The band Chicago has boasted more than its share of talented musicians over the last five decades, but few matched the rock and roll grit of Terry Kath. The searing guitar virtuosity heard on early hits like “24 or 6 to 4” and “Make Me Smile” was enough to impress even Jimi Hendrix — who, according to legend, rated Kath as a better axe-man than himself.
Kath’s guitar was silenced forever on Jan. 23, 1978, while he cleaned a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol after attending a party in Los Angeles. When a friend urged him to be cautious, he removed the clip to show that it was empty.
Kath’s guitar was silenced forever on Jan. 23, 1978, while he cleaned a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol after attending a party in Los Angeles. When a friend urged him to be cautious, he removed the clip to show that it was empty.
- 12/31/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Gkids, the producer and distributor of award-winning animation for both adult and family audiences, announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the forthcoming animated feature “Mune: The Guardian of the Moon.” The French film is from the producers of the 2016 animated feature “The Little Prince” and will be released theatrically in early 2017, in a new English language version. The film was directed by Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon.
The film takes place “in a fantastical world where a young faun named Mune is unexpectedly entrusted with the monumental title of Guardian of the Moon.”
“Mune” recently won the Young People’s Jury Award at the Tiff Kids International Film Festival and won Best...
– Gkids, the producer and distributor of award-winning animation for both adult and family audiences, announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the forthcoming animated feature “Mune: The Guardian of the Moon.” The French film is from the producers of the 2016 animated feature “The Little Prince” and will be released theatrically in early 2017, in a new English language version. The film was directed by Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon.
The film takes place “in a fantastical world where a young faun named Mune is unexpectedly entrusted with the monumental title of Guardian of the Moon.”
“Mune” recently won the Young People’s Jury Award at the Tiff Kids International Film Festival and won Best...
- 11/25/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The distributor has acquired Us rights to Cave Painting Pictures’ horror title directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski.
Screen Media has earmarked a theatrical and VOD day-and-date launch for the first quarter of 2017.
Aaron Poole, Ellen Wong, Kathleen Munroe, Stephanie Belding, and Kenneth Welsh star in The Void, about a series of transformations at a rural hospital.
The Void premiered at Fantastic Fest earlier this year. Screen Media negotiated the deal with Xyz Films and CAA.
Appropriate Behavior creator and star Desiree Akhavan, is set to direct Chloë Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane of American Honey in The Miseducation Of Cameron Post, based on Emily Danforth’s coming-of-age novel set in 1993 about a girl forced into gay conversion therapy. John Gallagher Jr and Jennifer Ehle will also star in the Beachside and Parkville Pictures drama, which Beachside is fully financing. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights.FilmRise has acquired worldwide rights from Submarine and Preferred...
Screen Media has earmarked a theatrical and VOD day-and-date launch for the first quarter of 2017.
Aaron Poole, Ellen Wong, Kathleen Munroe, Stephanie Belding, and Kenneth Welsh star in The Void, about a series of transformations at a rural hospital.
The Void premiered at Fantastic Fest earlier this year. Screen Media negotiated the deal with Xyz Films and CAA.
Appropriate Behavior creator and star Desiree Akhavan, is set to direct Chloë Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane of American Honey in The Miseducation Of Cameron Post, based on Emily Danforth’s coming-of-age novel set in 1993 about a girl forced into gay conversion therapy. John Gallagher Jr and Jennifer Ehle will also star in the Beachside and Parkville Pictures drama, which Beachside is fully financing. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights.FilmRise has acquired worldwide rights from Submarine and Preferred...
- 11/20/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
FilmRise has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the documentary Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience and will release the film in all media in 2017.
Michelle Sinclair's directorial debut is the never-before-seen story of Terry Kath, the legendary guitarist, lead singer and founding member of the rock group Chicago. The film is Sinclair’s homage to her late father, who tragically died in 1978 at the height of the band’s success. The doc chronicles Kath’s life and work through a mixture of present-day interviews and archival material, creating an intimate portrait of the man behind Chicago’s iconic solos and animated sounds.
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Michelle Sinclair's directorial debut is the never-before-seen story of Terry Kath, the legendary guitarist, lead singer and founding member of the rock group Chicago. The film is Sinclair’s homage to her late father, who tragically died in 1978 at the height of the band’s success. The doc chronicles Kath’s life and work through a mixture of present-day interviews and archival material, creating an intimate portrait of the man behind Chicago’s iconic solos and animated sounds.
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- 11/18/2016
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Next month’s Toronto International Film Festival has nearly completed its lineup announcements, and each one is more impressive than the last. Today’s Tiff picks feature a number of slate additions for sections as varied as the forward-focused Discovery, their burgeoning Pop Vr section and even a handful of last minute additions to the Tiff Docs list. New titles of note that have just been announced include the Cannes hit “The Red Turtle,” Wayne Roberts’ “Katie Says Goodbye” and the well-regarded “Sand Storm,” all of which will screen as part of Discovery.
Read More: Tiff Lineup: 5 Reasons to Get Excited About the 2016 Program
Both the Next Wave and Tiff Kids section pull titles from other, previously announced sections to create an appealing lineup for the next generation of cinephiles. Standout titles include “Moonlight,” “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea” and “The Eagle Huntress.”
Additionally, the festival has...
Read More: Tiff Lineup: 5 Reasons to Get Excited About the 2016 Program
Both the Next Wave and Tiff Kids section pull titles from other, previously announced sections to create an appealing lineup for the next generation of cinephiles. Standout titles include “Moonlight,” “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea” and “The Eagle Huntress.”
Additionally, the festival has...
- 8/23/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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