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Monday, October 07, 2019
SCHEDULE UPDATE: Hearse Theater | Neil Young Archives
An updated schedule for Hearse Theater is now posted on Neil Young Archives.
Now playing: "Old Man" from the Old Stratford Shakespeare Theater on NYA in the Hearse Theater. The film is directed by Wim van der Linden from 1971. The song "Old Man" is playing for the 1st time on NYA.
More on 1971 Dutch documentary unreleased film by Wim Van der Linden.
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The van der Linden documentary, Swing in Mit Neil Young, isn't "unreleased" - it has aired several times on German television over the years (recordings of which have circulated among fans in other countries).
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Babbo B. and Neil fans: the film of “Old Man” was shot by the filmmaker Wim Van Der Linden and the majority of it was in the film “Swing In Mit Neil Young”. Thanks for the reminder, Babbo B.
ReplyDeleteThe only “unreleased” part was the video of Neil delivering the rap before the song. The audio of the rap was in the original film, but the actual footage shown during that rap in the original film was of Neil hanging with the subject of the song - Louis Avila - who was the ranch caretaker at Broken Arrow.
So the film of the rap is the unreleased gem of this “new” screening.
I thought it all was very cool!
- The Muse
Bob Sagerer
BOONTON, NJ USA
So, after watching Journey Through the Past last night i now fully understand why Neil has stuck to music as his chosen art from and not film.
ReplyDeleteTo be kind, the film is stoned mess. No arc, no narrative, no cohesion, no fun, no point, no real purpose, no great scenes of any real worth.
It is basically, shoddy home video, made by a stoned Neil mixed with mediocre live footage. The abstract stuff is better but there is no where near enough of it and what is there... not applied with enough conviction.
I love Neil, i really do but.... JTtP is dirge and most certainly $400,000 of money that was not well spent.
1hr and 20mins of hoping for something better, something fun, anything other htan what was on screen.
Bazzzzzzza
@ bscore- thanks for clarification here. The term unreleased may not be precise in this. Or should have included an asterisk.
ReplyDeleteActually, that's what we'll do on next update.
yea but I like the kid who looks like hes 14 going on 45.
ReplyDeleteHaha yes .... He is arguably the star of the show !
ReplyDeleteBazzzzzza
Don't know where I was, but I never saw Rust Never Sleeps before. How is that possible? It's terrific!!
ReplyDeleteAnd quite "stagey" for a natural guy.
@ Ba7Z's - Regarding JTTP's cinema virtuosity, as Neil Young wrote on Times-Contrarian | NYA:
ReplyDelete"I was not trying to impress anyone with my film making prowess and I succeeded."
http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2019/10/neil-youngs-film-journey-through-past.html
@ wsanjose01 - anyone catch kid's name in credits and looked up yet?
@ Ken N. - say what?! well, about time, better late than never. Now you need to watch 100 times to catch up with all the rusties!