Deanna Jones

Yes, yes, yes and yes. Absolutely agree with you! Pure art. Remembering and celebrating the great Michael Hutchence, on the 22nd anniversary of his passing. 11/22/2019. So incredibly sad <3. He was the best looking guy in the world. Forever young... R.I.P. ??. BBC Two - Mystify: Michael Hutchence This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer A journey into the heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, internationally renowned lead-singer of INXS. Show more A journey into the heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, internationally renowned lead-singer of INXS, a complex and shy man who spent the bulk of his life in the public eye, rarely revealing his true self to anyone except his very close friends. Rare archive footage and intimate insights from friends, lovers, family, colleagues and Michael Hutchence himself, portray his life from the beginning of his fractured family background to the peaks of rock stardom and down into the depths after a freak accident in Copenhagen removed his sense of taste and smell and seriously affected his ability to deal with his unravelling personal and professional life. A feature-length theatrical documentary written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, director of the majority of both INXS and Michael’s music videos and the 1986 feature film, Dogs in Space, in which Michael played the lead. Show less Last on Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg Je t' non plus Michael Hutchence Spill The Wine Max Q Sometimes (7" Remix) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Where the Wild Roses Grow (feat. Kylie Minogue) Monday Night By Satellite / Role Contributor Featured Artist Director Richard Lowenstein Interviewed Guest Kylie Minogue Editor Helena Christensen Producer Writer Maya Gnyp John Battsek Sue Murray Mark Fennessy Lynn-Maree Milburn Andrew de Groot Tayler Martin Composer Warren Ellis Executive Producer Domenico Procacci Maiken Baird Shaun Miller Aldo Pace Glenys Rowe Helen Bandis Paul Wiegard Anna Godas Oli Harbottle Andrew Ruhemann Production Company Ghost Pictures Pty Ltd Music Legends Celebrating some of the biggest names in music.
It so sad to see such talent gone how ever it happened I loved the band great music and a very good fan bade still heart broken but I agree he wouldnt leave his daughter his true love ?. He was my legend. Never in my life have I seen anything like him before, he was part animal part human, moved like a cat and had everything. What happened to him was a complete and utter tragedy. That brain injury was far worse than first expected and it killed him in the end. There are lots of internet posts going about over this subject right now and its become apparent where he was heading. He even started to forget lyrics in concerts during 1997. yeah it all got too much and he was a suicide risk and then it went bang. Totally tragic. A talent like that. The taxi driver who did it needs shooting.

Mystify: Michael Hutchence is a 2019 documentary?film about the life of musician, actor and singer-songwriter Michael?Hutchence, lead vocalist of the Australian rock band INXS. It is written and directed by Richard?Lowenstein and relies primarily on rare archive footage, outtakes, private home?video and audio commentary provided by friends, ex-partners, band members, record producers and family. An Australian-British venture, the film was co-produced by Ghost Pictures, Passion?Pictures with Madman?Entertainment and Dogwoof serving as distributors. It is in association with Baird Films and Film?Victoria. Mystify: Michael Hutchence had its world premiere at the Tribeca?Film?Festival on 25 April 2019, and was theatrically released in Australia on 4 July 2019. [4] [7] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 October receiving generally positive reviews from critics. Synopsis Mystify covers the life of INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence which features private home video and archive footage. During the relationship between Minogue and Hutchence, previously unseen privately shot footage shows them in Hong?Kong?harbour, on board the orient?express, and at Hutchence’s home in the south of France. In the early 1990’s an incident occurred while bicycling on holiday in Copenhagen with then girlfriend Helena?Christensen, where Hutchence gets shoved to the ground by a taxi?driver, hitting his head on the curb and losing consciousness. According to Christensen, Hutchence was rushed to hospital and woke up determined to leave. The injury resulted in Hutchence having permanent loss of sense of smell and taste. Clips show Yates and Michael Hutchence in a 1985 interview on Channel?4 's rock magazine programme The?Tube and many years later on The?Big?Breakfast interview in October 1994. Recollections with voice-overs in the film include Michele Bennett, Kylie?Minogue, siblings Rhett and Tina Hutchence, father Kelland Hutchence, stepmother Susie, producer Nick?Launay, Bono and INXS band members, composer and keyboardist Andrew?Farriss, guitarist Tim?Farriss, bassist Garry?Gary?Beers and drummer Jon?Farriss. The film ends with INXS performing at London’s Wembley?Stadium and the song "Mystify" plays over the credits. Production Development Plans for a biographical drama?film about Michael Hutchence were being developed with a script written by Australian film-maker Richard Lowenstein. Lowenstein had previously collaborated with Hutchence in Dogs?in?Space and INXS music?videos. The film was to feature an actor as Hutchence, however the idea of casting someone proved very difficult and with the announcement of the miniseries INXS:?Never?Tear?Us?Apart, it made the director switch to an archival documentary. [8] The documentary film gathered early development funding and support by the Australian?Broadcasting?Corporation (ABC), Screen?Australia and Film?Victoria. [9] A pitch?trailer was produced and shown at the 2016 Australian?International?Documentary?Conference in Melbourne where BBC?Music took interest. [9] In July 2016, it was announced that a documentary film about the singer-songwriter Michael Hutchence had the official support of INXS band members and manager Chris?Murphy, with Richard Lowenstein signed on to direct. [10] [11] [12] [13] The director conducted the first interview (for the biopic research) in 2010 with U2 lead singer Bono who were on tour in Melbourne. Band members from INXS were then interviewed and filmed in 2011, gradually building up an archive of footage. [14] [15] During the interview process, Lowenstein had decided to record just the audio, having individual interviewees in a dark recording?studio. A total of around sixty people were interviewed. [16] [15] Tapes of archival footage of varying quality were found in the directors attic lost for twenty years. [15] In October 2017, long negotiations began for the rights to use INXS music in the film, but ended with no deal due to a dispute with Murphy of Petrol Records over the documentary’s ownership in return. This lead the director to produce an edit of the film with no music from the INXS catalogue. [15] Eventually, Lowenstein made contact with Hutchence’s daughter Tiger Lily (the daughter of Hutchence and Paula?Yates) in London, through Susie Hutchence’s advice. Lowenstein flew to London in October 2018 to meet. After viewing a rough cut of the film, Tiger Lily made contact with the band’s management and record company. A day later, a deal was struck to use nine INXS tracks. [15] The post-production and supervision of the film were completed by United Finishing Artists with the sound mixing done at Soundfirm, Melbourne. [17] Music Composer Warren?Ellis was in charge of the film's music and score. [18] The documentary features various digitally-restored tracks which were remixed by Giles?Martin in Dolby?Atmos supplied by INXS. Music also included are by Hutchence, Max?Q with Ollie?Olsen, Kylie?Minogue, Nick?Cave, instrumentals by Ólafur?Arnalds and Nils?Frahm. [19] The film includes tracks, such as: " Never?Tear?Us?Apart " and " Sometimes ". [20] Lowenstein stated that there has been no official soundtrack album released, [15] however, a complementary album was released on 5 July 2019 titled Mystify:?A?Musical?Journey?with?Michael?Hutchence. Release The world premiere of Mystify: Michael Hutchence took place in Manhattan at the Tribeca?Film?Festival on 25 April 2019, including a live Q&A session with the film’s director after the screening. [21] Over the next few months it played in festivals around Canada, Australia, Czech Republic, Germany and New Zealand, building anticipation: at the Hot?Docs in Toronto, Sydney, Munich and New?Zealand?Film?Festivals. [22] [23] [24] [25] Advance screenings with Lowenstein in attendance for special Q&A sessions followed in June, at the Astor?Theatre in Melbourne, Ritz?Cinema in Sydney and the European premiere held at the Karlovy?Vary?International?Film?Festival. [26] [27] [28] An official trailer was released on 4 June 2019 and featured the songs " Mystify " and " Never?Tear?Us?Apart " by INXS. [29] [30] It was released in cinemas across Australia on 4 July and in New?Zealand on 12 September through Madman Entertainment. [31] Initially the film was screened out of competition during the BFI?London?Film?Festival on 4 October 2019 at the Curzon?Mayfair?Cinema [32] [33] and then released in the United Kingdom on 18 October through Dogwoof. The Netherlands saw a release on 24 October by Piece of Magic entertainment. [34] [35] In the United States Fathom?Events and Shout!?Factory will theatrically release the film for one-night-only on 7 January 2020. [36] Broadcast In Australia, the documentary was aired by ABC?Television during 24 November 2019. [37] Channel BBC?Two aired the film in the UK on 28 December. [38] Home media It was released on DVD, digital and Blu-ray disc in Australia by Madman Entertainment on 25 November 2019. [39] It contains twelve special features including early days - where they discuss the band’s formation, acting, discussing Prague where three INXS music videos were filmed and Professor of Psychiatry, Steve Ellen’s analyses into Hutchence’s death. [40] Dogwoof released the film in the U. K. and Ireland on 9 December. The extra features include an interview with director Richard Lowenstein and producer Chris Thomas, deleted?scenes and theatrical?trailer. [41] [42] It entered the UK Official DVD Chart at No. 98, the week ending 21 December. [43] Reception Box office Mystify: Michael Hutchence grossed A$ 1. 1 million (US$705, 044) [44] in Australia and $453, 851 in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $1, 158, 895. [45] [46] [5] Australia In Australia it made A$368, 642 (US$257, 216) from 114 screens including previews and festival screenings, in its opening weekend, finishing tenth at the box office grossing A$485, 825 ($338, 979) in the week ending 7 July. [47] [48] [5] It made another A$179, 000 ($125, 772) from 79 screens in its second weekend with a 51% decrease from the first week; finishing thirteenth and grossing A$761, 000 ($534, 167) through 11 days. [49] [5] On its third weekend the film made A$83, 000 ($58, 678) from 55 screens finishing seventeenth grossing a total of A$893, 000 (US$628, 874). [50] [5] After the fourth week of release, the film shown on 61 screens had a total of A$988, 000 crossing the A$1 million mark before the following weekend. [51] [52] [53] On its ninth week at the end of August it was played on 10 screens grossing a total of A$1, 141, 000. [54] [55] Other territories On its first weekend in New Zealand it made US$8, 713 across 21 screens. It made another $1, 329 from 7 screens on its second weekend. By its fifth week it had grossed a total of $14, 699. [56] [57] In the United Kingdom it made £62, 776 ($81, 453) from 8 cinemas with an average of £7, 847 ($10, 182) per screen in its opening weekend, finishing twelfth at the box office. [58] [59] It made another £10, 146 ($13, 021) in its second weekend, with the film added to 3 screens over the previous week for a total of 11; grossing £79, 199 ($101, 641) through 12 days. [60] In its third weekend it made £4, 578 ($5, 929) shown on 9 cinemas, [61] and in its fourth weekend the film fell 72% to £1, 434 ($1, 834) screened at 4 cinemas. [62] On its fifth weekend it made £1, 353, a drop of 6% and on its sixth it made £621 on 3 cinemas. [63] [64] On its seventh weekend it made £3, 139, a 405% increase of over the previous week to have a U. box office total of £110, 345 ($142, 767). [65] Critical response Upon its premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, the film received positive reviews from critics. On review?aggregator Rotten?Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 7. 26/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Engrossing for casual listeners as well as hardcore fans, Mystify: Michael Hutchence sheds

Michael Hutchence, 1995 Photo: Peter Carrette Archive / Getty Images As an icebreaker, “What was your first concert? ” is a pretty good opener. Mine was INXS. I saw them in 1985 when they played at a small, dingy venue in, of all places, West Hartford, Connecticut. I was really much more of a New Wave girl, spinning Depeche Mode on vinyl, thank you. Still, “What You Need” was in heavy rotation on the radio and Micheal Hutchence was already becoming a legendary heartthrob of a frontman. I looked forward to seeing him perform, which he did with gusto. What spurred these teenage memories is the upcoming release of a new documentary, Mystify: Michael Hutchence, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, Hutchence’s friend and collaborator, it’s a very personal study?including firsthand recollections, intimate home movies, and as-yet-unheard music?of the tragic rise and fall of the artist, who committed suicide in 1997. An exclusive clip from Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019) Loving fashion, the first thing that pops to mind when I think of Hutchence isn’t actually that 1985 concert, but his relationship with Helena Christensen in the early 1990s. They were a celebrity couple (and a musician/model) combination that made sense to me, unlike, say, that of Claudia Schiffer and her magician. The two Hs seemed to share a certain earthy sensuality. They were bohemians of the highest order?“Elegantly Wasted” was the title of one INXS track?as comfortable at the couture (there are photos of Hutchence with Karl Lagerfeld and sitting front row with a dreadlocked John Galliano) as in a tour van. Michael Hutchence and Helena Christensen, 1994 Photo: Jean-Pierre Rey / Getty Images Considered wildly good-looking, Hutchence had a mop of curly hair, a cleft chin, and eyes that conveyed his “emotional intensity. ” I imagine that he would have smelled of sweat and leather. Somehow that seems to be part of the essence of this artist to whom scent, the new film reveals, was of great importance?and consequence as well, but I’ll leave it at that so as not to spoil the movie. Not too long ago, I watched, on repeat and on both legs of a transatlantic journey, a short documentary ( Feast of Friends) about Jim Morrison, another lovely-looking and lost boy. The longer I watched Mystify, the more parallels there seemed to be between the two. Was Hutchence Gen X’s Morrison? Aesthetically, maybe a bit. But the Australian frontman was a father, to Tiger Lily, the deeply loved daughter he had with Paula Yates. He was also a sort of stepfather to the children she had with Sir Bob Geldof. The complications over the custody of the children was a source of great anguish to Hutchence right up to the time of his death. Hutchence’s success and tragedy were magnified, as he lived in the MTV era when the reach of the media was so much greater than when the Doors were rock’s hottest item. Even if Hutchence hadn’t wanted to wear his heart on his sleeve, (his lyrics are said to have been deeply personal), there was nowhere to hide. Michael Hutchence, 1994 Photo: Dario Mitidieri / Getty Images At some point in the film Hutchence is asked to name his biggest fear in life. “I think to be without at least one love in your life, ” he replied. “Someone to love you. ” Mystify is proof that Hutchence was, and is, much loved. Also missed, in excess.
Was he suicided? Just like Robin Williams. Its hard to hang yourself from a door. bob ordered their deaths. Best guitar riff of the eighties maybe ever. Wow. What a slapper. Imagine if a male interviewer did this? Wildly inappropriate and disrespectful to her husband also and breakfast TV. Zero class Paula... So sad, loved Michael, he was so talented, still listen to his songs today, sadly missed, but never forgotten, RIP Michael. I saw Mystify today at the BFI, with Richard doing a Q&A. Amazing well made documentary film, so recommended. It's emotional, and certainly not a celebration so don't expect to come out feeling happy, but I feel I learnt so much about Michael and why he was the great person he was.

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