As m2 posted, Bono's visit to NBC Studios this week involved more than
just an interview with newsman Brian Williams. Yer man was also spotted
taking part in Saturday Night Live rehearsals. He popped up in the
latest digital short in a spirited cameo.
JOSHUA TREE ANNIVERSARY PACKAGING
November 04, 2007
posted by: m2
You can get an early look at the artwork/packaging for the upcoming
20th Anniversary re-issue of The Joshua Tree on the Amazon Germany web
site. Use the link below. (Thx to Zootopia.de)
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Are these guys going to release a new album and tour anytime soon? I know it usually takes them 4 years between albums, but I've heard nothing about them being close to finishing this next one. It would be great if they were touring the states at some point in 08. All my favorite bands seem to be in hibernation right now. I guess this is what happens when your favorite bands get old. Instead of touring every other year they can barely make it out once every 4 years. Then the prices get so high you can barely make one of those shows.
i know all of my bands arent out either..yeah i keep up with the U2 news like crazy lol
bono said album in 2008, hes going back to dublin and seriously sitting down and recording with the band this month. so im taking his word that its out in 08 and touring in 09
WARNING: MAJOR NOSTALGIA ALERT AHEAD
November 08, 2007
Amazon.com has two video clips taken from the Live in Paris DVD that
will be part of the Joshua Tree Deluxe Edition re-issue, and if you're
like me, this will be a major trip down memory lane.
Watch Bono lurch! See Edge when he had long hair! Check out Adam doing
the left leg pump! Wonder why the camera never shows Larry! See Bono
act like his guitar is plugged in!
Seriously, very cool videos. The link below is to "In God's Country"
and you can click from there to see "Pride." (Thx Calle.)
By the way... a spokesman at Universal Music tells us that the re-issue
will be on shelves in the U.S. on November 20, with the exception of
the vinyl version which won't be available until December 4th. In
Europe, the album isn't released until December 7/10 or thereabouts.
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NEW @U2 U2 FILM SCREENING IN NEW YORK
November 15, 2007
If you're going to be in New York on November 20th and you're looking
for something to do, why not swing by the Tribeca Cinemas for a free
screening of U2's Live in Paris. You will also get Nirvana's Unplugged
in New York as part of the deal. No tickets necessary, admission is
free on a first-come, first-served basis. The cinema also promises
free prizes and giveaways. Follow the link for more info (thanks Chaz!)
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NEW @U2 U2 FILM SCREENING IN NEW YORK
November 15, 2007
If you're going to be in New York on November 20th and you're looking
for something to do, why not swing by the Tribeca Cinemas for a free
screening of U2's Live in Paris. You will also get Nirvana's Unplugged
in New York as part of the deal. No tickets necessary, admission is
free on a first-come, first-served basis. The cinema also promises
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U2 3D IN THE RUMOR MILL...
November 30, 2007
posted by: m2
Don't write it in pen just yet, but word on the street is that U2 3D
will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on January 19,
2008, and will then move to about 100 IMAX-style movie screens across
the U.S. beginning on January 25, 2008. No word on when Europe and
other locations will get the film.
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THE VIDEO YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D SEE...
November 19, 2007
posted by: m2
Continuing their embrace of social networking sites, U2 has posted the
never-before-seen "Red Hill Mining Town" music video on YouTube.
Personal reaction: incredibly thrilled they finally let this one see
the light of day, and incredibly thrilled they didn't do it 20 years
ago. :-) We don't seem to have a Forum discussion on the video yet, so
let us know what you think on the @U2 blog:
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THE VIDEO YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D SEE...
November 19, 2007
posted by: m2
Continuing their embrace of social networking sites, U2 has posted the
never-before-seen "Red Hill Mining Town" music video on YouTube.
Personal reaction: incredibly thrilled they finally let this one see
the light of day, and incredibly thrilled they didn't do it 20 years
ago. :-) We don't seem to have a Forum discussion on the video yet, so
let us know what you think on the @U2 blog:
So typically 80's with video "directors" trying to be over dramatic...does a disservice to a great song.
How they got Larry to agree to his role is beyond me.
Big U2 Joshua Tree promo mobile for sale or trade...is anyone interested? It's in a trunk in my basement...protected...so if nobody wants it now, I'll still have it in the future. Just putting it out there....
So typically 80's with video "directors" trying to be over dramatic...does a disservice to a great song.
How they got Larry to agree to his role is beyond me.
Nice work by the canaries though.
It's interesting viewing this video. Figuring how iconic the other vids for JT were, this does seem kinda comical. Imagine if this was their first video for it, it could have derailed one of the best albums ever, back in the time where having your videos played meant everything.
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Although we have to wait until January 25th to see U23D (in select
cities), you can check out the film's web site. The best part is the
trailer, which, although it doesn't really show any scenes, still got a
couple of us hyped-up with anticipation when we watched it. No list yet
of which cities it will be released in. (Thanks Freebird2000)
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i got the thrill of a lifetime time. i was fortunate enough to get into the ellipse for u2 in hartford. i celebrate with my sixth sam adams winter lager and the vertigo live in chicago dvd.
Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry star in first-ever live-action 3D film
U2's live concert film 'U2 3D' is to be released worldwide in selected
cities on January 25.
The concert film, shot on U2's 'Vertigo' tour in South America is the
first-ever live action film to be shot, edited and shown in 3D.
The National Geographic film was produced by innovative company 3ality
Digital and directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington.
The 92 minute film features 15 tracks, collated from over 700 hours of
film footage from seven different shows which was shot on nine pairs
of Sony CineAlta 3-D cameras.
Owens has been U2's visual content director for more than 15 years,
while Pellington directed the band's 'One' video.
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Lanois Promises 'Innovative' Songs on New U2 Album
Twenty years ago, producer Daniel Lanois teamed with U2 on the band's
landmark album, 'The Joshua Tree.' Two decades later, Lanois is back
in the studio with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, working on their
forthcoming album, due this year.
"I'm doing some writing with [Brian] Eno and U2," Lanois tells Spinner
of the effort. "We're gonna knock out another record that's promising
to be a fantastically innovative collection of songs. I'm excited
about that."
As for what the new songs will offer, Lanois says that some hints may
be gleaned from the music they've been listening to of late. "We've
been referencing Jimi Hendrix records recently," Lanois says. "I was
interested in the drum feels and that track 'Crosstown Traffic' has an
incredible drum performance. When [we were] working a couple of weeks
back, we wanted to hear some of that Mitch Mitchell drumming."
Lanois also revels in his collaboration with Eno, also a former U2
collaborator and who appears in Lanois' film, 'Here Is What Is.' "I
play really well with Eno," Lanois says. "In a manner of minutes we've
got something happening in the room that's special -- even without
talking about it. We just pick up our instruments and we're there. I
might have an idea, Eno might have an idea, somebody else has an idea,
and as we jockey them around, momentum builds up and there's some kind
of a whirlwind. We just thank our lucky stars that we have that
chemistry within us."
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U2 fans will get a belated Christmas gift from the group this month in the form of "U23D," a concert film that creators are billing as "the first live-action movie shot and exhibited in breakthrough digital 3D."
Captured during the South American leg of U2's Vertigo Tour, the film will premiere Jan. 18 at Colorado's Sundance Film Festival, and then will hit theaters in select cities Jan. 23, according to the film's official website, which is hosted by National Geographic.
Culled from more than 100 hours of footage--shot with "the largest collection of 3D camera technology ever used on a single project," according to organizers--"U23D" features the band performing a set that includes hits such as "Pride," "New Year's Day," "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Streets," "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" and "Vertigo."
The film will screen "in many of the 1,200-plus theaters around the world equipped with digital 3D projection systems, and will also be seen in IMAX 3D cinemas, which are located in 38 countries," according to the site.
"Previous generations of 3D film relied heavily on gimmicks, and the limits of the technology resulted in eyestrain--diminishing the life-like qualities," according to production company 3ality Digital, which, in an overview posted at the film's website, said it was shot using "cutting-edge technologies ... from artificial intelligence that aligns 'eye position' of a stereoscopic camera in real time, to first-ever high-res 3D systems with zoom lenses, robotic control, and integrated digital processing."
"I saw 'U23D' and I thought that the 3D effects were not just remarkable, but historic," screenwriter Frank Miller ("Sin City," "300") was quoted as saying at the film's website. "The film has ushered in a new era for 3D."
In related news, U2 has sweetened the pot for paying members of its U2.com fan club by issuing a members-only, limited-edition, double-live CD. Titled "U2 Go Home," the collection houses 20 live tracks.
In November, U2 marked the 20th anniversary of its hugely successful 1987 album, "The Joshua Tree," by issuing an expanded, remastered edition of the set, details for which are available at the group's site.
Last month, U2 picked up a pair of Grammy nominations in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category for "Window in the Skies," a new song included on the best-of set "U218 Singles," and "Instant Karma," a cover song that appears on the Amnesty International Darfur benefit album of the same name.
U2's most recent studio album is 2004's "Vertigo." The group is currently working on a follow-up, the release date for which has not been announced.
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TWENTY years after their ground-breaking black-and-white movie 'Rattle
and Hum' was released, U2 are planning to take a huge technological
leap into what has been hailed as a unique cinematic event.
And the promoters boast that it will give fans the chance to
experience what it's like to be in one of the front rows at a U2 concert.
'U2 3D', the first live action movie shot in digital 3D, will be
screened in a number of selected digital 3D cinemas from February 22,
and already bookings are being taken for the 84-minute long movie.
Fans will don special 3D glasses to enjoy the movie, which was filmed
during the South American leg of the band's 'Vertigo' tour and was
directed by Irish woman Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington.
Nine high-tech digital 3D cameras, advanced digital 3D imagery and
surround sound were used to capture the onstage performance during the
band's concert in Buenos Aires.
Over 100 hours of 3D footage was shot, documenting a set list that
during two weeks included some of U2's seminal songs like 'Pride (In
the name of Love)', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and
'Where The Streets Have No Name'.
Glenn Hogarty of Limelight Communications said the movie will be
purely a cinematic event and will not be shown on TV or go to DVD.
Negotiating
So far, the movie is set to be screened at four cinema complexes --
three in Dublin -- movies@Dundrum and movies@Swords, as well as
Cineworld in Parnell Street, and at the SGC complex in Dungarvan, Co
Waterford, but the promoters are negotiating with a number of other
cinemas as well.
SGC is already open for bookings on its website, while movies@Dundrum
said that so far it had taken 97 bookings for the February 22 opening.
A spokesperson said they planned six screenings every day for at least
the first week in two of its auditoriums.
"We expect the movie to run for weeks and for as long as there's
demand," she said.
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U2 To Release U2 3D; No It's Not a Robot From Star Wars
U2 is taking their orders from Captain EO. Bono, The Edge, Adam
Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. and Bono's ego have been captured in
glorious digital 3-D for the mega-band's first 3-D flick, the aptly
named U2 3D. The concert film will get its official premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival, followed by an opening in Imax 3D Jan. 23 in
select cities.
According to the film's director, Catherine Owens, "Bono wanted to go
somewhere magical with the creation of U2 3D." Still not fabulously
wealthy enough to buy hundreds of unicorns and leprechauns for the U2
stage show, and realizing that Harry Potter was a fictional character
and not, in fact, a boy wizard for hire, the band decided to shoot a
3-D movie, instead. The concert flick is reportedly the "first
live-action film to be shot, posted and exhibited entirely in 3-D,"
say filmmakers.
The footage was shot during the mega-band's March 2006 stop in Buenos
Aires. As for the 90-minute set-list, Rolling Stone, which got a
sneak-peek at the movie in New York this week, describes the concert
as "a greatest-hits parade mixed in with three [How to Dismantle An]
Atomic Bomb tracks." The show was so "magical," that special screening
guest, Jay-Z was reported by Rolling Stone to have fled the theatre
with entourage in tow a few songs in, "rubbing his temples as if his
brain was going through image overload." Nevertheless, this film is no
doubt awesome news to anyone wetting their pants at the thought of
watching an Imax-sized Bono sing into their face.
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“U2 3D” Premieres at New York Screening; Everybody Besides Jay-Z Impressed
1/7/08, 6:03 pm EST
Minutes before a midtown-Manhattan press screening of U2 3D — a digitally shot three-dimensional film of a March 2006 U2 concert in Buenos Aires — this afternoon, a couple of journalists were shooed out of their seats in a center row to clear room for Jay-Z and his posse. Hova clearly has time on his hands for 2:00 Monday movie screenings now that he’s stepping down as president of Def Jam. Jay seemed into it at first, but by “Sunday Bloody Sunday” he took the 3D glasses off and was rubbing his temples as if his brain was going through image overload. By the time The Edge was strapping his guitar on for “Bullet the Blue Sky,” he and his crew were long gone.
They missed out. I haven’t seen a 3D movie since Captain EO at Disneyworld sometime around 1990, but the technology has really come a long way. The filmmakers claim this movie is the “first live-action film to be shot, posted and exhibited entirely in 3-D.” The band jumps off the screen during the entire performance — as does the frenzied crowd in the sold-out soccer stadium. When Adam Clayton takes the spotlight during “New Year’s Day” it looks like he’s playing in your lap. The sound was also as clear and crisp as I’ve ever heard in a movie theater.
The show is just ninety minutes long, which means they had to cut out a bunch of songs from the set. Unfortunately, the filmmakers seem to have some sort of beef with Achtung Baby. Gone are “Zoo Station,” “Until the End of the World” and “Love Is Blindness” — along with “The First Time” and many How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb tracks. What remains is a greatest-hits parade mixed in with three Atomic Bomb tracks. Casual fans might disagree, but I would have preferred to see the first performance of “Love Is Blindness” in thirteen years rather than an incredibly uninspired “With or Without You.” Petty editing quibbles aside, the film was really remarkable and makes every other concert I’ve ever seen in a movie theater seem flat and lifeless.
Andy Greene
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November 04, 2007
posted by: sherry
As m2 posted, Bono's visit to NBC Studios this week involved more than
just an interview with newsman Brian Williams. Yer man was also spotted
taking part in Saturday Night Live rehearsals. He popped up in the
latest digital short in a spirited cameo.
Check out Bono's cameo >>
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/index.shtml#cat=2260
JOSHUA TREE ANNIVERSARY PACKAGING
November 04, 2007
posted by: m2
You can get an early look at the artwork/packaging for the upcoming
20th Anniversary re-issue of The Joshua Tree on the Amazon Germany web
site. Use the link below. (Thx to Zootopia.de)
see the photo on Amazon.de >>
http://www.amazon.de/Joshua-Tree-20th-Annivers/dp/B000WTNCQS/
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that snl episode was pretty amazing!
12.9.06= Rockin In The Free World
bono said album in 2008, hes going back to dublin and seriously sitting down and recording with the band this month. so im taking his word that its out in 08 and touring in 09
12.9.06= Rockin In The Free World
November 08, 2007
Amazon.com has two video clips taken from the Live in Paris DVD that
will be part of the Joshua Tree Deluxe Edition re-issue, and if you're
like me, this will be a major trip down memory lane.
Watch Bono lurch! See Edge when he had long hair! Check out Adam doing
the left leg pump! Wonder why the camera never shows Larry! See Bono
act like his guitar is plugged in!
Seriously, very cool videos. The link below is to "In God's Country"
and you can click from there to see "Pride." (Thx Calle.)
By the way... a spokesman at Universal Music tells us that the re-issue
will be on shelves in the U.S. on November 20, with the exception of
the vinyl version which won't be available until December 4th. In
Europe, the album isn't released until December 7/10 or thereabouts.
watch the videos at Amazon.com >>
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m2UQ2ODS3KPUK1:m1JIMU0ADQHUOY
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check your local listings.
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November 15, 2007
If you're going to be in New York on November 20th and you're looking
for something to do, why not swing by the Tribeca Cinemas for a free
screening of U2's Live in Paris. You will also get Nirvana's Unplugged
in New York as part of the deal. No tickets necessary, admission is
free on a first-come, first-served basis. The cinema also promises
free prizes and giveaways. Follow the link for more info (thanks Chaz!)
http://www.tribecacinemas.com/calendar.html#umusic
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too cool.....you gonna go?
Have you taken the 3rd annual U2 Fan Survey?
5,000 U2 fans in 70+ countries took it last year, so join the crowd and
have your voice heard! The survey is open until the end of November.
http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=604170
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLHeCeQ9CEs
Her lips say one thing,her movements something else.
i had read about this charity event
thanks for sharing that .
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November 30, 2007
posted by: m2
Don't write it in pen just yet, but word on the street is that U2 3D
will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on January 19,
2008, and will then move to about 100 IMAX-style movie screens across
the U.S. beginning on January 25, 2008. No word on when Europe and
other locations will get the film.
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November 19, 2007
posted by: m2
Continuing their embrace of social networking sites, U2 has posted the
never-before-seen "Red Hill Mining Town" music video on YouTube.
Personal reaction: incredibly thrilled they finally let this one see
the light of day, and incredibly thrilled they didn't do it 20 years
ago. :-) We don't seem to have a Forum discussion on the video yet, so
let us know what you think on the @U2 blog:
http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/11/19/the-birds-out-of-the-cage/
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:eek:
wow...that's an incredibly bad video.....no wonder the never released it.....:)
How they got Larry to agree to his role is beyond me.
Nice work by the canaries though.
It's interesting viewing this video. Figuring how iconic the other vids for JT were, this does seem kinda comical. Imagine if this was their first video for it, it could have derailed one of the best albums ever, back in the time where having your videos played meant everything.
I think Roger had some good point in his criticism of the movie.
Funny they didn't have their thums up/down back then.But still interesting to watch, nerver the less 19 years later.
Her lips say one thing,her movements something else.
The Recording Academy has released the nominees for the 50th annual
GRAMMY ceremony and U2 earned two.
They are up for:
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
for "Window in the Skies"
and
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
for "Instant Karma"
Tune in to CBS at 8:00 p.m. EST on February 10, 2008 to see if they'll
take home the trophies.
To see the full list of nominees, click here:
http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/50th_show/list.aspx
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December 07, 2007
Although we have to wait until January 25th to see U23D (in select
cities), you can check out the film's web site. The best part is the
trailer, which, although it doesn't really show any scenes, still got a
couple of us hyped-up with anticipation when we watched it. No list yet
of which cities it will be released in. (Thanks Freebird2000)
http://www.u23dmovie.com/
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Heaven knows they won't win but to even be nominated for that song is....unfortunate.
...signed...the token black Pearl Jam fan.
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December 14, 2007
U2 CONCERT FILM COMES TO LIFE IN JANUARY
Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry star in first-ever live-action 3D film
U2's live concert film 'U2 3D' is to be released worldwide in selected
cities on January 25.
The concert film, shot on U2's 'Vertigo' tour in South America is the
first-ever live action film to be shot, edited and shown in 3D.
The National Geographic film was produced by innovative company 3ality
Digital and directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington.
The 92 minute film features 15 tracks, collated from over 700 hours of
film footage from seven different shows which was shot on nine pairs
of Sony CineAlta 3-D cameras.
Owens has been U2's visual content director for more than 15 years,
while Pellington directed the band's 'One' video.
© IPC MEDIA, 2007.
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January 2, 2008
By Steve Baltin
Lanois Promises 'Innovative' Songs on New U2 Album
Twenty years ago, producer Daniel Lanois teamed with U2 on the band's
landmark album, 'The Joshua Tree.' Two decades later, Lanois is back
in the studio with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, working on their
forthcoming album, due this year.
"I'm doing some writing with [Brian] Eno and U2," Lanois tells Spinner
of the effort. "We're gonna knock out another record that's promising
to be a fantastically innovative collection of songs. I'm excited
about that."
As for what the new songs will offer, Lanois says that some hints may
be gleaned from the music they've been listening to of late. "We've
been referencing Jimi Hendrix records recently," Lanois says. "I was
interested in the drum feels and that track 'Crosstown Traffic' has an
incredible drum performance. When [we were] working a couple of weeks
back, we wanted to hear some of that Mitch Mitchell drumming."
Lanois also revels in his collaboration with Eno, also a former U2
collaborator and who appears in Lanois' film, 'Here Is What Is.' "I
play really well with Eno," Lanois says. "In a manner of minutes we've
got something happening in the room that's special -- even without
talking about it. We just pick up our instruments and we're there. I
might have an idea, Eno might have an idea, somebody else has an idea,
and as we jockey them around, momentum builds up and there's some kind
of a whirlwind. We just thank our lucky stars that we have that
chemistry within us."
© Spinner.com, 2007
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LiveDaily Senior Writer
U2 fans will get a belated Christmas gift from the group this month in the form of "U23D," a concert film that creators are billing as "the first live-action movie shot and exhibited in breakthrough digital 3D."
Captured during the South American leg of U2's Vertigo Tour, the film will premiere Jan. 18 at Colorado's Sundance Film Festival, and then will hit theaters in select cities Jan. 23, according to the film's official website, which is hosted by National Geographic.
Culled from more than 100 hours of footage--shot with "the largest collection of 3D camera technology ever used on a single project," according to organizers--"U23D" features the band performing a set that includes hits such as "Pride," "New Year's Day," "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Streets," "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" and "Vertigo."
The film will screen "in many of the 1,200-plus theaters around the world equipped with digital 3D projection systems, and will also be seen in IMAX 3D cinemas, which are located in 38 countries," according to the site.
"Previous generations of 3D film relied heavily on gimmicks, and the limits of the technology resulted in eyestrain--diminishing the life-like qualities," according to production company 3ality Digital, which, in an overview posted at the film's website, said it was shot using "cutting-edge technologies ... from artificial intelligence that aligns 'eye position' of a stereoscopic camera in real time, to first-ever high-res 3D systems with zoom lenses, robotic control, and integrated digital processing."
"I saw 'U23D' and I thought that the 3D effects were not just remarkable, but historic," screenwriter Frank Miller ("Sin City," "300") was quoted as saying at the film's website. "The film has ushered in a new era for 3D."
In related news, U2 has sweetened the pot for paying members of its U2.com fan club by issuing a members-only, limited-edition, double-live CD. Titled "U2 Go Home," the collection houses 20 live tracks.
In November, U2 marked the 20th anniversary of its hugely successful 1987 album, "The Joshua Tree," by issuing an expanded, remastered edition of the set, details for which are available at the group's site.
Last month, U2 picked up a pair of Grammy nominations in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category for "Window in the Skies," a new song included on the best-of set "U218 Singles," and "Instant Karma," a cover song that appears on the Amnesty International Darfur benefit album of the same name.
U2's most recent studio album is 2004's "Vertigo." The group is currently working on a follow-up, the release date for which has not been announced.
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January 4, 2008
Fergus Black
U2 go 3D and it's even better than the real thing
TWENTY years after their ground-breaking black-and-white movie 'Rattle
and Hum' was released, U2 are planning to take a huge technological
leap into what has been hailed as a unique cinematic event.
And the promoters boast that it will give fans the chance to
experience what it's like to be in one of the front rows at a U2 concert.
'U2 3D', the first live action movie shot in digital 3D, will be
screened in a number of selected digital 3D cinemas from February 22,
and already bookings are being taken for the 84-minute long movie.
Fans will don special 3D glasses to enjoy the movie, which was filmed
during the South American leg of the band's 'Vertigo' tour and was
directed by Irish woman Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington.
Nine high-tech digital 3D cameras, advanced digital 3D imagery and
surround sound were used to capture the onstage performance during the
band's concert in Buenos Aires.
Over 100 hours of 3D footage was shot, documenting a set list that
during two weeks included some of U2's seminal songs like 'Pride (In
the name of Love)', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and
'Where The Streets Have No Name'.
Glenn Hogarty of Limelight Communications said the movie will be
purely a cinematic event and will not be shown on TV or go to DVD.
Negotiating
So far, the movie is set to be screened at four cinema complexes --
three in Dublin -- movies@Dundrum and movies@Swords, as well as
Cineworld in Parnell Street, and at the SGC complex in Dungarvan, Co
Waterford, but the promoters are negotiating with a number of other
cinemas as well.
SGC is already open for bookings on its website, while movies@Dundrum
said that so far it had taken 97 bookings for the February 22 opening.
A spokesperson said they planned six screenings every day for at least
the first week in two of its auditoriums.
"We expect the movie to run for weeks and for as long as there's
demand," she said.
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January 8, 2008
Leah Collins
U2 To Release U2 3D; No It's Not a Robot From Star Wars
U2 is taking their orders from Captain EO. Bono, The Edge, Adam
Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. and Bono's ego have been captured in
glorious digital 3-D for the mega-band's first 3-D flick, the aptly
named U2 3D. The concert film will get its official premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival, followed by an opening in Imax 3D Jan. 23 in
select cities.
According to the film's director, Catherine Owens, "Bono wanted to go
somewhere magical with the creation of U2 3D." Still not fabulously
wealthy enough to buy hundreds of unicorns and leprechauns for the U2
stage show, and realizing that Harry Potter was a fictional character
and not, in fact, a boy wizard for hire, the band decided to shoot a
3-D movie, instead. The concert flick is reportedly the "first
live-action film to be shot, posted and exhibited entirely in 3-D,"
say filmmakers.
The footage was shot during the mega-band's March 2006 stop in Buenos
Aires. As for the 90-minute set-list, Rolling Stone, which got a
sneak-peek at the movie in New York this week, describes the concert
as "a greatest-hits parade mixed in with three [How to Dismantle An]
Atomic Bomb tracks." The show was so "magical," that special screening
guest, Jay-Z was reported by Rolling Stone to have fled the theatre
with entourage in tow a few songs in, "rubbing his temples as if his
brain was going through image overload." Nevertheless, this film is no
doubt awesome news to anyone wetting their pants at the thought of
watching an Imax-sized Bono sing into their face.
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“U2 3D” Premieres at New York Screening; Everybody Besides Jay-Z Impressed
1/7/08, 6:03 pm EST
Minutes before a midtown-Manhattan press screening of U2 3D — a digitally shot three-dimensional film of a March 2006 U2 concert in Buenos Aires — this afternoon, a couple of journalists were shooed out of their seats in a center row to clear room for Jay-Z and his posse. Hova clearly has time on his hands for 2:00 Monday movie screenings now that he’s stepping down as president of Def Jam. Jay seemed into it at first, but by “Sunday Bloody Sunday” he took the 3D glasses off and was rubbing his temples as if his brain was going through image overload. By the time The Edge was strapping his guitar on for “Bullet the Blue Sky,” he and his crew were long gone.
They missed out. I haven’t seen a 3D movie since Captain EO at Disneyworld sometime around 1990, but the technology has really come a long way. The filmmakers claim this movie is the “first live-action film to be shot, posted and exhibited entirely in 3-D.” The band jumps off the screen during the entire performance — as does the frenzied crowd in the sold-out soccer stadium. When Adam Clayton takes the spotlight during “New Year’s Day” it looks like he’s playing in your lap. The sound was also as clear and crisp as I’ve ever heard in a movie theater.
The show is just ninety minutes long, which means they had to cut out a bunch of songs from the set. Unfortunately, the filmmakers seem to have some sort of beef with Achtung Baby. Gone are “Zoo Station,” “Until the End of the World” and “Love Is Blindness” — along with “The First Time” and many How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb tracks. What remains is a greatest-hits parade mixed in with three Atomic Bomb tracks. Casual fans might disagree, but I would have preferred to see the first performance of “Love Is Blindness” in thirteen years rather than an incredibly uninspired “With or Without You.” Petty editing quibbles aside, the film was really remarkable and makes every other concert I’ve ever seen in a movie theater seem flat and lifeless.
Andy Greene
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