A Band Called Death

Name: A Band Called Death
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 28, 2013
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney, David Hackney

2013

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Drafthouse Films | Release Date: June 28, 2013 | Not Rated

Starring: Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney, David Hackney

Summary: A documentary on the 1970s punk band Death, and their new-found popularity decades after they broke up.

Director: Jeff Howlett and Mark Christopher Covino

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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Andrew O'Hehir

Jun 27, 2013

And then would come this generous, spirited documentary, to capture one of the strangest and most inspiring of all family stories of tragedy and triumph that this crazy country has produced. Read full review

Brian McManus

Jun 26, 2013

A beautiful tale of life, love, music, and family, of things not working out but also working out just as predicted. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 27, 2013

Joy and redemption aren't exactly punk mantras, but A Band Called Death might just give your heart a thrashing. Read full review

Drew Hunt

Jun 26, 2013

The film is made impetuously watchable and disarmingly emotional by the filmmakers' strong command of docudrama and nonfiction narrative style. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Jun 27, 2013

Like the recent "Searching for Sugar Man," A Band Called Death celebrates music born in Detroit that, with a turn of the wrist and a different roll of the dice, might've found the audience it deserved the first time. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Jun 26, 2013

The film springs to life in its second half, when the members’ grown kids, who are also working musicians, discover that their dads/uncles were in a forgotten, innovative band that the family had never once mentioned. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Jun 25, 2013

Too much of the doc takes our taste for granted; Alice Cooper, Henry Rollins and others won’t persuade you that Death could have been huge, nor does a clichéd last-act reunion show. But the film’s alternating inquiry — into family love, slow compromise and, yes, death — resonates strongly. Read full review

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FlatBlack

Jul 31, 2013

Unlike this review, the movie was a little long winded. The middle dragged. It didn't cover anything about the band's old live performance days. However, it was overall enjoyable and a must see for any old school punk rock kids from back in the day.

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