Author: Daniel Goodwin
Legendary glam/punk photographer Mick Rock is a primary player in music/ rock history, having provided some of the most iconic rock imagery to grace the careers and album covers of artists like Bowie, Blondie, Lou Reed, Queen and Iggy Pop.
Rock captured key moments from classic concerts including that iconic shot of Bowie performing fellatio on Mick Ronson’s guitar during the Ziggy Stardust era. He also designed the album covers of Bowie’s Space Oddity, Lou Reed’s Transformer, Iggy and The Stooges’ Raw Power and directed many of Bowie’s music videos.
Rock’s unruly work Mo was also a lifestyle choice. Integrating hard partying and meditation into his photography/practice by saturating himself in the event he was covering instead of adopting the role of a passive observer, yet Rock provided some outstanding imagery as a result.
Some of his antics involving controversially...
Legendary glam/punk photographer Mick Rock is a primary player in music/ rock history, having provided some of the most iconic rock imagery to grace the careers and album covers of artists like Bowie, Blondie, Lou Reed, Queen and Iggy Pop.
Rock captured key moments from classic concerts including that iconic shot of Bowie performing fellatio on Mick Ronson’s guitar during the Ziggy Stardust era. He also designed the album covers of Bowie’s Space Oddity, Lou Reed’s Transformer, Iggy and The Stooges’ Raw Power and directed many of Bowie’s music videos.
Rock’s unruly work Mo was also a lifestyle choice. Integrating hard partying and meditation into his photography/practice by saturating himself in the event he was covering instead of adopting the role of a passive observer, yet Rock provided some outstanding imagery as a result.
Some of his antics involving controversially...
- 7/20/2017
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If the central figure in Barnaby Clay’s documentary didn’t exist, rock ‘n’ roll would have had to invent him. He’s Mick Rock, who possesses the perfect name (and it’s real!) for his chosen profession: music photographer. Although casual fans may not have heard of him, Rock is a pop music legend, having photographed such iconic album covers as Lou Reed’s Transformer, Iggy and the Stooges’ Raw Power, and Queen’s Queen II among countless others. The quirkily titled Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock relates the colorful story of the now 69-year-old photographer’s life, including his nearly dying from a series...
- 4/6/2017
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
This Past Weekend:
In one of the busier weekends of the month, two of the movies did better than I predicted and two did worse. The real winner of the weekend was Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, which did far better than anyone thought with an opening weekend of $28.5 million in just 2,260 theaters or $12,611 per theater. It ended up completely demolishing Tom Cruise’s action sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, which opened in almost 1,500 more theaters, but at least that ended up around where I predicted with $22.9 million. Ouija: Origin of Evil came out slightly below my prediction to take third place with $14 million, while the Fox comedy Keeping Up with the Joneses bombed even worse than I expected with $5.5 million in 3,000 theaters.
This Past Weekend:
In one of the busier weekends of the month, two of the movies did better than I predicted and two did worse. The real winner of the weekend was Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, which did far better than anyone thought with an opening weekend of $28.5 million in just 2,260 theaters or $12,611 per theater. It ended up completely demolishing Tom Cruise’s action sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, which opened in almost 1,500 more theaters, but at least that ended up around where I predicted with $22.9 million. Ouija: Origin of Evil came out slightly below my prediction to take third place with $14 million, while the Fox comedy Keeping Up with the Joneses bombed even worse than I expected with $5.5 million in 3,000 theaters.
- 10/26/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson’ And ‘Gimme Danger’: How Two New Films Speak to the Artistic Process — Nyff
The following essay was written by a participant in the 2016 New York Film Festival Critics Academy, a workshop for aspiring critics co-produced by IndieWire, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Film Comment.
Jim Jarmusch is no stranger to making films about artists or films that reference other works of art: “Dead Man’s” protagonist is named after the English poet William Blake, in “Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai,” Jarmusch pays homage to Seijun Suzuki’s “Branded to Kill,” and “Only Lovers Left Alive” has a vampire protagonist who doubles as a famous rock musician. Jarmusch’s latest two films which, played at the New York Film Festival this year—“Gimme Danger” and “Paterson” — continue this pattern of making a film about artists. What ultimately ties all these works together is a nostalgic longing for old art, and this can be seen through references Jarmusch’s films make...
Jim Jarmusch is no stranger to making films about artists or films that reference other works of art: “Dead Man’s” protagonist is named after the English poet William Blake, in “Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai,” Jarmusch pays homage to Seijun Suzuki’s “Branded to Kill,” and “Only Lovers Left Alive” has a vampire protagonist who doubles as a famous rock musician. Jarmusch’s latest two films which, played at the New York Film Festival this year—“Gimme Danger” and “Paterson” — continue this pattern of making a film about artists. What ultimately ties all these works together is a nostalgic longing for old art, and this can be seen through references Jarmusch’s films make...
- 10/19/2016
- by Anthony Dominguez
- Indiewire
“Iggy and The Stooges reinvented music as we know it,” says Danny Fields, former Stooges manager, in the trailer for Jim Jarmusch’s documentary about the band (above). Relying on archival clips, interviews, and animation, the film traces the hard rocking history of the proto-punk band from its inception in late ’60s Michigan through the ups and downs of stardom (and drug addiction). Gimme Danger had its world premiere in the Midnight Screenings section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival before screening at The Toronto International Film Festival and The New York Film Festival. The film is scheduled to be released on October 28, 2016, by Amazon […]...
- 10/17/2016
- by Paula Bernstein
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Jim Jarmusch fans, you’re in for a helluva treat, with the director dropping two movies in theaters before the year is out. In December we’ll be getting “Paterson” starring Adam Driver, but first out of the gate is “Gimme Danger,” the filmmaker’s look at the iconic, electric and hugely influential Iggy And The Stooges. And fans of the director and band simply won’t want to miss it.
Continue reading Meet Iggy And The Stooges In The New Trailer For Jim Jarmusch’s Doc ‘Gimme Danger’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Meet Iggy And The Stooges In The New Trailer For Jim Jarmusch’s Doc ‘Gimme Danger’ at The Playlist.
- 9/29/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
October is all over the place this year, as far as movies are concerned: new installments of the Ouija, Da Vinci Code and Jack Reacher franchises; several would-be contenders for awards-season chatter; some phenomenal lower-profile releases; and Jim Jarmusch's long-in-the-making superfan doc on Iggy and the Stooges. And that's not even counting the two-and-a-half-hour Korean erotic revenge flick coming soon to a theater near you. The weirdos all come out for Halloween, so take this month to let your freak flag fly.
The Accountant — 10/14
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The Accountant — 10/14
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- 9/28/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Danny Says, a new documentary about the career of one of rock's famous managers, Danny Fields, is set for release September 30th. In a new teaser, Alice Cooper spoke about Fields' business savvy. "Danny was in the middle of all of it, almost orchestrating," he said. "Those are the guys that are always in the wings, but they're always the most effective people."
Fields is most famous for being the manager of the Ramones and Iggy and the Stooges (immortalized in the Ramones tune "Danny Says"). But the documentary, directed by Brendan Toller,...
Fields is most famous for being the manager of the Ramones and Iggy and the Stooges (immortalized in the Ramones tune "Danny Says"). But the documentary, directed by Brendan Toller,...
- 9/22/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Jim Jarmusch's documentary Gimme Danger, about Iggy and the Stooges, does not feel like it is Oscar-hunting. Sure, it might be somewhere in the awards race. But the film doesn't spend time on the kind of psycho-investigation (Amy) or human scavenger hunt (Searching For Sugarman) that can lead a music doc to the big prize. Instead, it is just a loud, hard, cinematic dive toward the bottom of Detroit industrial rock in the late 1960s and early 1970s. And what deep bottom…...
- 9/9/2016
- Deadline
“Gimme danger, little stranger / And I’ll feel your disease”
Iggy and the Stooges, “Gimme Danger”
Mortality is a bitch, and being aware of it even more so. On the other hand, knowing we’re all going to die someday is the inspiration for some great art and some rousing entertainment.
Especially this summer. Gee, I wonder what’s happening this year to freak us all out?
If you listen to the network news (or even read a newspaper, like an old person), you have probably heard plenty about the Zika virus. Spread by mosquitoes, it causes microcephaly in the fetuses of infected pregnant women. I first heard of it striking in Brazil, well before the Olympics, and the virus has spread (as viruses will) throughout the world, including outbreaks in Florida. Besides mosquito bites, Zika is also spread through sexual contact.
Some doctors think that, if one isn’t pregnant,...
Iggy and the Stooges, “Gimme Danger”
Mortality is a bitch, and being aware of it even more so. On the other hand, knowing we’re all going to die someday is the inspiration for some great art and some rousing entertainment.
Especially this summer. Gee, I wonder what’s happening this year to freak us all out?
If you listen to the network news (or even read a newspaper, like an old person), you have probably heard plenty about the Zika virus. Spread by mosquitoes, it causes microcephaly in the fetuses of infected pregnant women. I first heard of it striking in Brazil, well before the Olympics, and the virus has spread (as viruses will) throughout the world, including outbreaks in Florida. Besides mosquito bites, Zika is also spread through sexual contact.
Some doctors think that, if one isn’t pregnant,...
- 9/2/2016
- by Martha Thomases
- Comicmix.com
Prepare to meet Danny Fields. A music industry whiz kid who helped make punk rock, well, punk rock, Fields has lived a thousand lives since his rise in the ’60s. A music manager, publicist, journalist and author, Fields has done it all, even though he could have quite easily rested on certain career highlights like “signed and managed Iggy and the Stooges” or “signed the MC5” or “managed The Ramones” or “worked with Jim Morrison and The Velvet Underground.” And that’s just a taste of Fields’ wide-ranging career.
So what could possibly be next for Fields? How about his very own documentary? “Danny Says,” from filmmaker Brendan Toller, promises to deliver a full look at Fields’ live and legacy (as aided by the man himself), complete with something for both music industry veterans and newbies looking to see where it all began.
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So what could possibly be next for Fields? How about his very own documentary? “Danny Says,” from filmmaker Brendan Toller, promises to deliver a full look at Fields’ live and legacy (as aided by the man himself), complete with something for both music industry veterans and newbies looking to see where it all began.
Read More: How ‘Miss Sharon Jones!’ Turns...
- 8/1/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
With a wild Andrea Arnold film, a hilarious German comedy and Jim Jarmusch’s hymn to Iggy and the Stooges, Cannes 2016 has been the best in years. But who is Raoul and why does everyone call his name?
• Palais gossip: the talk of the town in Cannes
Here at the Cannes film festival, the organisers like to get the day under way with some animal antics aboard the main stage. With the delegates still finding their seats for the 8.30am screening, a sniffer dog named Strafus inhales the scent of the curtain that conceals the big screen. On the assumption that if the creature likes what it smells it will go about its job quietly and create an unholy ruckus if it doesn’t, you might say that at Cannes, even the dogs are film critics.
Anyway, I’m taking the absence of barking as proof that this, the 69th festival,...
• Palais gossip: the talk of the town in Cannes
Here at the Cannes film festival, the organisers like to get the day under way with some animal antics aboard the main stage. With the delegates still finding their seats for the 8.30am screening, a sniffer dog named Strafus inhales the scent of the curtain that conceals the big screen. On the assumption that if the creature likes what it smells it will go about its job quietly and create an unholy ruckus if it doesn’t, you might say that at Cannes, even the dogs are film critics.
Anyway, I’m taking the absence of barking as proof that this, the 69th festival,...
- 5/21/2016
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Rock star Iggy Pop, famous for his records with Iggy and the Stooges, speaks to the press while at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. Iggy sat with director and friend Jim Jar Jarmusch to talk about the upcoming documentary Gimme Danger about the The Stooges. Gimme Danger is being screened outside competition at the festival
Iggy Pop slams modern music: ‘Why don’t I just die now?’
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Iggy Pop slams modern music: ‘Why don’t I just die now?’
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- 5/19/2016
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
Read: SXSW: 7 Must-See Music Documentaries At This Year's Festival Magnolia Pictures has picked up worldwide distribution rights to a documentary chronicling the life and times of former music executive and punk legend, Danny Fields. From Velvet Underground to The Doors, Iggy and the Stooges to the Ramones, the "godfather of punk" has worked with them all, accumulating along the way his fair share of stories that range from the bewildering to the profound and empathetic. Along with Danny Fields' tales of debauchery and hedonism, the new doc "Danny Says" explores the rise of the young music enthusiast from a Harvard Law School dropout to a leading music industry figure. "'Danny Says' is a flat-out gas," said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. "In spite of the fact that Danny helped introduce to the world some of the most transformative artists and scenes in rock and roll, his accomplishments take...
- 1/12/2016
- by Riyad Mammadyarov
- Indiewire
The brainchild of Martin Scorsese, Terrence Winter and Mick Jagger, the show Vinyl is coming to HBO this January. Today, we've got a whopper of a trailer.Charting the days of proto-punk and early hip-hop in 1970s New York City, Vinyl centers on a record company president played by Bobby Cannavale. I am absolutely in love with the proto-punk underground era of New York, and am happy to say that the trailer mostly focuses on that stuff, with flashes of bands reminiscent of The New York Dolls, Iggy And The Stooges, and The Dead Boys. There was a debauched drive and destructive declaration to that time which fascinates me like few others, so much so that I am willing to set aside my disdain that the...
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- 10/6/2015
- Screen Anarchy
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