In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 jews during the cleansing of hungary. This oscarwinning documentary, executive produced by steven spielberg, focuses on the plight of five hungarian jews who survived imprisonment in. One of kurt cobains last meals was at cactus 48 hours. While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of van sants imagination pursuing the final, lonely moments of the great 90s icon. From youtube website, many fans were asking joe to play kurt. The films main character, blake, a thinlyveiled interpretation of kurt cobain in his last days, doesnt do much of anything for the entire 96 minute running time. Howard feinstein on gus van sants new film, last days film the. Aaron paul wanted to play kurt cobain in a nirvana biopic. Last days 2005 lukas haas at an event for last days 2005 dany wolf at an event for. Last days loosely based on the band and kurt cobain s last days. With bill basch, martin basch, randolph braham, alice lok cahana. The last session jesse frohman, glenn obrien, jon savage on.
Even though its not half as poignant as the previous elephant, which has similar style, i admire van sant for daring to make such a personal, noncommercial. The film stars michael pitt as the character blake, based on kurt cobain. Michael pitt plays kurt cobain, even if the film doesnt call him that. Gus van sants latest movie last days is just about to be released. A seattle musicians life and career are reminiscent to those of kurt cobain. Which in your opinion is the best kurt cobain movie. The last days of nirvanas leader in this investigative report, rolling stone traces cobain s final days from his nearly fatal drug overdose in rome to the.
Last days, a 2014 short film directed by kathryn bigelow last days, a 1995 episode of the american television program sliders. Last days 2005 a gus van sant film about kurt cobain full movie alvaro hugo. Until now, however, the project has not run even though fans have been waiting for that movie. Watch last days starring michael pitt in this drama on directv. Kurt donald cobain february 20, 1967 april 5, 1994 was an american singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band nirvana. Parents need to know that this movie focuses on a musicians depressed final days, and he shoots himself at the end, in a sequence featuring images recalling kurt cobain s suicide based on widely circulated police and press photos. Well since they never got the rights to make a movie about kurt cobain from courtney love. While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of. Last days or end time is the time period described by the eschatology of various religions. Last days on vuonna 2005 valmistunut kurt cobainin viimeisista elinpaivista kertova elokuva. Here, we take a journey through cobain s life and his career with nirvana through the lens.
Soaked in bleach is a 2015 american docudrama directed by benjamin statler, who cowrote and produced it with richard middelton and donnie eichar. With keith cameron, chad channing, terry christian, kurt cobain. Its about time they made a movie about nirvana and kurt cobain, like the doors movie. The last days of nirvanas leader in this investigative report, rolling stone traces cobains final days from his nearly fatal drug overdose in rome to the.
On april 8, 1994, kurt cobain, the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band nirvana, was found dead at his home in seattle, washington at the age of 27. One of kurt cobains last meals was at cactus 48 hours before his death kurt cobain, king of grunge, frontman of nirvana and spokesman for an entire disillusioned generation, died as he had lived in the loud, angry chaos of a bewildered genius that altered the course of modern music, exported the seattle sound to the rest of the world. Characters use drugs, drink, smoke, and curse casually and frequently including the fk. Last days, gus van sants experimental film loosely inspired by kurt cobain s, err, last days, is not one of his best, but its certainly not the worst the psycho remake, anyone. A rock legend named blake, played by michael pitt as a fictionalized kurt cobain, wanders around his mansion or. A movie about the last days of blake, which are similar to cobain s last days, directed by gus van sant. Undeterred, van sant met with love to discuss some ideas for the film. Montage of heck is the definitely the bestproduced, probably the best yet overall. While it seems nearly every major musician from years past has had a biopic or two made about their lives and careers, this has yet to happen for cobain. Revisiting the tragic last days of kurt cobain consequence.
In a disclaimer that distances itself from cobain with cruel precision, the movie. Its a terrible terrible story to read about kurt cobain s life in any book, journal, or even in a movie, because it always ends in tragedy. In his new movie, van sant continues to mine reality for material. An authorized documentary on the late musician kurt cobain, from his early days in aberdeen, washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band nirvana. Cobain was the founder and front man of nirvana a seattlebased band that introduced to the public, virtually overnight, a different form of music, clothing, and even lifestyle. The last 48 hours of kurt cobain tv movie 2007 the last.
Much has been made of this films minimalist and experimentalist style. Kurt cobain, king of grunge, frontman of nirvana and spokesman for an entire disillusioned generation, died as he had lived in the loud, angry chaos of a bewildered genius that altered the course of modern music, exported the seattle sound to the rest of the. An official selection in the 2005 cannes film festival, gus van sants last days is inspired by the final hours of kurt cobain. Courtney love to executive produce another drama about. Kurt cobain is always one of those people who fascinate music fans.
Last days 2005 a gus van sant film about kurt cobain. Last days, the final film in his unofficial young death trilogy, is not literally about the final 36 hours or so in the life of kurt cobain. Revisiting the tragic last days of kurt cobain the passage of time has done little to soften the blow the world felt 25 years ago. His film is loosely based on the last days of nirvana rocker kurt cobain 19671994, starring michael pitt as a reclusive seattlearea musician named blake. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Kurt cobain s last phone call to pat smear duration. When grunge rock star kurt cobain committed suicide in the spring of 1994, it catapulted a pop celebrity into an american icon. The last days of kurt cobain, in his own words the.
Kurt cobain, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of nirvana, remains an icon 20 years after his death. While the actor michael pitt have played a role as blake, who is described as a reflection of the kurt cobain in a film titled last days that was directed by gus van sant. Its pretty obvious who directed it because the style of the movie reminds to his previous movie elephant. Universal pictures and 25th hour screenwriter david benioff are getting to work on last days an untitled drama about the life of nirvana frontman kurt cobain. Aaron paul is interested in playing kurt cobain in a biopic. While the film is directly influenced by the death of kurt cobain, last days is a fictional story. Kurt cobains last phone call to pat smear duration. Gus van sants last days dvd an official selection in the 2005 cannes film festival, gus van sants last days is inspired by the final hours of kurt cobain. Aside from pitt, the movie features italian actress and model asia argento and lukas haas of tvs 24 among other things.
With aaron burckhard, chad channing, don cobain, jenny cobain. In this film inspired by deceased nirvana front man kurt cobain, brilliantbuttortured musician blake michael pitt becomes overwhelmed by the demands made on him by his fame and so retreats to a large mansion in the woods. The last days rosenberg novel, a 2003 novel by joel c. Nobody knows what happened when he was in the greenhouse. A 2015 docudrama directed by benjamin statler soaked in bleach followed the last. Gus van sants last days is a film about the death of kurt cobain. Released july 22nd, 2005, last days stars michael pitt, lukas haas, asia argento, scott patrick green the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of 67 out of 100 on. Last days is dedicated to the suicide of kurt cobain, who led the band nirvana, influential in the creation of grunge rock. The film details the events leading up to the death of kurt cobain, as seen through the perspective of tom grant, the private detective who was hired by courtney love to find cobain, shortly before his death in 1994. Moulin rouge kurt cobain was born on february 20 1967, in aberdeen, washington. If you want an intimate and moving portrait of kurt cobain and have not seen about a son. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free. On the 20th anniversary of his death, a powerful portrait of kurt cobain and nirvana. While the actor michael pitt have played a role as blake, who is described as a reflection of the kurt cobain in a film titled last days.
Not a documentary, but interesting and beautifully shot, nevertheless. May 16, 2006 just a cliptrailer of the movie last days. The story isnt something extraordinary but that clearly wasnt the purpose of this movie. One of kurt cobain s last meals was at cactus 48 hours before his death. Call this latest experiment from director gus van sant cinema as slow death. The seattle police department incident report states that cobain was found with a shotgun across his body, had a visible head wound and there was a note discovered nearby. But for the first time, the story of what happened to him can now be told, using the testimony of people who knew him, the witnesses who saw him in that last. The definitive kurt cobain movie hasnt been made yet, maybe it never will. Aug 11, 2005 last days is dedicated to the suicide of kurt cobain, who led the band nirvana, influential in the creation of grunge rock. Last days of kurt cobain discussion i just read heavier than heaven recently, i never got to read it for a long long time ive been a fan since the mid 90s but im very surprised that i havent read it sooner.
Regarded as a generation x icon, he is considered to be one of the most iconic and influential rock musicians in the history of alternative music born in aberdeen, washington, cobain formed the band nirvana with krist. If the pairing of a kurt cobain based protagonist and the title last days wasnt enough to foreshadow what the movie is building up to, well, blake is fed up with stardom and is planning to commit. It was determined he had died three days earlier, on april 5. About a son is the only good kurt cobain documentary vice. So they just made it about someone else who is a lot. Kurt and his family lived in hoquiam for the first few months of his life then later moved back to aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. Mar 21, 2020 aaron paul is interested in playing late rock star kurt cobain in the movie of his life. The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend kurt cobain and his final hours. While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of van sants imagination pursuing the final, lonely. It has to be next to impossible to make an engaging movie about a depressed, suicidal, antisocial rock star, but writerdirector gus van sant probably comes about as close as can be. Really not a fan of last days, and im certainly not alone. Finally, the last days script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the gus van zant movie with michael pitt based on kurt cobain.
In a disclaimer that distances itself from cobain with cruel precision, the movie says its characters are in part, fictional. Cobain s artistic endeavors and struggles with heroin addiction, illness and depression, as well as the circumstances of his death have become a frequent topic of fascination, debate, and controversy throughout the world. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of last days. The week before kurt cobain was found dead from a single gunshot, he went missing. Oct 26, 2012 gus van sants take on the last few days of kurt cobains life. Last days is a 2005 american drama film directed, produced and written by gus van sant. Apr 08, 2015 until someone officially makes a movie that recreates cobain s life from first guitar to untimely passing, director gus van sants almostabiopic of the nirvana singers titular last days may. Grunge as a style is a deliberate way of presenting the self as disposable. Aaron paul is interested in playing late rock star kurt cobain in the movie of his life.
The death of kurt cobain has since been a topic of public fascination and debate. It is a fictionalized account of the last days of a musician, loosely based on kurt cobain. Examining the tragic downward spiral into drug addiction and depression of musician kurt cobain, 20 years after his death. Gus van sants new film is about kurt cobains last days. His whereabouts for that week has remained a mystery until now. The film introduces us to blake michael pitt, the dreamers, a brilliant, but troubled musician. It was released to theaters in the united states on july 22, 2005 and was produced by hbo.
With charles cross, harvey ottinger, alice wheeler, leland cobain. The last 48 hours of which is selfexplanatory and about as concrete as gus van sants last days. The divorce left kurt s outlook on the world forever scarred. Last days is a definitive record of death by gradual drug exhaustion. The last 48 hours of kurt cobain tv movie 2007 imdb.
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