Ended on 4/19/2012
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HIT SO HARD -
(unrated)
2011 - USA - English - 103 minutes - Variance Films
Directed by: P. David Ebersole
Featuring: Patty Schemel, Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson
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 HIT SO HARD is a pull-no-punches portrait of the hell-and-back life of Patty Schemel, the hard-hitting drummer of Courtney Love's seminal rock band Hole during its peak years. As a young girl who always knew she was 'different' from the other kids in her farm town home outside of Seattle, Patty never dreamed she would one day have her picture on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.' But she also never fathomed that she could lose it all. A true survivor of what we now know was the disaffected 'slacker' generation, Patty found herself, like her friend Kurt Cobain, embraced by the dark side. An unprecedented and unflinching inside look at one of the 90s most crucial and controversial groups.
Please join us for Special In-Theater events Opening Weekend:
FRIDAY 4/13 after the 7pm show: THE MOST ROCKING Q&A OF ALL TIME
Patty Schemel and film makers P. David Ebersole, Todd Hughes and Christina Soletti, followed immediately by a LIVE CONCERT w/Patty Schemel & Eric Erlandson (Hole), Sia, James McNew (Yo La Tengo) and Miss Guy (Toilet Boys)
SATURDAY 4/14 after the 4pm show: PATTY'S HOME MOVIES
Thirty minutes of never-before-seen footage filmed by Patty and friends during Hole's infamous “Live Through This” tour, featuring the band backstage and hanging out with members of Pavement, Sonic Youth, The Lemonheads, Veruca Salt, The Cult, Bush, Moby and more!
SATURDAY 4/14 after the 7pm show: A HARD-HITTING Q&A
Hole members Patty Schemel, Eric Erlandson and Melissa Auf der Maur sit down with Mark Yarm, author of Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, for an in-depth conversation about the history of Hole, followed by questions from the audience.
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by : Carlos |
Date Added: 1/5/2012 6:26:12 AM  report this post |
Unfortunately, the documentary is more of the courvep. Kurt wanted to be an actor as a teen, when I met him in 1983. If he knew the camera was running he was acting. Courtney Love is not even her real name. I have the obit for the real Courtney Love who died Jan 1985 before the actress made her debut. I knew Kurt from 1983 and Courtney started hanging around in late 84 wanting a role in a movie (Sid & Nancy) that Kurt had been working on with Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) and Joe Elliott (Def Leppard). Tommy knew the punk band Circle Jerks which is how he got involved. Kurt was in a long relationship with another girl (a redhead and songwriter) from 1983 until his death. At the time she did not want the public eye. She is now writing her autobiography and why this documentary is coming out. The girl he was involved with was Class of ’86 (early Nirvana song title), her high school initials were HTH (Heavier Than Heaven), and her dad’s middle name is Don (where Kurt came up with his middle name and his Dad's) and her brother’s name is Eric. They chose Patty to be in the band because she was a redhead, like the girl, like the drummer for Def Leppard (Rick Allen), and like the former drummer for Nirvana. The girl's real name means beLOVEd and is from Alabama (weird you mention Alabama because Charles Barkley grew up in the next town over from the girl Kurt was involved with and was born Feb. 20th which is where Kurt came up with his birthday).Musician Frank Zappa wrote about Hilter’s “Big Lie Theory” in reference to the music industry. Basically, if you are going to tell a lie, tell a big lie, and never stop telling the lie even if it makes you look ridiculous. This is why they are flooding the market with biographies and documentaries that somehow involve Kurt. When the idea for this documentary came up, while Kurt was still alive, it was his idea to include the song Stinking of You. Kurt was not even a heroin addict. Joe Elliott was born Aug 1st. His birth flower is the poppy. Heroin is derived from the opium poppy. Kurt used red poppies in a music video. It was known he supposedly developed an obsession about the actress Frances Farmer, this was because she died on Aug. 1st which not only is Joe’s birthday but also MTV’s.
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by : Ram |
Date Added: 1/5/2012 1:21:19 PMreport this post |
It's Patty Schemel and not Parry. Sounds really good thoguh what Roddy's doing. Patty's a great drummer, too. Leslie Nielson introducing Faith No More! never seen that one before, thanks for this.I've seen that old page of stories about Patton encounters somewhere before, it's old, but funny.
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by : Alison |
Date Added: 3/15/2012 12:44:18 PM report this post |
This movie is incredibly powerful. Patty is brave beyond words and anyone who loves music should see this great film.
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