Where's this supposed new version then?

Is there much to the blu ray extras? That’s out now

It finally came to the UK last week or two, playing in some smaller, independent-type arty cinemas.

And it was beautiful. It's great to here Brian talking about things that matter to him, which sit quite apart from the "Yup. California girls."-type interviews.

Also the fact that Brian is so motivated by food warms my heart.

I think Brian is in a somewhat awkward place where he doesn't look like he particularly wants to be at gigs, but really can't do anything else with his time (at least that makes money). But then I think we all feel like that day to day

At some point when there is a retrospective review of Brian's career taken, questions will get asked about what I would assume to be the latter period that we are in now.

Where’s he saying it?

I get the impression that Brian talks (and is 'in the room' as his attention span goes) when the subject matter is interesting to him, and that talking about broadly the same topics he has for 50 years isn't interesting to him. Brian is a rich man, and unlike most of us, doesn't have to pretend to be interested in things he isn't for money.

BBC interview with Brian https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-60092069

How Brian deals with his mental health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQH3xGOBT6M

Everything to play for in terms of that 1-3 date, ‘world cities’ full band idea

Or that tribute show thing with different guests. A ‘salute to’ (not Nascar)

Any beach boys thing with the word ‘summer’ in it never seems to turn out well

They've just added some European dates, including 24th June at the Albert Hall, a slot recently vacated by... Brian Wilson

https://www.thebeachboys.com/events

Has any announcement been made as to when this film might become available in Europe?

If you want to watch it now

1) Get a VPN and set it to USA
2) Go to vudu.com (which will now load with the VPN) and look up the film and its price. When I bought, it was $14.99 for the top quality version.
3) On vudu.com buy a gift card for that amount (or $15.00, or whatever you need to cover the price). Pay with Paypal, use your own details and if it insists on a USA address, make one up. Set the recipient to your own email address.
4) Get the Vudu gift card in your email inbox. Go into your account on Vudu and add the gift balance to your account.
5) Go back to the film and purchase it and it should show your gift balance. Enter whatever details it needs to complete the purchase. Use any zip code you can find online

Worked for me

Given the very literal and direct way Brian seems to think about things, I wouldn't be surprised if he listens to a song called "it's OK" when he wants things to 'be OK'.

Finally watched this last night (using a USA VPN and Vudu gift vouchers to purchase)

It was really good, really heartfelt. Brian speaks more than I was fearing and some of the pauses are really poignant.

It's a shame it couldn't be seen in a cinema, but a good watch nonetheless.

Well I’m happy. I had good seats, and I was double booked. And now, I hope, I’m not.

No email though

Anyone outside the US actually able to buy or stream this yet?

It looked to me as if you could buy a Vudu gift card and then pay for the film with that. Zip code? Any will do...

Another US host https://ondemand.spectrum.net/movies/20749079/brian-wilson-long-promised-road/

https://youtu.be/_eAfe4RS97E?t=1186

That F chord is the only evidence I’ve seen of him playing one

Still no legal way of purchasing or watching in UK:(

Listed on Rotten Tomatoes as being available on Vudu Nov 19 and a pre-order /trailer page on the Vudu website. $14.95

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Brian-Wilson-Long-Promised-Road/1947838?cmp=rt_where_to_watch

Well spotted, thank you. The site needs a US VPN to open in the U.K., and I would assume some/all other non-US countries.

I hope it’s available for purchase on iTunes…as convenient as streaming is, I’d also like to monetarily support this kind of movie.

Films that get a deal with a monthly subscription type streamer still get paid, just it'll be a lump sum or perhaps based on views. Or in other words, I don't know if paying per-time like on iTunes or Prime is better or worse for them than being on Netflix or HBO

Any word of international screenings?

They desperately need an era-defining documentary like the Beatles Anthology to really give their notoriety a massive kick up the bum. There’s nothing you can show people currently to explain what the band is about.

The 2/3 world cities concert idea still sounds like the most likely one to me

The sheer fire of this 2002 performance posted just now by the official BW account

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVxy0R_g-w9/?utm_medium=copy_link

OK here are the screenings you can book, America only https://screenmediafilms.net/film/3370/Brian-Wilson-Long-Promised-Road