Add The Man from Elysian Fields to the list of essential movies about the pains of writing. This wry comedy-drama charts the frustrations of a financially strapped novelist (Andy Garcia) as he desperately and secretly agrees to be an "escort" for ladies who need, err, escorting. This leads him into a Faustian bargain to help a beautiful client (Olivia Williams) whose husband, a once-great, now-dying writer (a mighty James Coburn), is struggling with a final work. Of course the fact that the men are sharing a project and a woman complicates matters--and Garcia's loyal wife (Julianna Margulies) is curious about all these nights spent away. The movie explores different levels of compromise and betrayal, yet it remains tartly amusing throughout. And it has a glorious casting inspiration: the director of the mysterious escort service is played by Mick Jagger, looking decadently elegant and purring like a vaguely satanic Siamese cat. --Robert Horton
Set amidst the decadence and terror of pre-war Fascist Germany the multi award-winning Bent is above all a powerful and moving love story. Recounting the fate of three homosexual men during the rise of Nazism the film is a harrowing but inspirational tale of struggle against oppression.
Martin Scorsese leaps into the madness of the Rolling Stones' organization in Shine a Light, barely controlling (in a most entertaining way) a documentary that culminates in the Stones' best concert on film. The movie's highly entertaining, pre-performance prologue finds a frazzled Scorsese trying to get a clue about the band's plans for a very special New York City date in 2006, a benefit hosted by Bill and Hillary Clinton. While Mick Jagger quibbles over concepts for the stage's set and peruses lists of possible songs to include in the show, Scorsese tries to figure out how to shoot something for which he has few production details. Everything falls into place eventually, and after an extraordinary meet-and-greet scene in which Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, and Charlie Watts catch up with the Clintons and sweetly introduce themselves to Hillary's mom, the Stones launch into a set that leans less heavily than usual on their greatest hits canon. Longtime fans are sure to appreciate the wealth of generally-untapped material from Let It Bleed ("You Got the Silver," "Live With Me"), Exile On Main Street ("All Down the Line," "Loving Cup"), and Some Girls ("Faraway Eyes," "Just My Imagination"). Jack White, Christina Aguilera and Buddy Guy are on hand for memorable collaborations, but the Stones all alone are truly on fire in the relatively intimate setting of a small theater. Among the highlights is a sexy and even thrilling call-and-response between Jagger and ace backup singer Lisa Fischer on "She Was Hot," Richards' gracious and expansive solo on "Connection," and Jagger's witty take on "Some Girls" (which manages to skip over the controversial verse about "black girls"). Throughout the show, Scorsese and an army of camera operators cover the action from every conceivable angle, which results not so much in another hyperkinetic concert film but rather in the kind of graceful, flattering portrayal of a great band that the director mastered with The Last Waltz. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
In the autumn of 2006 The Rolling Stones took time off from their stadium tour to play the legendary Beacon Theatre in New York City with some friends and played some songs - never performed live before - Martin Scorsese was there to capture it all!
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Featured here as a brand-new High Definition restoration, Peter Whitehead's celebrated film probes the myth and the reality of Swinging London presenting an intimate, impressionistic collage of rare concert and studio performances, interviews with key figures from the worlds of music, art and cinema, and images of Sixties counterculture. John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Vanessa Redgrave, Lee Marvin, Julie Christie, Allen Ginsberg, Edna O'Brien, David Hockney and Michael Caine are among those captured on film and in sound; bookended by a performance of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive, the soundtrack features songs by the Rolling Stones and Eric Burdon. Made when many young people saw politicised hedonism as the logical response to global uncertainty, Whitehead's Pop Concerto for Film taps into both the confidence and the confusion of an iconic moment in time.
Featured here as a brand-new digital restoration, Peter Whitehead's celebrated film probes the myth and the reality of Swinging London presenting an intimate, impressionistic collage of rare concert and studio performances, interviews with key figures from the worlds of music, art and cinema, and images of Sixties counterculture. John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Vanessa Redgrave, Lee Marvin, Julie Christie, Allen Ginsberg, Edna O'Brien, David Hockney and Michael Caine are among those captured on film and in sound; bookended by a performance of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive, the soundtrack features songs by the Rolling Stones and Eric Burdon. Made when many young people saw politicised hedonism as the logical response to global uncertainty, Whitehead's Pop Concerto for Film taps into both the confidence and the confusion of an iconic moment in time.
Only The Good Die Young - Billy JoelWhat I'd Say - Ray CharlesYou're So Vain - Carly SimonCasey Jones - The Grateful DeadThe Boxer - Simon & GarfunkelFeelin' Alright - Joe Cocker with John BelushiLess Than Zero / Radio Radio - Elvis CostelloSoul Man - Blues BrothersGloria - Patti SmithDon't Look Back - Peter Tosh & Mick JaggerThe Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The BandSaturday Night Live the critically acclaimed and award-winning variety series has launched the careers of the brightest musical and comedy talent of our time. Saturday Night Live 25 Years of Music Volume 2 features the best live music performances of the 1980 - 1985 from the SNL archives with digitally re-mastered surround sound.
This 1991 concert film was shot in the IMAX format and was originally presented on enormous IMAX screens, with outstanding visual and audio clarity. The dimensions may have been scaled down for this DVD release, but the show is still huge in energy and talent. Filmed during a European leg of the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels tour, this production boasts 15 songs and an extraordinary stage set with inflatable floozies (for "Honky Tonk Woman") and wild dogs (rather cleverly for "Street Fighting Man"). The Stones' set emphasises material from the late 1960s and early 70s ("Tumbling Dice", "Happy", "You Can't Always Get What You Want"), but the band's performance is so furious that the show is far from a pandering oldies act. Highlights include "Paint it Black", at once brutal and delicate, as well as a muscular "Rock and a Hard Place", a psychedelicised "2,000 Light Years from Home", and a cheeky "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll". Once kings of a gloriously sloppy sound, the Stones prove to be as effective in their artistic maturity with small, breathtaking touches as they are with chunky orchestration. Guitarists Keith Richards and Ron Wood play as if they are of one mind, Richards providing powerful leads while his partner captures some of the texture of the group's original recordings. Bassist Bill Wyman, still in the band at this phase, offers wit and an encyclopaedic grasp of rhythm & blues history, while drummer Charlie Watts adds control and swing. Mick Jagger prowls, climbs around the set, and delivers all the charismatic goods for adoring audiences, even touching the forbidden fruit again in a feverish performance of "Sympathy for the Devil". The DVD also includes a full Stones discography. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Saturday Night Live the critically acclaimed and award-winning variety series has launched the careers of the brightest musical and comedy talent of our time. Saturday Night Live 25 Years Of Music Volume 4 features the best live music performances of 1990 - 1995 from the SNL archives with digitally re-mastered surround sound.Tracks:Hazy Shade Of Winter - The BanglesFree Fallin' - Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersDiamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Paul SimonRockin' In The Free World - Neil YoungO Pretty Woman - Roy OrbisonDon't Get Me Wrong - The PretendersShe Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young CannibalsWe'll Be Together - StingVeronica - Elvis Costello
The Rolling Stones are one of the greatest and most influential rock bands of our time having sold in excess of 200 million records worldwide. This fascinating programme tells the story of the early days of the band and how they became The Rolling Stones we know today. Jagger and Richard were childhood friends becoming reacquainted in 1960 at Dartford Railway Station due to their love of music. Later meeting Brian Jones who in 1962 went on to form The Rolling Stones. The story of the early Stones is very much a tale of how Brian Jones forged the band with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and became a key catalyst in the creation of their early sound. But whether it was the pressures of early fame or through his addiction to drugs his role in the band became untenable. Even though he is credited as originally forming the band he was eventually over shadowed by Jagger and Richard and his role gradually diminished until in June 1969 he was asked to leave. Less than a month later and under questionable circumstances he was found dead in his own swimming pool believed to have taken his own life. Using performance footage and rare interviews footage with Brian Jones Mick Jagger Charlie Watts Keith Richards and Bill Wyman as well as The Stones Manager (1962/67) Tony Calder and Brain Jones' former partner Pat Andrews this in depth programme provides a fascinating insight into the original formation of this incredible super group during their first decade. The programme concludes at the staged event in Hype Park 5th July 1969 which became recognised as a memorial concert to Brian Jones. This DVD is a must for all music and Rolling Stones fans.
An old 8mm filmroll from the summer of 1965 depicts a party in a flat in Malm, Sweden. We see the local pop idols and in crowd having fun. They are young and happy, being a part of the breakthrough of the popmusic in the 60s. Among them there are some exclusive guests: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones.40 years later we meet the people on the filmroll again to see how life has changed. Rolling Like a Stone is a documentary about those whose identity was formed during some years in the middle of the sixties. But it s also a film about how hard it is to live in the presence and getting old together with your dreams.The film contains unique archive footage from the 60 s in Malm, Sweden, including Club Bongo, the Swedish groups Namelosers, Gonks and of course, The Rolling Stones in Baltiska Hallen, Malm, the summer of 1965.
In this revealing and exclusive documentary, we examine the trials and triumphs of the legend - Sir Michael Phillip 'Mick' Jagger. Mick Jagger is a phenomenal talent. He is most known for his charismatic performances as the lead singer of the legendary band The Rolling Stones. Mick was born into a middle class family. His father was a teacher and his mother was a hair dresser. It was assumed that Mick would someday follow in his father's footsteps. However Mick loved the wild side of life. I...
Music and comedy from the famous American TV show including 'Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel', 'Soul Man - Blues Brothers', 'Don't Look Back - Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger' and many more.
The London Rock And Roll Show took place on Saturday 5th August 1972 the first music event to be staged at Wembley Stadium. Lasting some 11 hours with an audience of 87 000 people the event was without question a great moment in rock and roll history.
""It's all right letting yourself go as long as you can get yourself back!"" Mick Jagger. July 26th Michael Phillip Jagger is born. Fast track to 1962 with a 30 pound loan from Mick's mum The Rolling Stones set out to be the 'best blues band in Britain'. Four decades on Mick Jagger and The Stones define an era of 'sex drugs and rock and roll'. Relive the events that carved a generation; the blood bath at Altamont the tragic death of the founder member Brian Jones the drugs busts
By the mid sixties The Rolling Stones had established themselves as one of the most successful rock bands in the world After bursting on the scene in 1963 there followed a stream of classic hit singles. In 1966 it was decided to gather their hit singles on one compilation album. This unique DVD tells the story behind a landmark album. It features all new interviews with those closest to the group including actress and singer Marianne Faithfull and Keith Altham noted journalist and PR assistant to Mick Jagger. We also hear from Anita Pallenberg the actress model and fashion designer with famous romantic links to the band. These personal memories form a fascinating backdrop to the story behind Big Hits. By combining exciting archive footage of the band in action with critical analysis by a team of respected music critics the programme is a superb re-appraisal of an album that is still regarded as one of the Stones' finest.
Ladies and Gentlemen The Rolling Stones! Experience all as we examine The Stones on stage; this DVD features performance footage spanning some of their most productive years. With the finest footage and the cream of the critics including: Rare footage of the band in action over the past 30 years interview with Keith Altham music journalist and the most successful independent rock agent in the world from the early 70s to his retirement in 1993 interview with Dick Taylor original Stones guitarist; then bass player before leaving to join The Pretty Things commentary from legendary broadcaster and music journalist Bob Harris.
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