DVD The Show Must Go Off! Episode Two MEST Live at the House
of Blues, Anaheim, CA. - Kung Fu Records . Capitalist punks meet
silk plants on stage at the house that Jake and Elwood built.
I like the fact that House of Blues has so many of these high-end
stages around the country (even Disney -whatever in Orlando)
Very good concert that had my lady friend dancing in the hallway.
MEST offers a so-Cal sound, but from the south side of Chicago.
Many more The Show Must Go Off DVDs are planned and all will be
worth watching Im sure. The Karate film shorts were fun too.
- Ment
DVD Pretenders Loose in L.A. (live at the Wiltern Theater, Feb.
2003) DVD So crisp and clear, sad to admit it - better than front
row, though I wouldnt pass it up. During Dont Get Me Wrong,
Chrissie Hynde broke into what she called the All Might Senators
Version, a swingy cover I guess. - very cool to see her as such
a temptress - the way Ive often seen her in my mind. Honestly,
I could listen to a whole set played this way. She dedicated Kid
to those former members of the band that didnt live long enough
to make it onto the bands first DVD. - Ment
DVD/Film Still Looking for Morphine, directed by Yannis Fagras.
Based closely on the book by Nicole Roussou, Fagras directorial
debut is dark, depressing and somehow uplifting, taking the viewer
through a week or so in the life of the basically asexual Ricki
who drinks, dabbles in drugs, and steals motorcycles. Theres
just enough Greek scenery to confirm my desire to visit, perhaps
thanks to the black and white production. I saw this first at
the American Museum of the Moving Image, in Astoria, Queens NY,
on the touring series Greek Independent Films in USA, with a
question and answer session featuring Fagras. While some in the
audience were swept up in pursuit of the almighty macguffen,
others inquired into the independent productions approach to
overcoming the challenges of filmmaking without state support
in a setting where state support is the norm. His next film is
to be set in Alaska - well be watching. - Ment.