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"A new film chronicling Blur's 2009 reunion will appear in UK cinemas in January. No Distance Left to Run traces the band's journey from their humble beginnings all the way to their poignant headline set at this year's Glastonbury festival. The label-sanctioned documentary doesn't even have an Imdb.com entry yet, but the band have released a trailer for the film on their website. It's got everything from backstage shenanigans to a Damon Albarn stage dive, not to mention greyhounds, crowdsurfing and hundreds of thousands of roaring fans. And lots of hugs from bandmates. No Distance Left to Run uses footage from rehearsals and concerts this year, as well as interviews and more than a decade's worth of archive footage. It was directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, who have previously made music videos for Franz Ferdinand. According to Blur's label, Parlophone, the film "is a musing on Englishness and identity, and a portrait of friendship and resolution". We hope that doesn't mean it's boring. One of Britpop's greatest acts, Blur went on hiatus in 2003. They re-formed this spring, playing just a handful of British dates including massive gigs at Glastonbury, Hyde Park and the T in the Park festival. Forgoing Tokyo, spurning New York, the reunion always seemed more about four old friends playing songs than an attempt at cashing in. After performing their final gig in July, Blur said they have no plans to record or play together again. The band have previously released another movie called No Distance Left to Run, a behind-the-scenes look at their song of the same name. This 1999 short is not related to Southern's and Lovelace's forthcoming documentary."

picture: singer, damon albarn at the hyde park gig