To celebrate the cinema release Meet Me In The Bathroom, an immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s, we have a special bundle to giveaway for 2 lucky readers. A bundle includes a film T-shirt, a cinema poster and the book by Lizzy Goodman that inspired the film.
Featuring never-before-seen footage of iconic artists including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem the film tells the story of how a new generation kick started a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world.
Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman and directed by the award-winning filmmakers behind “Shut Up And Play The Hits” and “Blur: No Distance Left to Run” – Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – Meet Me In The Bathroom is the definitive film about the last great romantic age of Rock ‘n’ Roll, featuring some of the biggest personalities and hits,...
Featuring never-before-seen footage of iconic artists including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem the film tells the story of how a new generation kick started a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world.
Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman and directed by the award-winning filmmakers behind “Shut Up And Play The Hits” and “Blur: No Distance Left to Run” – Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – Meet Me In The Bathroom is the definitive film about the last great romantic age of Rock ‘n’ Roll, featuring some of the biggest personalities and hits,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Now that he’s done ruining “Star Wars” obsessives’ childhoods, Rian Johnson has chosen to wreak havoc on another fandom: LCD Soundsystem. The filmmaker, who delights in crushing nerds’ dreams and definitely isn’t just a director trying to do good work, has helmed the video for the beloved band’s song “oh baby.” He’s aided in that devious scheme by Sissy Spacek and David Strathairn, and for now the clip is only available to stream on Tidal, but you can avail yourself of a truncated version below.
Featuring a teleportation device and described as “a devastatingly romantic journey of discovery, tragedy and eternal love,” the video accompanies LCD Soundsystem’s 2017 album “American Dream” — their first since they disbanded in 2010. “My goal would be that it works as a video for the song and the song works as a good soundtrack of the film. Rather than a video that serves the song,...
Featuring a teleportation device and described as “a devastatingly romantic journey of discovery, tragedy and eternal love,” the video accompanies LCD Soundsystem’s 2017 album “American Dream” — their first since they disbanded in 2010. “My goal would be that it works as a video for the song and the song works as a good soundtrack of the film. Rather than a video that serves the song,...
- 9/20/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Production will begin later this year on a new female driven international espionage thriller The Rhythm Section, with financing from leading independent studio Im Global, it was announced today by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of Eon Productions in London and Im Global Founder and CEO, Stuart Ford in Los Angeles.
Wilson and Broccoli, who have produced the last eight Bond films (Spectre, Skyfall, Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, Die Another Day, The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, Goldeneye), will produce. Ford and Im Global’s Academy Award winning head of production Greg Shapiro (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, upcoming Detroit) and author/screenwriter Mark Burnell will serve as executive producers.
The Rhythm Section is a contemporary adaptation of the first of British thriller writer Mark Burnell’s “Stephanie Patrick” series of four novels.
Heroine, Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively) is on a path of self-destruction after...
Wilson and Broccoli, who have produced the last eight Bond films (Spectre, Skyfall, Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, Die Another Day, The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, Goldeneye), will produce. Ford and Im Global’s Academy Award winning head of production Greg Shapiro (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, upcoming Detroit) and author/screenwriter Mark Burnell will serve as executive producers.
The Rhythm Section is a contemporary adaptation of the first of British thriller writer Mark Burnell’s “Stephanie Patrick” series of four novels.
Heroine, Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively) is on a path of self-destruction after...
- 7/13/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.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.
– HBO has acquired the U.S. TV rights to “David Bowie: The Last Five Years,” directed and produced by Francis Whately. The film spotlights two critically acclaimed albums and the stage musical “Lazarus,” offering new insights into Bowie’s extraordinary creativity during the final five years of his life.
Featuring a wealth of rarely seen Bowie interviews, archival footage, audio from the recording sessions for “The Next Day” and “Blackstar,” and unprecedented access to Bowie’s closest friends and artistic collaborators, the film is a tribute to one of the greatest rock icons of all time.
Read More: Film Acquisitions Rundown: Sony Picks Up Tom Hanks’ ‘Greyhound,’ Lionsgate Acquires ‘Rally Car’ and More
– The Weinstein Company will...
– HBO has acquired the U.S. TV rights to “David Bowie: The Last Five Years,” directed and produced by Francis Whately. The film spotlights two critically acclaimed albums and the stage musical “Lazarus,” offering new insights into Bowie’s extraordinary creativity during the final five years of his life.
Featuring a wealth of rarely seen Bowie interviews, archival footage, audio from the recording sessions for “The Next Day” and “Blackstar,” and unprecedented access to Bowie’s closest friends and artistic collaborators, the film is a tribute to one of the greatest rock icons of all time.
Read More: Film Acquisitions Rundown: Sony Picks Up Tom Hanks’ ‘Greyhound,’ Lionsgate Acquires ‘Rally Car’ and More
– The Weinstein Company will...
- 2/17/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Vice Media has acquired a majority stake in The Witch producer Pulse Films.
The youth-skewing media firm has “dipped into” its $500m war chest to make the investment as it continues to move into the traditional television business.
The deal, which was signed on Thursday (March 24), comes more than two years after the companies agreed a strategic partnership to co-produce a number of Us-focused projects. It follows their collaboration on feature documentary Shut Up And Play The Hits [pictured], which featured LCD Soundsytem’s final show.
Vice Media president Andrew Creighton told Screen’s sister publication Broadcast that Pulse and Vice shared a “similar view of the world”.
“We’ve talked over the years about how we could work together and have tried to figure out how we could best come together,” he said.
Pulse Films chief executive Thomas Benski, who founded the firm in 2005 with Marisa Clifford, said agreeing to the deal was a “very easy decision...
The youth-skewing media firm has “dipped into” its $500m war chest to make the investment as it continues to move into the traditional television business.
The deal, which was signed on Thursday (March 24), comes more than two years after the companies agreed a strategic partnership to co-produce a number of Us-focused projects. It follows their collaboration on feature documentary Shut Up And Play The Hits [pictured], which featured LCD Soundsytem’s final show.
Vice Media president Andrew Creighton told Screen’s sister publication Broadcast that Pulse and Vice shared a “similar view of the world”.
“We’ve talked over the years about how we could work together and have tried to figure out how we could best come together,” he said.
Pulse Films chief executive Thomas Benski, who founded the firm in 2005 with Marisa Clifford, said agreeing to the deal was a “very easy decision...
- 3/29/2016
- ScreenDaily
Shane Smith’s burgeoning digital media empire just got a little bigger with the news that Vice Media has acquired a majority stake in UK production company Pulse Films. The deal gives Vice a foothold in the lucrative UK market through a well-respected producer behind the likes of Shut Up and Play the Hits, about the final show of LCD Soundsystem, The Cruise Ship and Channel 4 doc When Bjork Met Attenborough. For Pulse, which had already been expanding its U.S. operations…...
- 3/29/2016
- Deadline TV
Shane Smith’s burgeoning digital media empire just got a little bigger with the news that Vice Media has acquired a majority stake in UK production company Pulse Films. The deal gives Vice a foothold in the lucrative UK market through a well-respected producer behind the likes of Shut Up and Play the Hits, about the final show of LCD Soundsystem, The Cruise Ship and Channel 4 doc When Bjork Met Attenborough. For Pulse, which had already been expanding its U.S. operations…...
- 3/29/2016
- Deadline
Last night, LCD Soundsystem released "Christmas Will Break Your Heart," a beautiful, self-described "depressing" ode to being lonely and alone on the holidays. It was their first new song in five years, and a nice consolation to those reunion rumors that were purportedly false. But hey, wait a sec: Now Consequence of Sound reports that the band will kick off a 2016 reunion tour in April, after performing at Coachella: "LCD Soundsystem has yet to formally announce their reunion," the site says. "However, Consequence of Sound has learned that the band’s festival tour will kick off at Coachella in April. Billboard also says "multiple sources" have confirmed that the reunion is "still on." The band broke up in 2011, after their majestic Long Goodbye performance at Madison Square Garden, captured beautifully in the film Shut Up and Play the Hits. We've heard this tune before, so don't jump to any...
- 12/25/2015
- by Greg Cwik
- Vulture
Saturday Night Live, Season 41, Episode 5, “Elizabeth Banks/Disclosure”
Airs Saturdays at 11:30 pm Et on NBC (East coast version watched for review)
The Host: Elizabeth Banks is just funny, full stop. She was the one of the best parts of 30 Rock when that show started to show its age, she kills it in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and, as she makes abundantly clear in her monologue, she’s a talented comedy director as well. She just plays well with others. Tonight, she gamely acts as both catalyst (“Black Jeopardy”; “That’s so Ghetto”) and team player (“Student Theater”; “Adventures of Young Ben Carson”) because any ego or vanity she has is superseded by the need to make the thing she’s in right now be the best it can be. She modulates her mannered, cool girl charm across the disparate universes SNL throws her in to...
Airs Saturdays at 11:30 pm Et on NBC (East coast version watched for review)
The Host: Elizabeth Banks is just funny, full stop. She was the one of the best parts of 30 Rock when that show started to show its age, she kills it in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and, as she makes abundantly clear in her monologue, she’s a talented comedy director as well. She just plays well with others. Tonight, she gamely acts as both catalyst (“Black Jeopardy”; “That’s so Ghetto”) and team player (“Student Theater”; “Adventures of Young Ben Carson”) because any ego or vanity she has is superseded by the need to make the thing she’s in right now be the best it can be. She modulates her mannered, cool girl charm across the disparate universes SNL throws her in to...
- 11/15/2015
- by Jj Perkins
- SoundOnSight
James Murphy & Co. blew out the end of their influential dance-punk act LCD Soundsystem in 2011 by playing their biggest show ever, headlining Madison Square Garden and generally making every sad bastard in the place dance until they forgot that their favorite band was no more. The whole thing was filmed, too, for the great rock doc Shut Up and Play the Hits. It felt like the perfect way for one of New York's finest to go out on top, not because they were at one another's throats, but because it was just time after a decade of intense touring. (How mature.)So it came as a surprise this afternoon when Consequence of Sound quoted multiple "sources" saying LCD Soundsystem would reunite, just five years after disbanding, for a performance at next year's Coachella. Aaaaaand that rumor is false, reps from Murphy's label tell Vulture. “LCD Soundsystem is not reuniting at...
- 10/8/2015
- by Jillian Mapes
- Vulture
A staple of the Sundance Film Festival since Courtney Hunt’s Frozen River in ’08, her Park City premiered filmography as a cinematographer was followed by Little Birds, Shut Up And Play The Hits, For Ellen, Kill Your Darlings, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, and last year’s The Skeleton Twins and War Story. Late this summer, Reed Morano took an all-encompassing approach to visual storytelling, taking on double duties as director first, cinematographer second. Olivia Wilde toplines Meadowland and the hard-hitting drama includes the likes of Luke Wilson, John Leguizamo, Elisabeth Moss, Giovanni Ribisi, Juno Temple, Kevin Corrigan, Scott Mescudi and Ty Simpkins. The ideal kind of auteur theory should be more inclusive. Add cinematographers. Case in point.
Gist: Written by Chris Rossi, this follows a couple, David and Sarah, dealing with their son’s disappearance. David finds solace in a traditional form of healing, only to lose his moral compass.
Gist: Written by Chris Rossi, this follows a couple, David and Sarah, dealing with their son’s disappearance. David finds solace in a traditional form of healing, only to lose his moral compass.
- 11/13/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
It’s been a hell of a week, so it would be great to talk about films that make us happy. Unfortunately, that’s not the show we prepped. Instead, we’ve got a dissection of characters who are pushed to the breaking point, inspired by Miles Teller destroying himself to become the next Buddy Rich in Whiplash. Who knew jazz drumming was so brutal? We’ll discuss people incrementally becoming disillusioned, forget to talk about Oldboy and then connect Falling Down to Gamer Gate in one seamless move. Plus, a 10th anniversary appreciation of what Saw did right as a low budget horror movie made in an astonishingly short amount of time (18 days, no kidding). You should follow the show (@brokenprojector), Geoff (@drgmlatulippe) and Scott (@scottmbeggs) on Twitter for more on a daily basis. Please review us on iTunes Download Episode #74 Or subscribe Through iTunes On This Week’s Show: What We Learned This Week [0:00 - 0:30] Shut Up and Play the Hits...
- 10/24/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
If you’re going to undertake a deep and bizarre character study, you can do a good deal worse than to hold the microscope over Nick Cave. A rock icon, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in countless shiny pairs of leather shoes, Cave’s multi-faceted, endlessly fascinating career has spanned decades of music, books and films, leaving the former Birthday Party singer as one of the most universally beloved men in modern culture. He’s a true rock and roller: a gutter-voiced, greasy-haired troubadour of love and hate and everything in between. 20,000 Days on Earth is a fucking mess of a film, packed with strange insights, quasi-interviews and semi-nonsensical voice overs – so why do I find it so fascinating?
Part documentary, part semi-contrived drama, part creative explosion, 20,000 Days on Earth chronicles a day in Cave’s life, including recording sessions (“Can you tune the piano in the barn?”), childhood reminiscences...
Part documentary, part semi-contrived drama, part creative explosion, 20,000 Days on Earth chronicles a day in Cave’s life, including recording sessions (“Can you tune the piano in the barn?”), childhood reminiscences...
- 8/2/2014
- by Dominic Mill
- We Got This Covered
Actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna are two of the co-founders behind Ambulante, a film festival that tours Mexico bringing documentaries to communities typically without access to such movies. Now they wish to spread the festival to the United States and tour across California, and they’ve turned to Kickstarter to help make it happen.
Their goal is to raise roughly $52K in order to schedule screening events and bring filmmakers and other guests across the state. If they raise the money, they say the California tour will act as a pilot program to be able to schedule future events across other parts of the country.
Ambulante started in 2005 by Bernal, Luna, Pablo Cruz and Elena Fortes, travelling across 12 different states in Mexico. They’ve screened everything from Oscar winner Searching for Sugar Man to the critically acclaimed The Act of Killing and the LCD Soundsystem rock-doc Shut Up and Play the Hits.
Their goal is to raise roughly $52K in order to schedule screening events and bring filmmakers and other guests across the state. If they raise the money, they say the California tour will act as a pilot program to be able to schedule future events across other parts of the country.
Ambulante started in 2005 by Bernal, Luna, Pablo Cruz and Elena Fortes, travelling across 12 different states in Mexico. They’ve screened everything from Oscar winner Searching for Sugar Man to the critically acclaimed The Act of Killing and the LCD Soundsystem rock-doc Shut Up and Play the Hits.
- 7/10/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Austin’s tents might be put away and the venue halls are emptied but the flurry of expected post SXSW fest deals are in overdrive. About a week after grabbing another music-theme docu (The Past is a Grotesque Animal), IndieWIRE reports that Oscilloscope Laboratories have once again (see 2012′s Shut Up and Play the Hits) grabbed a “final” concert film in Florian Habicht’s Pulp: A Film About Life, Death, And Supermarkets. Described as an imaginative and witty portrait from THR, O-Scope will put the film in a handful of fests before releasing the film theatrically later in the year.
Gist: Pulp find fame on the world stage in the 1990′s with anthems including ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000′. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. Giving a career best performance exclusive to the film, the band share their thoughts on fame,...
Gist: Pulp find fame on the world stage in the 1990′s with anthems including ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000′. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. Giving a career best performance exclusive to the film, the band share their thoughts on fame,...
- 4/10/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Ashley Schlaifer, who worked on Red and Now You See Me while at Summit, to head Pulse’s Us development and production.
Pulse Films has appointed of Ashley Schlaifer as head of Us development and production for the company’s Los Angeles-based Us division.
Schlaifer will be responsible for, and oversee the development of a slate of scripted television and film projects in the Us, working under the production partnership of CEO Thomas Benski and head of film Lucas Ochoa. She will also work closely with UK head of development Moss Barclay.
Schlaifer previously worked as an executive at Summit Entertainment where she worked on titles including action movie Red and illusionist thriller Now You See Me.
Schlaifer went on to work as head of strategic partnerships at The Mobile Audience, focusing on the intersection of technology and entertainment, and working with film studios, television networks, and music labels to find new ways to reach consumers through...
Pulse Films has appointed of Ashley Schlaifer as head of Us development and production for the company’s Los Angeles-based Us division.
Schlaifer will be responsible for, and oversee the development of a slate of scripted television and film projects in the Us, working under the production partnership of CEO Thomas Benski and head of film Lucas Ochoa. She will also work closely with UK head of development Moss Barclay.
Schlaifer previously worked as an executive at Summit Entertainment where she worked on titles including action movie Red and illusionist thriller Now You See Me.
Schlaifer went on to work as head of strategic partnerships at The Mobile Audience, focusing on the intersection of technology and entertainment, and working with film studios, television networks, and music labels to find new ways to reach consumers through...
- 4/9/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
It's amazing to think that it's been almost three years since LCD Soundsystem called it quits with a marathon final show at Madison Square Garden on April 2. The good news is that soon you'll finally be able to listen to the whole set from the comfort of the chair you put next to your record player. The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden will come out on April 19, Record Store Day, as a 5xLP vinyl boxed set and then May 20 with a full digital and vinyl wide release. Read the full, extensive track list below; watch a performance of "All My Friends" from the show, taken from the documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits; and decide whether this release makes them closer or further away from a reunion.The Long Goodbye:01 “Dance Yrself Clean”02 “Drunk Girls”03 “I Can Change”04 “Time to Get Away”05 “Get...
- 2/27/2014
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Kevin Smith-endorsed comedy marks first acquisition for the UK’s Pulse.
UK production company Pulse Films has made its first feature film acquisition, The Dirties.
The dark comedy, written and directed by young filmmaker Matthew Johnson and endorsed by cult director Kevin Smith, will be released through Pulse’s own distribution arm in the UK and Ireland this June.
The film centres on movie-obsessed best friends Matt and Owen, who are the key targets for a group of high school bullies they call the Dirties. When the pair is assigned a class project, they set out to make their greatest film to date about their revenge.
Pulse launched its distribution arm in 2012 to handle the domestic distribution of its own film productions as well as other third party acquisitions and is headed by Anna Sissons.
Following on from their first release, Sundance title Shut Up And Play The Hits, Pulse is now...
UK production company Pulse Films has made its first feature film acquisition, The Dirties.
The dark comedy, written and directed by young filmmaker Matthew Johnson and endorsed by cult director Kevin Smith, will be released through Pulse’s own distribution arm in the UK and Ireland this June.
The film centres on movie-obsessed best friends Matt and Owen, who are the key targets for a group of high school bullies they call the Dirties. When the pair is assigned a class project, they set out to make their greatest film to date about their revenge.
Pulse launched its distribution arm in 2012 to handle the domestic distribution of its own film productions as well as other third party acquisitions and is headed by Anna Sissons.
Following on from their first release, Sundance title Shut Up And Play The Hits, Pulse is now...
- 2/21/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
It was only 2011 when LCD Soundsystem ended its run with an epic Madison Square Garden concert, but for fans of the dance-rock band, that seems like an eternity ago. Luckily, that show will yield an official live album, which James Murphy told Rolling Stone is set for release in early 2014. Immortalizing that last show, which was chronicled in the 2012 documentary "Shut Up and Play the Hits," has been a laborious process for Murphy. "Jesus, the f*cking live album," Murphy lamented in the interview. "It’s killing me. That's been just murder. I mixed it significantly differently than...
- 12/12/2013
- by Whitney Phaneuf
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Music giant to rep rights to Pulse’s originally commissioned film and TV music, TV shows in the works.
Sony/Atv Music Publishing has inked a deal to administer Pulse Films’ originally-commissioned film and TV music.
The rights tie-up between buzzed-about London-based outfit Pulse – producers of Gael Garcia Bernal doc Who is Dayani Cristal? and upcoming Nick Cave doc 20,000 Days on Earth – and music kingpin Sony/Atv, will include soundtrack rights to Pulse’s upcoming C4 First Cuts doc Payday directed by Fred Scott and Nick Davies (Fred & Nick), who made the Take That doc Look Back, Don’t Stare, and the score for a primetime series for a UK broadcaster, due to air next year.
At Sony/Atv, James Carslake and Jon Pugh will look to grow Pulse’s music publishing catalogue, and find creative opportunities for the company’s artists across their projects.
Pulse’s roster of directors includes Shut Up and Play the Hits and No Distance Left to Run...
Sony/Atv Music Publishing has inked a deal to administer Pulse Films’ originally-commissioned film and TV music.
The rights tie-up between buzzed-about London-based outfit Pulse – producers of Gael Garcia Bernal doc Who is Dayani Cristal? and upcoming Nick Cave doc 20,000 Days on Earth – and music kingpin Sony/Atv, will include soundtrack rights to Pulse’s upcoming C4 First Cuts doc Payday directed by Fred Scott and Nick Davies (Fred & Nick), who made the Take That doc Look Back, Don’t Stare, and the score for a primetime series for a UK broadcaster, due to air next year.
At Sony/Atv, James Carslake and Jon Pugh will look to grow Pulse’s music publishing catalogue, and find creative opportunities for the company’s artists across their projects.
Pulse’s roster of directors includes Shut Up and Play the Hits and No Distance Left to Run...
- 11/18/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Since LCD Soundsystem disbanded in 2011, frontman James Murphy has crafted a presence for himself in the cinematic medium. The band's final show became the subject of the acclaimed doc "Shut Up and Play the Hits," and Murphy played a supporting turn in Rick Alverson and Tim Heidecker's "The Comedy." Stepping behind the camera for the first time, Murphy has directed a short film as part of Canon's Project Imagination, an initiative headed by Ron Howard in which public figures in another realm of creativity try to express themselves through the lens. Entitled "Little Duck," the 16-minute piece chronicles a man's return to his native Japan after his brother gets into trouble with the law. You can check out the film below -- to find out more about Project Imagination and watch the other films, head over to their website.
- 11/1/2013
- by Clint Holloway
- Indiewire
As anyone who saw the LCD Soundsystem concert doc “Shut Up And Play The Hits” can attest, frontman and producer James Murphy needs to stay busy to stay happy, and since the band's end in 2011, he's done just that: an acting role in Rick Alverson's caustic film “The Comedy”, a collaboration with Gorillaz and Andre 3000 for Converse, and producer on the Yeah Yeah Yeah's “Mosquito” and Arcade Fire's recent album “Reflektor.” But Murphy's also had his eye on directing as well, and now his debut short film has hit the web. Murphy's 16-minute short, entitled “Little Duck” is certainly not one would expect from him as a debut; shot in the Japanese countryside, it follows a young man “pulled from his life in Manhattan back to his home in rural Japan when his estranged brother runs into trouble.” Plot-driven but infused with quite a measured sensibility, the film...
- 11/1/2013
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Aziz Ansari's new comedy special "Buried Alive" arrives exclusively on Netflix this Friday, November 1st at 12:01am Pt, a stand-up concert film shot at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia during the "Parks and Rec" star's 2013 tour. The writer, executive producer and star of the special (which was directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern of "Shut Up and Play the Hits") joined members of the press on a call earlier this month. Having immensely matured since his last specials, "Dangerously Delicious" and "Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening," Ansari has an entire new slew of topics to discuss and plenty more ground to cover. Ansari, now 30 years old, has entered a new stage in his life. His stand-up no longer solely consists of stories of awkward encounters or hanging out with Kanye West. Now the comedian gives insight on his personal life, pending adulthood, babies and love in the modern era.
- 10/30/2013
- by Ohad Amram
- Indiewire
Netflix managed to garner a few Emmy nominations in its first year producing original series, and the company's announced its intentions to commission its own films as well. But the streaming giant has also been getting into the comedy biz, adding exclusive standup specials from John Hodgman, Russell Peters and Marc Maron. Netflix's latest and most high-profile special comes from "Parks and Recreation" star Aziz Ansari -- "Buried Alive," which was filmed live at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, "Buried Alive" is Ansari's third stand-up special, recording during his 2013 worldwide tour, and it finds the actor and comedian taking on issues like adulthood, babies, relationships and marriage, which he addresses in the clip below. Directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern of "Shut Up and Play the Hits," "Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive" will premiere on Netflix on Friday, November 1st at 12:01 Am Pt.
- 10/23/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Once again, I’m thinking you movie fans out there will be interested in a documentary about filmmaking. It doesn’t have the all-star cast of something like Side by Side or the classic film clips of These Amazing Shadows, but Click Here should still be on your radar if you care about not just cinema but all visual storytelling in the digital age. Its full title is Click Here: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Making Movies, and it’s a project led by Pete Chatmon, who directed the early Zoe Saldana movie Premium and who teaches production at Nyu. He also won the Tribeca Film Institute’s Creative Promise Narrative Award in 2008 for a script that, five years later, has yet to be produced. That frustrating experience is what inspired him and co-writer Candice Sanchez McFarlane to embark on this other endeavor. Their scope appears to be very wide, as...
- 10/19/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Why is no one making new rap movies? Come on, budding directors, now's your time to revive this flagging genre. I've even come up with a few tips to help you along
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Earlier this month, the trailer for a new TLC biopic appeared online, inspiring a swath of girls to dust off their Tommy Hilfiger boiler suits and bandanas in preparation for its October release. Although the video seems to have limited archive footage and more than a few clunky catchphrases crowbarred in, the fact that fans are so excited by such a low-budget VH1 flick proves how scarce good rap films have become. Biopics in general are notoriously difficult to make – thanks to the acquisition of life and music rights – but it's about time there were more films documenting the careers of the greatest rap artists, giving the I'm Not Theres...
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Earlier this month, the trailer for a new TLC biopic appeared online, inspiring a swath of girls to dust off their Tommy Hilfiger boiler suits and bandanas in preparation for its October release. Although the video seems to have limited archive footage and more than a few clunky catchphrases crowbarred in, the fact that fans are so excited by such a low-budget VH1 flick proves how scarce good rap films have become. Biopics in general are notoriously difficult to make – thanks to the acquisition of life and music rights – but it's about time there were more films documenting the careers of the greatest rap artists, giving the I'm Not Theres...
- 8/9/2013
- by Kieran Yates
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆ There's no denying that Shane Meadows' latest film, The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013) - which details the impact of the Manchester-based band - is going to divide opinion. Fans of the group, which broke through in the late eighties with tremendous success, will relish in the multitude of archive interviews and gig footage. Meadows' boyish glee and borderline obsession translates into palpable energy that thrusts you through the 90-minute doc. Early on in the film, Meadows recounts how he missed out on attending the now-famous Spike Island gig after dropping a tab of acid and giving his ticket away to a stranger.
From here on out, Made of Stone is less concerned with the finer biographical details of the band and more interested in Meadows making amends for his teenage error. Swiftly dropping the a-typical music documentary structure we actually receive relatively little information regarding the formation of the band.
From here on out, Made of Stone is less concerned with the finer biographical details of the band and more interested in Meadows making amends for his teenage error. Swiftly dropping the a-typical music documentary structure we actually receive relatively little information regarding the formation of the band.
- 6/12/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
On TV this Wednesday: Arrow‘s pal does his (very dangerous) own thing, Svu restores law and order at a shady college, Felicia Day returns for another Supernatural stint and Duck Dynasty says aloha. Here are nine eve-of-Sweeps programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm Arrow (The CW) | Deadshot is back in town, and Oliver, Diggle and Felicity learn that A.R.G.U.S. is planning a sting to capture the baddie alive. Too bad Dig’s determined to see his brother’s killer dead, no matter what Ollie says or does. J. August Richards (Angel) guest-stars as the mysterious Mr.
8 pm Arrow (The CW) | Deadshot is back in town, and Oliver, Diggle and Felicity learn that A.R.G.U.S. is planning a sting to capture the baddie alive. Too bad Dig’s determined to see his brother’s killer dead, no matter what Ollie says or does. J. August Richards (Angel) guest-stars as the mysterious Mr.
- 4/24/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Epix has announced its spring documentary line-up, the majority of which are films original to the premium cable channel. One of those, "Lunarcy!", is set to screen at SXSW this month. The two non-originals are LCD Soundsystem concert film "Shut Up and Play the Hits" and basketball doc "The Other Dream Team," both of which have received theatrical releases. Of particular interest to sports fans will be "Amar’e Stoudemire: In The Moment," which will offer a profile of the Knicks' power forward on the eve of the NBA playoffs. Here's the full line-up: April 3: Lunarcy! (An Epix Original Documentary) – Lunarcy! follows an unforgettable group of unique characters, whose obsession with the moon and lunar colonization has given birth to utopian dreams of truly galactic proportions. Starring Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the Moon, among other memorable characters, Lunarcy! will play at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival.
- 3/4/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Recent years have seen a rise in high-profile music documentaries, from ones that focus on a swath of history like Dave Grohl’s “Sound City” or ones that focus on a specific band or artist, like last year’s LCD Soundsystem swan song “Shut Up And Play The Hits.” Now, another New York band will be immortalized on the big screen; The National will help launch this spring's Tribeca Film Festival as the focus of a brand new movie. Helmed by Tom Berninger, “Mistaken For Strangers” -- named for a song from their fourth album Boxer -- follows the Brooklyn-based band during their tour supporting their critically acclaimed 2010 album High Violet, their biggest to date. The director, the younger brother of lead singer Matt Berninger, joined the band as a roadie for the long tour and brought along his camera to document the experience. Most band documentaries are usually from the outside looking in,...
- 3/1/2013
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. announced today that Laura A. Sok has been appointed to Director of Theatrical Publicity. Sok comes to position from Oscilloscope Laboratories, where she was director of national and regional publicity, heading up campaigns for "Shut Up and Play the Hits" and "Samsara." Before then, she worked in publicity roles at Relativity Media, IFC Films and New Line Cinema. Sok will report to Jeff Reichert, Cinedigm’s Vice President of Theatrical Marketing, who said "The addition of Laura is really a dream come true/ Not only is she a top-notch publicist, she understands the entirety of the theatrical distribution business, which will make her an asset as we continue to aggressively expand ours." "Cinedigm has long been an innovator in distribution, with an incredible eye for what’s happening in today’s industry," added Sok. "I'm excited to work with such a...
- 2/14/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Cinedigm announces that Laura Sok has been appointed as Director of Theatrical Publicity, reporting to VP of Theatrical Marketing Jeff Reichert. Reichert states, “The addition of Laura is really a dream come true. Not only is she a top-notch publicist, she understands the entirety of the theatrical distribution business, which will make her an asset as we continue to aggressively expand ours.” Sok was formerly the director of publicity for Oscilloscope Laboratories, where she oversaw campaigns for "Shut Up and Play the Hits" and "Samsara," their highest grossing theatrical release. She also worked at Relativity, IFC and Lew Line Cinema. “I'm excited to work with such a forward-thinking, dynamic team to expand its theatrical presence in the years to come," says Sok. Cinedigm's recent slate has included Oscar nominated doc "The Invisible War," "In Our Nature," "Citadel" and the upcoming...
- 2/14/2013
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Big day for teen movie news: The recently reunited Backstreet Boys are getting their own documentary, and it's not just a fluffy Tiger Beat video, either. Stephen Kijak, who directed Stones in Exile, is working on the feature-length project for Pulse Films (which produced LCD Soundsystem's Shut Up and Play the Hits). Even Kevin is involved. Look, Jt, boy-band reunions can be Serious Film Events, too.
- 2/11/2013
- by Amanda Dobbins
- Vulture
The movies listed here aren’t necessarily the year’s best, but they’re still great movies that never found an audience during their theatrical run for one reason or another. At least one of those reasons is you, but instead of berating you for failing to support the films while they were in theaters and needed your help, we’re hoping to point you in their direction now. (Which reminds me… go see Jack Reacher!) But first, a few qualifications. I’ve excluded movies that played in fewer than 100 theaters since that’s the distributor’s fault. I’m not featuring films that made over $30m, and I’m not including subtitled foreign releases which the masses avoid by default. These are only films that had a real chance of making a lot more money, so while I wish more people saw the LCD Soundsystem concert doc Shut Up and Play the Hits, I...
- 1/2/2013
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In 2012, the Twitch family has grown even more global. With a line-up of contributors that stretches right around the planet, we've had the means to see a huge proportion of the new films that have emerged in the past 12 months from some of the world's most far-flung regions - and we want to tell you all about them! Whether they be the ones we love, the ones we hate, or all those that fall somewhere in between, we want to share. So enjoy Twitch's Best Reissue or Special Edition of 2012!Ryland Aldrich - Festivals Editor Shut Up and Play the Hits (Oscilloscope Laboratories) The DVD/Blu release of Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern's LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits (my review) is...
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- 1/2/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Was 2012 the year of the misjudged movie cameo?
Ryan Reynolds in Ted
As any lazy writer (hello) will tell you, if a joke's worth making, it's worth making twice. Seth MacFarlane already had Ryan Reynolds play gay in Family Guy, and he cameos as a sexy, silent, "Van Wilder lookalike" in Ted. Ha ha! Again.
Aziz Ansari in Shut Up And Play The Hits
The comedian didn't even mean to be in the LCD Soundsystem farewell film; he was talked into crowdsurfing by a mate at the gig. Aziz says it was "fun". Because it's not a good night out until you've been groped, lost your phone and wallet and kicked at least three people in the head.
Cheryl Cole in What To Expect When You're Expecting
"If I had six stars, I've give you six, but I've only got five so I'll give you five," Cheryl Cole says, in...
Ryan Reynolds in Ted
As any lazy writer (hello) will tell you, if a joke's worth making, it's worth making twice. Seth MacFarlane already had Ryan Reynolds play gay in Family Guy, and he cameos as a sexy, silent, "Van Wilder lookalike" in Ted. Ha ha! Again.
Aziz Ansari in Shut Up And Play The Hits
The comedian didn't even mean to be in the LCD Soundsystem farewell film; he was talked into crowdsurfing by a mate at the gig. Aziz says it was "fun". Because it's not a good night out until you've been groped, lost your phone and wallet and kicked at least three people in the head.
Cheryl Cole in What To Expect When You're Expecting
"If I had six stars, I've give you six, but I've only got five so I'll give you five," Cheryl Cole says, in...
- 12/29/2012
- by The Guide
- The Guardian - Film News
Phelim O'Neill rounds up the best new releases and restorations of 2012
The gap between theatrical and home releasing has narrowed over the last 12 months. The cinema seats were still warm when Avengers Assemble, Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises and the rest of the summer blockbusters hit disc and (legal) download formats, in plenty of time for Christmas. It's been a great year for back catalogue titles, with startling digital dust-offs being given to Lawrence Of Arabia, Jaws and even the slightly less classic Zombie Flesh-Eaters. Box-sets have delivered tidy collections of Hitchcock, James Bond and The Universal Horror Classics (Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf-Man, etc). So what if no channel will air Breaking Bad (you can get it on DVD, first four seasons anyway – and Netflix has the fifth). It's almost worth side-stepping TV broadcasts altogether when you can watch box sets of Mad Men, Homeland, Spartacus, The Killing, Game Of Thrones,...
The gap between theatrical and home releasing has narrowed over the last 12 months. The cinema seats were still warm when Avengers Assemble, Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises and the rest of the summer blockbusters hit disc and (legal) download formats, in plenty of time for Christmas. It's been a great year for back catalogue titles, with startling digital dust-offs being given to Lawrence Of Arabia, Jaws and even the slightly less classic Zombie Flesh-Eaters. Box-sets have delivered tidy collections of Hitchcock, James Bond and The Universal Horror Classics (Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf-Man, etc). So what if no channel will air Breaking Bad (you can get it on DVD, first four seasons anyway – and Netflix has the fifth). It's almost worth side-stepping TV broadcasts altogether when you can watch box sets of Mad Men, Homeland, Spartacus, The Killing, Game Of Thrones,...
- 12/29/2012
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
After brothers Bill and Turner Ross screened their new film for the first time at SXSW earlier this year, they went to lunch with representatives of Oscilloscope Laboratories, the film distribution company started by the late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch.
"Things came together pretty quickly after that," recalls Bill Ross to Rolling Stone. "It seemed so right. It was a perfect fit for us."
Having grown up listening to the Beastie Boys, Ross had a "geek-out moment," he says, as soon as he realized he'd be partnering with Yauch's company.
"Things came together pretty quickly after that," recalls Bill Ross to Rolling Stone. "It seemed so right. It was a perfect fit for us."
Having grown up listening to the Beastie Boys, Ross had a "geek-out moment," he says, as soon as he realized he'd be partnering with Yauch's company.
- 12/26/2012
- Rollingstone.com
Everyone waits until the year is over to compile their “Best of whatever” movie lists. This has become a mundane practice. Time for a bit of a change, kids. ***Being a voting member of one of the accredited film critic associations recognized by the studios for year-end awards, a ton of “For Your Consideration” screeners will be viewed up until Christmas time; all vying for award nods/momentum heading into the 84th Academy Awards*** A bunch of documentaries, most of them very good, found their way into the rankings. Two that standout revolve around music in Bad 25 an Shut Up and Play the Hits. As for the other new entries, [ Read More ]
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- 12/4/2012
- by Joe Belcastro
- ShockYa
What do The Raid, Shut Up And Play The Hits, Wake In Fright, Robocop, Boyz N The Hood, Old Boy, Holy Motors, and Hail have in common? They're all playing during the return season of arguably the coolest outdoor cinema in Melbourne, the Shadow Electric, in early 2013.The Shadow Electric cinema (and bar!) has unveiled the first part of an epic well-curated program of cinematic treats that will surely put this venue on the map big time in its all-important sophomore year. As the opening nears we'll be sure to give you a rundown of some of the program highlights but for now click through to the website and check it out for yourself. Also, they have ping pong!...
- 12/3/2012
- Screen Anarchy
What is life after fame? When popular dance band LCD Soundsystem announced that they would be willingly walking away from their successful band in 2011, it came as a shock. Rock stars are known for either overstaying their welcome, selling out, or burning themselves out on alcohol and drugs, but LCD Soundsystem side-stepped all of it by simply walking away. In this way, the documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits is more than a fond farewell to a beloved band, it answers the question of why rock stars struggle to walk away from the spotlight.
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- 12/3/2012
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
With his last directing credit being short film Slo-Mo (Sundance ’02), it’s been more than a decade before John Krokidas got to make his feature debut – and on paper, we can say Kill Your Darlings was worth the wait. Produced by a Sundance stalwart in Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and photographed by Reed Morano (Sundance preemed Frozen River, Little Birds, For Ellen, Shut Up and Play the Hits), the Sundance connection can be found in several members in a star wattage that reads as such: Daniel Radcliffe, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Olsen, David Cross, Kyra Sedgwick and Dane DeHaan. Filming began in March so this is way past the post-production phase and should be a a possible top acquisitions title for the fest, and perfect companion/comparison piece to On the Road and Howl.
Gist: Written by Austin Bunn, this explores poet Allen Ginsberg...
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- 11/20/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
This month, Stella Artois is supporting the UK red carpet premiere of Sightseers, a pitch black comedy which documents one couple’s tempestuous journey across the British Isles in their beloved Abbey Oxford caravan.
The night which will see the country’s number one premium lager brand* partner with Studiocanal and Picturehouse Cinemas, also includes an exclusive pre-drinks reception for all guests. Stella
Artois’ support for the film is part of an established heritage which celebrates the art of film making. The screening is the fourth instalment of a series of events supported by the Stella Artois bursary scheme, which has been set up to support stand-out film events in partnership with Picturehouse Cinemas.
The exclusive premiere will take place at the London Transport Museum on Monday 26th and movie enthusiasts can enter the competition via the Stella Artois UK Facebook page – the online home of the Stella Artois Cannes Cinema Club,...
The night which will see the country’s number one premium lager brand* partner with Studiocanal and Picturehouse Cinemas, also includes an exclusive pre-drinks reception for all guests. Stella
Artois’ support for the film is part of an established heritage which celebrates the art of film making. The screening is the fourth instalment of a series of events supported by the Stella Artois bursary scheme, which has been set up to support stand-out film events in partnership with Picturehouse Cinemas.
The exclusive premiere will take place at the London Transport Museum on Monday 26th and movie enthusiasts can enter the competition via the Stella Artois UK Facebook page – the online home of the Stella Artois Cannes Cinema Club,...
- 11/19/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Always eclectic, individual and interesting, Oscilloscope Laboratories has unveiled a slate of films this year that has included everything from the beautiful 70mm wonder "Samsara," LCD Soundsystem's farewell "Shut Up And Play The Hits," Todd Louiso's tender "Hello I Must Be Going," Andrea Arnold's raw "Wuthering Heights" and many more. And looking into 2013, they continue to champion strong filmmaking, as Oscilloscope has picked up Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury winner "Welcome To Pine Hill," the feature debut of Brooklyn filmmaker Keith Miller. The film was inspired by an encounter between the director and untrained lead actor of the film, Shannon Harper, in which the two argued over the ownership of a perky canine. Intrigued by the man's personality, Miller began a collaboration with Harper that yielded 'Pine Hill' and opens with the very moment that brought them together. From...
- 11/16/2012
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
If there's a way you can be the world's biggest pop band and still be underrated, well, Coldplay have figured out how. Their five albums, which always manage to be solidly artistic and hugely accessible, have sold tens of millions of copies, no small feat in the age of the crumbling music industry, and yet their detractors say that they're boring and dull, two charges that cannot be leveled against "Coldplay Live 2012." A new concert documentary that charts their tour in support of last year's Mylo Xyloto album, 'Live 2012,' like this year's other two great concert docs ("Shut Up and Play the Hits" and "Katy Perry: Part of Me") is a boundlessly energetic, utterly endearing chronicle. Hands in the air, people. Running a brisk hour long, this documentary combines footage from the band's performances at Paris' Stade de France, Montreal's Bell Centre, and their headlining gig on the Pyramid Stage at.
- 11/12/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
At the pinnacle of the band’s critical and financial success, the decision to lay LCD Soundsystem to rest was and remains a conundrum. James Murphy, the creative mind behind the band, started making music under the LCD guise in his 30s with no expectations other than to have some fun, but when his dance-centric tunes started to catch the public ear, he decided to form a band that could perform his songs live. Years later, putting a massive bookend on the project, Murphy and the crew booked Madison Square Garden for their final show. With the Sundance preemed Shut Up And Play The Hits, directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern documented not only LCD Soundsystem’s final live performance, but managed to construct a highly conflicted portrait of Murphy over the 48 hours prior to the event. The question isn’t whether or not his final show will be a success,...
- 10/16/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Whether you're looking for something new or something old, it's a pretty solid week for DVD and Blu-ray releases. Ridley Scott's Prometheus leads the way with 35 minutes of alternate and deleted scenes plus five hours of documentary material, but no Director's Cut (apparently Ridley Scott is still happy with the version that hit theatres). Other new releases include Rock of Ages starring Tom Cruise, The Raven starring John Cusack, and the Oscar-nominated animated film A Cat in Paris, not to mention the acclaimed LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits. The most notable TV releases are probably new seasons of The League and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and there are quite a few exciting titles hitting Blu-ray for the first time including the Little Shop of Horrors remake, Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train and Dial M for Murder, and Steven Spielberg's E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial.
- 10/9/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Strangers on a Train & Dial M For Murder I received review copies of these two Blu-rays only yesterday afternoon so I've only had a chance to remove the cellophane, but I can't wait to give both a watch and will relay the results once I do. Initially, looking at the features alone, it appears the Blu-ray copy of Strangers on a Train has all the same features as my 2-Disc DVD edition from 2004. It should be noted the "Preview Version" of the film, also known as the British release, which runs two minutes longer, is only presented in standard definition at 480i and not high definition like the final release version, which does still have the included audio commentary. The Dial M for Murder disc lacks the "3D: A Brief History" that was found on the previous DVD release while keeping the "Hitchcock and Dial M" documentary. My assumption here...
- 10/9/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
★★★★☆ Following the success of their 2010 Blur concert film No Distance Left to Run, British directing duo Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace turn their attention to another historic rock gig with a legion of grateful fans and a set-list of modern classics - LCD Soundsystem's final performance. Shut Up And Play The Hits (2012), a Sundance sensation, essentially sets the gold standard by which future gig documentarians ought to follow.
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- 10/9/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
In recent weeks, rumors have surfaced that former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy will be producing albums for both the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Arcade Fire.
Fortunately or unfortunately, those rumors are not true.
In an interview with HuffPost Entertainment, Murphy -- who is promoting his involvement in Canon's Project Imaginat10n -- said he is definitely not producing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' album, and is "not necessarily" producing Arcade Fire's next disc.
After a video emerged of Murphy and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner playing around in the studio, a number of sites speculated that, in the words of Fuse's Araceli Cruz, "a new Yyy's album is in the works produced by the master himself."
But Murphy says the studio visit is as far as things went. "I just did a little fun stuff," Murphy said. "Nothing really big; I don't have time and they don't have time.
Fortunately or unfortunately, those rumors are not true.
In an interview with HuffPost Entertainment, Murphy -- who is promoting his involvement in Canon's Project Imaginat10n -- said he is definitely not producing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' album, and is "not necessarily" producing Arcade Fire's next disc.
After a video emerged of Murphy and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner playing around in the studio, a number of sites speculated that, in the words of Fuse's Araceli Cruz, "a new Yyy's album is in the works produced by the master himself."
But Murphy says the studio visit is as far as things went. "I just did a little fun stuff," Murphy said. "Nothing really big; I don't have time and they don't have time.
- 10/8/2012
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
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