Writes Lindsay Zoladz, in "My Summer of Bob Dylan/Hear tracks inspired by his Long Hot Summer Tour, including 'My Back Pages' and 'Mississippi'" (NYT gift link, where you will find a playlist that includes "My Back Pages" in Japanese).
Here's "Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think." And for a second book Zoladz writes about, "After the Flood/Inside Bob Dylan's Memory Palace." Both of those links work to send a commission to me.
As for "Masked and Anonymous," I couldn't find it streaming anywhere. Meade, who's seen it twice, seems to think it's on YouTube, but here's a link to buy the DVD, if you still have a DVD player. It's only $9.48. Here's the trailer:
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The title alone is 17 years ahead of its time.
What a cast! I might have to track that down.
The trailer suggests that a whole lot of the film, including the actors, was derived from "The Big Lebowski."
Masked and Infectious was a theatrical dramedy featuring a loquacious field of experts and raving stand-up politicians. It was a global blockbuster with a Diverse cast, diverse extras, that could not be missed by mandated inclusion. It was an autistic masterpiece that marked a millstone in human mediocrity and hubris.
Looks like fun. But did I see a glimpse of comedic "blackface"? That alone did it in.
Keep the change.
Actors will tell you that they love to stretch and grow and improve their craft. It looks like Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Bruce Dern were content with just being Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Bruce Dern and getting paid for it. Jessica Lange, though, was unrecognizable, maybe because she hasn't been seen or heard from in this century. It was interesting to see the younger actors at an earlier point in their careers.
brilliant
Thanks for the link to Roger Ebert's review. I read him in the Chicago Sun-Times for many years, until he retired shortly before his death. When people spoke of Siskel & Ebert they usually referred to him as the fat one, but I thought of him as the one who could write. I might pull his book of the shelf today and read a review or two.
OFF the shelf.
Looks like it might be pretty good. Also looks like it might have been better without Dylan.
The movie looks like it suffers from the too many characters problem. The trailer does not help the audience decipher any meaningful story or conflict. I can see why it didn't draw in a sizable audience despite the epic cast.
On a side note, it looks like there are prominent black characters in the film crucial to the plot, yet none of them are billed in the trailer. (Not even Angela Bassett)
I've seen M&A and the music is great. The scene of Dylan singing "Cold Irons Bound" is brilliant. His stone faced demeanor works great there but otherwise not in the rest of the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hO-83CIVKM&list=RD9hO-83CIVKM&start_radio=1
The premise of the movie is good but the script is not. It's clunky and heavy handed at times. And Larry Charles first effort as a director was not stellar.
Your love of Bob Dylan is truly remarkable. Its shared by many - at least at the elite level. I remember Dylan's appearance in Peckinpah's "Pat Garrit and Billy the Kid". Love the song "Knocking on Heaven's door". But Dylan the actor makes Glenn Campbell look like Marlon Brando.
Seriously, I thought Campbell in "True Grit" was about as bad as a non-professional actor could be. Then I saw Tony Bennett. And Dylan topped even him.
Ebert was well known for over praising films. It had to be really bad for him to give a negative review (unless the film had a conservative POV).
I bet I've watched the Cold Irons Bound clip a hundred times. Probably should watch the whole movie.
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