Ride, Rise, Roar

Ride, Rise, Roar is a documentary film chronicling the Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour conducted by David Byrne in 20082009. The film includes concert footage, footage of the planning and rehearsals for the tour, and exclusive interviews with Byrne, Eno, and the supporting musicians and dancers.

The film was released to the 2010 film festival circuit, with the debut at South by Southwest on March 15, 2010, where it was screened in all three media categoriesfilm, interactive, and music. Following this, it was displayed by the Seattle International Film Festival and Silverdocs. The film is the featurelength directorial debut by Hillman Curtiswho also worked on the short film that accompanies the deluxe edition of the ByrneEno album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Byrne attended some British screenings for question and answer sessions.The film has received positive and mixed reviewsreview aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 71 score with seven professional reviews. Most positive reviews were restrained for instance, The Quietus called the film handsome albeit conventional writing for The Guardian, Andrew Pulver noted that it was a pretty straightforward concert movie and gave the film three out of five stars, but criticized Curtis direction for using bland shots. A negative review from The Stranger s Christopher Frizzelle advised potential viewers to run in the other direction due to the poor choreography and dull interviews. The Independent s Anthony Quinn found the choreography unacceptable as well as Byrnes arrangement and song selection. Other reviewssuch as Empire s Phil de Semlyenpreferred the emphasis on dance and found the choreography enjoyable. A complaint of several reviewers was the lack of uninterrupted musical performances, with interview clips cutting short the live footage. ........

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