It’s so hard to watch films about music during this time period and not wish I had been around for it. True story: My father is so impatient that he turned around on his way to Woodstock due to traffic. I will never forgive him for that. The film Taking Woodstock isn’t so much about the music as it is about the man who ‘saved’ it. That man is Elliot Tiber in reality, and this film is based off his book (co-written with Tom Monte) about how Woodstock came to be in his home town. It’s a film that is much more about a young man’s struggle with his family and his own identity; it’s a story of self-discovery, of independence, Read the rest of this entry »
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Taking Woodstock
Posted by Cantankerous Panda on June 12, 2010
Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged: American Pie, Ang Lee, anti-Semitism, based on a true story, Best In Show, Brokeback Mountain, coming of age film, Danny Elfman, Demetri Martin, Elliot Tiber, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Film review, Harry Potter, Henry Goodman, homosexuality, Imelda Staunton, James Schamus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jonathan Groff, Liev Schreiber, Max Yasgur, Michael Lang, Modern films, sex drugs and rock 'n roll, Taking Woodstock, The Daily Show, Tom Monte, Vietnam, Watchmen, Woodstock | 16 Comments »
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