Ride, Rise, Roar
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A film poster for Ride, Rise, Roar
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| Directed by | Hillman Curtis |
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| Starring | David Byrne |
| Music by | David Byrne Brian Eno |
| Cinematography | Ben Wolf |
| Edited by | Matt Boyd Hillman Curtis |
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A-Film (Benelux) Kaleidoscope (UK & Ireland) Umbrella (Australia) Uplink (Japan) |
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87:00 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ride, Rise, Roar is a documentary film chronicling the Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour conducted by David Byrne in 2008–2009. The film includes concert footage, footage of the planning and rehearsals for the tour, and exclusive interviews with Byrne, Eno, and the supporting musicians and dancers.
Curtis initially proposed documenting the tour with no clear objective for the film and decided to focus on the collaboration between Byrne and his tour mates as well as the unique challenge of combining popular music with modern dance. Byrne wanted the film to display what it takes to put on a concert.
The film was released to the 2010 film festival circuit, with the debut at South by Southwest on March 15, 2010, where it was screened in all three media categories—film, interactive, and music. Following this, it was displayed by the Seattle International Film Festival and Silverdocs. The film is the feature-length directorial debut by Hillman Curtis—who also worked on the short film that accompanies the deluxe edition of the Byrne–Eno album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Byrne attended some British screenings for question and answer sessions.
The film has received positive and mixed reviews—review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 71% score with seven professional reviews. Most positive reviews were restrained: for instance, The Quietus called the film "handsome albeit conventional"; writing for The Guardian, Andrew Pulver noted that it was a "pretty straightforward concert movie" and gave the film three out of five stars, but criticized Curtis' direction for using bland shots. A negative review from The Stranger's Christopher Frizzelle advised potential viewers to "run in the other direction" due to the poor choreography and dull interviews.The Independent's Anthony Quinn found the choreography unacceptable as well as Byrne's arrangement and song selection. Other reviews—such as Empire's Phil de Semlyen—preferred the emphasis on dance and found the choreography enjoyable. A complaint of several reviewers was the lack of uninterrupted musical performances, with interview clips cutting short the live footage.
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