It's natural for parents to be proud of their children, and to brag about their accomplishments. In Hollywood, of course, that natural pride sometimes takes a unique spin. Case in point: Tom Hanks' new movie, Bridge of Spies, opened in more than 2,800 theaters this past Friday, to wide publicity. Hanks and director Steven Spielberg made promotional stops at many media outlets, eagerly talking about the historical thriller. Meanwhile, Hanks' son Colin Hanks also saw a new movie open on Friday: All Things Must Pass. The younger Hanks had previously directed a short documentary, The Anti-Mascot, which screened on Espn. But he tackled a more ambitious subject for his feature documentary debut, namely, the rise and fall of Tower Records, an iconic record store chain that...
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- 10/19/2015
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
The story of one of the most famous record store companies in the world, Tower Records, is now set to be told in a new documentary, courtesy of Colin Hanks.
Titled All Things Must Pass, the documentary, which now has its first trailer, is directed by Hanks, who steps behind the camera for the second time and the first time for a project that’s not a short. Hanks reunites with writer Steven Leckart for this project once again, as the two previously worked together on Hanks’ directorial debut, the documentary short The Anti-Mascot.
The film’s synopsis is as follows.
Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry. In 1999, Tower Records made $1 billion.
Titled All Things Must Pass, the documentary, which now has its first trailer, is directed by Hanks, who steps behind the camera for the second time and the first time for a project that’s not a short. Hanks reunites with writer Steven Leckart for this project once again, as the two previously worked together on Hanks’ directorial debut, the documentary short The Anti-Mascot.
The film’s synopsis is as follows.
Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry. In 1999, Tower Records made $1 billion.
- 8/31/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
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