Continuing my obsession with Passing Strange...
Spike Lee's film of the musical is opening tomorrow (August 21st) in New York for a limited theatrical run, presumably to establish eligibility for the Oscars. Check out that site - there are a bunch of clips in addition to the trailer I posted earlier. I'm hoping it will still be running when I get to New York for Labor Day weekend.
The main distribution deal for the film is with PBS, which will air it as part of its Great Performances series in the upcoming season. But here's the latest news. It maybe available on cable in the Twin Cities as early as next week!
The Sundance Channel is launching a new video-on-demand service on August 26th. It will be called Sundance Channel Selects and feature a rotation of films, documentaries, and games. The launch selection will be none other than Passing Strange! I checked with Comcast and they confirmed that they will be carrying the service on their VOD channel one. Keeping my fingers crossed...
Spike showed the film at the Sundance Festival this year, his first entry in that festival. Here's an interview with him before it screened. As he notes, the musical itself got its start at Sundance in their Theater Institute.
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