Music Doc ‘Blur: To The End’ Trailer – About the Band’s 2020 Return
by Alex Billington
October 21, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Success will mess you up far more than failure.” Madman Films in Australia has posted this official trailer for a music documentary titled Blur: To The End, written as blur: To The End because really the band’s name is all lowercase. This premiered at the 2024 Sheffield DocFest earlier in the year, and already opened in the UK this year. Hopefully in the US soon, too. This new film depicts the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album “The Ballad of Darren“. It is the fourth documentary film about the band after Starshaped (1993), No Distance Left to Run (2010), and New World Towers (2015). So they’re clearly no strangers to making films about being a rock band. Blur took a break after their previous album in 2015 and didn’t re-appear again until 2019/2020 which is when they returned with “The Ballad of Darren”. Reviews say that this rock doc acting as a “spiritual sequel [to No Distance Left to Run] shows a band simply supporting each other.” This looks really good – for Blur fans and for anyone who loves good music. Enjoy.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Toby L.’s music doc Blur: To The End, direct from YouTube:
blur: To The End follows the unique relationship of four friends – and bandmates of three decades – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer. Featuring performances of their most iconic, much-loved songs, footage of the band in the studio and life on the road, blur: To The End is an intimate moment in time with this most enduring of English bands, who have been at the heart of British cultural life and influence for over three decades. Blur: To The End is directed by a rock filmmaker known as Toby L., director of other music videos and some live concert docs including Bastille: Reorchestrated and Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22 previously. This initially premiered at the 2024 Sheffield DocFest in the summer. Produced by Josh Connolly. Blur: To The End already opened in UK cinemas back in July. No US release date is set yet – stay tuned for updates. Who wants to watch this?
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