Reelin’ and Rockin’
Partnering with CD92.9 FM to bring music back to the big screen, with rock docs and music films hosted by Brian Phillips and Colin Gawel.
Reelin’ and Rockin’: HYPE! (1996)
Director: Doug Pray Run Time: 84 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 1996
Starring: Carrie Akre, Jeff Ament, Mark Arm, Michael Anderson, Valerie M. Agnew
Country: United States
Language: English
Reelin’ and Rockin’ at Gateway Film Center
May 19, 2023 | In partnership with CD92.9, we’re bringing music back to the big screen with your favorite rock docs and films, hosted by Brian Phillips and Colin Gawel. Meet up with fellow music lovers in The Festival Lounge beginning at 7:30PM, and then join us at 9PM for the presentation.
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The music, the artists and the hype that defined a generation. Drop into the Pacific Northwest at the start of the Nineties and watch a vibrant underground scene explode into a global grunge media frenzy. HYPE! (1996) follows the music from local bands playing for their friends to Sub Pop’s brilliant exploitation of “the Seattle Sound,” to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” charting at #1.
Questions of money, authenticity and fame arise as “grunge fashion” hits the runways and a mass migration of wanna-be Seattle bands saturates the city. Interspersed throughout are fascinating introspective interviews with members of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and the Fastbacks — as well as a ton of live performances sure to ping the pleasure center of any musichead’s head.
“an all-time great rock doc”
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times
About the filmmaker:
Doug Pray is an American documentary film director, cinematographer, and editor who often explores unique subcultures in his films. After directing several music videos, he helmed his first feature documentary HYPE! (1996) about the emergence and explosion of the early ‘90s Seattle music scene. His second music documentary Scratch (2001) was a celebration of hip-hop DJs and turntablism. His other documentary subjects include graffiti artists in Infamy (2005), nomadic surfers in Surfwise (2008), independent truck drivers in Big Rig (2008), and copywriters in the Emmy Award-winning Art & Copy (2009). He also directed HBO’s Love, Lizzo (2022) and executive produced, wrote, and edited the Grammy-winning documentary series The Defiant Ones. Pray has a BA in sociology from Colorado College and an MFA from UCLA’s School of Film and Television. His films have premiered at major festivals, including Sundance, Toronto, and SXSW.
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Reelin’ and Rockin’: Amy (2015)
Director: Asif Kapadia Run Time: 128 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2015
Starring: Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder, Mark Ronson, Pete Doherty, Tony Bennett
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Reelin’ and Rockin’ at Gateway Film Center
June 16, 2023 | In partnership with CD92.9, we’re bringing music back to the big screen with your favorite rock docs and films, hosted by Brian Phillips and Colin Gawel. Meet up with fellow music lovers in The Festival Lounge beginning at 7:30PM, and then join us at 9PM for the presentation.
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2016 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature
The incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse—in her own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on the world we live in, in a way that very few can.
“An extraordinary, powerful work”
—IndieWire
A once-in-a-generation talent, Amy Winehouse was a musician that captured the world’s attention. A pure jazz artist in the most authentic sense—she wrote and sung from the heart using her musical gifts to analyse her own problems. The combination of her raw honesty and supreme talent resulted in some of the most unique and adored songs of the modern era. Her huge success, however, resulted in relentless and invasive media attention which coupled with Amy’s troubled relationships and precarious lifestyle saw her life tragically begin to unravel. Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning in July 2011 at the age of 27.
About the filmmaker:
Asif Kapadia is a British film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for his visually striking, narratively-driven documentary films, including Amy (2015) on singer Amy Winehouse, which had its world premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the BAFTA for Best Documentary, and a Grammy for Best Music Film, among other accolades. His documentary on motor racing legend Ayrton Senna, called Senna (2010), won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival 2011. His narrative debut The Warrior (2001) won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film of the Year and the Award for Special Achievement by a Director, Writer or Producer in their Debut Feature.
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