Tuesday, May 10, 2016

'Southlander' stars Beck, Hank Williams III, Elliott Smith, Laura Prepon, Ione Sky

This is great news for fans of music films and the far-flung likes of Beck, Hank Williams III, Elliott Smith, Beth Orton and Ione Sky...


Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
Re-mastered and coming to DVD and digital platforms on June 14, 2016
Beck is among the artists featured in 'Southlander,' coming to DVD on June 14, 2016.
The SoCal cult classic rock & roll adventure film starring Beck, Hank Williams III, 
Elliott Smith, Laura Prepon, Ione Skye + more has been re-mastered
"An amusing, funky, fragmented journey though L.A.'s music underground"

Los Angeles Times



Chance (Rory CochraneCSI Miami), a hapless LA Musician, has found his ticket to fame, fortune and romance with the coveted keyboard, the 69' Moletron, which got him the gig and the girl (Beth Orton). But now the Moletron is missing, and Chance must reclaim it by working his way through The Southlander, the ultimate buy/sell classified paper for musicians in Southern California. 

Along the way, Chance and his pal Ross Angeles (Ross HarrisAirplane!) stumble upon the unstable defunct Funk star Motherchild (Lawrence Hilton Jacobs IIIWelcome Back, Kotter) and his toadie (Richard EdsonDo the Right Thing), Beck's ramshackle recording trailer, a ruthless junkyard cowboy (Hank III) and his mechanical dinosaur (Robosaurus), an eccentric millionaire's Bacchanalian party, a clairvoyant goddess (Laura PreponThat 70s Show), and intergalactic Jazz Egyptians (Billy Higgins).

With music performances by Beck, Beth Orton, Hank Williams III, Union 13, and Billy Higgins, plus cameos from Laura Prepon, Ione Sky and Elliott SmithSouthlander is a comically uncanny rock & roll party adventure by c
ritically acclaimed director Steven Hanft


Hanft has directed over 70 music videos including Beck's "Loser" and "Where It's At" and more recently, projects for Ariel Pink, Carmen Electra, Prince Jazzbo, and Richie Ramone. Southlander, Hanft's second feature film, is based on true stories he heard of friends who used the SoCal paper to buy/sell/trade instruments. He also produced and starred in the Cannes Film Festival award winning short film "Sunglass Catch" rated by Business Insider as the 4th most important YouTube video ever.

Features include Deleted Scenes, Uncut Performances, Director's Commentary, Music Videos, Bonus Audio, Photo Gallery, and Theatrical Trailer.

Pre-order at the MVD Shop or on Amazon

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