thinkfilm grabs Beasties movie
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At a New York concert about a year ago, the Beastie Boys gave 50 fans
Hi8 cameras (and when I say "gave," I mean "traded them cameras for
their licenses." Remarkably, they got them all back – what nice,
law-abiding fans) to record the show however they wanted. Now that footage has been made into a movie by one Nathaniel
Hornblower, AKA Adam Yauch, aka MCA. The worldwide distribution rights
to the movie, which has the poster friendly title Awesome; I Fuckin'
Shot That, have just been picked up by ThinkFilm, which hopes to have it in
theaters next spring, supported by multiple festival screenings in early
2006.A tantalizing bonus for Beasties fans is that Yauch has big plans for the DVD release, currently slated for next summer. His hope is that the disc will include special features that allow viewers to choose viewing angles and audio tracks, similar to those available on Criterion's kickass DVD of their videos.
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11-02-2005 @ 9:10AM
Scott Weinberg said...
Hehe, I just posted the same item over at RT, and it made me pretty psyched. Beasties were the first concert I ever saw, and they're the only band I've really stuck with since I was 16.
OK, I still like Depeche Mode, too. But don't tell anybody.
And you're right; that Criterion package is off the proverbial hiznook.
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11-02-2005 @ 11:39AM
The Jeremy said...
Reminds me of what they did for the Billy Idol *Cyberpunk* shows. They had the stage hands with multiple mini cams (Sharp?) to digitize the show in real time. It was pretty cool back in....1993/94. Too bad that album didn't sell because it was pretty sweet. Its not even available through iTunes, surprisingly.
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