Led Zeppelin weren’t just a hard-rocking blues band. They excelled at that, but they also proved their folk-rock skills while also penning songs that proved they had a soft side. Led Zeppelin’s long-lost soul song stayed in the vaults for 25 because Jimmy Page said the backing vocals weren’t clever enough to meet the band’s exacting standards.
Jimmy Page revealed why ‘Baby Come on Home’ sat in the Led Zeppelin vaults for 25 years
Page didn’t waste much time assembling Led Zeppelin when the Yardbirds broke up in the summer of 1968. Within weeks, he recruited John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and John Bonham. The quartet hit it off at their first rehearsals and soon recorded their first album in an astonishingly short time — just over one day.
The band worked quickly on the debut record (as well as others), but they still had some scraps. Page’s shimmery guitar,...
Jimmy Page revealed why ‘Baby Come on Home’ sat in the Led Zeppelin vaults for 25 years
Page didn’t waste much time assembling Led Zeppelin when the Yardbirds broke up in the summer of 1968. Within weeks, he recruited John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and John Bonham. The quartet hit it off at their first rehearsals and soon recorded their first album in an astonishingly short time — just over one day.
The band worked quickly on the debut record (as well as others), but they still had some scraps. Page’s shimmery guitar,...
- 7/1/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page always had a fascination with the mystical. His vignette as a mountain climber who became an ageless hermit in The Song Remains the Same movie (a segment he filmed as his property once owned by Aleister Crowley) made it public. Oh, and there was the long-lost soundtrack to the film Lucifer Rising, too. The guitarist was no stranger to magic, and Page had one specific ritual (albeit a non-magical one) he did every night during Led Zeppelin’s 1975 tour.
Jimmy Page wearing his white poppy suit that was part of his mid-1970s Led Zeppelin concert ritual | Richard E. Aaron/Redferns Related
When Led Zeppelin First Broke Out Dragon-Themed Suits and Other Exotic Tour Gear
Jimmy Page perfected a personal ritual with his stage outfits in 1975
Led Zeppelin performed in small settings, such as clubs, ballrooms, and halls, when they first started. The fledgling band didn’t have...
Jimmy Page wearing his white poppy suit that was part of his mid-1970s Led Zeppelin concert ritual | Richard E. Aaron/Redferns Related
When Led Zeppelin First Broke Out Dragon-Themed Suits and Other Exotic Tour Gear
Jimmy Page perfected a personal ritual with his stage outfits in 1975
Led Zeppelin performed in small settings, such as clubs, ballrooms, and halls, when they first started. The fledgling band didn’t have...
- 5/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page’s clothes have a theme. When the former Led Zeppelin guitarist makes public appearances, he tends to wear dark pants, dark shirts, a black leather jacket, and a scarf. However, his stage outfits became more daring and dazzling in the band’s heyday as their career stretched on. Page’s wardrobes from the 1970s have all but disappeared, but one piece of clothing not only survived but looks brand new.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s Led Zeppelin clothes died with the band, but his dragon jumpsuit survived
Led Zeppelin emerged in late 1968, and the clothes Page and his bandmates wore at their first concerts reflected the times. Playing in Denmark in March 1969 (via YouTube), Page channeled the psychedelic 60s with his patterned scarf and oversized, cloak-like white coat. Singer Robert Plant wore flared pants and an almost tuxedo-like shirt,...
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s Led Zeppelin clothes died with the band, but his dragon jumpsuit survived
Led Zeppelin emerged in late 1968, and the clothes Page and his bandmates wore at their first concerts reflected the times. Playing in Denmark in March 1969 (via YouTube), Page channeled the psychedelic 60s with his patterned scarf and oversized, cloak-like white coat. Singer Robert Plant wore flared pants and an almost tuxedo-like shirt,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page fully dedicated his life to Led Zeppelin when he formed the band in 1968. He wrote many of the songs, played guitar, produced the albums, applied the skills he learned as a session player to the band, and generally had his hands on every creative decision they made. His life was fully wrapped up in Led Zeppelin, and Page said he formed a “split personality” because of it but found a way to stay sane through it all.
(l-r) Jimmy Page playing live with Led Zeppelin; Page at home | Chris Walter/WireImage; Mirrorpix via Getty Images Jimmy Page ‘had this split personality’ during his Led Zeppelin days
Led Zeppelin started touring frequently as soon as they formed. The first year they didn’t play any concerts was six years later, in 1974. Life on the road was chaotic (to put it mildly). Zep’s members lived and partied like rock stars.
(l-r) Jimmy Page playing live with Led Zeppelin; Page at home | Chris Walter/WireImage; Mirrorpix via Getty Images Jimmy Page ‘had this split personality’ during his Led Zeppelin days
Led Zeppelin started touring frequently as soon as they formed. The first year they didn’t play any concerts was six years later, in 1974. Life on the road was chaotic (to put it mildly). Zep’s members lived and partied like rock stars.
- 5/12/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin appeased their fans with their feature-length concert film The Song Remains the Same. The 1976 movie offered Zep heads new takes on well-known tunes and approximated the energy of a real show for those who couldn’t attend. He had a long list of Led Zeppelin songs to choose from, but Jimmy Page’s favorite songs from The Song Remains the Same movie soundtrack cover the band’s light and shade approach.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s favorite songs from ‘The Song Remains the Same’ were ‘The Rain Song’ and ‘Dazed and Confused’
Page created an iconic classic rock song with “Stairway to Heaven.” His best guitar solos became must-hear events for heavy music fans. Page displayed his skills across various styles, and both he and singer Robert Plant describe “Kashmir” as the definitive Led Zeppelin song.
Yet when Page...
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s favorite songs from ‘The Song Remains the Same’ were ‘The Rain Song’ and ‘Dazed and Confused’
Page created an iconic classic rock song with “Stairway to Heaven.” His best guitar solos became must-hear events for heavy music fans. Page displayed his skills across various styles, and both he and singer Robert Plant describe “Kashmir” as the definitive Led Zeppelin song.
Yet when Page...
- 5/11/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin dominated popular music in the 1970s. Breaking concert attendance records set by The Beatles proved it. Much like the Fab Four, Zep decided to become multimedia stars with a concert film. Guitarist Jimmy Page once revealed his regret about his The Song Remains the Same movie segment when he had to climb a mountain multiple times. Still, the movie achieved its goal despite mixed reviews.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images Jimmy Page regretted that his segment forced him to shoot outside in the winter
Making The Song Remains the Same wasn’t easy. The film crew tasked with shooting the concert footage at Madison Square Garden in 1973 didn’t do the best job preserving continuity. Gaps in the songs left large portions of the footage unusable. That’s why Led Zeppelin’s members recorded personal vignettes that appeared in the 1976 movie — to fill in the gaps.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images Jimmy Page regretted that his segment forced him to shoot outside in the winter
Making The Song Remains the Same wasn’t easy. The film crew tasked with shooting the concert footage at Madison Square Garden in 1973 didn’t do the best job preserving continuity. Gaps in the songs left large portions of the footage unusable. That’s why Led Zeppelin’s members recorded personal vignettes that appeared in the 1976 movie — to fill in the gaps.
- 5/8/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin was one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s. The British group topped the charts with their psychedelic sound and performed at sold-out concerts around the world. However, like all great bands, they eventually called it quits.
Led Zeppelin began in 1968 and was made up of experienced studio musicians and rookies English rock group Led Zeppelin during their first photo shoot in 1968 | Dick Barnatt/Redferns
The band we know as Led Zeppelin initially started as The New Yardbirds, a reference to original member Jimmy Page’s time in the popular band The Yardbirds. The group was formed in 1968 and was comprised of guitarist Page, lead singer Robert Plant, bass/keyboard player John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham.
Page and Jones were practiced studio musicians. They frequently filled in as backups for different recording artists. Plant and Bonham got their experience as members of smaller bands.
A few months after their formation,...
Led Zeppelin began in 1968 and was made up of experienced studio musicians and rookies English rock group Led Zeppelin during their first photo shoot in 1968 | Dick Barnatt/Redferns
The band we know as Led Zeppelin initially started as The New Yardbirds, a reference to original member Jimmy Page’s time in the popular band The Yardbirds. The group was formed in 1968 and was comprised of guitarist Page, lead singer Robert Plant, bass/keyboard player John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham.
Page and Jones were practiced studio musicians. They frequently filled in as backups for different recording artists. Plant and Bonham got their experience as members of smaller bands.
A few months after their formation,...
- 4/18/2023
- by India McCarty
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page had a major impact on classic rock music, and not just because his best guitar solos are some of the greatest ever. Led Zeppelin’s founding guitarist assembled the perfect band of musicians who were just as talented as him. As a producer, his recording philosophy changed everything about making hard rock albums in the 1970s. Now imagine he never made it to Led Zeppelin. It almost happened. Page was nearly killed in his sleep by his friend and Yardbirds bandmate Chris Dreja.
Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Jimmy Page was nearly killed in a near collision with his friend at the wheel
Rumors of a band member’s death dogged one famous English band in the late 1960s (we think you know who we mean). Page was nearly an actual casualty of a tragic accident while he slept.
The guitarist didn’t drive, so he often...
Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Jimmy Page was nearly killed in a near collision with his friend at the wheel
Rumors of a band member’s death dogged one famous English band in the late 1960s (we think you know who we mean). Page was nearly an actual casualty of a tragic accident while he slept.
The guitarist didn’t drive, so he often...
- 4/16/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
What Led Zeppelin lacked in song title creativity, they made up for with impressively played and magically memorable tunes. Zep had four songs with the word love in the title, but one of them, “Whole Lotta Love,” was one of their most pleasantly experimental songs. Led Zeppelin’s five “song” songs reveal a dearth of song-naming talent, but the best are standouts from their catalog.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns 5. ‘The Lemon Song’
There are two distinct camps when looking at Led Zeppelin’s “song” songs. Two that stand far below the trio of frontrunners jockeying to be the best. “The Lemon Song” sits firmly in the first group.
The Led Zeppelin II track is a relatively straightforward slow-moving blues. It wades through more than six minutes without really accomplishing anything. That includes two minutes smack in the...
(l-r) Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns 5. ‘The Lemon Song’
There are two distinct camps when looking at Led Zeppelin’s “song” songs. Two that stand far below the trio of frontrunners jockeying to be the best. “The Lemon Song” sits firmly in the first group.
The Led Zeppelin II track is a relatively straightforward slow-moving blues. It wades through more than six minutes without really accomplishing anything. That includes two minutes smack in the...
- 4/2/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Fifty years after Led Zeppelin released Houses of the Holy, we know its best songs rank among the band’s finest. After a two-month delay because of the album artwork, Zep released their fifth album to a ravenous fan base that helped it go gold in less than two weeks. Despite the delay, Jimmy Page still hated the Houses of the Holy cover, and 50 years later, we know just how wrong he was.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin fired the original ‘Houses of the Holy’ album cover designer
Just say the words Houses of the Holy, and you can practically see the cover: The glowing orange sky, kaleidoscopic-colored rocks, and naked children climbing on them toward the summit. Page hated the final design, but it beats the alternative — an image of a tennis racket.
Storm Thorgerson, a founder of...
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin fired the original ‘Houses of the Holy’ album cover designer
Just say the words Houses of the Holy, and you can practically see the cover: The glowing orange sky, kaleidoscopic-colored rocks, and naked children climbing on them toward the summit. Page hated the final design, but it beats the alternative — an image of a tennis racket.
Storm Thorgerson, a founder of...
- 3/28/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin threw fans a curveball when they released their fifth album, Houses of the Holy, on March 28, 1973. Or did they? The band never remained in one stylistic place for very long, and they tackled several genres on the well-received Houses of Holy.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Laurance Ratner/WireImage Led Zeppelin fans got a sneak peek at ‘Houses of the Holy’ months in advance
Houses of the Holy might have been Led Zeppelin’s brightest album. The sharp production mirrored the positive vibes of many of the songs. Heavy electric blues, a staple of the first four albums, virtually disappeared on Hoh. If fans were surprised by the sonic shift, they shouldn’t have been.
“Although everyone was clamoring for another Led Zeppelin IV, it’s very dangerous to try and duplicate yourself. I won’t name any names,...
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Laurance Ratner/WireImage Led Zeppelin fans got a sneak peek at ‘Houses of the Holy’ months in advance
Houses of the Holy might have been Led Zeppelin’s brightest album. The sharp production mirrored the positive vibes of many of the songs. Heavy electric blues, a staple of the first four albums, virtually disappeared on Hoh. If fans were surprised by the sonic shift, they shouldn’t have been.
“Although everyone was clamoring for another Led Zeppelin IV, it’s very dangerous to try and duplicate yourself. I won’t name any names,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin faced a challenge with Houses of the Holy — how to follow a massively successful album. The answer — shift gears completely. The album, released on March 28, 1973, followed the smash hit Led Zeppelin IV, but as they had done on their previous four albums, the band flexed its creative muscles and made something completely different. The best Houses of the Holy songs rank among Led Zeppelin’s finest. The band created another classic rock masterpiece by not trying to outdo themselves. Let’s look deeper at Houses of the Holy on its 50th birthday.
Led Zeppelin made their brightest album with ‘Houses of the Holy’ (l-r) Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones | Evening Standard/Getty Images
Starting with the galloping entrance of “The Song Remains the Same” — with Jimmy Page’s layered guitars, John Paul Jones’ bopping bass line, and John Bonham’s...
Led Zeppelin made their brightest album with ‘Houses of the Holy’ (l-r) Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones | Evening Standard/Getty Images
Starting with the galloping entrance of “The Song Remains the Same” — with Jimmy Page’s layered guitars, John Paul Jones’ bopping bass line, and John Bonham’s...
- 3/27/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Joe Massot’s vivid 1981 film about the British ska scene brims with life, sweat and the faces of ecstatic fans
US director Joe Massot, known for the psychedelic 60s curiosity Wonderwall and Led Zeppelin concert movie The Song Remains the Same, directed this tremendously vivid 1981 documentary about the British 2 Tone movement, this vital music being a kind of evolutionary product of reggae’s coexistence with punk the decade before.
Working with producer Gavrik Losey, son of Joseph, Massot gives us live footage, whimsically interspersed with Pathé newsreels from the early 60s (not so long before the present-day material) with plummy-voiced chaps earnestly intoning about “young people”. The movie is a madeleine for people of my generation: summoning up the sweat of venues such as London’s Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand, it shudders with the bands’ inexhaustible jogging-on-the-spot energy, the kind of live show where the singer lets rip directly...
US director Joe Massot, known for the psychedelic 60s curiosity Wonderwall and Led Zeppelin concert movie The Song Remains the Same, directed this tremendously vivid 1981 documentary about the British 2 Tone movement, this vital music being a kind of evolutionary product of reggae’s coexistence with punk the decade before.
Working with producer Gavrik Losey, son of Joseph, Massot gives us live footage, whimsically interspersed with Pathé newsreels from the early 60s (not so long before the present-day material) with plummy-voiced chaps earnestly intoning about “young people”. The movie is a madeleine for people of my generation: summoning up the sweat of venues such as London’s Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand, it shudders with the bands’ inexhaustible jogging-on-the-spot energy, the kind of live show where the singer lets rip directly...
- 3/22/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Led Zeppelin won over fans almost immediately with their live shows. A series of standout performances in California before the first record came out made Robert Plant realize Zeppelin might mean something. Otherworldly concerts cemented the band’s reputation. It soon led to lucrative paydays. Led Zeppelin turned down a $250,000 payday in 1970, and it was 100% worth it.
(l-r) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham during Led Zepplin’s performance at the 1970 Bath Festival | Michael Putland/Getty Images Led Zeppelin turned down a $250,000 payday to play the 1970 Bath Festival
Music fans in the United States jumped on the Led Zeppelin bandwagon first. The Beatles remained the most popular band in England when Zep hit the scene in 1969. American promoters had no problem shelling out big money for the band, but the quartet sought to win over fans in their native country.
Led Zeppelin turned down a $250,000 payday...
(l-r) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham during Led Zepplin’s performance at the 1970 Bath Festival | Michael Putland/Getty Images Led Zeppelin turned down a $250,000 payday to play the 1970 Bath Festival
Music fans in the United States jumped on the Led Zeppelin bandwagon first. The Beatles remained the most popular band in England when Zep hit the scene in 1969. American promoters had no problem shelling out big money for the band, but the quartet sought to win over fans in their native country.
Led Zeppelin turned down a $250,000 payday...
- 2/21/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin wouldn’t have been the same band if any one of the four members were different. That includes singer Robert Plant. Though the least musically gifted of the four — he didn’t dare play guitar for much of the 1970s — his powerful voice brought something special to Led Zeppelin’s songs. The band almost lost that talent — twice. One car accident left the singer in a wheelchair. Another Plant car crash could have derailed the band years earlier.
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant | Ed Perlstein/Redferns Robert Plant and his wife survived a car accident in Greece in 1975
Led Zeppelin was on top of the world in 1975.
Their double album, Physical Graffiti, achieved Recording Industry Association of American gold status within a week. The album featured certified hits and some of Led Zeppelin’s most underrated songs. And they were readying for the release of their feature film...
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant | Ed Perlstein/Redferns Robert Plant and his wife survived a car accident in Greece in 1975
Led Zeppelin was on top of the world in 1975.
Their double album, Physical Graffiti, achieved Recording Industry Association of American gold status within a week. The album featured certified hits and some of Led Zeppelin’s most underrated songs. And they were readying for the release of their feature film...
- 2/17/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin wouldn’t have been the same without John Bonham. On the flip side, the drummer’s life wouldn’t have been the same without the band. Zep bassist John Paul Jones said Bonham never got the credit he deserved in the band, but he did get the paychecks. The group’s astounding success led to a financial windfall, which Bonham once used to impulsively spend 85,000 cash on a luxury car.
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Pa Images via Getty Images John Bonham freely spent his Led Zeppelin money
Bonham grew up in a middle-class household. His dad owned a building and construction business, and the family was well-off but not necessarily wealthy. That changed for John Bonham when Led Zeppelin made it big.
The drummer, who always managed to make ends meet growing up, splurged with his newfound wealth. He upgraded his drums, purchasing several Ludwig kits (though...
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Pa Images via Getty Images John Bonham freely spent his Led Zeppelin money
Bonham grew up in a middle-class household. His dad owned a building and construction business, and the family was well-off but not necessarily wealthy. That changed for John Bonham when Led Zeppelin made it big.
The drummer, who always managed to make ends meet growing up, splurged with his newfound wealth. He upgraded his drums, purchasing several Ludwig kits (though...
- 2/10/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Alamo Drafthouse is partnering with distributor FilmRise to bring Prince’s concert film Sign O’ The Times back to the big screen for its 35th anniversary.
The new 4K presentation will run at 24 locations in New York, LA and nationwide starting April 1. (See trailer below.)
“Sign O’ The Times is, without a doubt, one of Prince’s greatest achievements as an artist,” says Alamo Drafthouse film programmer Jake Isgar. “We’re thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of preserving and presenting his musical legacy.”
The film captures the late singer songwriter at the height of his most prolific period, following the platinum-selling double album of the same name.
The screening is part of Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse’s ‘Play It Loud’ limited series, running through March and into April with classic rock/pop performance films including Josie and the Pussycats, A Hard Day’s Night, and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same.
The new 4K presentation will run at 24 locations in New York, LA and nationwide starting April 1. (See trailer below.)
“Sign O’ The Times is, without a doubt, one of Prince’s greatest achievements as an artist,” says Alamo Drafthouse film programmer Jake Isgar. “We’re thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of preserving and presenting his musical legacy.”
The film captures the late singer songwriter at the height of his most prolific period, following the platinum-selling double album of the same name.
The screening is part of Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse’s ‘Play It Loud’ limited series, running through March and into April with classic rock/pop performance films including Josie and the Pussycats, A Hard Day’s Night, and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same.
- 2/28/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Rarely one finds a friend on the Criterion Channel—discounting the parasitic relationship we form with filmmakers, I mean—but it’s great seeing their March lineup give light to Sophy Romvari, the <bias>exceptionally talented</bias> filmmaker and curator whose work has perhaps earned comparisons to Agnès Varda and Chantal Akerman but charts its own path of history and reflection. It’s a good way to lead into an exceptionally strong month, featuring as it does numerous films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, the great Japanese documentarian Kazuo Hara, newfound cult classic Arrebato, and a number of Criterion editions.
On the last front we have The Age of Innocence, Bull Durham, A Raisin in the Sun, The Celebration, Merrily We Go to Hell, and Design for Living. There’s always something lingering on the watchlist, but it might have to wait a second longer—March is an opened floodgate.
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On the last front we have The Age of Innocence, Bull Durham, A Raisin in the Sun, The Celebration, Merrily We Go to Hell, and Design for Living. There’s always something lingering on the watchlist, but it might have to wait a second longer—March is an opened floodgate.
See the full...
- 2/21/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page didn’t hold back in detailing why the band has refused to participate in a single documentary until now.
Bernard MacMahon’s “Becoming Led Zeppelin” premieres at the Venice Film Festival Saturday afternoon, and tickets for all 12 press and public screenings of the film have sold out — easily making it one of the most sought-after movies at the fest. Part of the film’s appeal is its rarity, given the band has never taken part in a film apart from “The Song Remains the Same” (1976), which was more of a concert movie.
Page, the only band member to attend the Venice press conference, told reporters at a press conference that there had been requests to make a documentary in the past “but they’d been pretty miserable.”
“Yes. Miserable,” he reiterated when chuckles went up around the room, “and also to the point where they...
Bernard MacMahon’s “Becoming Led Zeppelin” premieres at the Venice Film Festival Saturday afternoon, and tickets for all 12 press and public screenings of the film have sold out — easily making it one of the most sought-after movies at the fest. Part of the film’s appeal is its rarity, given the band has never taken part in a film apart from “The Song Remains the Same” (1976), which was more of a concert movie.
Page, the only band member to attend the Venice press conference, told reporters at a press conference that there had been requests to make a documentary in the past “but they’d been pretty miserable.”
“Yes. Miserable,” he reiterated when chuckles went up around the room, “and also to the point where they...
- 9/4/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The summer movie season may be winding down, but HBO Max is keeping the movie ball rolling in September 2021. HBO Max’s list of new releases this month is heavy on the film side of things – both in library and original offerings.
Two Warner Bros. films of note arrive this month. The James Wan-directed horror tale Malignant premieres on Sept. 10 and is followed by Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho on Sept. 17. The next installment in Adventure Time: Distant Lands (which is kind of like a film series!) is titled Wizard City and opens the month on Sept. 2
Of course, it wouldn’t be a new month of HBO Max releases without some interesting evergreen Warner movie titles. Sept. 1 finds all eight Harry Potter movies returning to WarnerMedia’s streaming service. They will be accompanied by The Goonies, The Evil Dead, Cloverfield, and more. Later on in the month, Mortal Kombat (Sept.
Two Warner Bros. films of note arrive this month. The James Wan-directed horror tale Malignant premieres on Sept. 10 and is followed by Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho on Sept. 17. The next installment in Adventure Time: Distant Lands (which is kind of like a film series!) is titled Wizard City and opens the month on Sept. 2
Of course, it wouldn’t be a new month of HBO Max releases without some interesting evergreen Warner movie titles. Sept. 1 finds all eight Harry Potter movies returning to WarnerMedia’s streaming service. They will be accompanied by The Goonies, The Evil Dead, Cloverfield, and more. Later on in the month, Mortal Kombat (Sept.
- 8/30/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the first fully fledged documentary portrait of rock gods Led Zeppelin, has been added to the Venice Film Festival lineup and will play out of competition.
Bernard MacMahon (“American Epic”) directed the film, which is the first time the band had participated in a documentary in 50 years, telling the story of Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Robert Plant and how they would bring a whole lotta love to the world.
MacMahon stages it not as a concert doc in the vein of the iconic 1976 film “The Song Remains The Same” but almost as a fantastical musical, which he says was in part inspired by “Singin’ in the Rain.”
“Becoming Led Zeppelin” starts its focus on each member of the band individually and how they went from playing small clubs throughout Britain in the ’60s until they met in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal...
Bernard MacMahon (“American Epic”) directed the film, which is the first time the band had participated in a documentary in 50 years, telling the story of Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Robert Plant and how they would bring a whole lotta love to the world.
MacMahon stages it not as a concert doc in the vein of the iconic 1976 film “The Song Remains The Same” but almost as a fantastical musical, which he says was in part inspired by “Singin’ in the Rain.”
“Becoming Led Zeppelin” starts its focus on each member of the band individually and how they went from playing small clubs throughout Britain in the ’60s until they met in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal...
- 8/3/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“American Epic” director Bernard MacMahon has revealed the title of his long-awaited and recently completed Led Zeppelin feature documentary: “Becoming Led Zeppelin.”
The project, which was first announced in 2019, has unprecedented access to the band, marking the first and only time the group has participated in a documentary in 50 years. Though 1976 doc “The Song Remains the Same” centred on the band, that was largely a concert film of a series of Madison Square Garden performances in 1973.
“’Becoming Led Zeppelin’ is a film that no one thought could be made,” said MacMahon. “The band’s meteoric rise to stardom was swift and virtually undocumented. Through an intense search across the globe and years of restoration of the visual and audio archive found, this story is finally able to be told.”
A release date hasn’t yet been set for the pic. Altitude Film Sales and Submarine Entertainment will be co-repping sales.
The project, which was first announced in 2019, has unprecedented access to the band, marking the first and only time the group has participated in a documentary in 50 years. Though 1976 doc “The Song Remains the Same” centred on the band, that was largely a concert film of a series of Madison Square Garden performances in 1973.
“’Becoming Led Zeppelin’ is a film that no one thought could be made,” said MacMahon. “The band’s meteoric rise to stardom was swift and virtually undocumented. Through an intense search across the globe and years of restoration of the visual and audio archive found, this story is finally able to be told.”
A release date hasn’t yet been set for the pic. Altitude Film Sales and Submarine Entertainment will be co-repping sales.
- 8/2/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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Originally formed in the late 1960s under the name the New Yardbirds, the band later changed their name to to Led Zeppelin and are considered by some to be one of the greatest rock groups of all time. In fact, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Led Zeppelin — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul...
Originally formed in the late 1960s under the name the New Yardbirds, the band later changed their name to to Led Zeppelin and are considered by some to be one of the greatest rock groups of all time. In fact, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Led Zeppelin — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul...
- 8/16/2019
- by James Schiff
- Rollingstone.com
Akio Sakurai grew up idolizing Led Zeppelin in his small hometown in Japan and would eventually move to Tokyo and become “Mr. Jimmy,” adopting the guitar chops and persona of guitar virtuoso Jimmy Page. For the better part of three decades, he recreated vintage Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs, until the “real” Jimmy Page stopped by one night, and Akio’s life changed forever. That story is the subject of a new documentary called “Mr. Jimmy,” which debuted at SXSW this week. Variety caught up with the Tokyoite who offered his top 5 favorite Zeppelin songs.
“Stairway to Heaven”
(BBC Sessions Live Version)
April 1, 1971, Paris Theatre, London
This early version moves me deeply. Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin capture the spiritual atmosphere of the studio version live on stage. It’s remarkably faithful to the brilliant recorded version (still not released at this point), at the same time it...
“Stairway to Heaven”
(BBC Sessions Live Version)
April 1, 1971, Paris Theatre, London
This early version moves me deeply. Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin capture the spiritual atmosphere of the studio version live on stage. It’s remarkably faithful to the brilliant recorded version (still not released at this point), at the same time it...
- 3/12/2019
- by Charlie Amter
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Sokol Mar 4, 2019
The Queen of Soul laid down a night of spiritual music for the Gospel classic Amazing Grace, now we can see the show.
Aretha Franklin wasn't only the Queen of Soul. She was part of a legendary legacy which raised racial consciousness through that old time religion. One of the most spiritual performers on stage, her voice and her piano were possessed of the gift of happy telepathy, even on the saddest of songs. Her live gospel album from 1972 Amazing Grace, revealed the holy spirit of soul music. It is the highest-selling gospel album of all time. The long-suppressed documentary the concert, Amazing Grace gets a nationwide release on April 5th, 2019.
Filmmaker Sydney Pollack caught Aretha performing the live album Amazing Grace. She played The New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles backed by the Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir, along with some Atlantic Records musicians,...
The Queen of Soul laid down a night of spiritual music for the Gospel classic Amazing Grace, now we can see the show.
Aretha Franklin wasn't only the Queen of Soul. She was part of a legendary legacy which raised racial consciousness through that old time religion. One of the most spiritual performers on stage, her voice and her piano were possessed of the gift of happy telepathy, even on the saddest of songs. Her live gospel album from 1972 Amazing Grace, revealed the holy spirit of soul music. It is the highest-selling gospel album of all time. The long-suppressed documentary the concert, Amazing Grace gets a nationwide release on April 5th, 2019.
Filmmaker Sydney Pollack caught Aretha performing the live album Amazing Grace. She played The New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles backed by the Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir, along with some Atlantic Records musicians,...
- 3/5/2019
- Den of Geek
During an interview with Planet Rock at MusicWeek, guitarist Jimmy Page revealed what is next for Led Zeppelin. He even revealed that there is a new live album set for release at some point in the future. Although he was unwilling to give too much away, he was willing to say that they are releasing a new multi-track album. Page also said that it is completely different from other things that are out at the moment and from their previous work, such as ‘The Song Remains the Same’ or ‘How the West Won’. The guitarist is excited about fans hearing
Jimmy Paige on Led Zeppelin Future: “There’s More to Come”...
Jimmy Paige on Led Zeppelin Future: “There’s More to Come”...
- 2/17/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Blockbuster season starts earlier and earlier every year – in 2017, we have made it three whole days into March before those studio tentpoles start to break ground. Heavy hitters Logan, Kong: Skull Island, Power Rangers and Ghost in the Shell will get the blockbuster year off to a roaring start. Meanwhile, those in search of smaller-scale entertainment can enjoy Terence Malick's latest dreamy drama, a cannibalism flick with a reputation that precedes it and a festival favorite featuring a career-best performance from Kristen Stewart. Here's what you need to see over the next month.
- 2/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Raisin’ Cain: The History of Cain’s Ballroom
Logline: “Raisin’ Cain” will be a cinematic journey told through the music and artists that have made this Tulsa music venue legendary. It will celebrate its 92 years, exploring the ties between Cain’s, the Tulsa Sound, and a myriad of musical genres.
Elevator Pitch:
We hope to preserve the storied history of the legendary Honky-Tonk, Cain’s Ballroom. “The Home of Bob Wills” has hosted 3 generations of Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson to the Sex Pistols, The Police, U2 and many others. The film will tell...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Raisin’ Cain: The History of Cain’s Ballroom
Logline: “Raisin’ Cain” will be a cinematic journey told through the music and artists that have made this Tulsa music venue legendary. It will celebrate its 92 years, exploring the ties between Cain’s, the Tulsa Sound, and a myriad of musical genres.
Elevator Pitch:
We hope to preserve the storied history of the legendary Honky-Tonk, Cain’s Ballroom. “The Home of Bob Wills” has hosted 3 generations of Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson to the Sex Pistols, The Police, U2 and many others. The film will tell...
- 11/2/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
If you are excited by the prospect of a Lonely Island movie, I have good news for you. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a Lonely Island movie in every way, packed with music and jokes. At 90 minutes, it moves fast, and it offers up some laser-sharp satire. If there’s any overall problem with the film, it is that they’ve made a very specific satire of a target that is so ridiculous it almost resists parody. It’s easy to just make the comparison to This Is Spinal Tap, the mockumentary that launched Rob Reiner’s career as a director, but Popstar is a reaction to a very different kind of film than Spinal Tap was. You have to go back and look at films like The Song Remains The Same or The Kids Are Alright to understand what the culture was that Spinal Tap targeted, while modern...
- 6/4/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
This Damned Band #1
Written by Paul Cornell
Art by Tony Parker
Colors by Lovern Kindzierski
Published by Dark Horse Comics
This Damned Band #1 starts to answer this question, “What if the Satanic connection that fundamentalist Christians said rock ‘n’ roll bands had was actually true?” The comic follows a British five piece called Motherfather as they play a show in Japan, get laid backstage, say all kinds of supernatural mumbo jumbo, and keep forgetting that they’re in a documentary. Sadly, writer Paul Cornell doesn’t go beyond rock star excesses for most of the issue with the exception of Kev trying to have a wife and four kids while his bandmates have an impromptu drug filled orgy. There is also Clive, who calls himself the “creator” of Motherfather, and starts out as a posturing, mane sporting frontman a la Robert Plant, but becomes more twisted as the story progresses.
Written by Paul Cornell
Art by Tony Parker
Colors by Lovern Kindzierski
Published by Dark Horse Comics
This Damned Band #1 starts to answer this question, “What if the Satanic connection that fundamentalist Christians said rock ‘n’ roll bands had was actually true?” The comic follows a British five piece called Motherfather as they play a show in Japan, get laid backstage, say all kinds of supernatural mumbo jumbo, and keep forgetting that they’re in a documentary. Sadly, writer Paul Cornell doesn’t go beyond rock star excesses for most of the issue with the exception of Kev trying to have a wife and four kids while his bandmates have an impromptu drug filled orgy. There is also Clive, who calls himself the “creator” of Motherfather, and starts out as a posturing, mane sporting frontman a la Robert Plant, but becomes more twisted as the story progresses.
- 8/5/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Held last month on March 24-29, the Ann Arbor Film Festival handed out awards to a gaggle of experimental films and filmmakers.
The big winner of the fest was Sicilian filmmaker Simone Rapisarda Casanova for his fiction/documentary hybrid film The Creation of Meaning, which won the overall Best of the Festival award. The film tells the story of a WWII survivor who lives as a shepherd in the Tuscan Alps.
The Best Narrative Film award went to Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan’s Episode of the Sea, a neo-realist drama focused on the struggles of a tiny inland fishing community in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the Best Documentary Film award went to longtime collaborators Bill Brown and Sabine Gruffat for their Speculation Nation, which examines the current housing crisis in Spain.
Other winners include Alexandre Larose (Most Technically Innovative Film); Jenni Olson (Best Lgbt Film); Kevin Jerome Everson (Handcrafted...
The big winner of the fest was Sicilian filmmaker Simone Rapisarda Casanova for his fiction/documentary hybrid film The Creation of Meaning, which won the overall Best of the Festival award. The film tells the story of a WWII survivor who lives as a shepherd in the Tuscan Alps.
The Best Narrative Film award went to Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan’s Episode of the Sea, a neo-realist drama focused on the struggles of a tiny inland fishing community in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the Best Documentary Film award went to longtime collaborators Bill Brown and Sabine Gruffat for their Speculation Nation, which examines the current housing crisis in Spain.
Other winners include Alexandre Larose (Most Technically Innovative Film); Jenni Olson (Best Lgbt Film); Kevin Jerome Everson (Handcrafted...
- 4/7/2015
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Ann Arbor Film Festival celebrates its epic 53rd annual edition on March 24-29 with a colossal selection of experimental short films and features.
Feature film highlights include the documentary Speculation Nation by regular collaborators Bill Brown and Sabine Gruffat, which examines the recent Spanish housing crisis; a new ethnographic doc by Ben Russell, Greetings to the Ancestors, which plunges deep into the culture of South Africa; and Jenni Olson’s grand California study The Royal Road.
Short film highlights include the much anticipated new film by Jennifer Reeder, Blood Below the Skin, a narrative following a week in the dramatic and romantic lives of three teenage girls; a new music video by Mike Olenick called Beautiful Things with music by The Wet Things; new animations by Don Hertzfeldt, World of Tomorrow, and Lewis Klahr, Mars Garden; plus new experimental work by Vanessa Renwick, Peggy Ahwesh and Zachary Epcar.
Special...
Feature film highlights include the documentary Speculation Nation by regular collaborators Bill Brown and Sabine Gruffat, which examines the recent Spanish housing crisis; a new ethnographic doc by Ben Russell, Greetings to the Ancestors, which plunges deep into the culture of South Africa; and Jenni Olson’s grand California study The Royal Road.
Short film highlights include the much anticipated new film by Jennifer Reeder, Blood Below the Skin, a narrative following a week in the dramatic and romantic lives of three teenage girls; a new music video by Mike Olenick called Beautiful Things with music by The Wet Things; new animations by Don Hertzfeldt, World of Tomorrow, and Lewis Klahr, Mars Garden; plus new experimental work by Vanessa Renwick, Peggy Ahwesh and Zachary Epcar.
Special...
- 3/24/2015
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Been meaning to catch up with Sam and Dean Winchester, but just haven't found the time? Our Supernatural tips for beginners may help...
Maps To TV Shows: Is there a popular show you’d really like to watch but you just don’t have time to wade through years of it all at once? Do you just want to know why that one character keeps turning up on Tumblr? Do the fans all tell you ‘season one is a bit iffy but stick with it, it gets great!’, leaving you with absolutely zero desire ever to watch the boring/silly/just plain weird season one? Then Maps To TV Shows is for you!
In these articles, we’ll outline routes through popular TV shows focusing on particular characters, story arcs or episode types. Are you really into the Klingon episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Do you want to...
Maps To TV Shows: Is there a popular show you’d really like to watch but you just don’t have time to wade through years of it all at once? Do you just want to know why that one character keeps turning up on Tumblr? Do the fans all tell you ‘season one is a bit iffy but stick with it, it gets great!’, leaving you with absolutely zero desire ever to watch the boring/silly/just plain weird season one? Then Maps To TV Shows is for you!
In these articles, we’ll outline routes through popular TV shows focusing on particular characters, story arcs or episode types. Are you really into the Klingon episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Do you want to...
- 1/13/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
You take the good, you take the bad, you take the rest and there you have last night's installment of Monday Night Raw.
With the Authority finally usurped, fans got some much-needed relief from Hhh and Stephanie's omnipresence (at least after the opening segment) and were rewarded for their patience with the return of one-night Gm Daniel Bryan. And after a rather lengthy series of monologues and mandates, grown men and women tussled and toiled, belts were defended and retained and Kane ended his night covered in a hellacious combination of condiments.
With the Authority finally usurped, fans got some much-needed relief from Hhh and Stephanie's omnipresence (at least after the opening segment) and were rewarded for their patience with the return of one-night Gm Daniel Bryan. And after a rather lengthy series of monologues and mandates, grown men and women tussled and toiled, belts were defended and retained and Kane ended his night covered in a hellacious combination of condiments.
- 11/25/2014
- Rollingstone.com
I generally pay as much attention to the broadcast network development season as I do to the baseball draft. Though the shows that actually survive development are much closer to airing chronologically than most baseball draftees are to the majors, the winnowing process is just as brutal in both cases. On average, a given network will hear 3-400 pitches a year, order scripts for 60-70 of them, make 8-12 pilots and put roughly between a half dozen and a dozen of them on the air. So I’ve usually found development not worth worrying about until shows are actually ordered to series and scheduled. That said, it’s been tough to ignore this fall’s development season, where it seems like every day for the past few weeks, my Twitter feed has blown up a few times an afternoon with news of a familiar movie or TV property being adapted...
- 10/30/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
“I think this is a song of hope!”
The Song Remains The Same will screen Thursday August 28th at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood
The 1976 concert film The Song Remains The Same captures Led Zeppelin in all their hedonistic glory, swaggering their way through their greatest hits. It’s the chronicle of a quartet of metal geniuses, showing them in real life as themselves, doing what they do best. We also get a glimpse into their minds eye in trippy fantasy sequences with the guys as Medieval knights and sorcerers, Masqueraded party guests, and race car drivers……and in seventies tradition, each band member receives a ridiculously long solo (the film runs 137 minutes!) and that’s the way it should be!
The Song Remains The Same is an odd combination of some music video-type fantasy sequences and a bit of 1970s documentary to boot. While it is true that the non-concert...
The Song Remains The Same will screen Thursday August 28th at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood
The 1976 concert film The Song Remains The Same captures Led Zeppelin in all their hedonistic glory, swaggering their way through their greatest hits. It’s the chronicle of a quartet of metal geniuses, showing them in real life as themselves, doing what they do best. We also get a glimpse into their minds eye in trippy fantasy sequences with the guys as Medieval knights and sorcerers, Masqueraded party guests, and race car drivers……and in seventies tradition, each band member receives a ridiculously long solo (the film runs 137 minutes!) and that’s the way it should be!
The Song Remains The Same is an odd combination of some music video-type fantasy sequences and a bit of 1970s documentary to boot. While it is true that the non-concert...
- 8/20/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rock out Thursday June 5th when Sound City screens at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood at 7pm.
I’ve never seen Sound City. I’ve seen hardly any rock docs (unless you count Spinal Tap), not even Scorsese’s The Last Waltz. I did enjoy Anvil! The Story Of Anvil a couple of years ago. I saw the Led Zep film The Song Remains The Same when it was new and recall a midnight show of Black And Blue, a Black Sabbath/Blue Oyster Cult concert film around 1980 that I can’t imagine sitting through today. Anyway, A Film Series is kicking off a new Rockumentary film series with Sound City next Thursday, June 5th, at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood (7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood, Missouri 63143). The movie begins at 7pm
Sound City Studios is a recording complex that opened in 1969 in Van Nuys, CA. While the studio looked utilitarian on the outside...
I’ve never seen Sound City. I’ve seen hardly any rock docs (unless you count Spinal Tap), not even Scorsese’s The Last Waltz. I did enjoy Anvil! The Story Of Anvil a couple of years ago. I saw the Led Zep film The Song Remains The Same when it was new and recall a midnight show of Black And Blue, a Black Sabbath/Blue Oyster Cult concert film around 1980 that I can’t imagine sitting through today. Anyway, A Film Series is kicking off a new Rockumentary film series with Sound City next Thursday, June 5th, at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood (7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood, Missouri 63143). The movie begins at 7pm
Sound City Studios is a recording complex that opened in 1969 in Van Nuys, CA. While the studio looked utilitarian on the outside...
- 5/28/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As season finale season kicks into high gear, Entertainment Weekly reached out to some of your favorite shows for some unconventional teases. Check out the latest installment of our Season Finale Survey below:
Show name/our names, title: Once Upon a Time/Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz/Executive Producers, Creators
Airdate: 5/11/14
Finale Title: “There’s No Place Like Home”
Number of deaths: Depends on how you define death… does the obliteration of a soul count?
One-word tease, presented in any language other than English: Shalom
Song I jammed to while writing the episode: “The Song Remains the Same” — Led Zeppelin (live...
Show name/our names, title: Once Upon a Time/Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz/Executive Producers, Creators
Airdate: 5/11/14
Finale Title: “There’s No Place Like Home”
Number of deaths: Depends on how you define death… does the obliteration of a soul count?
One-word tease, presented in any language other than English: Shalom
Song I jammed to while writing the episode: “The Song Remains the Same” — Led Zeppelin (live...
- 5/11/2014
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Most music docs chop up concert footage, edit in screaming fans and call it a day. Far too often, it feels like you're watching the exact same film, only recast with different bands. But Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's 20,000 Days on Earth, about apocalyptic rock poet Nick Cave, is something very different. The filmmakers and Cave create staged scenarios, in which Cave improvises naturally, that explain his creative process. He's shot driving in a car three times: with tough-guy English actor Ray Winstone in the passenger seat, Australian singer Kylie Minogue in the backseat,...
- 1/16/2014
- Rollingstone.com
They say never meet your idols, and I can appreciate the underlying wisdom in that, though it has always struck me as being a bit of a joyless and dour belief. Definitely a very British one, as well.
Statements like this tend to make my hackles rise. I know within my heart of hearts that even if my hero spat on my shoe, stole my girlfriend and then drop-kicked me into moving traffic, I would still rather take the chance than fear that they would not live up to my expectations. I don’t mind my bubble being burst every now and again, and – more to the point – what if “they” are wrong? What if by some stratospheric twist of fate the person you have revered for countless years actually proves to be every bit the legend you believed he or she was all along?
Following the Metallica: Through The...
Statements like this tend to make my hackles rise. I know within my heart of hearts that even if my hero spat on my shoe, stole my girlfriend and then drop-kicked me into moving traffic, I would still rather take the chance than fear that they would not live up to my expectations. I don’t mind my bubble being burst every now and again, and – more to the point – what if “they” are wrong? What if by some stratospheric twist of fate the person you have revered for countless years actually proves to be every bit the legend you believed he or she was all along?
Following the Metallica: Through The...
- 10/9/2013
- by Mike Willoughby
- Obsessed with Film
No matter what you might think of their music now (pretty tepid), there's no denying that Metallica have always thought big and loud. And while at first glance the idea of them doing a 3D concert movie might seem a bit odd, it actually does fit their longtime goal of illustrating bold visions through their music. But does "Metallica: Through The Never" actually look good? Well, not really, but certainly there has been so expense spared. Slighty reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains The Same" (though we doubt Lars Ulrich will go down in a hail of bullets), in mixing fantasy with concert footage, the movie finds Dane DeHaan playing Trip, a roadie sent on an urgent mission during a live sold out arena show for Metallica. But he winds up getting caught up in the apocalypse? A Stanley Cup riot? At either rate, if you ever wondering,...
- 7/20/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
20,000 Days on Earth, a documentary about the singer by the artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, creates a fictionalised 24 hours in his life in which he watches Scarface with his 12-year-old sons and drives Ray Winstone along Brighton seafront
I am sitting in a small estate car, which is tailing a black 1980s Jaguar Xj, in which Nick Cave is pretending to chauffeur Ray Winstone along Brighton seafront, eavesdropping on their conversation via a listening device. They are supposed to be discussing the transformative possibilities offered a rock star as opposed to those offered an actor – Cave has previously expressed the opinion that, unlike an actor, a rock star can never truly remove the mask they have created for themselves, even when offstage – but the conversation seems to have gone slightly off-piste. It has shifted from Cave's early career in Melbourne ("You never wrote a song on the beach? But you're an Australian!
I am sitting in a small estate car, which is tailing a black 1980s Jaguar Xj, in which Nick Cave is pretending to chauffeur Ray Winstone along Brighton seafront, eavesdropping on their conversation via a listening device. They are supposed to be discussing the transformative possibilities offered a rock star as opposed to those offered an actor – Cave has previously expressed the opinion that, unlike an actor, a rock star can never truly remove the mask they have created for themselves, even when offstage – but the conversation seems to have gone slightly off-piste. It has shifted from Cave's early career in Melbourne ("You never wrote a song on the beach? But you're an Australian!
- 6/28/2013
- by Alexis Petridis
- The Guardian - Film News
Review Billy Grifter 25 Apr 2013 - 07:30
Billy wishes the lights would go out in Revolution, but they stubbornly remain on. Here's his review of the latest episode...
This review contains spoilers.
1.14 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
It's a great title, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, or it might have been had the lights been on in the first place. That said, I did notice a change this week, with Revolution moving from the mostly stupid to the generally boring.
What the writers of Revolution are entirely rubbish at doing is adding a plot element in that doesn't have an obvious use. That's well demonstrated by the appearance of the knife early in this one, where you know once Miles picks it up, and announces it's his, that it will end up killing someone before we're done. Once the story is told a few minutes...
Billy wishes the lights would go out in Revolution, but they stubbornly remain on. Here's his review of the latest episode...
This review contains spoilers.
1.14 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
It's a great title, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, or it might have been had the lights been on in the first place. That said, I did notice a change this week, with Revolution moving from the mostly stupid to the generally boring.
What the writers of Revolution are entirely rubbish at doing is adding a plot element in that doesn't have an obvious use. That's well demonstrated by the appearance of the knife early in this one, where you know once Miles picks it up, and announces it's his, that it will end up killing someone before we're done. Once the story is told a few minutes...
- 4/25/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Billy Grifter 10 Apr 2013 - 11:18
Billy actually finds parts of this week's Revolution to enjoy, though admittedly, they're few and far between...
This review contains spoilers.
1.13 The Song Remains the Same
In an oddly disconcerting way, there were small parts of this episode I liked, mostly because they focused on character interaction, and not highly improbably sword fights. I'll talk about them later, but first the writers have their first serious stab at explaining the loss of power, and come up very short indeed.
Electricity doesn't work because bad people have designed nano-robots, which only have two modes, one of which is to absorb power, and the other is to replicate. It doesn't take much analysis to realise that virus-sized machines couldn't absorb much power, even if there were 'quadrillions', and the laws of energy conservation mean that they'd have to convert it into heat or light, which we've not seen.
Billy actually finds parts of this week's Revolution to enjoy, though admittedly, they're few and far between...
This review contains spoilers.
1.13 The Song Remains the Same
In an oddly disconcerting way, there were small parts of this episode I liked, mostly because they focused on character interaction, and not highly improbably sword fights. I'll talk about them later, but first the writers have their first serious stab at explaining the loss of power, and come up very short indeed.
Electricity doesn't work because bad people have designed nano-robots, which only have two modes, one of which is to absorb power, and the other is to replicate. It doesn't take much analysis to realise that virus-sized machines couldn't absorb much power, even if there were 'quadrillions', and the laws of energy conservation mean that they'd have to convert it into heat or light, which we've not seen.
- 4/10/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Revolution, Season 1, Episode 13: “The Song Remains the Same”
Written by Monica Owusu-Breen and Matt Pitts
Directed by John F. Showalter
Airs Mondays at 10 pm (Et) on NBC
“What’s a boyband?” — Jason
Every now and then, Revolution offers a reminder that this is a world unfamiliar to us. Miles, Rachel, and Aaron may know our existence in 2013, but the world has changed immeasurably.
This is the future, one where tiny robots with devastating power permeate the air. Yet for all the science-fiction elements, the plot is still very much driven by the oldest of dramatic tensions, that within and between families.
The inter- and intra-family dynamics are the most pronounced they’ve been to date. Save for a brief firefight and a brief sojourn to Monroe HQ, we spend our time here with various combinations of the Mathesons and Nevilles.
Miles and Rachel are battling for Charlie’s affections,...
Written by Monica Owusu-Breen and Matt Pitts
Directed by John F. Showalter
Airs Mondays at 10 pm (Et) on NBC
“What’s a boyband?” — Jason
Every now and then, Revolution offers a reminder that this is a world unfamiliar to us. Miles, Rachel, and Aaron may know our existence in 2013, but the world has changed immeasurably.
This is the future, one where tiny robots with devastating power permeate the air. Yet for all the science-fiction elements, the plot is still very much driven by the oldest of dramatic tensions, that within and between families.
The inter- and intra-family dynamics are the most pronounced they’ve been to date. Save for a brief firefight and a brief sojourn to Monroe HQ, we spend our time here with various combinations of the Mathesons and Nevilles.
Miles and Rachel are battling for Charlie’s affections,...
- 4/9/2013
- by Kris Holt
- SoundOnSight
The cause of the blackout, it’s an answer we’ve all been waiting for since Revolution’s premiere - and "The Song Remains the Same" provided it.
The Virus Flynn unleashed on the terrorist encampment is to blame, as these tiny, self-replicating devices float in the air and only absorb electricity. It’s slightly disconcerting that an answer of such magnitude wasn’t treated with any kind of grandeur, but the reveal was also indicative of Revolution as a series: instead of posing supposed answers that are really just masked questions, actual answers are given. It’s a refreshing take on the usual genre staples.
It turns out the biggest story was just how much everyone hates Neville. It’s, chilling just how far Tom is willing to go to save his own hide. He’s okay using Jason’s feelings toward his mother against him and it’s...
The Virus Flynn unleashed on the terrorist encampment is to blame, as these tiny, self-replicating devices float in the air and only absorb electricity. It’s slightly disconcerting that an answer of such magnitude wasn’t treated with any kind of grandeur, but the reveal was also indicative of Revolution as a series: instead of posing supposed answers that are really just masked questions, actual answers are given. It’s a refreshing take on the usual genre staples.
It turns out the biggest story was just how much everyone hates Neville. It’s, chilling just how far Tom is willing to go to save his own hide. He’s okay using Jason’s feelings toward his mother against him and it’s...
- 4/9/2013
- by snickrz@gmail.com (Nick McHatton)
- TVfanatic
Last week on Revolution, Team Charlie gained a new member and Randall put power back in Monroe's hands. In tonight's thirteenth episode, "The Song Remains the Same", Rachel finally reveals the cause of the black-out and leaves on a dangerous mission to restore power to the world. But why would Rachel abandon Charlie again? Read on to find out what revelations the Revolution writers have in store for us this week.
- 4/8/2013
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
If "Breaking Bad" has taught us anything, it's that Giancarlo Esposito is awesome, and that opponents should never underestimate any character he plays, whether it's the machiavellian Gus Fring or the steely Major Tom Neville, Sebastian Monroe's (David Lyons) right-hand man on "Revolution." Sadly, it seems that the slimy Randall Flynn (Colm Feore) has not yet learned that lesson, as demonstrated in The Huffington Post's exclusive clip above.
Flynn has intimate knowledge of both the blackout and the pendants that can be used to power Monroe's vast array of destructive machinery, so he seems eager to put Neville in his place -- but Neville is more than capable of holding his own in a battle, verbal or otherwise.
Check out the exclusive clip above and tune into "Revolution," Mondays at 10 p.m. Et on NBC, to see who ultimately comes out on top in this war of words.
Here's how...
Flynn has intimate knowledge of both the blackout and the pendants that can be used to power Monroe's vast array of destructive machinery, so he seems eager to put Neville in his place -- but Neville is more than capable of holding his own in a battle, verbal or otherwise.
Check out the exclusive clip above and tune into "Revolution," Mondays at 10 p.m. Et on NBC, to see who ultimately comes out on top in this war of words.
Here's how...
- 4/8/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Review Billy Grifter 3 Apr 2013 - 11:00
Revolution continues to wend its merry way down the path of science-free fiction. Here's Billy's review of Ghosts...
This review contains spoilers.
1.12 Ghosts
The opening scene of Ghosts sums up where Revolution is in the greater scheme of things. The cast stand around burying the plot point known as 'Danny' knowing that they're just as expendable. There isn't any emotion because he never really made it to character status, and so they just pay their respect by making the blank expression previously copyrighted by Tracy Spiridakos.
From this point onwards it degenerates into the same story we've seen at least eight times where they split up and go to meet people who aren't expecting them, and whom they've upset in the past, only to ask for their help.
This week the annoyed previous acquaintance was the really competent actor, Malik Yoba, who I personally...
Revolution continues to wend its merry way down the path of science-free fiction. Here's Billy's review of Ghosts...
This review contains spoilers.
1.12 Ghosts
The opening scene of Ghosts sums up where Revolution is in the greater scheme of things. The cast stand around burying the plot point known as 'Danny' knowing that they're just as expendable. There isn't any emotion because he never really made it to character status, and so they just pay their respect by making the blank expression previously copyrighted by Tracy Spiridakos.
From this point onwards it degenerates into the same story we've seen at least eight times where they split up and go to meet people who aren't expecting them, and whom they've upset in the past, only to ask for their help.
This week the annoyed previous acquaintance was the really competent actor, Malik Yoba, who I personally...
- 4/3/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
New Revolution episode 13,season 1 intense spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night,NBC dropped the new spoilers and sneak peek,clip (below) for their upcoming "Revolution" episode 13 of season 1. The episode is titled, "The Song Remains The Same," and it appears that it will be quite intense and intriguing as Miles gets passionate with Rachel,the crew captures Captain Neville,and more. In the new ""The Song Remains The Same" episode, Neville will end up, facing major danger and hard choices. As Monroe doubts his loyalty, he will disown his own son ,Jason, and gets captured by Miles. Rachel and Charlie will start to slowly patch up their relationship only to be pulled apart again as Rachel suddenly has to embark on a quest to restore the power and her self-respect. Rachel will have to make a dangerous journey to the Mysterious Tower as it holds her only chance at redemption.
- 4/2/2013
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
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