The film develops as a narrative mystery with cinematic recreations. I actually do like kurt and courtney, regardless of some of the subject matter last 48 is also interesting, although these. An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist kurt cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with cobain by noted music journalist michael azerrad for his book come as you are. A definitive ranking of every kurt cobain movie ever made. Based on more than 25 hours of neverbeforeheard audiotaped interviews conducted by noted journalist michael azerrad, the movie kurt.
Weve been trying to find the right time to put this film. If you watch the film on dvd, be sure to watch the extra features, in which. It looks like a very interesting film and im sure both me and my son are going to love it. The video itself, character wise, is more resembling to an autobiography rather than a documentary.
Ill be honest, the film left me thinking about life and how we should embrace it and live life. Not too many rock documentaries are as fans only as aj schnacks kurt cobain. What it does have going for it is about 90 minutes of kurt cobain in conversation with aj. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kurt cobain about a son near you. The last 48 hours of kurt cobain 2007 television theater 2006. About a son, the priest they called him, love and death. Cobain appreciated, but i really feel like it would have been a better and more complete documentary with music. Over the next couple of days, the movie really sank in, and i realized what a great character cobain was, and what an artsy film kurt cobain.
A guide to cobains cinematic legacy from montage of heck to inspired by movies, heres a complete breakdown of the nirvana singers screen appearances. Courtney love plans kurt cobain movie music the guardian. With kurt cobain, nathan streifel, michael azerrad, courtney love. About a son hit the web, theres been a lot of speculation. It really gives you as much detail about cobains life as you could ask for. The story of nirvana, set over ambient cinematography of. Montage of heck, premiered at the sundance film festival in january 2015, followed by smallscreen and cinema releases.
About a son is a documentary directed by aj schnack. In the film, kurt cobain recounts his own life from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame and offers often piercing insights into his. Following in the deeply idiosyncratic footsteps of last days, about a son plays more like autobiography than documentary. He did not need any permission from anyone, i do not know if that is really so, i mean then why, now. About a son is constructed largely from interviews authorjournalist michael azerrad conducted with the nirvana singersongwriter when he was writing their authorized biography, come as you are. An intimate and moving meditation on the late kurt cobain featuring neverbefore. Its hard to know who the audience might be for the documentary oddity kurt cobain about a son, but i bet its subject would have hated it. Which in your opinion is the best kurt cobain movie. In january 2007, love began to shop the biography heavier than heaven to various movie studios in hollywood to turn the book into an alist feature film about cobain and nirvana. About a son is a 2006 american documentary film about kurt cobain. Schnack created this impressionistic tribute to nirvana front man kurt cobain, who committed suicide in 1994 at the age of 27, during the. Kurt cobain a bout a son is a profound, almost dreamlike account of cobain s own successes and failures, thoughts and experiences, allowing the audience to gain unprecedented intimacy with this legendary figure. Kurt cobain about a son 2007 stream and watch online.
Yet, aj schnack actually found a way to create and distribute a movie that doesnt fawn over him, that doesnt include nirvana music, concert footage, or even a photo of cobainuntil very briefly at the end. Kurt cobain about a son 2007 documentary filmmaker a. Critic goes god the first thing i did was burn all my charles bukowski books. Pdf love death the murder of kurt cobain download full. Kurt cobain about a son is an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist kurt cobain told entirely in his own voice. About a son, which pairs fragments of old cobain audio interviews all conducted by michael azerrad with new footage of the places cobain lived and worked. Based on more than 25 hours of neverbeforeheard audiotaped interviews conducted by noted journalist michael azerrad, the movie kurt cobain about a son is an intimate and moving portrait of the. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. About a son is also a biography, but it relies on cobains own recollections, pairing it with still photos and newly shot footage of olympia, seattle, and aberdeen. Montage of heck is the definitely the bestproduced, probably the best yet overall.
Read the kurt cobain a bout a son movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Kurt cobain about a son is the closest thing to an autobiography of kurt. Kurt cobain about a son is a lovely piece of filmmaking, a gripping, minimalist marriage of sound and image. P peace to all your souls and remember be always nirvana. The opening of the documentary is a narrative by cobain himself. The film played at numerous film festivals, and was nominated for the 2007.
Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window. Early in the film, cobain tells azerrad how, growing up, he pretended he. It debuted at the 2006 toronto international film festival, and was produced by sidetrack films. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 2007 freigegeben. In spite of this, the film is welldone enough to earn your investment. This documentary is directed by gus van sant and it is looking into the life and untimely death of the 90s rock icon kurt cobain. The film draws upon a series of audiotaped conversations between cobain and music writer michael azerrad over. About a son music from the motion picture on discogs. Washington post kurt cobain about a son is an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist kurt cobain told entirely in his own voice. Rolling stone mark lanegan on why kurt cobains death still haunts him, how courtney love saved his life. Kurt cobain on bukowski i once read the journals of kurt cobain and was taken aback because the first page i read page 82 purely by chance had this comment on it.
Montage of heck is a 2015 documentary film about nirvana lead singer kurt cobain. A definitive ranking of every kurt cobain movie ever made by the hairpin april 24, 2015. Kurt cobain a bout a son is the closest thing to an autobiography of kurt cobain. If this were a documentary about john nobody, only the cinematic formalists would careand even they might gripe at how schnack often falls back on overly. In the film, kurt cobain recounts his own life from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame and offers often piercing insights into his life, music, and times. Kurt cobain was a fan of bukowski charles bukowski. The filmmakers used timelapse and still photography in the documentary to portray cobains. Kurt cobain about a son is a profound, almost dreamlike account of cobains own successes and failures, thoughts and experiences, allowing the audience to gain unprecedented intimacy with this legendary figure. The last 48 hours of kurt cobain tv movie 2007 documentary music. In the film, kurt cobain recounts his own life from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later. Kurt cobain in his own words an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist kurt cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with cobain by noted music journalist michael azerrad for his book come as you are.
Kurt donald cobain february 20, 1967 aberdeen, washington, usa. Nonprofit organization in the omahacouncil bluffs metro area devoted to the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. N amed after a nervejangling sound collage that he once created, montage of heck is a portrait of nirvana leader and grunge idol kurt cobain, who killed himself in. Last days 2005 a gus van sant film about kurt cobain full movie alvaro hugo. He said all the tapes with kurts voice in it is his. The documentary features audio recordings of interviews between cobain and journalist michael azerrad done for the book come as you are. About a son 2006 bluray documentary, music an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist kurt cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews cond. The definitive kurt cobain movie hasnt been made yet, maybe it never will. An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist kurt cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with cobain by noted music journalist. It received a limited theatrical release worldwide and premiered on television in the united states on hbo on april 24, 2015. I had to ask who gave him ok to make this film since kurt is, well, gone. About a son 2006 gratis cinemaxxi film bagus bioskop online movie sub indo ilk21 indoxxi. Watch to learn more about the vision, inception, and glorious.
About a son 2007 aj schnack on allmovie filmmaker a. Kurt cobain about a son is the closest thing to an autobiography of kurt cobain. Published on oct 16, 2007 fuse tv interviews journalist michael azerrad and director aj schnack of the film kurt cobain ab out a son. About a son is a 2006 american documentary film about kurt cobain, directed by aj schnack. The film was directed by brett morgen and premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival.
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