Post by Delbert StanleyI see where PBS is showing a two-parter on early Dylan next
month (Sept. 27 & 28th?). It is part of the American Masters
series. It is directed by Martin Scorsese. Maybe additional
details will be revealed. Probably not, however.
Detail like this? <http://pbs.org/previews/american_masters_dylan>
In an event that has brought together Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese,
AMERICAN MASTERS presents "Bob Dylan: No Direction Home," airing on
PBS Monday-Tuesday, September 26-27, 2005, 9:00 p.m. ET. Check local
listings. The two-part film, which focuses on the singer-songwriter's
life and music from 1961-66, includes never-seen performance footage
and interviews with artists and musicians whose lives intertwined with
Dylan's during that time. Dylan talks openly and extensively about this
critical period in his career, detailing the journey from his hometown
of Hibbing, Minnesota, to Greenwich Village, New York, where he became
the center of a musical and cultural upheaval, the effects of which
are still felt today.
For the first time, the Bob Dylan Archives has made available rare
treasures from its film, tape and stills collection, including footage
from Murray Lerner's film Festival, documenting performances at the
1963, 1964 and 1965 Newport Folk Festivals; previously unreleased
outtakes from D.A. Pennebaker's famed 1967 documentary Don't Look Back;
and interviews with Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Maria
Muldaur and many others. In anticipation of the film, members of
Dylan's worldwide community of fans also contributed rarities from
their own collections.
"Bob Dylan: No Direction Home, A Martin Scorsese Picture" comes on the
heels of Dylan's best-selling memoir, Chronicles: Volume I, which spent
19 weeks on the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction Bestseller list.
In addition to directing such dramatic films as Raging Bull, Goodfellas
and The Aviator, Martin Scorsese is an avid chronicler of the history of
American popular music. Most recently, he executive-produced the music
miniseries THE BLUES, which aired on PBS, as well as the related concert
film Lightning in a Bottle, directed by Antoine Fuqua. Scorsese also
directed the documentary The Last Waltz (1978), which captured The
Band's legendary farewell concert, and he served as an assistant
director and editor on Woodstock (1970).
In discussing his excitement about the current project, Scorsese
remarked, "I had been a great fan for many years when I had the
privilege to film Bob Dylan for The Last Waltz. I've admired and
enjoyed his many musical transformations. For me, there is no other
musical artist who weaves his influences so densely to create something
so personal and unique."
Along with Scorsese, "Bob Dylan: No Direction Home" is individually
produced by Jeff Rosen of Grey Water Park, Nigel Sinclair of Spitfire,
Anthony Wall of the BBC's "Arena" series and Susan Lacy of Thirteen/WNET
New York's AMERICAN MASTERS series, which has won the Emmy for
Outstanding Primetime Non-Fiction Series five of the last six years.
"When we first began discussing this project years ago, we were over-
whelmed by the material at hand - home movies and history-making concert
footage, fascinating interviews with Dylan's friends and fellow
performers and, of course, Dylan himself, speaking so frankly about this
incredible period in his life," said Lacy, series creator and executive
producer of AMERICAN MASTERS. "What we needed--above all--was an artist
with a singular vision who could fuse this material into a unique visual
narrative. That artist was Martin Scorsese, who graciously agreed
to direct."
Added Spitfire's Sinclair, "Bob Dylan is a true cultural worldwide icon.
This is the first time Bob has given this unprecedented access, which,
coupled with Marty's outstanding filmmaking talents, should provide an
unparalleled portrait of Dylan's indelible mark on the culture of the
20th century."
Part one of "Bob Dylan: No Direction Home" will also premiere on
September 26 in the UK, on the internationally prestigious series
"Arena." on the BBC. This will be a historic collaboration between
the world's two principal public broadcasters.
"This is history," said Wall, "Arena" series editor. "As Dylan's
extraordinary career is building to another great peak, it's also
a milestone for the BBC and PBS."
Paramount Home Entertainment will release a DVD version of the
documentary with extensive additional, never-before-seen footage on
September 20. Apple will present the DVD and international version of
"Bob Dylan: No Direction Home."
The film's soundtrack will be a double CD set comprising key songs in
the film as well as rare and unreleased recordings from 1961 to 1966.
Volume 7 of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series, No Direction Home: The Sound-
track, is slated for release August 30, on Columbia/Legacy Records.
The Bob Dylan Scrapbook 1956-1966 will be published by Simon & Schuster
on October 1. The book features Dylan's early years, illustrated and
packaged in a slipcased scrapbook complete with rare photographs,
removable documents, reproductions of memorabilia, and a 45-minute CD.
This unique book features interviews, archival photographs, and repro-
ductions of song lyrics, plus other rare materials drawn from the film.
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