Rolling Stone did seem to have a little more detail. This 4th August article suggests there will be a box set by the end of the year including outtakes and the documentary.
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Aug 04, 2010 1:11 PM EDT
Bruce Springsteen will give fans an inside look at the making of one of his most acclaimed albums in the documentary The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, which is slated to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14th. The Thom Zimny-directed film will be included as part of the Darkness on the Edge of Town reissue that is due later this year. A statement from Springsteen's reps confirms he is currently completing the Darkness package.
"We're doing a little bit of fixes on some Darkness on the Edge of Town outtakes, which is going to be a really fun reissue coming for Christmas," E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt recently said, adding that the reissue will likely feature at least 10 outtakes from the Darkness sessions. "We put 10 or so outtakes on the [1998] Tracks box set and we [have since] found 10 more. I'm not sure how many we'll put on there. We'll go back and he might finish a lyric on one or two, or finish a harmony on one or two, but we'll keep them intact pretty much."
According to Indie Wire, The Promise provides an "intimate look" at Springsteen in the studio. The film will feature never-before-scene footage including home rehearsals and recording sessions from the era. "A lot it was captured on film," drummer Max Weinberg told Rolling Stone about the Darkness sessions. "There was always a guy in the studio with a little hand-held camera. If that does make the light of day, it would be something I would heartily endorse."
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Then on to 13th August and this
By Andy Greene
Aug 13, 2010 8:45 AM EDT
The forthcoming Bruce Springsteen documentary The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town opens with spare but powerful imagery: black and white footage of a young Springsteen working in the studio on his landmark 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town. The film will air on HBO in October — about the time Springsteen plans to release a deluxe edition of the disc — and screen as part of the prestigious Gala section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14th.
Rolling Stone recently spoke to Thom Powers, the Toronto festival's documentary programmer. "Lots of rock & roll movies are about something [besides artistry] — substance abuse, ego problems or the glamour of being a rock star," Powers explains. "What's missing from those films is an emphasis on what makes us interested in this artist, their creative process. The strength of this movie is that is just concentrates on the making of just one album. There's not even much concert footage." (It's been widely reported that Edward Norton will interview Springsteen at the Toronto Film Festival. Powers, however, can't yet comment on that.)
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