It might surprise people to learn that Penelope Spheeris, the director behind classics like “The Decline of Western Civilization” trilogy, “Suburbia” and “Wayne’s World,” doesn’t ...

That’s when the crap hit the fan,” Spheeris recalls. “He wasn’t there to witness the incredible audience reaction and look at the test cards and realize that we had something on our hands.” ...

Jimmie Spheeris 1970's singer/songwriter Jimmie Spheeris created a fantasy-carnival world on his four albums for Columbia Records. He won over devoted fans as he toured the U.S. But his sudden ...

Spheeris says the discord began after filming had wrapped and the finished film was screened for test audiences. Myers’ father died at that time, so he returned to Canada for the funeral and ...

“I mean, all of us thought Peter Ivers was going to go to the top of the charts, and then everything flopped,” says filmmaker Penelope Spheeris, a friend of Ivers through the punk rock scene ...

Penelope Spheeris’ nonfiction rock ‘n’ roll trilogy “The Decline of Western Civilization” will receive the 2024 Legacy Award at the Cinema Eye Honors, Cinema Eye organizers announced on ...

This Reader fundraiser combines a Penelope Spheeris double feature with a pop-up market, photo booth, music videos by local artists, and more. Sun 2/23, 4 PM (movies at 5 PM and 8 PM), Thalia Hall ...

Penelope Spheeris says: “Somebody told me one time years ago in film school what makes a good movie is if you can bring a new experience to the viewer that they were entirely unfamiliar with.

All the way back in 2004, P!nk was slated to star in a Janis Joplin biopic from director Penelope Spheeris that never saw the light of day. So you can count on Howard Stern to get her reflecting ...