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Kurt Cobain About a Son Director: A.J. Schnack

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  • Blu-ray Release Date: 10/06/2009
  • Original Release: 2006
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 25,038

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The voices behind About a Son featurette; Selected scene commentary by director AJ Schnack; On location: Scouting video to scene comparison

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Filmmaker A.J. Schnack draws from over twenty-five hours of audio taped interviews to offer an intimate meditation on the life of the man who changed the face of rock and roll in the 1990s in this film that uses materials originally gathered for music journalist Michael Azerrad's book Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana. From his early childhood to his discovery of music and his troubled attempts to make sense of his skyrocketing fame as a member of Nirvana, Cobain recounts his life in a series of previously unreleased recordings. By combining the interviews with footage of Aberdeen, Olympia, and Seattle - three Washington cities that played a major role in Cobain's tragically short life - director Schnack assembles a dreamlike journey into the mind of an oft-discussed but widely misunderstood legend. An ethereal score by Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Nirvana producer Steve Fisk, as well as songs by some of Cobain's favorite recording artists including David Bowie and The Melvins, merge with evocative imagery to strip away the legend and portray the subject as a real man whose talents stood in stark contrast to his ability to deal with the hardships of fame. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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This shows the true side of Kurt Cobain!by Anonymous

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July 22, 2009: The documentary was well informative about who he was. Many very interesting things were said about his friendship with Krist Novaselic, his relationship with Courtney Love, his drug addiction, and his early years of childhood and what made him who he was. The music on the movie was amazing. I am a huge fan of Big Black, Scratch Acid, and Black Flag. The pictures that "About A Son" showed were perfect for the movie because it is entertaining but not disstracting enough to have you looking at the pictures instead of listening to Kurt. If your a fan of Kurt Cobain and would like to see the true side of him then get this. Although if your excpecting to hear Nirvana's music, getting to know Nirvana, or just want to know about Kurt's mysterious death (yeah I know people that this is their only interest) then I would suggest you not to watch it.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.

Do yourself a favor and get this.by Anonymous

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March 02, 2008: For someone who has never had the opportunity to visit the Pacific Northwest, to finally see some things Kurt may have seen and/or been a part of is amazing. But more importantly, as a Nirvana fan for 16 years, you get to the point where you've seen every video clip, every sound byte, and having Kurt gone is only magnified even more. But to hear these interviews, to hear his voice, to hear him say things I've never actually heard him say, it was like he was alive for me for another 90 minutes. When I realized it was over, I teared up and got very sad and thought to myself 'no, don't take him from me again...' But these are 90 minutes more than I had before...so I relish them. So if you miss Kurt, get this DVD.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.


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