Category: Film

'Color Me Obsessed,' documentary about The Replacements, premiering at Florida film fest

‘Color Me Obsessed,’ documentary about The Replacements, premiering at Florida film fest

The long-in-the-works documentary about The Replacements and their rabid fans — a film dubbed, appropriately, ‘Color Me Obsessed’ — finally is finished and will make its world premiere later this month at the Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa, Fla.

Bauhaus' Peter Murphy appearing in 'Eclipse,' sets fall release for 'Ninth' solo album

Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy appearing in ‘Eclipse,’ sets fall release for ‘Ninth’ solo album

The bat-like Peter Murphy — who hits the big screen next week with a cameo as a vampire in ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ — today announced he’ll release his ninth solo album, the fittingly titled ‘Ninth,’ in the fall, following this summer’s Dirty Dirt Tour.

Video: Paul Westerberg plays baseball stadium for ’40 Nights of Rock & Roll’ documentary

The directors of the upcoming documentary ’40 Nights of Rock & Roll’ managed to drag former Replacements leader Paul Westerberg out of semi-seclusion last week to play some songs and talk rock at Minneapolis’ Target Field — and here’s a video teaser to prove it.

R.E.M.'s 'This Is Not a Show' concert film to re-air on Sundance Channel next week

R.E.M.’s ‘This Is Not a Show’ concert film to re-air on Sundance Channel next week

The Sundance Channel next week will re-air the R.E.M. concert documentary ‘This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin,’ which is included in the 2CD/1DVD editions of the band’s new live album, ‘Live at the Olympia,’ and premiered on the cable network in December.

David Byrne concert film 'Ride, Rise, Roar' to premiere at South By Southwest in March

David Byrne concert film ‘Ride, Rise, Roar’ to premiere at South By Southwest in March

‘Ride, Rise, Roar’ — a new concert film documenting the creation and staging of David Byrne’s ambitious ‘The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno’ tour in 2008 and 2009 — will receive its world premiere next month at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

John Hughes wrote a screenplay inspired by The Cure's 'Lovecats,' Molly Ringwald says

John Hughes wrote a screenplay inspired by The Cure’s ‘Lovecats,’ Molly Ringwald says

Molly Ringwald tells Vanity Fair that the late John Hughes started work on a script based on The Cure’s 1983 single “The Lovecats” — and even assembled a hypothetical soundtrack for the film — after finishing “The Breakfast Club.”