Prince onscreen this weekend: A guide
By Dennis Hartley
I was perusing the weekend theater listings here in Seattle, and noticed Purple Rain listed at several venues. It turns out that the AMC chain is doing a limited run now through April 28th in a number of their markets nationwide. Here are a few more media tributes:
Today (Saturday, April 23), VH-1 is running a 12-hour marathon block of Prince videos, beginning at 4pm and ending at 4am Sunday (PST).
VH-1 and MTV will be airing the feature film Purple Rain (with a gazillion commercials, of course) at various times today (April 23) & Sunday April 24.
AXS-TV is airing a really fascinating 3-hour documentary called Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business tonight (Saturday, April 23). Recommended!
AXS-TV is also re-running the Prince episode of their ongoing musician profile series, Rock Legends several times daily today through Tuesday, April 26.
Sunday morning (April 24) MTV airs Prince: The Art of Musicology with performances from a 2004 NYC concert. The program was a showcase for his Musicology album.
As they say…check your local listings!
—Dennis Hartley
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