The scene where Donovan visits Dylan in his hotel was generally viewed as Dylan putting the young singer-songwriter in his place when he grabs the guitar and performs "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." But a 2015 Criterion Collection remaster, with improved sound, revealed that Donovan actually requested Dylan play that song for him. That gave the entire scene a new meaning and revealed Dylan and Donovan as more friends than rivals.
Contrary to popular belief, the title is not a reference to the lyric "She's an artist, she don't look back" from the song "She Belongs to Me". Pennebaker stated that he hoped Dylan knew he wouldn't do that.
At 1:04:37, as Dylan is trying to escape a scrum of young fans, a voice calls out, "Get in a taxi, Pete, come on!" The camera follows the young men to the taxi where at 1:04:42, one can briefly see the young Pete Townshend.
The work Dylan is typing whilst Marianne Faithfull looks on is 'Alternatives To College', which was a piece intended for Esquire magazine. [Esquire rejected the free-form work, and it was only actually copyrighted just prior to its eventual release two decades later as a bonus in the 'Lyrics 1962-1985' volume]. [PM]
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