Los Angeles Times

Laughing with the music

A mock biopic whose protagonist is struck “smell-blind” by a childhood machete mishap, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” sends up the cliches of the rock ‘n’ roll movie with unfettered glee. But ...
BroadwayWorld

Interview: Mike Viola Talks New Album, Adam Schlesinger, and a DEWEY COX Musical

The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Mike Viola will release his latest studio album, "Godmuffin," on December 11th. BroadwayWorld had the opportunity to speak to Viola about his new release, his ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Walk Hard’ soundtrack ups ante for parodies

Creating a parody soundtrack for film is no easy task. Just ask writer-director Jake Kasdan, who spent eight months with co-writer Judd Apatow and a gang of songwriters recording songs for the ...
Los Angeles Times

A ‘Walk’ on the witty side

It’s not easy to “Walk Hard,” not easy to live the life that led to being immortalized in “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.” Dewey Cox -- singer, songwriter, legend -- would be the first to tell you ...
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The Director of ‘Red One’ Made One of the Most Important and Hilarious Musical Biopics of the 21st Century

Danny Cox has never seen a movie in his entire life. The new movie by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Chris Evans, Red One, comes out this weekend, and there's plenty of reason to believe it will be a ...
Washington Times

‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Hard as Steel Ultimate Edition’ Blu-ray movie review

Filmmaker Judd Apatow’s musical mockumentary highlighting the troubled life and illustrious career of one of America’s most treasured singers returns to the Blu-ray disc format and encased in metal in ...