NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 8, 1999--
U.S. Premiere at SXSW and In-Theater Screenings
Prep May 4th Home Release
Already known as trail blazers for their influential albums and
music
videos, Radiohead will break new ground on May 4th when their
behind-the-scenes
film "Meeting People Is Easy" becomes Capitol
Records'
first simultaneous DVD and home video release and
consequently,
the first DVD title distributed by EMI Music
Distribution
(EMD). Filmmaker Grant Gee, who also directed Radiohead's
"No
Surprises" video, shadowed the band for almost an entire year,
chronicling
the whirlwind of activity around the release of the band's
Grammy-winning
album OK Computer. Gee captures the parade of
promotional
appearances, interviews, live performances, travel and
occasional
downtime that is life on the road. In addition to
previously
unseen live footage, the film also previews the beginnings
of
songs in progress.
EMD President & CEO, Richard Cottrell, commented on the release,
"We
are very excited by the opportunity that DVD offers and
particularly
thrilled that our first DVD is with Radiohead, one of the
best
and most innovative bands recording today. They have built a
reputation
for integrating talent and technology in their music, which
is
a wonderful combination for our initial DVD. We look forward to
many
future releases in the format."
Capitol Records Executive Vice President Liz Heller revealed that
the
label has other DVDs in production: "We have a number of titles in
development
and plan to release them by Fall. We are excited that we
were
able to involve Radiohead and tie the release of our first DVD
into
the campaign for the theatrical and home release of "Meeting
People
Is Easy." OK Computer is a global success, both critically and
commercially,
and this is another element of the project that we are
proud
to present."
The film premieres at the South by Southwest Music and Film
Festival
on March 20th and then makes a four-city theater and college
campus
tour to Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Chicago. The
opening
night in each city will be followed by midnight screenings and
campus
showings.
Radiohead are currently working on the follow-up to OK Computer.
The
recording was one of the most acclaimed releases of 1997, has sold
over
4 million copies worldwide and is platinum in the U.S. (1 million
copies
sold). No release date for the new album has been set.
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RADIOHEAD "MEETING PEOPLE IS EASY"
SCREENING SCHEDULE
March
20 Austin, TX
SXSW Music & Film Festival:
Austin Convention Center - 5:45 PM
(Grant Gee will be available
for questions)
March 22 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian Theatre - 7:00 PM
March 26-27 Los Angeles, CA Laemmle Theatre - midnight shows
Week
of
March
29 Los Angeles, CA UCLA
and UC Irvine campus screenings
March 30 New York, NY Life - 7:00 PM
April 1-2 New York, NY Angelika Theatre - midnight shows
Week
of
April
5 New York, NY
NYU and Columbia campus screenings
April 9 San Francisco, CA Roxie Cinema - 7:00 PM
April 9-10 San Francisco, CA Roxie Theatre
(4/9 - 9&11 PM; 4/10 - 11 PM)
Week
of
April
12 San Francisco, CA UC Berkeley and
UC Davis campus
screenings
April 15 Chicago, IL Music Box - 7:00 PM
April 16-17 Chicago, IL Music Box - midnight shows
Week
of
April
19 Chicago, IL
campus screenings to be announced
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CONTACT:
Capitol Records Publicity
Daralyn Adams, 212/253-3184
or
For film screenings:
People's Revolution
Jennifer
Gross, 323/658-8700