Showtime’s documentary lineup has included “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” a multi-part look at Bill Cosby’s complicated legacy, and “Sheryl,” an intimate portrait of rock star Sheryl Crow. Recent Utopia titles include “Shiva Baby.” The indie studio’s upcoming releases this year include Cannes and NYFF selection “Vortex” by Gaspar Noé, Jane Schoenbrun’s “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” and Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick.” We wanted to create a vivid distillation of a music scene, a time and a place, and in doing so explore something universal about youth and creativity.” We weren’t looking to tell the complete history of each band, as the world has changed so much since the years covered by the documentary. “Our hope was to make a film that acts as a time capsule. “Lizzy’s book told the story of a time and a place that was incredibly resonant for us personally, so the prospect of adapting it for the screen was one that we jumped at,” said Lovelace and Southern. In a positive review, Variety‘s Andrew Barker praised the film as “a vivid time capsule of New York rock culture at the turn of the millennium” and, in a line guaranteed to make any Gen X-er feel ancient, added “as these bands all creep toward the middle-aged nostalgia circuit, it’s poignant to remember how brightly they burned back in the full flush of youth.” To tell its story of this pivotal moment in music, the film combines archival footage, audio interviews, and photos and video. The film will air on Showtime at the end of 2022.īased on the hit 2017 oral history of the same name by Lizzy Goodman, “Meet Me in the Bathroom” says it “tells the story of the last great romantic age of rock,” one that looks at the impact that bands like The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol had on revitalizing the cultural life of a reeling, post-9/11 city. ![]() Utopia will release “Meet Me in the Bathroom” in theaters later this year. The film, which is directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. ![]() Utopia and Showtime have acquired the North American rights to Pulse Films’ “ Meet Me in the Bathroom,” a documentary about the explosion of rock ‘n’ roll that helped define the early 2000s in New York City and ushered in a new generation of musical talent.
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