Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” video is getting a new spin from Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and more artists to mark the greatest songwriter of all time’s 60th anniversary as a recording artist.
The new video takes its inspiration from the opening scene from D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 documentary Don’t Look Back, which chronicled Dylan’s 1965 tour in England. It opens on Dylan holding and discarding a series of handwritten cue cards displaying words from the lyrics to “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” and they include humorous misspellings, jokes and puns.
The new video takes its inspiration from the opening scene from D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 documentary Don’t Look Back, which chronicled Dylan’s 1965 tour in England. It opens on Dylan holding and discarding a series of handwritten cue cards displaying words from the lyrics to “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” and they include humorous misspellings, jokes and puns.
- 5/6/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
[Our thanks go out to Chris MaGee and Marc Saint-Cyr at the Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow for sharing their coverage of the 2010 Nippon Connection Film Festival.]
On my first day of film viewing at the 10th Nippon Connection film festival, I had the great pleasure of seeing what might turn out to be one of it's strongest entries: "Oh, My Buddha!," the second film directed by Tomorowo Taguchi, who is best known for his acting work in films as diverse as "Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha," "Gohatto," "The Eel" and "Tetsuo: the Iron Man," in which he plays the title character. Though I haven't yet seen his 2003 directorial debut "Iden & Tity," it is clear from "Oh, My Buddha!" alone that he has developed a very confident and mature understanding of filmmaking, maintaining a sharp control over his style and drawing you into a well-told and compulsively watchable story.
The film follows young Jun, a first-year student at an all-boys Buddhist high school in Kyoto. The year is 1974, and Jun is an aspiring musician who lovingly worships...
On my first day of film viewing at the 10th Nippon Connection film festival, I had the great pleasure of seeing what might turn out to be one of it's strongest entries: "Oh, My Buddha!," the second film directed by Tomorowo Taguchi, who is best known for his acting work in films as diverse as "Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha," "Gohatto," "The Eel" and "Tetsuo: the Iron Man," in which he plays the title character. Though I haven't yet seen his 2003 directorial debut "Iden & Tity," it is clear from "Oh, My Buddha!" alone that he has developed a very confident and mature understanding of filmmaking, maintaining a sharp control over his style and drawing you into a well-told and compulsively watchable story.
The film follows young Jun, a first-year student at an all-boys Buddhist high school in Kyoto. The year is 1974, and Jun is an aspiring musician who lovingly worships...
- 4/16/2010
- Screen Anarchy
[It’s complete and it’s online! Thrill to the exploits of Daikaiju Gehara by hitting the links below. Thanks to Captain Awesome for pointing them out.]
Break out the curling irons and hair dryers! Japan is under assault by the hairiest giant monster yet and the only possible solution to the threat is Operation Perm!
Coming soon from Japanese broadcaster Nhk, Daikaiju Gehara is an upcoming made for TV giant monster film that needs a bit of primping. A parody of classic kaiju flicks written by comic Jun Miura, this thing actually has a pretty solid list of a-list talent in the wings. Such as? How about blockbuster director Shinji Higuchi (The Sinking of Japan) as producer and project supervisor? The cast? Familiar faces from Samurai Fiction, Always: Sunset On Third Street, Bullet Ballet and a host of kaiju titles. More on this one as we find it and, no, I wasn’t joking about Operation Perm. That really happens.
Break out the curling irons and hair dryers! Japan is under assault by the hairiest giant monster yet and the only possible solution to the threat is Operation Perm!
Coming soon from Japanese broadcaster Nhk, Daikaiju Gehara is an upcoming made for TV giant monster film that needs a bit of primping. A parody of classic kaiju flicks written by comic Jun Miura, this thing actually has a pretty solid list of a-list talent in the wings. Such as? How about blockbuster director Shinji Higuchi (The Sinking of Japan) as producer and project supervisor? The cast? Familiar faces from Samurai Fiction, Always: Sunset On Third Street, Bullet Ballet and a host of kaiju titles. More on this one as we find it and, no, I wasn’t joking about Operation Perm. That really happens.
- 3/5/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
Last week we reported on the commencement of filming the adaptation of Jun Miura’s semi-autobiographical novel Shikisoku Zenereishon by director and friend Tomorowo Taguchi. Yesterday the production company Stylejam held a press conference announcing the main cast.
The lead character Jun is to be played by punk band Kuroneko Chelsea vocalist Watanabe Daichi. Joining him will be Kishida Shigeru of the band Quruli and Mineta Kazunobu of Gingnang Boyz. Mineta starred in the previous Tomorowo/Jun collaboration Iden & Tity. According to Don’s report over at Ryuganji the site Cinematopic also lists actress Ishibashi Anna but there has been no other mention of her anywhere. At least with accomplished musicians in lead roles and also behind this production I would expect there to be really good music in this film.
back row - Asami Usuda, Lily Franky, Hori Chiemi, Kishida Shigeru, Mineta Kazunobu
front row - Miura Jun, Watanabe Daichi,...
The lead character Jun is to be played by punk band Kuroneko Chelsea vocalist Watanabe Daichi. Joining him will be Kishida Shigeru of the band Quruli and Mineta Kazunobu of Gingnang Boyz. Mineta starred in the previous Tomorowo/Jun collaboration Iden & Tity. According to Don’s report over at Ryuganji the site Cinematopic also lists actress Ishibashi Anna but there has been no other mention of her anywhere. At least with accomplished musicians in lead roles and also behind this production I would expect there to be really good music in this film.
back row - Asami Usuda, Lily Franky, Hori Chiemi, Kishida Shigeru, Mineta Kazunobu
front row - Miura Jun, Watanabe Daichi,...
- 7/30/2008
- by Mack
- Screen Anarchy
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