New world towers is the new documentary film on blur, spanning the last few years of the bands life. Blur, damon albarn, dvd, music news, music news blur share new world towers. Blur announce documentary concert film, new world towers. Made of stone, and an even stronger resemblance to the 2010 blur documentary no distance left to run. From neon alienation on the other side of the world to the ultimate communion on their home turf of hyde park, sam wrenchs documentarycumlive film on the story of blurs the magic whip. New world towers directed by sam wrench, the featurelength film will be released on december 2, and focuses on the. Dec, 2019 blurballs throws you the latest blur news, keeping the world updated on all things blur, damon, graham and gorillaz. The film is directed by sam wrench, who released a. A film about blur in 2015 in cinemas nationwide 2nd december for one night only. Featuring stunning live footage alongside intimate moments following the band in the studio, blurs new documentary film new world towers charts the iconic. New world towers is a nicely shot official documentary that covers the history of the album via band interviews, shaky video of the 20 sessions and some artfully shot footage of hong kong. Blur s official website with news, audio and video clips, photos, downloads, tour dates and more.
Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Where that film felt very much like a multimedia albumpackage extra, this. From hong kong to hyde park and back, a tour documentary that takes fans through the last few years of the britrock quartets travels through. Best music film amy montage of heck straight outta compton what happened, miss simone the reflektor tapes blur. Genres documentary, music directors sam wrench cast includes damon albarn, graham coxon, alex james, dave rowntree. It bears a strong resemblance to shane meadows documentary about the stone roses reformation the stone roses. Concert bits get across the groups charismatic energy as performers and evoke the rapture of live performance, even if the film is serviceably. Blur have shared a new clip from their forthcoming documentary film, blur. Watch a trailer for blurs hybrid concert film new world. Oct 20, 2015 new world towers marks the second feature length film dedicated to the band. New world towers will thoroughly satisfy blur nostalgists, but keeps. Blur are an english rock band, formed in london in 1988. That december new world towers, a documentary on the recording process of the magic whip, was. Oct 19, 2015 blur have announced new world towers, a documentary about the bands activity over the last few years featuring live footage, interviews with the band, discussion of their 2015 lp the magic whip.
From neon alienation on the other side of the world to the ultimate communion on their home turf of hyde park, sam wrenchs documentarycumlive film on the story of blur s the magic whip. The film includes some incredible live footage from two spectacular shows. From an unexpected break in hong kong which sowed the seeds for their first album as a four piece in 16 years, to a glorious homecoming. Oct 19, 2015 blur have released a trailer for new world towers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Following a stylistic change influenced by english guitar pop groups such as the kinks, the beatles and xtc, blur. Nov 26, 2015 t his presskitstyle documentary also features the four members of blur recounting how they came to record their album the magic whip in five days during an unscheduled tour break in asia. New world towers is marketed as a vital hybrid performance film about blur.
New world towers marks the second feature length film dedicated to the band. A backstage jam of blur playing out of time is the big standout pleasure, so they have to use it twice and play it again during the credits. New world towers carved out of grey white skies twenty four hours i glide through the glass arcade to hollywood the cycle path it leaves me dreaming of love, love, so far away new world towers logging your name and pray twenty four hours green turns to red and blue and time relates to us all again and see the rescue green, green, the neon green. Check out new world towers by blur on amazon music. Blur s official twitter and facebook pages announced that the band would release two singles the puritan and under the. New world towers is a documentary about british rock band blur. Blur are releasing documentary film new world towers. Taylor swift, charli xcx, coldplay top 2016 nme awards.
Made in hong kong is a 30minute film about the making of blurs new album, featuring exclusive interviews and personal studio footage shot by the band. Featuring stunning live footage alongside intimate moments following the band in the studio, blurs new documentary film new world towers. Blurballs throwing you the latest blur, gorillaz and damon. Watch the video for new world towers from blur s the magic whip for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Apr 27, 2015 although blur fans have been crossing their fingers for a new album since the bands glorious 2009 reunion gigs, it all looked a bit dicey at the surprise press conference at that chinese. Oct 19, 2015 featuring stunning live footage alongside intimate moments following the band in the studio, blurs new documentary film new world towers charts the iconic british bands journey in recent years. Apr 27, 2015 this dark, melancholy song is the second song on blurs 2015 album the magic whip a interview claims damon walked past the entrance to new world towers in hong kong right when he needed a four. Blur had also entered the studio early that year to record material for a new album, but in may producer william orbit told the nme that albarn had halted recording. Blur new world towers screening december 2nd youtube. The sevenyear run following blurs initial reunion in 2008 will be chronicled in a new documentary called new world towers. Japanese physical release of new world towers documentary. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. We spoke to the director of the new blur documentary new world.
For all you blur fans out there, another documentary about the iconic british band is on the way. But questions are also raised about the bands future. The trailer for new world towers has hit the web in advance of the films dec. Complete song listing of blur on blur songs list covid19. Directed by sam wrench, it records the genesis of the latest album the magic whip, from. From neon alienation on the other side of the world to the ultimate communion on their home turf of hyde park, sam wrenchs documentarycumlive film on the story of blur. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. New world towers cuts between scenes from the bands impassioned performance at this summers hyde park show in front of 60,000 fans and the stirring concert in hong kong, but also offers a raw, candid glimpse into the interior life of the band as well, with personal documentary footage and band interviews showing just how an opportune.
New world towers is an enjoyable watch about how blur s latest, and quite likely last album, the magic whip came to be. Blur are an english rock band formed in london in 1988. This is a comprehensive list of songs by english band blur. New world towers 2015, directed by sam wrench film. New world towers 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Since forming in 1989, the band have released eight studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, thirtyfive singles. The result was this years magic whip album and, now, a concert and studio film, new world towers. Titled blurnew world towers, the hybrid film details the foursomes journey over the last few years and includes the story behind their new album the magic whip, as well as live concert footage from their recent shows in london and hong kong. Blur perform this is a low in new world towers documentary clip. T his presskitstyle documentary also features the four members of blur recounting how they came to record their album the magic whip in five days during an unscheduled tour break in asia. Dec 10, 2009 and that film is the new world, terrence malicks american foundation myth, which arrived just as the decade reached its dismal halfway point, in january 2006. That december new world towers, a documentary on the recording process of the magic whip, was released in select british theatres. New world towers book tickets at cineworld cinemas. Concert bits get across the groups charismatic energy as performers and evoke the rapture of live performance.
In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Best music video rihanna bh better have my money the libertines heart of the matter wolf alice youre a germ blur ong ong slaves cheer up london tame impala the less i know the better. Blur new world towers 2016, documentary, britpop, indie. In 2010, on the heels of their 2009 reunion tour, blur released no distance left to run, an examination of the group.
If youre at all familiar with the story behind the album, the documentary has little new insight to offer. New world towers blu ray from amazons movies store. This list does not contain live versions or remixes released by the band. The group consists of singerkeyboardist damon albarn, guitaristsinger graham coxon, bassist alex james and drummer dave rowntree. Frankly, when the last documentary someone made about your band is titled so as to suggest complete finality and exhaustion it doesnt exactly. Britpop was alive and well at the start of may as blur took to brooklyn for the first time in 16 years.
Blur perform this is a low in latest new world towers. Featuring stunning live footage alongside intimate moments following the band in the studio, blur s new documentary film new world towers charts the iconic british bands journey in recent years. New world towers 1h 33min documentary, music 2 december 2015 uk a story about the british rock band blur and the recording of their most unexpected music album, magic whip, which captured in only five days, in hong kong. Feb 17, 2016 the annual nme awards were presented today, with venerable u. New world towers is an exercise in nostalgia which cant bring itself to admit it. A story about the british rock band blur and the recording of their most unexpected music album, magic whip, which captured in only five days, in hong kong. This dark, melancholy song is the second song on blur s 2015 album the magic whip a interview claims damon walked past the entrance to new world towers. The focus falls on the recording of the onoff groups 2015 album, the magic whip, a project born out of five days in the studio to fill an unplanned hiatus in their world tour while in hong kong.
Directed by sam wrench, it records the genesis of the latest album the magic whip, from impromptu sessions on an unexpected stay in hong kong, to playing rousing live performances at. Blur have announced new world towers, a documentary about the bands activity over the last few years featuring live footage, interviews with the band, discussion of. Blur reunion explored in new world towers documentary. New world towers the unorthodox titans of 90s britpop detail the improbable evolution of their comeback in sam wrenchs infectious music doc. Watch blurs new world towers documentary trailer spin.
Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Blurs last full length was 2003s think tank, which coxon missed. Blur are releasing a documentary film about the story behind their first album in 16 years. Blur discuss bonding through performing in new world towers documentary film clip. Blur have been on hiatus once again since the 2015 tour promoting the magic whip. Relaying a rousing story of unfinished business, creative spontaneity and enduring friendship and set against the backdrop of two brilliant live performances, new world towers, a new documentary film on blur, will be released december 2nd at selected picturehouse, odeon, cineworld and vue cinemas at cities around the uk including london, manchester, birmingham, liverpool and edinburgh. Watch trailer for blur documentary new world towers. Nov 30, 2015 view all cinema listings and buy tickets now at uk new world towers is the new documentary film on blur, spanning the last few years of the bands life. From hong kong to hyde park and back, a tour documentary that takes fans through the last few years of.
The majority of uses of strong language fk occur in the form of a chant by audience members at a concert. New world towers will premiere in uk cinemas on december 2nd, with an international release to be announced. Blur announce new world towers documentary pitchfork. Their debut album leisure 1991 incorporated the sounds of madchester and shoegazing.
In 2010, on the heels of their 2009 reunion tour, blur released no distance left to. Blur to release documentary on new album the young folks. Eclipsed by oasis, they descended into turmoil and drugs, but continued to make interesting music. Blur were a pop band, influential in the britpop movement celebrated by the press, and briefly the most famous band in britain. New world towers is the third documentary on the band, following 1993s starshaped and 2010s acclaimed no distance left to run. Directed by sam wrench, the film stitches together clips from two gigs last summer at. New world towers documentary film the number one music magazine feat.
New world towers british board of film classification. Watch blurs complete music hall of williamsburg gig popmatters. The film balances between being a documentary and a live recording of two concerts on the magic whip tour. New world towers follows the band over the last few years, from their unexpected break in hong kong that. But it was important that the film did not replicate, nor attempt to tell the. Blur have officially released 255 songs, excluding alternate versions or remixes.