02-05-2020, 18:20
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
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How could it be anything but intriguing? Quite the ringmaster Sir Bob - he had everyone eating out of his hand. It's about his 1975 / 1976 tour, along with pretty much whoever wanted to tag along provided they were sanctioned, of course. Scorsese, in his wisdom, created a fictional filmmaker and interviews with the same, as well as a fabricated scenario with Sharon Stone which was a bit puzzling. I liked that Dylan drove the tour bus (or did he? Never quite sure what's real and what's not) - he certainly looked as though he was in complete control, whether or not he actually was. Also cool to see the 'cast' - Roger McGuinn, Patti Smith (who is one strange lady!), Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Allen Ginsberg, I spotted Eric Andersen, David Blue was there and a whole lot more, including Scarlet Rivera, of course - another unusual person - a goth before her time. Those songs of his - nothing like them - he earned that prize - 100%. They also rolled the list of his tours after the credits at the end - the man hasn't stopped (up to 2018 at any rate). He must be almost perpetually on the road, and has been for decades. Which reminds me of a reference to Jack Kerouac in the movie as well - and a homage at his gravesite. A messy, muddly, almost organic affair this movie, that leaves you unable to separate fact from fiction but not too perturbed about that either.
(As an aside Scarlet Rivera is releasing an EP soon - I listened to a sample track and was underwhelmed. Violin is her thing - not singing.)
How could it be anything but intriguing? Quite the ringmaster Sir Bob - he had everyone eating out of his hand. It's about his 1975 / 1976 tour, along with pretty much whoever wanted to tag along provided they were sanctioned, of course. Scorsese, in his wisdom, created a fictional filmmaker and interviews with the same, as well as a fabricated scenario with Sharon Stone which was a bit puzzling. I liked that Dylan drove the tour bus (or did he? Never quite sure what's real and what's not) - he certainly looked as though he was in complete control, whether or not he actually was. Also cool to see the 'cast' - Roger McGuinn, Patti Smith (who is one strange lady!), Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Allen Ginsberg, I spotted Eric Andersen, David Blue was there and a whole lot more, including Scarlet Rivera, of course - another unusual person - a goth before her time. Those songs of his - nothing like them - he earned that prize - 100%. They also rolled the list of his tours after the credits at the end - the man hasn't stopped (up to 2018 at any rate). He must be almost perpetually on the road, and has been for decades. Which reminds me of a reference to Jack Kerouac in the movie as well - and a homage at his gravesite. A messy, muddly, almost organic affair this movie, that leaves you unable to separate fact from fiction but not too perturbed about that either.
(As an aside Scarlet Rivera is releasing an EP soon - I listened to a sample track and was underwhelmed. Violin is her thing - not singing.)
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