Updated with official trailer: Hulu has released the official trailer for the Gotham Chopra-directed Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story ahead of its April 26 premiere. The trailer looks back at the band’s 40-year journey starting with its roots in New Jersey to stages worldwide. In addition to Bon Jovi, it features interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Tico Torres, Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Phil X, John Shanks, Obie O’Brien, Everett Bradley, Doc McGee, Dorothea Bongiovi, Matt Bongiovi, Paul Korsilius, and Dean Grillo. Watch above.
Previous, Feb. 9: Jon Bon Jovi is keeping the faith that Gotham Chopra-directed Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story tells the “real truth” about the band, warts and all.
The rock star was at TCA to promote the four-part series, which looks at the band’s origins, its ups and downs, various members and recent struggles. It touches on subjects such...
Previous, Feb. 9: Jon Bon Jovi is keeping the faith that Gotham Chopra-directed Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story tells the “real truth” about the band, warts and all.
The rock star was at TCA to promote the four-part series, which looks at the band’s origins, its ups and downs, various members and recent struggles. It touches on subjects such...
- 3/7/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In a perfect world, Kiss would have wrapped up the final show of their End of the World tour by inviting former members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss onto the stage for tearful hugs, an end to the bitterness that has consumed the group for decades, and one last rendition of “Rock and Roll All Nite,” giving the inevitable biopic a perfect last scene.
In the world we actually live on, Criss and Frehley were nowhere in sight when Kiss played their (supposed) final show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening.
In the world we actually live on, Criss and Frehley were nowhere in sight when Kiss played their (supposed) final show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening.
- 12/3/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Kiss are being sued by the widow of late longtime guitar tech Francis “Fran” Stueber, who died after contracting Covid while the band was on tour in 2021.
Catherine Stueber, along with several members of her family, are claiming both negligence and wrongful death against Kiss, naming founding members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, longtime manager Doc McGhee, Kiss’ “End of the Road Tour” promoter Live Nation, and hotel chain Marriott International as defendants.
The suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, states, “As a direct and proximate result of the dangerous condition created by Defendants, Decedent suffered fatal injuries and Plaintiffs suffered damages, including, but not limited to funeral and burial expenses, the permanent deprivation of the love companionship, affection solace, society, comfort, assistance, services and financial contributions, and moral support of Decedent in an amount according to proof at trial.”
Fran Stueber died from the virus just days after being quarantined...
Catherine Stueber, along with several members of her family, are claiming both negligence and wrongful death against Kiss, naming founding members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, longtime manager Doc McGhee, Kiss’ “End of the Road Tour” promoter Live Nation, and hotel chain Marriott International as defendants.
The suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, states, “As a direct and proximate result of the dangerous condition created by Defendants, Decedent suffered fatal injuries and Plaintiffs suffered damages, including, but not limited to funeral and burial expenses, the permanent deprivation of the love companionship, affection solace, society, comfort, assistance, services and financial contributions, and moral support of Decedent in an amount according to proof at trial.”
Fran Stueber died from the virus just days after being quarantined...
- 10/12/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
The family of a Kiss guitar tech — who died while quarantining in 2021 after contracting Covid during the band’s End of the Road World Tour — is suing for wrongful death, according to a lawsuit reviewed by Rolling Stone.
Catherine Stueber, whose husband Fran had served as guitar tech for Paul Stanley for decades, filed the suit in Los Angeles on Wednesday along with several members of her family, claiming both negligence and wrongful death. Kiss founding members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, their longtime manager Doc McGhee, the tour’s promoter Live Nation,...
Catherine Stueber, whose husband Fran had served as guitar tech for Paul Stanley for decades, filed the suit in Los Angeles on Wednesday along with several members of her family, claiming both negligence and wrongful death. Kiss founding members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, their longtime manager Doc McGhee, the tour’s promoter Live Nation,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Ace Frehley recently gave Paul Stanley a week to apologize for a disparaging comment, but apparently all he got back from the Kiss singer-guitarist was a good old-fashioned “Fuck you!”
To quickly recap, last month Stanley told Howard Stern that a reunion with original Kiss members Frehley and Peter Criss would sound like “Piss.” Frehley, appearing on Eddie Trunk’s SiriusXM show last week, threatened to spill “dirt” on Stanley and Gene Simmons if he didn’t get an apology within seven days.
As promised, Frehley returned to Trunk’s show today (April 5th), a week later, with an update. When asked by Trunk if Stanley responded, Frehley said, “Yes, he did, not long after the show was over. I was blindsided by the phone call. … But instead of an apology, I got a five-second phone call which said, ‘Fuck you, Ace. I’m not going to apologize,’ and hung up.
To quickly recap, last month Stanley told Howard Stern that a reunion with original Kiss members Frehley and Peter Criss would sound like “Piss.” Frehley, appearing on Eddie Trunk’s SiriusXM show last week, threatened to spill “dirt” on Stanley and Gene Simmons if he didn’t get an apology within seven days.
As promised, Frehley returned to Trunk’s show today (April 5th), a week later, with an update. When asked by Trunk if Stanley responded, Frehley said, “Yes, he did, not long after the show was over. I was blindsided by the phone call. … But instead of an apology, I got a five-second phone call which said, ‘Fuck you, Ace. I’m not going to apologize,’ and hung up.
- 4/5/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
They’ve rocked and rolled all night and partied every day for a half-century, and now Kiss will be the subject of a new Netflix biopic.
The band’s longtime manger, Doc McGhee, revealed the news during an interview with Mike Brunn for his podcast “The Rock Experience”.
“It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss. We’re just starting it now,” McGhee divulged, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Read More: Gene Simmons Thinks Beyoncé And Bruno Mars ‘Would Pass Out’ Performing In Kiss Costumes
“We’ve already sold it, it’s already done, we have a director, McG. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24,” he added.
McG’s directorial credits include such films as “Terminator Salvation”, “Charlie’s Angels” and its sequel “Full Throttle”, and “We Are Marshall”.
Kiss co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are reported to be cooperating with the project,...
The band’s longtime manger, Doc McGhee, revealed the news during an interview with Mike Brunn for his podcast “The Rock Experience”.
“It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss. We’re just starting it now,” McGhee divulged, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Read More: Gene Simmons Thinks Beyoncé And Bruno Mars ‘Would Pass Out’ Performing In Kiss Costumes
“We’ve already sold it, it’s already done, we have a director, McG. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24,” he added.
McG’s directorial credits include such films as “Terminator Salvation”, “Charlie’s Angels” and its sequel “Full Throttle”, and “We Are Marshall”.
Kiss co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are reported to be cooperating with the project,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
A biopic chronicling the early days of Kiss will premiere on Netflix in 2024, reveals the band’s manager, Doc McGhee, in a new interview.
News of the biopic first broke in 2021. The film, titled Shout It Out Loud, is being directed by Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki; Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales).
While speaking with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn, McGhee revealed, “It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss. We’re just starting it now. We’ve already sold it, [the deal is] already done, we have a director. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24.”
In a previous interview with Talking Metal, McGhee elaborated, “I think it’s a very interesting look at the formation of Kiss, the mindset of how that came about, the social pressure that everybody was in in the ’60s and ’70s that brought something like Kiss to the forefront,...
News of the biopic first broke in 2021. The film, titled Shout It Out Loud, is being directed by Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki; Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales).
While speaking with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn, McGhee revealed, “It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss. We’re just starting it now. We’ve already sold it, [the deal is] already done, we have a director. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24.”
In a previous interview with Talking Metal, McGhee elaborated, “I think it’s a very interesting look at the formation of Kiss, the mindset of how that came about, the social pressure that everybody was in in the ’60s and ’70s that brought something like Kiss to the forefront,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
A biopic chronicling the early days of Kiss will premiere on Netflix in 2024, reveals the band’s manager, Doc McGhee, in a new interview.
News of the biopic first broke in 2021. The film, titled Shout It Out Loud, is being directed by Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki; Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales).
While speaking with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn, McGhee revealed, “It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss. We’re just starting it now. We’ve already sold it, [the deal is] already done, we have a director. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24.”
In a previous interview with Talking Metal, McGhee elaborated, “I think it’s a very interesting look at the formation of Kiss, the mindset of how that came about, the social pressure that everybody was in in the ’60s and ’70s that brought something like Kiss to the forefront,...
News of the biopic first broke in 2021. The film, titled Shout It Out Loud, is being directed by Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki; Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales).
While speaking with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn, McGhee revealed, “It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss. We’re just starting it now. We’ve already sold it, [the deal is] already done, we have a director. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24.”
In a previous interview with Talking Metal, McGhee elaborated, “I think it’s a very interesting look at the formation of Kiss, the mindset of how that came about, the social pressure that everybody was in in the ’60s and ’70s that brought something like Kiss to the forefront,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Film News
The early Seventies, particularly the first four-year span of Kiss, will serve as the backdrop for a forthcoming biopic about the rock band, their manager Doc McGhee confirmed in a recent interview with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn.
“It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss,” McGhee shared. “We’re just starting it now. We’ve already sold it, it’s already done, we have a director, McGhee [Entertainment]. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24.”
In April 2021, singer and guitarist Paul Stanley verified reports...
“It’s a biopic about the first four years of Kiss,” McGhee shared. “We’re just starting it now. We’ve already sold it, it’s already done, we have a director, McGhee [Entertainment]. That’s moving along and that’ll come in ’24.”
In April 2021, singer and guitarist Paul Stanley verified reports...
- 3/22/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Mark Gage Stroman, the entertainment advertising strategist who was an early hire at the fledging Fox Broadcasting Co., died Feb. 22 due to complications from Covid. He was 58.
Stroman, who most recently served as chief marketing officer of Spin Media, had a long career in advertising and marketing. After beginning his career at Kofy-tv in San Francisco, where he was born and raised, Stroman was hired as one of the original 35 employees for the Fox Broadcasting Co. team when Rupert Murdoch boldly launched the nation’s fourth broadcast network in 1986.
During his 16-year tenure at Fox and News Corp, Stroman worked with major national brands such as Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Polaroid, Levi’s, Sprint and Visa to create promotions for the company. He also played a major part in launching ad campaigns for several Fox shows such as “Family Guy,” “Married… with Children,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Melrose Place” and “The X-Files,...
Stroman, who most recently served as chief marketing officer of Spin Media, had a long career in advertising and marketing. After beginning his career at Kofy-tv in San Francisco, where he was born and raised, Stroman was hired as one of the original 35 employees for the Fox Broadcasting Co. team when Rupert Murdoch boldly launched the nation’s fourth broadcast network in 1986.
During his 16-year tenure at Fox and News Corp, Stroman worked with major national brands such as Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Polaroid, Levi’s, Sprint and Visa to create promotions for the company. He also played a major part in launching ad campaigns for several Fox shows such as “Family Guy,” “Married… with Children,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Melrose Place” and “The X-Files,...
- 2/26/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Stroman, the veteran Fox and Endeavor marketing executive who helped launch memorable global campaigns including “What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas” for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the “Nobody Better Lay a Finger On My Butterfinger!” campaign featuring The Simpsons‘ Bart Simpson, has died.
Stroman died February 22 of complications from Covid, according to a family spokesperson. He was 58.
Stroman, a San Francisco Bay Area native known for his fun-loving nature, was one of the original employees at a just-launched Fox Broadcasting and later helped create the marketing division at Endeavor along with his twin brother Erik. He and Erik also ran their own firm, Entertainment Marketing Partners.
Most recently, Stroman was chief marketing officer at music publication Spin Media.
Stroman spent 16 years at News Corp and Fox, working on shows including Family Guy, The Simpsons, Married… with Children, America’s Most Wanted, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and The X-Files.
Stroman died February 22 of complications from Covid, according to a family spokesperson. He was 58.
Stroman, a San Francisco Bay Area native known for his fun-loving nature, was one of the original employees at a just-launched Fox Broadcasting and later helped create the marketing division at Endeavor along with his twin brother Erik. He and Erik also ran their own firm, Entertainment Marketing Partners.
Most recently, Stroman was chief marketing officer at music publication Spin Media.
Stroman spent 16 years at News Corp and Fox, working on shows including Family Guy, The Simpsons, Married… with Children, America’s Most Wanted, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and The X-Files.
- 2/25/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Shout! Studios, the film and entertainment production and distribution arm of Shout! Factory, along with producers Sean Fernald and Cass Paley, TwentyOne 14 Media and Doc McGhee’s McGhee Entertainment, have obtained exclusive film rights to the story of Johnny Bragg, the prisoner and doo-wap singer from the 1950s.
Bragg rose to fame within the Tennessee State Penitentiary while serving six consecutive 99-year sentences at 17 for crimes he did not commit.
As part of Shout!’s deal with the Bragg estate, the film will follow Bragg in prison and how his unique singing style catches the attention of the prison staff, specifically the warden, who came up with the idea to have Bragg and his singing group tour the prison circuit under armed guard. This eventually led to the group recording demos with Sam Philips’ Sun Records, the iconic Memphis label that launched Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Bragg rose to fame within the Tennessee State Penitentiary while serving six consecutive 99-year sentences at 17 for crimes he did not commit.
As part of Shout!’s deal with the Bragg estate, the film will follow Bragg in prison and how his unique singing style catches the attention of the prison staff, specifically the warden, who came up with the idea to have Bragg and his singing group tour the prison circuit under armed guard. This eventually led to the group recording demos with Sam Philips’ Sun Records, the iconic Memphis label that launched Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
- 9/23/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Update (4/29): Kiss will perform at the Tribeca Film Festival following the screening of part one of their new documentary, Biography: KISStory. The screening and performance will take place June 11th at an undisclosed location. Passes to the Tribeca Film Festival are on sale now, while tickets to outdoor in-person screenings and events will go on sale May 10th at 11 a.m. Et.
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A&e’s long-running documentary series, Biography, will air a two-part feature on Kiss, Biography: KISStory, June 27th and 28th.
Directed by D.J. Viola, the four-hour doc will...
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A&e’s long-running documentary series, Biography, will air a two-part feature on Kiss, Biography: KISStory, June 27th and 28th.
Directed by D.J. Viola, the four-hour doc will...
- 4/29/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The Tribeca Festival is bringing back in-person events for its 2021 lineup, and that includes programming typically seen at home. The Tribeca TV lineup will feature nine shows total, consisting of eight series premieres and a season premiere, as well as panel appearances by featured guests Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Joshua Jackson, Helen Hunt, and more.
Oh, and to kick things off, Kiss will be performing. Yes, Kiss the band. At a film and television festival. Just go with it.
“When we launched Tribeca TV five years ago, we created space within the film festival to recognize the incredible, boundary-pushing work being done by filmmakers in the episodic format as official festival selections,” Cara Cusumano, Festival Director and VP of Programming, said in a statement. “In a year defined by at-home entertainment, we are proud to continue that tradition with an exciting Tribeca TV lineup of new series from today’s...
Oh, and to kick things off, Kiss will be performing. Yes, Kiss the band. At a film and television festival. Just go with it.
“When we launched Tribeca TV five years ago, we created space within the film festival to recognize the incredible, boundary-pushing work being done by filmmakers in the episodic format as official festival selections,” Cara Cusumano, Festival Director and VP of Programming, said in a statement. “In a year defined by at-home entertainment, we are proud to continue that tradition with an exciting Tribeca TV lineup of new series from today’s...
- 4/29/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
World premieres from Disney+, AMC, Startz, Peacock, A&e, OWN, FX and National Geographic are among the highlights of the 2021 Tribeca Festival’s 20th anniversary celebration, announced today.
The events will take place in New York City June 9-20 and claim to be the first major film festival to host in-person events since the worldwide pandemic began.
The Tribeca Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center.
The festival focus is on new and returning TV series, new indie episodic storytelling, and an industry-facing Creators Market. The Tribeca TV lineup will include nine shows made up of six series premieres, one season premiere, two docuseries, and speaking appearances by Tina Fey, Christian Slater, Joshua Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Helen Hunt.
The Tribeca Festival will also feature a performance by rock icons Kiss.
The events will take place in New York City June 9-20 and claim to be the first major film festival to host in-person events since the worldwide pandemic began.
The Tribeca Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center.
The festival focus is on new and returning TV series, new indie episodic storytelling, and an industry-facing Creators Market. The Tribeca TV lineup will include nine shows made up of six series premieres, one season premiere, two docuseries, and speaking appearances by Tina Fey, Christian Slater, Joshua Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Helen Hunt.
The Tribeca Festival will also feature a performance by rock icons Kiss.
- 4/29/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Kiss, the band behind hits such as Rock & Roll All Nite and God Gave Rock & Roll To You, are set to be the subject of a four-hour, two-part documentary for A&e.
The cable network has ordered Biography: KISStory as part of its long-running doc strand.
It will be produced by Leslie Greif, who produced Gene Simmons Family Jewels for the network. Greif’s Big Dreams Entertainment will produce with Critical Content, whose Jenny Daly will exec produce alongside Greif.
It comes after Deadline revealed that Netflix was on the brink of a deal for Shout It Out Loud, a feature biopic about the band from director Joachim Rønning.
Biography: KISStory, which will be directed by D.J. Viola (Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses), will chronicle the band’s five decades in the business as founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons reflect on their career.
Launching on Sunday June 27 at 9pm,...
The cable network has ordered Biography: KISStory as part of its long-running doc strand.
It will be produced by Leslie Greif, who produced Gene Simmons Family Jewels for the network. Greif’s Big Dreams Entertainment will produce with Critical Content, whose Jenny Daly will exec produce alongside Greif.
It comes after Deadline revealed that Netflix was on the brink of a deal for Shout It Out Loud, a feature biopic about the band from director Joachim Rønning.
Biography: KISStory, which will be directed by D.J. Viola (Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses), will chronicle the band’s five decades in the business as founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons reflect on their career.
Launching on Sunday June 27 at 9pm,...
- 4/27/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Rønning to direct based on story of ’70s glam rock band
A music biopic called “Shout It Out Loud” about legendary rock band Kiss is in the works, and Netflix is nearing a deal to acquire the film package, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian director behind “Kon-Tiki,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” will direct the film. Kiss’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will collaborate on the project, which spans the band’s story on stage and off. Ole Sanders wrote the latest draft of the script, with a previous draft coming from W. Blake Harron.
Netflix had no comment. A rep for the band said there are ongoing conversations with Netflix but no agreement has been signed.
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A music biopic called “Shout It Out Loud” about legendary rock band Kiss is in the works, and Netflix is nearing a deal to acquire the film package, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian director behind “Kon-Tiki,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” will direct the film. Kiss’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will collaborate on the project, which spans the band’s story on stage and off. Ole Sanders wrote the latest draft of the script, with a previous draft coming from W. Blake Harron.
Netflix had no comment. A rep for the band said there are ongoing conversations with Netflix but no agreement has been signed.
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- 4/21/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Netflix is near a deal for Shout It Out Loud, a film package that aspires to do for the iconic hard rock band Kiss what Bohemian Rhapsody did for Queen.
According to sources, Netflix is tying up a deal after a bidding battle for a film that will be directed by Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian filmmaker whose credits include Kon-Tiki, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The script is written by Ole Sanders. An earlier draft was done by William Blake Herron. The pic will be a co-production of Mark Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment and Universal Music Group.
Shout It Out Loud will have close cooperation from bandleaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. The band’s concert-arena anthems will be a big part of this, but the film will focus on that duo going back to when they were two...
According to sources, Netflix is tying up a deal after a bidding battle for a film that will be directed by Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian filmmaker whose credits include Kon-Tiki, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The script is written by Ole Sanders. An earlier draft was done by William Blake Herron. The pic will be a co-production of Mark Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment and Universal Music Group.
Shout It Out Loud will have close cooperation from bandleaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. The band’s concert-arena anthems will be a big part of this, but the film will focus on that duo going back to when they were two...
- 4/21/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Much of the world will be spending New Year’s Eve sequestered from one another in quarantine. Kiss, however, will be blowing up 2020 in 100 feet of flames in a lavish, decadent, record-breaking (and Covid-safe) rock & roll livestream in Dubai.
For their first show in an ongoing farewell tour — Kiss (and the rest of the live-music business) have been on pause for most of the year — they wanted to go bigger, even by their own notoriously grandiose standards. Deducing that it’d be the only way to properly scale their shows for an at-home audience,...
For their first show in an ongoing farewell tour — Kiss (and the rest of the live-music business) have been on pause for most of the year — they wanted to go bigger, even by their own notoriously grandiose standards. Deducing that it’d be the only way to properly scale their shows for an at-home audience,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Ace Frehley has never been very open about his political leanings, but that changed in a recent interview with the Cassius Morris Show (via Blabbermouth) when his cover of the Cream song “Politician” from his new LP Origins, Vol. 2 came up.
“I don’t think politics and rock & roll mix — in my opinion,” said the former Kiss guitarist. “And I try to stay away from that as much as I can. I mean, once in a while, I’ll make a crack. I will say I’m a Trump supporter.
“I don’t think politics and rock & roll mix — in my opinion,” said the former Kiss guitarist. “And I try to stay away from that as much as I can. I mean, once in a while, I’ll make a crack. I will say I’m a Trump supporter.
- 9/10/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Kiss fans who want to shake hands with the band will have to wait. The group has decided to cancel all upcoming meet-and-greets over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19.
“Our meet-and-greets have always offered us and you, our fans, a unique opportunity to literally stand shoulder to shoulder together,” manager Doc McGhee said in a statement, according to Blabbermouth. “After many discussions with experts in the field, we have been advised to temporarily cancel these events given the reality that we do this nightly for a hundred or more fans.
“Our meet-and-greets have always offered us and you, our fans, a unique opportunity to literally stand shoulder to shoulder together,” manager Doc McGhee said in a statement, according to Blabbermouth. “After many discussions with experts in the field, we have been advised to temporarily cancel these events given the reality that we do this nightly for a hundred or more fans.
- 3/9/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In the Netflix biopic “The Dirt,” Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live” fame portrays A&R exec Tom Zutaut, the man who signed Motley Crue to Elektra and Guns N’ Roses to Geffen, while veteran character actor David Costabile is manager Doc McGhee. They follow in a long and illustrious line of label executives portrayed on screen, ranging from critical and box-office hits like “Ray” and “La Bamba” to lesser-seen music pics like “Cbgb” and “The Runaways.” Here’s our list of 10 of the most memorable:
1. Steven Coogan as Tony Wilson (“24 Hour Party People”). Coogan’s brilliant portrayal of the Manchester icon and Factory Records founder in Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 film also includes great turns from Paddy Considine as Rob Gretton, the manager of Joy Division and New Order who passed away in 1999, and “Lord of the Rings” star Andy Serkis as Martin Hannett, the noted producer and Factory partner...
1. Steven Coogan as Tony Wilson (“24 Hour Party People”). Coogan’s brilliant portrayal of the Manchester icon and Factory Records founder in Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 film also includes great turns from Paddy Considine as Rob Gretton, the manager of Joy Division and New Order who passed away in 1999, and “Lord of the Rings” star Andy Serkis as Martin Hannett, the noted producer and Factory partner...
- 3/25/2019
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
The new, eagerly awaited Motley Crue biopic, based on Neil Strauss’ best-selling 2001 book, “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band,” premieres today on Netflix after a seemingly endless 13 years in development hell.
Those anticipating “a fun ‘80s music movie,” as Crue bassist Nikki Sixx puts it, will inevitably be stunned by the final product, a dark-laced cautionary tale that balances the thrill of making it as a rock god against the downside of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll excess. “The Dirt” takes the “A Star Is Born” theme of the perils of fame and convincingly sets it in the late ‘70’s/early ‘80s punk/metal milieu of Hollywood, complete with a recreation of the Crue’s legendary party house just up the block from the Whisky, where one of its memorable scenes takes place.
“There’s no varnish in this movie, no whitewashing,” insists one of the film’s producers,...
Those anticipating “a fun ‘80s music movie,” as Crue bassist Nikki Sixx puts it, will inevitably be stunned by the final product, a dark-laced cautionary tale that balances the thrill of making it as a rock god against the downside of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll excess. “The Dirt” takes the “A Star Is Born” theme of the perils of fame and convincingly sets it in the late ‘70’s/early ‘80s punk/metal milieu of Hollywood, complete with a recreation of the Crue’s legendary party house just up the block from the Whisky, where one of its memorable scenes takes place.
“There’s no varnish in this movie, no whitewashing,” insists one of the film’s producers,...
- 3/22/2019
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
In many ways, fact-checking a movie about Mötley Crüe is a ridiculous task, especially a film that says right off the bat it is merely “based” on a true story. It’s also a film that breaks the fourth wall and tells the audience that things didn’t happen quite as they’re being presented. The whole thing is also based on a book that bassist Nikki Sixx now claims has at least one story – in which he writes that he “pretty much” raped a woman – was “possibly greatly embellished or made up.
- 3/22/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
If you’re a fan of Mötley Crüe, then you’ll probably love the movie they made about themselves.
Early on in The Dirt, Mötley Crüe lead guitarist Mick Mars (Iwan Rheon) turns to the camera. “This didn’t actually happen,” he says of the scene that’s just transpired, which involves the band meeting future manager Doc McGhee (David Costabile) at a house party. “Doc never came to this filthy shithole. We met him at the Santa Monica Civic Center after a show.”
On the one hand, it’s a fleetingly sweet attempt to credit McGhee’s business partner, Doug Thaler, who also helped to manage the band. On the other hand, it’s one of many attempts by the filmmakers to make sure the audience knows that yes, this is just a movie, and no, not everything that happens onscreen is going to be based on the truth.
Early on in The Dirt, Mötley Crüe lead guitarist Mick Mars (Iwan Rheon) turns to the camera. “This didn’t actually happen,” he says of the scene that’s just transpired, which involves the band meeting future manager Doc McGhee (David Costabile) at a house party. “Doc never came to this filthy shithole. We met him at the Santa Monica Civic Center after a show.”
On the one hand, it’s a fleetingly sweet attempt to credit McGhee’s business partner, Doug Thaler, who also helped to manage the band. On the other hand, it’s one of many attempts by the filmmakers to make sure the audience knows that yes, this is just a movie, and no, not everything that happens onscreen is going to be based on the truth.
- 3/22/2019
- Den of Geek
It’s taken eighteen years for Motley Crue biopic The Dirt to go from print to screen. Long-time manager Allen Kovac, who is exec producing the Netflix feature film, tells Deadline why it took so long to adapt the memoir and how they wanted to create “Boogie Nights-meets-Goodfellas” set in the debaucherous world of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.
The film, which debuts on the Svod platform on March 22, tells the story of notorious Sunset Strip glamrockers Motley Crue – Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars and is based on Neil Strauss’ book The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, which was published in 2001.
It’s a raucous story that includes rampant drug abuse – Sixx was famously pronounced dead after a heroin overdose – manslaughter – Neil killed his passenger in a 1985 drunk driving accident – and the film opens with a graphic oral sex scene involving Tommy Lee.
The film, which debuts on the Svod platform on March 22, tells the story of notorious Sunset Strip glamrockers Motley Crue – Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars and is based on Neil Strauss’ book The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, which was published in 2001.
It’s a raucous story that includes rampant drug abuse – Sixx was famously pronounced dead after a heroin overdose – manslaughter – Neil killed his passenger in a 1985 drunk driving accident – and the film opens with a graphic oral sex scene involving Tommy Lee.
- 3/8/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“If we wanna knock people on their asses, then we gotta give ’em a show.” And what a show it was that Mötley Crüe put on — whether one dug the music or not. Welcome to the first trailer for The Dirt, Netflix’s biopic of the L.A. glam metal band based on its best-selling memoir. Check it out above.
It hits all the hits along with the low life of the band some loved to hate, some hated to love and millions just loved. The trailer shows the quartet’s origins, Sunset Strip pre-glory glory days, its arena pinnacle and that fatal 1984 car wreck during a beer run that nearly cost them everything. But didn’t.
Billed as “an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame,” The Dirt stars Daniel Webster as singer Vince Neil,...
It hits all the hits along with the low life of the band some loved to hate, some hated to love and millions just loved. The trailer shows the quartet’s origins, Sunset Strip pre-glory glory days, its arena pinnacle and that fatal 1984 car wreck during a beer run that nearly cost them everything. But didn’t.
Billed as “an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame,” The Dirt stars Daniel Webster as singer Vince Neil,...
- 2/20/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The trailer for Netflix‘s upcoming Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt is here. It can be streamed below, and it does not disappoint. The film is set for worldwide release on March 22.
The film is based on the autobiography “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band” which as co-written by the band members of Mötley Crüe and Neil Strauss.
The cast of The Dirt features Machine Gun Kelly as Tommy Lee, Daniel Webber (from Netflix’s The Punisher) as Vince Neil, Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon as Mick Mars, and Douglas Booth as Nikki Sixx. Booth previously played Culture Club’s Boy George in the BBC film Worries About a Boy. The film will also feature Breaking Bad‘s David Costabile as band manager Doc McGhee and SNL’s Pete Davidson as Elektra Records executive Tom Zutat.
Mötley Crüe exploded onto the Sunset Strip in...
The film is based on the autobiography “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band” which as co-written by the band members of Mötley Crüe and Neil Strauss.
The cast of The Dirt features Machine Gun Kelly as Tommy Lee, Daniel Webber (from Netflix’s The Punisher) as Vince Neil, Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon as Mick Mars, and Douglas Booth as Nikki Sixx. Booth previously played Culture Club’s Boy George in the BBC film Worries About a Boy. The film will also feature Breaking Bad‘s David Costabile as band manager Doc McGhee and SNL’s Pete Davidson as Elektra Records executive Tom Zutat.
Mötley Crüe exploded onto the Sunset Strip in...
- 2/19/2019
- by Matt Bishop
- Age of the Nerd
Just when you thought you never wanted to see another music biopic, Netflix comes through with a Mötley Crüe movie that appears to make rock ‘n roll sexy again. As “Bohemian Rhapsody” competes at the Oscars, a decidedly more gritty tale will hit the streaming service this spring, with Machine Gun Kelly as the metal band’s notorious drummer Tommy Lee. In the first official trailer, the biopic paints a high-octane picture of a band on the rise, the infectious energy and outrageous showmanship that propelled them to fame, and the tragic headlines that kept them in spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
Bearing the cheeky title “The Dirt,” the movie is helmed by “Jackass” director and producer Jeff Tremaine, so expect plenty of death-defying hijinks and head-smacking stunts. Tremaine also produced a documentary about the band, “Motley Crue: The End” in 2016, so fans can be sure his glam metal bona fides check out.
Bearing the cheeky title “The Dirt,” the movie is helmed by “Jackass” director and producer Jeff Tremaine, so expect plenty of death-defying hijinks and head-smacking stunts. Tremaine also produced a documentary about the band, “Motley Crue: The End” in 2016, so fans can be sure his glam metal bona fides check out.
- 2/19/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt is coming to Netflix in March, and they’ve just released the first trailer. In just two and a half minutes, it crams in many of the familiar beats of the saga, including Nikki Sixx’s near-fatal heroin overdose, the car crash that killed Hanoi Rock drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley and sent Vince Neil to jail, Tommy Lee’s tumultuous marriage to Heather Locklear and Mick Mars’ battle with the bone disease ankylosing spondylitis.
It’s also the public’s first glimpse of Machine Gun Kelly...
It’s also the public’s first glimpse of Machine Gun Kelly...
- 2/19/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: David Costabile, who plays Bobby Axelrod’s right-hand man Mike “Wags” Wagner stars on Showtime’s Billions, has signed on for the Mötley Crüe biopic, The Dirt, as the group’s longtime manager Doc McGhee. Jeff Tremaine is directing the Netflix/Lbi Entertainment film that stars Douglas Booth as Nikki Sixx, Iwan Rheon as Mick Mars, Daniel Webber as Vince Neil and Machine Gun Kelly as Tommy Lee. The pic is based on the Neil Strauss' book The Dirt: Confessions of the…...
- 3/24/2018
- Deadline
Tony Sokol Feb 19, 2019
Fans are dying for some anarchy in first trailer for "Dirt," Netflix’s Mötley Crüe biopic.
"Be strong and rock hard," Mötley Crüe advised. And when you deliver, "shout at the devil.” Netflix dropped the first Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt trailer and it looks like the world's most notorious band had a blast earning that reputation. The film won't cop out on the band's more controversial and painful moments. Nikki Sixx’s Dec. 23, 1987 party til you die party with Slash and Steven Adler from Guns N’ Roses and Ratt’s Robbin Crosby; Tommy Lee’s stormy marriage to Heather Locklear; Mick Mars’ bone disease diagnosis, and the car crash that killed Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley and put Vince Neil in jail will all get celluloid treatment.
The biopic is a film adaptation of Mötley Crüe’s 2001 memoir, The Dirt: Confessions Of The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band.
Fans are dying for some anarchy in first trailer for "Dirt," Netflix’s Mötley Crüe biopic.
"Be strong and rock hard," Mötley Crüe advised. And when you deliver, "shout at the devil.” Netflix dropped the first Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt trailer and it looks like the world's most notorious band had a blast earning that reputation. The film won't cop out on the band's more controversial and painful moments. Nikki Sixx’s Dec. 23, 1987 party til you die party with Slash and Steven Adler from Guns N’ Roses and Ratt’s Robbin Crosby; Tommy Lee’s stormy marriage to Heather Locklear; Mick Mars’ bone disease diagnosis, and the car crash that killed Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley and put Vince Neil in jail will all get celluloid treatment.
The biopic is a film adaptation of Mötley Crüe’s 2001 memoir, The Dirt: Confessions Of The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band.
- 1/19/2018
- Den of Geek
[[tmz:video id="0_mpilgmyx"]] George Lopez wanted to shout it out loud on stage with Kiss, but the problem was band members were just trying to answer questions from fans ... so George got the boot. Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and the fellas were doing a Q&A Thursday on their annual Kiss Kruise when Lopez got disruptive, which you see from the video. Check it out ... the crowd begins to boo and yell to take his mic away. We're told George was very drunk.
- 11/11/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Hollywood talent manager Larry A. Thompson will be inducted into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame. The film and Broadway producer, attorney, book packager, author and motivational speaker will join other previously inaugurated members, including Bernie Brillstein, Shep Gordon, Charles H. Joffe, Ken Kragen and Jack Rollins, among others. Clinton Ford Billups Jr. is the president of the National Conference of Personal Managers (Ncopm), which recognizes outstanding careers in personal management and awards the highest recognition bestowed upon a personal manager. Other members of the 2016 class are Rushion McDonald, Doc McGhee, Edie Robb, Jerry Solomon and Jeff Wald. New posthumous inductees include George.
- 2/16/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Pauley Perrette, Jennifer Carpenter, Garry Marshall, Penny Marshall, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Doc McGhee | Written by Kevin Shinick, James Krieg | Directed by Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone
There was a time in the late 70s, at the height of the musicals comeback, when Hollywood went knocking on many a musicians door in an attempt to find the next big thing in the genre. Of course being one of the biggest bands on the planet in the 70s, that meant producers tapped Kiss for movie stardom. After all, Kiss were already known for extraordinary over-the-top stage shows and had their own Marvel Comic where they were not just rock gods but superheroes!
And so cult-classic Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park was born… Directed by Gordon Hessler (Scream and Scream Again, Murders in the Rue Morgue...
There was a time in the late 70s, at the height of the musicals comeback, when Hollywood went knocking on many a musicians door in an attempt to find the next big thing in the genre. Of course being one of the biggest bands on the planet in the 70s, that meant producers tapped Kiss for movie stardom. After all, Kiss were already known for extraordinary over-the-top stage shows and had their own Marvel Comic where they were not just rock gods but superheroes!
And so cult-classic Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park was born… Directed by Gordon Hessler (Scream and Scream Again, Murders in the Rue Morgue...
- 10/11/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
AMC has greenlit a reality series focusing on the inaugural season of the L.A. Kiss arena football league team. The untitled show will follow the players and coaches attempting to turn Los Angeles’ only professional football team into a winner. Clocking in at one hour, the series will also feature owners and Kiss members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Long-time manager, Doc McGhee, will pop up on screen as well. The Thinkfactory Media (“Gene Simmons Family Jewels”) show premieres this summer on AMC for a 10-episode run. Also read: Penn Jillette to Host Axs TV Children’s Charity Concert...
- 2/7/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The unscripted series will focus on the inaugural season of the La Kiss Arena Football League team and owners Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, bass guitarist/lead vocalist/co-founder of heavy metal band Kiss, and longtime manager Doc McGhee. The 10-episode series will follow the dedicated players and coaches as they try to turn La’s first professional football team in years into a winning franchise. Produced by Thinkfactory Media (Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Hatfields & McCoys), the series will premiere on AMC this summer. Executive producers of the as-yet-untitled show are Adam Freeman, Adam Reed and Leslie Greif. Goldberg, Marco Bresaz and Andrea Beckerman will oversee the series for AMC.
- 2/7/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Filed under: TV Replay
Ah, the power of suggestion. Gene Simmons proved just how strong it can be on 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' (Sun., 9:30Pm on Aetv) after eating what he thought were tainted cookies.
At a show in Amsterdam, his manager Doc McGhee came into his dressing room and picked up two trays of goodies. "Some fan brought them for the band," he said. "They shouldn't have put them out."
"I ate three," Simmons lamented.
"Well, have a fun show," Doc replied smiling.
When his son Nick came in to check on him, Simmons was starting to "feel" the affects of the cookies. "I feel like a giant," he said at one point, looming over a chair. At another, he pulled his eyes open and told his son, "Look in my eyes."
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Ah, the power of suggestion. Gene Simmons proved just how strong it can be on 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' (Sun., 9:30Pm on Aetv) after eating what he thought were tainted cookies.
At a show in Amsterdam, his manager Doc McGhee came into his dressing room and picked up two trays of goodies. "Some fan brought them for the band," he said. "They shouldn't have put them out."
"I ate three," Simmons lamented.
"Well, have a fun show," Doc replied smiling.
When his son Nick came in to check on him, Simmons was starting to "feel" the affects of the cookies. "I feel like a giant," he said at one point, looming over a chair. At another, he pulled his eyes open and told his son, "Look in my eyes."
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- 12/27/2010
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
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