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There's a quote from Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins describing Rush's brief eighties dalliance with the mainstream during documentary, BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE, where he proclaims, “Rush middle of the road is still somebody else's left field”, and it's perhaps the perfect summation of this bands forty year career trajectory, arguably the world's biggest cult band, a trio able to deftly balance the sublime and the ridiculous. Directed by filmmakers Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, the duo behind Iron Maiden: Flight 666, Metal, A Headbangers Journey and Global Metal; BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE takes Rush from their seventies beginnings…
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(Jan 19th 2010, Dir. Dylan Southern)I must admit, I hadn't really listened to Blur intently before, apart from the un-escapable Girls and Boys rendition laid on at every standard indie disco. I was indeed sceptical. It took all of five minutes for this, 'I don't like Blur, but I don't remember why' mindset to wash away.Reunion tour films are generally pretty crap, but this one succeeds in changing that perspective, (at least for the two hours it's on).Using an interesting mix of new, and archive footage, this documentary takes a personal look at the past. Putting you in the mindset…
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