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Comment by Liz Witham - filmmaker on October 5, 2009 at 5:12pm

OK - one more time - posting smaller version of trailer

Comment by Liz Witham - filmmaker on October 5, 2009 at 5:11pm

Forgive me for the multiple postings - I can't get the video to embed. Have any of you seen the music doc "It Might Get Loud"? I highly recommend seeing it preferably in a theater
If anyone else has seen it and wants to discuss, we can start a discussion here.

Comment by Liz Witham - filmmaker on August 21, 2009 at 2:02pm

I just added a discussion forum for our new film "Kate Taylor: Tunes from the Tipi and Other Songs From Home" above. Or you can click here to go to it.

Comment by Liz Witham - filmmaker on July 8, 2009 at 5:19pm

I'm sorry I've been slacking on the films! Here's an 8 minute one on a 70 something year old Chinese woman who does hip hop in Beijing. It reminded me how much I'd like to go back and visit.

Comment by Liz Witham - filmmaker on May 6, 2009 at 11:06pm

Kelly - thanks for getting this conversation started. I am looking forward to watching the film and responding to what you've said here. Could you copy your comments about the film here so we can archive the film's discussion. You've gotten me excited to watch it now!

Comment by Kelly Ames Smith on May 4, 2009 at 6:10am

Standing in the Shadows of Motown
-Was happy they gave a nod to Louis ( "That Chick's Too Young to Fry") Jordan who is a personal favorite.
-Great On the Road annecdotes
-Wonderful singers who sang the standards for this film.
-Nice filming. Particularly loved the intro to the film
Is a two disc film. Have only seen first and can't wait to see second-- extra footage, more songs, etc
This film makes you appreciate every unsung hero- every talented musician who is out there playing for love and little money, gig to gig
- It was as hard then to get paid after a gig in a club as it is now.
-Who knew that "Lottie the Body" had such a profound influence on teh Motown classics we know and love today-- you will have to watch the film to find out why!

Comment by Kelly Ames Smith on May 4, 2009 at 5:53am

Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Every one of us needs to see this film if only to honor these musicians. The Funk Brothers are
the river that flowed behind every top Motown hit. Think of the lead in and the music behind "My Girl." What would that song be without the music? The saddest thing: One day, the Funk brothers showed up to record as usual. THERE WAS A SIGN ON THE DOOR that Motown had moved, overnight, to LA! and someone forgot to tell the Funk Brothers! They had to learn by a sign on a door! They deserve to be revered, every one of them. We looked up this film, made in 2002, and it made peanuts. Which means so many still have not seen it. Everyone of us should see it and dance and enjoy the tales, so that every time we hear "Bernadette" or "Get Ready" or " YOu Can't Hurry Love," we know.

Comment by Kelly Ames Smith on May 3, 2009 at 2:10pm

In. Just got a copy at the library.
Rainy day, husband under the weather...
making up a batch of popcorn and about to dive into
the Motown Sound. Back of DVD case reads:
" Hitsville, USA: Detroit, Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company: Motown. They called themselves the Funk Brothers, and they were the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. This is their story." Looks like a good one.
( side note, Double score-Also had "Playing for Change" at the library.)

Comment by barbara gray on May 3, 2009 at 12:46pm

Me In ! Anyone else in ?!

Comment by barbara gray on May 3, 2009 at 11:56am

Is there a trailer to " Standing in the Shadows of Motown ?

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