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‘Mr. Jimmy’ Trailer: Led Zeppelin’s Legendary Guitarist Jimmy Page Gets The Rock Doc Treatment

Edward Davis — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:02:45 +0000

’70s rockers Led Zeppelin are adored among musicologists, as well as its members singer Robert Planet, the extraordinary wildman drummer John Bonham, the quieter bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and of course, the guitarist and often principal riff writer Jimmy Page. Docs of this band have been made, and docs about each member could probably stand their own treatment too. But the doc “Mr.

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‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Is A Leaden, Overlong Doc Solely For Superfans [Venice Review]

Marshall Shaffer — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:08:12 +0000

Given the tendency of music documentaries to do little more than bring a Wikipedia page to life, it’s not exactly an encouraging sign when Bernard MacMahon’s “Becoming Led Zeppelin” begins with the band’s members literally listing off their date and place of birth. The film isn’t a complete rundown of their life and work – just a partial one, focusing on the group’s influences and early success from 1969-1970. But even a narrow focus cannot offset MacMahon’s indulgence of hanging onto every word in their interviews and every note of their performances.

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Zooey Deschanel To Star In HBO Pilot Based On Pamela Des Barres ‘I’m With The Band: Confessions Of A Groupie’

Simon Dang — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:44:00 +0000

Zooey Deschanel has signed on to star and executive produce a HBO half-hour pilot adaptation of Pamela Des Barres’ famous memoirs, “I’m With The Band: Confessions OF A Groupie.”

The story centers on Des Barres’ experiences in the 1960’s juggling the excitement of rolling with famous musicians and actors like Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page and Don Johnson as well as the heartbreak and emptiness of being substituted for the next pretty young thing.

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Jack White’s ‘It Might Get Loud’ Single Hits; Jimmy Page Says DVD Will Contain More Music

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:37:00 +0000

Last week we reported that David Guggenheim — director of the upcoming rock doc, “It Might Get Loud” — had coerced Jack White into writing a new song (“Fly Farm Blues”) for the film and then releasing it as a single, presumably so he could get some extra promotional mileage from music blogs obsessed with every fart White blows any which way (or something like that). Not a bad idea. The doc, as you’ve probably heard by now, also features U2’s The Edge and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page.

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Contest: Win A Free ‘It Might Get Loud’ Poster

Rodrigo Perez — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:01:00 +0000

Remember the upcoming rock doc, “It Might Get Loud”?

The picture centers on three “rock guitar gods,” Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge, and The White Stripes’ Jack White, and is directed by Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim who helmed, “An Inconvenient Truth.”

The film hits theaters on August 14 in limited release via Sony Pictures Classics and we have an autographed poster (the one you see here) signed by Guggenheim to give away.

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Trailer: Rock Documentary ‘It Might Get Loud,’ Film Hits August 14 In Limited Release

Rodrigo Perez — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:22:00 +0000

The New York Times seem to be the one that debuted the trailer for guitar-rock documentary, “It Might Get Loud” last week, but /Film reminds us that various outlets like Trailer addict have stolen it and released it on their site.

Centering on three “rock guitar gods,” Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge, and The White Stripes’ Jack White, the film is directed by Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim who helmed, “An Inconvenient Truth.” But none of the rockers on the poster?

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Rock Doc ‘It Might Get Loud’ Coming To Theaters Summer 2009

Rodrigo Perez — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:34:00 +0000

“It Might Get Loud” is a documentary centering on three “rock guitar gods,” Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge, and The White Stripes’ Jack White.

Sony Pictures Classics has grabbed North American film distribution rights with a plan to roll it out in theaters Summer 2009 according to the Hollywood Reporter. We saw the film when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The doc, which traced each guitarist in the here-and-now about their techniques and relationship to the guitar, wasn’t mandatory viewing or anything, but if you’re a big fan of any of these three, it’s probably worth watching as it was fun to watch (the culminating scenes where they jam together are interesting too).

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TIFF Review: Jimmy Page, Jack White And The Edge Rock Out In ‘It Might Get Loud’

Rodrigo Perez — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:38:00 +0000

Since we decided to make a blog about “where movies and music meet” (an albatross we’ll never get off our necks ;), we’re pretty obligated to see, “It Might Get Loud,” a rock guitar god documentary that centers of Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge, and The White Stripes’ Jack White, no? Well, yeah.

Well-shot, well constructed and giving equal time to each guitar god (though calling White might be a stretch by our POV), ‘Loud,’ was a engaging, informative, if not completely necessary documentary about three guitarists seemingly chosen at random.

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Rock Doc, ‘It Might Get Loud’ Featuring Jimmy Page, The Edge & Jack White To Premiere At TIFF ’08

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:40:00 +0000

Remember the rock-guitar doc, “It Might Get Loud,” which will feature guitar gods, Jimmy Page of Led Zep, Jack White of the White Stripes and U2’s The Edge?

The doc was screening out of competition at Cannes in attempts at finding a buyer and evidently it found one. The doc will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film is directed by Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim who helmed, “An Inconvenient Truth.” [Variety]

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Jack White, Jimmy Page & U2’s The Edge To Be Featured In Guitar Doc ‘It Might Be Loud’

Rodrigo Perez — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:04:00 +0000

Corrected version:

The White Stripes Jack White, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and U2’s The Edge will all be the focus of the era-spanning guitar documentary, “It Might Get Loud” which is set to debut be shown during Cannes 2008 to prospective buyers, but the film will not actually screen for audiences proper at the festival.

Directed by David Guggenheim
(director-producer of “An Inconvenient Truth” and “Deadwood,”) the guitar doc will look at the history of the axe from the point of view of the aforementioned rock touchstones.

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Led Zeppelin Summarize DVD for Mothership, Still Won’t Refund Your Money

astrudsands — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:00:00 +0000

If the five and a half hours long original “Led Zeppelin DVD (1970)” is far too much for you to digest – and trust us, for the layman it is – we’ve got excellent holiday greetings for you.

The fine folk at Rhino Records and the gents of Led Zeppelin are releasing a 3 disc CD/DVD combo called Mothership that is one part greatest hits package and one part nicely trimmed down excerpts of the highlights from their original 1970 concert DVD.

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