Air Guitar Nation Review on Ebert and Roeper

Though these guys look nothing like Ebert or Roeper (nor Siskel I might add), they are still qualified to review Air Guitar Nation.



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Amazon
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Air Guitar Nation Coming to Austin, Ft. Collins

"Air + Guitar = Genius! On a scale of zero to seven, we give it an eleven."
--David Ansen, Newsweek

Air Guitar Nation, the Citizen Kane of air guitar documentaries is coming to Austin, TX and Ft. Collins, CO this weekend.

This is a CRUCIAL weekend for the film - please get everyone you know to see it THIS WEEKEND or it will sadly disappear from theaters entirely.

Tons of critics and fans have raved about the movie...go find out why.

“****” -- TimeOut NY

"The movie's wild performances and droll humor are tough to resist. So are its obsessive yet self-mocking heroes: the Los Angeles-based actor David Jung, who performs as C-Diddy, who has a kung phooey stage persona and wears a Hello Kitty pouch like a warrior's breastplate; and the New York writer-musician Dan Crane, a k a Björn Turöque, whose parched wit and jackhammer performance style suggest Bill Murray trapped in the body of Sid Vicious. Mr. Crane also wrote and sang the closing credits theme, a garage band anthem that lodges in the brain like a fishhook."
--New York Times

"The documentary won an audience award at the South by Southwest music festival, among other film-festival accolades. But its hard-rockin' soundtrack and the energetic machinations of several dozen wannabe Eddie Van Halens provide a better reason to see "Air Guitar Nation": Judas Priest's "You Got Another Thing Comin'," Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and Mot–rhead's "Ace of Spades" all get, um, aired out in the film." -- LA Times

“It seriously rocks.” -- Salon.com

“Raucously entertaining...” --Paper

“Slick, hilarious, and at times even suspenseful...nary a dull lick in the entire 80 minutes.” -- Village Voice

"Hilarious. Equal measures of patriotism, showmanship and irony." -- Variety

"A feel-good underdog story..." --New York Magazine

"One of the most fun films you'll ever see. It's like Rocky with air guitars." -- Ain't it Cool News

"As one might expect, Air Guitar Nation is often hilarious...Perhaps even more remarkable is how readily the viewer is sucked into this surreal world." --High Times

"Air Guitar Nation is textured, well-crafted - and hilarious." --St. Louis Riverfront Times

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have out first Oscar contender of the year." -- FirstShowing.net

Advance tix available here

More info and the trailer on the official site and on Myspace

Air Guitar Nation Video / Interview on the Documentary Channel

Just saw this video - it's got lots of footage from the film, and some brilliant insights offered by some of the film's stars.



Enjoy...

The battle for world air guitar supremacy

Friends, colleagues, countrymen,

Theatrical release of AIR GUITAR NATION is upon us -- it's opening in NYC on 3/23 at the Angelika Theater and then rolling out nationwide after that (see below).

AIR GUITAR NATION tells the story of the rise of competitive air guitar in the United States -- but it's also got something very important to say in this time of global uncertainty. Check this clip out, and you'll understand:



Please carpetbomb your contacts with this message of hope.

For more on the movie, visit www.airguitarnation.com

Winner:

Audience Award, SXSW Film Fest
Audience Award, Traverse City Film Fest
Best Documentary, Boulder International Film Fest
Best Documentary, Whistler Film Festival (Canada)
Best Documentary, Adelaide Film Festival (Australia)

Official Selection:

TriBeCa, Edinburgh, Athens, Full Frame, Silverdocs, AFI, Woodstock, True/False Film Fests

Early Reviews:

"Racously entertaining" -- Paper

"As one might expect, Air Guitar Nation is often hilarious. Yet remarkably, AGN, once you get over the “Is this really happening?” hurdle, manages to maintain a gripping narrative in spite of its subject matter. Perhaps even more remarkable is how readily the viewer is sucked into this surreal world." --High Times

"Air Guitar Nation is textured, well-crafted — and hilarious."--St. Louis Riverfront Times

Future Screenings (more to come):
3/23 NY, NY Angelika Film Center
3/30 LA, CA NuArt Theater
4/1 Orlando, FL Floroda Film Festival
4/6 Honolulu, HI Honolulu Academy of Art
4/12 Ashland, OR Ashland Film Festival
4/12 Madison, WI Wisconsin Film Festival
4/13 Austin, TX Regal Arbor THeater
4/20 Cambridge, MA Brattle Theater
4/20 San Luis Obispo, CA Palm Theater
4/28 Portland, ME Space Gallery
5/2 Portland, ME Movies on Exchange St.
5/4 or 5/11 Madison, WI Sundance Theater
5/4 San Francisco, CA Sundance Kabuki Theater
5/4 Jacksonville, FL San Marco Theater
5/4 Nashville, TN Belcourt Theater
5/11 Atlanta, GA Plaza Theater
5/18 Seattle, WA Northwest Film