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Gimme Shelter: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

23 December 2009 8:09 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Though it may be beyond the grasp of today's musically inclined youth, there actually was a time when the Rolling Stones lived up to their moniker of "the World's Greatest Rock n' Roll Band." Wanting to capture the Stones at the height of their powers, filmmakers Charlotte Zwerin and Albert and David Maysles set out to chronicle their 1969 U.S. tour. And while we get a bit of the Madison Square Garden performance (memorialized on the live album "Get Your Ya Ya's Out") and some behind the scenes mixing (most of which became their next studio album "Sticky Fingers"), the eventual documentary Gimme Shelter (1970) concentrates on the band as they gear up for, perform at and reflect on Altamont.

The "Altamont Speedway Free Festival" took place on December 6th, 1969, a mere four months after Woodstock. Featuring a comparable amount of hippies and counter culture attitude to complement performances from Jefferson Airplane, »

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Christmas and new year TV films

18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year

Choose a date

Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day

Saturday 19 December

Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)

10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere

Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.

The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)

11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family

What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »

- Paul Howlett

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Christmas and new year TV films

18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year

Choose a date

Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day

Saturday 19 December

Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)

10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere

Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.

The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)

11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family

What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »

- Paul Howlett

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The Rolling Stones at Altamont, 40 years later: What ended there, and also what began

6 December 2009 10:04 AM, PST | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

Forty years ago today, the 1960s came to an unholy end. As evening approached on Dec. 6, 1969, the Rolling Stones, who were then just reaching the height of their street-fighting Satanic majesty, took the stage at Altamont, a hastily organized, all-day-long free rock concert held on the outskirts of San Francisco -- an event planned, in essence, to be a kind of Woodstock west. Infamously, though, this was no happy-mud orgy of peace, love, and good vibes. The very fact that the concert was held next to a gritty speedway was a sure sign that no one there was really planning »

- Owen Gleiberman

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Blu-Ray Review: Much More Than a Tour Chronicled in ‘Gimme Shelter’

3 December 2009 9:09 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – If the 1969 U.S. tour of The Rolling Stones had gone smoothly, David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin’s “Gimme Shelter” would still be one of the best music documentaries ever made. Of course, as everyone who knows anything about music or pop culture history knows, the tour did not go smoothly, ending in the infamous concert at Altamont Speedway that’s often pointed to as the end of the era of love.

The Criterion Collection, continuing a pattern of releasing their music documentaries on Blu-Ray before other selections, brings this riveting document of the end of an era through a band in its prime to the world of HD.

Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0

“Gimme Shelter” opens with a photo shoot and one of the best live performances of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” ever put on film (and probably ever recorded). Clearly, this is a band at the top of the rock ‘n’ roll game. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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This Week in Blu-ray: There is No Salvation

2 December 2009 10:03 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

On to another month of This Week in Blu-ray, we charge into a magical December filled with Terminators, Basterds, gangsters and teenage wizards. And that's just what I have to deal with before I ever sit down to watch any Blu-rays. It seems odd that this week, the first in the month of Christmas, is such a light week. Sure, there are two summer blockbusters hitting Blu-ray, but they're the lame ducks of the group. That said, I did find one or two little gems in this week's lineup. None of them involve Terminators or Ben Stiller battles though, sadly. You can thank me for saving you the money later. Read on below and be enlightened. And remember to support Fsr by buying via our Amazon links below. We need to keep the lights (and Dr. Cole Abaius' creepy "laboratory") up and running here at the HQ... The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (Criterion) In the interest »

- Neil Miller

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Love in Vain

2 December 2009 4:54 AM, PST | Interview Magazine | See recent Interview Magazine news »

f Woodstock was the cathartic high of 60s rock concerts, then Altamont was the bum trip. Criterion's Blu-Ray release of Gimme Shelter, the 1970 documentary about the Rolling Stones show that brought the Summer of Love to a violent end, is a reminder of how delicate and unlikely that hippie miracle dramatized earlier this year in Ang Lee's rosy-cheeked Taking Woodstock really was.

Altamont–which descended into chaos, leaving four spectators dead–represents the dark side of rock the Stones had tapped in to with hits like "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Paint it Black." But it's fair to say Mick & Co. didn't see this one coming. It was a free concert at a desert speedway in Marin County, and the Stones hired the Hell's Angels to handle their security. At first, it seemed like a good move: the 300,000-plus fans, many of them high, were doing all sorts of unpredictable things. »

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This Week on DVD: Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Paper Heart

1 December 2009 10:32 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

This week's new DVD releases are dominated by two blockbusters: Terminator Salvation and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. (Interesting to note: the Director's Cut of Terminator is only available on the Blu-ray.) Other than that, we've got the indie comedy Paper Heart starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera, Criterion releases of A Christmas Tale and Gimme Shelter on Blu-ray, a new MST3K collection, direct-to-dvd Mma flick Death Warrior, and the first season of Better Off Ted. Will you be doing any early Christmas shopping for yourself this week? Terminator Salvation [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) Paper Heart [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6]) Flame & Citron [7] Deadline [8] Death Warrior [9] (DVD, Blu-ray [10]) The Girl in the Park [11] Into The Storm [12] Silent Night, Deadly Night Set [13] Frat Party [14] A Christmas Tale: Criterion Collection [15] (DVD, Blu-ray [16]) 2 Turntables & a Microphone [17] The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone »

- Sean

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Vactor’s Blu-ray Bulletin for Dec 1, 2009

1 December 2009 6:22 AM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »

Here are the new Blu-ray releases for December 01, 2009: Ben 10: Alien Swarm (Warner Brothers) A Christmas Tale (Criterion) Death Warrior (Lionsgate) Gimme Shelter (Criterion) The Green Mile (Warner) Gremlins (Warner) Gunslinger Girl: Season 1 (FUNimation) IMAX: Ride Around the World (Image) Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (Universal) The Mask of Zorro (Sony) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (20th Century Fox) Paper Heart (Anchor Bay) Secondhand Lions (New Line) Snatch (Sony) Terminator Salvation (Warner) Vactor’s Picks of the Week: Tags: 2009 Blu-ray Releases, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Bulletin, Justin Vactor

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- Vactor

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: December 1, 2009

1 December 2009 2:16 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

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I guess the next three DVD/Blu-ray previews I write up could also be looked at as potential gift guides as we are now counting our way down to Christmas. Perhaps you'll find a little something for yourself as well as someone on your list. Let's get into it...

A Christmas Tale (Criterion Collection) I just posted my review of the Blu-ray edition and it's a film I am already interested in revisiting and expect I will have a different reaction to each time. As it stands I enjoyed it, but wasn't completely bowled over and in terms of special features this one is a bit light when it comes to Criterion standards with only a making-of interview featurette and Desplechin's 2007 documentary about the selling of his family home, which is actually quite good. For my full review click here. »

- Brad Brevet

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Blu-ray Review: Gimme Shelter (Criterion Collection)

1 December 2009 1:06 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I have yet to see Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert doc Shine a Light despite owning the Blu-ray. I simply have no real interest in seeing it. So, when I received Criterion's Blu-ray edition of their 2000 release Gimme Shelter there wasn't any rush to give it a watch, but regardless of musical tastes this is more of a documentary than it is a musical concert event.

This is a moment captured in time as the Rolling Stones (along with the likes of Santana, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills and Nash) set out to put on a free concert in San Francisco when the decision to incorporate the Hells Angels as part of concert security over approximately 300,000 people at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway results in mass hysteria. Four births and four deaths are contributed to the evening, and one of the attacks is caught on camera as a knife-weilding Hells »

- Brad Brevet

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Four Seasons Lodge Screenings

18 November 2009 1:19 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

Directed by Andrew Jacobs, Four Seasons Lodge is currently playing at New York City’s IFC Center at Sixth Avenue at West Third Street. The film opens Friday, Nov. 20, at the Quad Cinema at 34 West 13th Street. This week, the filmmaker will be present at the IFC Center’s Wednesday-Thursday 8pm shows. The Four Seasons Lodge summary reads: "From the darkness of Hitler’s Europe to the lush mountains of New York’s Catskills, Four Seasons Lodge follows a community of Holocaust survivors who come together each summer at their beloved bungalow colony to dance, cook, fight and flirt — and celebrate their survival. Beautifully photographed by a team of cinematographers led by Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens), [...] »

- Anna Robinson

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London Film Festival 2009: Taking Woodstock

1 November 2009 7:08 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Taking Woodstock Directed by Ang Lee I've never been able to sit through more than a few minutes of Michael Wadleigh's revered documentary Woodstock. Every time it's on TV, I hope I'm going to catch some footage of Crosby Stills and Nash or Jimi Hendrix. Invariably, what I get is a (split) screenful of hippies partying on down in acres of mud. So, I was intrigued by the idea of Ang Lee making a comedy based on Elliot Tiber's 2007 memoir about his role in this seismic late 60s cultural event. And surely it had to be more fun than the Taiwanese director's downbeat spy yarn, Lust, Caution. Greek-American comedian Demetri Martin plays Elliot, artist interior designer and dutiful son of Russian-Jewish émigrés Sonia and Jake Teichberg (Imelda Staunton and Henry Goodman). The family owns the El Monaco, a ramshackle motel in White Lake, New York, where Elliot's mum »

- Ricky

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The Complete Monterey Pop Blu Ray Review

28 September 2009 10:55 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

I’ll just come clean right off the top here and admit that this was my first time watching D.A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop and although it’s definitely a great film, it’s probably my least favourite of the three big music festival documentaries to come out of the late sixties/early seventies. There’s something about the grandiose cluster-fuck nature of Woodstock that appealed to me — along with the split screens of course — and Gimme Shelter’s cynicism was the perfect end to the short lived era of ‘Peace and Love’. I think the thing that drops Monterey Pop down a notch or two is the fact that it’s too devoted to the performances; an accusation that is obviously a personal one, as I would imagine most people watching this film are hoping for exactly that. Perosnally, I’m more interested in the logistics of the festival »

- Jay C.

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: September 22, 2009

22 September 2009 12:19 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed The Paul Newman Tribute Collection I just received this box set earlier today so I haven't had a chance to do anything more than open it and peek through the 136-page book, which has details on each film included as well as accompanying images. The movies in the set are The Long, Hot Summer, Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!, From the Terrace, Exodus, The Hustler Collector's Edition, Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, What a Way to Go!, Hombre, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Collector's Edition, The Towering Inferno Special Edition, Buffalo Bill and the Indians Or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, Quintet and The Verdict Collector's Edition. The set is priced at $62.99 at Amazon, which means you are looking at approximately $4.89 per movie and as you can see you are getting the 2-disc collector's editions of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, »

- Brad Brevet

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Josh Wolk's Pop Culture Club talks 'Sons of Anarchy': Are you man enough to talk back?

17 September 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

This week at the Pop Culture Club, we were assigned Sons of Anarchy on FX, which recently started its second season. I had tried this show when it debuted last year; it was created by Kurt Sutter, an alumni of one of my favorite shows, The Shield. At the time, that cop show was concluding with one of the most intensely satisfying wind-downs in series history, so I was looking to clutch onto anything that remotely smelled like it. I wanted — no, needed — to like it, yet I couldn’t find anything on Anarchy to cling to. It felt generically badass, like someone had swept behind all the furniture on The Shield, collected all the run-off machismo, rolled it up, dressed it up in leather jackets, and stuck it on motorcycles. Everyone was a bit too overenthusiastically manly. I have no problem with tough-guy TV, but the fact that it »

- Josh Wolk

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August 28: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

28 August 2009 9:09 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you’re still hung over from celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see Taking Woodstock this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I took a DVD trip through the summer of ’69 instead.” Instead Of: Taking Woodstock, Ang Lee’s ode to the people who made Woodstock happen, with none of the messing about with the music of the three-day concert at all... Watch: Woodstock, the classic 1970 documentary, for the perfect complement to this film: it’s all about the music. If you need more music and concerts from the era, there’s also 1970’s Gimme Shelter, which follows the Rolling Stones on tour... and to the notorious Woodstock-esque outdoor concert, »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Raging Bulls and Rolling Stones

20 July 2009 6:13 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Shine A Light: The Long Haul Of Marty, Mick & "Keef"

An essay by Jon Zelazny

This article first appeared at EightMillionStories.com on April 18, 2008.

Martin Scorsese appears on-camera in the pre-concert scenes of Shine a Light, his only obvious personal touch to a concert film that’s generally indistinguishable from your average HBO special. Scorsese has made some wonderful documentaries over the years, and at this stage in his career, I look forward to his pet projects more than his Hollywood features, but when measured against gems like ItalianAmerican and The Last Waltz, or even the tutorial My Voyage to Italy, Shine a Light is easily the least impressive work of Scorsese’s non-fiction career… which isn’t to say it’s a boring movie, or somehow not worth the price of even an IMAX ticket, because The Rolling Stones are indisputably world-class entertainers, and don’t require any »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Soul Power - UK Trailer

17 June 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

Soul power premiers at  is released theatrically in the UK on the 10th July 209 Glastonbury festival 2:30am Friday (Saterday morning)

"In 1974, the most celebrated American R&B acts of the time came together with the most renowned musical groups in Southern Africa for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire. The pipe dream of musician Hugh Masekela and producer Stewart Levine, this music festival became a reality when they convinced boxing promoter Don King to combine the event with “The Rumble in the Jungle,” the epic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, previously chronicled in the Academy Award winning documentary “When We Were Kings.”

Soul Power is a verité documentary, entirely composed of footage shot in 1974 at the legendary music festival (dubbed “Zaire ’74”). It shows the experiences and performances of such musical luminaries as James Brown, Bb King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, Miriam Makeba, among a host of others. »

- Leigh

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Michel Gondry Preps New Music Video Compilation DVD

10 April 2009 10:02 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

The Directors Label [1] was a series of DVD releases featuring noteworthy music videos and short films from a number of well-known directors including Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Anton Corbijn and Mark Romanek. It was a great way to celebrate the short form works of various filmmakers and examine how it may have influenced their feature film work. Unfortunately it looks like the series is now pretty much dead, which is really too bad because there were so many other talented directors that still had yet to be featured. The good news, however, is that it looks like Michel Gondry will be putting on a second DVD of his own work anyway. According to Pitchfork [2], the new DVD is called Michel Gondry 2: More Videos Before & After DVD 1, and it will be available to order directly from his website [3] starting on April 14th. The track listing includes such bands as Beck, »

- Sean

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