.m. as we screen a newly struck print of FESTIVAL from the Academy Film Archive. The film’s producer/director and Oscar-winning documentarian, Murray Lerner, will be on hand for a post-screening conversation about the making of this concert film.
FESTIVAL captures the annual Newport Folk Festival from 1963-66, including live performances by an all-star lineup of such folk music pioneers as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Judy Collins, and Peter, Paul and Mary, as well as interviews with festival attendees and conversations with artists on topics ranging from musical philosophy to the appeal of folk style.
Joining Lerner for the “Monday Nights with Oscar” screening will be the legendary Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary.
Tickets are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2011/07/festival.html.
Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for students w/valid ID.
Please arrive no later than 15 minutes before showtime even if tickets have already been purchased. Theater doors close promptly at 7 p.m. and the box office opens at 6:30 p.m.
The screening will take place at the Academy Theater, located at the Lighthouse International at 111 E. 59th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues.
More About Lerner:
Lerner won an Oscar for “From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China” (1981) and was nominated for “Festival” (1967). He also directed “Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight” and “The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival,” and has used footage he shot at the Newport Folk Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival as the basis for several more film and TV documentaries.
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Advance DVD press release
Taqwacore
New York, NY - July 8, 2011 - Lorber Films is proud to announce the DVD release of Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009), a film by Omar Majeed, chronicling the nascent Muslim punk rock movement in America.
This energetic and powerful documentary comes to DVD, priced at $19.95. It is available with a street date of August 9, 2011.
Taqwacore was inspired by the work of Michael Knight, who converted to Islam in rebellion against his white-supremacist father. He went on to pen the novel The Taqwacores (a term combining the Muslim concept of God consciousness with hardcore punk), a manifesto for disillusioned Islamic teens.
Soon young Muslim musicians were contacting him and a tour idea was hatched. The film follows Knight and a variety of young subversives on tour as they shock and awe spectators in the U.S. before bringing their music to Lahore. They break every taboo along the way, from staging a lesbian thrash act at an Islamic convention to stomping on the American flag. As Knight exclaims, they're giving the finger to both sides.
Taqwacore charts their brash, foolish and often exhilarating attempts to navigate the gap between their cultures and their countries, their religion and their individuality.
Taqwacore
Director: Omar Majeed
Genre: Documentary
$19.95
Street date: August 9, 2011.
2009 / Canada / 82 min / 16:9 / English, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu with English subtitles / Not rated
Kino Lorber combines the resources, staffs and libraries of Lorber Films, Alive Mind and Kino International to create a leader in independent film distribution.
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Taqwacore
New York, NY - July 8, 2011 - Lorber Films is proud to announce the DVD release of Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009), a film by Omar Majeed, chronicling the nascent Muslim punk rock movement in America.
This energetic and powerful documentary comes to DVD, priced at $19.95. It is available with a street date of August 9, 2011.
Taqwacore was inspired by the work of Michael Knight, who converted to Islam in rebellion against his white-supremacist father. He went on to pen the novel The Taqwacores (a term combining the Muslim concept of God consciousness with hardcore punk), a manifesto for disillusioned Islamic teens.
Soon young Muslim musicians were contacting him and a tour idea was hatched. The film follows Knight and a variety of young subversives on tour as they shock and awe spectators in the U.S. before bringing their music to Lahore. They break every taboo along the way, from staging a lesbian thrash act at an Islamic convention to stomping on the American flag. As Knight exclaims, they're giving the finger to both sides.
Taqwacore charts their brash, foolish and often exhilarating attempts to navigate the gap between their cultures and their countries, their religion and their individuality.
Taqwacore
Director: Omar Majeed
Genre: Documentary
$19.95
Street date: August 9, 2011.
2009 / Canada / 82 min / 16:9 / English, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu with English subtitles / Not rated
Kino Lorber combines the resources, staffs and libraries of Lorber Films, Alive Mind and Kino International to create a leader in independent film distribution.
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DVD Advance Press release
ROCK MUSIC LEGENDS TAKE THE STAGE IN AN EPIC CONCERT PERFORMANCE
AS WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES
AC/DC: LET THERE BE ROCK
ON BLU-RAY AND DVD ON JUNE 7, 2011!
Lead Singer Bon Scott’s Final Filmed Live Concert Comes to Blu-Ray and DVD
For the First Time Fully Remastered With All 13 Power-Driven Song Performances
Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray & DVD Combo Pack with Over 95 Minutes of Extra Content, Collectible Packaging and Keepsake Premium Items also Available!
BURBANK, CA (April 14, 2011) – The tragic death of Bon Scott, AC/DC’s flamboyant front-man in early 1980 sent shockwaves throughout the rock music community. At the time no one could imagine a 1979 Paris concert would be the last filmed live concert of the hallowed singer’s career but he left the stage that night with the rest of the band leaving it all out there as he had done so many times before for millions of fans.
Now for the first time ever on Blu-ray and DVD, Warner Home Video (WHV) is getting set to celebrate one of the greatest performers and legendary rock bands of all-time by releasing AC/DC – Let There Be Rock on June 7, 2011 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the theatrical release.
This legendary concert film showcases the power and precision the group brought to the stage that night during the Australian hard rock band’s “Highway To Hell” tour. AC/DC: Let There Be Rock DVD will be available for $21.95 SRP and AC/DC: Let There Be Rock: Limited Collector’s Edition will be available on DVD for $39.99 SRP and Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for $44.98 SRP.
AC/DC – Let There Be Rock is fully remastered and available on DVD and Blu-Ray for the first time with all 13 song performances, including classics such as “Whole Lotta Rosie”, “High Voltage”, “Highway To Hell”, and the epic anthem “Let There Be Rock”.
Lead guitarist Angus Young takes center stage in his trademark school-boy uniform and captures the audience with his energetic antics and frenetic solos. The film contains interview segments and humorous backstage footage of these hard rock pioneers, especially those last interviews with Scott. This DVD release will be a great opportunity for fans of all ages to relive one of the greatest performances by one of the most decorated rock bands in history.
The Collector’s Edition, limited at only 90k copies, comes in a collectible steel case, includes keepsake premium items and contains over an hour of newly added bonus features. Celebrity interviews include Rick Allen (Def Leppard), Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), The Donnas, Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) and more.
“AC/DC is one of the most iconic bands in rock music history and WHV is proud to showcase their legendary 1979 Paris concert on Blu-Ray and DVD for the first time ever,” said Rosemary Markson, Vice-President of TV and Special Interest Marketing. “Warner Home Video is thrilled to bring this incredible show to AC/DC and rock fans, including a special limited collector’s edition version with over an hour of never-before-seen bonus features and much more.”
DVD Track Listing
· “Live Wire”
· “Shot Down In Flames”
· “Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be”
· “Sin City”
· “Wall All Over You”
· “Bad Boy Boogie”
· “The Jack”
· “Highway To Hell”
· “Girls Got Rhythm”
· “High Voltage”
· “Whole Lotta Rosie”
· “Rocker”
· “Let There Be Rock”
Collector’s Edition Bonus Features
· AC/DC: The Bedrock of Riff: No one has mastered the basic DNA of Riff Rock as successfully as AC/DC. Explore Angus and Malcolm Young’s telepathic groove and the four-on-the-floor swing of Phil Rudd.
· Angus Young: A True Guitar Monster: Angus Young’s transformation from diminutive schoolboy to raging rock monster electrifies the masses. Find out what makes this time bomb tick.
· Bon Scott: The Pirate of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Bon Scott was the ringleader of the AC/DC show, balancing his screaming sexuality with a rakish charm. Get a glimpse into the life of a classic Rock 'n' Roll pirate.
· AC/DC: A Rock Solid Legacy: From bar band to arena rock, AC/DC stuck to their guns and shot their way to the top. Fellow rockers and journalists chart AC/DC’s ascent into the Pantheon of Rock Gods in rock ‘n’ roll history.
· Loud, Locked & Loaded: The Rites of Rock: Seasoned rockers, actors and journalists recollect their rite of passage as early witnesses to the raw, bone rattling rock of AC/DC.
· 6 Song-Specific Interviews
· Blu-ray Playlist: Your favorite performances in your favorite order (**BD Only)
About Warner Home Video
With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.
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ROCK MUSIC LEGENDS TAKE THE STAGE IN AN EPIC CONCERT PERFORMANCE
AS WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES
AC/DC: LET THERE BE ROCK
ON BLU-RAY AND DVD ON JUNE 7, 2011!
Lead Singer Bon Scott’s Final Filmed Live Concert Comes to Blu-Ray and DVD
For the First Time Fully Remastered With All 13 Power-Driven Song Performances
Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray & DVD Combo Pack with Over 95 Minutes of Extra Content, Collectible Packaging and Keepsake Premium Items also Available!
BURBANK, CA (April 14, 2011) – The tragic death of Bon Scott, AC/DC’s flamboyant front-man in early 1980 sent shockwaves throughout the rock music community. At the time no one could imagine a 1979 Paris concert would be the last filmed live concert of the hallowed singer’s career but he left the stage that night with the rest of the band leaving it all out there as he had done so many times before for millions of fans.
Now for the first time ever on Blu-ray and DVD, Warner Home Video (WHV) is getting set to celebrate one of the greatest performers and legendary rock bands of all-time by releasing AC/DC – Let There Be Rock on June 7, 2011 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the theatrical release.
This legendary concert film showcases the power and precision the group brought to the stage that night during the Australian hard rock band’s “Highway To Hell” tour. AC/DC: Let There Be Rock DVD will be available for $21.95 SRP and AC/DC: Let There Be Rock: Limited Collector’s Edition will be available on DVD for $39.99 SRP and Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for $44.98 SRP.
AC/DC – Let There Be Rock is fully remastered and available on DVD and Blu-Ray for the first time with all 13 song performances, including classics such as “Whole Lotta Rosie”, “High Voltage”, “Highway To Hell”, and the epic anthem “Let There Be Rock”.
Lead guitarist Angus Young takes center stage in his trademark school-boy uniform and captures the audience with his energetic antics and frenetic solos. The film contains interview segments and humorous backstage footage of these hard rock pioneers, especially those last interviews with Scott. This DVD release will be a great opportunity for fans of all ages to relive one of the greatest performances by one of the most decorated rock bands in history.
The Collector’s Edition, limited at only 90k copies, comes in a collectible steel case, includes keepsake premium items and contains over an hour of newly added bonus features. Celebrity interviews include Rick Allen (Def Leppard), Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), The Donnas, Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) and more.
“AC/DC is one of the most iconic bands in rock music history and WHV is proud to showcase their legendary 1979 Paris concert on Blu-Ray and DVD for the first time ever,” said Rosemary Markson, Vice-President of TV and Special Interest Marketing. “Warner Home Video is thrilled to bring this incredible show to AC/DC and rock fans, including a special limited collector’s edition version with over an hour of never-before-seen bonus features and much more.”
DVD Track Listing
· “Live Wire”
· “Shot Down In Flames”
· “Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be”
· “Sin City”
· “Wall All Over You”
· “Bad Boy Boogie”
· “The Jack”
· “Highway To Hell”
· “Girls Got Rhythm”
· “High Voltage”
· “Whole Lotta Rosie”
· “Rocker”
· “Let There Be Rock”
Collector’s Edition Bonus Features
· AC/DC: The Bedrock of Riff: No one has mastered the basic DNA of Riff Rock as successfully as AC/DC. Explore Angus and Malcolm Young’s telepathic groove and the four-on-the-floor swing of Phil Rudd.
· Angus Young: A True Guitar Monster: Angus Young’s transformation from diminutive schoolboy to raging rock monster electrifies the masses. Find out what makes this time bomb tick.
· Bon Scott: The Pirate of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Bon Scott was the ringleader of the AC/DC show, balancing his screaming sexuality with a rakish charm. Get a glimpse into the life of a classic Rock 'n' Roll pirate.
· AC/DC: A Rock Solid Legacy: From bar band to arena rock, AC/DC stuck to their guns and shot their way to the top. Fellow rockers and journalists chart AC/DC’s ascent into the Pantheon of Rock Gods in rock ‘n’ roll history.
· Loud, Locked & Loaded: The Rites of Rock: Seasoned rockers, actors and journalists recollect their rite of passage as early witnesses to the raw, bone rattling rock of AC/DC.
· 6 Song-Specific Interviews
· Blu-ray Playlist: Your favorite performances in your favorite order (**BD Only)
About Warner Home Video
With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.
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"MILES ELECTRIC" is THE Miles Davis performance film to see (& hear) in HD!
MILES ELECTRIC:
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE
3-1/2 stars/4 stars for 'Miles'-philes (out of 4) [(2004)USA] - (1 hr 27 min.)
Dir. by Murray Lerner
Featuring music composed (& Trumpet performed) by Miles Davis (@ the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival)
Review:
The now legendary 1970 Isle of Wight Festival contained a 38 min. 'jazz' number (titled "Call It Anything") by the late Miles Davis at a time when the world was changing and Davis was changing too - by going 'electric'. A previous documentary of this concert cut Miles' performance down to a mere 7 min, but director Murray Lerner has completely remastered the original tapes to produce one of the most startling concert films I have ever seen. All of the 16mm footage has been color-corrected and brought up to HI-DEF (high definition) standards along with Sony 5.1 Surround Sound.
Docu-director Lerner hasn't settled for re-issuing a simple concert segment but instead has built a masterpiece dedicated to how a genius like Miles Davis can create completely improvised music using electronic instrumentation. Luckily, all of the 'sidemen' for the Isle of Wight festival were available for interview (and alive), including living legends Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. In addition, longtime Miles fan Carlos Santana contributes his thoughts regarding the positive effects of jazz on rock 'n' roll while music critic Stanley Crouch offers his criticisms of electric over acoustic.
As you can see, Lerner isn't interested in making a tribute film as much as getting to the essence of how this music could be made and how over 3 decades later it can still have such a devastating effect on the listener. This was a moment in time when jazz and rock were integrated and the white and black audiences merged into what now is called jazz fusion. But all the music that followed has paled in comparison to what existed for that one moment in time that started at 5pm on Saturday, August 29, 1970 and finished 38 min. later.
1970 performers in Miles Davis *Septet:
Gary Bartz (*saxophonist: soprano & alto)
Chick Corea (*electric piano)
Keith Jarrett (*electric organ)
Dave Holland (*bass & electric bass)
Jack de Johnette (*drums)
Airto Moreira (*percussionist)
Also interviewed for film (**IOW performer):
Stanley Crouch (music critic)
Herbie Hancock (jazz pianist & fusion keyboardist)
Joni Mitchell (**singer)
Carlos Santana (guitarist)
Bob Belden (percussionist)
Paul Buckmaster (keyboardist)
Ron Carter (bassist)
PLUS: Pete Cosey, Dave Liebman, Marcus Miller, James Mtume, Wayne Shorter, Sandra Gadelha (Audience member), and Gilberto Gil (Audience member)
Original Music: Miles Davis
Director of cinematography: Kramer Morgenthau
Editors: Edward Goldberg & Pagan Harleman & Einar Westerlund
1970 IOW fan website (pics & memorabilia): http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/iow70-info.html
2004 Theatrical & DVD release - Review by Gary Cabana,THEreelreviewer.com - All Rights Reserved.
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MILES ELECTRIC:
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE
3-1/2 stars/4 stars for 'Miles'-philes (out of 4) [(2004)USA] - (1 hr 27 min.)
Dir. by Murray Lerner
Featuring music composed (& Trumpet performed) by Miles Davis (@ the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival)
Review:
The now legendary 1970 Isle of Wight Festival contained a 38 min. 'jazz' number (titled "Call It Anything") by the late Miles Davis at a time when the world was changing and Davis was changing too - by going 'electric'. A previous documentary of this concert cut Miles' performance down to a mere 7 min, but director Murray Lerner has completely remastered the original tapes to produce one of the most startling concert films I have ever seen. All of the 16mm footage has been color-corrected and brought up to HI-DEF (high definition) standards along with Sony 5.1 Surround Sound.
Docu-director Lerner hasn't settled for re-issuing a simple concert segment but instead has built a masterpiece dedicated to how a genius like Miles Davis can create completely improvised music using electronic instrumentation. Luckily, all of the 'sidemen' for the Isle of Wight festival were available for interview (and alive), including living legends Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. In addition, longtime Miles fan Carlos Santana contributes his thoughts regarding the positive effects of jazz on rock 'n' roll while music critic Stanley Crouch offers his criticisms of electric over acoustic.
As you can see, Lerner isn't interested in making a tribute film as much as getting to the essence of how this music could be made and how over 3 decades later it can still have such a devastating effect on the listener. This was a moment in time when jazz and rock were integrated and the white and black audiences merged into what now is called jazz fusion. But all the music that followed has paled in comparison to what existed for that one moment in time that started at 5pm on Saturday, August 29, 1970 and finished 38 min. later.
1970 performers in Miles Davis *Septet:
Gary Bartz (*saxophonist: soprano & alto)
Chick Corea (*electric piano)
Keith Jarrett (*electric organ)
Dave Holland (*bass & electric bass)
Jack de Johnette (*drums)
Airto Moreira (*percussionist)
Also interviewed for film (**IOW performer):
Stanley Crouch (music critic)
Herbie Hancock (jazz pianist & fusion keyboardist)
Joni Mitchell (**singer)
Carlos Santana (guitarist)
Bob Belden (percussionist)
Paul Buckmaster (keyboardist)
Ron Carter (bassist)
PLUS: Pete Cosey, Dave Liebman, Marcus Miller, James Mtume, Wayne Shorter, Sandra Gadelha (Audience member), and Gilberto Gil (Audience member)
Original Music: Miles Davis
Director of cinematography: Kramer Morgenthau
Editors: Edward Goldberg & Pagan Harleman & Einar Westerlund
1970 IOW fan website (pics & memorabilia): http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/iow70-info.html
2004 Theatrical & DVD release - Review by Gary Cabana,THEreelreviewer.com - All Rights Reserved.
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ODW REPORT
BON JOVI: THE CIRCLE TOUR-LIVE FROM NEW JERSEY - EPIX On Demand
01/14/11 -On Demand Weekly provides new movie reviews of hot movies and shows on demand from the POV of watching from the comfort of your home.
Today’s review: BON JOVI: THE CIRCLE TOUR-LIVE FROM NEW JERSEY (EPIX)._
BON JOVI: THE CIRCLE TOUR-LIVE FROM NEW JERSEY is a concert film. It begins when the band enters from backstage and ends when they walk off the stage. There is no drama, no groupies, no footage of the bowls of only red
M&M’s. Just a concert.
And what more do you need?
Bon Jovi is a band of terrific musicians who really enjoy performing to an audience who loves them. The guys aren’t getting any younger, but they look great, especially Jon Bon Jovi, who’s impish grin hasn’t aged a bit! They play with the same energy as always, and their fan base includes some who look younger than most fans of aging rockers.
Being Jersey Boys, they even seem to have a little something extra for this concert in the Meadowlands. When it was over, I couldn’t believe it had been an hour and a half. It just flew by.
Read more ». http://ondemandweekly.com/blog/article/bon_jovi_the_circle_tour-live_from_new_jersey_-_epix_on_demand
On Demand Weekly Reviews The Best Of Premium TV Every Friday
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BON JOVI: THE CIRCLE TOUR-LIVE FROM NEW JERSEY - EPIX On Demand
01/14/11 -On Demand Weekly provides new movie reviews of hot movies and shows on demand from the POV of watching from the comfort of your home.
Today’s review: BON JOVI: THE CIRCLE TOUR-LIVE FROM NEW JERSEY (EPIX)._
BON JOVI: THE CIRCLE TOUR-LIVE FROM NEW JERSEY is a concert film. It begins when the band enters from backstage and ends when they walk off the stage. There is no drama, no groupies, no footage of the bowls of only red
M&M’s. Just a concert.
And what more do you need?
Bon Jovi is a band of terrific musicians who really enjoy performing to an audience who loves them. The guys aren’t getting any younger, but they look great, especially Jon Bon Jovi, who’s impish grin hasn’t aged a bit! They play with the same energy as always, and their fan base includes some who look younger than most fans of aging rockers.
Being Jersey Boys, they even seem to have a little something extra for this concert in the Meadowlands. When it was over, I couldn’t believe it had been an hour and a half. It just flew by.
Read more ». http://ondemandweekly.com/blog/article/bon_jovi_the_circle_tour-live_from_new_jersey_-_epix_on_demand
On Demand Weekly Reviews The Best Of Premium TV Every Friday
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Press release
VARIANCE FILMS PRESENTS
STRANGE POWERS:
Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields
Directed by: Kerthy Fix and Gail O’Hara
Songwriter Stephin Merritt always seems to have a Chihuahua on his lap. Performing with the Magnetic Fields since 1991, he has composed some of his generation's most intellectually incisive, whimsical, witty and acerbic music (Merritt has been compared to Cole Porter for his sophisticated use of language).
A dedicated, growing army of admirers flocks to the group's concerts and makes Merritt an odd sort of anti-celebrity, one who is happiest not being recognized, whiling away the hours in gay bars on either coast (his favorite place for writing music) or spending a good part of the day soaking up obscure movie classics.
Ten years in the making, the film follows the famously grumpy Merritt and explores his relationship with Claudia Gonson, his creative collaborator and the band's manager. It paints a portrait of an artist whose music brilliantly holds up a mirror to the fears, joys, and insecurities of his time.
The fascinating documentary STRANGE POWERS: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields will open theatrically in New York (The Film Forum on Wednesday, October 27) and in Los Angeles (The Laemmle Sunset 5 on Friday, November 5) with a national release to follow.
RUNNING TIME: 85 minutes/Digital/Not Rated/ USA
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VARIANCE FILMS PRESENTS
STRANGE POWERS:
Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields
Directed by: Kerthy Fix and Gail O’Hara
Songwriter Stephin Merritt always seems to have a Chihuahua on his lap. Performing with the Magnetic Fields since 1991, he has composed some of his generation's most intellectually incisive, whimsical, witty and acerbic music (Merritt has been compared to Cole Porter for his sophisticated use of language).
A dedicated, growing army of admirers flocks to the group's concerts and makes Merritt an odd sort of anti-celebrity, one who is happiest not being recognized, whiling away the hours in gay bars on either coast (his favorite place for writing music) or spending a good part of the day soaking up obscure movie classics.
Ten years in the making, the film follows the famously grumpy Merritt and explores his relationship with Claudia Gonson, his creative collaborator and the band's manager. It paints a portrait of an artist whose music brilliantly holds up a mirror to the fears, joys, and insecurities of his time.
The fascinating documentary STRANGE POWERS: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields will open theatrically in New York (The Film Forum on Wednesday, October 27) and in Los Angeles (The Laemmle Sunset 5 on Friday, November 5) with a national release to follow.
RUNNING TIME: 85 minutes/Digital/Not Rated/ USA
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Independent SPIRIT Award Winner for Best Documentary: ANVIL! (On DVD now!)
"I started out with Robb when I was 14 yrs. old and we said we're gonna do it till we're old men" -Lips
ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
If you thought "This Is Spinal Tap" was just some comic "worst-case-rock- scenario," wait till you go on the road with a "real" bad manager and a quartet of aging rockers who are coming apart at the seams - HILARIOUS!
4 stars (out of 4) [(2008)docu-USA/2009 release/Abramorama] - (1 hr 30 min)
Directed by Sacha Gervasi
Featuring *Anvil bandmates):
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow* ... Lead Guitar/Co-founded 'Lips/Anvil!' @ age 14
PLUS: His mother, father (archive), brother and sisters
Robb Reiner* ... Drummer/Co-founded band @ age 14
Tiziana Arrigoni ... Overseas Band Manager (Sol Music Management)
Chris Tsangarides ... Record producer
Glenn "G5" Gyorffy* ... Current Bassist for the band
Ivan Hurd* ... Current Guitarist for the band
William Howell ... KNAC radio
Review:
"I stayed dedicated to ... what?" -Robb
If Rob Reiner's "This is Spinal Tap" was a mockumentary about an imaginary heavy metal band, what does one call a "real" rockumentary with almost as many laughs and an astoundingly more bizarre evocation of rock stardom. Plus a member of the band named ... Robb Reiner (go figure).
How about a Self-mockumentary?
In any case, every great band gets their moment to shine in the spotlight, and they eventually get their own documentary profile (some more than one). In recent years, rock music audiences have been treated to Martin Scorsese's tribute to the Rolling Stones, Metallica's working process in the studio (with a shrink), and the Irish rockers U2 in concert (in "3D" no less).
But what about a band that only rock insiders know to exist as well as small pockets of loyal Canadian, European, and Japanese fans. A band originally called "Lips" that was forced to change its name after the unluckily timed release of the worldwide dance hit "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc.
Though the band quickly changed their name to "Anvil!," the bad luck stuck with them. And though their concert style influenced nearly every hard rock act that followed, Anvil!'s road grosses and record sales floundered. They slowly disappeared from the scene while their imitators succeeded greatly.
Although no one in the film mentions this, a clip of Anvil! performing at Super Rock '84 in Japan shows a possible reason for the band's failure to break through. The problem (IMHO) was the fact that the band had a weird "gimmick." 'Lips', the lead singer-guitarist would play riffs on his instrument with a "dildo" (of all things).
Not exactly lurid when you compare it with Ozzy Osbourne biting the heads off of LIVE bats onstage, but maybe a bit too perverse for mass acceptance (especially when parents are buying the ticketsf or the kids).
In any case, the band formed by two 14-yr olds has endured for 31 years, though recent gigs hardly take them further than the bars in the Toronto suburbs. Then came the call ...
And the rest is history, as well as the major part of this partially hilarious, partially awe-inspiring portrait of a band that has no quit, even though, for the the majority of rock fans, Anvil! never achieved superband status.
If you enjoyed observng the intellectual approach of a mega-successful Metallica (as detailed in 2004's "Some Kind of Monster"), then you have to see Anvil's feral founders (Lips Kudrow & Robb Reiner) work their way through a botched European tour with only their guts and heart to carry them through.
Lips especially is like some child actor gone wrong who can never seem to see the forest for the trees. Most times he's the cheerleader of the band while at others he's its worst enemy. Will his temper flare-ups threaten to end the band's comeback once and for all? Will the stolid drummer Robb Reiner stick it out or walk?
Comedy, drama, and reality too, what more do you want?
Rockumentaries have been a hard sell over the years, but "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" could be Oscar-bound by the end of the year, so do yourself a favor and catch the first MUST-SEE movie of 2009.
And if you know anyone entertaining ideas of being a rock star, this story should set them straight in a hurry. Check it out!
ANVIL ROCKS!!
"It's over. It's been over for a long time."
Cameos (**rockers influenced by Anvil):
Lemmy** ... Vocalist/Bassist (Motorhead)
Slash** ... Guitarist (Guns'n'Roses/Velvet Revolver)
Lars Ulrich** ... Drummer (Metallica)
Tom Araya**... Vocalist/Bassist (Slayer)
Scott Ian** ... Guitarist (Anthrax)
Jay Jay French** ... Guitarist/Manager (Twisted Sister)
Tommy Aldridge** ... Drummer (Various bands)
Kevin Goocher**... Vocalist (Phantom X)
Also featured:
Michael Schencker, Carmine Appice, & Brian Robertson
Movie website
ANVIL homepage/Film trailer
OFFICIAL "Anvil" RELEASES:
HARD 'N' HEAVY [FORMER BAND NAME: "LIPS" release]
METAL ON METAL
BACKWAXED
STRENGTH OF STEEL
POUND FOR POUND
PAST AND PRESENT - LIVE IN CONCERT
WORTH THE WEIGHT
PLUGGED IN PERMANENT
ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATIVE
SPEED OF SOUND
ANTHOLOGY OF ANVIL
PLENTY OF POWER
STILL GOING STRONG
BACK TO BASICS
THIS IS THIRTEEN (2009 release)
"It's a Dream. But I'm gonna make it come true." -Lips
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ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
If you thought "This Is Spinal Tap" was just some comic "worst-case-rock- scenario," wait till you go on the road with a "real" bad manager and a quartet of aging rockers who are coming apart at the seams - HILARIOUS!
4 stars (out of 4) [(2008)docu-USA/2009 release/Abramorama] - (1 hr 30 min)
Directed by Sacha Gervasi
Featuring *Anvil bandmates):
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow* ... Lead Guitar/Co-founded 'Lips/Anvil!' @ age 14
PLUS: His mother, father (archive), brother and sisters
Robb Reiner* ... Drummer/Co-founded band @ age 14
Tiziana Arrigoni ... Overseas Band Manager (Sol Music Management)
Chris Tsangarides ... Record producer
Glenn "G5" Gyorffy* ... Current Bassist for the band
Ivan Hurd* ... Current Guitarist for the band
William Howell ... KNAC radio
Review:
"I stayed dedicated to ... what?" -Robb
If Rob Reiner's "This is Spinal Tap" was a mockumentary about an imaginary heavy metal band, what does one call a "real" rockumentary with almost as many laughs and an astoundingly more bizarre evocation of rock stardom. Plus a member of the band named ... Robb Reiner (go figure).
How about a Self-mockumentary?
In any case, every great band gets their moment to shine in the spotlight, and they eventually get their own documentary profile (some more than one). In recent years, rock music audiences have been treated to Martin Scorsese's tribute to the Rolling Stones, Metallica's working process in the studio (with a shrink), and the Irish rockers U2 in concert (in "3D" no less).
But what about a band that only rock insiders know to exist as well as small pockets of loyal Canadian, European, and Japanese fans. A band originally called "Lips" that was forced to change its name after the unluckily timed release of the worldwide dance hit "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc.
Though the band quickly changed their name to "Anvil!," the bad luck stuck with them. And though their concert style influenced nearly every hard rock act that followed, Anvil!'s road grosses and record sales floundered. They slowly disappeared from the scene while their imitators succeeded greatly.
Although no one in the film mentions this, a clip of Anvil! performing at Super Rock '84 in Japan shows a possible reason for the band's failure to break through. The problem (IMHO) was the fact that the band had a weird "gimmick." 'Lips', the lead singer-guitarist would play riffs on his instrument with a "dildo" (of all things).
Not exactly lurid when you compare it with Ozzy Osbourne biting the heads off of LIVE bats onstage, but maybe a bit too perverse for mass acceptance (especially when parents are buying the ticketsf or the kids).
In any case, the band formed by two 14-yr olds has endured for 31 years, though recent gigs hardly take them further than the bars in the Toronto suburbs. Then came the call ...
And the rest is history, as well as the major part of this partially hilarious, partially awe-inspiring portrait of a band that has no quit, even though, for the the majority of rock fans, Anvil! never achieved superband status.
If you enjoyed observng the intellectual approach of a mega-successful Metallica (as detailed in 2004's "Some Kind of Monster"), then you have to see Anvil's feral founders (Lips Kudrow & Robb Reiner) work their way through a botched European tour with only their guts and heart to carry them through.
Lips especially is like some child actor gone wrong who can never seem to see the forest for the trees. Most times he's the cheerleader of the band while at others he's its worst enemy. Will his temper flare-ups threaten to end the band's comeback once and for all? Will the stolid drummer Robb Reiner stick it out or walk?
Comedy, drama, and reality too, what more do you want?
Rockumentaries have been a hard sell over the years, but "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" could be Oscar-bound by the end of the year, so do yourself a favor and catch the first MUST-SEE movie of 2009.
And if you know anyone entertaining ideas of being a rock star, this story should set them straight in a hurry. Check it out!
ANVIL ROCKS!!
"It's over. It's been over for a long time."
Cameos (**rockers influenced by Anvil):
Lemmy** ... Vocalist/Bassist (Motorhead)
Slash** ... Guitarist (Guns'n'Roses/Velvet Revolver)
Lars Ulrich** ... Drummer (Metallica)
Tom Araya**... Vocalist/Bassist (Slayer)
Scott Ian** ... Guitarist (Anthrax)
Jay Jay French** ... Guitarist/Manager (Twisted Sister)
Tommy Aldridge** ... Drummer (Various bands)
Kevin Goocher**... Vocalist (Phantom X)
Also featured:
Michael Schencker, Carmine Appice, & Brian Robertson
Movie website
ANVIL homepage/Film trailer
OFFICIAL "Anvil" RELEASES:
HARD 'N' HEAVY [FORMER BAND NAME: "LIPS" release]
METAL ON METAL
BACKWAXED
STRENGTH OF STEEL
POUND FOR POUND
PAST AND PRESENT - LIVE IN CONCERT
WORTH THE WEIGHT
PLUGGED IN PERMANENT
ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATIVE
SPEED OF SOUND
ANTHOLOGY OF ANVIL
PLENTY OF POWER
STILL GOING STRONG
BACK TO BASICS
THIS IS THIRTEEN (2009 release)
"It's a Dream. But I'm gonna make it come true." -Lips
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Chai Vasarhelyi's YOUSSOU NDOUR: I Bring What I Love is Now on DVD in the USA!
PRESS RELEASE
Shadow Distribution & Groovy Griot present
YOUSSOU NDOUR:
I BRING WHAT I LOVE
a film by Chai Vasarhelyi
‘Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love,' is an award-winning music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man’s voice to inspire millions. Ndour is the highest selling African artist of all time and has collaborated with musical superstars like Bono, Neneh Cherry and Peter Gabriel.
At home in Senegal, the Grammy-award winning artist is an inspiration for generations. The film chronicles Ndour, a devout Sufi Muslim, as he releases a deeply personal and religious album called Egypt in the hope of promoting a more tolerant face of Islam. Almost instantly, his fellow Senegalese reject the album, and denounce his actions as blasphemous.
Director Chai Vasarhelyi follows Ndour for over two years – filming in Africa, Europe, and America – to tell the story of how he faces these challenges and eventually wins over audiences both at home and abroad.
Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Release Date: June 12 – NYC; July 3 – LA; Top 25 markets throughout the summer.
Directed by: Chai Vasarhelyi
Distributor: Shadow Distribution
**Circle Audience Award 2009 Film Fest DC**
**Impact of Music Award 2009 Nashville Film Festival**
**Special Jury Prize-2008 Middle East International Film Festival**
**Audience Award 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival **
**Spirit of Freedom Award 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival **
**Audience Award 2008 Sao Paulo International Film Festival **
**Special Presentation-Toronto International Film Festival 2008**
**Official Selection-Telluride Film Festival 2008**
**Official Selection-SXSW 2009**
Crew notes:
‘Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love,'is the first feature-length documentary film by Chai Vasarhelyi, who also acts as a producer on the film. The film’s cinematographers are Nick Doob (From Mao to Mozart; an Academy Award winner ® for Best Documentary Feature), Jojo Pennebaker (The War Room), six-time Emmy ® winner Scott Duncan (Olympic Games, Survivor), and Hugo Berkeley. The film’s original score was composed by Emmy ® winner Martin Davich (Trinity) and six time Academy Award ® nominee James Newton Howard (Blood Diamond).
The film is executive produced by Edward Tyler Nahem, Jennifer Millstone, Patrick Morris, Jack Turner, Kathryn Tucker, and Miklos C.Vasarhelyi, and co-produced by Sarah Price, Scott Duncan, and Hugo Berkeley.
A Groovy Griot Film In Association with 57th & Irving Productions. The film will be distributed by Shadow Distribution.
MOVIE website-http://www.ibringwhatilove.com/
Shadow Distribution & Groovy Griot present
YOUSSOU NDOUR:
I BRING WHAT I LOVE
a film by Chai Vasarhelyi
‘Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love,' is an award-winning music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man’s voice to inspire millions. Ndour is the highest selling African artist of all time and has collaborated with musical superstars like Bono, Neneh Cherry and Peter Gabriel.
At home in Senegal, the Grammy-award winning artist is an inspiration for generations. The film chronicles Ndour, a devout Sufi Muslim, as he releases a deeply personal and religious album called Egypt in the hope of promoting a more tolerant face of Islam. Almost instantly, his fellow Senegalese reject the album, and denounce his actions as blasphemous.
Director Chai Vasarhelyi follows Ndour for over two years – filming in Africa, Europe, and America – to tell the story of how he faces these challenges and eventually wins over audiences both at home and abroad.
Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Release Date: June 12 – NYC; July 3 – LA; Top 25 markets throughout the summer.
Directed by: Chai Vasarhelyi
Distributor: Shadow Distribution
**Circle Audience Award 2009 Film Fest DC**
**Impact of Music Award 2009 Nashville Film Festival**
**Special Jury Prize-2008 Middle East International Film Festival**
**Audience Award 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival **
**Spirit of Freedom Award 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival **
**Audience Award 2008 Sao Paulo International Film Festival **
**Special Presentation-Toronto International Film Festival 2008**
**Official Selection-Telluride Film Festival 2008**
**Official Selection-SXSW 2009**
Crew notes:
‘Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love,'is the first feature-length documentary film by Chai Vasarhelyi, who also acts as a producer on the film. The film’s cinematographers are Nick Doob (From Mao to Mozart; an Academy Award winner ® for Best Documentary Feature), Jojo Pennebaker (The War Room), six-time Emmy ® winner Scott Duncan (Olympic Games, Survivor), and Hugo Berkeley. The film’s original score was composed by Emmy ® winner Martin Davich (Trinity) and six time Academy Award ® nominee James Newton Howard (Blood Diamond).
The film is executive produced by Edward Tyler Nahem, Jennifer Millstone, Patrick Morris, Jack Turner, Kathryn Tucker, and Miklos C.Vasarhelyi, and co-produced by Sarah Price, Scott Duncan, and Hugo Berkeley.
A Groovy Griot Film In Association with 57th & Irving Productions. The film will be distributed by Shadow Distribution.
MOVIE website-http://www.ibringwhatilove.com/
IT MIGHT GET LOUD rocks your local theater with 3 guitar heroes! (Rockumentary)
IT MIGHT GET LOUD
Logline synopsis: A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
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NOW PLAYING in select theaters!!!
... check local listings for a theater near you ...
OCT. 30, 2009
Real to Reel (Johnson City,TN)
Landmark's Keystone Art (Indianapolis,IN)
Regal Fiesta Stadium 16 Theatres (San Antonio,TX)
Gaslamp Stadium (San Diego,CA)
Magic Theatre Nevada City (Nevada City,CA)
HELD OVER
Cinema Village 12th Street (New York,NY<--Late night shows ONLY)
Cinemapolis (Ithaca,NY)
The Carolina Asheville (Asheville,NC)
Carousel Cinemas (Greensboro,NC)
Neon Movies (Dayton,OH)
Sundance Cinemas 608 (Madison,WI)
Liberty Hall Cinema (Lawrence,KS)
Beverly Center Cinemas (Los Angeles,CA)
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Michael Jackson's Performance-docu THIS IS IT is NOW PLAYING in nationwide!!!
Michael Jackson This Is It
Synopsis/Logline: A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
Website-http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/michaeljacksonthisisit/
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Soundtrack (from IMDb.com) - Performed by Michael Jackson
Please note that songs listed here (and in the movie credits) cannot always be found on CD soundtracks. Please check CD track details for confirmation.
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"They Don't Care About Us"
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"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
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"Speechless"
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"Bad"
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"Smooth Criminal"
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"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
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"Jam"
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"HIStory"
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"Human Nature"
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"Put the Blame on Mame" - Performed by Rita Hayworth
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"I Hadn't Anyone Til You" - Performed by Hadda Brooks
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"The Way You Make Me Feel"
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"I'll Be There"
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"I Want You Back"
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"The Love You Save"
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"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
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"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
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"Thriller" - Featuring rap voiceover by Vincent Price
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"Ghosts - Underscore" - Written by Nicholas Pike
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"Threatened"
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"Who Is It"
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"Beat It"
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"Black or White"
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"Intro" - Composed by Bill Bottrell
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"Earth Song"
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"Billie Jean"
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"Man in the Mirror"
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"This Is It" - Additional Vocals by The Jacksons
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"Heal the World"
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE / October 30-Nov. 1, 2009
1. Michael Jackson THIS IS IT [Sony/Debut]......$23.2 million
Engagements:3,481
November 6-8, 2009 (week 2)
2. Michael Jackson THIS IS IT....$14.0 million
Engagements:3,481 | Cume: $57.9 million
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Rockumentaries
R.E.M. film "This Is Not A Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin"
coming to large and small towns across America
R.E.M., Warner Bros. Records, and Cinema Purgatorio present "This Is Not A Theatrical Release," a series of sneak preview screenings of the band's concert documentary This Is Not A Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin. The 60-minute film, which includes concert and backstage footage shot at the Irish capital's Olympia club by noted French filmmakers Vincent Moon and Jeremiah, will screen in movie theaters, rock clubs, college campuses, and other venues across the country throughout October and early November.
Current shows are listed at http://cinemapurgatorio.com/movies/r-e-m-this-is-not-a-show with dates so far noted below. Cinema Purgatorio is actively soliciting suggestions for more places to screen.
This Is Not A Show ventures back to July 2007 when R.E.M. set up camp at the Olympia Theatre and tested new material over five nights before fired-up, capacity crowds comprised of fan-club members, friends, family, and fans from all over the world who were privy to R.E.M.'s so-called "experiment in terror," as guitarist Peter Buck puts it. "We were just trying to do something we hadn't done before," Buck says, "which meant there was no relaxing during the set. Every second we were playing something we didn't know all that well. Which was kind of good - there were all kinds of terror elements going on during that show."
This Is Not A Show premiered in late September 2009 at the Sound Unseen festival in Minneapolis. Below are additional screening dates confirmed so far:
Chicago, Illinois: Lincoln Hall, November 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 941 Theater presents, Nov 1
Santa Fe, New Mexico: CCA November 4, 8pm
Dallas, Texas: Dallas Video Festival, November 5
Portland, Maine: SPACE Gallery, November 7, 7:30pm
Also, for your own personal use, the two CD + 1 DVD set is now out.
Many more cities coming soon. Don't see a date near you? Suggest a show.
For updates, stay on Cinema Purgatorio's email list.. And, of course, the best source for everything R.E.M. is RemHQ.com. You can also check out some preview material at REMDublin.com.
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coming to large and small towns across America
R.E.M., Warner Bros. Records, and Cinema Purgatorio present "This Is Not A Theatrical Release," a series of sneak preview screenings of the band's concert documentary This Is Not A Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin. The 60-minute film, which includes concert and backstage footage shot at the Irish capital's Olympia club by noted French filmmakers Vincent Moon and Jeremiah, will screen in movie theaters, rock clubs, college campuses, and other venues across the country throughout October and early November.
Current shows are listed at http://cinemapurgatorio.com/movies/r-e-m-this-is-not-a-show with dates so far noted below. Cinema Purgatorio is actively soliciting suggestions for more places to screen.
This Is Not A Show ventures back to July 2007 when R.E.M. set up camp at the Olympia Theatre and tested new material over five nights before fired-up, capacity crowds comprised of fan-club members, friends, family, and fans from all over the world who were privy to R.E.M.'s so-called "experiment in terror," as guitarist Peter Buck puts it. "We were just trying to do something we hadn't done before," Buck says, "which meant there was no relaxing during the set. Every second we were playing something we didn't know all that well. Which was kind of good - there were all kinds of terror elements going on during that show."
This Is Not A Show premiered in late September 2009 at the Sound Unseen festival in Minneapolis. Below are additional screening dates confirmed so far:
Chicago, Illinois: Lincoln Hall, November 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 941 Theater presents, Nov 1
Santa Fe, New Mexico: CCA November 4, 8pm
Dallas, Texas: Dallas Video Festival, November 5
Portland, Maine: SPACE Gallery, November 7, 7:30pm
Also, for your own personal use, the two CD + 1 DVD set is now out.
Many more cities coming soon. Don't see a date near you? Suggest a show.
For updates, stay on Cinema Purgatorio's email list.. And, of course, the best source for everything R.E.M. is RemHQ.com. You can also check out some preview material at REMDublin.com.
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Audrey Ewell's UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US Opens in NYC (Dec. 4th) and in LA (Dec. 11th)!!! (2009 release)
VARIANCE FILMS
PRESENTS
UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US
Open in NYC on December 4, 2009!!!
Until The Light Takes Us tells the story of black metal. Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would forever redefine what heavy metal is and what it stands for to other musicians, artists and music fans world-wide.
Until The Light Takes Us goes behind the highly sensationalized media reports of "Satanists running amok in Europe" to examine the complex and largely misunderstood principles and beliefs that led to this rebellion against both Christianity and modern culture.
To capture this on film, directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell moved to Norway and lived with the musicians for several years, building relationships that allowed them to create a surprisingly intimate portrait of this violent, but ultimately misunderstood, movement.
The result is a poignant, moving story that’s as much about the idea that reality is composed of whatever the most people believe, regardless of what’s actually true, as it is about a music scene that blazed a path of murder and arson across the northern sky.
FEATURING: Gylve “Fenriz” Nagell, Varg “Count Grishnackh” Vikernes, Jan Axel “Hellhammer” Blomberg, Kjetil “Frost” Haraldstad, Olve “Abbath” Eikemo, Harald “Demonaz” Nævdal, Bjarne Melgaard, & Harmony Korine
FEATURING MUSIC FROM: Darkthrone, Mayhem, Burzum, Ulver, Thorns, Gorgoroth, Enslaved, Boards of Canada, Black Dice, Sunn 0))), Múm, & Lesser
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY:Aaron Aites & Audrey Ewell
RELEASE DATES: Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell’s UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US will open theatrically in New York on Dec. 4, 2009 at The Cinema Village and December 11, 2009 (Los Angeles)
RUNNING TIME: 93 minutes/Digital/Not Rated (contains language and graphic images, not suitable for under 15)
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.blackmetalmovie.com
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PRESENTS
UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US
Open in NYC on December 4, 2009!!!
Until The Light Takes Us tells the story of black metal. Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would forever redefine what heavy metal is and what it stands for to other musicians, artists and music fans world-wide.
Until The Light Takes Us goes behind the highly sensationalized media reports of "Satanists running amok in Europe" to examine the complex and largely misunderstood principles and beliefs that led to this rebellion against both Christianity and modern culture.
To capture this on film, directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell moved to Norway and lived with the musicians for several years, building relationships that allowed them to create a surprisingly intimate portrait of this violent, but ultimately misunderstood, movement.
The result is a poignant, moving story that’s as much about the idea that reality is composed of whatever the most people believe, regardless of what’s actually true, as it is about a music scene that blazed a path of murder and arson across the northern sky.
FEATURING: Gylve “Fenriz” Nagell, Varg “Count Grishnackh” Vikernes, Jan Axel “Hellhammer” Blomberg, Kjetil “Frost” Haraldstad, Olve “Abbath” Eikemo, Harald “Demonaz” Nævdal, Bjarne Melgaard, & Harmony Korine
FEATURING MUSIC FROM: Darkthrone, Mayhem, Burzum, Ulver, Thorns, Gorgoroth, Enslaved, Boards of Canada, Black Dice, Sunn 0))), Múm, & Lesser
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY:Aaron Aites & Audrey Ewell
RELEASE DATES: Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell’s UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US will open theatrically in New York on Dec. 4, 2009 at The Cinema Village and December 11, 2009 (Los Angeles)
RUNNING TIME: 93 minutes/Digital/Not Rated (contains language and graphic images, not suitable for under 15)
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.blackmetalmovie.com
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Carlos Saura's FADOS finally makes it into theaters!!! (2009 USA release/Music-docu)
Fados
They call it the Portuguese 'blues', but director Carlos Saura livens up the proceedings with some of the best 'fado' singers ever (both living & dead), then blends in dancers & projections to further heighten his aural potpourri!
2-1/2 stars (MUST-SEE for Folk & Fado music lovers, there's a rap song too)
[(2007)music documentary/Portugal-Spain] - (1 hr 32 min)
Production Designer, co-writer & Director: Carlos Saura
Co-writer: Ivan Dias
Cinematographers:José Luis López-Linares & Eduardo Serra
Editor: Julia Juaniz
Featuring the following performers:
Chico Buarque de Hollanda ... CHICO BUARQUE/Fado composer
Camané ... CAMANÉ/Fado singer
Carlos do Carmo ... CARLOS DO CARMO/Fado singer (son of legendary Lucilia)
Lila Downs ... LILA DOWNS/Fado performer & composer
Cesária Évora ... Herself/Fado composer
Toni Garrido ... TONI GARRIDO/Reggae singer for Brazilian band 'Cidade Negra'
Lura ... LURA/Fado singer
Mariza ... MARIZA/Fado singer (the blonde)
Miguel Poveda ... MIGUEL POVEDA/Flamenco performer
Argentina Santos ... ARGENTINA SANTOS (heavy set woman)/Herself
Ana Sofia Varela ... ANA SOFIA VARELA/Herself
Caetano Veloso ... CAETANO VELOSO/Himself
Alfredo Marceneiro ... Himself (1891-1982/archive footage)
Amália Rodrigues ... Herself (1920-1999/Queen of Fado/archive footage)
Review:
"I found a book With no lines Loose words Stashed in a trapdoor I sought the hammer
I no longer had Put together the words And started building" - NBC/SP & WILSON
This film is basically an aural collection of the many styles of Fados music with each song given a distinctive visual interpretation. Therefore, the best way to review it is not as a whole but as a series of short films with musical accompaniment.
And for those familiar with music-oriented movies (aka 'rockumentaries'), don't be put off by the fact that many of the singers perform with their eyes closed, as that is part of the Fado style.
LAST NOTE: This is not my kind of music, but if you like lots of strumming guitars, mandolins, etc., then add this one to your film (or album) list. (**Recommended segment)
1. Opening credits, brief history, and segue to marching song as the (theatricalized) Portuguese arrive in Lisbon (two song sequence lasts 7 min).
2. VARIACOES (3 min) - Acoustic duet (no vocals) - In memory of António Variações (1944-1984), an innovative singer-songwriter who died prematurely.
3. MOCAMBIQUE (5 min) - Mariza sings w/ male dancer (musical accompaniment by sextet). Song was written to honor the Portuguese settlement (aka 'Mozambique') established from 1507 to present.
**4. MODINHAS E LUNDUNS (5 min) - Toni Garrido sings w/ pianist & eight
female dancers. The song 'Midnight in London' has a racial context with the words "your little Negro" used repeatedly (may seem offensive, but used in context).
5. FADO MENOR DO PORTO (5 min) - Camané sings w/ small band and group of female dancers
6a. MARIA SEVERA, SEC. XIX (3 min) - Sung by Catarina Moura w/ a small band and a 'sanfona' player (very unique instrument). Dedicated to the memory of one of Fado's earliest known singers Maria Severa Onofriana (1820-1846), also known simply as A Severa. Segment also includes some B&W movie clips from the movie "A Severa," based on her short life.
6b. Homage to A Severa continues (3 min) with new singer Cuca, accompanied by guitarist.
7a. Homage to Alfredo Marceneiro (2 min) - Archive clip of Alfredo performing with two female dancers dancing in front of a rear-screen projection.
**7b. Homage continues (4 min) with three rappers (NBC/SP & WILSON) along with several dancers. [NOTE: Very heavy beat that could be disconcerting to older viewers]
8. LISBOA (4 min) - Solo by CARLOS DO CARMO with projected shots of the city around him. Accompanied by acoustic guitar.
9a. Homage to Carlos' late mother and Fado singer, Lucília do Carmo (2 min). Archive song by Lucilia is accompanied by group dance and rear-projection of the singer as a young woman.
**9b. Song segues (4 min) to new singer and (2 female-1 male) dancer love triangle. Singer is the very expressive LILA DOWNS.
**10. FADO MENOR (3 min) - Sung by veteran Fadista Argentina Santos, a very deeply felt vocal performance.
11. FADO BATIDO (3 min) - Instrumental song with dancers leaping around a bonfire.
**12. MORNA (4 min) - Sung by the beautiful LURA w/ sextet and dancers.
13. FADO ALFACINHA (3 min) - Camané's second appearance as soloist. This song was made famous by the Queen of Fado, Amália Rodrigues(1920-1999).
14a. Homage to Amália Rodrigues (3 min) - Archive song w/ dancers in front of rear-screen projection.
**14b. Segue to new song (5 min)by singer-guitarist CAETANO VELOSO.
15. REVOLUCAO (3 min) - Male chorus and archive footage of protest rallies.
The film concludes with a tribute to FADO FLAMENCO and and CASA DE FADOS. The latter demonstrates the 'dueling' aspect of Fado music as it emerged from the cafes. Various singers take a song stanza in turn and try to best the previous performer.
All in all, this is a very informative depiction of a style of music that is unknown to many Portuguese people (especially myself). Certainly a film that will live forever in music libraries and should be sought out by musical completists.
Your mileage may vary (I yawned twice), but it's certainly watchable (& listenable) for all musically inclined audiences.
Musical trailer
Additional performers: CUCA ROSETA, CATARINA MOURA, MARIA DE NAZARÉ, VICENTE DA CÂMARA, CARMO REBELO DE ANDRADE, PEDRO MOUTINHO, RICARDO RIBEIRO, RICARDO ROCHA, NBC (RAPPERS), SP (RAPPERS), & WILSON (RAPPERS)
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On DVD in the USA now!
