February 2016, Will there be a home video release?

It would seem that, as this is considered one of the better docs on Bowie, that after the release of his last album, Blackstar, and his leaving this world, somebody would have an interest in making this documentary available so that fans can watch it, and rights-holders can make some money. PBS streamed an edited version (1 hour) for a night or three. It was once on Showtime. Is the full doc being shown regularly on Showtime? Any rumors of a DVD/Blu-ray release (preferably) or at least a streaming (puke) version? I saw the PBS stream, and this was good, but is was distressing knowing that a third of the film had been cut to fit it into a one hour time slot.

I'll echo what other people have posted on this board... no mention of Stevie Ray seemed weird and calculated. Plenty of Mick Ronson, Carlos Alomar, Fripp... at any rate, it can be said here, regardless of whatever behind-the-scenes BS caused his contribution to Let's Dance to go unmentioned... the flavor that Stevie Ray put down on the Let's Dance platter was very tasty, and important.

I remember growing up through Bowie's albums, or with them, and my disappointment at hearing Let's Dance after the wonder that was Scary Monsters and all that came before it. I moved on to stranger sonic realms and figured Bowie had paid his dues, let him make some real money and some hits, and so, with no hard feelings or accusations of "sell out!," I let him drop from my radar. Now, I have to lower my head in shame. Let's Dance, though certainly a commercial album, a pop rather than an experimental rock album, is solid, and any of those songs could have been hits. It makes the *beep* winning Grammy awards today sound utterly lifeless and manufactured. Does anybody still listen to commercial pop, besides pre-teens? It's piped into Taco Bells and Shopping malls, like the new Muzak, the same tired hooks used over and over, even in what's called "country" music, and that wretched ever-present vocoder... I digress... I didn't hear a thing Bowie was doing until someone sent me a link to the videos for Blackstar and Lazarus. I thought they were good, and the music very very good. Then... I read the news today, oh boy. A world without Bowie. I have now gone on an exploration of what I'd missed through the years, post Blue Jean. Digging "Outside," and digging that there are hours of unused tape from those sessions that I hope will come out and see the dark of night. As for my mini-rant on current commercial pop, it should be said that To Pimp a Butterfly won a Grammy, and Bowie was into that, and Grimes.


Are you loathsome tonight? Does your madness shine bright?