Film critics and fans alike rallied around the new documentary on Motörhead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister, "Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch," over the last few weeks, igniting an astoundingly successful run of U.S. theatrical dates leading up to the film's premier on VH1 tonight and February 15th release on DVD/BluRay.
Theatrical runs around the country were extended due to popular demand, including NYC's Cinema Village - originally scheduled for one week, now in its fourth.
The DVD, a-two disc set packed with more than 3 hours of bonus features, will be released via Damage Case Films/Megaforce and will be available for digital download and on BluRay. Pre-orders are now being taken at:
http://store.lemmymovie.com/Motörhead are currently in the midst of a massive U.S. tour and will appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 2nd.
Here's what the press has said about "Lemmy" screenings around the country:
"The stuff of legends...a life examined with great care." - Los Angeles Times
"A beautifully odd portrait of a 65-year-old rock god." - Time Out NY
"Fascinating." - San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Remarkably candid." - The OC Register
"The ultimate rockumentary." - Chicagoist
"Lemmy's movie kicked f**king ass."- Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan, in his column for Seattle Weekly
"LEMMY: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch" on the web:
http://www.shorefire.com/clients/lemmymoviehttp://www.lemmymovie.comhttp://www.facebook.com/officiallemmymoviehttp://twitter.com/LemmyMoviehttp://www.youtube.com/LEMMYMOVIEhttp://www.damagecasefilms.comhttp://www.imotorhead.com