Are you a part of the KISS Extended Family? Sign in or join now. Why join?
Find a problem with our new site? Tell us!
Text size: A A A
Rock Report

Results tagged “documentary” from Rock Report

Tuesday June 16, 2009

By
Stacey Taylor
@ June 15, 2009 6:25 PM
Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

 

 

It Might Get Loud: A new electric guitar-themed documentary is hitting cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on August 14.

Who hasn't wanted to be a rock star, join a band or play electric guitar? Music resonates, moves and inspires us. Strummed through the fingers of The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, somehow it does more. Such is the premise of It Might Get Loud, a new documentary conceived by producer Thomas Tull.

It Might Get Loud isn't like any other rock'n roll documentary. Filmed through the eyes of three virtuosos from three different generations, audiences get up close and personal, discovering how a furniture upholsterer from Detroit, a studio musician and painter from London and a seventeen-year-old Dublin schoolboy, each used the electric guitar to develop their unique sound and rise to the pantheon of superstar. Rare discussions are provoked as we travel with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White to influential locations of their pasts. Born from the experience is intimate access to the creative genesis of each legend, such as Link Wray's "Rumble's" searing impression upon Jimmy Page, who surprises audiences with an impromptu air guitar performance. But that's only the beginning.

While each guitarist describes his own musical rebellion, a rock'n roll summit is being arranged. Set on an empty soundstage, the musicians come together, crank up the amps and play. They also share their influences, swap stories, and teach each other songs. During the summit Page's double-neck guitar, The Edge's array of effects pedals and White's new mic, custom built into his guitar, go live. The musical journey is joined by visual grandeur too. We see the stone halls of Headley Grange where "Stairway to Heaven" was composed, visit a haunting Tennessee farmhouse where Jack White writes a song on-camera, and eavesdrop inside the dimly lit Dublin studio where The Edge lays down initial guitar tracks for U2's forthcoming single. The images, like the stories, will linger in the mind long after the reverb fades.

It Might Get Loud might not affect how you play guitar, but it will change how you listen. The film is directed and produced by An Inconvenient Truth's Davis Guggenheim, and produced by Thomas Tull, Lesley Chilcott and Peter Afterman.

 

*Official Selection: 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

*Official Selection: 2009 Sundance Film Festival

 

To watch the trailer for It Might Get Loud CLICK HERE

 


Tuesday May 19, 2009

By
Stacey Taylor
@ May 18, 2009 8:14 PM
Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

Newly sober, Ozzy has finally reached a point of clarity as he looks back on a lifetime of unresolved issues, unparalleled success, misdiagnosed diseases, severed ties, and a recurring dependency on drugs and alcohol. Due in theaters early 2010, this is a film about reconciling the past and looking toward the future.

"Wreckage Of My Past", which is being directed by Mike Piscitelli, and written and produced by Jordan Tappis, will be the first release from Jacko Productions, a company started by Ozzy's son Jack.

Jack Osbourne is executive-producing "Wreckage Of My Past" along with his mother, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy's longtime manager.

Jack and Sharon are financing the film themselves.

"Wreckage Of My Past", filming for which began in January 2008, features interviews with all the principal members of Black Sabbath, the various incarnations of Ozzy's solo band, family and friends. But the trick, Jack says, is getting them to be truthful. "The hard thing is getting people to be honest and not have it be a fluff piece, because that's not what we're trying to do," he told RollingStone.com. "I'm trying to paint a realistic picture of who my father is. I think 'The Osbournes', to a degree, tarnished the public's perception of my dad as a bit of a senile, funny, bumbling guy. Yeah, my dad can be that guy, but it's not him. I think that almost discredited who he is as an artist. My dad's not an idiot -- he's nothing short of a genius, in my opinion. He does have huge flaws, and we're trying to really paint an honest picture of that."

According to Variety, Jack Osbourne has filmed several of his father's concerts, is compiling early archive footage, and working on an interview with Ozzy's first wife. He'll put the footage together with Piscitelli and Tappis before talking to distributors.

"I want people to see John Osbourne as the guy I grew up with, the tormented, complex musician whose personal demons manifest themselves in so many crazy, unique ways," Osbourne said. "He's agreed to it but is putting up his guard, massively afraid of putting his true self out there on display for people to see." - www.blabbermouth.net

 

Check out the trailer for "Wreckage Of My Past" below.

  

 

 

WRECKAGE OF MY PAST from MIKE PISCITELLI on Vimeo.



San Antonio weather

Fair
43°F
5-day forecast | Hurricane Guide
advertisement

Marketplace

Download "The Best of Yolanda" from the Lisle & Hahn Morning Show. Hear Yolanda dispense advice and opinions, sponsored by Brylak Law.
Scavenger Hunt
Play the KISS Scavenger Hunt and you could win an Autographed Guitar and other cool prizes!
Bud Light Interactive Zone
Check out artist interviews and videos, download rings tones and more in the Bud Light Interactive Zone .
Babe Of The Week
Take a break and check out the Babe of the Week . While you're there, help us pick next week's Babe!
Texas Traxx
Monday nights at midnight, 99.5 KISS presents Texas Traxx featuring the best in local and national Texas rock!
advertisement
Stripped in SA
Check out drink specials, download coupons and more. Stripped in SA features SA's finest Gentlemen's Clubs.
San Antonio Metro Real Traffic
Find up to the minute traffic conditions before you hit the road with San Antonio Metro Real Traffic.
We want to help save you some cash! Find the Cheapest Gas Prices in, and around, San Antonio.
careerbuilder Local Job Guide
Whether you want a new job or a new career, you can find it in our Local Job Guide
HDRadio Better sound. New stations. No fees. Discover the benefits of HD RadioTM
News-Weather-Sports
Get the latest news-weather-sports from FOX 29 KABB and kissrocks.com.
Your local ticket provider. Buy sold out tickets to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre , AT&T Center and the Alamodome !
Do your part by helping out San Antonio families by donating to the Toys For Tots.