'The Public Image Is Rotten' Arclight Film Screenings + Q&A w/ John Lydon and Director Tabbert Fiiller; Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 in L.A.

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. - 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION -    CAREER-SPANNING, NEW MUSIC DOCUMENTARY FILM ‘THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN’ Watch the trailer: HERE   LOS ANGELES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS AND IN-PERSON CONVERSATION WITH JOHN LYDON AND DIRECTOR, TABBERT FIILLER   TUES., NOV. 6--ARCLIGHT HOLLYWOOD 7:00PM* (Tickets) *Film Screening only WED., NOV. 7--ARCLIGHT SHERMAN OAKS* 8:00PM (Tickets) *John Lydon Q&A and film screening

"... this affectionate and frank movie can elicit newfound admiration for a slightly mellowed iconoclast." - NEW YORK TIMES (9/13/18)

As JOHN LYDON’s PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) sold-out North American tour in celebration of the 40thAnniversary of the pioneering group comes to a close, the group has announced two Los Angeles area screenings of the music documentary film THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN.   THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN Los Angeles Film Screenings    Tuesday, November 6: 7:00PM film, ArcLight Hollywood   THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN the new documentary film made its North American theatrical premiere on Sept. 14 in New York City at The Metrograph. From Abramorama and Verisimilitude, THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN film tells the story of music icon JOHN LYDON and his pioneering group PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) with a level of depth and intimacy never-before-seen. Loaded with electrifying archival performance and interview footage, THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN was directed by Tabbert Fiillerand produced by Verisimilitude’s Tyler Brodie and Hunter Gray as well as Phaedon Papadopoulosand Fiiller. The film features in-depth interviews with JOHN LYDON, former and current PUBLIC IMAGE LTD bandmates as well as Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ad-Rock (Beastie Boys) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) among others. For all theatrical dates: https://thepublicimageisrotten.com. More critical praise for THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN: “A tremendous piece of work, covering PiL's existence from beginning to present.” - LA WEEKLY (10/31/18)   "impressive." - AUSTIN CHRONICLE (10/25/18)   "The Public Image Ltd. frontman and former “Mr. Johnny Rotten ” has been reflecting lately on the last four decades of his career, the time in which he separated himself from the Sex Pistols and became a post-punk pioneer, exploring arty indulgences and mantra-like rock. Over the past eight years, he’s reviewed his life story while participating in interviews for a new documentary, The Public Image Is Rotten . The film offers a cursory look at the Pistols and then offers a blow-by-blow deep dive on all the difficulties he’s had to overcome since he set out on his own — from kleptomaniac and drug-addicted bandmates to spiteful record labels and police harassment. It features commentary from several musicians who played with him over the years, as well as a battery of admirers." -- ROLLING STONE (9/21/18)   "In a career spanning more than four decades, John Lydon has permanently altered music history—first as Johnny Rotten, the infamous lead singer of the Sex Pistols , and later as the leader of Public Image Ltd, a groundbreaking, shape-shifting band with a sound that’s veered from noise to dance to dub and post-rock and beyond." -- VOGUE (9/13/18)