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Posted: Nov 19, 2007 in Things to do, Culture, Music, Movies, TV and Celebrities
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So, Keystone Arts has its arms around I'm Not There, the new flick about legend Bob Dylan's life. Looks like it opens Wednesday.
I can't wait to hurry over and spend a couple of hours listening to Dylan's groundbreaking songs, while watching six great actors play the moody artist.
Anyone else?
Yes! I can't wait to see Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Dylan. I love her.
Yes! I'm going to try to see it Wednesday night too!!
Yes! I'm going to try to see it Wednesday night too!!
I don't know if I'll get there on Wed...Possibly Friday.
Too bad. Because of job and family commitments, I won't be able to see the flick till Friday at the earliest. ... Oh, well, what's a job and family anyway?
Going to see it with my 21 yr old son. It was his idea. Pretty cool for a boomer to have a son that likes The Band, Dylan, and CCR.
Yes! I can't wait to see Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Dylan. I love her.
Since you're a fan, you'll probably want to check out this article about Cate Blanchett. I'm also looking forward to this movie. I'm stuck between which I should go to first: I'll Be There or No Country for Old Men.
I finally saw it today, and it was eh... It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. Cate Blanchett was fantastic in it, though. Her Dylan was spot on.
I finally saw it today, and it was eh... It wasn't bad, but it wasn't ...
I couldn't agree more...While watching, I was glad I knew a bit about Dylan's life and influences. Otherwise, I would have been lost (though I didn't know enough not to lose my way a couple of times). But that Cate woman was worth the price of admission!
The portrayal I anticipate seeing most (though I probably will never see it, I don't go to the theater much) is Cate Blanchett's...the movie seems like it focuses on that whole Judas-I-don't-believe-you era, and if I'm correct, we're lucky she gets that part.
My only fear is that the movie comes out looking cheesey and overly-ambitious, made unbearable for the sake of making something artistic and different. I don't know anything about the film-maker, so I won't talk any trash. Haha.
I sorta have qualms about rock'n'roll biopics; "Velvet Goldmine" was (though readily cult-adored) incredibely fabricated and over the top. I think for some film-makers, chronicling (sp?) the lives of their muzakal heroes is a chance for them to live out their fantasies of who their god-man was. Contrarily I'd have a problem if the actual artist was involved in the process because there'd be an incredibly skewed picture and perhaps a lot missing for the sake of keeping face. Having dedicated my entire sophomore year to Bobby D exclusively, I don't know how'd I take this kinda artsy-ness. I think Dylan fell victim to social post-modernism, and like he leads on in Pennebaker's amazing and adorable "Don't Look Back," his lyricism has been taken a lot more seriously than it should.
I can only wonder if this movie takes itself a lot more seriously than it should, too. Lemme know what you guys think of it.
I really wanna see "Control," the Ian Curtis biopic; might make it outta the house for that one. I do think it's a little decadent to do the entire film in black in white; though I thought a little deduced that every picture I've seen of Joy Division has been b&w. Maybe the film-maker is creating according only to what he's seen, too...and that sort of approach interests me. Haha, though I don't know if that's true at all, just the only thinkable reason to justify why you'd make a damn modern-movie in b&w without being crazy pedantic.