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Mick and Marty To Make Sweet Music

Posted almost 5 years ago
As if finally winning an Oscar isn’t enough of a day for Martin Scorcese, yesterday he announced he’s making a film with Mick Jagger.This won’t be the first time, either. After the Dylan documentary, No Direction Home, he made a feature length doc about The Rolling Stones, to be released later this year.The film he’s announced, however, is a fictional tale thought up by Jagger. It tells the story of two friends who survive 40 years in the music business, starting in the 60s. The sentimental side of me is thinking Mick and Keith (ahhhhhh, bless), but the sarcastic side of me is thinking Mick and his business manager Prince Lowenstein (ahhhh, kerching).After Scorcese took an interest, the project was developed at Disney, but they dropped it after they decided its themes weren’t in keeping with their family values. (This reaffirms my faith in the stupidity of movie execs. Scorcese…Jagger…music business…No drugs? No sex? No violence? They’ve been watching too much High School Musical.)The final draft of the screenplay is being written by William Monahan, who wrote The Departed.In other movie news, Jagger’s production company is developing an animated feature called Ruby Tuesday. Why does that information make my heart shrivel with low expectation?
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  1. The Time Machine
    The Time Machine says


    Marty did film two of their shows last year for the film. I assumed it was just a concert film so this is an interesting turn of events.




    Permalink posted 02/28/2007
  2. RobinH
    RobinH says One of my fave films is Kundun - got introduced to it via a buddhist meditation group. It's always interesting to see the look on peoples faces when you inform them that it as directed by him. There is an interesting list of his alleged trade marks at "www.imdb.com":http://imdb.com/name/nm0000217/bio ??Trade mark?? ??Frequently casts Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Joe Pesci and Leonardo DiCaprio.?? ??Begins his films with segments taken from the middle or end of the story. Examples include Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995).?? ??[slow-motion] Makes use of slow motion techniques (e.g., Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980)).?? ??His lead characters are often sociopathic and/or want to be accepted in society.?? ??Extensive white lighting in scenes of his film.?? ??Often uses diagetic music (i.e., source of music is visible on-screen).?? ??His blonde leading ladies are usually seen through the eyes of the protagonist as angelic and ethereal; they always wear white in their first scene and are photographed in slow-motion (Cybill Shepherd in _Taxi Driver (1976)_ ; Cathy Moriarty's white bikini in Raging Bull (1980); Sharon Stone's white minidress in Casino (1995)). As the movie progresses, these ladies usually prove to be anything *but* angelic.?? ??Often uses long tracking shots (a notoriously difficult shot to perfect) which is why he has been dubbed by some as the King of the Tracking Shot?? ??Often uses freeze frames (e.g., Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed)?? ??Frequently uses music by The Rolling Stones ("Mean Streets", "Goodfellas", "Casino", "The Departed"), especially the song "Gimme Shelter"??
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  3. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Interesting hook-up, but so late in the game for a Stones concert doc. At least we have "Gimme Shelter" and "Cocksucker Blues."
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  4. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Haven't seen Kundun, but his "non-violent" films are always interesting. Great list of themes - some of which I had never noticed. Of course, Scorcese is quite open about his hero's search for redemption as the major theme of his work. King of the Tracking Shot - the peak must be Goodfellas when he follows them out of the car, across the street, down the halls, through the kitchen, into the club and a front seat by the stage. De Palma goes for an 8 min tracking shot in Snake Eyes but there are a couple of cheats. Katherine Bigelow signals her chops at the beginning of Point Break with a long, complex shot. They're always fun to watch when the director wants to show off. Must say, though, IMO Scorcese is weakest with documentaries. Last Waltz tells you very little outside of wonderful stage performances. No Direction Home is more about good editing with fabulous source material. Since Mick Jagger has said nothing of interest in 40 years and Keith has never sounded profound (though he is incredibly well-read and literate), I'm not expecting much outside of very exciting archive footage. Maybe Charlie Watts will finally open up. After all, it's his group.
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  5. lemontwist
    lemontwist says Interesting...
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  6. LadyC
    LadyC says a promising project. i have an old family friend who has followed them all over the world since the 80's, he is the one who introduced me to the stones and brought me to my first concert in canada (voodoo lounge) he'd flip over this news! really enjoyed 'gimme shelter' the only docu style stones film i have ever seen. performance was another interesting film...i am really looking forward to the dylan biopic though, it sounds like an interesting technique to use several actors to play dylan. on a side note, i can't believe one of the voiceovers said that 'the departed' was a japanese film at the oscars, japan and hong kong are very different countries!
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  7. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says The idea sounds rather interesting, the fact that disney dropped them shows that they must be going for the real deal, rather than some fairy tale story of the music biz.
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  8. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Lady C, I assume you're talking about French TV...yes, Japan and HK are slightly different. ;-) And to anyone who hasn't seen the Infernal Affairs trilogy, on which The Departed is based, you have a huge treat in store. (In general, good Hong Kong cinema may be the best in the world, along with Korea.) Anyway, The best way to watch it is in the film story's chronoligical order, since then you have no idea what's going to happen. That means watching Infernal Affairs 2 , then Infernal Affairs, then AF 3. Great story, excellent acting, beautiful colours and framing, brutal violence when it happens.
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  9. Anna
    Anna says Interesting. And I would never expect Disney (*shudders*) to back up this project. Unless they replaced drugs with candy and sex with hand clapping :)
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  10. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Imagine if Disney ran the rock ‘n’ roll world…..double shudder That would really turn you towards drugs and satanic rock music.
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  11. Anna
    Anna says They would babyproof music.... Sympathy For The Angels Let's Spend The Day Together I Go Tame White Sugar (given the original owner's opinions...) Paint It Pink ack!
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  12. iodapril
    iodapril says friends the survive the music business for 40 years? hmmmm, that doesn't smack of quasi-autobiographical, now does it ;)
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  13. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says april, that thought does keep wafting up, doesn't it? :-) Anna, I think you're onto something with that song list. It could be the songlist for the next Highschool Musical prom band.
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  14. LadyC
    LadyC says believe it or not, no it was the american announcer ;-) hong kong and asian cinema is respected and popular here (who would have thought all those years of my parents chinese cable would have been so cool now!)
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  15. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Lady, you remind me that I've been meaning to check out the chinese and japanese channels on the sat tv!
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  16. LadyC
    LadyC says i wish i could afford sat too! let me guess you like cinema of wong kar wai, kurosawa ? (i still prefer infernal affairs but i think if someone had to do it, it had to be scorcese) tony leung is one of my favourite actors as was leslie cheung..andy lau is someone i can respect now. it's so strange to have a canto-pop star that works in cinema, music, etc and be taken seriously..we never have that crossover back home and still rare in france.
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  17. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says wong kar wai - check kurosawa - weak at the knees triple check leung, cheung, lau - check scorcese - check I can't imagine Infernal Affairs being Americanised by anyone besides Scorcese, tho, like you, I prefer the original. Purely by accident I saw IA 2 first and was completely entranced. To see 1 after it was like seeing Godfather and Godfather 2 the first time - you mean it's even better?!?!? It would be interesting to know the Chinese take on Cheung and Lau...whether they're equal in each field, whether acting is better than singing, etc. If you ask a Japanese, they think Toshiro Mifune is a terrible actor.
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  18. LadyC
    LadyC says honestly, cheung to me is a better actor (he can transmit so much...) but you're right about the local perception, i believe it's strong support but more so for andy lau because he is more accessible. you'll laugh i think because when i lived in hong kong, a friend of mine tells me about this horrible new film that is so boring, pretentious etc...it turns out it is 'in the mood for love'!
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  19. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says You're right, I am laughing. When I lived in Tokyo I would get laughed at for the opposite reason. Hideo Gosha was a director that you could describe as the local Peckinpah or Eastwood - stylish, cool, masterly. But a total potboiler to my friends. When did you live in HK? [he said with jealousy]
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  20. LadyC
    LadyC says hmm you jealous? pleeeez, 'c'est pas possible' we could argue this all evening! (over wine, food and cigarettes, something like this, ofcourse) :-) 1993-2000...i saw the handover in 97'. to think that this is why i was born in canada in the 70's was a special thing to live. hong kong is a a love/hate transient destination for so many dreams and so much disappointment, loneliness and joy. i had to leave for somewhere calmer, it was just too much... (how long did you live in japan? you seem so fond of it...why did you leave and where is life now? if you prefer we can continue by mail) bises, c
    Permalink posted 03/01/2007
  21. yertleturtle
    yertleturtle says thats some pretty interesting news cheers.
    Permalink posted 03/08/2007

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