For those with TCM on cable DON'T LOOK BACK, the 1967 Pennebaker doc covering Dylan's '65 England tour, is scheduled to air at 7:45am on New Years Day. Saw it years back, but don't remember liking the doc. As I remember, a lot of songs were interrupted or shortened, but I hope to DVR it. I saw the first show of the U.S. leg of this tour in '66, when Dylan did the first half solo and second half with the band.
Also scheduled on that day are two Hendrix docs, Stones (Shine a Light - 2006 shows), Zeppelin, Tommy, and A Hard Days Night. A busy day for my DVR, if I can remember and have room on it.
Did anyone happen to see the new Dylan movie “A Complete Unknown?” I saw it over the weekend with some friends and was entertained by it. I thought Chalamet did a great job portraying Dylan. I don’t think someone else could have done any better. He apparently was extremely focused on the role, sang all the songs himself with voice coaches, and I think he nailed it. I read somewhere that Bob Dylan himself actually went over the script with Jim Mangold, the producer, very closely and Chalamet has the annotated version and values it tremendously. The movie is based on a book written a few years ago detailing the time when Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it.