| 1st November 2006 09:42 AM |
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| Jeep |
Paramount rolls with Scorsese on Stones movie
Wed Nov 1, 2006 2:44am ET
By Anne Thompson
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2006-11-01T074420Z_01_N01266053_RTRUKOC_0_US-STONES.xml&src=rss
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Paramount Pictures has bought North American rights to the Rolling Stones documentary that Martin Scorsese is currently shooting in New York.
The studio plans to release the as-yet-untitled film near the end of 2007.
Scorsese started filming Sunday during the Stones' performance at President Clinton's celebrity-packed birthday bash at the Beacon Theater, and will also film at the Manhattan venue Wednesday night.
The film will focus on the two concerts from the group's current "A Bigger Bang" tour as well as historical and contemporary behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. A recent concert in Austin, Texas, was also filmed.
Veteran documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, who captured the Stones in the infamous 1970 movie "Gimme Shelter," also will provide backstage coverage.
Scorsese is on a roll. His Boston gangster film "The Departed" -- featuring two Stones songs -- has scored with critics and audiences. It is expected to be not only his highest-grossing film to date but also an Oscar contender.
He previously directed the acclaimed music documentaries -- 1978's "The Last Waltz," featuring the Band, and 2005's "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan."
The Stones film is being financed by Hollywood producer Steve Bing, a friend of the band's, and by Michael Cohl, the Stones' tour promoter since 1989.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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| 1st November 2006 11:06 AM |
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| gimmekeef |
Well they have a full year then....for the public to forget this even happened....I smell right to HBO release...There was like 15 people in audience for Rio gig....For Scorcese maybe they get 30....for one night.... |
| 1st November 2006 06:49 PM |
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| Soldatti |
They should release a DVD in December. |
| 2nd November 2006 06:34 AM |
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| corgi37 |
Yeah, they should.
Ladies and Gentlemen! |
| 2nd November 2006 07:11 PM |
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| Soldatti |
quote:
corgi37 wrote:
Yeah, they should.
Ladies and Gentlemen!
The have buckets of stuff to release. |
| 3rd November 2006 06:27 AM |
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| corgi37 |
So 1 more year to wait until i see Ted Danson dancing in the aisles.
"Dancing Ted Danson" - I like that! |
| 3rd November 2006 06:29 AM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
gimmekeef wrote:
Well they have a full year then....for the public to forget this even happened....I smell right to HBO release...There was like 15 people in audience for Rio gig....For Scorcese maybe they get 30....for one night....
Yep. I cant see where they think a cinema audience for this is going to come from. |
| 3rd November 2006 06:36 AM |
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| FotiniD |
Well, it's supposed to be a documentary on the Stones, not just the Beacon shows, so I'm guessing it doesn't have to be close to the gig date. |
