Title: Killing Bono Directed by: Nick Hamm Starring: Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan, Krysten Ritter and Pete Postlethwaite Running time: 113 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray Loosely based on the book “Killing Bono: I Was Bono’s Doppelganger” by Neil McCormick is the story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two brothers who spend their early adult life trying to make their dream of having a rock band a reality, while constantly living in the shadow of their schoolmates own successful band called U2. Whether or not the story is entirely true, you really feel for these character’s constant disappointment, and sometimes wonder how or why they keep going after this seemingly…

While many directors are all too content to mine a seam, German-born filmmaker Wim Wenders (“Wings of Desire,” “The Buena Vista Social Club,” “Paris, Texas,” the ambitious “Until the End of the World”) has enjoyed a delightfully diverse career, jumping back and forth between narrative and nonfiction works. His latest film, the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar-nominated documentary “Pina,” taps into his decades-long friendship with the late, lauded choreographer Pina Bausch, imaginatively exploring her work in 3-D by utilizing the dancers of her Tanztheater Wuppertal ensemble. In a wide-ranging, half-hour chat — with Dave Matthews Band, the Yeah Yeahs and other light rock tunes unfolding at a remove in the background of the lush…

Read our exclusive interview with director Nick Hamm, who helmed the new comedy film ‘Killing Bono,’ which is now playing in select theaters. The movie, which is based on musician and music critic Neil McCormick’s acclaimed 2003 memoir, ‘I Was Bono’s Doppelganger,’ follows him and his brother Ivan as they strive to achieve fame as a rock ‘n’ roll band. The only problem is that Neil, played by Ben Barnes, and his brother Ivan, portrayed by Robert Sheehan, are competing against Bono, played by Martin McCann, and the rest of the members of U2, who they attended school with. While Ivan has come to terms with U2′s achievements, and doesn’t…

Title: Killing Bono Director: Nick Hamm Starring: Ben Barnes (‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,’ ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’), Robert Sheehan (‘Season of the Witch,’ TV’s ‘Misfits’) and Martin McCann (TV’s ‘The Pacific’) Modern society often encourages people to celebrate, and strive for, celebrity status and continued success. Unfortunately, not everyone can obtain high levels of exceptional success, as seen in the new comedy ‘Killing Bono.’ The film, which was based on musician Neil McCormick’s memoir ‘Killing Bono: I Am Bono’s Doppelganger,’ expertly shows the struggles the Irish musician faced in launching his career, as he’s always in Bono and U2′s shadow. Like many people in the world,…

Title: Some Days Are Better Than Others Writer-director: Matt McCormick Starring: James Mercer, Carrie Brownstein, David Wodehouse, Renee Roman Nose, Eric McGarry A delicate tone poem ensemble set in Portland, writer-director Matt McCormick’s “Some Days Are Better Than Others” is an unfussy rumination on modern human disillusionment and connection. The so-called “mumblecore” genre has gotten a bit of a bum rap for the dawdling pace and seemingly lesson-free nature of many of its entries, but there’s a pleasant and refreshing sense of cinematic rejuvenation that comes with submitting to a film that feels entirely of a piece in all its elements, but also unburdened by any sense of desperate, dutiful…

U2 is still selling out concert shows across the globe. The U2 360 Tour is the most successful tour of all time and it hasn’t even came to full rotation. Having played in Russia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.., the group has witnessed over 5 million screaming fans to this date. By July 30th U2 will have performed for more than 7 million. 30 countries across 5 continents will have experienced the U2 spectacle. Anyone who knows anything about U2, then you would know that the band does more than just play their instruments, they put on a “Full Tilt Boogie” show baby! May 21, 2011 Denver,…

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon thinks that U2 never should have existed, he admitted during an interview with the Daily Star, spinner.com reported on July 16. Even though the Sex Pistols were an early influence on the famous Irish band, the singer, also known as Johnny Rotten, said that Bono and the rest of U2 have no business making music. “There’s no life experience in any of their songs,” Lydon also said of the group. The remarks came as Lydon is trying to publicize his post-Pistols group, Public Image Ltd. (PiL). He added that he was “astounded” by the fact that the post-punk troupe hasn’t received any bids to…

Bono has undergone emergency back surgery, Popeater.com reported on May 21. The U2 singer suffered an injury while rehearsing for the band’s world tour, his spokesperson confirmed via a statement. The announcement also states that Bono will spend a few days at a Munich hospital, and then will go home to recover. However, no details were given on what exactly the injury was. As of now, there’s no official word yet on how the injury will affect the band’s upcoming U.S. tour. Bono’s spokesperson added that another statement will be issued regarding the concert dates “once his condition has been assessed further.” The band was supposed to start the tour…

U2360 At The Rose Bowl will be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Interscope Records on June 3, coinciding with the band’s first U.S. show in 2010. U2360 At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year’s U2360 tour in support of their Grammy-nominated album No Line on The Horizon. The Rose Bowl performance was the band’s biggest show of 2009 and U2′s biggest ever US show, with a live audience in excess of 97,000. The show was also streamed across seven continents via YouTube. The first ever live streaming of a full-length stadium concert, U2360 at the Rose Bowl had over 10 million views on the channel…

Rollingstone.com just debuted this brand new movie poster from the upcoming Sony Pictures Classics’s documentary “It Might Get Loud”. Synopsis: Rarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Concentrating on the artist’s musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations, provoking rare discussion as to how and why he writes and plays, this film lets…