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Geek Tyrant
2 days ago
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- Geek Tyrant
Teaser Trailer For Eminem-Produced Superfans Documentary STANS — GeekTyrant
A teaser trailer and release date have been set for the Eminem-produced documentary Stans , about superfans and the rapper's song 'Stan,' which has become the definition of an overly-dedicated or obsessive fan. The doc is said to explore 'the rapper's trajectory through the prism of the following of his most loyal superfans.' Stans examines the complicated relationship between one of the world's most private artists and his massive public persona. Through stylized recreations, rare archival footage, and intimate original interviews, it follows Eminem's career and the passionate audience that has grown with him. AMC Theatres Distribution will launch the work, by Emmy-winning writer, director, and investigative journalist Steven Leckart, in 135 AMC theatres in the U.S. for a limited time period from August 7 to 10. All participating AMC theatres will offer at least two showtimes per day. The doc will also receive a full week awards-qualifying run at AMC Empire 25 in New York. Trafalgar Releasing will launch the film internationally on the same date in more than 1,600 theatres across more than 50 territories. Full screening details will be released on July 24. Alongside Eminem, producers are Paul Rosenberg, Stuart Parr, Antoine Fuqua, Tony DiSanto, David Schiff with DIGA Studios in association with Shady Films, Fuqua Films, Interscope Films, and MTV Entertainment Studios. Bruce Gillmer, Amanda Culkowski and Michael Maniaci are Executive Producers for MTV Entertainment Studios. Check out the teaser below:
UPI
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Famous birthdays for July 16: Rosa Salazar, Barry Sanders
Movies // 11 hours ago Eminem faces his fans in teaser for documentary 'Stans' July 15 (UPI) -- Rapper Eminem faces his own superfans in the teaser trailer for documentary "Stans," an examination of his career set to briefly release in theaters in August.
Man of Many
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Man of Many
Eminem's Introspective ‘Stans' Documentary Drops in Cinemas Next Month
By Dean Blake - News Published: 16 Jul 2025 Share Copy Link Readtime: 5 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more. For more information on how we test products, click here. If you're anything like me you likely spent the majority of your childhood bouncing off the walls to whatever Eminem dropped that week, and while the man's discography has only grown in the intervening years, Slim's largely done his best to stay fairly anonymous. Yes, he launched the fantastic based-on-true-events 8-Mile, but despite the fact that film traced Eminem's life before he blew up—it was also pretty dramatised. Well, we love a good doco here, and Em's long-awaited Stans is about ready to release: it's launching into US cinemas on 7 August for one weekend only, before finding a home on Paramount+ later this year. If you don't know what Stans is: it's a deep look into the life of the still-polarising rapper through the lens of some of his most devout and diehard fans. The man himself is involved, of course, but Stans very much centres his impact on the world of music through the people who've followed him the closest. If that tickles your fancy, or if you just want to know more about what Eminem is up to these days, read on. What's 'Stans' About? With a sly wink, this Marshall Mathers-produced film is named after one of Eminem's most impactful and memorable songs, 'Stan'. Found on the artists third studio album, Stan details an incredibly toxic parasocial relationship between the titular narrator and Em himself, who eventually realises that he let his fan down. The song has been so impactful that it literally changed our language: the term 'stan' was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2017, meaning someone that obsessively loves someone or something. Naming a documentary focusing on the fans that love you after a song detailing a mentally unhinged toxic fan is quite a mood, but the people involved seem to be okay with it. Most call themselves 'stans', though not quite on the same level as the namesake, while also detailing the lengths they've gone to to witness Eminem's life themselves, including trips to visit physical places that Marshal Mathers grew up—pilgrimages in all but name. Eminem himself feels a bit uncomfortable with the idea that people care so much about his life's story, and the film details some disturbing letters from the overly zealous 'Stans' in his audience. In saying that, the film doesn't necessarily put his fanbase on blast: but rather focuses on what a more healthy relationship might look like. Stans also details the life of Mathers himself: offering a more detailed look into his upbringing, his rise to fame, and the impact his music had on the world. Of course, all through the eyes of his fans, though with some first-person accounts from the man himself for good measure. It's not a critical look into Eminem's career though, nor into his sometimes homophobic, sexist lyrics: this is made by fans, for fans, after all. If that sounds interesting, look out for the at-home release date soon. The History of 'Stan' A song as impactful as Stan must have quite an origin story, right? Well, it all started when one of the song's producers, 'The 45 King', heard Dido's 'Thank You' on the 1998 film 'Sliding Doors'. Taken by the chorus, King made up a beat by sampling the song and shared it with contacts at Interscope Records, who eventually shared it with Eminem. Again, Dido's amazing lyrics caught Eminem's eyes, who felt the song's refrain of 'put your picture on my wall, it reminds me that it's not so bad' was well suited to a song reflecting some of the often disturbing interactions he'd personally had with his own fan base. Though his music is often laced with vitriolic, violent lyrics, Eminem was keen to try to send a message to his listeners to not take his words so seriously or literally. 'I knew what I was going to write about before I wrote it,' Mathers told Genius about the writing of Stan. 'A lot of times when I'm writing songs, I see visions for everything I'm writing. This was one of those.' The song went on to become one of Mathers' signature songs, and literally define the meaning of an overly obsessive fan. It follows Stanley Mitchell, a devout fan of Eminem who frequently sends fan mail in an attempt to get a response: something he feels he is owed, as he sees himself as Em's biggest fan. The rest of Stan's life crumbles around him as he singularly obsesses over his non-existent relationship with the rapper, which eventually sees him murder himself and his girlfriend by driving his car into a river. In the mythos of the story, Eminem later attempts to write back to Stan, warning him about his obsessive tendencies and deteriorating mental health, before realising he'd seen a news story on the song's namesake just weeks prior. You'd think that's where the story ends, but Eminem actually wrote a sequel to 'Stan': one which picks up years later and sees Stan's bereft little brother Matthew track Eminem down, kidnap him, and take revenge for the death of his brother in the song 'Bad Guy'. It's no Stan, but it's not terrible. When Can I Watch 'Stans'? Stans will launch in AMC theatres in the US, and worldwide, on Thursday, August 7 for one weekend. Later this year it'll be available on Paramount+, so keep an eye out.
UPI
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Eminem faces his fans in teaser for documentary 'Stans'
1 of 4 | American rapper Eminem stars in the documentary "Stans," which examines his career through the eyes of his fans. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 15 (UPI) -- Rapper Eminem faces his own superfans in the teaser trailer for documentary Stans, which will release in theaters for a brief run in August. The teaser features Eminem, who also produces the documentary, hearing some of the most common questions asked to him by fans, including some about his 2000 song "Stan." "Moving, funny, and revealing, the film offers a raw and riveting exploration of Eminem's legendary career through the eyes of his most devoted fans," the official synopsis reads. "Released in 2000, Eminem's song "Stan" -- about an obsessive, unstable fan -- remains iconic. So iconic that the term stan was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2017." Stans will release exclusively in AMC Theatres locations in the United States from Aug. 7 to 10. The film will be released internationally on the same date by Trafalgar Releasing. "More than just an exploration of fandom, the film examines the complicated relationship between one of the world's most private artists and his massive public persona. Through stylized recreations, rare archival footage, and intimate original interviews, it offers a raw, loud and revealing journey across Eminem's career -- and the passionate audience that has grown with him," the description states. Stans is directed by Steven Leckart and produced by Eminem, Paul Rosenberg, Stuart Parr, Antoine Fuqua, Tony DiSanto, David Schiff with DIGA Studios in association with Shady Films, Fuqua Films, Interscope Films and MTV Entertainment Studios. Bruce Gillmer, Amanda Culkowski and Michael Maniaci serve as executive producers. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige take Super Bowl halftime stage Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar perform in the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show on February 13, 2022. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
The Advertiser
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Two epic journeys, one tough travel choice: Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan?
World Nomad Games in Kyrgystan. Picture: Shutterstock By Amy Cooper and Mal Chenu Updated July 4, 2025, first published July 5, 2025 Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our website The digital version of Today's Paper All other in your area I'm a Stan fan. Show me a Central Asian country with those four letters ending a name no spelling bee contestant would ever wish to encounter, and I'm there quicker than you can say Borat. Just to be clear, Borat does not come from Kyrgyzstan - probably because nobody would ever dare mock the second smallest and by far fiercest of the seven Stans. You do not mess with a country where instead of playing footy, men grapple a headless goat carcass on horseback at breakneck speed and where, instead of calling Uber Eats, you send your trained golden eagle to hunt down a jackal, which you will butcher yourself. To be an influencer in Kyrgyzstan, you must be able to recite word-perfectly and by memory the 500,000 lines of your nation's immense epic poem passed down orally for more than 1000 years. In short, Kyrgyz people are badass. Light on vowels but heavy on bravery, pride, virtuosity and harmony with nature, Kyrgyzstan is one of the world's last bastions of nomadic culture. Practically born on horseback, Kyrgyz clans still follow the seasons across central Asia's highest peaks in the towering Tian Shan ranges to graze their flocks in alpine summer meadows. It's a life of astonishing freedom and beauty, and thanks to Kyrgyz nomads' hospitality - as legendary as their history - visitors can join in. You'll be invited to sleep in a traditional yurt on the shores of glacial lakes, ride across the steppes on horses, yaks or camels, accompany the eagle hunters and their remarkable raptors, then toast your new friends with fermented mare's milk while yurt-y dancing around the open fire. You'll be high the whole time. Kyrgyzstan is about 90 per cent mountainous, with more than half the land over 2500 metres above sea level; a rarefied, unfolding wonder of needle summits soaring to more than 7000 metres amid plunging gorges, roaring waterfalls and emerald forests and meadows. The world's second-largest mountain lake, Issyk-Kul, shimmers like a mirage surrounded by snow-capped peaks. In the icy wilds of Tash Rabat, the remains of a 15th-century Silk Road inn recall that this was once a superhighway. Now you can trek or ride for days and see nobody but the odd shepherd. Bliss. And then there's the World Nomad Games, Kyrgyzstan's insane answer to the Olympics. At this biennial festival of unhinged heroics, next staged in 2026, you can see horseback wrestling, foot archery, bone hurling, an opening ceremony in which performers are aflame and - the Kyrgyz national sport - Kok Boru, a brutal mix of rugby and polo in which two teams on horseback battle for possession of a decapitated goat. Meanwhile, next door in Uzbekistan, Mal might be marvelling at mosaics and minarets, but he's missing out on the most out-stan-ding Stan of all. The Stans of Central Asia may sound like a spin-off of The Kumars at No 42 , but they are actually fascinating travel destinations, and not just so you can wait and wait and one day be a hero at pub trivia, or at an albeit less likely geography spelling bee. Gur-e-Amir mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Picture: Shutterstock Of the five Stans, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are the most impressive if you are a place name dropper. After your friends tell you about the cool bar they went to in Kuta, you can casually mention the magical twilight that accentuates the glazed azure tiles of the Kalta Minor Minaret in the walled city of Itchan Kala in the Khanate of Khiva. But you can only do this if you go to Uzbekistan. If you go to Kyrgyzstan, you can tell your friends you saw some nice sheep shivering on the steppe. Kyrgyzstan is in more danger of overgrazing than overtourism. You may think you would only travel to the Stans if you have literally been to every country. If this is the case, you would only visit Kyrgyzstan because you've been to all the other Stans. As a central hub of the legendary Silk Road, the region that is now Uzbekistan thrived. Prior to Genghis Khan's scorched earth pillaging in the early 13th century, the cities of Bukhara and Samarkand were prosperous centres of science, culture and learning. One lesson they learned well was architecture, and Uzbekistan's ancient cities remain a repository for some of the most stunning buildings in the world. Magnificent mausoleums, mosques and madrasas, many finished in turquoise and gold, are sprinkled throughout the country like sumac on a kebab. In Samarkand, Registan is a sprawling network of three grand madrasas filled with gorgeous majolica pottery and mosaics. Samarkand is also home to the Gur-e-Amir and Shah-i-Zinda mausoleums, built as the final resting places of famous Uzbeks that even the most demanding pub quiz is unlikely to probe. The Ark in Bukhara was the residence of emirs from the 5th century until the Russian Red Army bombed it in 1920. Now mostly ruins, it still hosts several museums and the 17th-century-built Juma Mosque. Nearby Maghoki-Attar has been a religious site since the 5th century and was once a mosque by day and a synagogue by night. Imagine! Legend has it that the locals saved Maghoki-Attar from the Mongol hordes by burying it in sand. More architectural wonders can be found in Namangan, Andijan, Nukus, Fergana and Kokand, all of which will provide you with better bragging rights than Kyrgyzstan. Or Kuta. Those who say a good Stan is hard to find should put Uzbekistan on their uz-bekit list.
