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Mastidon catches Scorsese's Rolling Stone Documentary - SHINE A LIGHT in Berlin!!!

FIRST oscar last year by Jubba	Feb 7th, 2008 10:20:30 PM
second coming soon?
Martian Scorsese? by gotilk	Feb 7th, 2008 10:23:40 PM
Oh dear, oh dear.
saw them on this tour by jigsaw	Feb 7th, 2008 10:29:40 PM
and was stunned how energetic and passionate these old prunes were. Mick running up and down the largest stage I've ever seen, the rest of them playing their hearts out, trying their hardest to actually earn their paychecks (lol like they ever could). Looking forward to this, but I'm disappointed to hear marty doesn't mix up the footage in a more unconventional manner.
Harry, completely off topic but will Sly ever give this site his by Lyghthouse	Feb 7th, 2008 10:38:55 PM
I'd love to see what he thinks of the film.
Will Sly ever give his opinon on Son of Rambow by Lyghthouse	Feb 7th, 2008 10:39:50 PM

Dying to see this one by haggardatbest	Feb 7th, 2008 10:41:06 PM
If you only see one film featuring smoking skeletons this year, make it "Shine a Light"! One downside I see is Christina Aguilera taking her fine, fine, FINE ass to all of these places she is not needed. She adds nothing to the Stones and completely ruined any Tony Bennett rendition of "Steppin Out with My Baby" for me forever.
oh yeah and by haggardatbest	Feb 7th, 2008 10:42:19 PM
Aguilera's schlub husband looks like he should be making my chicken salad sub at W.G. Grinders.
Scorese+ The Stones: Worlds greatest director meets the Worlds G by DARTH VOODOO	Feb 7th, 2008 10:51:43 PM
The Stones have been such an influence on Scorsese's work that I'm sure he did them justice in this film. Dosen't get better than these two respective legends.
Is this the only Scorsese film w/out "Gimmie Shelter"? by DARTH VOODOO	Feb 7th, 2008 10:55:42 PM
It seems odd that Scorsese has "Gimmie Shelter" in every one of his films except the one he does about the Rolling Stones.
Is this the latest Indy update? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 7th, 2008 11:24:00 PM
Wow, Harrison is looking old.
i still cant wait by mmaddox3	Feb 7th, 2008 11:43:52 PM
the stones are amazing!!!
Invasion of Martians by mastidon	Feb 7th, 2008 11:50:35 PM
Wow, now that's a funny typo. Harry please fix that! Sorry Martin! Never write a review after a long day. One thing I forgot to mention was getting into the press screening was like the gates opening for General Admission at a concert. Imagine 1,000 press people pushing and shoving to get inside for the 300 available seats. It wasn't pretty and certainly not well organized.
i just saw Cloverfield by Kammich	Feb 7th, 2008 11:55:51 PM
it was MARTIAN SCORSESE!
On Christina Aguilera and Jack WHite by IndustryKiller!	Feb 8th, 2008 12:33:23 AM
As far as Aguilera goes there is just no fucking excuse. What is arguably the greatest band in the history of music doing sharing their stage with a hack like Christina Aguilera who has never made a memorable piece of music in her life, never written a decent song (or ANY song), and will be remembered in the same nostalgic realm as Debbie Gibson, only sluttier? That's fucking ridiculous. I can only assume Marty allowed it because he thought that maybe she's from a modern age of music that a guy of his years simply doesn't get. No Marty, Aguilera, like most epic selling modern music, is just prepackaged crap that the American public is suckered into buying because they are simpletons. With that said Jack White is pretty fucking great and as far as contemporary artists go deserves the stage. Is he a Dylan? No but Jesus Christ Mastidon that's sort of an impossible comparison. He's not the guitar genius that Clapton is but he's still pretty fucking great and arguably a better songwriter. It's at least a step up from Van Morrison (nothing against Van Morrison).
Bill Clinton! by otm shank	Feb 8th, 2008 12:39:14 AM
The Stones did Champagne & Reefer with him. Not the song. They do that with Buddy Guy.
IndustryKiller! by mastidon	Feb 8th, 2008 12:55:23 AM
Could nor agree with you any more - Christina will be long forgotten 30 years from now. Jack White certainly is a step up from Van Morrison. But you know, if THE LAST WALTZ was somebody else's movie, then ok. But come on, don't you think that one of the greatest bands in the history of music deserved to have better guests? Especially compared to a band that was too lazy to think up a real name and just rather call themselves THE BAND because that's what they were referred to as. Not to mention the fact that this is almost certainly The Stones final concert movie and certainly the last one where they will be just playing raw with no props.
leobloom by mastidon	Feb 8th, 2008 12:59:12 AM
I still am a tech geek with a specialty in Internet security. Nice thing about Berlin is I have customers here so I can at least write part of this trip off.
I'll watch anything shot by Emmanuel Lubezki. by Knuckleduster	Feb 8th, 2008 01:00:01 AM
The list of cinematographers who worked on this is astounding. Andrew Lesnie, John Toll, Robert Elswit, Stuart Dryburgh, Robert Richardson. I think there's more. Simply Incredible.
That's a shitty setlist. by Kid Idioteque	Feb 8th, 2008 01:02:16 AM
Saw em live in '02, and I'll never forget it. I'll see the film if it goes wide.
That's a shitty setlist. by Kid Idioteque	Feb 8th, 2008 01:02:52 AM
Saw em live in '02 with my dad, and I'll never forget it. I'll see the film if it goes wide.
Sorry for double post... by Kid Idioteque	Feb 8th, 2008 01:03:33 AM
Weird. I didn't think the first one went through.
No, I totally agree Mastidon by IndustryKiller!	Feb 8th, 2008 01:07:58 AM
I hope I didn't sound obtuse. I agree with everything you said completely, especially as a fellow Stones enthusiast. That guest list is pretty weak, I don't know why they couldn't have gotten some fellow icons from that Golden Age of rock to help out. Is there really no comraderie from that era?? Have Jagger dial Bowie for Chrissakes, that would be incredible. But DON"T do "Dancing in the Streets". For the love of God and all that is holy NO "DANCING IN THE STREETS"!!! shudders
That's a GREAT setlist by Kirbymanly	Feb 8th, 2008 01:25:08 AM
Excited to see this now...How was Bob Richardson's cinematography?
Mick Taylor by reni	Feb 8th, 2008 01:54:39 AM
Any mention of MT in the film?
I FARTED! by BonerDonor	Feb 8th, 2008 02:07:37 AM
...and i cant get up!
Don't like The Rolling Stones by Darth Fart	Feb 8th, 2008 02:20:30 AM
Paul Weller was right to break-up The Jam when he did. Rolling Stones means nothing anymore, at least to me.
Does everyone die at the end? by criticalbliss	Feb 8th, 2008 03:18:13 AM
I mean, it's a Scorcese film...
Jack White? by criticalbliss	Feb 8th, 2008 03:22:10 AM
White is a product of hype as well. He's certainly not a good songwriter and merely a passable guitar player (painful vocalist). What he has is the post-modern, I-don't-have-to-be-good-becaus e-I'm-cool posing down pat, and he's a decent showman. Nothing more. There are better talents out there. Though, perhaps not as well known.
Can't wait for this but no Gimme Shelter??? by messi	Feb 8th, 2008 03:33:07 AM
Damn.
Jack White wrote Seven Nation Army by messi	Feb 8th, 2008 03:34:33 AM
which is one of the best Football chants there is.
yeah, kinda weak sauce by jigsaw	Feb 8th, 2008 04:02:04 AM
looking closer, that is a shitty setlist. and this film will forever be saddled with a "remember her?" datedness regarding xtina's appearance. It's cheap cashing-in on the moment to look relevant and since when were the stones worried about that?
Not a great set list by Lost Jarv	Feb 8th, 2008 04:47:17 AM
and regarding xtina- does anyone else think that the label "requested" that she get to do a number?
stripped by mightythor	Feb 8th, 2008 05:02:56 AM
was a live album/series of intimate concerts the boys did in support of voodoo lounge back in '95. mtv ran a special on it. pure greatness. look go see.
Jack White > Eric Clapton by Severens_spur	Feb 8th, 2008 05:35:41 AM
End of story.
"cinemamakers, let's rock. " by AllieJamison	Feb 8th, 2008 05:42:34 AM
Is Dieter Kosslick one of those people who work on their bad english to make it even more fucked up? (my bad english is not deliberate, btw) Nice review. I'm looking forward to more Mastidon Berlinale stuff.
Jack White> Clapton?!?!?!? by Lost Jarv	Feb 8th, 2008 05:54:09 AM
Don't be silly.
Jack White> Hal Jordan by messi	Feb 8th, 2008 06:08:17 AM
boo
don't be silly messi by Lost Jarv	Feb 8th, 2008 06:23:55 AM
mind you, you've got fucking terrible taste in music. You fucking Spice Girls fan
Well it was only a matter of time... by EvilGeek1	Feb 8th, 2008 06:26:05 AM
Before Scorsese did something on the Stones. Their music has always tied some of his best scenes together. If anyone should do a doc on them it Martin. But here's a trivia question for all those Scorsese/Stones geeks out there. In the Departed, when Billy Costigan sends Colin Sullivan the audio cd, it comes in a cd case with an album jacket inside. Name the Stones album. And don't just IMDB it. I'll know!
So from this time and effort, we could've gotten a new by CreasyBear	Feb 8th, 2008 06:26:09 AM
movie from Scorsese, but instead we get concert footage of a fossilized, overrated band? Unfortunate. This is like James Cameron wasting all that possible moviemaking time with that Titantic documentary bullshit.
What's older really? by Nice Marmot	Feb 8th, 2008 07:05:38 AM
The Stones or the lame Stones-Are-Old jokes? Jesus Christ, are you people on the Dylan-has-a-crappy-voice bandwagon too? To whoever, it's a kick-ass setlist, go listen to Hot Rocks and get your greatest hits fix if you don't like it. Second, sure Aguilera is modern pop, but she sure as hell has the pipes to sing backup on "Live with Me." Also, the Beacon Theater rocks. Used to make the trek there to see the Allman Bros there every spring. Uh Oh, another band too old for this hip crowd! Final note, Buddy Guy is the fucking MAN!!!!
Tours by Norseman1111	Feb 8th, 2008 09:16:50 AM
The Stones never toured in the mid 80's.
You're off base criticalbliss by IndustryKiller!	Feb 8th, 2008 12:32:22 PM
He's a bad songwriter? You can't listen to Denial Twist or Icky Thump and tell me those aren't incredibly written songs. And painful vocalist? You sound like one of those people who bitch about Dylan because he "doesn't have a good voice." That just misses the point. White's voice is untraditional, but certainly carries the emotional weight with pinache.
The point is Scorsese's waste of time, more than by CreasyBear	Feb 8th, 2008 06:32:44 PM
anything having to do with a band.
Fuck This, Watch GIMMIE SHELTER by LaserPants	Feb 8th, 2008 06:48:50 PM
Best. Rockumentary. EVAR! Seriously, its classic; really dark and twisted too. And real! With the band at their peak! As we all get to witness, in gory detail, the night the hippies ENDED. Sympathy for the devil, indeed. Absolutely required viewing.
Jack White vs. Jack Black... by bswise	Feb 8th, 2008 07:18:16 PM
...in HELL! I'd pay to see that. Not this. What's next for ol' Marty after Shutter Island, starring Leo? A Stones biopic starring Leo? Another four-hour documentary about Dylan going electric? Knighthood? Oh wait, it's a biopic of Teddy Roosevelt starring... WAIT FOR IT... YOU'LL NEVER GUESS... LEO!
Industry Killer by criticalbliss	Feb 9th, 2008 12:35:10 AM
Icky Thump? Horrid song, actually. Unfocused and self-absorbed (but in a fey, "hip" way). I'm sorry. I don't see White's talent on display. There are a few passable tunes. He's The Hives, but without the sense of melody. We'll agree to disagree. He certainly has his fans.
Greg Dulli by criticalbliss	Feb 9th, 2008 12:36:49 AM
As for "non-traditional voices", I'm a huge Afghan Whigs and Dulli fan. The man's voice, while unconventional, makes you see the dirt on the walls. He knows how to deliver and inhabit a song. White merely knows how to be "ironic". By the way, I'm a big Dylan fan, so nice call....
"Queen of pop'''s directorial debut? Michael Jackson made a mov by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 9th, 2008 01:57:55 PM

Looking for store bought bones by bswise	Feb 9th, 2008 05:50:13 PM
What, is it actually possible to like all that great music from the sixties and seventies AND Mr. White? I guess the reason I find myself listening more so to bands like the White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Muse, Silversun Pickups, Band of Horses, Neko Case, and so forth, is because it's uh... NEW.
watch "ladies and gentlemen: the rolling stones" by dr.bulber	Feb 9th, 2008 06:35:46 PM
from the 1972 tour. it was all downhill after that. marty is way too late.
Jack White Is Pretty Good, But... by LaserPants	Feb 10th, 2008 01:06:14 AM
The whole neo-luddite elitism thing is fucking goofy and forced. Yes, yes, analog is 'better' then digital, but you can also do a fuck of a lot more with digital, a lot faster and cleaner, on no budget. I also agree that old blues 78s sound great, but I also like the sound of Autechre, My Bloody Valentine, Jesu, and Dan Deacon; all artists made more or less possible by technology and the digital process. They get discounted cause its not "olde timey"? Somehow they're invalid? Please. Don't embarrass thineownsadself.

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