Shine a light is a song released by english rock band the rolling stones 1972 album exile on main st. The movie show interviews the rolling stones front man, mick jagger, about his new doco shine a light. In the film, which sony pictures classics will release friday, jagger costars. Apr 11, 2008 mick jagger and christina aguilera bump and grind through live with me in shine a light. Its largely a gig movie, shot over two nights at the beacon theatre, new york. Everything you need to know about shine a light movie 2008. May 02, 2012 academy awardwinning filmmaker martin scorsese and the world. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Shine a light rolling stones charlie watts mick jagger. Why, you might ask, am i making such a big deal out of age. From right, members of the rolling stones mick jagger, keith richards, ronnie wood and charlie watts participate in a press call to promote the release of their new film shine a light at the. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Michael philip jagger was born in dartford, kent on 26th july 1943.
Jagger is a supporter of music in schools, and is patron of the mick jagger centre in dartford, and sponsors music through his red rooster programme in local schools. Returning to acting, jagger plays a man of wealth and. Muziek documentaire film geregisseerd door martin scorsese. According to keyboardist chuck leavells tour diary, mick jagger had been ill with throat problems, forcing a postponement of the stones scheduled atlantic city concert and the october 31 beacon theater show was moved to november 1, to allow jagger to recuperate. According to the shine a light songfacts, mick jagger originally wrote the lyrics for stones guitarist brian jones in 1968. Shine a light on dvd july 29, 2008 starring mick jagger, keith richards, charlie watts, ron wood. But one day in 1960 they accidentally met on the dartford train line and both realized that they had an interest in rock n roll combined with blues. Shine a light mick jagger and keith richards overview the music of the rolling stones has lit up the soundtrack to so many martin scorsese films gimme shelter has appeared in no less than three of his featuresgoodfellas, casino, and the departed that its little surprise to find the director teaming up with the legendary rockers for this concert recording. Mick didnt like the film himself, but theres nothing new about that hes been as scathing about some of his finest records too. Jagger and the rest of the band seem to be performing in two seperate gigs. When he was 4 he met keith richards until they went into secondary schools and lost touch. The rock legend has survived heroin addiction, at least 40 years of illicit drug use and, most recently, a tumble out of a coconut tree which required an overnight stay at a fiji hospital. May 03, 2012 academy awardwinning filmmaker martin scorsese and the world. Star wars references in other movies, jedi prank tricks and more.
Starring mick jagger, keith richards, ron wood, charlie watts. Mick jagger will return to acting in the new movie, the. The red rooster name is taken from the title of one of the rolling stones earliest singles. Academy awardwinning filmmaker martin scorsese and the world. The concert, filmed in 2006, features stones standards and favorites, plus. Returning to acting, jagger plays a man of wealth and taste its been nearly 20 years since mick jagger last acted, but as the new film the burnt orange heresy shows, his chops have.
The fact that richards is still around to take part in martin scorsese s concert film shine a light is a sign of gods boundless but sometimes mysterious sense of grace. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band. Mick jagger, rolling stones bigger bang tour isobel work. The cameo appearances are fun, with the jagger duet with christine aguilara especially ripping, though i felt that the jam with.
Its no classic but ned kelly has its place in pop culture history for reasons beyond mere curiosity, and is well worth the watch for all movie fans as well as jagger groupies. The rolling stones shine a light dvd 2008 paramount. It helped, too, that the stones songs had been absorbed by scorsese into his very being. Christina aguilera and rolling stone live with me youtube. Charlie watts, ronnie wood and keith richards perform with buddy guy and mick jagger at the beacon theater in shine a light. 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. Noting martin scorseses frequent use of rolling stones music in his scripted films, mick jagger has joked that shine a light may be the only. Amy rolled her eyes, but she watched the trailer at my urgent insistence. Meg ryan and mick jagger at the after party of the women. Shine a light 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Of all the rolling stones concert films, shine a light offers the greatest argument that jagger might be the best frontman in rock history. Apr 11, 2008 with edith bowman, mick jagger, keith richards, martin scorsese. This site is managed by marathon music, mick jagger s management company and features content direct from mick himself. A careerspanning documentary on the rolling stones, with. Shine a light was initially scheduled for release on september 21, 2007, but. The title of this concert movie of the rolling stones, directed by acclaimed director martin scorsese, refers to the title of a great gospel tune written by, of all people, mick jagger. If youre an institution, you might as well be filmed by martin scorsese. You dont get anything quite like that in shine a light, martin scorseses electrifying new film about the stones. Shine a light is an effective character study, showing the. Shine a light is enjoyable for sure, but suffers from a limited vision. I saw them in vegas about a week before this concert, and they were at their best.
Apr 17, 2008 martin scorsese on rolling stones doc shine a light. Shine a light combines his foreknowledge with the versatility of great cinematographers so that it essentially seems to have a camera in the right place at the right time for every element of the performance. Shine a light mick jagger, director of photography robert richardson, asc and director martin scorsese on the set of shine a light. Martin scorsese and the rolling stones unite in shine a light, a look at the rolling stones. Shine a light is a masterful concert film, one that will appeal to movie lovers and hardcore stones admirers alike. Mick jagger at the photocall of shine a light during the 58th berlinale film festival. Rent shine a light 2008 starring rolling stones and keith richards on dvd and bluray. Its as if his infatuation with the visages of jagger and richards blinded him from showing us the rolling stones. The song was originally titled get a line on you and dealt with joness everworsening addiction to. Apr 04, 2008 its baffling that with all the resources at hand and experience behind him, scorsese didnt quite deliver the goods. Shine a light mick jagger the official home of mick jagger featuring his music and films, news, galleries and more. But, scorsese only uses the great gospel chorus of that song, may the good lord shine a light on you, briefly during the end credits. Shine a light rolling stones charlie watts mick jagger youtube. Mick jagger, ronnie wood, keith richards and charlie watts, onstage at the beacon theater in shine a light.
The rolling stones singer has partnered with warner bros. He began writing the song in early 1968 when the stones. A lot of times when two giants team up the results are disappointing. This site is managed by marathon music, mick jaggers management company and features content direct from mick himself. Rolling stones drummer watts surprised movie not boring duration.
Scorsese filmed the stones over a twoday period at the intimate beacon theater in new york city in fall 2006. This rolling stones documentary focuses on the two concerts from the groups current a bigger bang tour and includes scenes from. He began writing the song in early 1968 when the stones still had guitarist brian jones as a member. Shine a light captures the stones at the end of a long tour and even longer career.
With mick jagger, keith richards, charlie watts, ronnie wood. Rent shine a light 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Shine a light is a 2008 britishamerican concert film directed by martin scorsese documenting the rolling stones 2006 beacon theatre performances on their a bigger bang tour. At least, this appears to be the thinking behind mick jagger s desire to have the man. The official home of mick jagger featuring his music and films, news, galleries and more. Shine a light 122 mins, 12a directed by martin scorsese. Swaggering, thicklipped brit mick jagger has been the lead singer and. Rolling stones front man mick jagger is born history. Filming at the famed beacon theatre in new york city in fall 2006, scorsese assembled a legendary team of cinematographers to. The film does not stand up to the current crop of musicconcert films like u2 3d, which brilliantly uses 3d to show the irish band in concert so as to encapsulate its relationship to its fans. Keith complaining that mick runs around the stage for the first three numbers and tries himself out so much he spends the rest of the concert trying to catch up, well mick still runs around the stage, and i never noticed a letup either.
Scorcese filmed the stones over a twoday period at the intimate beacon theater in new york city in fall 2006. Martin scorsese on rolling stones doc shine a light. Although credited to usual stones writers mick jagger and keith richards, shine a light was largely a mick jagger leon russell composition. Oct 27, 2008 mick jagger and charlie watts interview. Martin scorseses concert documentary shine a light will show the world the rolling stones as theyve never been seen before. The rolling stones shine a light with bonnie rait live. Mick jagger will return to acting for the first time in almost 20 years in the new film, the burnt orange heresy. Mick jagger biography the history channel biog dated 1997. Shine a light is a 2008 britishamerican concert film directed by martin scorsese documenting. Shine a light by martin scorsese martin scorsese, mick. The original lyrics were about jones drug addiction which was slowly detaching him from the rest of the band, and the song was called get a line on you, but it was never released.
Digital networks to produce a series of original narrative podcasts. Christina aguilera and mick jagger performing onstage at the beacon theater in shine a light. Mick jagger full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Mick jagger, keith richards, charlie watts, ron wood en christina aguilera. Rolling stones singer mick jagger attends shine a light in berlin, germany on february 7th, 2008. Content covers personal projects, activities and the rolling stones. Mar 30, 2008 shine a light is a martin scorsese movie, so i clicked over to the official web site and watched the trailer.
Originally penned by mick jagger in 1968 under the title, get a line on you, the songs lyrics were revised in 1971 when it was recorded with the new title, shine a light. Because shine a light wildly wallows in it, interspersing songs from two 2006 concerts with clips of wrinklefree lead singer mick jagger answering questions about the bands possible longevity way back in the 60s and 70s. While his authoritative sexuality was teasing and dark in the 60s and 70s, it mutated into near self parody in the next two decades. Shine a light 2008 out of 4 you could argue that martin scorsese is the greatest director in the history of cinema and you could also argue that the rolling stones are the greatest rock n roll band in history so the two giants teaming up for a movie is a tricky move. Theres a dishy bit with mick jagger having a snit about all those distracting cameras. Shine a light is a martin scorsese movie, so i clicked over to the official web site and watched the trailer. Mick jagger curls his 2inch hips, keith richards chain smokes through every familiar riff and almost manages to keep time, ronnie woods largely stays out of the way, and charlie watts wishes it. Mick jagger, keith richards and ronnie wood, the quartets three skinny members, certainly look their ages. Singer mick jagger participates in a press call to promote the release of the new film shine a light featuring the rolling stones, at the palace hotel, sunday, march 30, 2008, in new york. On this day in 1943, the musician, actor, film producer and rolling stones front man mick jagger is born in dartford, kent, england. Plot summary filmmaker martin scorsese documents the rolling stones energetic performance at new yorks beacon theatre. This film is a brilliant documentary concert depicting the rolling stones as still one of the most enduring popular music acts.
Rolling stones bigger bang tour editorial department. This week irocku offers a somewhat lessor known tune from our legendary heroes, the rolling stones. Jagger, joking about the fact that the director uses the bands music in most of his movies, has suggested that shine a light may be the only. In shine a light, the stones defy you to wave them off. Apr 04, 2008 the official home of mick jagger featuring his music and films, news, galleries and more.