Archive for the ‘Films’ Category
Hendrix at the Royal Albert Hall documentary
Written by admin on November 26, 2010 – 7:58 pm -| Next year will see the release of a documentary movie chronicling Jimi Hendrix’s two gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Hendrix played the Royal Albert Hall on February 18 and February 24, 1969. They were the last European appearances of the original line-up of the Jimi Hendrix Experience (Jimi Hendrix on guitar, Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums). |
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Janie Hendrix, Jimi’s half-sister and president/CEO of Experience Hendrix, told Billboard:
| “It’s kind of a day in the life of Jimi, how we put it together. There were about four cameras that followed Jimi and the guys around in Europe and filmed the two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, as well as them coming off trains, planes and automobiles, signing autographs, Jimi backstage getting ready, in his apartment doing little apartment jams with his friends and then later playing the Speakeasy.” |
A theatrical and DVD release is planned for the documentary, as well as a soundtrack album.
Janie Hendrix also said that 2012 will see the release of a film of Jimi’s performance at the 1968 Miami Pop Festival, making use of recently discovered footage.
The announcement follows last week’s release of remastered editions of three Hendrix albums (“Blues“, “Live at Woodstock” and “The BBC Sessions“), as well as the “West Coast Seattle Boy” 4CD/1DVD box set.
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Joe Strummer biopic in the works
Written by admin on November 18, 2010 – 7:42 pm -| A new biopic about The Clash’s frontman, Joe Strummer, is on the way, according to screendaily.com.
The film is provisionally titled “Joe Public” and has the backing of Film4. Details are scarce, but screenwriter Paul Viragh is on board. His previous credits include the Ian Dury biopic “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.” |
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“Jersey Boys” movie in the works
Written by admin on October 7, 2010 – 8:38 am -| A movie adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” is in the works.
Graham King’s GK Films has acquired film rights to the show which tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. |
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Bruce Springsteen “Darkness” documentary on HBO
Written by admin on October 7, 2010 – 7:28 am - |
Tonight (Oct 7) sees the debut of “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town” on HBO (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT). The documentary chronicles the making of one of Bruce Springsteen’s most critically acclaimed albums through in-studio footage, home movies and interviews with the band. |
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“Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones” special screening
Written by admin on August 16, 2010 – 9:37 pm -This year is turning out to be a good one for fans of the Rolling Stones. After the reissue of “Exile on Main Street” and the “Stones in Exile” documentary comes the news of a one night only theatrical release and later DVD and Blu-ray release of the band’s legendary concert film “Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones.”
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