Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey

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Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
Directed by Ramona S. Diaz
Produced byRamona S. Diaz
Capella Fahoome
Starring Journey
CinematographyJulia Dengel
Vicente Franco
Edited byLeah Marino
Production
companies
Arcady Bay Entertainment
CineDiaz
Defining Entertainment
Game 7 Films Docurama Films
Distributed byCinedigm
Release dates
  • April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19)(Tribeca)
  • March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)(United States)
Running time
105 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Filipino
Box office$61,108 [2]

Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey is a 2012 American documentary film of the band Journey and its new lead vocalist Arnel Pineda.

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Overview

The film shows the band during the Revelation Tour in the United States and Pineda's homecoming in Manila, Philippines where they performed in front of 25,000 people.

Cast

Reception

Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey received mixed to positive reviews, holding a 62% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "An energetic but thin portrait of the venerable rock band Journey, Don't Stop Believin' gets a boost from new singer Arnel Pineda's charming personality." [3] It has a 53/100 rating on Metacritic, signifying "mixed or average reviews". [4] The film opened the 2013–2014 season of PBS's Independent Lens , where it won the Audience Award. [5]

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References

  1. "DON'T STOP BELIEVIN': EVERYMAN'S JOURNEY (15)". Kaleidoscope Entertainment . British Board of Film Classification. February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  2. "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey". Box Office Mojo. April 25, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved July 1, 2018
  4. Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey at Metacritic OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Retrieved February 18, 2014
  5. Phillips, Craig (June 30, 2014). "The Winner of 2013-2014 Independent Lens Audience Award Is..." Independent Lens. PBS.

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