The film will be in UK cinemas from 26th October 2018. The UK Premiere of Bad Reputation is at BFI London Film Festival on 13th October 2018. The film will include archival footage as well as interviews with Jett and Billie Joe Armstrong, Iggy Pop, Pete Townshend, Debbie Harry, and Miley Cyrus who will paint their personal pictures of Jett. She may still not give a damn about her bad reputation, but if you’re a musician and feeling on the outside of things – you’ve got a friend in Joan Jett. Joan Jett’s odd couple interactions with long-term producer Kenny Laguna is both touching and funny too, their decades of friendship cemented through bubble-gum pop sensibilities, big riffs and bickering over stage outfits. News, media and discussion regarding the Joan Jett documentary, Bad Reputation, and the world premiere screening at. She lifts up other women from her involvement in the early days of Riot Grrrl because “Their fight was my fight” and more recently, sending a letter of support to Laura Jane Grace from Against Me shortly after she came out as trans. Bad Reputation - a JOAN JETT Documentary. She’s frequently described as a “badass” and she is, but the heart of this film is Joan Jett’s feminism and empathy. ![]() ![]() She’s already an icon, but this documentary spanning the beginning of her career in the ‘70s all. There is joy in the film too though, the live footage is frenetic. With the release of Bad Reputation, Joan Jett has taken a moment to look back on her own life. That spirit of defiance has carried her through the end of The Runaways to The Blackhearts and everything else that came after. “Tell me I can’t do something, and you’ll make sure I’ll be doing it”. ![]() There are some disturbing, yet sadly all-too-familiar tales of the misogyny and harassment faced by female musicians – The Runaways were spat on, had batteries thrown at them and put up with pervy male journos, and an exploitative first manager. Joan Jett is great company, taking us through her life in music (anything more personal is pretty much off limits here) from teen guitarist in The Runaways through to now. Joan Jett also tells her own story, with a few soundbites from family members, former bandmates and other musicians like Debbie Harry, Iggy Pop and Kathleen Hanna. A long-in-the-works documentary of rocker Joan Jett, titled Bad Reputation after one of her best-known songs, will reach theaters, streaming services and. Director Kevin Kerslake’s Joan Jett film Bad Reputation sticks with the format, seen through a fan’s lens. Rock docs can often be a pretty standard cut-up of the archive and talking heads. Posted by Becky Lima-Matthews on in All, documentary, Film, Reviews | 0 comments The 2018 documentary Bad Reputation chronicles Jett’s ups and downs over the course of her 45 year career and is currently available for streaming on Hulu.
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