Gimme Shelter

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Call Number: Blu-ray 782.421 Ro, Adult Blu-ray / Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Gimme shelter
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	Blu-ray 782.421 Ro	1-week checkout	On Shelf
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Title from disc surface ; added title from container.
Blu-ray of the 1970 motion picture, remastered and restored from the camera original.
Blu-ray special edition features: High-definition digital transfer of the uncensored thirtieth anniversary version ; audio commentary by directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and collaborator Stanley Goldstein ; performances from the Madison Square Garden show in 1969 and footage of the band mixing "Little Queenie" ; audio excerpts from KSAN Radio's Altamont wrap-up with introductions by then DJ Stefan Ponek ; an Altamont stills gallery featuring the work of photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower ; original and re-release theatrical trailers ; and a booklet featuring essays by Amy Taubin, Stanley Booth, Georgia Bergman, Michael Lydon, and Godfrey Cheshire.
Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Keith Richard, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman.
"Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, Direct Cinima pioneers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin were there to immortalize on film the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment"--Container.
Blu-ray disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; DTS-HD master audio. Blu-ray player required for viewing.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

I'm a big fan of the Stones, but I don't see a whole movie here. submitted by Tassos on May 16, 2021, 4:39pm Saw it, music was ok, the visuals unimportant and in some cases ridiculous.

Rock History submitted by Meginator on August 21, 2022, 6:41pm Content Note: This film includes footage of a fatal stabbing in progress.

This documentary an incredible example of a film crew accidentally capturing a piece of history as it unfolds; although the filmmakers and the Rolling Stones themselves certainly expected the Altamont concert of December 1969 to be an event worth filming, I’m sure that no one knew what was about to unfold right in front of the band’s and the cameras’ eyes. The first part of the documentary alternates between concert footage of the Stones’ 1969 U.S. tour, featuring riveting live versions of some of the group’s most famous songs, glimpses of the band reacting to their newly recorded music at Muscle Shoals, footage of the band members watching the aforementioned footage, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the negotiations that led up to the Altamont concert; notably, this part of the film also includes a snippet from a member of the Hell’s Angels, who participated in a call-in radio show shortly after the incident. Though the group’s live performances differ significantly from the familiar recorded versions of these songs, it’s interesting to see Mick Jagger strut around the stage in his prime, as his bandmates try out slightly altered versions of the still-new tracks.

The film trades on a kind of mounting suspense, however, as any contemporary viewer will know what is coming, and its second half documents the deteriorating situation during the Altamont concert, culminating in massive fights and a fatal altercation that takes place partially on camera. The directors’ observational approach and general restraint feels appropriate given their proximity to the tragedy and the film’s release soon thereafter; instead of including interviews or otherwise imposing a heavy-handed editorial presence on the story, they show only a brief reaction from Mick Jagger before cutting to black. The result is a film that is part rock concert and part real-life horror story, a peculiar mix that provides context for an event that is slowly slipping away into history yet that any contemporary concertgoer will find eerily familiar, if only in the ways that most artists now take measures to prevent some of the same things from occurring.