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Which reminds me, Foo Fighters are releasing a show where they travel around America recording songs in different studios along the way for their latest album. Think it's called Sonic Highway or similar.


Not sure whether I'm looking forward to it or not. Could be interesting and they seem nice enough guys, but...

"Nothing good ever came from band-produced rockumentary efforts."


Nothing INTENTIONALLY good anyway - the Metallica one was gold from start to finish tho'


Should be said I also have a genuine soft spot for the Flaming Lips doc - "Fearless Freaks" - not sure that's band-produced

StraferJack Wrote:

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> "Nothing good ever came from band-produced

> rockumentary efforts."

>

> Nothing INTENTIONALLY good anyway - the Metallica

> one was gold from start to finish tho'

>

> Should be said I also have a genuine soft spot for

> the Flaming Lips doc - "Fearless Freaks" - not

> sure that's band-produced



Do you mean the old "year and a half in the life of Metallica" one where they recorded the black album then went on tour (including cool behind the scenes footage from the Freddy Mercury tribute concert)?


That was/is wicked.


Not seen the later ones where they're all angry and pissed off.

Otta Wrote:

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> Which reminds me, Foo Fighters are releasing a

> show where they travel around America recording

> songs in different studios along the way for their

> latest album. Think it's called Sonic Highway or

> similar.

>

> Not sure whether I'm looking forward to it or not.

> Could be interesting and they seem nice enough

> guys, but...



http://www.hbo.com/foo-fighters-sonic-highways#/


HBO making it, which gives me some hope it's be good.

Has any one caught Enlightened at all, a strange little Laura Dern vehicle by HBO. About a big pharma/chem exec who has a breakdown then turns a new leaf after a rather new age treatment retreat, but her new priniples don't help much when you can't escape yourself or your life.


I'm actually really enjoying it, almost british style bleak comedy done with californian (nebraskan? I dunno) glow.

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If you want to be totally baffled & enthralled at the same time, I suggest you watch one of the most ingenious films I've ever seen.


The Prestige - Sunday night 10.00pm BBC2


Be warned though, if you blink, you'll lose track of the plot. Plus you really have to watch it twice in order to figure out what you've just seen so hope it is either repeated or available on iplayer.

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