With the Dylan thread in mind. Don't miss Scorsese's two-part documentary tonight and tomorrow on PBS. I'll be watching.
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With the Dylan thread in mind. Don't miss Scorsese's two-part documentary tonight and tomorrow on PBS. I'll be watching.
bump as Scorcesse doin Dylan's life must roll superior over a show about plastic surgery
still the truthQuote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
Episode 1 was pretty outstanding I thought. Sure some of the folkies seem a bit embarassing these days, like your father's picture in his high school yearbook, but the evolution of Dylan with, through and finally past them is riveting stuff. And Joan Baez still looks pretty good.
Really looking forward to tomorow night's episode.
Read an article in a local newspaper today criticizing the documentary for not crediting Levon Helm. I have not seen the documentary myself, but thought I would pass this along. Apparently Levon Helm is a native of my area (NW Arkansas) and some of the locals are disappointed. The article mentioned that Scorsese and Helm may not have gotten along.
Levon Helm for what? Robertson got a lot more mileage in that first episode. Nice Telecaster.
Thank God Scorsese took this project on. Super editing.
Well, Levon's had cancer (although he seems pretty well recovered now and is on the road with a new band). Certainly Scorsese knows him well, hell The Last Waltz was almost 30 years ago now.
Scorsese didn't shoot any film for No Direction Home, so that and the fact that Levon was pretty much out of the picture may explain why he's not more prominent, although I have yet to see episode 2, which comes on tonight, and for all I know Levon could be all over it.
Anyone know where I can get a copy of this documentary? Damnit I wish I had cable, I really need to see this.
homer, pm on the way.
Kinda boring, only made it through the first half hour. I want to like it....I'll try again tonight.
A: It's on PBS, No need for cableQuote:
Originally Posted by homerjay
B: DVD will be out soon (may be already?)
http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index...ductId=2065324Quote:
Originally Posted by homerjay
Yeah, it wasn't quite as gripping as I had hoped. Still, some awesome footage of the England gigs. Looking forward to tonight as we see him make the change.
Sick and ashamed and happy (and "why are they buying the tickets so fast?"),
d.
Holy crap, part two was freakin' riveting.
Sick and ashamed and happy (and that's all that can be said right now),
d.
Agreed- just finished watching part 2. Better than part 1, IMO.
i always thought Pete Seeger was a shithead. And I wish Bloomfield was alive to share his thoughts on the time.
No further comments on part 2? Like I said, it makes me want to watch Don't Look Back again. I seem to recall in that movie that Dylan kinda comes off as very manipulative and nasty for no known reason to reporters and such. In this one we see him much more as defensive and really, genuinely not being interested in the interviews. Being almost baffled by them. He comes across as honestly wanting to downplay his role as opposed to just being a smartass. You get a sense of how affected he really was by all the shit surrounding him and I give him huge props for forging ahead with The Band.
Sick and ashamed and happy (and nothing is as it seems),
d.
I thought it was a really good documentary; certainly 2 American Masters Bob Dylan & Martin Scorcese. Like someone said, the Albert Hall footage was worth staying awake for, as was all the Newport stuff and in the studio for the Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited sessions. The next night with Get Up Stand Up was also quite good.
Buy or steal the soundtrack just for the electric Maggies Farm with Bloomfield ripping it.
Gives me chills. Putting it in context just blows me away. Imaging an audience expecting Blowin' in the Wind or God on Our Side and getting that just blows my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Sick and ashamed and happy (and "play it fucking loud"),
d.