All Things Must Pass

"The doors are closed. But the legacy lives on."

2015 1h 34m EN

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★7.2TMDB · 98

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The explosive trajectory and tragic demise of iconic music retailer Tower Records, and the legacy of its rebellious founder Russ Solomon. Two hundred stores in thirty countries on five continents. In 1999 it made $1 billion. In 2006 it filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong?

“The doors are closed. But the legacy lives on.”

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Dave Grohl
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Elton John
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Bruce Springsteen
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Chris Cornell
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Questlove
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Heidi Cotler
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Chuck D
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Rudy Danzinger
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Behind the camera

Director: Colin Hanks
Writers: Steven Leckart
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Colin Hanks, shot by Bridger Nielson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill Sherman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Darrin Roberts shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dave Grohl and Elton John and Bruce Springsteen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The doors are closed. But the legacy lives on.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3272570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Colin Hanks directs. Bridger Nielson behind the camera. Bill Sherman scores. Darrin Roberts cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Colin Hanks, shot by Bridger Nielson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Bill Sherman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Darrin Roberts shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dave Grohl and Elton John and Bruce Springsteen carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The doors are closed. But the legacy lives on.".
7IMDB entry: tt3272570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bridger Nielson
Original score: Bill Sherman
Editing: Darrin Roberts
Makeup / hair: Alison Gladieux
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: All Things Must Pass (2015)

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Killa-What?2016-09-10
★ 7/10
While living in Australia and never really having anything like this type of store it's not anything really close to my heart but I can appreciate what it meant. Like so many iconic businesses of the music industry that didn't change when the digital download age came about and as such is no more. It's a documentary about the rise and fall of Tower records, their business philosophy from day one, through to expansion to Japan and later other parts of the world. Featuring interviews with owner and CEO Russ Solomon to employees and a few names in the industry (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Elton John, David Geffen) tells the tales of how the empire grew over a 40 year period and then died within a few years of 2000, generally because of the music industry shift from physical media to downloaded online music and not changing or foreseeing the shift. It's an informative documentary about the places and people of the time it was around, so well worth watching. However it's a watch once, too bad so sad, move on type movie. You might also consider checking out Sound City and It Might Get Loud.

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