Shine a Light
3,112
Documentary
A Rolling Stones documentary that focuses on the two concerts from the group's current "A Bigger Bang" tour as well as historical and contemporary behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. A recent concert in Austin, Texas, was also filmed. Scorsese filmed the Rolling Stones for two nights at New York City's Beacon Theater on October 29 and November 1, 2006. Footage from the shows will be intercut with backstage footage, historical ... [+]
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United States | San Francisco Chronicle | "An exhilarating documentary." | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "As the director of the documentary 'Shine a Light', Martin Scorsese is a besotted rock ānā roll fan who wholeheartedly embraces its mythology." | POS |
United States | Baltimore Sun | "'Shine a Light' has two maestros, Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger, and once they begin to mesh, around the third or fourth song, they put on a display of showmanship that erases the line between art and entertainment." | POS |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "'Shine a Light' may not be the last Rolling Stones movie, but it's likely to be the last one with a touch of the poet about it." | POS |
United States | Miami Herald | "'Shine a Light' provides the clearest and most intimate viewing experience of the band to date. It is also a happy circumstance that the group, now in their mid-60s, have rarely sounded tighter." | POS |
United States | USA Today | "The genius of Scorsese's film, which is being shown in IMAX in 93 theaters, is that it reveals the Stones' mortality while celebrating all that makes them more than mere mortals." | POS |
United States | Boston Globe | "'Shine a Light' did something I didn't think was possible. It got me caring about the Rolling Stones again." | POS |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "In 'Shine a Light', a crackling concert movie directed by Martin Scorsese, the Rolling Stones are now so old that they seem new again." | POS |
United States | Newsweek | " It's a record of an astonishing musical chemistry that has been evolving, with no signs of calcification, for nearly five decades. As a bonus, there are delicious guest appearances by Buddy Guy and Jack White." | POS |
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