When Showtime acquisitions head Gary Garfinkel made the move to pick up the strikingly intimate new Kings of Leon documentary “Talihina Sky” after his staff found it as a work in progress at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, there was no way of knowing how hot a topic the band would become. Garfinkel says that an unusually robust campaign was already fully underway for the doc, which begins multiple airdates on Showtime this Sunday at 10 p.m., before lead singer Caleb Followill’s boozy on-stage meltdown in Dallas two weeks...
- 8/21/2011
- by Fred Schruers
- The Wrap
Man, there's nothing quite like an epic cancellation of a rock band's entire Us tour to start some hype: despite rumors of lead singer Caleb Followill's alcohol abuse and general turmoil within the band, sparks continue to fly around documentary Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon, which will be broadcast by Showtime.
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Tour cancellation costs Kings Of Leon $15 million
Caleb Followill is not "dehydrated"
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Check out the trailer
And:
Tour cancellation costs Kings Of Leon $15 million
Caleb Followill is not "dehydrated"
read more...
- 8/5/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
Documentary Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon goes to Showtime. Showtime has scheduled an August 21 premiere for the project, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Talihina Sky chronicles how family members Nathan, Caleb, Jared and Matthew Followill went from a strict upbringing to start Kings of Leon, a Grammy-winning band . Stephen C. Mitchell directs the film which the Followills are executive producing.
- 7/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Kings of Leon say their band is exactly like being in Spinal Tap. The Sex on Fire musicians have made their first documentary, Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon, about their career and rise to fame, and bassist Jared Followill and guitarist Matthew Followill admit they have had their fare share of comedy moments, like those depicted in 1984 spoof film 'This is Spinal Tap'. Jared told Bang Showbiz: 'Oh, we are Spinal Tap, totally, I don't know how they got that film so perfect.' Mathew added: 'You'd think the actors were in a band, maybe they were in a band...
- 6/22/2011
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
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