After popular showings at Sundance and SXSW, Variety reports that the hip label Oscilloscope Laboratories have grabbed the North American rights to “Shut Up and Play the Hits,” and oddly, are only planning a one-night-only release sometime this summer. I command all hipsters to circle that future date.
Gist: Much in the vein of a Pennebaker and Hegedus concert docu, this was shot on April 2nd 2011 when LCD Soundsystem played their final show at Madison Square Garden. At the peak of their popularity, one of the most celebrated and influential bands of their generation decided to perform the biggest concert of their career and then, end it all. The results: one great funeral.
Worth Noting: American New Wave 25 alumni cinematographer Reed Morano (Little Birds, For Ellen and currently lensing on Kill Your Darlings) shot the fly-on-the-wall/concert stage footage.
Do We Care?: Having caught the concert-docu at Sundance and being a moderate fan of LCD, I can say that this is an accessible doc for even non-fans — this deserves a larger theatrical window than one day.
