ride, rise, roar: the new david byrne concert film, premiering in march at sxsw

Ride Rise Roar in the UK

hillman — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:55:02 +0000

This is exciting.

http://www.rideriseroarthefilm.co.uk/

RRR NYC debut

hillman — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:24:07 +0000

Hello All,
RRR is making its NYC debut this Saturday the 6th.
http://www.docnyc.net/film/ride-rise-roar
I’ll be buying a round after. DB will be there too
hope to see you
Hillman

Festival Updates

arianna — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:03:10 +0000

Sorry for the delay between updates but we’ve been busy scheduling our next round of festival screenings as well as arranging for the much-anticipated distribution. More on distribution by end of August, but in the meantime, here’s a list of upcoming screenings. Continue to check back regularly as we’ll post more screening and distribution news when we have it:

August 3 — Pleasantville, New York @ Jacob Burns Film Center

August 10 — Oslo, Norway @ Øya-festival

September 23 – October 3 — Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ Milwaukee Film Festival (check back in mid-August for exact screening dates)

September 30 – October 15 — Vancouver, Canada @ Vancouver International Film Festival (check back in mid-August for exact screening dates)

October 20-27 — Bergen, Norway @ Bergen International Film Festival (check back in early September for exact screening dates)

October 28 – November 7 — Barcelona, Spain @ In-Edit International Music Documentary Festival (check back in late September for exact screening dates)

November 11-14 — Zion Canyon, Utah @ Red Rock Film Festival of Zion Canyon (check back in early October for exact screening dates)

European Festival Premiere

arianna — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:35:09 +0000

More festival news — Ride, Rise, Roar will have it’s European festival premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, screening July 4, 5, and 9 — details here http://www.kviff.com/en/films/film-detail/3006-ride-rise-roar/. Also In July, a screening at the Munich Film Festival — http://www.kviff.com/en/films/film-detail/3006-ride-rise-roar/. Finally, we’re thrilled to be one of the selections of the “Sounds of Summer” film music series at the Jacob Burns Film Center, August 3 in Pleasantville, NY — http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org/films/film-series/detail/24140#28946.

See you at Silverdocs!

arianna — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:15:59 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that our East Coast Premier will be at Silverdocs — which has been hailed as the ‘pre-eminent documentary festival in the US’, and runs June 21-27 at the AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center, just outside Washington, DC. Details on screening and tickets are here:

Silverdocs Cinema

Seattle Here We Come

arianna — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:34:28 +0000

We’re pleased to announce that the next stop on the Ride, Rise, Roar journey is Seattle International Film Festival! We’re excited to to spend a week in the Pacific Northwest at the most highly-attended film festival in the United States (and also one of the best)! Check the film’s page on SIFF’s website for screening dates, times and venues. We can’t wait to see you in Seattle!

http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=43375&FID=166

Wired: Ride, Rise, Roar Burns With Strange Grace

hillman — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:20:14 +0000

But it’s the live sequences that are truly extraordinary. You wouldn’t be mocked for feeling apprehensive about a show that combines pop music with modern dance — “An idea fraught with danger,” Curtis said — but the results are quite awesome. The dancers aren’t just there to add a dramatic visual element to the show. In some songs, they actually “play” the band, moving the microphones around on the stage (“I Zimbra”) and forcing the musicians to do things with their bodies they wouldn’t normally do (“I Feel My Stuff”).

Read the complete review at Wired!

Variety: This Ain’t No Humdrum Concert Documentary

hillman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:43:45 +0000

Highlights include a thrillingly propulsive version of “Burning Down the House” performed by Byrne and company while wearing tutus, and the sinuously sexy movements (aptly described by a choreographer as “Fosse-like”) employed by one and all during “The Great Curve.” Here and elsewhere, Byrne rivets attention with a stage presence that suggests subzero heat — wild abandon under scrupulous control. The musicians, vocalists and dancers take their cue from him, to great effect.

It takes nothing at all away from Jonathan Demme’s groundbreaking Talking Heads doc “Stop Making Sense” (1984) to say that “Ride, Rise, Roar” might very well introduce Byrne to a new generation of fans.

Read the rest of the review at Variety.

Hillman Interviewed on Red Carpet Crash

hillman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:55:34 +0000

SXSW: David Hillman Curtis from Devin Pike on Vimeo.

Hillman Interviewed on PBS

hillman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:50:45 +0000

See here: http://video.pbs.org/video/1435136381/