"It Might Get Loud" to Feature Guitar Heroes Page, Edge and White

[Jimi James]

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 you witness intimate moments and hear new music from each artist. The movie revolves around a day when Jimmy Page, Jack White, and The Edge first met and sat down together to share their stories, teach and play.

Who hasn't wanted to be a rock star, join a band or play electric guitar? Music resonates, moves and inspires us. Strummed through the fingers of The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, somehow it does more. Such is the premise of It Might Get Loud, a new documentary conceived by producer Thomas Tull.

It Might Get Loud isn't like any other rock'n roll documentary. Filmed through the eyes of three virtuosos from three different generations, audiences get up close and personal, discovering how a furniture upholsterer from Detroit, a studio musician and painter from London and a seventeen-year-old Dublin schoolboy, each used the electric guitar to develop their unique sound and rise to the pantheon of superstar. Rare discussions are provoked as we travel with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White to influential locations of their pasts. Born from the experience is intimate access to the creative genesis of each legend, such as Link Wray's "Rumble’s" searing impression upon Jimmy Page, who surprises audiences with an impromptu air guitar performance. But that's only the beginning.

While each guitarist describes his own musical rebellion, a rock'n roll summit is being arranged. Set on an empty soundstage, the musicians come together, crank up the amps and play. They also share their influences, swap stories, and teach each other songs. During the summit Page’s double-neck guitar, The Edge’s array of effects pedals and White’s new mic, custom built into his guitar, go live. The musical journey is joined by visual grandeur too. We see the stone halls of Headley Grange where "Stairway to Heaven" was composed, visit a haunting Tennessee farmhouse where Jack White writes a song on-camera, and eavesdrop inside the dimly lit Dublin studio where The Edge lays down initial guitar tracks for U2’s forthcoming single. The images, like the stories, will linger in the mind long after the reverb fades.

It Might Get Loud might not affect how you play guitar, but it will change how you listen. The film is directed and produced by An Inconvenient Truth's Davis Guggenheim, and produced by Thomas Tull, Lesley Chilcott and Peter Afterman.

OPENING THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH

AMC Empire 25 New York NY 8/14/2009
Sunshine Cinema New York NY 8/14/2009
The Landmark Los Angeles CA 8/14/2009
Arclight Hollywood 15 Hollywood CA 8/14/2009
Town Center 5 Encino CA 8/14/2009
Lammle's Playhouse 7 Pasadena CA 8/14/2009
University Town Center 6 Irvine CA 8/14/2009

August 28th

Embarcadero Center Cinema 5 San Francisco CA 8/28/2009
Shattuck 8 Berkeley CA 8/28/2009
Sequoia Twin Mill Valley CA 8/28/2009
Aquarius Twin Palo Alto CA 8/28/2009
Century Five Plesant Hill CA 8/28/2009
Camera Stadium 12 San Jose CA 8/28/2009
Hillcrest Cinema Five San Diego CA 8/28/2009
Century Centre Cinema Chicago IL 8/28/2009
Cinearts 6 Evanston IL 8/28/2009
Renaissance Place Cinema Highland Park IL 8/28/2009
Kendall Square Cinema 9 Cambridge MA 8/28/2009
Embassy Cinema 6 Waltham MA 8/28/2009
Harvard Exit Twin Seattle WA 8/28/2009

September 4th

UA Stonestown Twin San Francisco CA 9/4/2009
E-Street Cinema Washington DC 9/4/2009
Bethesda Row Cinema Bethesda MD 9/4/2009
Shirlington 7 Theaters Arlington VA 9/4/2009
Lagoon Theater 5 Minneapolis MN 9/4/2009
Ritz East Philadelphia PA 9/4/2009
The Magnolia Theater Dallas TX 9/4/2009
Angelika Film Center and Cafe Plano TX 9/4/2009
Angelika Theater 8 Houston TX 9/4/2009

September 11th

Luxury Shea 14 Scottsdale AZ 9/11/2009
Osio Plaza Theater Monterey CA 9/11/2009
Cinemas Palme D'or Palm Desert CA 9/11/2009
Stadium 9 Palm Springs CA 9/11/2009
Promenade Stadium 13 Rolling Hills Estates CA 9/11/2009
Tower Angelika Film Center 3 Sacramento CA 9/11/2009
Palm Theatre 2 San Luis Obispo CA 9/11/2009
Rialto Lakeside Cinemas Santa Rosa CA 9/11/2009
Century Downtown 10 Ventura CA 9/11/2009
Mayan Three Denver CO 9/11/2009
Shadowood Square 16 Boca Raton FL 9/11/2009
South Beach 18 Miami Beach FL 9/11/2009
UA Tara Cinema 4 Atlanta GA 9/11/2009
Harbor East Cinema Baltimore MD 9/11/2009
Century 14 Albuquerque NM 9/11/2009
UA Devargas Center 6 Santa Fe NM 9/11/2009
Fox Tower 10 Portland OR 9/11/2009
Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills Austin TX 9/11/2009
Dobie Four Austin TX 9/11/2009

September 18th

Nickelodeon Four Santa Cruz CA 9/18/2009
Century 16 Boulder CO 9/18/2009
Main Art Theater 3 Royal Oak MI 9/18/2009
Tivoli Theater 3 St Louis MO 9/18/2009
Village Square 18 Las Vegas NV 9/18/2009
Bijou Art Cinema Eugene OR 9/18/2009
Modern Art Museum Theater Ft. Worth TX 9/18/2009
Oriental 3 Milwaukee WI 9/18/2009

September 25th

Loft Cinema 2 Tuscon AZ 9/25/2009
Gainesville 14 Gainesville FL 9/25/2009
Jupiter Stadium 18 Jupiter FL 9/25/2009
Hollwood 20 Sarasota FL 9/25/2009
Miracle Five Tallahassee FL 9/25/2009
Kahala Mall 8 Honolulu HI 9/25/2009
Fluer 4 Theaters Des Moines IA 9/25/2009
Flicks Four Boise ID 9/25/2009
Keystone Art Cinema Indianapolis IN 9/25/2009
Canal Place Cinema 4 New Orleans LA 9/25/2009
Nickelodeon 5 North Falmouth MA 9/25/2009
Cinemark Palace 14 Kansas City MO 9/25/2009
AMC Studio 30 Olathe KS 9/25/2009
Riverside 12 Reno NV 9/25/2009
Gateway Theater Columbus OH 9/25/2009
AMC Quail Springs 24 Oklahoma City OK 9/25/2009
Darkside Cinemas Corvallis OR 9/25/2009
Ridgeway Quartet Memphis TN 9/25/2009
Green Hills Commons 16 Nashville TN 9/25/2009
Fiesta 16 San Antonio TX 9/25/2009
Broadway Centre 6 Salt Lake City UT 9/25/2009
Westhampton Theater 12 Richmond VA 9/25/2009
City Center Cinema 12 Vancouver WA 9/25/2009

October 2nd

Fireweed Seven Cinemas Anchorage AK 10/2/2009
Trussville Cinema 16 Trussville AL 10/2/2009
Fiesta Square 16 Fayetteville AR 10/2/2009
Beach Blvd. Cinema 12 Jacksonville FL 10/2/2009
AMC Indian River 24 Vero Beach FL 10/2/2009
Manor Twin Charlotte NC 10/2/2009
AMC Oakview 24 Omaha NE 10/2/2009
AMC Southroads 20 Tulsa OK 10/2/2009
Pilot Butte 6 Plex Bend OR 10/2/2009
Regal Downtown West Eight Knoxville TN 10/2/2009
River Park Square 20 Spokane WA 10/2/2009

October 9th

Mindframe Theater Dubuqe IA 10/9/2009

October 15th

Browning Cinema Notre Dame IN 10/15/2009

October 16th

Cine Athens GA 10/16/2009
Ragtag Cinema Columbia MO 10/16/2009
Wilma Four Missoula MT 10/16/2009

[Jon Johnson]

Whoah, finally some decent film output in the world of music. I have a personal preference for JP, but I like The Edge and Jack White too. Looking forward to viewing it some day. I hope that it doesn't do a lot of that cut and run, and pretentious reality cinematography. One can hope not. Anyhow it's great to read about the 3 amigos!