Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film follows the character known as The Kid, played by Prince, a talented but troubled young musician struggling to escape the ...

Prince’s “Purple Rain” can be seen as a cinematic valentine to Minneapolis from our most prominent rock music figure or as a contemporary backstage musical. Either way, it succeeds nicely on its own ...

“Dearly beloved, we’re gathered here today to get through this thing called…’Purple Rain.’” The influential film that skyrocketed Prince to superstardom, and won him an Oscar, is now 40 years old. The ...

After years of behind-the-scenes prep, three weeks of previews and the last-minute painting of downtown Minneapolis purple, the decisive moment has arrived. “Purple Rain” officially opened Wednesday ...

For 40 years, fans of Prince have been “laughing” and “bathing” in his movie “Purple Rain.” In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who ...

Securing the rights to use a song in film or TV is a challenging and expensive task — and the more iconic the song, the more challenging and expensive the clearance is likely to be. So when two of ...