Montage of heck, premiered at the sundance film festival in january 2015, followed by smallscreen and cinema releases. Experimental videoclip images taken from the fictional film last days of the year 2005, directed by gus van sant, based on the last days of kurt cobain s life. On april 8, 1994, kurt cobain, the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band nirvana, was found dead at his home in seattle, washington at the age of 27. While the film is directly influenced by the death of kurt cobain, last days is a fictional story. Aberdeen mayor bill simpson hopes the statue will become just as big as graceland, eventually. Montage of heck, released posthumously on november, 2015 by universal music. It has to be next to impossible to make an engaging movie about a depressed, suicidal, antisocial rock star, but writerdirector gus van sant probably comes about as close as can be.
Music sonic youth revisit their friend kurt cobain in last days band contributed extensively to gus van sants film based on nirvana founders life and death. Oct 26, 2012 gus van sants take on the last few days of kurt cobains life. Grunge icon kurt cobain is found dead three days after his. I think there is too much to nirvana and kurt cobain to do a film, a netlfix like series would be an excellent idea. The below interview with gus van sant originally appeared in our summer, 2005 issue the subject matter of gus van sants new film, last days, appears on the surface to be the stuff of a sensationalistic movie of the week. Although inspired by the last days of kurt cobain, the film ends with a. Which in your opinion is the best kurt cobain movie. A must see if youre a fan of indie movies, nirvana andor michael pitt. More than 25 years later, the world still hasnt moved on especially since kurt cobain s suicide photos were released. The album was released as a standard track cd, a 31track deluxe album, and an audio cassette. Characters use drugs, drink, smoke, and curse casually and frequently including the fk. Oct 26, 2012 gus van sants take on the last few days of kurt cobain s life.
Similar themes like repetition and the same story told from different characters perspectives are lifted straight out of elephant and the endless, hopeless tracking shots of despair are taken out of gerry. Michael pitt plays blake, a rock star who is and is not kurt cobain, in gus van sants last days. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. It received a limited theatrical release worldwide and premiered on television in the united states on hbo on april 24, 2015. The film was directed by brett morgen and premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival. Revisiting the tragic last days of kurt cobain the passage of time has done little to soften the blow the world felt 25 years ago. Nov 03, 2006 brant and katya are just two of the otherwise sane, ordinary people who claim to have either seen or shared some spiritual communion with kurt cobain in the last days of his life. Last days sliders, a 1995 episode of the american television program sliders. Last days 2014 film, a 2014 short film directed by kathryn bigelow. Brant and katya are just two of the otherwise sane, ordinary people who claim to have either seen or shared some spiritual communion with kurt cobain in the last days of his life. His film is loosely based on the last days of nirvana rocker kurt cobain 19671994, starring michael pitt as a reclusive seattlearea musician named blake. He is remembered as one of the most iconic and influential rock musicians in the history of alternative music born in aberdeen, washington, cobain formed the band nirvana with krist novoselic and aaron. Kurt cobain death scene photos cobain s suicide note was on top of a planter in the greenhouse with a pen stuck through the center of the note. Kurt cobain about a son by unison music group universal.
While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of van sants imagination pursuing the final, lonely moments of the great 90s icon. Kurt cobain, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of nirvana, remains an icon 20 years after his death. The twins who play the mormons answered a casting call for the movie in aberdeen, washington. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title last days. In a disclaimer that distances itself from cobain with cruel precision, the movie says its characters are in part, fictional.
The home recordings is the debut solo album compilation of home recordings by kurt cobain that were used as the soundtrack to the film kurt cobain. Here, we take a journey through cobain s life and his career with nirvana through the lens. Now, 14 years after his suicide, a new film in his own words gives fresh insight into the life the last days of kurt cobain, in his own words the independent subscribe now. A seattle musicians life and career are reminiscent to those of kurt cobain. The events behind kurt cobain s death as seen through the eyes of tom grant, the pi hired by courtney love in 1994.
Kurt cobain death scene photos new kurt cobain death scene. While the film is directly influenced by the death of kurt cobain. It was determined he had died three days earlier, on april 5. Much has been made of this film s minimalist and experimentalist style. It was released to theaters in the united states on july 22, 2005 and was produced by hbo. Robert pattinson was floated around along with michael pitt back during last days, which was a long time ago now. In january 2007, love began to shop the biography heavier than heaven to various movie studios in hollywood to turn the book into an alist feature film about cobain and nirvana. The film draws upon a series of audiotaped conversations between cobain and music writer michael azerrad over. Following in the deeply idiosyncratic footsteps of last days, about a son plays. Lastday, the last day of a persons life in the film. Gus van sants last days is a film about the death of kurt cobain.
Mtv news got the chance to speak with the film s writerdirector, brett morgen, both on the carpet at the tribeca film festival premiere and afterward. I actually do like kurt and courtney, regardless of some of the subject matter last 48 is also interesting, although these are documentaries not movies. Not a documentary, but interesting and beautifully shot, nevertheless. The film s main character, blake, a thinlyveiled interpretation of kurt cobain in his last days, doesnt do much of anything for the entire 96 minute running time. And adding some credence to last days is an appearance by. Last days of kurt cobain discussion i just read heavier than heaven recently, i never got to read it for a long long time ive been a fan since the mid 90s but im very surprised that i havent read it sooner. The last 48 hours of kurt cobain tv movie 2007 imdb. One of kurt cobains last meals was at cactus 48 hours. May, 2005 its true that last days isnt a film for everyone, nirvana fans are best to stay well away as the sight of their icon in a dress might send a shiver down their spines, but those who are willing to simply be with the character of blake, body and mind, for 90 mins are in for something special. An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist kurt cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with cobain by noted music journalist michael azerrad for his book come as you are.
Thirty five neverbeforeseen pictures from the death investigation of kurt cobain, the rock legend and frontman for the band nirvana who was found dead in his seattlearea home in april 1994. Kurt s favourite film a talk with the author of over the edge. One of kurt cobain s last meals was at cactus 48 hours before his death. Last days 2005 a gus van sant film about kurt cobainfull. Tim, if thats so, then why doesnt courtney love simply sue tom grant, benjamin statler, and everyone else whos written booksmade films. Last days is dedicated to the suicide of kurt cobain, who led the band nirvana, influential in the creation of grunge rock. Pages in category films about kurt cobain the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Apr 05, 2014 film versions of nirvana and cobain the pleasingly artful the last days of kurt cobain, nick broomfields infamous documentary kurt and courtney, et al makes cross work look like jd.
Kurt cobain s suicide note has fueled conspiracy theories since his 1994 death. Cobain had a morbid sense of humor, but i doubt knowing hed be turned into a kitschy tourist destination would have lightened the despair of his last days. Gus van sants take on the last few days of kurt cobains. Last days is really gelephant a mix of the first two films. The last days of kurt cobain, in his own words the. Gus van sants 2005 film last days is an impressionistic, fictionalized account of the end of kurt cobains life. Kurt donald cobain february 20, 1967 april 5, 1994 was an american singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band nirvana.
Kurt cobain come as you are, michael azzerrad as with the underground music which he loved, kurt cobain also. Grunge as a style is a deliberate way of presenting the self as disposable. Its true that last days isnt a film for everyone, nirvana fans are best to stay well away as the sight of their icon in a dress might send a shiver down their spines, but those who are willing to simply be with the character of blake, body and mind, for 90 mins are in. Some will complain that the documentary doesnt focus enough on nirvana, and theres a very good reason for that. Last days is loosely based on the life of kurt cobain the late nirvana singer. A moody, confused, perhaps drugadled rock star blake michael pitt who bears more than a coincidental resemblance to kurt cobain. Sonic youth revisit their friend kurt cobain in last days. I know that it isnt that true to the story but it wasnt made to be. Sorrow in harmony with the sublime the new york times. Nirvana bassist krist novoselic has described seeing kurt cobain out of his mind on heroin days before the frontman committed suicide cobain was found dead in his seatlle home on april 8. Apr 24, 2015 kurt cobain isnt a major player in the film, but his volatility is on display in a few scenes. Kurt cobain about a son is the closest thing to an autobiography of kurt cobain. Montage of heck is the definitely the bestproduced, probably the best yet overall.
His whereabouts for that week has remained a mystery until now. A definitive ranking of every kurt cobain movie ever made. On april 8, 1994, rock star kurt cobain was found dead in his home in seattle, washington, with fresh injection marks in both arms and a fatal wound to the head from the 20gauge shotgun found. Its also a film drenched in ennui, something that automatically turns off nearly 34 of viewers. A forum dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of. Your home for information on our annual kurt cobain celebration. Read the full text of it here, and decide for yourself what happened to the nirvana frontman. Nirvanas krist novoselic says he saw kurt cobain out of. Last days or end time is the time period described by the eschatology of various religions. Frances bean cobain shares note to kurt cobain on his 50th bday. Last days is a 2005 american drama film directed, produced and written by gus van sant. Revisiting the tragic last days of kurt cobain consequence of.
After greeting sonic youth backstage, and telling them they were really neat, he douses the band in a bottle of unidentified liquid. Now aberdeen wants to cash in, declaring a kurt cobain day. Kurt cobain s death was officially ruled a suicide by a selfinflicted gunshot wound to the brains with a sixpound remington 20 gauge shotgun in april 1994. While montage of heck will soon be considered the definitive kurt cobain. Only he could manage to make a film based around kurt cobain be more boring than the documentaries i was forced to watch in high school science class i am an avid moviewatcher, i observe them from many different aspects and points of view, but there is no way around it, this film was by far one of the worst i have seen. Montage of heck is a 2015 documentary film about nirvana lead singer kurt cobain. Pitt delivers an inspired if someone copycatish performance as blake, an obvious homage to the late great kurt cobain, spending his final days in a drug fueled downward spiral leading up to the somewhat disappointing crescendo of his own suicide. In this film inspired by deceased nirvana front man kurt cobain, brilliantbuttortured musician blake michael pitt becomes overwhelmed by the demands made on him by his fame and so retreats to a large mansion in the woods. In this visual essay style documentary, intimate audio of journalist michael azerrads interviews with kurt cobain is played over more recently photographed footage of cobain s washington state homes and haunts. An authorized documentary on the late musician kurt cobain, from his early days in aberdeen, washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band nirvana. The definitive kurt cobain movie hasnt been made yet, maybe it never will. Kurt cobain s favourite movie that movie pretty much defined my whole personality. Parents need to know that this movie focuses on a musicians depressed final days, and he shoots himself at the end, in a sequence featuring images recalling kurt cobain s suicide based on widely circulated police and press photos. Inspired by the true story of kurt cobain, the lead singer of the popular seattlebased rock band nirvana who committed suicide in 1994.
Kurt cobain, king of grunge, frontman of nirvana and spokesman for an entire disillusioned generation, died as he had lived in the loud, angry chaos of a bewildered genius that altered the course of modern music, exported the seattle sound to the rest of the. Lukas haas at an event for last days 2005 lukas haas and dany wolf at an event for last days. Aug 11, 2005 last days is dedicated to the suicide of kurt cobain, who led the band nirvana, influential in the creation of grunge rock. Kurt cobains chilling secret signs he was planning to. Kurt cobain about a son is a profound, almost dreamlike account of cobain s own successes and failures, thoughts and experiences, allowing the audience to gain unprecedented intimacy with this legendary figure.
In the film, kurt cobain recounts his own life from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later. Nirvana smells like teen spirit official music video by nirvana. He was the voice of generation x, speaking to disaffected youth with the lyricism of grunge music. Gus van sants last days was bound to be be misunderstood from the get go. The film stars michael pitt as the character blake, based on kurt cobain. This is the short film for kurt cobain we made for the end of the semester. But for the first time, the story of what happened to him can now be told, using the testimony of people who knew him, the witnesses who saw him in that last. Feb 20, 2017 frances bean cobain shared a message to her father, the late nirvana frontman kurt cobain, on what would have been his 50th birthday, monday, february 20 see what she wrote. Nirvana the man who sold the world mtv unplugged by nirvana. Its true that last days isnt a film for everyone, nirvana fans are best to stay well away as the sight of their icon in a dress might send a shiver down their spines, but those who are willing to simply be with the character of blake, body and mind, for 90 mins are in for something special. It is a fictionalized account of the last days of a musician, loosely based on kurt cobain. According to rolling stone, cobain had only spent a couple of days in a california rehab center before he scaled the facilitys sixfoot brick wall and made his way home to seattle. The week before kurt cobain was found dead from a single gunshot, he went missing. Oct 06, 2015 uploaded only for educational purposesno monetization.
May 26, 2017 this is the short film for kurt cobain we made for the end of the semester. The events behind kurt cobain s death as seen through the eyes of tom grant, the private investigator hired by courtney love to track down her missing husband kurt cobain only days before his deceased body was found. The last days of nirvanas leader in this investigative report, rolling stone traces cobain s final days from his nearly fatal drug overdose in rome to the. Its slow, beautiful, and quiet, the story of a man bewildered by and alienated from the people around him, who revisits nature and. With charles cross, harvey ottinger, alice wheeler, leland cobain.
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