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Ava Duvernay Working on Prince Documentary for Netflix Producer/director Ava Duvernay is working with Netflix on a Prince documentary, two sources have confirmed to Variety. The project has the full cooperation of the late artist’s estate, which is providing with interviews, archival footage and photos. The multiple-part documentary will cover the artist’s entire life. While renowned for her work on Selma, Queen Sugar and others, Duvernay made her big-screen debut in 2008 with This Is the Life, which chronicled the alternative hip-hop scene in Los Angeles in the 1990s. A source also said that a documentary about Prince and the Revolution’s legendary concert at Minneapolis’ First Avenue in August of 1983 has landed at Apple Music. The show featured the premieres of several songs that would appear on the Purple Rain album and film nearly a year later, and in fact the album versions of three of those songs were recorded at the show (albeit with overdubs added later). The concert marked the debut of guitarist Wendy Melvoin and the Purple Rain-era incarnation of the Revolution.
Video and audio recordings from the concert and its rehearsals have been circulating on bootleg for many years, and feature a longer take of "Purple Rain" with an additional, seemingly ad-libbed verse that was dropped from the official version. Another song from the concert, “Electric Intercourse,” was originally mooted for the album but was replaced by the similar but superior song, “The Beautiful Ones.” A studio version of “Electric Intercourse” was finally released on the Purple Rain deluxe edition in 2017, although many fans consider the live version to be better. Reps for the Prince Estate, Apple Music and Netflix did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for comment.
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YES. FINALLY. I've been waiting for a legit doc. | |
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This is gonna be good! | |
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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This could be amazing! Cleaned up video and sound! Waahoo! | |
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Nice. I loved the soundtrack to her film of "A Wrinkle In Time." Don't eff-up this documentary Ms. Duvernay--you have a greater chance toward this project for lots more people to look up to you! | |
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Wasnt there a rumor of some big project Troy was working on? Is this Netflix documentary it? I’m surprised Apple Music is doing something Prince related. When his music came to streaming they did absolutely nothing to promote it unlike Spotify which had promos and billboards all over the place. [Edited 10/30/18 1:20am] Paisley Park is in your heart
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Sounds like something to look forward to. | |
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Great news! NPG Radio:
https://open.spotify.com/...63VlWY6m1A | |
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both should be great but nothing new I suspect. snip -o4f$ | |
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The documentary sounds promising, particularly as it has multiple parts with the opportunity to cover Prince's ENTIRE career. Obviously, I'm interested in the '83 concert, but am a little tired with the focus on 83-84 at the moment. But what more can be expected of corporate whores? | |
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Yay! Can't wait to see it! | |
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Amazing choice. The Fanbase needs to reach out to her with some vital video suggestions. Hopefully, there will be a limited theatrical release! | |
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since they've only released 4 pieces, it doesn't seem much like a 'focus' . 1. the Hits set ranging his whole career(WB? only) 2. the PR deluxe 3. the 1983 piano set . so not much really as far as music is concerned, no video of anything . I guess we can add the photo books which are wonderful that range . Duane Tudah : Prince & the Purple Rain era Studio Sessions (side note, nothing has stopped anyone else from doing studio sessions books on the 1997-1999/2000 period ya know?) . PRINCE Pre Frame by photographer Robert Whitman PRINCE: Before the Rain" by Allen Beaulieu1980-1983 Prince: A Private view by Afshin Shahidi which ranges 2000/01-2005(or 2009)
. Jay Z and the other people have access to the post WB material right? . But it is sensible on a larger scale to get stuff PR related out. The 1983 Dance Benefit show should have been released the same year as the PR deluxe, on DVD/CD-booklet set, released on 8.13.2017, needs to be released very soon. . So far I'm enjoying what I have and I have all the above
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Engadget.com has a write up and they link to the org and quote OldFriends4Sal ....lol you're famous...almost.
https://www.engadget.com/...cumentary/ [Edited 10/30/18 7:12am] "Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!" | |
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Yikes, where did I say that? Must be from the Dance Benefit 1983 era thread or something | |
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You need to ask for a correction, they have your named spelled wrong. | |
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PURPLEIZED3121 said: both should be great but nothing new I suspect. snip -o4f$ snip -o4f$ The wooh is on the one! | |
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Why so much concentration on just a tiny portion of his 39 year career? Time keeps on slipping into the future...
This moment is all there is... | |
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So what? Spotify tends to spend big bucks on advertisting. That somehow means Apple Music isn't interested? | |
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Because it was his critical/commerical/creative peak and the one that casual fans are most interested in? | |
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onlyforaminute said: Why so much concentration on just a tiny portion of his 39 year career? What are you talking about? The article says the doc is going to cover his entire career. I don't argue with people about my opinions. Scram. I said what I said. | |
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In addition to interviews, archival footage and photos, she gets access to the vault, too: | |
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a org friend always calls me Sal for some reason lol | |
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might be refering to the 2nd part of the article about the August 1983 Dance Benefit Show @ First Avenue | |
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