I love that as a documentary with no narration, no talking heads, and avoiding a single story, there are themes that are so prominent throughout the whole thing. You see real instances of fame, music journalism, idol culture, the debate on the responsibilities of an artist, and of course the music explosion of the 60s.
And in the center of all this is the enigma that is Bob Dylan. It seemed like the press and his fans held him so…
Saw this at the Ted Mann Theater about a month ago and never logged it. Gus Van Sant spoke a bit afterwards and it was such a surreal experience.
It's so interesting how River changed the entire meaning of the movie. I feel like his suggestion of making Mike gay saved the movie from being a surface-level Shakespeare adaptation. Its original themes of money and power feel much stronger juxtaposed with something as pure as sexuality.
The crazy mix of…
Had this on the list for a while and Im glad I finally saw it. I mean I haven't read many others' thoughts on this but how is this not more liked or more popular??? Maybe it's just Ernest Dickinson as the cinematographer and SFX guy but this felt kinda artsy, not a simple trashy Troma movie I feel like it may seem like to others or been presented as. The choppy editing made it feel more cryptic and the…
this wasn't even a horror movie until 2019. im glad they were able to finally present what they really made. could've done with less unnecessary build up and a more conclusive ending, but that dinosaur though!
I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me they used a 7th grader's Mad Libs to write this movie. It was like a Disney Channel Original Movie but they decided to offend 70% of the human population.
