neil young : heart of gold is a 2006 documentary and concert film by jonathan demme , featuring 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 february 10 , 2006 .

the film documents young 's premiere of his songs from his album prairie wind at the ryman auditorium .

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neil young : heart of gold <EOT> neil young at the premiere of " neil young : heart of gold . "

jonathan demme , peggy young and neil young at the premiere of " neil young : heart of gold . "

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neil young at the " heart of gold " premiere at the sundance film festival .

neil young and pegi young at the premiere of " heart of gold " during the sundance film festival .

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neil young and jonathan demme at the premiere of " heart of gold " during the sundance film festival .

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for more . and neil still continues to perform " heart of gold " regularly in his playlists .

heart of gold ( chain ) by anderson . paak ( ft . milo & nocando )

neil young lyrics are property and copyright of their owners . " heart of gold " lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only .

neil young during new york special screening of ' neil young : heart of gold ' - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city , new york , united states .

i want to live , i want to give i ' ve been a miner for a heart of gold . it ' s these expressions i never give that keep me searching for a heart of gold and i ' m getting old . keeps me searching for a heart of gold and i ' m getting old . i ' ve been to hollywood i ' ve been to redwood i crossed the ocean for a heart of gold i ' ve been in my mind , it ' s such a fine line that keeps me searching for a heart of gold and i ' m getting old . keeps me searching for a heart of gold and i ' m getting old . keep me searching for a heart of gold you keep me searching for a heart of gold and i ' m getting old . i ' ve been a miner for a heart of gold .

" neil young : heart of gold " is rated pg ( parental guidance suggested ) . it ' s as clean as a whistle .

neil young : heart of gold from director jonathan demme captures an intense live performance by neil young . but equally intense were the circumstances surrounding the nashville concert , which took place months after young underwent life - threatening surgery .

but when you watch " heart of gold , " you have to go on young ' s emotional journey as he designed it .

timothy hutton during new york special screening of neil young : heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city , new york , united states .

jeff daniels during new york special screening of neil young : heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city , new york , united states .

aidan quinn during new york special screening of neil young : heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city , new york , united states .

the flip side of young ' s ferocious rust never sleeps , heart of gold finds young in a more thoughtful and reflective mood , performing his grammy - nominated acoustic album , prairie wind .

actually , " heart of gold " was never intended for single release . " we went into the studio to cut the album , " young told ray coleman of

live from 1971 . neil digs around in his pockets trying to find the right harp and then plays a new song . . . heart of gold .

a curious sidenote to neil ' s song " heart of gold " is the song by america called " a horse with no name " . from the

it seems ironic , but it is true , says jonathan demme , who directed " neil young : heart of gold , " which is now playing in u . s . theaters .

" among the achievements of neil young : heart of gold is that it triumphs over its exalted press notes , which describe it as " a groundbreaking union of film and music ministered by jonathan demme and neil young . " ministered , huh ? i ' ve always

he sang crowd favourites heart of gold and the needle and the damage done in a solo performance with an acoustic guitar and harmonica .

marcia gay harden ( right ) and guest during new york special screening of neil young : heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city , new york , united states .

in the last decade , there have been two confirmed neil young sightings in utah , both in park city  at the premiere of his concert film " neil young : heart of gold " at the 2006 sundance film festival , and when his concert film " neil young : journeys " played slamdance in 2012 .

heart of gold is the work of an egalitarian lover of music . demme uses the camera as a divining rod , pointing at the man with the guitar .

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 music of his career , and inspired a music film from jonathan demme .

young once described his music as being about " the frustrations of not being able to attain what you want . " " heart of gold , " culled from his fourth solo album ,

magazine listed " harvest " as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time at # 78 . in 2004 , rolling stone magazine selected " heart of gold " as one of the

n 1972 , rock superstar neil young went " searchin ' for a heart of gold . " what he found at the end of the trail was a chart - topping single , his only solo 45 to penetrate the top 30 .

pegi young and neil young at the 3rd annual film comment selects special screening and reception of " greendale . "

should have been called " the best and worst of neil young " instead .

recorded in 1971 in nashville , " heart of gold " featured back - up vocals by linda ronstadt and james taylor . a reflection of those unsettled times , the single entered the

" ' heart of gold ' " is really about the interplay between my family of musical friends , my family of songs and my immediate family , " young said . " that ' s what it ' s all about . "

the visitor finds neil young tilting again at the political windmills of the present day .

in an ironic footnote , america ' s song " a horse with no name " replaced neil young ' s " heart of gold " , also an acoustic number , as the no . 1 song on the billboard charts during 1972 .

the two decided to stage and film a " dream concert " at the ryman . the result , an amber - hued performance documentary , " neil young : heart of gold , " stands out in a crowded field of sundance music - doc premieres .

auch in old germany freuen sich alle neil´fans mit ihm für diese grosse auszeichnung . es lebe neil young ! !

heart of gold - - filmed in much the same manner [ as stop making sense ] , with pristine sound and a notable lack of audience shots - - is a deeper and infinitely more touching piece of work .

for more . it has articles on neil ' s influence on other artists like pearl jam , lucinda williams , wilco , the jayhawks , my morning jacket and others . so keep on searching for that heart of gold !

neil young at the los angeles film festival special screening of " fahrenheit 9 / 11 . "

neil young at the 3rd annual film comment selects special screening and reception of " greendale . "

neil young at the premiere of " csny deja vu " during the 2008 sundance film festival .

" ' heart of gold ' is a song anyone can relate to , and maybe that ' s why it went to number one on the us charts . neil ' s simple acoustic playing and piercing harmonica give it a feeling of utmost importance :

other well - known songs in young & apos ; s repertoire include " old man , " " needle and the damage done , " " heart of gold " and " hey hey , my my ( into the black ) . "

" you can ' t shuffle ` heart of gold . ' you can ' t shuffle that sucker . you can ' t take it with you - - at this point , anyway . " "

when it comes to pop - music icons , neil young is the full package .

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have been rolling in at steady clip and are virtually unanimous in singing the film ' s praises . and unanimous in using mining phrases like " glittering gold " and " strikes gold " .

here ' s a collection of neil young links for biography , reviews of neil ' s music including album and cd reviews , concert reviews , and film reviews .

strong candidate for best neil young song ever . ( sorry for the disgusting generic cliches , but in the case of me reviewing neil that really means

neil young ( left ) and director jonathan demme . peter bregg / getty images hide caption

err . . . this is just a neil young record . need i say more ?

together , neil young and jonathan demme make the graying of the quintessential baby boom musician a triumph to be celebrated .

neil young , carnegie hall , january 6 , 2014 1st set 8 : 10pm - 9 : 00pm from hank to hendrix on the way home only love can break your heart love in mind mellow my mind are you ready for the country someday changes harvest old man intermission 2nd set 9 : 25pm - 10 : 35pm goin ' back a man needs a maid ohio southern man mr . soul ( pump organ ) needle of death needle & the damage done flying on the ground is wrong after the gold rush heart of gold encore comes a time long may you run

big - - yet sad - - neil young day : " hope for haiti " . . .

neil young bringing & apos ; rebel content & apos ; tour to usana amphitheatre , oct . 4

hey , i respect jt as much as the next guy - - but does the world really need an easy - listening version of heart of gold ? the good news : dave matthews , emmylou harris , elvis costello and jason mraz help out on backing vocals .

backed by aronoff and was , the troubadour turns in a rich acoustic - guitar version of this powerful cut from after the gold rush .

" you don ' t have to be a neil young fan or contemporary to be deeply moved by the prescience of these songs or the affirming presence of his back - up singer wife , pegi , his friend emmylou harris ( who provides memorable assist on " this old guitar " ) and a graying fraternity of studio - musician pals from the year one . to see and hear " neil young : heart of gold " is like soaking in a warm tub filled to the brim with luxuriant , life - restoring music . "

the film captures young with a full stage of musicians , including longtime bandmates rick rosas , ben keith and spooner oldham , old friends like emmylou harris , plus the memphis horns and fisk university jubilee choir . they performed 18 songs spanning young ' s extraordinary career ; alongside prairie wind tunes , young played some of his most well - loved numbers , including " old man , " " heart of gold " and a chilling solo performance of " needle and the damage done . "

a film shot over during a two - night performance by neil young at nashville ' s ryman auditorium .

young and demme discuss the making of the documentary , the pain and power behind pegi young ' s performance , and making the bonds of the musicians a texture of the movie .

" neil young , iconoclastic troubadour for decades of counter - culture in the united states , has made the ultimate american family film .

neil young returns to his birth canadian province of ontario to revisit his old haunts and to perform in toronto ' s vintage massey hall .

( at least , out of the easily identifiable ones ) to be found on a neil young record . actually , that ' s the

yet , in " heart of gold , " the canadian - born young and demme have created what they term a " dream concert " of songs from his recent " prairie wind " album and older " harvest " and " harvest moon " records that conjure spirits of country - and - western music ' s past and harken to a simple life in the north american heartland .

together , young and demme make the graying of the quintessential baby boom musician a triumph to be celebrated . heart of gold , which made a cursory tour of theaters after premiering at sundance , is not a typical concert movie . as demme notes " in fellow travelers , " one of six illuminating mini - documentaries on the special features disc , he wanted " to capture a dream , " not just young ' s fulfillment of his lifelong dream to perform at the ryman , but a dream state of creativity .

stick right here for a flurry of interviews and movie clips of soon - to - come music documentaries featuring neil young , coldplay , the beasties and loads more .

compilation of studio highlights ) . apparently , mr young thought so too , because his

he began with after the gold rush ' singing : " look at mother nature on the run , in the 21st century . "

a picture caption in weekend last friday with a film review of " neil young : heart of gold " carried an erroneous credit . it was by bob vergara . the review referred incorrectly to the ryman auditorium in nashville , where the film was shot . it was the home of the grand ole opry from 1943 to 1974 , but was not the original home , in 1925 . that was the national life and accident insurance company , also in nashville .

a collection of neil young book reviews over the years . jimmy mcdonough ' s definitive shakey biography , david downing ' s dreamer of pictures , and more are reviewed .

a trains , guitars & neil blog : the back part of th . . .

doesn ' t make me sick . just a little fidgety , ' s all . but how could you americans go out and make ' heart of gold ' a # 1 when mott the hoople ' s ' all the young dudes ' was only a # 3 the same year ? where were your tastes ? in the trash bin ? ? ? ?

paul mccartney and neil young delivered powerful , inspiring sets - and performed together - at the second night of the all - star desert trip festival .

ignoring the audience in the hall , demme concentrates on the music and the lyrics and the relations between young and members of the band - - sometimes just a nod , a smile , a raised eyebrow . since the sound is unusually clear as well as full , one can actually hear the lyrics in all their mournful near poetry . one might call " neil young : heart of gold " soothing , even becalmed , but mellowness and ripeness , when they exist at this high level of craft , should have their season , too . "

way . the rockers all seem pretty similar , same sludgy mid - tempo riffless grooves with the classic neil young guitar tones and the classic neil young syncopation . the ballads can be poppy , or they can be more country - western like those on

awsome ! ! ! is an under statement . neil young is a master of 20th century art . he is at the top of an elite class of 20th century masters like : roger waters , johny cash and elvis . a can ' t miss for young fans .

one of neil young’s biggest and most successful songs , released in 1972 from the harvest album , the first canadian artist’s album to top the billboard 200 .

neil young bringing & apos ; rebel content & apos ; tour to usana amphitheatre , oct . 4 - the salt lake tribune

is actually very autobiographic : three out of eight songs directly mention canada , and most of the others have to do with some personal emotional background as well . granted , neil might have been too young still ( unless you think that neil is

home up crazy horse . . . f . east 1970 live at massey hall s . mtn . . . canterbury house 1968 arc . vol . 1 : 1963 - 1972 everybody knows . . . harvest on the beach american stars ' n bars decade prairie wind heart of gold ( dvd ) chrome dreams ii

. . . neil young has experimented with film many times , but this is by far the most accessible cinematic treatment of his music ; a troubadour at the top of his game .

the first disc contains a bonus song ( " he was the king " ) not included in the theatrical cut of the film . there are also a series of trailers for paramount products that include martin scorsese’s bob dylan : no direction home and an upcoming special edition of warren beatty’s reds . the second disc houses the rest of the special features : six mini - documentaries ( listed in sidebar ) explore the genesis and creation of neil young : heart of gold , while a series of " rehearsal diaries , " narrated by director jonathan demme , take us behind - the - scenes as young , demme , and their respective crews prepare for the concert’s filming . also included is a brief performance by a fresh - faced young on a 1971 episode of the johnny cash show .

another cut from gold rush , this time picked by jones and a bandmate playing acoustic guitars . it ' s wonderfully simple . and simply wonderful .

" one day neil young will write a happy song . but i ' ll probably sell it to tv for a commercial . "

whatever anger has landed on her heart in the jungles of trumplandia , patti smith consistently performs the miracle of putting it down , as seen in her recently published prose - poem , the new jerusalem .

marcia gay harden ( right ) and guest during new york special screening of neil . . .

liat rosner , a spokesperson for the jerusalem foundation , said that neither the foundation nor beit alpert had heard about neil young’s planned donation .

the worst year in rock music caught neil young engaging , respectively , in the worst sub - category of rock music : generic synth - pop . predictably , the album flopped and the critics panned the old boy even further , because , of all things , who on earth needs neil young doing synth - pop ? spare poor little me .

not sure what he ' s trying to achieve here , but an oblique neil young album is always better than a straightforward one , anyway .

here ' s a collection of articles and links of a neil young biography forming a chronology and timeline of his musical career . starting all the way back to when neil was born on november 12 , 1945 in toronto , ontario . follow neil ' s career from the classic phase of buffalo springfield , to crazy horse , onto crosby , stills , nash and young . on through the punk , shakey and grunge phases . there ' s a neil sound for almost every mood - rock , jazz , folk , country , grunge , feedback metal .

young ' s take on dylan intensifies , but , according to young ' s standards , this is as high as rock and folk can get .

these angeleno rockers add some heavy latin grooves to this buffalo springfield oldie - - without sacrificing the fuzzy , satisfaction - style riff - rock at its heart .

i don ' t know yet if it ' s really the best neil young album ever - i still miss out quite a lot . and , come to think of it ,

prairie wind is the album that emerged from young ' s burst of creative energy . completing the trilogy begun by harvest and continued with harvest moon , the record was hailed as renewed proof that young is one of the greatest singers of our time .

the set eased into focus with with some of his most popular ballads , including number one hit “heart of gold” and “comes a time , ” as fans sang along , followed by “mother earth , ” as young blew harmonica while playing solemn pipe organ . the song ended with the words : “respect mother earth and her healing ways / or trade away our children’s days , ” as three men in hazmat suits walked through to blast the stage floor with an unknown substance .

track listing : 1 ) out on the weekend ; 2 ) harvest ; 3 ) a man needs a maid ; 4 ) heart of gold ; 5 ) are you ready for the country ? ; 6 ) old man ; 7 ) there ' s a world ; 8 ) alabama ; 9 ) the needle and the damage done ; 10 ) words ( between the lines of age ) .

when the curtain opens , neil young is standing onstage , his face full of years . dressed in a gray western suit , with a plainsman ' s hat and a well - used acoustic guitar , he looks like an old - time cowboy crooner , but somehow scruffier . the hair curling over his collar seems greasy and the way he ducks his head you might think he hadn ' t spent much time indoors ; he probably needs to knock the dust off his boots before he enters the parlor . it ' s a fanciful fiction , this gent with the hat , the suit and the aw - shucks reserve , and part of the beautiful story jonathan demme tells in his concert film " neil young : heart of gold . "

neil young : don’t be denied is a production of the bbc . ben whalley is producer and director . mark cooper is the producer for the bbc . susan lacy is the creator and executive producer of american masters .

voices in existence singing neil ' s heart out . that ' s the only ticket to ride , baby , unless you squirm your nose and say ' i ' ll better go listen to nick drake ' and ruin the whole magic .

" it ' s a very revered place , " young added . " so we were trying to pay homage to our roots and to our heroes : hank williams , johnny cash , george jones and all those great songwriters who are at the heart of country music . "

for all its ubiquity , ` heart of gold ' is a slight affair : an effortless , straightforward melody set to a sparse four - chord backing , with a lyric amounting to barely ten lines . young is adept enough to avoid falling into rock ' n ' roll cliche , but at the same time , there ' s little of the emotional directness that characterises his most powerful work . the only hint of autobiography is a glancing mention of redwood , california , where neil ' s ranch is located . other than that , the theme is simply the search for love , couched in the most general terms . "

hello neil how are u ? i am paul from malta here . i am a big fan of yours , i have almost ur albums and im looking forward for other . . . the film ' heart of gold ' is very nice i saw the trailer . . . . maybe one day if you have the opportunity to come and make concert it will be very gratful for us maltese fans too see u ! ! ! bye and thanks for all you done ! ! ! !

musician neil young speaks during a session at the international ces wednesday , jan . 7 , 2015 , in las vegas . ( ap photo / john locher )

soundtrack , but of course , more important is that it ' s neil young ' s take on " the story of kurt and courtney " . it ' s short , inspired , and dangerous - sounding - as supposed .

neil young sings " heart of gold " at farm aid in champaign , illinois on september 22 , 1985 . neil young is a co - founder and board member of farm aid , along with willie nelson , and john mellencamp . the three agreed that family farmers were in dire need of assistance and decided to plan a concert for america . the show was put together in six weeks and was held on september 22 , 1985 in champaign , illinois before a crowd of 80 , 000 people . it raised over $ 9 million for america ' s family farmers . performers included bob dylan , billy joel , b . b . king , loretta lynn , roy orbison , tom petty and many more . dave matthews joined farm aid ' s board of directors in 2001 to help further farm aid ' s mission of keeping family farmers on their land . for more , visit urltoken

reading these lyrics , we see young ' s spiritual perception of his instrument as something more than wood and strings .

" neil young’s ' harvest ' is one of those strange albums that has achieved lasting success without ever winning the full approval of rock critics or hardcore fans . even young himself has been equivocal , describing it in one breath as his ' finest ' album , dismissing it in the next as an mor aberration .

the song ' s appeal has led numerous artists to cover the song . in 2004 , johnny cash ' s ' unearthed ' box set featured a stark rendition as only cash could deliver in his final days in the recording studio before passing . other artists which have covered " heart of gold " over the years include : tori amos , stereophonics , better than ezra , and willie nelson .

every once in a while , neil young gets off his ass and makes an album that sounds exactly like a neil young album , but is actually a little better than that . after the confessional , bleed - all - over - the - mix tonight ' s the night , neil offered the world this , a record that ' s not exactly confessional - apart from a few tunes - but exceptionally well - written , tasteful , and intelligent . in short , on the beach ain ' t an inch worse than after the gold rush , and maybe even slightly better since it evades the occasional sappiness of that one .

the show was part of his rebel content tour with young performing a mix of his classic hits and songs from his latest album - the monsanto years .

“there’s no denying neil young as music’s most uncompromising rock royalty , ” says susan lacy , creator and executive producer of american masters , a six - time winner of the emmy award for outstanding primetime non - fiction series . “he’s an irreverent poet with a rock and roll heart . his music embodies the arc of american experience , challenges authoritative views , defies industry pigeon - holing and continues to have an impact on musicians and fans worldwide . ”

well , it ' s live . it ' s pretty diverse , too . and it ' s fuckin ' neil young . his butt looks cute , too .

set aside the bad memories of neil young ' s misconceived parable greendale ( 2004 ) : young returns to the screen in peak form in jonathan demme ' s warm and surprisingly intimate concert film , shot at nashville ' s ryman auditorium , the original home of the grand ole opry . on august 19 , 2005 , young picked up the scratched acoustic guitar that once belonged to none . . . read more

" the song ' s [ " a horse with no name " ] resemblance to neil young ' s work stirred some grumbling as well . coincidentally or not , it was ' a horse with no name ' that bumped young ' s ' heart of gold ' out of the # 1 slot on the u . s . pop chart . ' i know that virtually everyone , on first hearing , assumed it was neil , ' america ' s dewey bunnell says . ' i never fully shied away from the fact that i was inspired by him . i think it ' s in the structure of the song as much as in the tone of my voice . it did hurt a little , because we got some pretty bad backlash . i ' ve always attributed it more to people protecting their own heroes more than attacking me . ' "

guess he was just going for a lil ' bit o ' spontaneity on this one - you know , trying to emulate bob dylan again . there ' s a big difference between neil and bob , though - while the latter is completely unpretentious , neil not only ' wears his heart on his sleeve ' , he tries to shove this heart right into your face in order for you to hear it going boom boom and feel the blood flowing . and i don ' t particularly enjoy the sight of blood . makes me sick . just like this album .

that surgery , and the brain aneurysm that prompted it , served as catalysts for young to create some of the most compelling and lyrical music of his career .

a resolutely private artist who seldom looks back , neil young has never before unfolded his career on camera . with unprecedented access to one of the world’s renowned music legends , american masters presents neil young : don’t be denied premiering nationally wednesday , june 10 , 2009 at 9 p . m . ( et ) on pbs ( check local listings ) . the film explores how young’s unbending dedication to the muse has created an awe - inspiring body of work and bruised a few egos along the way .

file - in this jan . 7 , 2015 , file photo , musician neil young speaks during a session at the international ces , in las vegas . ( ap p

the los angeles times reports capacity of around 75 , 000 per day , who saw bob dylan , the rolling stones , neil young , paul mccartney , the who and roger waters perform at the festival .

either way , young ' s songs have rarely been so beautifully framed . heart of gold tells a story about the comforts of home and family , confronting mortality , and the appreciation of traditional values . some of its melancholy beauty comes from the recognition that these songs mark the passing of an era . in the opening song , " the painter , " young sings , " it ' s a long road behind me / it ' s a long road ahead . . . if you follow every dream , you might get lost . " but that ' s okay . it ' s clear from the way his cadence changes when he repeats the phrase ( " you might . . . get . . . lost " ) , that getting lost is part of the thrill of life ' s journey .

here are some frequently asked questions and answers to neil trivia . many of the standard questions like " what ' s the meaning of ' powderfinger ' " song lyrics ? , " can neil really out jam led zeppelin ' s jimmy page ? , " were lynyrd skynard and neil young friends or enemies ? " , and " what song did kurt cobain quote in his suicide note ? " and lots more .

released in february 1972 , neil young ' s third solo album harvest is his biggest seller , going to number one in the us for two weeks and remaining on the charts for 41 weeks . it was certified gold by the r . i . a . a . on feb . 18 , 1972 , and platinum and triple platinum on oct . 13 , 1986 .

promise of the real includes two of willie nelson’s sons , lukas and micah nelson , a collaboration possibly rooted for young in his annual farm aid concerts with willie . it’s been a lively collaboration , as the quintet brings understanding and youthful discovery to young’s music .

" rock and roll is just a name for the music of the young spirit – of what is happening right in front of us . something you can’t plan for . something that you didn’t expect . "

too bad on heroin - so neil had to fire him in the midst of the rehearsing , and danny died of an overdose soon after . this certainly set a

neil seems to forget the horse , and i think that ' s not fair . ben

neil young ' s prairie wind includes the option a regular cd , or dvd . the prairie wind dvd includes both the cd and dvd ( that shows every recorded and more ) .

for my money , this is the best neil young that money can buy . harvest is preachy , and after the gold rush is a bit dull , so make sure this one ' s among your first buys . in fact , i ' d go as far as to state this should be your first buy , because no other album captures the whole young experience so well . not to mention that this is a seminal album and one of the major key albums in the whole career of the man , because this is young ' s brave response to punk and one of his best , most clear and brilliant artistic statements . but let ' s get that in the correct order , shall we ?

when a young woman investigates her town ' s nazi past , the community turns against her .

neil was certainly on a roll this time . you know , there ' s this breed of guys who can be seriously entertaining or seriously annoying depending on which part of their image they prefer to emphasize on a given album . bruce springsteen is one o ' them guys , neil young is the other one . you can catch him in a whiny confessional heart - on - a - sleeve mood , when the endless self - pitying can really get to you ; you can catch him in a preachy universalist mood like on ' rockin ' in the free world ' , when it ' s pretty hard to draw a difference between neil and , uh , john cougar ; or you can catch him in a puffed - up metaphysical mood , like on ' after the gold rush ' , where you just don ' t know what the hell is going on .

" harvest yielded young ' s only number one hit , ' heart of gold , ' and helped set the stage for the seventies soft - rock explosion - - both james taylor and linda ronstadt sing on the album . along with young , they were in nashville to appear on johnny cash ' s variety show the week that harvest was cut with an odd group of accomplished session players that included bassist tim drummond , who had played with james brown . the sound was americana - - steel guitar , slide guitar , banjo - - stripped down and rebuilt with every jagged edge exposed . the standout tracks include ' old man ' and ' the needle and the damage done . ' "

neil young ’s stage set up was conceptual on an epic scale with six large native american tepees placed the full length of the stage , and a burlap - colored backdrop labeled with the words “seeds of life , ” “organic” and “indio , ca . ” his set began with a flash of an old indian chief tv test pattern on the big screens as two women in overalls walked the stage throwing seeds to the floor . young then took his place behind an upright piano to play the delicate melody from 1970’s “after the gold rush , ” and got cheers for an updated lyric of warning : “look at mother nature on the run in the 21st century . ”

" at a time when few artists can hold an audience of 20 , 000 with the strength of their music alone , neil young and pearl jam stand as unique concert experiences . though the phrase has always been essentially meaningless as a genre tag , young has often been called " the godfather of grunge , " while the seattle quintet was one of the sound ' s most successful purveyors when it burst on the scene in the early ' 90s .

now , imagine now that you have the opportunity to hear a whole album ' s’ worth of new neil young , in full , performed over a month before anyone else gets to hear it . . . sounds great , right ? that’s exactly what the audience at nashville ' s legendary ryman auditorium got in the summer of 2005 when young stopped in for two nights of shows presenting music from his then - forthcoming album

track listing : 1 ) tell me why ; 2 ) after the gold rush ; 3 ) only love can break your heart ; 4 ) southern man ; 5 ) till the morning comes ; 6 ) oh lonesome me ; 7 ) don ' t let it bring you down ; 8 ) birds ; 9 ) when you dance you can really love ; 10 ) i believe in you ; 11 ) cripple creek ferry .

other surprises included neil young joining paul mccartney on the saturday for three songs , “a day in the life” , “give peace a chance” and “why don’t we do it in the road ? ” .

“it’s very heartwarming , ” he said . “it gives us a lot of encouragement and we’re extremely grateful to both neil young and to crazy horse for understanding this work of bringing together palestinian and israeli youth . we’re touched that he sees the importance of supporting our youth musicians’ effort to develop a powerful alternative to violence . ”

“i’ll be singing ‘don’t let it bring you down’ which is a powerful song , ” said browne before attending the gala dinner . “neil young’s singular use of language is what amazes me , ” he said . “it really raises the bar . nobody but neil would say , ' when you dance , i can really love . ' he ' s got this powerful way of carving language in very simple blocks of meaning that go right to the core of you . "

after coping with the conflicts inherent in group recording , young resolved to work alone . but stephen stills had joined ex - byrd david crosby and ex - hollie graham nash in a superstar trio , and by 1970 young was lured into adding his name to the corporation : crosby , stills nash and young .

file - in this jan . 7 , 2015 , file photo , musician neil young speaks during a session at the international ces , in las vegas . ( ap photo / john locher , file )

special dvd features include a bonus song : " he was the king " ; rehearsal diaries , narrated by director jonathan demme ; six in - depth featurettes : fellow travelers , cruising with neil , these old guitars , cruising with the players , finishing touches , warming up with neil , and the jubilee singers ; and a blast from the past : 1971 neil young performance on the johnny cash show .

thank you , thrasher , for all the information of this big moment ! hope to see some more . congratulations to neil ! love , liza

it ' s hard to film icons like young as anything but icons , but demme ' s film gets past the legend , zooming in on young ' s aged , heroic face and finding an artist as human as the rest of us . keith phipps

neil on acoustic guitar ) ( live debut by ny + p . o . t . r .

tough call , ladies and gentlemen . not only has this record been hailed by critics - both conventional and amateurish - the ' prototypical ' neil young album , it also seems to embrace everything that i and people like me love and hate about neil . this was recorded with crazy horse again , and the record is carefully and evenly divided between generic neil young acoustic ballads and equally generic neil young hard rockers . and " generic " is the true word here , baby . not in a bad or a good sense ; it ' s just that the album is almost astonishingly predictable . acoustic ballad ? pretty - sounding , but not at all memorable melodies , complaintive whining , and slightly melancholic lyrics of the psychological kind . hard rocker ? mid - tempo - or slow - powerful 4 / 4 beat , crunchy , but quiet , rhythm guitar , nastily distorted slow , relaxed lead playing , and . . . more complaintive whining . vintage neil young , child .

an unofficial news blog for neil young fans from thrasher ' s wheat with concert and album updates , reviews , analysis , and other rock & roll ramblings . separating the wheat from the chaff since 1996 .

, just a bunch of poorly - recorded , not - too - carefully - played songs , none of which anybody ' d heard before : young ' s anti - commercial " antidote " to the overt commercialism of the previous album .

disc # 1 - - neil young : heart of gold 1 . the road to the ryman [ : 21 ] 2 . the painter [ : 09 ] 3 . no wonder [ : 06 ] 4 . falling off the face of the earth [ 8 : 00 ] 5 . far from home [ : 40 ] 6 . it ' s a dream [ 4 : 39 ] 7 . prairie wind [ 3 : 18 ] 8 . here for you [ 2 : 35 ] 9 . this old guitar [ 3 : 38 ] 10 . when god made me [ 2 : 00 ] 11 . i am a child [ 2 : 51 ] 12 . harvest moon [ 7 : 22 ] 13 . heart of gold [ 7 : 29 ] 14 . old man [ 1 : 17 ] 15 . needle and the damage done [ 5 : 33 ] 16 . old king [ 5 : 54 ] 17 . comes a time [ 3 : 47 ] 18 . four strong winds [ 2 : 54 ] 19 . one of these days [ 1 : 48 ] 20 . the old laughing lady ( end titles ) [ 3 : 16 ] 21 . chapter 21 [ 3 : 10 ] 22 . chapter 22 [ 1 : 52 ] 23 . chapter 23 [ 2 : 53 ] 24 . chapter 24 [ 1 : 55 ] 25 . chapter 25 [ 3 : 15 ] 26 . chapter 26 [ : 59 ] 27 . chapter 27 [ 3 : 24 ] 28 . chapter 28 [ 3 : 49 ] 29 . chapter 29 [ 1 : 19 ] 30 . chapter 30 [ 5 : 14 ] 31 . chapter 31 [ : 38 ] 32 . chapter 32 [ 6 : 46 ] 33 . chapter 33 [ : 08 ] 34 . chapter 34 [ : 12 ] 35 . chapter 35 [ : 06 ] disc # 2 - - neil young : heart of gold : special features 1 . chapter 1 [ 8 : 07 ] 2 . chapter 2 [ 5 : 04 ]

is a perfect expression of the brooding , idiosyncratic artist at the height of his quest .

as for the nostalgic ' ambulance blues ' , it ' s certainly my least favourite song on the album , but even that one could have made a decent folk tune if it weren ' t stretched to that ridiculous eight - minute length . i can forgive dylan for doing that , i certainly can ' t forgive neil young . and besides , attacking critics is a sign of poor taste ( ' so all you critics sit alone / you ' re no better than me for what you ' ve shown ' - well , i don ' t think even the harshest neil young critics ever started their reviews by saying ' i ' m better than neil young ' ) .

as applied to songs from any particular given neil young period . very slow , very lethargic , very long songs - twelve of them in all , over two cds ? i ' m definitely not pleased . and it really doesn ' t matter if neil has a great rocking style worked out with dem crazy horsemen if it ' s just the same style over and over again . of course , i guess

neil young has struck up musical collaborations throughout his career . from buffalo springfield , crazy horse , crosby , stills , & nash have been his most renowned influences . but there are many interesting stories about neil ' s collaborations involving bob dylan , john lennon , pearl jam , lynyrd skynyrd and nirvana and influences on their

was surrounded on all sides by some deeply affecting experiences for young . for one , his father passed away that spring , and for another neil personally had gone through a recent a brush with death via an aneurysm that left him unconscious and bleeding from his femoral artery just a couple of months before recording . needless to say , the music here is deeply introspective even by neil young’s previous high water marks in vulnerability . i mean , what other kind of songs could you possibly make when you , the guy who recorded

. ( incidentally , this the most tweeted story of the event . as always - - lets find the negative on neil and pound it home . reuters . what a bunch of losers . )

track listing : 1 ) my heart ; 2 ) prime of life ; 3 ) driveby ; 4 ) sleeps with angels ; 5 ) western hero ; 6 ) change your mind ; 7 ) blue eden ; 8 ) safeway cart ; 9 ) train of love ; 10 ) trans am ; 11 ) piece of crap ; 12 ) a dream that can last .

' rust never sleeps ' offers some of his strongest songs , both new and old , in performances as fine or finer than those of his recent , partly live record of the same title . the effect here is rougher than the record , less polished with overdubbing ; at one point , mr . young even mangles the words of one of his best songs . but the intensity of the singing and the playing of crazy horse , mr . young ' s longtime partners for electric - rock projects , is as moving as rock can offer .

young started off on an old piano in a black fedora hat with a t - shirt saying “earth " .

young , wizened yet valiant , his voice still braying at the moon , delivers these songs of aging and loss as if caught in a beautiful dream of what lies waiting for him on the other side .

" it was a very personal performance , like my club performances before i became well - known , before people developed preconceptions of who i am , " young , 60 , said from his home near san francisco . " the idea was based on the old folk tradition where you ' d talk a little about a new song before you ' d play it . very much in the woody guthrie , bob dylan tradition - although bob never talked that much - in the fact we were doing all new songs for an audience that had never heard them before . this was a crowd who knew what to expect - it wasn ' t a crowd yelling for ' heart of gold . ' "

its amazing to see how neil young has struck up musical collaborations throughout his career . from buffalo springfield to crazy horse to crosby , stills , & nash - - these have been his most renowned influences and inspirations . urltoken

crow dons a squeezebox and trades verses with stills on a mellow version of this number cut by the stills - young band in ' 76 . black needles young for using such a boring band name , and makes up for it by christening the stills - crow ensemble rocketnuggetthunderclaw .

the film ' s conclusion , a rousing performance of " one of these days , " creates the distinct sense that the film is some sort of a love letter to young ' s fans , and , as importantly , his bandmates , friends and family .

" the first half consists of songs from prairie wind , the album young recorded last year after a brain aneurysm threatened to call him out before he hit sixty .

wish la johnson was here to see the grammy win . rip larry . congrats , archives guy , neil and the rest of the team . johnny rocket !

career achievement award in the guise of a box set . nothing less . congrats to neil and the archives team ! now , let speculate the new music !

neil the king of synth - pop ? don ' t laugh . . . it ' s not as far from the truth as you ' d suspect .

neil was enjoying himself , he commented that the 3arena ' s name change since he was last in ireland .

neil ' s " selfportrait " , happily gobbled down by critical opinion ? ? ? ? ? . . .

disclaimer : this page is not written by from the point of view of a neil young fanatic and is not generally intended for narrow - perspective neil young fanatics . if you are deeply offended by criticism , non - worshipping approach to your favourite artist , or opinions that do not match your own , do not read any further . if you are not , please consult the guidelines for sending your comments before doing so . for information on reviewing principles , please see the introduction . for specific non - comment - related questions , consult the message board .


the kiss is a 1988 american horror film directed by pen densham and starring joanna pacula and meredith salenger .

the plot follows two young women who find themselves haunted by an ancient parasitic curse that was passed on to one of them by a kiss .

film critics and historians have claimed the film to be an allegory of the aids epidemic of the late 1980s .

the kiss ( 1988 film )

the kiss ( 1988 film ) <EOT> bonus disc from kissology ii . kiss live at budokan hall , tokyo , japan , april 4 , 1988

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the kiss ( 1988 ) . stars : joanna pacula , meredith salenger . director - pen densham . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .

kiss daddy goodnight ( 1988 ) is a decent enough thriller - the kind of film you ' d sit through on the lifetime channel and feel was not a complete waste .

douglas fetherling , ed . , documents in canadian film ( toronto : broadview press , 1988 ) .

gene hackman and willem dafoe in the 1988 film mississippi burning . photograph : orion / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar

i know , where does the kiss fit in ? – bear with me .

a nightmare on elm street 4 : the dream master is the fourth nightmare on elm street film , released in the year 1988 .

clara ' s heart is a 1988 american drama film based on joseph olshan ' s 1985 acclaimed novel of the same name .

the kiss was released theatrically in the united states in october 1988 through tristar pictures . the film grossed $ 1 . 9 million in the united states , and repeatedly sold around 25 , 000 tickets in québec , where it was filmed .

release date set for next ‘die hard’ film , actor bruce willis reprises role | 99 . 3 - 105 . 7 kiss fm

" clara ' s heart " opened in theaters on october 7 , 1988 and grossed $ 588 , 869 during its opening weekend . it closed in theaters on december 1 , 1988 .

the film also marked a return to the director ' s chair for robert mulligan , who had not made a film in six years after the critical and commercial failure of kiss me goodbye .

black magic , possession , and bizarre deaths turn a normal familys life into a nonstop nightmare in this occult thriller , the kiss . the terror begins in the belgian . when felice and hillary were children , they were separated to live with other people . october 1988 tv spot for the horror film the kiss starring joanna pacula , meredith salenger and nicholas kilbertus .

there are no critic reviews yet for kiss daddy goodnight . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !

toronto international film festival the website for the toronto international film festival . check out the latest film news and links to the bell lightbox , the film reference library , cinematheque ontario , sprockets , reel learning , film circuit , canada ' s top ten , and related features .

1988 in hazelwood v . kuhlmeier , the us supreme court rules that student journalists may be censored by school officials .

“many film scripts could do with a rewrite . but many more scripts are overwritten , with too many drafts and too many fingerprints on them . that’s the kiss of death for original film - making . ”

the kiss is a family story first – the black magic tests the family . the greater the test – i felt – the stronger the demonstration of courage and love .

the story for the kiss is timeless . with that in mind , it is ripe for a remake . what would you think if they did a remake on this film ?

" future noir : contemporary representations of visionary cities , " east - west film journal , 3 , no . 1 ( december 1988 ) , 20 - 44 .

david cronenberg a profile of celebrated canadian writer and film director david cronenberg . from the toronto international film group .

i received the vhs video " the kiss ' with a week . i like the content but the video sound while playing is not so good .

" yippie ki - yay , motherf - - ker . " die hard ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

1896 movies arrive in the us and soon attract large and enthusiastic audiences ; critics assail them , including thomas edison ' s landmark 1896 film , the kiss , as a threat to morality .

tracy👩🏼 was played by actress ricki lake in the 1988 film , whilst in the 2007 remake , she was played by nikki blonsky . the 2007 film was actually blonsky ' s debut as a professional actress . lake also made a cameo appearance in the 2007 film . with hairspray live ! in 2016 , she was played by maddie baillio .

to this day i have people who tell me they consider the kiss a bit of a classic . i always feel slightly shy about claiming anything other than i was proud to make the movie and of the work contributed by everyone… . but , feel free to ask shane black about the kiss , he has shared some very cool thoughts on the film .

kiss’s gene simmons has repeated his claim that rock’n’roll is “dead” , insisting that not one “iconic” act has emerged in the past 26 years .

kiss were inducted last april into the rock and roll hall of fame . their most recent album , monster , was released in 2012 .

tracy edna turnblad is a major protagonist in both the 1988 and 2007 films . she is the oversized optimistic , racially color blind daughter of edna turnblad and wilbur turnblad .

“film history , film practices , ” scandia [ sweden ] 76 , no . 2 ( 2010 ) , 13 - 30 .

uma is beautiful to look at , but the remainder of the film is pretty dreadful .

moffett , james . storms in the mountains : a case study of censorship , conflict , and consciousness . carbondale , il : southern illinois university press , 1988 .

the first time i saw an indian character in an american movie was “ short circuit 2 , ” a 1988 film in which a humanized robot named johnny 5 goes to new york and bonds with an indian scientist named benjamin jarhvi .

" the kiss " movie on vhs was in excellent condition just as described ! i love this movie and this is now a part of my horror collection .

" hide me , eddie , p - p - p - puh - leeeease . " who framed roger rabbit ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

“this film is not based on the gospels , but upon the fictional exploration of the eternal spiritual conflict . ”

with the headline : review / film ; two bears who are just plain folks .

naturally , it didn’t exactly find an audience in 1988 , though it has become a cult item during its home video lifespan . while scream factory’s decision to pair it with

" i have a head for business and a bod for sin . is there anything wrong with that ? " working girl ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

urltoken the kiss : nicholas kilbertus , jan rubes , meredith salenger , joanna pacula , pen densham , richard lewis , john watson , inc . wholestar prods . : movies & tv

overall , though , the kiss is a quality horror film that only sometimes falls into repetitive structures . it has some unique kills , and joanna pacula really makes this film shine – her sexy , lusty qualities do well to emphasize just how dangerous she is as a voodoo witch . though amy isn’t exactly the most endearing main character , the story surrounding her is entertaining , if not original . it’s a film that’s certainly worth at least a peck on the cheek .

the screenplay for the kiss was written by stephen volk , who had previously written gothic ( 1986 ) for ken russell , and would follow the kiss with william friedkin ' s the guardian ( 1990 ) . though set in albany , new york and los angeles , the film was shot on location in montreal , québec , canada . its special effects team was made up of charles carter , and chris walas , who supplied the special effects on gremlins ( 1984 ) and david cronenberg ' s the fly ( 1986 ) .

2006 no film rated nc - 17 has been a major box office success .

authorship and film co - ed . with david gerstner ( routledge , 2003 )

last temptation of christ , 1988 . this film spurred boycotts over the depiction of a sexual relationship between jesus and mary magdalene . protests outside theaters read : " don ' t crucify christ again , " " stop this attack on christianity , " and " scripture not scripts . "

roger ebert , ( who gave the film a 1 1 / 2 - star review for the chicago sun times ) praised whoopi goldberg ' s performance but panned the film itself , writing , " goldberg is magnificent . the character belongs in a different film , even a different universe , from the rest of the ludicrous plot . "

" i have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass . . . and i ' m all out of bubblegum . " they live ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

" this is the damnedest season i ' ve ever seen . i mean , the durham bulls can ' t lose and i can ' t get laid . " bull durham ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

les amants ( the lovers ) 1958 . it was not so much the graphic portrayal of sex in this malle classic , since the film only shows a glimpse of the protagonist ' s naked breast , but rather its celebration of adulterous liaisons . ohio enforced an obscenity law to ban the film , but in 1968 the supreme court reversed the obscenity conviction of the ohio theater that exhibited the film .

the proposal generated intense lobbying in both ottawa and washington , and encountered stiff opposition from mpaa president valenti , who enlisted us president ronald regan to speak out against the bill . when the film products importation act was tabled in may 1988 , the original proposals had been considerably weakened and , during the free trade negotiations that followed , the federal government agreed to abandon even those .

the problem is that digital film - making allows the studio executives to see the rushes before even the film - makers : “ [ they ] are ready with their notes the moment the director leaves the set . compare that to midnight express , where we shot for six weeks before the studio ever saw a foot of film . by then , the train had left the station and there was nothing they could do about it .

carnal knowledge , 1971 . although the film explored highly nuanced themes and characters , the censors were blinded by the titillating title and suggestion of sex . in 1972 , the film was seized and a theater manager was arrested in georgia . the supreme court eventually overturned the conviction .

willis handpicked the director of the film , john moore who directed “max payne , ” “the omen , ” and “behind enemy lines . ”

one of the most significant events in canadian film history was the establishment of the national film board of canada ( nfb ) . in 1938 , the federal government commissioned scottish filmmaker john grierson — who had coined the term “documentary , ” and had been head of the empire marketing board and the general post office in britain — to study the state of film production in canada . he wrote a report that year that led to the creation of the nfb in may 1939 , and was named the board’s first film commissioner in october 1939 .

films that use the holiday as a backdrop for the plot such as 1988 ' s " die hard , " which was no . 6 on the list , and 1983 ' s " trading places " at no . 9 , were also eligible , the website said .

the film was released on vhs , and later on dvd in february 2004 by columbia tristar home video .

the kiss has some surprisingly gruesome moments like the aforementioned scene , and the methods felice uses to kill her victims are all elaborate , almost beautifully masterminded in their depiction . amy’s friend is cut by her necklace caught in the turning escalator ; a man is boiled to death in an elevator thanks to felice’s voodoo dolls . the kiss doesn’t shy away from showing these moments , and for the most part the effects are very well done – and there’s tension in the way the deaths are shot , slow and painful and impossible to avoid .

" the kiss " ( rated r for sex and violence ) is a potent calling card for pen densham , who knows his way around the horror genre , draws the best from his cast and handles action and gore with flair and dispatch .

bonnie and clyde , 1967 . this film , released shortly after the end of the hays code , was notable for its portrayal of graphic violence . critics and the general public were concerned that the film glamorized violence because the main characters were highly engaging and likeable .

there had been a couple of strong drafts of the script – the original story and first screenplay by stephen volk and some great expansions by tom ropelesky . it was originally called the host , but came to be called the kiss as we saw the power in the physical transfer of the creature mouth to mouth .

natural born killers , 1994 . this film ' s graphic portrayal of seemingly random acts of violence caused blockbuster , k - mart and wal - mart to refuse to stock the director ' s cut of the film .

the more you watch vampire ' s kiss the more sense it makes . this is my third watch and now i ' ve got over the shock of cage ' s performance you know , there ' s actually a really good story under there .

“from 1958 until 1988 … [ you can ] name hundreds and hundreds of classic rock acts , ” simmons said . “i’ve got elvis presley , the beatles , the rolling stones , jimi hendrix , led zeppelin . on and on and on . even motown . madonna , prince , michael jackson . from 1988 until today , [ can you even ] give me five ? you can’t name [ them ] . iconic ? nobody . how about that ! ”

the los angeles times gave the film a positive review , declaring the film " smart , fast and sassy , as much fun as it is scary in its shock - cut grisliness - - but absolutely not for the faint - of - heart . "

the film originally went under the two working titles the host and kissed and saw its release pushed back several times , ultimately given a regional release .

- " nice beaver . " - " thank you . i just had it stuffed . " - " let me help you with that . " the naked gun : from the files of police squad ! ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

the 1984 film , based on the william wharton novel , tells the story of two teenage boys living in working - class philadelphia in the 1960s and who fought in the vietnam war .

“the centrality of affect in reception studies , ” [ on sweeney todd ] in film - kino - zuschauer : filmrezeption / film - cinema - spectator : film reception , ed . irmbert schenk , margrit tröhler , and yvonne zimmermann . marburg , germany : schüren , 2010 . pp . 85 - 98 .

the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .

sandra gathercole , “the best film policy this country never had , ” cinema canada ( june 1978 ) , 28–31 .

“writing the history of american film reception , ” in hollywood spectatorship : changing perceptions of cinema audiences , ed . melvyn stokes and richard maltby . london : british film institute , 2001 . pp . 19 - 32 .

the last picture show , 1971 . this film , featuring a scene of cybil shepherd skinny - dipping , was banned in phoenix in 1973 for violating a state obscenity statute . a federal court later held that the film was not obscene .

" fellas , last year i made three million dollars . but your fifty thousand was the most fun . are you ready ? then , let ' s go get ' em . " dirty rotten scoundrels ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

wyndham wise , ed . , take one ' s essential guide to canadian film ( 2001 ) .

only one english canadian feature film was made in the 1940s — bush pilot ( 1946 ) , an imitation of hollywood’s captains of the clouds ( 1942 ) . a print of the film was restored by the national archives ( now library and archives canada ) and tmn television network .

the 1978 film follows a young american student imprisoned in turkey after being caught smuggling drugs . it depicts appalling prison conditions and brutality . the film won two oscars and became a cult classic , but was criticised for its negative portrayal of turkey .

the ` ` gorky park ` ` actress will have some big - screen exposure this fall . tri - star has set an october release for ` ` the kiss , ` ` a supernatural thriller in which pacula ` s character goes through four physical metamorphoses .

“willy and i did the usual tap dancing for the us producers , but they didn’t see how beautiful a film it could have been . ”

national film board of canada watch full - length films , clips , and trailers - all free for home viewing . scroll down the page to see links to online animated shorts and films in other categories . from the national film board of canada .

further initiatives were taken to assist in the marketing and promotion of english canadian feature films , an area always perceived as the industry’s achilles heel . amid the monumental missed opportunities of the failed québec cinema act and the film products importation bill , telefilm created the feature film fund in 1986 . in 1998 , the organization increased the broadcast fund to $ 60 million and created the feature film distribution fund , which introduced lines of credit for canadian companies to draw from in order to distribute films internationally .

this list shows all films released in 1988 , including films that went direct - to - video , or only got an international theatrical release . for each film , we use the first date on which it was made available to the public , which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days , or sometimes more , earlier than the domestic ( us / canada ) theatrical release .

sketches . we see human crash tests : a human hits a wall at five miles per hour , 50 mph , and 3000 . a woman kisses a man as he listens to his walkman ; through the kiss , she experiences the . . . see full summary »

jeff sagansky , the president of tri - star , was going to make the kiss in montreal and our canadian status gave us a leg up . he asked us to produce the movie . in return i asked to direct it . it was my first solo chance at directing a feature .

manjunath pendakur , canadian dreams and american control : the political economy of the canadian film industry ( detroit : wayne state university press , 1990 ) .

this late 80 ' s gem is lost in the dustbins of the vhs counters , but prevails over much lesser competition . if you liked waxwork you will love the kiss . meredith salenger is terrific ! and watch for a surprise appearance by shawn levy as the love interest . ( levy went on to direct the two night at the museum films ) .

, created the most controversy . the sex scenes in the film turned it into an overnight sensation . kent went on to direct two more features on the west coast before moving to montréal .

pacula plays her part well , too ; her accent can become quite menacing , and her sexuality is poignant throughout the film , not just for men but for women as well . there’s something to be said about the kiss’ focus on sex as a way to bewitch the innocent ; it serves as a reminder that one must be careful of how close they let a partner get , at least at first .

" he ' s on life - support . doctors say he ' s got a 50 / 50 chance of living , though there ' s only a 10 percent chance of that . " the naked gun : from the files of police squad ! ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film , " sorry to bother you . "

i also assemble vast collections of images to help me find striking and powerful shots and to draw on to conjure the film’s atmosphere .

perverse spectators : the practices of film reception . new york : new york university press , 2000 . 241pp . includes reprints of :

" taboos and totems : cultural meanings of silence of the lambs . " in film theory goes to the movies , ed . jim collins , hilary radner , and ava collins . ny : routledge / american film institute , 1993 . pp . 142 - 54 .

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) and the world’s first movie studio to rely entirely on artificial light ( in new york city ) , it is almost impossible to speak of a canadian film industry at the birth of cinema . the first public screening of a film in canada took place on 28 june 1896 , in

in response to the gathering storm of indictment against his film , scorsese included an epigraph and a disclaimer , both of which appear on the screen before the title . the epigraph is a quotation from the kazantzakis novel :

the growth of canadian nationalism around the first world war promoted a brief flurry in canadian production and other aspects of the film industry . the first widely released canadian newsreels appeared , and feature film production expanded , as did the canadian - owned allen theatres chain and associated distribution companies . the motion picture bureaus established by the ontario government in 1917 , and the federal government in 1918 , also contributed to the boom in activity .

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1969 midnight cowboy wins three academy awards . it is the first and only x - rated film to receive an oscar for best picture .

in the digital age , film - making has become a still more pressured profession , he believes , as directorial autonomy is further eroded .

( 1922 ) — were not as profitable as his first , they were not failures . only his last film —

katherine monk , weird sex and snowshoes : and other canadian film phenomena ( vancouver : raincoast books , 2001 ) .

although , the development of feature filmmaking in canada was still sputtering , pioneering work was being done at the nfb . by the late 1950s , norman mclaren had won eight canadian film awards , two major prizes at the berlin international film festival , an academy award for his short film neighbours ( 1952 ) and an oscar nomination for a chairy tale ( 1957 ) . the board’s unit b was putting out work of consistent quality and the candid eye series was producing groundbreaking direct cinema films .

a 1976 musical starring child actors , the film is set in new york city during prohibition and is based loosely on the lives of al capone and bugs moran .

if you love this planet , 1982 . this canadian documentary on the medical and social effects of nuclear war triggered concern because it interspersed short clips from ronald reagan movies . after the u . s . justice department labeled the film " political propaganda , " the film gained notoriety , eventually leading to an oscar for best short documentary for director terri nash . in her acceptance speech , she thanked the u . s . government for so effectively " advertising " her film .

- " all airlines have crashed at one time or another . that doesn ' t mean that they are not safe . " - " quantas . " - " quantas ? " - " quantas never crashed . " rain man ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

cage turns in an unforgettable , career - defining performance , and singled - handedly saves what is otherwise a dull film .

1961 in times film corp . v . chicago , the supreme court says that chicago ' s licensing scheme , which required film exhibitors to submit films for police review before screening , is not a prior restraint on speech , leaving courts to rule in individual cases whether the result is constitutional .

1915 the naacp and others protest against birth of a nation , d . w . griffith ' s film about the civil war and reconstruction , which incites riots in ohio , massachusetts , pennsylvania , and colorado . it will become the most banned film in u . s . history because of its controversial racial content .

“ film noir as male melodrama : the politics of film genre labeling , ” in the shifting definitions of genre : essays on labeling films , television shows and media , ed . lincoln geraghty and mark jancovich . jefferson , nc : mcfarland & company , 2008 . pp . 71 - 91 .

" film , reception , and cultural studies , " the centennial review , 36 , no . 1 ( winter 1992 ) , 89 - 104 .

" the kiss " ( citywide ) is the " cat people " for the late ' 80s - - and a much more effective film than paul schrader ' s 1982 remake of jacques tourneur ' s 1942 classic . it ' s smart , fast and sassy , as much fun as it is scary in its shock - cut grisliness - - but absolutely not for the faint - of - heart . it ' s a fine feature debut for british - born canadian director pen densham .

what’s the problem ? probably rights again . new line picked up the distribution in the us , and warners did the vhs . but there were at least six production companies involved in the film’s creation , most of which never made anything again .

at its peak in 1925 , the ompb distributed 1 , 500 reels of film per month , using 28mm , non - theatrical safety stock in order to avoid the fire hazard posed by 35mm nitrate stock . its distribution system became outdated in the late 1920s when 16mm film stock replaced 28mm . after becoming inefficient and irrelevant , the ompb was shut down in october 1934 . however , it established a legacy of government involvement in canadian filmmaking which would become a defining feature of the canadian film industry .

- " i ' m goin ' steady . and i french kiss . " - " so , everybody does that . " - " yeah , but daddy says i ' m the best at it . " ( national lampoon ' s ) vacation ( 1983 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

the tin drum , 1979 . oklahoma city police confiscated the film from video stores , the public library , and private homes in june 1997 , in response to complaints from oklahomans for children and families ( ocaf ) . a federal judge held that the film does not contain child pornography , and that it is constitutionally protected because of its artistic value .

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“authorship studies and gus van sant , ” film criticism 29 , no . 1 ( fall 2004 ) , 1 - 22 .

“ kiss me deadly : cold war threats from spillane to aldrich , new york to los angeles , and the mafia to the h - bomb , ” in new directions in american reception studies , ed . philip goldstein and james l . machor . ny : oxford university press , 2008 . pp . 279 - 88 .

1915 in mutual film corporation v . industrial commission of ohio , the supreme court holds that movies are not protected by the first amendment . the ruling allows state and local boards to continue censoring films .

beginning in the early 1970s , regional film cooperatives — such as the toronto filmmakers co - op ( 1971–79 ) , the atlantic filmmakers cooperative in halifax ( 1974– ) and the winnipeg film group ( 1974– ) — began to train young filmmakers who remained committed to the concept of a cultural cinema . from the early 1980s to the late 1990s , a generation of talented independent filmmakers began to emerge , further aided by the introduction in the mid - 1980s of provincial funding agencies .

" the ballad of narayama " is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…

but there are those moments where the kiss dithers away its scares . the cat that felice uses to attack people is so clearly a puppet that it fails to surprise ; chalk this up to the fact that in every shot of the cat , it’s always got its fur standing straight up , with the same snarling face , as though the special effects crew didn’t bother to make a cat puppet that’s not in attack mode .

" you look at the list and it ' s all the classics . . . the cream floats to the top , " atchity said , adding that the rankings were weighted to reflect the amount of reviews a film received , which could artificially boost or decline a score .

1959 in holding that the film version of lady chatterly ' s lover is entitled to first amendment protection , the supreme court finds that its sympathetic portrayal of adultery is not obscene .

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the nervous young actor warily edges up to his older , more seasoned co - star . they stare at each other for a long moment . then , very tentatively , they move closer . they embrace . they begin to nuzzle . they kiss . it ' s a big , wet , messy one .

when we were looking for an asian actor for “master of none , ” my fellow creator , alan yang , asked me : “how many times have you seen an asian guy kiss someone in tv or film ? ” after a long hard think , we came up with two ( steven yeun on “the walking dead” and daniel dae kim on “lost” ) . it made me realize how important it was not to give up on our search .

" the kiss " , while rare and oop , is quite a fun movie to watch . if you love ' 80s horror movies , you will love this . it ' s got a chilling score , likable characters , and an extremely fun , over - the - top ending . definitely give this one a watch if you can !

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" ' the eyes are really the focus ' : photoplay acting and film form and style , " wide angle , 6 , no . 4 ( 1985 ) , 14 - 23 .

" the romances of the blonde venus : movie censors versus movie fans , " canadian journal of film studies , 6 , no . 2 ( fall 1997 ) , 5 - 20 .

in 2006 the québec comedy bon cop bad cop grossed nearly $ 12 million , making it the most successful canadian film at the domestic box office to date . in 2010 , resident evil : afterlife 3d , a co - production with germany , became the top - grossing canadian film of all time , surpassing porky ' s with a worldwide box office of $ 250 million .

“die hard , ” the 1988 action thriller that propelled bruce willis to movie stardom , came out on july 15 . “die hard 2 : die harder” was released july 6 two years later . “die hard : with a vengeance” followed on may 19 , five years later , and “live free or die hard” was released june 27 , 2007 .

it wasn ' t until the principal photography was finished that was mulligan willing to discuss alternative ideas with levin in the editing room . they wound up finding common ground over one of the crucial scenes towards the end of the film in which clara confesses to david the truth about her son .

theatre ownership was traditionally the most lucrative sector of the film industry , with the theatre owner typically taking 50 per cent of every ticket sold . because of the high cost of film production , widespread distribution is vital to a film ' s commercial success . in the 1920s , the major hollywood studios ( paramount , rko , 20th century fox , mgm and warner bros . ) adopted a vertically - integrated model of ownership , combining production and distribution under one umbrella . the majors then aligned themselves with the large national theatre chains in order to guarantee an outlet for their product , in some cases purchasing theatre chains outright .

peter urquhart , 1979 : reading the tax shelter boom in canadian film history , department of art history and communication studies , mcgill university ( montréal , 2004 ) .

" hybrid or inbred : the purity hypothesis and hollywood genre history , " film criticism , 22 , no . 1 ( fall 1997 ) , 5 - 20 .

two years on , he is still active in the industry , representing film - makers as honorary president of fera ( federation of european film directors ) . but there are no regrets for the days spent punting scripts in unpromising circumstances . parker’s passion now is painting , and his energy is currently focused on his first major exhibition .

morris , peter , ted magder and piers handling . " history of the canadian film industry " . the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2012 . web . 11 jan 2012 .

one day in college , i decided to go on the television and film website imdb to see what happened to the indian actor from “short circuit 2 . ” turns out , the indian guy was a white guy .

after 1912 , film companies in several canadian cities began producing fiction as well as factual films . in halifax , the canadian bioscope company made the first canadian feature , evangeline ( 1913 ) , based on the longfellow poem about the expulsion of the acadians . it was a critical and financial success . the company made several other less successful films before folding in 1915 . the british american film company of montréal , one of several short - lived companies in that city , produced the battle of the long sault ( 1913 ) . in toronto , the conness till film company made several comedy and adventure films from 1914–15 , and in windsor , on , the all red feature company produced the war pigeon ( 1914 ) , a drama about the war of 1812 .

when we had patched the film together ( if wishes were horses ) – to my utter surprise the thing won fourteen awards , was reviewed as the best movie of any length ever shown on canadian tv… and norman jewison invited me to hollywood to mentor me on feature film making ! i was sure it was all a big mistake… . imposter syndrome , again .

in 2011 , telefilm announced a new system to measure the success of canadian films , one that takes into account the sales of a film’s worldwide rights and gives points based on film festival appearances and awards , as well as the amount of private investment a film generates . in 2013 , a group led by robert lantos that included david cronenberg , atom egoyan , paul gross and former alliance ceo victor loewy attempted to launch starlight , a television channel devoted to canadian movies . however , the proposed channel died when it was denied mandatory distribution by the crtc .

speaking this week , simmons claimed the problem could be traced to declining record sales . “i think it really comes down to when technology outpaces the laws of the land , ” he said . “it’s the wild west – people just go and grab territory and don’t pay for it . it devalues new bands . it doesn’t affect me – i make a living – but it’s sad , because the next beatles or the next kiss … does not have a chance . ”

" individualism versus collectivism : the shift to independent production in the us film industry , " screen , 24 , no . 4 - 5 ( july - october 1983 ) , 68 - 79 .

“the revenge of the film education movement : cult movies and fan interpretative behaviors , ” reception : texts , readers , audiences , history 1 ( fall 2008 ) , 43 - 69 . urltoken .

“great movies were made on celluloid film , when the studio executives didn’t interfere , frankly , because they couldn’t : the process was too cumbersome . the convenience of digital editing now allows the studios and producers to more often assemble their own cuts , ignoring completely the director’s intentions . ”

president / ceo katy wallin’s fierce commitment to creating visionary and innovative projects has led her to team up with some of the most recognized talent in the world and combine their creativity to bring innovative film projects to life . katy founded a film production banner focused on inspirational , aspirational storytelling , under which many of her projects have received critical acclaim .

we ended up , due to budget limits , working the most incredible hours . the climax of the film was a battle in an outdoor swimming pool at night . we were shooting in montreal – it gets real cold there .

a decision against the us cartel would have been a historic turning point for the future of filmmaking in canada . apart from the work of associated screen news and government production ( which also suffered funding cutbacks during the depression ) , by the 1930s the canadian film industry had become virtually a branch plant of hollywood .

filmmakers have been flocking to seattle ever since the city ' s film debut in 1933 ' s tugboat annie . seattle has been a backdrop for some of hollywood ' s biggest movies and remains among one of the best cities to film in because of our diverse scenery , commitment to arts and culture and experienced local cast , crew and support services .

" the pleasures and profits of a postmodern film historiography , " norsk medietidsskrift [ olso , norway ] , 2 , no . 2 ( 1995 ) , 7 - 17 .

as a child , i thought the villain of the film was oscar baldwin , the banker who tricks johnny 5 into helping him commit a jewel heist . as an adult , i thought the bad guy was actually mr . stevens , who mocked my ethnicity .

why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels . . . what are they afraid of ? this film answers that eternal question .

director pen densham aims for style but the wimpily overdone pseudo - sinister 80s synth score and fake red herrings fail miserably and there is only a tacky amusement to be found in the entire film . mostly ,

in a strange move fox filmed entertainment announced the fifth die hard movie . the film will , of course , star bruce willis as john mcclane , and will be titled “a good day to die hard . ”

in the early 1980s , the film industry in canada was on shaky ground , almost wholly dependent upon government financing and unable to secure screen time in canadian theatres . francis fox , the liberal federal minister of communications , issued the national film and video policy in 1984 , and the cfdc was transformed into telefilm canada with a $ 35 - million broadcast program development fund to reflect its new dual orientation : funding television programs as well as theatrical feature films .

, a film that shares screenwriter joseph minion’s oddball inclinations . a disturbing but amusing portrait of madness set amidst the backdrop of corporate america , it’s a wry takedown of boardroom culture . it’s

" class , ethnicity , and gender : explaining the development of early american film narrative , " iris [ france ] , no . 11 ( summer 1990 ) , 13 - 25 .

" the history of world cinema : models for economic analysis , " co - authored : janet staiger and douglas gomery , film reader , 4 ( 1979 ) , 35 - 44 .

" ' tame ' authors and the corporate laboratory : stories , writers , and scenarios in hollywood , " the quarterly review of film studies , 8 , no . 4 ( fall 1983 ) , 33 - 45 .

1971 the pentagon papers , describing the us involvement in vietnam , are published by the new york times . the government charges the times with violating the espionage act and seeks to enjoin further publication . the supreme court rejects the government ' s argument and holds that the injunction violates the first amendment .

1955 – 1956 the legion of decency and the mpaa begin to clash : the legion approves man with a golden arm , including a depiction of drug use , but the mpaa does not , while elia kazan ' s film baby doll is approved by mpaa but condemned by the legion for its erotic content .

- " since the invention of the kiss , there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate , the most pure . this one left them all behind . the end . now , i think you oughta go to sleep . . . . alright , ok , ok , ok , alright , so long . " - " grandpa ? maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow . " - " as you wish . " the princess bride ( 1987 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :

: this film goes more into the idea that freddy absorbs the souls of the teens he kills a bit . in a scene , we ' re shown that freddy literally eats them , even comparing them to meatballs . near the climax , we also see the souls screaming in hapless agony inside of his body .

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rotten tomatoes , which analyzes film reviews and assigns a score based on total critical reception , applied that same formula to christmas films for the list , matt atchity , the website ' s editor in chief , told reuters .

clearly considering himself well out of it , parker is disarmingly frank when it comes to the downsides of the film career that eventually wore him down . he had simply had enough of holding out the begging bowls to over - powerful and interfering studio executives .

the story is simple , but elaborately told . youk , the cub , is orphaned early in the film when his mother is killed by a rockslide as she tries to extract some honey from a beehive . this sequence is poignantly and picturesquely rendered in a mountainous setting that cries out for the trapp family ( much of ' ' the bear ' ' was shot in the bavarian alps ) . and it launches the young cub on a series of adventures , with the older bear kaar and with such subordinate players as a frisky frog and a menacing puma . there are also evil human hunters who , by the end of the film , have learned to appreciate the grandeur of the bears and renounce the error of their ways .

in this film cage plays a yuppie executive at a firm who starts out as being a self centered asshole to pretty much everyone he is around . it is after…

film editor sid levin describes mulligan as being " a bit aloof " during their first meeting but coming across as " a caring , sensitive , decent man . "

in 1997 atom egoyan ' s the sweet hereafter won the grand jury prize , the international critics prize and the ecumenical award at the cannes film festival , making it the most honoured canadian film ever to play the festival . it was nominated for academy awards for adapted screenplay and best director , the first for a canadian director . in 2001 , zacharias kunuk ’s atanarjuat ( the fast runner ) , the first dramatic feature to be shot entirely in inuktituk with an all - inuit cast , won the caméra d ' or at cannes . in 2004 , denys arcand ‘s les invasions barbares / the barbarian invasions ( 2003 ) won the academy award for best foreign language film , another first for a canadian . four canadian films in the next eight years earned oscar nominations in the same category : mehta’s water ( 2006 ) ; villeneuve’s incendies ( 2010 ) ; falardeau’s monsieur lazhar ( 2011 ) ; and kim nguyen ’s rebelle ( war witch ) ( 2012 ) .

1927 independent film exhibitors , frustrated by movie studio rules that give them little say over what films they show , create the allied states association , and join other critics in calling for government regulation .

what’s the problem ? all quiet on the western front is these days lauded as culturally and historically significant , but the road back remains a footnote to that story . neutering the film to appease the nazi regime ( or “cultivate the good will of germany” as it was worded ) is not universal’s finest hour . without the materials to reassemble whale’s director’s cut and put the mistake right , it’s an episode they would likely prefer stays in the vaults .

" ' the handmaiden of villainy ' : methods and problems in studying the historical reception of a film , " wide angle , 8 , no . 1 ( 1986 ) , 19 - 27 . revision reprinted in interpreting films .

all of these films were made on modest budgets and only a few enjoyed modest commercial success . the cfdc was pressured to raise the visibility of the material it was funding , either by legislating the marketplace in order to guarantee the distribution and exhibition of canadian films , or by employing foreign talent in conjunction with canadians . the ontario ministry of industry and tourism appointed producer and broadcasting executive john bassett to head a task force to study the canadian film industry . the conclusion of the bassett report was that “a basic film industry exists . it’s the audiences that need to be nurtured through theatrical exposure . the optimum method of accomplishing this is to establish a quota system for theatres . ”

tri - star had a great character on its staff . a development guy called paul stupin . paul had more energy , buoyancy and love of genre than any person i had met . he was a force of nature . he loved making spooky films . and was a major champion in the studio for the kiss . others in the system – like many today – tended to look down at scary films as beneath them . but paul pushed and jollied this film along . he found the canadian group astral , headed by harold greenberg who would co - invest , which lowered the risk to tri - star . luckily , harold was a friend and a fan of john and my work .

director : michael lindsay - hogg starring : the beatles , yoko ono what’s the story ? a documentary about the beatles , which , as it turned out , chronicled more - or - less their last days – although a lot of the footage of the band falling out with each other was cut to make to make the film less abrasive . the final product follows the band recording at apple corps headquarters and staging an impromptu gig on the studio roof .

the canadian government motion picture bureau , founded as the exhibits and publicity bureau in 1918 , was the first national film production unit in the world . its purpose was to produce films that promoted canadian trade and industry . as the minister of trade and commerce put it in 1924 , the bureau “was established for the purpose of advertising abroad canada’s scenic attractions , agricultural resources and industrial development . ”

the bureau focused on travelogues and industrial films through the 1920s and 1930s , with sporadic attempts at more meaningful projects , such as lest we forget ( 1935 ) and the royal visit ( 1939 ) . the bureau didn’t convert to sound films until 1934 , and was effectively replaced in 1939 by the creation of the national film board ( nfb ) , which officially absorbed the bureau in 1941 .