Lemmy, the highly-anticipated film exploring the life and career of rock icon and MOTÖRHEAD front man Lemmy Kilmister, premiered Monday, March 15th in Austin, Texas. Lemmy was directed and produced by Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski, who spent three years shooting the long-awaited documentary. Lemmy captures the 64-year-old embodiment of the sex, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle as he travels the globe, relaxes at home and plays to sold-out audiences from Seattle to Moscow, among several other surprises. It finds Kilmister candidly opening up about his life and career, and features appearances by such friends/admirers as METALLICA, DAVE GROHL, SLASH, OZZY OSBOURNE, Billy Bob Thornton and professional wrestler Triple H.

Travis Leamons from Insidepulse.com has reviewed the film. An excerpt follows:

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Lemmy and God get into a fight. Who wins – Lemmy or God? Some might be inclined to say God. Others would say Lemmy. But there’s only one true answer: Lemmy is God.

For over thirty years Ian Fraser Kilmister (aka Lemmy Kilmister, aka Lemmy The Lurch) has rocked harder than any man has ever known. SPINAL TAP may joke that their speakers go to eleven. Lemmy’s speakers go to “Lemmy.” Like Johnny Cash he’s a man in black, only he plays louder and faster. Like Frank Sinatra, he has done it his way; he hasn’t changed with the times.

In the documentary Lemmy directors Wes Orshoski and Greg Olliver take us on the road with Lemmy and the band Motorhead and give us an intimate look at the heavy metal icon on and away from the stage. Blazing a trail through the burrows of the United Kingdom before making his way to the Sunset Strip, Lemmy is one of the few performers today that can remember when there was no rock ‘n’ roll. Consider that. Before LITTLE RICHARD, ELVIS PRESLEY AND BUDDY HOLLY, people were listening to the musical stylings of ROSEMARY CLOONEY.

The opening scene where we see Lemmy sitting in his two room flat in Los Angeles, playing video games and smoking a pack of Marlboros, elucidates the situation better than any voice-over narration or comment could possibly do. His life isn’t one of lavish luxuries – no mansion or sports cars. For Lemmy, partying like a rock star involves hanging out at the Rainbow Bar and Grill, where he sits on a barstool for hours playing a computerized trivia game where he retains the highest score.

Check out the entire review here.

On Wednesday, March 17th, the opening day of the 2010 South by Southwest Music Festival, Lemmy will be interviewed at the Austin Convention Center by longtime metalhead, author and journalist Phil Freeman. The hour-long chat will begin at 5 p.m. in Room 18ABC. Motörhead will perform later that night at the Austin Music Hall, supported by STRAIGHT LINES, MELISSA AUF DER MAUR, MICHAEL MONROE and VOIVOD.

On Friday, March 19th, Lemmy will return to the Paramount Theatre for a 9:15 p.m. screening. The official SXSW Music Festival screening will also be followed by a Q&A; with Lemmy, Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski.

Tickets for Motörhead's performance at Stubb's are $28 and can be purchased at stubbs.frontgatetickets.com. Motörhead's performance at the Austin Music Hall is open to SXSW badge and pass holders only.

Seats for both the March 15 and the March 19 screenings of Lemmy are first-come-first-served, but SXSW Film Festival badge holders get priority seating, followed by SXSW Film Festival passholders. Individual tickets will be sold at the Paramount Theater 15 minutes prior to each screening until capacity is reached. For more information on film festival badges, visit www.sxsw.com. Fans without festival badges or passes are encouraged to get to the theater early to avoid being shut out.

The Paramount Theatre is located at 713 Congress Avenue in Austin. Box office information: (512) 472-5470.

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