:
Tina Turner,
Melvin Belli,
Ike Turner,
more...
:
Albert Maysles,
David Maysles,
Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin
see all cast/crew...
: 
: Criterion Collection
: Documentary, Music, Music Videos/Performance, Documentary, Music, Criterion Collection
: 91 min.
: English
: English
see additional details...
|
|
Filmmakers Albert Maysles and David Maysles concentrated their fly-on-the-wall cameras on the Stones' most fateful gig: the 1969 free concert at California's Altamont Speedway. To maintain crowd control, the Stones made the fatal error of engaging the services of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang. The chaotic results included the fatal stabbing of a spectator, which was recorded on film and which is repeated several times herein as a depressing leitmotif. This vignette, along with scads of profanity, originally earned Gimme Shelter an R rating. The PG version available to television still retains a great deal of bite, as well as such musical highlights as "Satisfaction", "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Under My Thumb." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Features:
- Never-before-seen performances of the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1969, including "Little Queenie," "Oh Carol," and "Prodigal Son," plus backstage outtakes
- Audio commentary by directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, and collaborator Stanley Goldstein
- Excerpts from KSAN Radio's Altamont wrap-up, recorded December 7, 1969, with new introductions by then-DJ, Stefan Ponek
- Altamont stills gallery, featuring the work of renowned photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower
- Original and re-release theatrical trailers, plus trailers for Maysles Films' classics Grey Gardens and Salesman
- Filmographies for Maysles Films and Charlotte Zwerin
- Restoration demonstration
As a sort of followup to his recent interview with D.A. Pennebaker, David D'Arcy speaks with another giant of the American documentary, Albert Maysles. With his late brother, David, Maysles has made some essentials of the genre - Salesman, Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens - and he's even now working on several films all at once. Full article >>
|
| amazing trip
by ftcr
November 19, 2003 - 3:10 PM PST
|
|
|
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
|
| An amazing commentary on the time. From the very beginning, you realize that you are witnessing a slow, sinister unravelling- a terrifying ride that no one can get off of- the car wreck you just cannot make yourself turn away from. The reactions of the respective band members to the surrounding events are just intense. Great restoration job and be sure to watch the outtakes- they are almost as good as the movie itself. |
| The day the Sixites ended
by larbeck
July 27, 2003 - 8:14 PM PDT
|
|
|
3 out of 5 members found this review helpful
|
After the events of the last thirty years, this may seems so trite and so far away but this was a time of hope and beliefs that life could be more loving and together. And some misguided soul thought it would be cool to have the Hell's Angels provide security for a free concert with a few hundred thousand people and about 10 million micrograms and pay them in all the beer they could drink.
Reality can be such a savage beast. See Marty Balin punched out in the middle of a Jefferson Airplane song. See a gun and then a knife and see a murder.
It's just a kiss away. We are all much older and hopefully much wiser now. Dare we ever hope again?
Watch the film and the song will never fail to more you. |
|
|
GreenCine Member Rating
(Average 7.60)
216 Votes
add to list 
|
|
|
Your cart
vitallia
SilentRobert
© 2006 All Media Guide, LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide®,
a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.