Pretenders Documentary To Debut at The Toronto Film Festival
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Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers, founders of The Pretenders, at the premiere of the film about their rock band at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall.
‘Pretenders’ Review: A Superb Portrait of Chrissie Hynde and Her Legendary Band Captures Their Incandescence…and Tragedy
As a rock star, Chrissie Hynde has always been a bit of a paradox — gnarly but cerebral, ferocious yet guarded. And “Pretenders,” Joss Crowley’s sensational and revealing music documentary, shows you that there was a paradox — a glorious one — built into her band. Formed in London in 1978, the Pretenders emerged from the moment when “punk” had morphed into “new wave.” But there were still musicians around who could claim to be both, and Hynde w…
Recent times have brought a 'tide' of film productions about popular musicians and bands from different eras.
Pretenders Documentary To Debut at The Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival Debuts Pretenders, a documentary focusing on Pretenders’ founder, singer/songwriter Chrissie Hynde. Program notes about the documentary describe it as “Tough, stylish, and effortlessly cool, the Pretenders founder Chrissie Hynde is the real thing. Grounded in extensive interviews with Hynde and archival materials, Pretenders chronicles the evolution of one of rock’s most singular icons. Surveying her five decades of wor…
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