Music documentary will mark the first feature for production company Whizz Kidd.
Indie TV production outfit Whizz Kidd Entertainemnt is working with Essential Arts Entertainment and Nitrate Film on the Ibiza - The Silent Movie, which is set to be released in 2017.
The film will provide a “compelling audiovisual journey into Ibiza’s bohemian soul”, featuring original material documenting the island’s club scene alongside unseen archive material.
Whizz Kid is in conversations with an undisclosed music label and a terrestrial television broadcaster about partnering on the project, which will have its own soundtrack.
Ibiza - The Silent Movie will be executive produced by Whizz Kid chief executive Malcolm Gerrie and agent David Levy. Essential Arts Entertainment’s Richard Conway and Andrew Curtis are the producers.
“It’s long been my dream to tell the real story of this magical island and I can’t think of a better person to realise that vision than Julien Temple,” Gerrie...
Indie TV production outfit Whizz Kidd Entertainemnt is working with Essential Arts Entertainment and Nitrate Film on the Ibiza - The Silent Movie, which is set to be released in 2017.
The film will provide a “compelling audiovisual journey into Ibiza’s bohemian soul”, featuring original material documenting the island’s club scene alongside unseen archive material.
Whizz Kid is in conversations with an undisclosed music label and a terrestrial television broadcaster about partnering on the project, which will have its own soundtrack.
Ibiza - The Silent Movie will be executive produced by Whizz Kid chief executive Malcolm Gerrie and agent David Levy. Essential Arts Entertainment’s Richard Conway and Andrew Curtis are the producers.
“It’s long been my dream to tell the real story of this magical island and I can’t think of a better person to realise that vision than Julien Temple,” Gerrie...
- 6/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Music Documentary Ibiza - The Silent Movie will be directed by punk filmmaker Julien Temple.
Indie TV production outfit Whizz Kidd Entertainemnt is working with Essential Arts Entertainment and Nitrate Film on the Ibiza - The Silent Movie, which is set to be released in 2017.
The film will provide a “compelling audiovisual journey into Ibiza’s bohemian soul”, featuring original material documenting the island’s club scene alongside unseen archive material.
Whizz Kid is in conversations with an undisclosed music label and a terrestrial television broadcaster about partnering on the project, which will have its own soundtrack.
Ibiza - The Silent Movie will be executive produced by Whizz Kid chief executive Malcolm Gerrie and agent David Levy. Essential Arts Entertainment’s Richard Conway and Andrew Curtis are the producers.
“It’s long been my dream to tell the real story of this magical island and I can’t think of a better person to realise that vision...
Indie TV production outfit Whizz Kidd Entertainemnt is working with Essential Arts Entertainment and Nitrate Film on the Ibiza - The Silent Movie, which is set to be released in 2017.
The film will provide a “compelling audiovisual journey into Ibiza’s bohemian soul”, featuring original material documenting the island’s club scene alongside unseen archive material.
Whizz Kid is in conversations with an undisclosed music label and a terrestrial television broadcaster about partnering on the project, which will have its own soundtrack.
Ibiza - The Silent Movie will be executive produced by Whizz Kid chief executive Malcolm Gerrie and agent David Levy. Essential Arts Entertainment’s Richard Conway and Andrew Curtis are the producers.
“It’s long been my dream to tell the real story of this magical island and I can’t think of a better person to realise that vision...
- 6/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Channelling a technique that worked so well for documentarian Julian Temple in Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten, Stevan Riley presents a feature on the life of the treasured, luminous Hollywood star Marlon Brando, told in his own words. Yet again it’s proved to be a triumphant means of storytelling, with a narration from beyond
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- 10/15/2015
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A diagnosis of terminal cancer and a prognosis of only months to live would dampen even the most fiery of spirits. But most people aren't made of the stuff of Wilko Johnson. The cult British musician defied the odds, survived his illness, and inspired many with his journey. The upcoming documentary "The Ecstasy Of Wilko Johnson," premiering at SXSW, tells his story. Directed by Julien Temple ("Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten"), the film chronicles what would've been Wilko Johnson's farewell tour, until he was given another chance to keep living and performing. It was an eye-opening experience for Johnson, whose amazement and positivity are keenly felt in this exclusive trailer. "The Ecstasy Of Wilko Johnson" will have its first screening at SXSW on Friday, March 13th at the Alamo Lamar B. Watch below.
- 3/10/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
With Boardwalk Empire and The Newsroom reaching their final seasons, two of HBO’s major programs will soon be off the cable network. This leaves a bit of a hole in their summer and fall line-up, but the series that is likely to grip the timeslot of those Emmy-winning programs is an upcoming untitled rock ‘n’ roll drama from producers Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire scribe Terence Winter, Breaking Bad writer George Mastras and rock god Mick Jagger. That electrifying foursome has made the drama pilot one of the most anticipated in television history, and a cast is now starting to come together.
Today, rising star Juno Temple becomes the latest to join the ensemble of the untitled drama. The Killer Joe actress, who will appear in Maleficent and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For this summer, will play Jamie Vine. Deadline describes Vine as “an ambitious assistant in the...
Today, rising star Juno Temple becomes the latest to join the ensemble of the untitled drama. The Killer Joe actress, who will appear in Maleficent and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For this summer, will play Jamie Vine. Deadline describes Vine as “an ambitious assistant in the...
- 3/13/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
The road to a biopic about soul legend Marvin Gaye has been a long and weary one. We'll keep it brief, but earlier this year, Broadway regular and "Law & Order" star Jesse L. Martin took the lead role in "Sexual Healing," a years-in-the-making movie that he was attached to way back in 2008, with James Gandolfini to co-star, before it fell apart. Lenny Kravitz was briefly cast, before it landed back in Martin's lap. Martin signed back on and filming began this summer. Unfortunately, production was halted with three weeks left to shoot, with financing evaporating and distributor Focus Features pulling out as well. All of which makes this next bit, all the more interesting. Our pals over at Shadow & Act have stumbled across four minutes of promo footage from the film. Directed by Julien Temple ("Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten") and co-starring Brendan Gleeson, the movie chronicles Gaye's 1981 stint in Ostend,...
- 9/18/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
To mark this week's UK cinematic release of Mat Whitecross's Spike Island (2012) - the new movie about four young Manchester teens and their journey to The Stone Roses most famous gig, Spike Island circa 1990 - we've been provided with Three brilliant DVD bundles about music to give away to our devoted readership, which include the following films: Gus Van Sant's Stoned, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten and Human Traffic. Prizes come courtesy of Vertigo Films, UK distributor of Spike Island. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
Shadowcaster are a four-piece band from Manchester. Or more accurately, they are five lads with guitars and a garage and an ambition to forget school, forget their troubled home lives, forget GCSEs and see their heroes,...
Shadowcaster are a four-piece band from Manchester. Or more accurately, they are five lads with guitars and a garage and an ambition to forget school, forget their troubled home lives, forget GCSEs and see their heroes,...
- 6/21/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The Hollywood Reporter says that Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order, Rent) will star as Marvin Gaye in the new Biopic Sexual Healing, replacing Lenny Kravitz.
Martin was originally set to play the singer in 2008, in a version produced by James Gandolfini but the project never happened. Kravitz signed on for the lead role in November but after Gaye’s son Marvin Gaye III voiced objections about the subject matter of the film, which revolved primarily around Gaye’s battle with addiction and depression in the 1980′s, the project shifted. The film will now begin with Gaye’s attempt to get his career back together and a big supporting role seems to be that of music promoter Freddy Cousaert, played by Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges, Harry Potter films).
Martin is an accomplished actor of theatre, musical theatre and film. He has a great voice and he’s a more qualified choice...
Martin was originally set to play the singer in 2008, in a version produced by James Gandolfini but the project never happened. Kravitz signed on for the lead role in November but after Gaye’s son Marvin Gaye III voiced objections about the subject matter of the film, which revolved primarily around Gaye’s battle with addiction and depression in the 1980′s, the project shifted. The film will now begin with Gaye’s attempt to get his career back together and a big supporting role seems to be that of music promoter Freddy Cousaert, played by Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges, Harry Potter films).
Martin is an accomplished actor of theatre, musical theatre and film. He has a great voice and he’s a more qualified choice...
- 3/5/2013
- by Alex Corey
- LRMonline.com
What goes around comes around, or something like that. The forever developing Marvin Gaye biopic "Sexual Healing" has once again switched out its lead, but this time has gone back the man who was originally tapped for the gig. Deadline reports that Jesse L. Martin (probably best known for stint on "Law & Order," but also a very accomplished Broadway vet) has replaced the recently cast Lenny Kravitz in the lead role. Back in 2008, the film was set to co-star Martin with James Gandolfini as Belgian promoter Freddy Cousaert, in the film that would chronicle Gaye's 1981 stint in Ostend, Belgium, where he recorded his biggest-selling album, Midnight Love. The relatively unknown Lauren Goodman was wrote the script (loosely based on the book "Trouble Man") and was going to direct, but was replaced somewhere along the way by the more experienced Julien Temple ("Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten," just one of...
- 3/4/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
British director Julien Temple has carved an admirable niche for himself, 1988 effort Earth Girls Are Easy standing as an anomaly in a career littered with some of the greatest rock docs ever made. The Great Rock N Roll Swindle. Glastonbury. Oil City Confidential. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten. They're all Temple films and the prolific director is now tackling a bio-pic on the life of classic soul singer Marvin Gaye.Titled Midnight Love the film will presumably shoot once Temple has wrapped up on his current documentary project - Children Of The Revolution - and he's got himself a very high profile star, the London Evening Standard breaking word that Lenny Kravitz has signed on to portray the singer.Named for Gaye's final album, the...
- 11/23/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Last week saw the release of Alexander Payne’s Oscar-winning The Descendants and Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire, and this week brings to our shelves the other big winner at the Academy Awards three months ago, Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist, alongside (as ever) a slew of other brilliant films.
In tandem with the Universal 100th Anniversary Editions that have already started rolling out, Play begin releasing their exclusive Blu-ray Steelbooks of some of the films this week, and if you’re a fan of Universal’s recent and classic catalogue, you’ll definitely want to invest in more than a few of these, priced at a very reasonable £9.99. There’ll be more of these in the weeks and months to come, as well as non-100th Anniversary Steelbook re-releases, so keep your eyes peeled.
My personal picks of the week:
Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy & Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene...
In tandem with the Universal 100th Anniversary Editions that have already started rolling out, Play begin releasing their exclusive Blu-ray Steelbooks of some of the films this week, and if you’re a fan of Universal’s recent and classic catalogue, you’ll definitely want to invest in more than a few of these, priced at a very reasonable £9.99. There’ll be more of these in the weeks and months to come, as well as non-100th Anniversary Steelbook re-releases, so keep your eyes peeled.
My personal picks of the week:
Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy & Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene...
- 5/28/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The success of well-received ghost tale "The Woman In Black" has benefited pretty much everyone: Star Daniel Radcliffe has proven he can be a viable lead outside of the "Harry Potter" franchise, revived horror label Hammer Films has taken its place again at the top of the British genre tree (the picture has taken £20 million at the U.K. box office, making it the most successful home-grown horror picture ever), and director James Watkins has undoubtedly landed himself on the top of many wishlists.
Watkins, who made his debut with the Michael Fassbender-starring hoodie horror picture "Eden Lake," has sci-fi actioner "Methuselah" in the works from 'Potter' producer David Heyman, but it looks like that won't be his next picture: Screen Daily reports that he's changing lanes, excuse the pun, to direct the based-in-fact sports drama "Second Is Nowhere" for BBC Films and Al Films.
The script, penned by "Johnny English Reborn,...
Watkins, who made his debut with the Michael Fassbender-starring hoodie horror picture "Eden Lake," has sci-fi actioner "Methuselah" in the works from 'Potter' producer David Heyman, but it looks like that won't be his next picture: Screen Daily reports that he's changing lanes, excuse the pun, to direct the based-in-fact sports drama "Second Is Nowhere" for BBC Films and Al Films.
The script, penned by "Johnny English Reborn,...
- 3/27/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Chicago – Some of the best documentaries ever made happen to be about music and the creative expression behind it. Whether it be an acknowledged masterpiece like Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” or Jonathan Demme’s “Stop Making Sense” or the more-recent and smaller films like “Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man” or “Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten.” One of the best ever made recently played at the Siskel Film Center and was on PBS about ten days ago before a DVD release last week — Cameron Crowe’s “Pearl Jam Twenty.” See it.
The writer/director of “Jerry Maguire” and the upcoming “We Bought a Zoo” has been following Pearl Jam for the entirety of their existence. He moved to Seattle at just the right time, as the scene there was about to internationally explode with the likes of Nirvana, Soundgarden, and much more. With an amazing amount of archival footage,...
The writer/director of “Jerry Maguire” and the upcoming “We Bought a Zoo” has been following Pearl Jam for the entirety of their existence. He moved to Seattle at just the right time, as the scene there was about to internationally explode with the likes of Nirvana, Soundgarden, and much more. With an amazing amount of archival footage,...
- 10/31/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Juno Temple has a memorable name, but that's not all that stands out when it comes to this beautiful young Brit with the incredible mane.
Her rising star is twinkling madly in both the UK and the U.S. as she gathers accolades from hot-shot directors and glossy magazines alike. Here's why this wild child is on our NextFactor radar.
Age: 22
Hometown: London
What She's Done: Highbrow fare like "Notes on a Scandal" and "Atonement" snuggle up to more edgy films like Gregg Araki's "Kaboom," "Cracks" and "Greenberg." She also played a beautiful cave girl in the big-screen bomb "Year One" with Jack Black and Michael Cera.
What She's Doing Now: In "Dirty Girl," Temple rocks out as Danielle, a small-town girl with a bad reputation. She recruits fellow outsider Clarke (Jeremy Dozier) to go on a road trip to find her real dad before her mom ("Musketeers...
Her rising star is twinkling madly in both the UK and the U.S. as she gathers accolades from hot-shot directors and glossy magazines alike. Here's why this wild child is on our NextFactor radar.
Age: 22
Hometown: London
What She's Done: Highbrow fare like "Notes on a Scandal" and "Atonement" snuggle up to more edgy films like Gregg Araki's "Kaboom," "Cracks" and "Greenberg." She also played a beautiful cave girl in the big-screen bomb "Year One" with Jack Black and Michael Cera.
What She's Doing Now: In "Dirty Girl," Temple rocks out as Danielle, a small-town girl with a bad reputation. She recruits fellow outsider Clarke (Jeremy Dozier) to go on a road trip to find her real dad before her mom ("Musketeers...
- 10/4/2011
- by Jenni Miller
- NextMovie
Here's a look at some interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles:
The Nymphomaniac – Cannes' headline-grabbing, definitely-not-a-Nazi filmmaker Lars von Trier continues to stir up controversy with his next project – a film that may or may not be pornographic.
Three Mississppi – Mark Wahlberg's got another chance to let his peacock fly with funnyman Will Ferrell. The Other Guys duo reunite for this Warner Bros. comedy about neighborhood rivals whose annual friendly football game gets a little out of hand. Ferrell produces through his Gary Sanchez production company.
Long Time Gone – Meg Ryan is in negotiations to star in this family drama from Precious producer Sarah Siegel-Magness. Filming is expected to begin this fall.
Cherry – James Franco, Heather Graham and Dev Patel are set to appear in this independent drama about an 18-year-old woman who moves to Los Angeles and becomes a porn actress. Stephen Elliott directs the film, which plans to shoot this summer.
Children of the Revolution – One of a handful of documentaries Julien Temple (The Future Is Unwritten) is developing in his "cities and music" series. This one examines Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions from the 1970s to present.
The Nymphomaniac – Cannes' headline-grabbing, definitely-not-a-Nazi filmmaker Lars von Trier continues to stir up controversy with his next project – a film that may or may not be pornographic.
Three Mississppi – Mark Wahlberg's got another chance to let his peacock fly with funnyman Will Ferrell. The Other Guys duo reunite for this Warner Bros. comedy about neighborhood rivals whose annual friendly football game gets a little out of hand. Ferrell produces through his Gary Sanchez production company.
Long Time Gone – Meg Ryan is in negotiations to star in this family drama from Precious producer Sarah Siegel-Magness. Filming is expected to begin this fall.
Cherry – James Franco, Heather Graham and Dev Patel are set to appear in this independent drama about an 18-year-old woman who moves to Los Angeles and becomes a porn actress. Stephen Elliott directs the film, which plans to shoot this summer.
Children of the Revolution – One of a handful of documentaries Julien Temple (The Future Is Unwritten) is developing in his "cities and music" series. This one examines Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions from the 1970s to present.
- 5/27/2011
- by Eric Greene
- IMDbPro News
Julien Temple has made a career out of directing music videos, including icons like Van Halen, Whitney Houston and David Bowie. Aside from these, Temple hasn't really broken into the mainstream, preferring to focus his film work on top-notch music documentaries like "The Filth and the Fury" and "Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten," and looks to continue in that vein, as THR reports that he's prepping a series of music documentaries focused on various cities around the world. He plans to shoot "Children of the Revolution" in September…...
- 5/17/2011
- The Playlist
The Clash were an integral part of the original wave of British punk, and now the 1979 album that launched their popularity overseas will be made in to a feature film of the same name: London Calling. Jez Butterworth, whose writing credits include the recent Fair Game and wrote and directed Birthday Girl almost a decade back, will pen the screenplay with the help of original Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. Filming is set for 2011 Ruby Films' Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits will produce along with Butterworth, who had writing support from the now abolished UK Film Council. Ruby Film is the same banner behind recent Brit List hot screenplays Sex Education and Corsica 72 - where we also have an update on that project. Gist: With Jones and Simonon on board as both advisers and exec producers, London Calling will have exclusive rights to the music that made up the legendary record.
- 12/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Early punk icons The Clash have taken their rightful place in music history for a wide catalog of songs, but their most notable achievement may well be the album London Calling, their third album and an instant icon of the punk movement. Any biopic about the band would have to include the song, but a story in the works from writer Jez Butterworth is taking that one step forward, focusing the entire film around the album itself. Buttewrorth, who recently collaborated on the script for Fair Game, will write London Calling and produce alongside Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits. The film will focus on industry executive Guy Stevens, who steered The Clash to make the London Calling album and helped them cement their place in music history. Any number of past documentaries have focused on the band, including the 2007 doc Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten, but this will be...
- 12/1/2010
- cinemablend.com
The life of late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer is to be immortalized in a new movie. Bosses at British production company Film4 have announced plans to turn the punk legend's story into a big screen biopic called Joe Publich.
The film will be written by Paul Viragh, the brains behind recent Ian Dury movie "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll", according to International Screen Daily. Strummer's life has previously been recounted in two movie documentaries - Julien Temple's 2007 film "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten" and Don Letts' "Strummerville.
Strummer died suddenly on December 22, 2002 in his home at Broomfield in Somerset, the victim of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. He and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 2003.
The film will be written by Paul Viragh, the brains behind recent Ian Dury movie "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll", according to International Screen Daily. Strummer's life has previously been recounted in two movie documentaries - Julien Temple's 2007 film "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten" and Don Letts' "Strummerville.
Strummer died suddenly on December 22, 2002 in his home at Broomfield in Somerset, the victim of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. He and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 2003.
- 11/18/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
A new wave of biopics and rockumentaries – including films about Blur, the White Stripes and Muse – leads the attack on "the blandest of the bland"
A backlash has begun against the stranglehold that television talent shows have on the British music industry. Films about rock history are the first line of attack, according to the leading directors and musicians who are driving a growing public interest in the bands that have shaped popular music.
Ten films chronicling the lives of pop stars and rock musicians have been released or gone into production in recent months. John Lennon, Ian Dury and the record producer Joe Meek have already been the subjects of biopics, and screenwriters are now delving into Britain's rich rock past to tell the stories of other musicians.
This week sees the release of Oil City Confidential, an account of Canvey Island pub-rockers Dr Feelgood. The film's director, Julien Temple,...
A backlash has begun against the stranglehold that television talent shows have on the British music industry. Films about rock history are the first line of attack, according to the leading directors and musicians who are driving a growing public interest in the bands that have shaped popular music.
Ten films chronicling the lives of pop stars and rock musicians have been released or gone into production in recent months. John Lennon, Ian Dury and the record producer Joe Meek have already been the subjects of biopics, and screenwriters are now delving into Britain's rich rock past to tell the stories of other musicians.
This week sees the release of Oil City Confidential, an account of Canvey Island pub-rockers Dr Feelgood. The film's director, Julien Temple,...
- 1/31/2010
- by Vanessa Thorpe, Rowan Walker
- The Guardian - Film News
Before he fathered the young actress Juno Temple, filmmaker Julien Temple became known for music videos and films like The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle, in which he looked at the Sex Pistols from manager Malcolm McLaren's point of view. Pistols singer John Lydon decried much of Swindle as put-on bullshit spun by McLaren, but there's no denying the film's weird potency. Hell, I even like Absolute Beginners, the bizarro mid-'80s musical Temple directed, featuring David Bowie. And Temple's Joe Strummer: the Future is Unwritten, a 2007 documentary about the former Clash bandleader, is great. What will the filmmaker do with the story of The Kinks? Temple is working now with founder Ray Davies to come up with an angle for a feature film called You've Really Got Me. Screen Daily has all the details, and notes that while there's no script yet, "the film will focus on the intense relationship...
- 12/2/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
This being Thanksgiving time, the folks at Bam Rose Cinemas have come up with a clever title for their series of punk-rock movies: "Punk 'n' Pie."
The series began on Friday, so you have already missed some of the entries; but there are still ex citing ones to come this week.
One is Alex Cox's brutal "Sid and Nancy" (1986), which closes the program next Sunday.
Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb star as the self-destructive junkies, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols and groupie Nancy Spungen, whose lives...
The series began on Friday, so you have already missed some of the entries; but there are still ex citing ones to come this week.
One is Alex Cox's brutal "Sid and Nancy" (1986), which closes the program next Sunday.
Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb star as the self-destructive junkies, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols and groupie Nancy Spungen, whose lives...
- 11/23/2008
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
IFC First Take has acquired North American theatrical and TV rights to Julien Temple's rockumentary Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten from Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
The late frontman of the influential punk rock band the Clash is brought to life in previously unseen interviews, concert footage and recordings of his BBC radio show.
The day-and-date VOD/theatrical distribution program will release the film Nov. 2. The film was produced by Amanda Temple, Anna Campeau and Alan Moloney. IFC Entertainment president Jonathan Sehring and vp acquisitions and productions Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with Cinetic Media, which repped Sony BMG.
The late frontman of the influential punk rock band the Clash is brought to life in previously unseen interviews, concert footage and recordings of his BBC radio show.
The day-and-date VOD/theatrical distribution program will release the film Nov. 2. The film was produced by Amanda Temple, Anna Campeau and Alan Moloney. IFC Entertainment president Jonathan Sehring and vp acquisitions and productions Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with Cinetic Media, which repped Sony BMG.
- 8/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- You don't have be a fan of the 1970s British punk rock sensation the Clash to enjoy Julien Temple's "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten," a visually exciting, high-octane, rock history of the band and its charismatic frontman and songwriter, Joe Strummer. Simply said: It's terrific.
With support from critics and positive word-of-mouth, Temple's docu should have as good or better boxoffice than Metallica's "Some Kind of Monster", another behind-the-scenes music docu, which grossed about $2 million worldwide.
Driven by a propulsive energy, this brilliantly edited movie moves at warp speed, starting when Strummer, nee John Mellor, a diplomat's son and public school boy, figured out that he was a leader and a misfit. Strummer reminisces about how he went from the prison of boarding school (Temple uses clips from Michael Anderson's 1956 adaptations of George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm") into the moveable feast that was the 1960s.
Intelligent, always articulate and Top Dog in his bands, Strummer from the beginning was a force of nature onstage, a fount of relentless energy so intense it was impossible to look at anyone else when he was performing. One can see his magnetism even in grainy clips of his early gigs.
A specialist in dynamic rock 'n' roll movies, Temple uses rare archival footage, animated versions of Strummer's cartoons and drawings and voice-over cobbled together from Strummer's numerous interviews as well as his BBC radio show, "London Calling".
Friends say Strummer had no use for money but did covet fame. Yet when fabulous success arrived, Strummer was embarrassed. It went against his worldview. Eventually, drugs and petty conflicts led to the demise of the band. Strummer preached humanity and political awareness from the stage but had a nasty habit of stealing the girlfriends of his fellow band members. The hit "Should I Stay or Should I Go", co-written with guitarist Mick Jones, became an anthem for the terminally ambivalent and signaled trouble ahead for the band.
The Clash officially expired in 1985. It took Strummer a decade to recover from his wild ride. He tried acting, appeared in Jim Jarmusch's "Mystery Train", wrote a movie soundtrack, cut an ill-fated album, formed a new band. Nothing quite took.
Old friends, musicians, former band members and family, along with Bono, John Cusack, Johnny Depp and Jarmusch, share their recollections, not all of them flattering. Some of this footage was shot around a campfire, in reference to events Strummer organized after the band died.
Strummer's star burned so bright in his youth, it's a little sad to see him in his 40s, heavier and middle-aged, hawking a concert on the street or doing a benefit performance. He had a fatal heart attack in 2002. It turns out he was mortal after all.
JOE STRUMMER: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN
Film4, Sony BMG, Parallel Films and HanWay Films present a Nitrate Film and Parallel Films production
Credits: Director: Julien Temple
Producer: Amanda Temple, Anna Campeau, Alan Moloney
Executive producer: Jeremy Thomas
Director of photography: Ben Cole
Music: Ian Neil
Co-producer: Orlagh Collins, Susan Mullen, Stephan Mallmann
Editor: Mark Reynolds, Tobias Zaldua, Niven Howie
Running time: 125 minutes
No MPAA rating...
With support from critics and positive word-of-mouth, Temple's docu should have as good or better boxoffice than Metallica's "Some Kind of Monster", another behind-the-scenes music docu, which grossed about $2 million worldwide.
Driven by a propulsive energy, this brilliantly edited movie moves at warp speed, starting when Strummer, nee John Mellor, a diplomat's son and public school boy, figured out that he was a leader and a misfit. Strummer reminisces about how he went from the prison of boarding school (Temple uses clips from Michael Anderson's 1956 adaptations of George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm") into the moveable feast that was the 1960s.
Intelligent, always articulate and Top Dog in his bands, Strummer from the beginning was a force of nature onstage, a fount of relentless energy so intense it was impossible to look at anyone else when he was performing. One can see his magnetism even in grainy clips of his early gigs.
A specialist in dynamic rock 'n' roll movies, Temple uses rare archival footage, animated versions of Strummer's cartoons and drawings and voice-over cobbled together from Strummer's numerous interviews as well as his BBC radio show, "London Calling".
Friends say Strummer had no use for money but did covet fame. Yet when fabulous success arrived, Strummer was embarrassed. It went against his worldview. Eventually, drugs and petty conflicts led to the demise of the band. Strummer preached humanity and political awareness from the stage but had a nasty habit of stealing the girlfriends of his fellow band members. The hit "Should I Stay or Should I Go", co-written with guitarist Mick Jones, became an anthem for the terminally ambivalent and signaled trouble ahead for the band.
The Clash officially expired in 1985. It took Strummer a decade to recover from his wild ride. He tried acting, appeared in Jim Jarmusch's "Mystery Train", wrote a movie soundtrack, cut an ill-fated album, formed a new band. Nothing quite took.
Old friends, musicians, former band members and family, along with Bono, John Cusack, Johnny Depp and Jarmusch, share their recollections, not all of them flattering. Some of this footage was shot around a campfire, in reference to events Strummer organized after the band died.
Strummer's star burned so bright in his youth, it's a little sad to see him in his 40s, heavier and middle-aged, hawking a concert on the street or doing a benefit performance. He had a fatal heart attack in 2002. It turns out he was mortal after all.
JOE STRUMMER: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN
Film4, Sony BMG, Parallel Films and HanWay Films present a Nitrate Film and Parallel Films production
Credits: Director: Julien Temple
Producer: Amanda Temple, Anna Campeau, Alan Moloney
Executive producer: Jeremy Thomas
Director of photography: Ben Cole
Music: Ian Neil
Co-producer: Orlagh Collins, Susan Mullen, Stephan Mallmann
Editor: Mark Reynolds, Tobias Zaldua, Niven Howie
Running time: 125 minutes
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- 1/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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