Heart of gold is a 2006 american documentaryconcert film by jonathan demme, featuring neil young. Heart of gold, a spanish silent film directed by manuel noriega heart of gold 1941 film, a spanish comedy directed by ignacio f. Neil young fans and those who are turned on to him by this film will probably want to buy the dvd when it comes out. Heart of gold, a 2006 documentary and concert film by jonathan demme.
Ive seen this film twice and must say that, with heart of gold, jonathan demme has created the definitive neil young concert this is as good as neil young gets and demme has captured him perfectly. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The albums live premiere in nashville was recorded by filmmaker jonathan demme in the 2006 film neil young. Shot over the span of two nights in the summer of 2005 at ryman auditorium in nashville, tenn. So, while the film is excellent, the music is a little bit less than you would like. Heart of gold to sing what he calls the most beautiful song ever composed, i knew exactly which canadian piece it would be, for it was mine too. Neil young journeys is demmes latest and third film project with young, preceded by neil young.
Neil had just gotten over his aneurysm surgery and the loss of his father, so it was an emotional show. An explicit sequel to his 1972 breakthrough, harvest moon became young s biggest hit in years, and he supported the record with an appearance on mtv unplugged, which. May 21, 2012 filmmaker jonathan demme was on hand to film the shows, and neil young. Heart of gold in 2006 and neil young trunk show in 2009. The film was produced in the summer of 2005 in nashville, tennessee. Heart of gold should be cause enough to inspire music buffs and cinephiles alike. Directed by academy award winner jonathan demme of silence of the lambs fame, its an excellent piece that effectively captures the spirit and the rough beauty of youngs music with style and grace. Proving that its neither better to burn out nor fade away, neil young. Neil young and jonathan demme on the pain and power of. Just great, would have loved it even more if i could have found neil young heart of gold dvd on a blu ray. Turns out, that was the first time taylor had ever touched one. If youre a neil young fan, youll have a field day with this one. The straightforward concert film is an increasing rarity these days, so the arrival of neil young.
Neil young has golden weekend february 14th, 2006 neil young. Neil young has experimented with film many times, but this is by far the most accessible cinematic treatment of his music. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events celebs born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Heart of gold, featuring young and his musical friends playing nine of the albums 10 songs, during a twoday stint at the ryman auditorium in nashville, the original home of the grand ole opry. After the successful operation and recovery period, he returned to nashville that august to play at the famed ryman auditorium, once again. Heart of gold opens in theaters just two days after the grammys gives the documentary a whiff of promotion, but it is also of a piece with a lifes work that has included four. Heart of gold documents two nights of music courtesy of neil young and a few pals performed live at the ryman auditorium in nashville, tn. Now hes done the same favour for neil young, who was just recovering from a brain aneurysm when he delivered this twopart country set in nashville. Unable to stand for long periods of time, he could not play his electric guitar and so returned to his acoustic guitar, which he could play sitting down, according to the heart of gold songfacts, young handed guest star james taylor a banjo to play on this song. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Demme and young joined forces last august to make the concert film neil young. Feb 09, 2006 neil young and jonathan demme on the pain and power of heart of gold a surgery, and the brain aneurysm that prompted it, served as catalysts for neil young to create some of the most compelling. Young clutches his battered guitar on loan from the late hank williams on the nashville stage that was once home to the grand ole opry. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Neil young on stage in jonathan demmes heart of gold jonathan demmes talking heads film, stop making sense, is one of the best concert documentaries ever made. Prairie wind is a decent, solid album, but it would not make even a top 15 neil young list. In march 2005, neil young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Like heart of gold, journeys was filmed over the course of two nights of musical performances.
Neil young heart of gold 2005 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Filmmaker jonathan demme was on hand to film the shows, and neil young. Neil young and jonathan demme on the pain and power of heart. A film shot over during a twonight performance by neil young at nashvilles ryman.
Kubernik writes smartly on youngs studio and live albums and provides a complete discography of the artists recorded works. Heart of gold works both as a concert film and a meditation on mortality. Heart of gold was culled from the best moments of those two concerts, as well as interviews in which young talks about his. When neil young breaks from singing his own lyrical compositions in neil young. The film was made in the summer of 2005 in nashville, tennessee, premiered at the sundance film festival, and was released to theaters on. Neil young and jonathan demme on the pain and power of heart of gold a surgery, and the brain aneurysm that prompted it, served as catalysts for neil young. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to nashville, where he wrote and recorded the country folk album prairie wind with old friends and family members. Heart of gold 2006 starring neil young and pegi young on dvd and bluray. At south by southwest today, i saw the excellent new jonathan demme film on neil young performing in nashville, neil young. Neil digs around in his pockets trying to find the right harp and then plays a new song.
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