Administrators sam_webmaster Posted September 3, 2022 Administrators Share Posted September 3, 2022 AMERICAN EPIC: The filmmakers behind Becoming Led Zeppelin have announced the Japanese premiere of their American Epic series of films at the Peter Barakan Music Film Festival in Tokyo this weekend. If anyone will be in the area, I would recommend going, as not only are these films a fantastic journey, but they’ll also give you a great idea of the quality you can look forward to when they finish post production on Becoming Led Zeppelin. For more info in Japanese: https://pbmff.jp For more info in English: https://pbmff.jp/english.html BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN: A Quick Update Regarding 'Becoming Led Zeppelin', I understand they are nearing the end of the edit and have been taking advantage of the time to make the film as good as possible. I have seen the film in several stages and think it is an extraordinary piece of work that I hope we all get to share in soon. As the filmmakers have told me, they’ll continue to be on the search for unseen archive from the period the film covers all the way until the film is released, so if anyone has anything they would like to send their way, please reach out to me. A few new gems have been added since its public screening last year. - Sam Rapallo [Photo] A behind-the-scenes sneak peak with editor Dan Gitlin, working on 'Becoming Led Zeppelin': Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeplz71 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Thanks for the update. We'll be waiting for it. Soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Thanks, Sam. That will tide me over until the actual release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Great to hear about new gems being added since last years public screening, looking forward to it, thanks for the update Sam. Edited September 3, 2022 by luvlz2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyekhan Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Excellent update and should put to bed the rumors of the film’s dead on arrival hand wringing. Thanks Sam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Thank you, Sam. R😎👍🎶 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Thanks Sam!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Sounds good and looking forward to see it. Perhaps, some of these gems are some of the film clips that have surfaced on YT over the past few months and especially over the last week. Maybe one of these is the one that will be out tomorrow for the 9/4 anniversary of that historic show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Rauls Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Looking forward to viewing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FavouriteTipple Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 4:10 AM, sam_webmaster said: [Photo] A behind-the-scenes sneak peak with editor Dan Gitlin, working on 'Becoming Led Zeppelin': IS THAT DAN GITLIN OR PROFESSOR DENZIL DEXTER FROM THE FAST SHOW?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerfifi Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 9:10 PM, sam_webmaster said: The filmmakers behind Becoming Led Zeppelin have announced the Japanese premiere of their American Epic series of films at the Peter Barakan Music Film Festival in Tokyo this weekend. If anyone will be in the area, I would recommend going, as not only are these films a fantastic journey, but they’ll also give you a great idea of the quality you can look forward to when they finish post production on Becoming Led Zeppelin. Did the doc have a showing at at the Peter Barakan Music Film Festival in Tokyo on 9-15-22? I don't see it mentioned anywhere other than this forum nor is it mentioned in the Barakan Film Fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators sam_webmaster Posted October 31, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2022 5 hours ago, farmerfifi said: Did the doc have a showing at at the Peter Barakan Music Film Festival in Tokyo on 9-15-22? I don't see it mentioned anywhere other than this forum nor is it mentioned in the Barakan Film Fest. The Tokyo screening was for American Epic, not BLZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsj Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 We’ll all be dead by the time this gets released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Becoming Dead Zeppelin more like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zep Hed Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 The long awaited Led Zeppelin documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin has undergone a name change and is being re-edited By Paul Brannigan, Classic Rock The wait for the first ever authorised Led Zeppelin documentary continues. The much-anticipated and much-hyped Led Zeppelin documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin has undergone a name change, and is apparently being re-edited. Bernard MacMahon's authorised documentary is now being sold with the title Led Zeppelin, according to a posting on the website of Altitude Film Sales, the company tasked with selling the film to distributors. The official blurb on the Altitude site reads: 'LED ZEPPELIN is a film that no one thought could ever be made. The band’s meteoric rise to stardom was swift and previously undocumented. With unparalleled access to the group and their personal archives, their full support and never-before-seen footage, LED ZEPPELIN will immerse you in the sights and sounds of their early career. This big screen experience is as close as you will get to being there. LED ZEPPELIN tells the story of four men and their love of music, revealing their individual journeys as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain or performing on some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever. Four journeys merge into one as they set out to conquer America on a rollercoaster ride that culminates in 1970 when they become the number one band in the world.' Becoming Led Zeppelin received mixed reviews after its 2021 screening in Venice. 'It unearths Led Zeppelin's roots with comprehensive fascination, but Bernard MacMahon's authorized documentary isn't the searching movie that rock's great annihilators deserve' wrote Industry 'bible' Variety, reporting that the film features 'too much catering to the band and not enough perspective'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elKZacha Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I’m gonna play devil’s advocate and confess that I’m struggling to get excited about this. The fables of their crossing of paths and gradual rise have been repeated ad-nauseam in various pieces of media. Its no coincidence that they’ve almost never given the green light on properly documenting the later years, even though there’s a very clear demand for the warts n all arc of the band. Obviously its a no brainer as to why the band have done what they can to avoid exposing the not so great times, but the selfish part of me just wants the red tape removed already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Like many, interest is fading fast. I really couldn't care less about a documentary about the band. There will nothing we don't know already and "previously unseen footage"? What exactly would that be? Page already said after the DVD that there was nothing left to see. To (nearly) quote Peter Grant, this is the (2nd) most expensive home movie ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Yeah, I'm stalled of this too. The idea's pretty good, I'd've watched it and bought a copy, but...yawn, wassat? They've failed to launch too many times. Misfire, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpete Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Like several other rumored projects the last few years, this too I'm afraid will disappoint if it happens at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 The 1990 MTV Rockumentary (Led Zeppelin) coupled with BBC 4's "Mr. Rock n' Roll' (Peter Grant) already serve the purpose of this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 3/2/2023 at 8:13 PM, SteveAJones said: The 1990 MTV Rockumentary (Led Zeppelin) coupled with BBC 4's "Mr. Rock n' Roll' (Peter Grant) already serve the purpose of this film. No they don't. Well, maybe, but no. Either way, I still can't wait to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porgie66 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg62 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 On 9/3/2022 at 1:10 PM, sam_webmaster said: AMERICAN EPIC: The filmmakers behind Becoming Led Zeppelin have announced the Japanese premiere of their American Epic series of films at the Peter Barakan Music Film Festival in Tokyo this weekend. If anyone will be in the area, I would recommend going, as not only are these films a fantastic journey, but they’ll also give you a great idea of the quality you can look forward to when they finish post production on Becoming Led Zeppelin. For more info in Japanese: https://pbmff.jp For more info in English: https://pbmff.jp/english.html BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN: A Quick Update Regarding 'Becoming Led Zeppelin', I understand they are nearing the end of the edit and have been taking advantage of the time to make the film as good as possible. I have seen the film in several stages and think it is an extraordinary piece of work that I hope we all get to share in soon. As the filmmakers have told me, they’ll continue to be on the search for unseen archive from the period the film covers all the way until the film is released, so if anyone has anything they would like to send their way, please reach out to me. A few new gems have been added since its public screening last year. - Sam Rapallo [Photo] A behind-the-scenes sneak peak with editor Dan Gitlin, working on 'Becoming Led Zeppelin': It’ll be something worth waiting for in the fullness of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 4 hours ago, daveg62 said: It’ll be something worth waiting for in the fullness of time. I'm 61. So not in my lifetime then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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