In theaters this weekend is the latest of the big-screen rock-docs: 'Shine a Light.'Director Martin Scorsese teams up with the The Rolling Stones, and the result is a film that is equal parts gorgeously choreographed cinema and raw, rapturous rock 'n' roll.
"The film marks a collision between two of pop culture's most stubbornly instinctive creative forces," writes Ty Burr of the Boston Globe.
"Jagger remains the Energizer Bunny of rock stars, a miracle of good genes, modern chemistry, or both. The voltage he exudes onstage is nothing less than astounding. Scorsese, by contrast, lays low after some pre-concert scenes in which we see him fretting comically about a missing set list."
"As Jagger is the ringmaster in front of the cameras, Scorsese is the maestro behind them. 'Shine a Light' isn't one of Scorsese's most personal projects, but could any other director have turned classic rock into something so intensely kinetic?"
"Jagger remains the Energizer Bunny of rock stars, a miracle of good genes, modern chemistry, or both. The voltage he exudes onstage is nothing less than astounding. Scorsese, by contrast, lays low after some pre-concert scenes in which we see him fretting comically about a missing set list."
"As Jagger is the ringmaster in front of the cameras, Scorsese is the maestro behind them. 'Shine a Light' isn't one of Scorsese's most personal projects, but could any other director have turned classic rock into something so intensely kinetic?"
Filmed over two performances at New York City's Beacon Theater in 2006, 'Shine a Light' features almost all of the Stones' staples -- 'Start Me Up', 'Satisfaction', 'Brown Sugar' -- in full, Jagger-strutting glory. Other classics are also given a fresh twist with the help of cameo duets from Buddy Guy, Jack White, and Christina Aguilera.
Local showtimes and tickets here.
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