The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013)

Shane Meadows documents the reunion of iconic British band, The Stone Roses.

Director:

Shane Meadows

Stars:

Shane Meadows, Ian Brown, The Stone Roses

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shane Meadows	...	Himself
Ian Brown	...	Himself
The Stone Roses	...	Themselves
Mani	...	Himself (as Gary Mounfield)
John Squire	...	Himself
Reni	...	Himself

Storyline

2011. After 15+ years apart, the original members of iconic English band The Stone Roses - Ian Brown, John Squire, Alan "Reni" Wren and Gary "Mani" Mounfield - reform for a concert tour. Enlisting the film-making talents of director Shane Meadows (This is England, Dead Man's Shoes, A Room for Romeo Brass) this film documents their reunion, including initial meetings, practice sessions and the concerts themselves. There is also coverage of their 80/90s history.

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Plot Keywords:

mockery | crowd | black and white scene | swearing | c word | 

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Taglines:

From the director of This is England

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official North American Website

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Untitled Stone Roses Project

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$784,111

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warp Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Never mind the Pollocks!

It's pretty obvious from the off - in spite of a bizarre Hitchcock interview to open proceedings - that director Shane Meadows has made a love-in piece for his favourite band. Which of course is honourable and perfectly understandable, because, like, we all would do it. But here in lies the problem, that of a documentary which really doesn't bring much to the party for those not already in love with The Stone Roses.

For fans there's a lot of essential stuff, such as early footage of the band members when they were so vibrantly youthful, be it ripping around on scooters or those early gigs, it has a nitty gritty vibe that gladdens the spirit - and this even allowing for some of the cringe worthy interviews where arrogance and naievity rule . Also, as expected with Meadows, there's a great snap-shot of the era of their youth, as The Sex Pistols God Save The Queen belts out we are also privy to the depressing site of Hulme in Manchester, a place where the crows go to die...

Cut to later on as the band prepare for their reunion gigs, where it's great to see them so radiant and relaxed during rehearsals, it's this stuff, coupled with all the live footage we get, that lifts this to must see status for fans of the band. But we learn next to nothing about the problems within the band, both in early form and the reunion, these are given short shrift, as is the glossing over of the Spike Island gig, which if fans are honest, was beset with problems and not as mythical as some might have you believe...

But ultimately, this is a band who deserve their iconic status, and Meadows knows this and ensures that their status as revered music legends is not tainted. Cantona, Liam Gallagher et al know it, and we know it, The Stone Roses rock and are important in the pantheon of British rock music. 6/10