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‘Super Duper Alice Cooper’ Documentary Hitting Several Cities For Limited Theatrical Run

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Hailed as the first ever ‘doc opera’, Super Duper Alice Cooper is an soon-to-be-released documentary that focuses on shock horror rock legend Alice Cooper. The documentary, directed by Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, and Reginald Harkema, mixes documentary archive footage, animation and rock opera to create a one of a kind experience.

The synopsis reads, {The film is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr. Jekyll whose rock n’ roll Mr. Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, a preacher’s son who struck fear into the hearts of parents as Alice Cooper, the ultimate rock star of the bizarre. From the advent of Alice as front man for a group of Phoenix freaks in the 60’s to the hazy decadence of celebrity in the 70s to his triumphant comeback as 80s glam metal godfather, we will watch as Alice and Vincent battle for each other’s’ souls. Alice’s story is told not only by the man himself, but through exclusive interviews with members of the original Alice Cooper band, Elton John, Iggy Pop, John Lydon, and Dee Snider.

The film will be making its premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and will then have a limited theatrical run at several theaters nationwide beginning April 30th. A special pre-recorded “Keep Calm & Just Ask Alice” Q&A and welcome from Alice will be included exclusively with each screening.

Head below for the trailer, poster, and list of theaters and dates.

4/30:
CITY: THEATER/VENUE:
Fairfax, VA Angelika Mosaic
Dallas, TX Angelika Film Dallas
Plano, TX Angelika Film Plano
San Diego, CA Gaslamp 15
Honolulu, HI Ward Stadium 16
Sacramento, CA Tower Theatre
La Mesa, CA Grossmont Center 10
Rohnert Park, CA Rohnert Park 16
Bakersfield, CA Valley Plaza 16
New York, NY Village East
Manville, NJ Manville 12-Plex
Murrieta, CA Cal Oaks 17
Cleveland, OH Capitol Theatre
Cleveland, OH Shaker Square Cinemas
Pittsburgh, PA Southside Works Cinema
Peoria, AZ Arrowhead Fountains 18
Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown 16
Chandler, AZ Chandler Fashion 20
Moreno Valley, CA Moreno Valley 16
Denver, CO Northfield 18
Phoenix, AZ Scottsdale 101
Arlington, MA Regent Theatre
Claremont, CA Claremont 5
North Hollywood, CA NoHo 7
Pasadena, CA Playhouse 7
Amherst, NY The Screening Room Inc.
Chestnut Hill, MA Showcase SuperLux
Millbury, MA Blackstone Valley 14 Cinema de Lux
Dedham, MA Showcase Cinema de Lux Legacy Place
Bridgeport, CT Showcase Cinemas Bridgeport
White Plains, NY City Center 15: Cinema De Lux
Whitestone, NY College Point Multiplex Cinemas
Edgewater, NJ Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas
Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas
Holtsville, NY Island 16: Cinema De Lux
Lowell, MA Showcase Cinemas Lowell
Foxboro, MA Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place
Providence, RI Providence Place Cinemas 16
Springdale, OH Springdale 18: Cinema De Lux
Warwick, RI Showcase Cinemas Warwick
Randolph, MA Showcase Cinema de Lux Randolph
Revere, MA Showcase Cinema de Lux Revere
Elmsford, NY Greenburgh Multiplex Cinemas
Yonkers, NY Showcase Cinema de Lux Ridge Hill
Bonita Springs, FL Prado Stadium 12

5/1:
CITY: THEATER/VENUE:
San Francisco, CA Balboa Theatre
Cincinnati, OH Esquire Theatre
Columbus, OH Gateway Film Center
Sparta, NJ Digiplex Sparta
Mechanicsburg, PA Digiplex Mechanicsburg
Camp Hill, PA Digiplex Camp Hill
Williamsport, PA Digiplex Williamsport
Bloomsburg, PA Digiplex Bloomsburg
Selinsgrove, PA Digiplex Selinsgrove
Reading, PA Digiplex Fairgrounds
Solon, OH Digiplex Solon Cinema 16
Surprise, AZ Digiplex Surprise Pointe 14
Bloomfield, CT Digiplex Bloomfield
Lisbon, CT Digiplex Lisbon
Torrington, CT Digiplex CINEROM Torrington
Temecula, CA Digiplex Temecula Tower 10
Apple Valley, CA Digiplex Apple Valley 14
Bonsall, CA Digiplex River Village
Oceanside, CA Digiplex Mission Marketplace 13
Poway, CA Digiplex Poway 10
Westfield, NJ Digiplex Rialto Westfield
San Rafael, CA California Film Institute

5/2:
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Phoenix, AZ FilmBar

5/7:
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Athens, OH Athena Grand

5/13:
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Tuscon, AZ The Loft Cinema

5/19:
CITY: THEATER/VENUE:
Bridgeport, CT Bijou Theatre


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‘Lost Themes IV: Noir’ – John Carpenter Announces New Album & Releases New Music Video!

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(l-r) Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel Davies - Photo Credit: Sophie Gransard

John Carpenter has been teasing big news for a couple weeks now and all has been revealed this morning. Carpenter is back with Lost Themes IV: Noir from Sacred Bones Records!

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

John Carpenter called the first Lost Themes album “a soundtrack for the movies in your mind.”

From John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, Lost Themes IV: Noir is set for release on May 3 via Sacred Bones Records. The album pays tribute to Noir cinema!

In conjunction with the announcement, they’ve shared a music video for the album’s first single, “My Name Is Death”, a miniature noir film directed by Ambar Navarro, starring Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood), Staz Lindes (The Paranoyds) and Misha Lindes (SadGirl). “Noir is a uniquely American genre born in post-war cinema,” states Carpenter. “ We grew up loving Noir and were influenced by it for this new album. The video celebrates this style and our new song, My Name is Death.”

Sacred Bones previews, “The scene-setting new single marks new territory for Carpenter and his cohorts, propelled by a driving post-punk bassline that is embellished by washes of atmospheric synth, pulsing drum machine, and, at the song’s climax, a smoldering guitar solo.”

“Sandy [King, John’s wife and producer] had given John a book for Christmas, of pictures from noir films, all stills from that era,” Davies says of the lightbulb moment for Lost Themes IV. “I was looking through it, and I thought, ‘I like that imagery, and what those titles make me think of. What if we loosely based it around that? What if the titles were of some of John’s favorite noir films?’ Some of the music is heavy guitar riffs, which is not in old noir films. But somehow, it’s connected in an emotional way.”

Sacred Bones notes, “Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes the songs on Lost Themes IV ‘noirish’ is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone. The noir quality, then, is something you understand instinctively when you hear it.”

“It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that became the initial Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts,” the label explains. “Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. In the years since, Carpenter, Carpenter, and Davies have released close to a dozen musical projects, including a growing library of studio albums and the scores for David Gordon Green’s trilogy of Halloween reboots. It helped that they grew up in a musical environment. Daniel’s dad is The Kinks’ Dave Davies, and he would pop by the L.A. studio – the same one the Lost Themes records are made in today – to jam, or to perform at wrap parties for John’s films. That innate free-flowing chemistry helps Lost Themes IV: Noir run like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

Here’s the full Lost Themes IV: Noir track list:

1. My Name is Death
2. Machine Fear
3. Last Rites
4. The Burning Door
5. He Walks By Night
6. Beyond The Gallows
7. Kiss The Blood Off My Fingers
8. Guillotine
9. The Demon’s Shadow
10. Shadows Have A Thousand Eyes

The following physical variants will be available:

  • Sacred Bones Exclusive Red on Clear Splatter vinyl w/ Screen Printed 7” bonus track “Black Cathedral”, a Silver Foil Stamped Jacket and poster.
  • Sacred Bones Society Exclusive on Black and White Splatter on Clear w/ Screen Printed 7” bonus track “Black Cathedral”, a Silver Foil Stamped Jacket and poster.
  • All retail Transparent Red, with a Gold Foil Stamped Jacket and poster.
  • Indie Exclusive Tan and Black Marble, w/ Screen Printed 7” bonus track “Black Cathedral”, a Gold Foil Stamped Jacket and poster.
  • Rough Trade Exclusive Oxblood Red and Black Splatter, w/ Screen Printed 7” bonus track “Black Cathedral”, a Gold Foil Stamped Jacket and poster.
  • Shout Exclusive Black and Clear cloudy, w/ Screen Printed 7” bonus track “Black Cathedral”, a Gold Foil Stamped Jacket and poster.
  • Black LP, with a Gold Foil Stamped Jacket and poster.
  • CD
  • Tape

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now!

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