Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to music-themed documentary The Elephant 6 Recording Co., setting an August 25 theatrical release date for the directorial debut of C.B. Stockfleth.
The film, an inside look at the influential underground music movement, premiered at Doc NYC last November and held its international premiere at Cph:dox in Copenhagen in March.
“In 1985, a group of Louisiana high schoolers began experimenting with whatever random instruments and gear they could find,” a description of the documentary notes. “This core group became the basis for a loose music collective that became known as the Elephant 6 Recording Co. and comprised bands Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, Elf Power and many others. Influenced by psychedelic pop of the Beatles and the Beach Boys and a lo-fi DIY approach, the bands that coalesced around the Elephant 6 banner epitomized for many alternative and indie rock of the ‘90’s.
The film, an inside look at the influential underground music movement, premiered at Doc NYC last November and held its international premiere at Cph:dox in Copenhagen in March.
“In 1985, a group of Louisiana high schoolers began experimenting with whatever random instruments and gear they could find,” a description of the documentary notes. “This core group became the basis for a loose music collective that became known as the Elephant 6 Recording Co. and comprised bands Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, Elf Power and many others. Influenced by psychedelic pop of the Beatles and the Beach Boys and a lo-fi DIY approach, the bands that coalesced around the Elephant 6 banner epitomized for many alternative and indie rock of the ‘90’s.
- 6/26/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The Elephant 6 Recording Company is a music collective that featured ragtag psychedelic rockers such as Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control.
The Athens, Ga scene, which was full of “transient oddball” rockers in the 1990s, is now getting its moment in the spotlight with a new eponymous documentary set to premiere at Doc NYC 2022.
You can watch the trailer above.
The scene, which developed a loyal following that shared cassette tapes and 45s and packed into raucous live shows, also featured bands such as The Apples in Stereo, of Montreal and Elf Power.
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. is directed by C.B. Stockfleth and produced by Lance Bangs, who is involved in the Jackass universe and has directed music documentaries about the likes of Pavement. It is exec produced by Rob Hatch-Miller, who directed the documentary Other Music. It also features never-before-seen footage of the bands shot by Bangs.
The film,...
The Athens, Ga scene, which was full of “transient oddball” rockers in the 1990s, is now getting its moment in the spotlight with a new eponymous documentary set to premiere at Doc NYC 2022.
You can watch the trailer above.
The scene, which developed a loyal following that shared cassette tapes and 45s and packed into raucous live shows, also featured bands such as The Apples in Stereo, of Montreal and Elf Power.
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. is directed by C.B. Stockfleth and produced by Lance Bangs, who is involved in the Jackass universe and has directed music documentaries about the likes of Pavement. It is exec produced by Rob Hatch-Miller, who directed the documentary Other Music. It also features never-before-seen footage of the bands shot by Bangs.
The film,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows is now available on multiple video-on-demand platforms for the first time — including Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Vudu or Vimeo On Demand, where it was made available in February after Johnson died. Johnson died on Feb. 6 at the age of 85.
Originally released in 2015, the documentary traces the life and career influential, but longtime overlooked soul singer, from his Mississippi roots to his move to Chicago in the Sixties. After moving to the Windy City, Johnson eventually signed with Twinight Records, releasing hits including...
Originally released in 2015, the documentary traces the life and career influential, but longtime overlooked soul singer, from his Mississippi roots to his move to Chicago in the Sixties. After moving to the Windy City, Johnson eventually signed with Twinight Records, releasing hits including...
- 4/19/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Four years after the release of her Grammy-winning album “Mental Illness,” Aimee Mann has shared a new single, the stirring, beautiful waltz “Suicide Is Murder,” from her forthcoming 10th solo album “Queens of the Summer Hotel.” The accompanying music video reunites Mann with actor James Urbaniak, who previously starred in the video for Mann’s “Patient Zero” with Bradley Whitford. Watch the “Suicide Is Murder” music video above.
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Some shots may seem eerily familiar as the video nods to lauded films of the 1960s and 1970s. Rob Hatch-Miller, who co-directed the video with Puloma Basu, took to Twitter to highlight some of their inspirations. The video’s final shot draws on the Oscar-nominated “The Sterile Cuckoo,” which earned bids for Best Actress Liza Minnelli and Best Original Song. The haunting shot of Mann’s female specter walking the halls of a house in...
See 2022 Grammy predictions: Album of the Year
Some shots may seem eerily familiar as the video nods to lauded films of the 1960s and 1970s. Rob Hatch-Miller, who co-directed the video with Puloma Basu, took to Twitter to highlight some of their inspirations. The video’s final shot draws on the Oscar-nominated “The Sterile Cuckoo,” which earned bids for Best Actress Liza Minnelli and Best Original Song. The haunting shot of Mann’s female specter walking the halls of a house in...
- 8/14/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
For its legion of fans, Other Music was more than just another independent record store. Trading for over two decades, the renowned New York premises achieved something approaching mystic status as the go-to shop for music lovers. Situated across the street from Tower Records, the David and Goliath gamble paid off handsomely, and Other Music proved to be a huge success, also pulling in its fair share of high-profile fans.
Right from the bat, this warm and diverting documentary is a bittersweet exploration of the store. The film’s opening – shot a few days following Other Music’s closure in 2016 – finds a trumpet-heavy procession heading down a busy Manhattan street, a banner with the store’s logo proudly displayed upfront. This could certainly be read as a eulogy, but it’s also a heartfelt celebration of a community and cultural hub eroded by gentrification and the digital revolution.
Directing duo...
Right from the bat, this warm and diverting documentary is a bittersweet exploration of the store. The film’s opening – shot a few days following Other Music’s closure in 2016 – finds a trumpet-heavy procession heading down a busy Manhattan street, a banner with the store’s logo proudly displayed upfront. This could certainly be read as a eulogy, but it’s also a heartfelt celebration of a community and cultural hub eroded by gentrification and the digital revolution.
Directing duo...
- 12/15/2020
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
According to various studies, anywhere from 30% to 80% of American small businesses will not survive the pandemic. And would they all receive documentary tributes as lovingly made and artfully constructed as the one Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller have made for shuttered New York record store, Other Music! Opened in 1995 directly across from Tower Records on East 4th Street street in lower Manhattan, Other Music was more than just a record store. It was an invigorating place for cultural discovery, a site of musical education, a community hub. Until its closure in 2016, by which time a new […]...
- 8/28/2020
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
According to various studies, anywhere from 30% to 80% of American small businesses will not survive the pandemic. And would they all receive documentary tributes as lovingly made and artfully constructed as the one Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller have made for shuttered New York record store, Other Music! Opened in 1995 directly across from Tower Records on East 4th Street street in lower Manhattan, Other Music was more than just a record store. It was an invigorating place for cultural discovery, a site of musical education, a community hub. Until its closure in 2016, by which time a new […]...
- 8/28/2020
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Distributor pivoted after coronavirus pandemic forced theatre closures.
Films released via Oscilloscope Laboratories’ virtual cinema initiative have generated more than $200,000 since the company reconfigured its distribution plans when the coronavirus pandemic forced theatres to close.
Through Thursday (May 14), Saint Frances, Other Music, Best Of CatVideoFest, The Infiltrators and Clementine had generated $215,108 at the virtual box office.
O-Scope kicked off its virtual cinema programme with The Avalon venue in Washington DC on March 16 as soon as it became clear theatre closures would endure for a while.
The New York-based distrbutor splits net revenue with participating theatres, who typically set a $12 price point for online ticket sales.
Films released via Oscilloscope Laboratories’ virtual cinema initiative have generated more than $200,000 since the company reconfigured its distribution plans when the coronavirus pandemic forced theatres to close.
Through Thursday (May 14), Saint Frances, Other Music, Best Of CatVideoFest, The Infiltrators and Clementine had generated $215,108 at the virtual box office.
O-Scope kicked off its virtual cinema programme with The Avalon venue in Washington DC on March 16 as soon as it became clear theatre closures would endure for a while.
The New York-based distrbutor splits net revenue with participating theatres, who typically set a $12 price point for online ticket sales.
- 5/15/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
From the moment it opened its doors in 1995 to its closing in 2016, Other Music was one of the most influential record stores in the early aughts, and certainly a vital force in New York’s indie music scene. An upcoming documentary on the shop, titled Other Music, will hit theaters in April during Record Store Day weekend.
Directed by Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller, the trailer features Jason Schwartzman, Janeane Garofalo, Regina Spektor, Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, the National’s Matt Berninger and TV on the Radio’s Tunde...
Directed by Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller, the trailer features Jason Schwartzman, Janeane Garofalo, Regina Spektor, Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, the National’s Matt Berninger and TV on the Radio’s Tunde...
- 3/3/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
While the words “legendary” and “record store” may fall together a bit oddly for some, one that truly lived up to the billing was New York’s Other Music, which closed in June of 2016 after more than 20 years in business. Renowned for the kind of fringe and hard-to-find and next-big-thing music that its name suggests — this writer (who eulogized the store at the time of its closing) bought the first Strokes Ep there on consignment in 2000 — the store was known and revered by music-heads all over the world; it was the epicenter of several local scenes, its employees included members of Animal Collective, Anti-Pop Consortium and multiple DJs and future industry executives.
Next month, a Kickstarter-funded documentary on the store is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, which takes place from April 24 through May 5. The film, directed by Rob Hatch-Miller and Puloma Basu, has been in the...
Next month, a Kickstarter-funded documentary on the store is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, which takes place from April 24 through May 5. The film, directed by Rob Hatch-Miller and Puloma Basu, has been in the...
- 3/5/2019
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Festival top brass have unveiled the complete line-up of films that includes six world premieres, 10 North American premieres and 27 Us premieres.
The six world premiere selections include Nicole N Horanyi’s Danish documentary Motley’s Law; Majid Barzegar’s Iranian drama A Very Ordinary Citizen; and Vahid Hakimzadeh’s UK-Japanese entry Greater Things.
There are also first-ever public screenings of Mercedes Kane’s Us film Breakfast At Ina’s; Patrick Underwood’s Us selection The Middle Distance; and Rob Hatch-Miller’s Us documentary Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows.
The International Documentary Competition line-up features Poland’s Call Me Marianna from Karolina Bielawska, Ostap Kostyuk’s The Living Fire and Time Suspended from Natalia Bruschtein.
Festival selections include Todd Haynes’ Carol, Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, Hsiau-hsien Hou’s The Assassin, Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth and László Nemes’ Son Of Saul.
Oddlot founder and CEO Gigi Pritzker will be the subject of a tribute as part of...
The six world premiere selections include Nicole N Horanyi’s Danish documentary Motley’s Law; Majid Barzegar’s Iranian drama A Very Ordinary Citizen; and Vahid Hakimzadeh’s UK-Japanese entry Greater Things.
There are also first-ever public screenings of Mercedes Kane’s Us film Breakfast At Ina’s; Patrick Underwood’s Us selection The Middle Distance; and Rob Hatch-Miller’s Us documentary Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows.
The International Documentary Competition line-up features Poland’s Call Me Marianna from Karolina Bielawska, Ostap Kostyuk’s The Living Fire and Time Suspended from Natalia Bruschtein.
Festival selections include Todd Haynes’ Carol, Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, Hsiau-hsien Hou’s The Assassin, Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth and László Nemes’ Son Of Saul.
Oddlot founder and CEO Gigi Pritzker will be the subject of a tribute as part of...
- 9/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Festival top brass have unveiled the complete line-up of films that includes six world premieres, 10 North American premieres and 27 Us premieres.
The six world premiere selections include Nicole N Horanyi’s Danish documentary Motley’s Law; Majid Barzegar’s Iranian drama A Very Ordinary Citizen; and Vahid Hakimzadeh’s UK-Japanese entry Greater Things.
There are also first-ever public screenings of Mercedes Kane’s Us film Breakfast At Ina’s; Patrick Underwood’s Us selection The Middle Distance; and Rob Hatch-Miller’s Us documentary Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows.
The International Documentary Competition line-up features Poland’s Call Me Marianna from Karolina Bielawska, Ostap Kostyuk’s The Living Fire and Time Suspended from Natalia Bruschtein.
Festival selections include Todd Haynes’ Carol, Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, Hsiau-hsien Hou’s The Assassin, Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth and László Nemes’ Son Of Saul.
Oddlot founder and CEO Gigi Pritzker will be the subject of a tribute as part of...
The six world premiere selections include Nicole N Horanyi’s Danish documentary Motley’s Law; Majid Barzegar’s Iranian drama A Very Ordinary Citizen; and Vahid Hakimzadeh’s UK-Japanese entry Greater Things.
There are also first-ever public screenings of Mercedes Kane’s Us film Breakfast At Ina’s; Patrick Underwood’s Us selection The Middle Distance; and Rob Hatch-Miller’s Us documentary Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows.
The International Documentary Competition line-up features Poland’s Call Me Marianna from Karolina Bielawska, Ostap Kostyuk’s The Living Fire and Time Suspended from Natalia Bruschtein.
Festival selections include Todd Haynes’ Carol, Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, Hsiau-hsien Hou’s The Assassin, Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth and László Nemes’ Son Of Saul.
Oddlot founder and CEO Gigi Pritzker will be the subject of a tribute as part of...
- 9/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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