The Creation of "Masked and Anonymous"
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- In celebration of the 21st anniversary of “Masked and Anonymous,” we’re diving into the creation of Bob Dylan’s star-studded 2003 film with interviews from actors Jeff Bridges, Luke Wilson, director Larry Charles and producer Nigel Sinclair.
The film follows Dylan's character Jack Fate, a legendary singer just out of prison and wrangled into performing at a benefit concert planned by slimy promoters while revolution stirs across the country. Dylan and Charles co-wrote the free-ranging script, and filming wrapped in less than one month.
As Charles recalls in our video, featuring previously unseen images, “Bob Dylan was really the casting director. And once the word got out that Bob Dylan was making a movie, everybody wanted to get involved.” Wilson also discusses Dylan's ongoing creative drive, noting, “You never know whether it’s writing like 'Chronicles' or doing the painting or the sculpture, you don’t know if it’s a break from the songwriting and the performing on stage, or if it’s fueling it.”
Watch the video for more details on the making of this one-of-a-kind film. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
I have watched this film quite a few times over the years, and really I think it's a good film. Many of the lines I find really interesting, the passages in the films I find really interesting, and over the years have appreciated different parts of the film. Recently watching it again, the part when Jack Fate goes into the hotel, the music, the lighting, the bus.. the scene in the hotel, the dialogue and how it is delivered, there is a rhythm and a kind of music to it. I watched the three or four minutes back about five times. A lot of different parts of the film I find are like this. They can be watched as little glimpses of mysterious place, that seems out of time, of no time, but at the same time seems new and could be happening now. I suppose in a way I often watch Bob Dylan films in a similar way that I naturally listen to his songs. Similar with Renaldo & Clara. I would really like to watch a clear version of Renaldo & Clara, how it originally was. I would be interested what Larry Charles thought about that film.
I was interested to listen to these interviews though (I wanted this to be longer!).. Larry Charles talking about 'reading Bob Dylan's words' at the start of the film. "I'm acting Bob Dylan's words.. that was immediately one of the most exciting things I've ever done" .. I really liked that part.
The live performances are filmed really well I think. I have seen one interview with Larry Charles where he mentioned how he got a lot more performances filmed. I hope that these are saved somewhere, and will be released someday!..
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Fully agree about all this. The monologue in the bus is brilliant writing. The business in the background where the Pope cops a feel off the groupie is hilarious, fun satire, the pre-teen drilled to sing Times They Are A-Changing and her master-sergeant stage mother ... the vignette with Jack Fate's mother and the guitar ... this movie is a treasure.
I saw both original theater releases of Renaldo and Clara and thought the first, longer version was better, but both amazing. There's more footage, unused in these (I think), in Scorsese's documentary. I'd like to see the first longer version released onto the internet.
Nothing wrong with this movie, it has a Cormack McCarthy vibe to it, like a book he should/could have wrote.
It's true that Dylan stayed in costume and wandered around the streets during breaks in filming. A friend of mine worked on the project, and told me that one day during lunch in East LA(?), he saw him in a tiny music shop, talking to the proprietor about an accordion they had for sale or some such. From what my friend could determine, she seemed to have no idea who he was.
'We are all killing time, but time ends up killing us".One of Bob's tightest bands. 'Cold Irons Bound"is my favourite track.
Used in my Dylan class...and students got hooked. University in Kerrville, Texas.
I hope they release the full band recordings of this.
There is a soundtrack!
Here's hoping that it's a Bootleg Series album one day!
I enjoy the film. Of course Dylan but all the actors and the story then the music. Underrated.
I have said it many times just as Jeff did, i feel lucky to be alive in Bob's time. I have seen him more than 20 times now. My wife and Son has seen Bob with me. Just great.
Glad to be alive at the same time he is too. Even more glad I’ve seen him playing and singing live. No one else like him. 💥
Dylan is an endless well of creativity and this movie is great. Requires several viewings.
It's time to dust off my DVD and watch this again.
How cool you did this with stuff in the Center and the people who were with him. He is yet to be recognized for his acting and screening writing talents, but this is a film for our times.
some great music on that one clips ive seen "ill remember you" was fantastic...
I’m sorry Jeff it’s not Mickey Jones, it’s Sam Lay !
I think the movie predicted knowingly or unknowingly the ongoing collapse of our civilization. In other words, the movie will or may age well in a way.
I think if you don't take this film too seriously, it's actually kind of enjoyable...in a weird way. It's funny too. Some of the music is good. I like the sort of dream-like quality to the film.
It will stand up to being taken as seriously as you please. Sophocles says "Judges are judged by their judgments."
@@jimpowell6789 Break it down for us mortals. I'm not sure what you said, in other words.
Wonderful! I'll see you next week in Tulsa!
This was a great movie. People didn’t understand it
Those who do, do; those who don't, don't. A deeply comprehending mass audience for deep art is not possible under present conditions in America. Maybe in Athens in 440 BC or London in 1602 -- the poor darlings didn't have TV.
Oh,...well... that's your opinion, man...😊
Jeff Bridges is great, but the drummer at the 1965 Newport concert was the legendary Sam Lay. Mickey Jones didn't join Bob until his 1966 tour.
@@davidm5316 bro filled in for Levon. Epic
this is great
HE DESERVED AN OSCAR... NO, WAIT: TEN OSCARS!!
Maggies Farm at the Newport Festival ? I don't think that Mickey Jones played the drums....?
Best movie ever!
It seems to me that"MaA" is the visual equivalent of the way a lot of Dylan's songs like "Stuck Inside of Mobile" or "Gates of Eden." Wild, evocative images juxtaposed next to each other which may or may not have much relation to what proceeds or follows. I personally like the movie. It's better than "Renaldo and Clara."
no mickey jones was not the drummer at newport, sorry jeff
Right. He came on board the following year.
Mickey Jones did not play with Dylan at Newport.