Even at the best of times, control is only an illusion.
File Under ‘Favorites’ : THE LAST WALTZ
It’s Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada, which for me means lots of time spent with my family. Going back to the house I grew up in reminds me of all kinds of different aspects of growing up. For instance, the wide array of movies my parents rented me that got my love for films going.…
Reaction: AMAZING JOURNEY – THE STORY OF THE WHO
After a while, you need to reset. After a string of exposing yourself to all sorts of new information, you find yourself needing to go back to something familiar to cleanse the palette, to take some comfort and digest everything you’ve just consumed. In this respect, AMAZING JOURNEY – THE STORY OF THE WHO (…
Reaction: I’M NOT THERE
After 12 screenings, and seven days, I still haven’t gone to a film I haven’t liked. But, I can say that so far, I’M NOT THERE (* * 1/2) was the film I’ve liked the least. The movie is a Bob Dylan biopic with a twist. In my reaction post to CONTROL, I mentioned that…
Reaction: HERE IS WHAT IS
There are two types of “Rock Docs”: the linear and the creative. The linear is by far the most popular – soundbites and interviews stitched with still images of album covers and chords of greatest hits (for example THE USA VS JOHN LENNON). Then there is the creative – the type of film where the…
Reaction: CONTROL
Saturday morning began with a big film for me. When I’m not blogging and running around film festivals, I’m a photographer. When I was first getting into photography, Anton Corbijn was one of the artists I was inspired by. So it was with great anticipation today that I went to see CONTROL (* * *…
Gimme Shelter – SHINE A LIGHT Trailer
I’m one of those who believes that Scorsese’s THE LAST WALTZ is one of the greatest concert docs of all time. I’m also a massive fan of The Rolling Stones. You can imagine my excitement today when I watched this trailer…