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Articles tagged "bob dylan" Music DVD ReviewBob Dylan: 1978-1989 [DVD]by Tom Useted[8.Jul.08] :. Someone, somewhere could make a fantastic film about this period. This is not that film.  NewsDirector Todd Haynes rediscovers Bob Dylanby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Nov.07] :. NEW YORK—It was in the year 2000 that filmmaker Todd Haynes rediscovered Bob Dylan all over again. “I had always admired Dylan—I was a fan in high school—but then I kind of... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewI’m Not Thereby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Nov.07] :. Dylan Per Se is a trip, an embodiment of potential meanings for fans and detractors, a performative opportunity for movie stars.  Music DVD ReviewBob Dylan: The Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 [DVD]by Jonathan J. Levin[21.Nov.07] :. An exploration of Dylan's three historical performances at the Newport Folk Festival, The Other Side of the Mirror covers old ground with a fresh eye for detail. News‘I’m Not There’ uses a mix of actors to depict Bob Dylan’s lifeby Rachel Leibrock [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][19.Nov.07] :. Todd Haynes’ new movie, “I’m Not There,” is, well, kind of tricky to explain. The film is the story of Bob Dylan. But, this is no ordinary biopic. Haynes ("Far From...  NewsNew DVD follows Bob Dylan during key years 1963-65by Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][1.Nov.07] :. “Dylan’s electric set at the 1965 Newport (Folk) Festival may well be the most written-about performance in the history of rock & roll,” writes Bob Dylan biographer Clinton... Bob Dylan: DYLANby Dara Kartz[18.Oct.07] :. Dylan masterpieces will always be masterpieces regardless of how many times we're fed the same songs, but enough already. The new Dylan: He’s everywhereby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][1.Oct.07] :. Since Martin Scorsese’s masterful 2005 documentary “No Direction Home,” the hidden chambers of the Sphinx have been systematically raided, all with the approval of the Sphinx... Like a Boyd on a Wireby Steve Horowitz[2.Aug.07] :. PopMatters talks to Joe Boyd, a man at the center of the folk, rock and blues scenes of the 1960s who lived to tell the tale. "The whole notion of folk music and an appreciation of things that are more rural and more traditional and more rustic than our lives are now is the privilege of the middle class." Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan: The Golden Years 1962-1978 [DVD]by Ryan Gillespie[2.Aug.07] :. An unauthorized two-disc documentary set that features painfully small doses of Dylan himself and lacks insight into the man or his music. Featured Article Music ReviewThe Traveling Wilburys: The Traveling Wilburys Collectionby Michael Franco[15.Jun.07] :. The Traveling Wilburys were always the stuff of myth -- of unlikely beginnings and heroes and, yes, even transcending death through creation. Thankfully, with their work back on the shelves, they will do just that. Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960sby John Carvill[2.May.07] :. Bob Dylan has always enjoyed confounding audience expectations. During the 45 years that he’s spent alternately basking in and shrinking from the glare of the public eye, he has presented his... Bob Dylan is XM Satellite Radio’s man of the ‘Hour’by David Hinckley [New York Daily News (MCT)][19.Apr.07] :. Bob Dylan has signed a multiyear deal to continue his weekly show on XM Satellite Radio. “Theme Time Radio Hour,” which airs Wednesdays at 10 a.m. EDT, has become one of the most... Featured Article Music DVD ReviewBob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1965 Tour Deluxe Edition) [DVD]by Ryan Gillespie[21.Mar.07] :. The digital remastering is noteworthy, but it’s the “65 Revisited” bonus disc that makes this an entirely necessary upgrade for Dylan fans and essential viewing for film and music aficionados alike. Bob Dylan: Modern Timesby Michael Franco[5.Sep.06] :. Modern Times is being universally acclaimed as a work of genius, but trying to differentiate between a solid album from an undeniable master and an undeniable masterpiece is getting into Clintonian semantics. Bob Dylan: Live at the Gaslight 1962by Kevin P. Davis[3.Feb.06] :. Counter-culture prophet, or corporate shill? Aww, who cares, as long as the music still reflects the passion and power that made the man famous? No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)by John G. Nettles[28.Oct.05] :. Martin Scorsese's film is about Dylan's early life among the Mister Joneses of his era, ahead of rock and roll's learning curve and suffering the judgments of the slower kids in his class. The Last Waltz (2002)by Lesley Smith[18.Apr.02] :. The Last Waltz still spirits a tingle up the spine. PopMatters Pick Music ReviewBob Dylan: “Love and Theft”by Michael StephensOn September 11, Bob Dylan released a master work buzzing and sparking with the depthless energy of American folk music and charged with a faith in the goodness and potential harmony of the human community as wild and oceanic as Whitman’s. |
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