The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

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The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Directed by Shane Meadows
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Laurie Rose
Edited by
  • Matthew Gray
  • Chris King
  • Tobias Zaldua
Production
companies
Distributed by Picturehouse Entertainment
Release date
  • 5 June 2013 (2013-06-05)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$784,111 [1]

The Stone Roses: Made of Stone is a 2013 British music documentary on the acclaimed band The Stone Roses directed by Shane Meadows. The film stars band members Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary Mounfield and Alan Wren. The film was released on 5 June 2013 in the United Kingdom. [2]

Contents

The film, which has received positive reviews from critics, follows the band reforming in 2012 after a 16-year split, capturing the band at work and in their everyday lives as they practise for their much-anticipated reunion on a tour across Europe, which culminated in three triumphant homecoming gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park.

Cast

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 21 October 2013. [3] [4]

Critical response

The film has been generally praised by critics and has garnered a rating of 73% on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 critical reviews with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10. The consensus reads: "This is very much a fan's-eye view of the Roses. But Meadows' lack of critical distance from his subject pays off in spades by allowing him to capture the passion the Roses inspire in their fans." [5]

Peter Bradshaw, film critic for The Guardian , awarded the film four out of five stars, writing: "Warm and energetic, Shane Meadows's love letter to the Stone Roses may be his best film so far". [6] David Gritten, film critic for The Daily Telegraph , awarded the film four out of five stars, writing: "Shane Meadows has made a touching tribute to his favourite band - and to music fandom itself." [7]

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