Nothing can hurt me 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nothing can hurt me by nicolas rapold in the julyaugust 20 issue all too many music documentaries send you away feeling unsatisfied, but with its heartfelt backstory and generous helpings of music, big star. Check them out if you are a child of the seventys and have never heard of them. This screener was used on kickstarter, for the successful fundraising drive. Archival footage of the group is presented along with commentary from those who worked with them, as.
Nothing can hurt me signed by john fry and jody stephens only 5 of these beautiful posters exists. Nothing can hurt me pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released big star. Nothing can hurt me pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten. The award winning film, initially shown in uk cinemas in the summer of 2014 will be available on dvd and bluray and also as a deluxe package featuring the bands first two albums, no.
Nothing can hurt me occurs far from the world of rock n roll, on a living room couch, where david bell and sara stewart sit talking about the death of their brother. Big star, the memphis band that bell and chilton were briefly in together, made two inarguably great records a commercial flop of a debut with the. Nothing can hurt me is a 2012 documentary film about american rock band. With billy altman, jon auer, lester bangs, chris bell. I believe the song thirteen is somewhere throughout the 8 seasons. Nothing can hurt me is a featurelength documentary film about the dismal commercial failure, subsequent massive critical acclaim, and enduring legacy of pop musics greatest cult phenomenon, big star.
Nothing can hurt me traces the history of the highly influential powerpop band big star, which was headed by alex chilton. Nothing can hurt me is a featurelength documentary about legendary memphis band big star. Nothing can hurt me is the definitive feature length documentary about the beloved and influential 70s rock band big star. Now that i have learned so much about them, read books about them, and bought all the recordings, i can tell you this film is a treasure trove of rare examples from the band. The bands three albums provided inspiration to a host of successful artists including r. Nothing can hurt me is the soundtrack for the new big star documentary of the same name. Original soundtrack, 2xlp, ltd, ora, ovlp61, 8166510951 sounds amazingly well. Nothing can hurt me is a featurelength documentary film about the dismal commercial failure, subsequent massive critical acclaim.
Nothing can hurt me is a must for fans, though, because so much of big stars story has been parceled out piecemeal over the years, in anecdotes and liner notes. Big star shines again in nothing can hurt me movie. Nothing can hurt me where to stream and watch decider. While mainstream success eluded them, big star s three albums have become critically lauded touchstones of the rock music canon.
The village voices stephanie zacharek praised director drew dinicolas documentary. I also show a couple of items from my big star vinyl collection. Nothing can hurt me posted on july 1, 20 by rogerinorlando the legend of the band big star was born back in may of 1973, when a promoter flew legions of young rock critics into memphis for a convention that was essentially a stunt to. Nonetheless, they produced a body of work of seminal importance to pop and alternative music, influencing major artists like rem, the replacements, elliot smith, beck. Nothing can hurt me is a featurelength documentary about legendary memphis. Nothing can hurt me is a featurelength documentary film about the. Nothing can hurt me is a 2012 documentary about the eponymous 1970s poprock band from memphis that saw few sales in spite of enormous critical acclaim, but went on to become a cult phenomenon and inspire some great bands in the decades that followed.
Nothing can hurt me, a fulllength documentary about the massive critical acclaim, dismal. Nothing can hurt me is all the more unenviable because its two key members, alex chilton and. I just recently learned of big star and this film is one of the first things that told their story to me. Limited edition sxsw 2012 film poster for big star. Its almost a crime that most people only know the music of big star through the theme song for that 70s show. Nothing can hurt me is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. In 1971, musician alex chilton who had experienced success with the box tops joined bell, stephens and hummel to form big star, a band named after a memphis supermarket. All we ever got from them was pain movie mix, 2012 4. Together less than four years, the band flirted with mainstream success but never achieved it. Denicola and mori have interviews with pretty much every significant surviving employee of the bands memphisbased label, ardent records, along with rock critics from the era and. Nothing can hurt me is on netflix, and get news and updates. Big star watch a clip from nothing can hurt me music.
Together less than four years, the band flirted with mainstream success but. Nothing can hurt me is a 2012 documentary film about american rock band big star, directed by drew denicola and olivia mori. With neverbeforeseen footage and photos of the band, indepth interviews and a rousing musical tribute by the bands they inspired, big star. Nothing can hurt me can get a little insidery, especially if youre uncool enough to have never heard of the band, or if you still dont know that the bangles. The definitive documentary about the beloved and influential 70s rock band big star. A lot of the best music documentaries will turn new audiences on to old, unsung, cultloved. The documentary nothing can hurt me, about big star, gets its first uk screenings on 1 august.
While mainstream success eluded them, big star s three albums have become critically lauded. While mainstream success eluded them, big stars three albums have become critically lauded. The memphis bands blend of beatlesworthy melodies and. Also, thats in my opinion the best introduction to the band, as it includes some of the most beautiful songs chilton and bell wrote, including a few gems of their respective solo albums. If the music is as good as the interviewees bleated on about. Nothing can hurt me january 12, 2016 posted by sjroby in movies, music. Heres a clip in which the surviving band members and their associates talk about the groups.