U2 3D Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/u2d/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png U2 3D Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/u2d/ 32 32 ‘Henry Poole’ Is… Well, Hopeless https://staging2.theplaylist.net/henry-poole-is-well-hopeless-20080815/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/henry-poole-is-well-hopeless-20080815/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:14:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=10334 God, poor Mark Pellington, the director of “Henry Poole Is Here. The former video director – Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy;” famous clips for NIN, Foo Fighters, The Flaming Lips; filmmaker behind “U2 3D” – lost his wife suddenly and tragically in a car accident four years ago and had to raise their 2 1/2-year-old daughter on his own.

Obviously the guy went through hell and back to make it through such devastation, so when you’re reading the press notes of ‘Henry Poole’ is here before the movie starts and being informed of all this tragedy, you can’t help but feel for the guy, side with him and understand his motivations to make a film rooted in touching and spiritual themes of life, death, love, loss, etc., even if those sentiments can be rather cliche.

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/henry-poole-is-well-hopeless-20080815/feed/ 0 ShortCuts: Sonic Youth, Kurt Cobain, Shine A Light, U2, Gorillaz; More https://staging2.theplaylist.net/shortcuts-sonic-youth-kurt-cobain-shine-20080207/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/shortcuts-sonic-youth-kurt-cobain-shine-20080207/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:20:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=11391 The title of Sonic Youth’s seminal avante-noise alt-rock record Daydream Nation, has been appropriated and appropriated by a Hayden Panettiere film vehicle no less. Kieran Culkin is also in talks to star in the film that has nothing to do with the downtown New York noiseniks. No they can’t sue. Titles are not copywritable in the United States. [Variety]

The documentary “Kurt Cobain: About a Son,” is coming out on DVD February 19 via ShoutFactory.

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