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March 22, 2006
Beasties Film Flash: Museum Hosts Videos, 'Awesome' Premiere Locks Yauch
Heads-up to all of you Beastie Boys fans: The Museum of the Moving Image sends word that it will screen the trio's music videos for three weeks in conjunction with the March 28 premiere of their new film Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That. The videos start up this Saturday, March 25, while next Tuesday's premiere will feature a Pinewood dialogue with director Nathanial Hörnblowér (a k a Beastie Boy MCA, a k a Adam Rauch).
I will try and bring you some insights from the event, but I have to tell you: The $24 ticket price is worth it. Just buy one and go. A glimpse at Awesome last week revealed to me perhaps the best concert film ever made, and I do not even like the Beastie Boys. It achieves the perfect balance of performance and experience, art film and science project. I will write about it in a little more depth closer to the film's March 31 release, but seriously: In the contemporary climate of lukewarm concert chronicles like Dave Chappelle's Block Party and Neil Young: Heart of Gold, Awesome represents more than just an auspicious show--it is a refreshing near-miracle of filmmaking.
Posted by stvanairsdale at March 22, 2006 11:09 AM
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