What the hell -- it's playing at the Ziegfeld, still The Greatest Movie Theater in the World.
Postscript: At the risk of sounding like a certain irksome and thankfully departed New York Times
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
No Country For Old Men
Speaking as a lapsed Rolling Stones fan of long standing, it is with some trepidation that I have decided to go see the new Martin Scorsese-directed concert film Rock n Roll Nursing Home Shine a Light this weekend.
What the hell -- it's playing at the Ziegfeld, still The Greatest Movie Theater in the World.
Postscript: At the risk of sounding like a certain irksome and thankfully departed New York Timestwit pop critic, I note that the soundtrack to "Light" has entered the Billboard charts this week at a respectable number eleven. Of course, given the dark days that have befallen the music biz of late, respectable is not quite what it used to be; an eleven showing, in this case, means the album sold less than 37,000(!) copies.
What the hell -- it's playing at the Ziegfeld, still The Greatest Movie Theater in the World.
Postscript: At the risk of sounding like a certain irksome and thankfully departed New York Times
I'm going in solidary with my compare Marty S.
ReplyDeleteGood Lord - 37,000 copies puts you at #11?
ReplyDeleteThat's just sad...
Actually, 37,000 copies put you at #10 (the new Van Morrison album). I don't have the exact number for the Stones but it's obviously less....
ReplyDeleteThe Stones release yet another live album. I'll alert the media.
ReplyDeleteThis might be the most under promoted album release in the Stones' history. Totally released under the radar. It surprised me it sold as well as it has.
ReplyDeleteROTP(lumber)
Actually, there are some really cool songs on it they've rarely if ever played live before.
ReplyDeleteFricking "Connection," for one -- anytime they do a song from "Between the Buttons" I'm down for it.
Also "As Tears Go By," and "Lovin' Cup."
I have no idea if they're any good or not, of course. I'll let you know after I see the film...