Shine a Light
This Rolling Stones' concert film, "Shine a Light", directed by Martin Scorsese made me feel, how shall I put it, not so bad about ageing. Something about Mick Jagger jumping about the stage, his six pack intact, his act a fine-tuned workout. Drummer Charlie Watts has gone completely gray and Keith Richards has facial crevices to rival the Grand Canyon. Still, the archival footage of this iconic band going back to their beginnings made me feel less, those were the days, and more, the time is now, especially seeing Jagger in fantastic duets: “Live With Me” with Christina Aguilera, “Loving Cup” with Jack White, and “Champagne and Reefer” with Buddy Guy. Early on in this engaging film you see legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles milling about, one of the 18 cameramen shooting backstage footage at the Beacon Theater to make “Shine a Light.” Albert had directed the Stones in “Gimme Shelter” (1970). I interviewed Albert for Andy Plesser's Beet.Tv last month at a show of his photography at the Steven Kasher Gallery:
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