“It has the sprawl and generosity of a good Dead show, yet there’s nothing indulgent about it – it’s an ardent piece of documentary classicism…. Deadheads will drink it in and debate it, poring over every detail it works in Continue reading
2015 marks the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary and, to celebrate the occasion, they plan to release a career-spanning documentary directed by Amir Bar-Lev, with Martin Scorsese among the producers. The filmmakers say that their as-yet-untitled film will include never-before-seen performance Continue reading
A live–in-studio concert by the Grateful Dead, filmed at Bremen, Germany’s Beat Club in 1972, will get theatrical screenings across the country on July 17th at 7:30 p.m. local time as part of the annual “Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Continue reading
This week Triangle documentary lovers will have TWO opportunities to see 2013 Full Frame fan favorite MUSCLE SHOALS: Friday, June 20, at the Full Frame Theater as part of downtown Durham’s Third Friday (ticket required – a few left as Continue reading
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has released its lineup for the annual event, to be held April 3-6, 2014. The festival features over 100 non-fiction films, as well as discussions and panels, set within a four-block radius in downtown Continue reading
The release date and one-night only big-screen showing of the Grateful Dead’s “Sunshine Daydream” is this Thursday, August 1, Jerry Garcia’s birthday. The film documents what is considered one of the Dead’s greatest performances, the 08/27/72 concert in Veneta, Oregon. Fans Continue reading
Springsteen & I, a new film documenting the relationship between Bruce Springsteen and his fans, will be shown tomorrow, July 22, and again on July 30 at select theaters across the U.S. Last November, the film’s producers, including Ridley Scott, Continue reading
Triangle film fans will be treated to a rare screening of the 1974 neo-noir masterpiece Chinatown, Friday July 5, at the Carolina Theatre in downtown Durham. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and 7 Golden Globes (it won 1 Oscar Continue reading
“It can’t really be put into words how the Dead rewired the social and musical subconscious of so many people. They were the first rock band to truly understand the art of the infinite that constitutes without-a-net, free-form jamming. They Continue reading