Boy George & Culture Club<\/em> is coming to a theater near you. After acquiring U.S. distribution rights, Vantage Media has set a June 9 theatrical release date for director Alison Ellwood\u2019s latest music documentary, which drew rave reviews upon premiering at Tribeca Film Festival last year.<\/p>\n Chronicling Boy George\u2019s rise and the global impact of his band Culture Club, the doc combines archival clips, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage to provide what\u2019s billed as an \u201cintimate and unfiltered\u201d look at a new wave pioneer and queer icon. It\u2019s the latest in a series of music docs from Ellwood, who previously directed The Go-Go\u2019s<\/em>, Laurel Canyon<\/em>, and Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cBringing this film to audiences is incredibly exciting for us,\u201d said Kellie Mutch of Vantage Media. \u201cIt\u2019s not only a celebration of an iconic artist and era, but also a deeply human story about creativity, perseverance, and cultural influence. Ellwood has crafted something truly special\u2014both intimate and expansive\u2014and we\u2019re proud to be the home for its North American release.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Reviewing Boy George & Culture Club<\/em> from Tribeca last June, The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u2019s David Rooney wrote, \u201cAnyone with fond memories of Culture Club\u2019s heyday will likely be hooked from the moment the harmonica enters in the opening bars of \u2018Church of the Poison Mind,\u2019 still one of the catchiest bops of the 1980s.\u201d He continued, \u201cThat song is a welcome reminder that while the band fronted with iconoclastic style by Boy George might have emerged out of the New Romantic scene, their musical influences ran from blue-eyed soul to reggae, Motown, calypso and even a dash of country on \u2018Karma Chameleon.\u2019\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cI was most surprised by how forthcoming George, Jon [Moss], Mikey [Craig], and Roy [Hay] were in telling their story,\u201d Ellwood told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/strong><\/a> of the film\u2019s creative process. \u201cTheir powerful testimony takes us on a very personal and immersive journey, with each member experiencing the trials and tribulations of fame and success. I think the audience will be surprised by the depth and sophistication of their catalogue, even beyond the big hits that we all associate with the band.\u201d<\/p>\n Boy George & Culture Club<\/em> was produced by Propagate in association with Fine Point Films, Primary Wave Music, and Polygram Entertainment, with producer credits for Natalia Nastaskin, Lawrence Mestel, David Blackman, Trevor Birney, and Andrew Tully. Executive producers on the film include Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, James Packer, Drew Buckley, Isabel San Vargas, Andrew D Corkin, and Eimhear O\u2019Neill.\n<\/p>\n