'The Goal Isn’t Trust but Malleability': ‘Pavements’ Director Alex Ross Perry on the Terrible Truths of Banal Music Biopics

'The Goal Isn’t Trust but Malleability': ‘Pavements’ Director Alex Ross Perry on the Terrible Truths of Banal Music Biopics

Film director Alex Ross Perry hates what he’s doing. At least, that’s what he says when it comes to his recent work on the new biopic for the rock band Pavement. It’s a banal job. It’s without truth or even merit. These are his words, not ours. And yet, we can’t look away. We caught up with the movie director to get a sense of what went into this unmoving effort. And what might be next for him—perhaps a project with The Rock? Either way, the rac…

Alex Ross Perry Tells Jonas Åkerlund Why His New Pavement Doc Is Slanted and Enchanted

Photos courtesy of Alex Ross Perry. In an age where music documentaries often double as savvy bits of marketing, the filmmaker Alex Ross Perry went against the grain. His new movie Pavements blurs the lines between fact and fiction, following Pavement as they emerged as one of the defining bands of the 90s, interspersing archival footage with scripted scenes where the band members are played by actors. “All we want is to make something that feel…