Blood Into Wine, the long-awaited documentary on Tool/Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan and his vineyard partner Eric Glomski's quest to bring respectability and attention to Northern Arizona's flourishing wine industry, will make its premiere in two months' time. But don't expect a boring, snooty experience like you'll find at many wine tastings. After all, the project hinges on a man who's made a career out of singing about third eyes and sodomy while wearing a wig and full body paint.
Check out the laughtastic official trailer, starring Maynard, Milla Jovovich, Eric Wareheim, Patton Oswalt and more.
The film, which focuses on Keenan's winemaking, allows viewers a far more intimate look inside the life of the notoriously reclusive singer than they've ever had access to. "Maynard is as mysterious and complex as rumored so we don't know exactly why he allowed our cameras and questions into his world for the winemaking year of 2009," explains co-director Ryan Page.
"But once we got past his pitbulls and his crossbows we were surprised that Maynard was open with us challenging the perception of him as a celebrity winemaker and the notion that making wine in Arizona is like making wine on the moon. Maynard and Eric continue to surprise the winemaking world right now," co-director Christopher Pomerenke added.
The documentary was shot using multiple Red One cameras, allowing cinematographer Cary Truelick to capture the mountainous landscape surrounding Keenan's vineyards in impressive detail. Editor Robert Beadle whittled over 200 hours of footage down to craft the story of two pioneer winemakers in a region typically hostile to growing anything, much less delicate vineyards.
Blood Into Wine, produced by Chris "Topper" McDaniel, Ryan Page, Jason Stall, and Christopher Pomerenke, will premiere at the W Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ on Feb. 19 at 7:00 pm. Nationwide screenings will be announced shortly with a DVD release coming Spring 2010, and you can find out more info at BloodIntoWine.com.
