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Duran Duran: Unstaged

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Duran Duran: Unstaged
Directed byDavid Lynch
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
121 minutes[1]

Duran Duran: Unstaged is a 2011 concert film directed by David Lynch.[2] It is part of the Unstaged series of concert films sponsored by American Express. The film was made during a performance of the British band Duran Duran at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.[3][4]

Release

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The film was released in 2011[5] and re-released in 2014 with a new cut.[6]

Reception

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Variety praised the sound in the film but criticised the overall production, stating: "The idea of David Lynch directing a concert movie of Duran Duran remains far more exciting than the result."[7] A review for the Toronto Star also praised the sound but was no less negative, going as far as to say that, "(h)ad this David Lynch 'live conjuring' of a Duran Duran concert been unleashed upon unsuspecting pop fans in the 1980s, when the British popsters were in their heyday, there may have been a rebellion."[8]

References

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  1. ^ Lynch, David; McKenna, Kristine (2018-06-19). Room to Dream: A Life. Canongate Books. ISBN 978-1-78211-840-4. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. ^ "David Lynch's 'Duran Duran Unstaged' is Crazy Town Banana Pants - Duran Duran". duranduran.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  3. ^ Coghlan, Daniel (2011-03-18). "Duran Duran Streaming Live". Beat Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. ^ Newman, Jason (2014-08-13). "David Lynch's Duran Duran Film Coming to Theaters". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. ^ Beattie, Keith (2019-07-25). Dont Look Back. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-539-7. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  6. ^ Appelo, Tim (2014-09-10). "Simon Le Bon on David Lynch's 'Duran Duran: Unstaged': "It's Quite Bizarre"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  7. ^ Nelson, Rob (2013-06-07). "Film Review: 'Duran Duran Unstaged'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  8. ^ "Reel Brief reviews: Duran Duran Unstaged, Last Knights, Cast No Shadow, I'll Be Me". thestar.com. 2015-04-02. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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