For filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer, the beginning of “The End” came somewhat unexpectedly as an extension of his work in documentary. This might sound strange considering this narrative feature is a ...

One is an Oscar-nominated actor who’s never been to First Avenue or some other venues on his upcoming rock tour. The other is a veteran indie-rock musician who’s been to these legendary rooms more ...

It’s a little startling — even if you’re expecting it — when Michael Shannon begins to sing with George MacKay in the opening minutes of “The End.” “A perfect morning,” MacKay croons, stretching the ...

R.E.M. may have disbanded in 2011, but their music has never been more alive — thanks in big part to Michael Shannon. The Oscar-nominated actor, 50, has taken his fandom for the rock band to new ...

Channeling rock band R.E.M. on stage has led to a 9-city tour of performances. Actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy perform in Chicago, in July, 2023. The duo has teamed up to form a ...

After the overwhelming response to their just-wrapped North American tour in tribute of R.E.M.’s Fables of the Reconstruction, Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy are planning to reprise the festivities ...

Michael Shannon has toured the country playing R.E.M.‘s debut album Murmur in full, but if you ever catch him at a karaoke, he won’t be singing “Radio Free Europe.” The two-time Oscar nominee recently ...

Some of the sold-out crowd at Metro Friday night may have been there to see Michael Shannon, the actor, but most were there to hear R.E.M. — how else do you explain hundreds of people singing along ...

The apocalypse and musicals don’t seem like the most likely pairing, but that’s exactly why filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer wanted to make his new movie, The End. “They came to me as a package. I think ...

“The End,” by director Joshua Oppenheimer (“The Act of Killing,” “The Look of Silence”), is a gloomy musical about perhaps the only six people left on Earth: an oilman and his trophy wife (Michael ...

Moving from documentary to the narrative format, Oppenheimer's urge to make a musical about the end of the world was rooted in his observational sensibilities. To hear Oppenheimer tell it, if there ...