Comments on: Spotlight: The Band – The Last Waltz http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/ filming - photography - music Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: danko http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/comment-page-1/#comment-7749 danko Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:09:40 +0000 http://www.wwangle.com/blog/?p=280#comment-7749 The fact that Richard was cut from the filmed performances is terrible, and that is what ruined he film for me and so many others. but was it the greatest gig you ever saw or what! The fact that Richard was cut from the filmed performances is terrible, and that is what ruined he film for me and so many others. but was it the greatest gig you ever saw or what!

]]> By: Samantha Halfon http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 Samantha Halfon Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:49:20 +0000 http://www.wwangle.com/blog/?p=280#comment-3552 Hi Rob, I've never seen any unreleased footage of that night but there are at least two versions of the audio that were released. The complete 4CD set and the 2CD version. There is also a bootleg version of the 4CD set which some people prefer as some of the tracks were "tweaked" on the official release they say. Here is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000063DS1?ie=UTF8&tag=worwidang-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000063DS1 I am a big fan of this movie myself and have a lot of stories to tell about how I came to watch it but to tell you how special it is to me, I'll tell you that the DVD case holds the guitar pick that Wilco's sound master-guy gave me. It's one of the picks Jeff Tweedy went through that night in Paris back in 2005. Hi Rob, I’ve never seen any unreleased footage of that night but there are at least two versions of the audio that were released. The complete 4CD set and the 2CD version. There is also a bootleg version of the 4CD set which some people prefer as some of the tracks were “tweaked” on the official release they say. Here is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000063DS1?ie=UTF8&tag=worwidang-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000063DS1

I am a big fan of this movie myself and have a lot of stories to tell about how I came to watch it but to tell you how special it is to me, I’ll tell you that the DVD case holds the guitar pick that Wilco’s sound master-guy gave me. It’s one of the picks Jeff Tweedy went through that night in Paris back in 2005.

]]> By: Rob http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 Rob Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:39:46 +0000 http://www.wwangle.com/blog/?p=280#comment-3531 The Last Waltz.................. It is the DVD that I wish would never end.....It is replayed in my house several times a year if not lately it has been Monthly,,,,,,,,If some body had another run of footage/audio of that day ...........It would be greatly appreciated if it were to be added on and redistributed.......... Rob Cohee The Last Waltz………………
It is the DVD that I wish would never end…..It is replayed in my house several times a year if not lately it has been Monthly,,,,,,,,If some body had another run of footage/audio of that day ………..It would be greatly appreciated if it were to be added on and redistributed……….

Rob Cohee

]]> By: Gena Montoya http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 Gena Montoya Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:10:25 +0000 http://www.wwangle.com/blog/?p=280#comment-3586 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Spotlight: The Band – The Last Waltz | World Wide Angle http://tinyurl.com/ygt8ogu</span></span> Spotlight: The Band – The Last Waltz | World Wide Angle http://tinyurl.com/ygt8ogu

]]> By: Samantha Halfon http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 Samantha Halfon Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:21:07 +0000 http://www.wwangle.com/blog/?p=280#comment-2951 Glad you liked the post. The Band is my favorite Band (with Wilco) and Scorsese is my favorite filmmaker so I rank this film pretty high. But it's very interesting to know that Scorsese actually storyboarded it like he would have a fiction based on the setlist, the lyrics and subject of each song. The lighting for StageFright is a good example of this concern. Of course The Weight being shot later on with the Staples allowed him to really film and move the camera like he wanted, it's an incredible moment. I've watched this film close to 100 times and can only remember of two mistakes. One is the camera panning away from Levon and coming back to him because it failed to find something else to catch up with. The second is the camera being lost up in the stage curtains and coming down to perfectly frame Dylan. I think it was an accident but it's one of the greatest moments in the movie. What a shot! So, I correct that, there is one mistake in the entire movie. Wow. Glad you liked the post. The Band is my favorite Band (with Wilco) and Scorsese is my favorite filmmaker so I rank this film pretty high. But it’s very interesting to know that Scorsese actually storyboarded it like he would have a fiction based on the setlist, the lyrics and subject of each song. The lighting for StageFright is a good example of this concern. Of course The Weight being shot later on with the Staples allowed him to really film and move the camera like he wanted, it’s an incredible moment. I’ve watched this film close to 100 times and can only remember of two mistakes. One is the camera panning away from Levon and coming back to him because it failed to find something else to catch up with. The second is the camera being lost up in the stage curtains and coming down to perfectly frame Dylan. I think it was an accident but it’s one of the greatest moments in the movie. What a shot! So, I correct that, there is one mistake in the entire movie. Wow.

]]> By: FILMCASTLive! http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 FILMCASTLive! Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:19:19 +0000 http://www.wwangle.com/blog/?p=280#comment-2945 Hi There...! It was pleasant surprise to read the posting about The Last Waltz.... It has been my favorite filmed concert ever- cinematography and music- It truly shows Scorsese vision and skill as a filmmaker to make an universal four dimensional story from a uni dimensional row of people standing on a stage.... Every brilliantly executed camera move denoted a cinematic understanding of the music and the historical importance of the moment and each of the members of the Band and outstanding guests.... Hi There…!
It was pleasant surprise to read the posting about The Last Waltz….
It has been my favorite filmed concert ever- cinematography and music-
It truly shows Scorsese vision and skill as a filmmaker to make an universal four dimensional story from a uni dimensional row of people standing on a stage….

Every brilliantly executed camera move denoted a cinematic understanding of the music and the historical importance of the moment and each of the members of the Band and outstanding guests….

]]> By: A Different Kind of Musical #3 – Bob Dylan | World Wide Angle http://www.wwangle.com/blog/2008/a-different-kind-of-musical-2-the-last-waltz/comment-page-1/#comment-117 A Different Kind of Musical #3 – Bob Dylan | World Wide Angle Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:21:02 +0000 http://www.wwangle.com/blog/?p=280#comment-117 [...] 1978 would mark the release of Dylan’s own attempt at filmmaking with Renaldo and Clara. This rarely seen film received a lot of press for being incoherent, and therefore was widely rejected by movie theaters. The movie is made up of a combination of concert footage and documentary clips intertwined with a fiction story of Renaldo, played by Dylan, and Clara, his wife Sara. The cast includes members of Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue which toured the country between 1975 and 1976. Included in the film is footage of Alan Ginsberg reading poetry, Dylan visiting Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, and a visit to the grave of Jack Kerouac. Rather or not audiences find the theatrics of the film understandable or enjoyable, the concert footage stands out as a true testament to Dylan’s stage prowess during one of the most creative and energetic periods of his career. Dylan would also appear in film The Last Waltz by Martin Scorsese, also released in 1978, and further discussed in Volume 2 of this series. [...] [...] 1978 would mark the release of Dylan’s own attempt at filmmaking with Renaldo and Clara. This rarely seen film received a lot of press for being incoherent, and therefore was widely rejected by movie theaters. The movie is made up of a combination of concert footage and documentary clips intertwined with a fiction story of Renaldo, played by Dylan, and Clara, his wife Sara. The cast includes members of Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue which toured the country between 1975 and 1976. Included in the film is footage of Alan Ginsberg reading poetry, Dylan visiting Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, and a visit to the grave of Jack Kerouac. Rather or not audiences find the theatrics of the film understandable or enjoyable, the concert footage stands out as a true testament to Dylan’s stage prowess during one of the most creative and energetic periods of his career. Dylan would also appear in film The Last Waltz by Martin Scorsese, also released in 1978, and further discussed in Volume 2 of this series. [...]

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