DIG! (2004)
Directed by Ondi Timoner
107 minutes
In English
DIG! is a documentary about the world of rock and roll...and the schizophrenic two sides of it. In other words the one side of talent, and the other side of business. The woman who directed the film spent 7 years filming the progression of two bands from the West coast in America. The one band, THE DANDY WARHOLS are an OK band who are able to compromise and sell themselves and who therefore are able to achieve success. The other band THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE are headed by a man who everyone considers a genius but who is unable to deal with the real world. In a sense they sabotage their own success through drugs, alcohol and general insanity. And despite their brilliance no record company will touch them and they remain virtually unknown.
While tens of thousands of fans in Germany and the UK sing along to every word at sold-out festivals headlined by the Dandies, Newscombe leads his band (BJM) in a nine-hour set in a dingy club for an audience of ten. Throughout the film there are controlled substances imbibed, clothing shed, sitars broken, punches thrown, arrests made.
So even if you are not a fan of either of the bands it doesn\'t matter....this is actually a one-of-a-kind documentary about the modern world and how it works.
CINEMANITA @ De Nieuwe Anita
Frederik Hendrikstraat 111 (Hugo de Grootplein)
Doors open at 19:30
The film starts at 20:30 sharp
Location
Frederik Hendrikstraat 111
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