Prince onscreen this weekend: A guide by Dennis Hartley

By Dennis Hartley

The Purple One is being honored on screens large and small (my Hullabaloo tribute).

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