The 1984 rock musical drama was late icon Prince's film acting debut. Ahead of April showers, Dolby and Warner Bros. Discovery is making it rain with a one-night only theatrical re-release of the ...

The 1984 Oscar-winning Prince movie Purple Rain is getting a re-release in Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations in the U.S. and Odeon locations in the UK for one night only March 5.

The late, great Prince was releasing albums starting with 1978’s For You. But it was 1984’s film and soundtrack to Purple Rain that catapulted him into true pop icon status. For much of the ...

If you're unfamiliar with the movie, "Purple Rain" follows the story of The Kid (played by Prince himself), a rising star in the Minneapolis, Minnesota rock and roll scene who struggles to ...

Prince's house from the legendary 1984 film Purple Rain has been restored in honor of the film's 40th anniversary and you can potentially stay there thanks to Airbnb. The Minneapolis-based ...

“When there’s blood in the sky – red and blue = purple,” Prince once explained. “Purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god ...

Believe it or not, it’s been 40 years since Prince’s Purple Rain first hit theaters. The movie, which is loosely based on the legendary performer’s rise to fame has become a pop culture ...

On the evening of Feb. 28, 1984, Prince was at home, watching Michael Jackson become the first artist to win eight Grammys in a single night, including Album of the Year for Thriller. When the ...

Years later, Prince – who died in April 2016 – admitted that “Purple Rain” was a defining moment that would follow him throughout his career. He even called it his “albatross.” ...

Filmed around the band’s Minneapolis hometown, Purple Rain had a simple story. Prince’s character — known only as The Kid — is rocked by his dad constantly beating his mother at home ...