Refugee
10-14-2007, 11:08 PM
Kelly - I hope you don't mind me posting this here.
All right, this is NOT a review. But I'll tell you all some cool stuff that happened.
The Walter Reade Theater crowd did not strike me as being a big bunch of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers fans. They seemed to be big film fans. I was the only person I saw wearing a TPATH shirt- if that makes me Riff Raff, so be it. I wear my shirts everywhere and you can't stop me!
I saw about 25 or 30 seats in the theater that stayed empty throughout the whole film. (my heart broke for you, mikemono.) BOO! for that.
Everyone who will see this is a theater is in for a treat - music plays throughout the whole entire 4 hour film. I dare you to try to sit still for more than 5 minutes. There are so many live performances in it, spanning all 30 years, and it's on a big screen and LOUD!
After the film, Peter Bogdonovich sat down and did Q&A with the audience. Here is some of what I remember:
Someone asked if the interviews with Stan Lynch were recent and Peter said no, they were from sometime in the 90s, and that three times they tried to get Stan to sit down to shoot some interviews for this film and he just refused. Peter says that he thinks it's because Stan is still hurt...
Someone asked why there were no interviews with Bob Dylan, and he said they were lucky to get any footage in of Bob at all. He said Bob doesn't like to watch himself on film, and said he doesn't like the way he looks "in this era or that era" - and Tom said he doesn't like the way he looks- ever.
Someone asked why there was nothing about "She's the One" in the film, and Peter said it's because Tom is not fond of that album. And then he added that it's a shame because one of his favorite songs is "Walls".
Someone asked about the new Mudcrutch album, and asked if maybe the making of this film might have been a catalyst for it. Peter said yes, Tom reconnected with the guys in Mudcrutch during the making of the film. He also said the new album is done, Tom seems really excited about it, and it will be out next year.
That's about all I can say. What a treat, and Peter Bogdonovich seemed like such a cool guy. He seemed really happy to talk about this film, and said he really grew to love the music through making it.
At one point, just before he sat down to start he Q&A, as the applause was dying down, I gave him a little two fists in the air and a "Yeah!", and he looked at me and smiled and kind of waved at me. Like he knew he got the Riff Raff fan seal of approval. It's corny, but it was my one tiny special moment.
Everyone going tomorrow, have fun! Soon we will all have this film on DVD and we'll be able to dissect every little detail and talk about it on this board for like the next 10 years. I can't wait.
All right, this is NOT a review. But I'll tell you all some cool stuff that happened.
The Walter Reade Theater crowd did not strike me as being a big bunch of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers fans. They seemed to be big film fans. I was the only person I saw wearing a TPATH shirt- if that makes me Riff Raff, so be it. I wear my shirts everywhere and you can't stop me!
I saw about 25 or 30 seats in the theater that stayed empty throughout the whole film. (my heart broke for you, mikemono.) BOO! for that.
Everyone who will see this is a theater is in for a treat - music plays throughout the whole entire 4 hour film. I dare you to try to sit still for more than 5 minutes. There are so many live performances in it, spanning all 30 years, and it's on a big screen and LOUD!
After the film, Peter Bogdonovich sat down and did Q&A with the audience. Here is some of what I remember:
Someone asked if the interviews with Stan Lynch were recent and Peter said no, they were from sometime in the 90s, and that three times they tried to get Stan to sit down to shoot some interviews for this film and he just refused. Peter says that he thinks it's because Stan is still hurt...
Someone asked why there were no interviews with Bob Dylan, and he said they were lucky to get any footage in of Bob at all. He said Bob doesn't like to watch himself on film, and said he doesn't like the way he looks "in this era or that era" - and Tom said he doesn't like the way he looks- ever.
Someone asked why there was nothing about "She's the One" in the film, and Peter said it's because Tom is not fond of that album. And then he added that it's a shame because one of his favorite songs is "Walls".
Someone asked about the new Mudcrutch album, and asked if maybe the making of this film might have been a catalyst for it. Peter said yes, Tom reconnected with the guys in Mudcrutch during the making of the film. He also said the new album is done, Tom seems really excited about it, and it will be out next year.
That's about all I can say. What a treat, and Peter Bogdonovich seemed like such a cool guy. He seemed really happy to talk about this film, and said he really grew to love the music through making it.
At one point, just before he sat down to start he Q&A, as the applause was dying down, I gave him a little two fists in the air and a "Yeah!", and he looked at me and smiled and kind of waved at me. Like he knew he got the Riff Raff fan seal of approval. It's corny, but it was my one tiny special moment.
Everyone going tomorrow, have fun! Soon we will all have this film on DVD and we'll be able to dissect every little detail and talk about it on this board for like the next 10 years. I can't wait.