Check out the trailer for Alex Ross Perry’s quasi-documentary ‘Pavements,’ about the titular indie rock band that changed the sonic landscape. Film Forum presents the US theatrical premiere of ‘Pavements’ on Friday, May 2.
The ‘90s indie rock group Pavement — birthed in Stockton, California; led by laid-back, inscrutable singer-songwriter Stephen Malkmus; and responsible for fan favorite songs “Here,” “Cut Your Hair,” “Stereo,” as well as the B-side-turned-viral hit, “Harness Your Hopes” — quietly disbanded in 1999, and reunited in 2022 for a triumphant world tour.
Director Alex Ross Perry (‘Listen Up Philip’) and producer/editor Robert Greene (Film Forum premiere ‘Bisbee ’17’) interweave fact and fiction as the revitalized band shares the screen with rehearsals for a stage musical (Slanted! Enchanted!, featuring jukebox musical singers Kathryn Gallagher of Jagged Little Pill and Michael Esper of American Idiot), readings for a biopic (‘Range Life,’ starring Joe Keery of Stranger Things as Malkmus) and a pop-up museum exhibition in Tribeca. A rock documentary that sidesteps the conventions and pitfalls of the genre, packed with Pavement’s finest gold soundz.
