NMA Documentary News

[mudgeek]

I see the Killing Joke documentary is now finished & being organised for theatrical release (then they always were theatrical). Would be awesome to watch both back to back . .

I saw a trailer of KJ's documentary and I'm looking forward to that too. T'would be fab to watch them if they get released at the same time, preferably this year. I wrote to Matt & Viv and no news yet on this.

[Guillaume]

No news of the documentary?
On NMA's biography it is written that its release will coincide with the release of the new album (Spring 2013, i guess) 

[pjevac]

Anything new here?

[Fatalist]

Good question well made

[szmurf]

From the main page:

The film documentary about the band that awarding winning director Matt Reid has been making for the last two years, and to which many people have already contributed, should be finished soon. Matt and the film’s producers are aiming for a special limited cinematic release to coincide with the release of the new album. There are also plans for a special 96 page magazine on NMA past, present and future to accompany this. We will welcome any ideas and contributions for this project.

[Dac X Lee]

I might be a little late, but I'd have a cute information to give you.

I'm a Croatian studying in Korea and at our school (HUFS - Hankuk Uiniversity of Foreign Studies), in the English Writing course we touched the topic about poetry and lyrics, so we had to choose one and present it in class. After deep thinking and rethinking I chose Drag It Down, so I let them listen to the whole song, shown them the lyrics and discussed it shortly because of the time limit.

[Jimmy M]

Does anyone know if the band are planning to have special screenings of the documentary around the country?

Ps the video for March in September has got me really buzzing for the new album, the tour and the documentary, it really cannot come quick enough.

[Guillaume]

NMA at Sundance Film Festival for the documentary?
Great news!

Here it is, on amazon.co.uk:

 New Model Army celebrate 30 years of releasing music this year with what the critics are calling their best ever album Between Dog and Wolf . Mixed by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden, Tool, Bad Religion) in L.A. The album sounds distinctly different to any previous NMA album, with comparisons to Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd. A New Model Army documentary feature film Between Dog and Wolf: The New Model Army story has been filmed and will be released in early 2014 in UK independent cinemas, and has been entered for the Sundance Film festival. The first video from the album March in September is edited from the film. Album features stunning artwork from longtime collaborater Joolz. Album snippets teaser audio has been set to animated album artwork to be posted on line to build preorders and excitement.

[Master Ray]

Shitting crikey!  NMA at the Sundance film festival?

Is it too much to hope that NMA might take on the same status as ANVIL, a band forgotten by much of the world but who suddenly become highly regarded thanks to a brilliant documentary?  I'm not a huge fan of Anvil, but that documentary gave them a whole new lease of life and introduced their music to a whole new audience who wouldn't have otherwise checked out their stuff...

As for independant cinemas... The Cornerhouse in Manchester, please... 

These are exciting times for all us New Model Army fans...

[Guillaume]

Sundance would be awesome for NMA!!!
Maybe that Robert Redford is a big fan of NMA like Russell Crowe and Sam Worthington seem to be?
Master Ray, can you imagine a Dario Argento or De Palma film with a NMA soundtrack? ha ha

As for independant cinemas... The Cornerhouse in Manchester, please... 

I really hope that there will be also a french release for the documentary...maybe a french/german tv channel like Arte would be interested to pick the documentary's rights? i've seen on this tv channel a few clips of NMA on music shows like "Tracks", through the years.

[Jimmy M]

Any updates on this?  I believe Sundance has started, is the NMA documentary still being premiered here?

[Mike]

Doesn't look to be, from the website.

[Master Ray]

Doesn't look to be, from the website.

That's a shame... that documentary about Anvil (loved that, BTW) put them on so many people's radar that would otherwise be unaware of them...  I'm sure that the NMA documentary would have done the same for the lads...

I guess Sundance is just going, yet again, to be about films with gay cowboys eating pudding...

 

[JohnnyM]

That's a shame... that documentary about Anvil (loved that, BTW) put them on so many people's radar that would otherwise be unaware of them...  I'm sure that the NMA documentary would have done the same for the lads...

 Im not overly convinced. The Anvil doc made great viewing due to the band and story - the music was pretty incidental. Loads of bands make music docs, but there isnt really the "story" to go with it, and so they are only of interest to the fans. Obviously we all reckon the music in the NMA doc will be ace, and im really looking forward to it, but i'm not sure there is a "story" that'll get the average non-fan interested

[DannySan]

 Im not overly convinced. The Anvil doc made great viewing due to the band and story - the music was pretty incidental. Loads of bands make music docs, but there isnt really the "story" to go with it, and so they are only of interest to the fans. Obviously we all reckon the music in the NMA doc will be ace, and im really looking forward to it, but i'm not sure there is a "story" that'll get the average non-fan interested

I can see your point. Rush were the subject of a documentary a couple of years ago and it was fantastic. There is a real story behind that band and the success, failure, triumph and tragedy that affected them was covered well along with the actual music.

However the band's story comes across I know I will enjoy the documentary and can't wait to see it