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
John Squire	...	Himself
Mani	...	Himself (as Gary Mounfield)
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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warp Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The fans were excited, but (really) was the band?

Shane Meadows is one of my favourite directors; the Stone Roses are one of his favourite bands, and when they reformed a couple of years ago, Meadows got the job of making a film about their comeback, which is also a review of their career. The maker of 'This is England 90' is at his best when he captured how the band both shaped and were shaped by their time; perhaps unsurprisingly in an official documentary, we don't get much discussion of why the music on their second (career-ending) album was considered so disappointing by so many. The film of the young band is enchanting, though, if only because they are so young; as fifty-somethings, the band appear more guarded. The affectionate footage of the lifelong fans delighted by the reunion is a definite highpoint. What spoils it a little is the new concert footage at the end; an interminable guitar jam, followed by a dull rendition of 'Made of Stone' that loses all traces of the original's delicacy. One has to wait for the closing credits, and the chance to re-hear the original studio recording, to gain an appreciation of what the band did best at the peak of their career.