New Music-Related Documentaries
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Though the tributes seem to predominate the biographical aspect, the film still looks pretty good. Bono and The Edge appear to be all over the documentary. It's easy to hate them, and while I really don't, they're made out to be the premier musicians influenced by Cohen and I can easily see it getting irritating. The tribute performances look great, though. Antony. Nick Cave. Word.
70% on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer
In theaters
American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986
Not a huge fan of hardcore, but I'm going to have to see this one. Looks fun and faithful to the formative phases of the scene. Henry Rollins is all over it, and you can't complain about his appearance.
In theaters September 22
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
We like to lionize John Lennon, which I guess isn't exactly so bad, but we often forget that he was kind of a prick, who was one of the farthest people from perfection. He was a great songwriter and he spoke out against some nasty political happenings at the time, but we're too quick to tag him as something beyond human. He headed a great deal of protests, but have we not yet realized that picketing and protesting against national government issues isn't exactly the most effective method? Back then, it was fine, they tried it out (while on too many drugs, mind you) but these days government doesn't allow for that sort of public opinion to affect much. The U.S. vs. John Lennon movie trailer attempts to galvanize its viewers into protest. It's as if they try to convince us that if we do as Lennon did we can end wars. It's a little silly, but it does look like an interesting flick.
In theaters September 15
Though the tributes seem to predominate the biographical aspect, the film still looks pretty good. Bono and The Edge appear to be all over the documentary. It's easy to hate them, and while I really don't, they're made out to be the premier musicians influenced by Cohen and I can easily see it getting irritating. The tribute performances look great, though. Antony. Nick Cave. Word.
70% on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer
In theaters
American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986
Not a huge fan of hardcore, but I'm going to have to see this one. Looks fun and faithful to the formative phases of the scene. Henry Rollins is all over it, and you can't complain about his appearance.
In theaters September 22
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
We like to lionize John Lennon, which I guess isn't exactly so bad, but we often forget that he was kind of a prick, who was one of the farthest people from perfection. He was a great songwriter and he spoke out against some nasty political happenings at the time, but we're too quick to tag him as something beyond human. He headed a great deal of protests, but have we not yet realized that picketing and protesting against national government issues isn't exactly the most effective method? Back then, it was fine, they tried it out (while on too many drugs, mind you) but these days government doesn't allow for that sort of public opinion to affect much. The U.S. vs. John Lennon movie trailer attempts to galvanize its viewers into protest. It's as if they try to convince us that if we do as Lennon did we can end wars. It's a little silly, but it does look like an interesting flick.
In theaters September 15
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