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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Pavements' director Alex Ross Perry spins fiction into one of the year's most fun and must-watch music films
We've seen music documentaries parodied in then past, but nothing's like Alex Ross Perry's Pavements (on Mubi). Part mockumentary, part parody and part biopic, with a jukebox musical production thrown into the mix, it's a particularly fitting execution to reflect the band Pavement. Perry blends different real, fake and satirical elements about the band for this brilliantly chaotic and satisfying film. The Pavement biopic "Rage Life," starring Joe Keery as Stephen Malkmus, isn't real. The stage musical "Slanted! Enchanted!" isn't either. But it also makes for one of the most riveting music films, honouring the legacy of the '90s indie band with a witty intro presenting Pavement as the "most important" band in the world. While it all feels like quite a lofty undertaking, this was the first and only idea Perry presented for Pavements. "There wasn't a version of this before the maximalist version and there was never going to be, ... it was as simple as that," Ross told Yahoo Canada. "My approach was, immediately, it's a documentary that takes place in a fictional world where Pavement are the most successful band of their generation, which is borrowing an opinion shared by their fans, but turning that into a fact." "And in this world, the band is so successful that every form of ancillary legacy storytelling and financial investment in building a museum or making a movie is theirs, and that will be the movie, and that was kind of just a fully formed ... idea." An absolute highlight is Keery, who we see going through method acting-style preparation to play Malkmus. "His work is just undeniable," Ross said. "He's so charming and funny and self-effacing and satirical and committed, and it's risky. He's putting his own name on the line to play this version of himself in a kind of outlandish way. And I found that his agreeing to do the movie and his willingness to play along and f—k around, for lack of a better term, was just so inspiring." "It just felt like this guy who probably gets asked a thousand things just had a lot of trust in me and in this strange project to do something entirely unique. And actors tend to want to do things that are entirely unique." The power of editing In order to a balance each moving piece of the puzzle, Ross credits editor and producer Robert Greene. "Robert Greene, who's the film's editor, and this is our fifth movie together, edited this movie in a way that no one else could have," Ross said. "His ability to both make something that is alive and playful and dynamic, also telling what we feel in a cohesive story, in two hours, and also doing all of this about his favourite band of all time. They're so close to his heart that he's the best and worst person to make something like this, because he loves every single thing about them, and somewhere out of that emerged exactly what we got." But with Greene's skill also came the ability for Pavements to appeal to both Pavement fans and those who have never even heard of the band, something proved at a screening in Toronto during the Departure festival where you saw Pavement newbie getting increasingly invested in this band. "Something that is simply for die-hard fans, it's just not enough," Ross said. "Oftentimes when I watch something about a subject that I am a die-hard fan of, it is clearly only made for me, and it's not the kind of thing I can, for example, convince my wife to watch." "It's just very clear to people when a movie is going to invite you in versus keep you at arm's length as an audience member who may or may not have the correct prior knowledge to really get everything out of the film. And all we ever talked about was that is the only goal we need to be reaching for. ... Maybe you've never heard of them at all and the movie just is its own thing."
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Time to get excited!' Why Stranger Things could be back to its best for its final episodes ever
Objectively, you should not be excited about the return of Stranger Things. Over the years, the Netflix smash has in many ways come to represent everything bad about television's streaming era. It began as a fun piece of fluff, a one-and-done collection of overt 1980s film references, designed as the first part of an unconnected anthology. But then it exceeded expectations, so the Duffer brothers found themselves having to pull an entire mythology out of thin air. And a bloated one at that, full of (at best) bottle episodes about punky young superheroes and (at worst) self-indulgent episodes that grind on for hours and hours. And because the episodes were so gargantuan, they took years to make. This is why you shouldn't be excited about the return of Stranger Things. Whatever happened in the last batch of episodes has long since receded from memory and they were so long that you cannot possibly build up the enthusiasm to watch them all again. It is less a series and more a Man v Food challenge, served up long after you've forgotten what your last meal tasted of. And yet the first trailer for the final batch of Stranger Things episodes has dropped and goddamn it if I'm not suddenly really excited about it. What happens in the trailer? It's hard to say. Joe Keery turns a wheel in a van. A bunch of lights flicker. There are flamethrowers. Someone jumps between trees during a lightning storm, pursued by a demon. A bunch of four-legged monsters prowl around a kitchen like raptors in Jurassic Park. There are machine guns and fast cars, and crying and flying and Vecna throwing a sort of burning tornado at the sky, all accompanied by Deep Purple's Child in Time. Does it make sense? Not really. Is it so overloaded with mythology and superfluous characters that you felt you needed a diagram to remind you who everyone was? Almost certainly. But could I feel my heart start to race as it went on? Yes. The Stranger Things trailer isn't the best trailer I've ever seen, but it might qualify as the most trailer I've ever seen, and sometimes that does the trick. More than anything, it reinforces the direction that Stranger Things has been heading for the past nine years. There will be not a single atom of subtlety in these episodes. Any nuance will be forced out by a powerhouse of spectacle. Things will explode. There will be CGI by the gallon. Characters will operate exclusively in emotional red zones. For better or worse, you will end this series exhausted. However, there is one small hint that – despite the heavy metal frenzy that whirls around it – Stranger Things knows how it will stick the landing. It comes in the form of a snatch of dialogue between Hopper and Eleven. It isn't much ('Let's end this, kid') but it's a sign the key relationship of the entire series is back on track. Despite all the excess – the monsters, the nostalgia – Stranger Things was always a show about parenthood. It's the story of a man who finds a weird little girl with nowhere to go, who helps him rebuild himself after experiencing the most devastating bereavement. Any time it has leant into the found-family dynamic between Hopper and Eleven, Stranger Things has found an emotional wallop that cannot be overwhelmed by the whiz-bang chicanery of the rest of the show. This is where Stranger Things began and I pray this is where it will end. That's the pull of this trailer. The final season of Stranger Things will surely be too long. There will be too many storylines. There will be children riding bicycles even though they are visibly so old they should really have been driving their own children to school for the past decade. But if it remembers to focus on its heart – on the dynamic between a man and a girl who saved each other – then it might be worth getting excited about Stranger Things after all.
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Time to get excited!' Why Stranger Things could be back to its best for its final episodes ever
Objectively, you should not be excited about the return of Stranger Things. Over the years, the Netflix smash has in many ways come to represent everything bad about television's streaming era. It began as a fun piece of fluff, a one-and-done collection of overt 1980s film references, designed as the first part of an unconnected anthology. But then it exceeded expectations, so the Duffer brothers found themselves having to pull an entire mythology out of thin air. And a bloated one at that, full of (at best) bottle episodes about punky young superheroes and (at worst) self-indulgent episodes that grind on for hours and hours. And because the episodes were so gargantuan, they took years to make. This is why you shouldn't be excited about the return of Stranger Things. Whatever happened in the last batch of episodes has long since receded from memory and they were so long that you cannot possibly build up the enthusiasm to watch them all again. It is less a series and more a Man v Food challenge, served up long after you've forgotten what your last meal tasted of. And yet the first trailer for the final batch of Stranger Things episodes has dropped and goddamn it if I'm not suddenly really excited about it. What happens in the trailer? It's hard to say. Joe Keery turns a wheel in a van. A bunch of lights flicker. There are flamethrowers. Someone jumps between trees during a lightning storm, pursued by a demon. A bunch of four-legged monsters prowl around a kitchen like raptors in Jurassic Park. There are machine guns and fast cars, and crying and flying and Vecna throwing a sort of burning tornado at the sky, all accompanied by Deep Purple's Child in Time. Does it make sense? Not really. Is it so overloaded with mythology and superfluous characters that you felt you needed a diagram to remind you who everyone was? Almost certainly. But could I feel my heart start to race as it went on? Yes. The Stranger Things trailer isn't the best trailer I've ever seen, but it might qualify as the most trailer I've ever seen, and sometimes that does the trick. More than anything, it reinforces the direction that Stranger Things has been heading for the past nine years. There will be not a single atom of subtlety in these episodes. Any nuance will be forced out by a powerhouse of spectacle. Things will explode. There will be CGI by the gallon. Characters will operate exclusively in emotional red zones. For better or worse, you will end this series exhausted. However, there is one small hint that – despite the heavy metal frenzy that whirls around it – Stranger Things knows how it will stick the landing. It comes in the form of a snatch of dialogue between Hopper and Eleven. It isn't much ('Let's end this, kid') but it's a sign the key relationship of the entire series is back on track. Despite all the excess – the monsters, the nostalgia – Stranger Things was always a show about parenthood. It's the story of a man who finds a weird little girl with nowhere to go, who helps him rebuild himself after experiencing the most devastating bereavement. Any time it has leant into the found-family dynamic between Hopper and Eleven, Stranger Things has found an emotional wallop that cannot be overwhelmed by the whiz-bang chicanery of the rest of the show. This is where Stranger Things began and I pray this is where it will end. That's the pull of this trailer. The final season of Stranger Things will surely be too long. There will be too many storylines. There will be children riding bicycles even though they are visibly so old they should really have been driving their own children to school for the past decade. But if it remembers to focus on its heart – on the dynamic between a man and a girl who saved each other – then it might be worth getting excited about Stranger Things after all.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Stranger Things' Season 5 trailer: Will the monster fall to this iconic 1970s metal anthem?
The wait is over! A new teaser for the eagerly anticipated fifth and final season of Stranger Things , premiering on Netflix on November 26, was unveiled on Wednesday, July 16. And as the trailer had implied, the final season of 'Stranger Things' promises to turn fans' world ' upside down ' (pun intended!). Heavy Metal Meets Hawkins In a bold musical shift, the teaser breaks away from the 1980s playlist the show is known for. Instead, it features a stirring rendition of Child in Time, one of Deep Purple's most iconic songs from the 1970 album In Rock. Although Stranger Things is firmly rooted in the '80s, this choice from the early '70s is intentional and powerful. The version used in the trailer appears to blend new orchestral layers—strings and synths—with the original vocals of Ian Gillan. Variety reported that while the instrumental backbone has been altered with modern elements, the intense high-pitched delivery still echoes Deep Purple's legendary sound. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Management Operations Management Finance Leadership Data Analytics Data Science healthcare Degree Design Thinking Digital Marketing Data Science Healthcare Project Management others MBA Artificial Intelligence Technology Others PGDM Public Policy MCA Product Management Cybersecurity CXO Skills you'll gain: Duration: 9 Months IIM Calcutta CERT-IIMC APSPM India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK GMPBE India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 11 Months IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK General Management Programme India Starts on undefined Get Details Music As A Weapon In a particularly striking scene from the teaser, Joe Keery's character, Steve Harrington—who is portrayed as an employee at the powerful WSQK radio station—seems to be using the thunderous track as a means of defense. The trailer hints that the 50,000-watt broadcast of the explosive metal anthem may be deployed as a sonic weapon to combat the monstrous threats that have taken over Hawkins . This creative decision to use music not just as ambiance but as a tactical tool elevates the drama and stakes of the final season. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 10년 발톱무좀, 정확히 6개월 걸렸습니다! (사실주의) 홈시네라이프 더 알아보기 Undo A Song With A Legacy First performed in 1969 and officially recorded later that year, Child in Time touches on the dread of nuclear warfare. It became one of Deep Purple's most celebrated pieces, especially after its extended performance in their 1972 live album Made in Japan, where it spanned more than 12 minutes. The song remained a staple of their live sets for over two decades, even as the band went through numerous lineup changes. The Final Battle Looms As the teaser reveals, Hawkins has been overrun by the sinister Upside Down, leaving the government powerless. The central group of characters—Eleven, Mike, Will, Lucas, Dustin, Steve, Robin, Nancy, Jonathan, Joyce, and Hopper—come together one last time to destroy the Upside Down itself. In a tense moment, Mike gives the signal to ignite their plan, uttering a single word: "Burn".
India.com
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Stranger Things Season 5 Teaser Out: Everything You Need To Know – Release Dates, Plot Twists, Cast & The Final Battle
New Delhi: Hawkins is no longer the town we once knew. The quiet streets are cracked open. Red-veined portals breathe. Demogorgons are back. The Rift has won, and the fight is no longer a secret. It is a war. And for the final time, the gang is getting back together. Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for 'Stranger Things' Season 5, and it promises nothing short of a cinematic apocalypse. Nine years after the Duffer Brothers' supernatural saga first premiered, the final season is here. It arrives in three parts, kicking off with Volume 1 on November 26, followed by Volume 2 on Christmas Day and concluding with the series finale on New Year's Eve. Each drop goes live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. '9 years ago, the adventure began. Stranger Things 5. Teaser tomorrow,' Netflix wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Every battle has led to this the Stranger Things 5 teaser is HERE! — sƃuᴉɥʇ ɹǝƃuɐɹʇs (@Stranger_Things) July 16, 2025 The streaming giant made good on that promise. On July 16, it dropped a 2-minute 46-second trailer that flooded social media timelines. Fans were stunned by the scope, emotion and scale of what is being teased as the last and deadliest chapter in the 'Stranger Things' universe. A Town At War Set in fall 1987, Hawkins is still reeling from the violent aftermath of the Rifts. The teaser opens with Steve (Joe Keery) setting up a radio in his van, as the gang listens in silence. Vines snake through empty streets. Military blockades line town borders. The Upside Down is no longer hiding. It is rather seeping into Hawkins. 'After all we have been through, this thing ties us all together,' says a narrator in the trailer. Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), now hunted by the government, is forced into hiding. Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) feels a growing dread as the anniversary of his own disappearance approaches. A military-enforced quarantine now surrounds Hawkins, complicating the already chaotic hunt for Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), who has been still alive and missing since the end of Season 4. The new villain is not alone. The Demogorgons are back. And this time, there is no illusion of safety. The Cast Returns With a New Face The cast lineup for the final season is stacked with fan favorites: Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers) David Harbour (Jim Hopper) Finn Wolfhard (Mike) Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) Noah Schnapp (Will) Sadie Sink (Max) Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) Natalia Dyer (Nancy) Charlie Heaton (Jonathan) Joe Keery (Steve) Maya Hawke (Robin) Priah Ferguson (Erica) Brett Gelman (Murray) Cara Buono (Karen) Amybeth McNulty (Vickie) Nell Fisher (Holly) Jake Connelly (Derek Turnbow) Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers) And action legend Linda Hamilton joins as Dr. Kay, who can be seen gunning down Demogorgons in a nod to her 'Terminator' days. 'The final battle is looming, and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they have faced before. To end this nightmare, they will need everyone, the full party, standing together, one last time,' reads Netflix's official synopsis. Max's Fate, Dustin's Grief and Will's Shadow The trailer teases haunting flashbacks and heartbreaking moments. Max (Sadie Sink) is still in a coma, with her future unclear. Dustin appears to be mourning the town's treatment of Eddie Munson, who is blamed for crimes he did not commit. Eleven is seen flying alone into battle. But this time, she may not be the key to victory. 'It started with the disappearance of Will Byers. It may end with him too,' a voice says. Fan reactions flooded social media within minutes of the trailer's release. 'Stranger Things Season 5 looks INSANE,' tweeted one fan. 'The music choice is top tier, El is flying, and we are going to cry,' said another. The new trailer for Stranger Things season 5!!! So much happening in this trailer and boy what a trailer it is! The music choice is top tier and I can spot red herrings, El is flying, and we're going to cry — Becca (@trivia_purple) July 16, 2025 seated for stranger things 5 for the plot the plot being : — (@softiealiaa) July 16, 2025 Stranger Things 5 will premiere in 2025 and will be the last season — (@milevensxm) February 23, 2024 Stranger Things Season 5 is going to be absolute cinema — Aaron Paul - ImHybrid (@HYBRlD) July 16, 2025 WHATT?? WHY?? WHY ARE YALL CRYING?? I NEED SEASON 5 OF STRANGER THINGS NOW — yass (@airielyassin10) July 16, 2025 Some pleaded with Netflix to avoid splitting the season into three parts. But the release schedule is locked: Volume 1 (Episodes 1–4): November 26, 2025 Volume 2 (Episodes 5–7): December 25, 2025 Volume 3 (Finale Episode 8): December 31, 2025 Legacy of a Generation 'Stranger Things' premiered in 2016 and quickly became a global phenomenon. Over its run, the show has been nominated 57 times at the Primetime Emmys and has taken home 12 wins, including nods for acting, writing and drama. November 6 continues to be celebrated as Stranger Things Day, the date Will Byers first vanished into the Upside Down. As the final season nears, fans are anticipating the end and bracing for closure. 'Seated for Stranger Things 5 for the plot. The plot being: heartbreak,' posted one fan. The countdown is on. Hawkins may never be the same again. Neither will we.
