Eatons moving and elegiac rocknostalgia documentary, david crosby appears before us as an older and wiser hippie troubadour, his signature lo. Yes in this film, david admits to being an ahole and more and while i completely respect his honesty, this film makes it is easier to forgive him, to side with him and to see things from his perspective. Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to start a new life, but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife. Jul 26, 2019 the legendary singer and oscarwinning director appear on popcorn with peter travers and talk about the making of david crosby. As the movie opens, crosby is telling a story from.
David crosby and cameron crowe on their new film remember my name more the legendary singer and oscarwinning director appear on popcorn with peter travers and talk about the making of david. Meet david crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind. In this film, the pioneering folkrock musician who will turn 78 in a couple of weeks emerges less as a lion in winter than a tiger in full attack mode, as often as not against himself. Remember my name, directed by debut feature documentary filmmaker a. The film has a solid first hour, then loses focus and sort of drifts off in its final 30 minutes. Taking viewers through soaring career highs, along with the chemical variety that led to ravaging addictions and serious prison time, david crosby. Despite the fact that shes played by the petite, delicate looking actress geraldine chaplin. Great footage mixed in with an oncamera confessional by crosby makes for an entertaining movie.
Please allow approximately 20 extra minutes for preshow and trailers before the show starts. Remember my name interviews with the cast and scenes from the movie duration. At one point, he pulls out a cassette from his first interview with crosby from 1974. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing david crosby. The sedona international film festival is proud to present the flagstaff premiere of the criticallyacclaimed new music documentary david crosby. Remember my name is a film directed by alan rudolph with geraldine chaplin, anthony perkins, moses gunn, berry berenson, year. Remember my name the title nods to his great 1971 debut album if only i could remember my name has the shape of a tale of redemption. The key to the brilliance of the powerful new david crosby documentary, remember my name, is crosbys stunning honesty. Remember my name is a reminder that the legenrady musician is a man who lays it all on the line in song and in conversation. Before coming on as a producer and the interviewer throughout the film, crowe insisted on this. Eaton learned that the film had been accepted into sundance, representatives from the festival made a point of telling him that they saw david crosby.
Remember my name is a portrait of the 77yearold musician as he lives and breathes by some miracle today, warts and all, and if not unapologetic, not really very apologetic. A graying walrus of a man who favors knitted skullcaps and blue jeans held up with suspenders, he is a. But watch other films where you will see what a total drag he was and this film completely loses its punch. The film had its festival debut at the 2019 sundance film festival. While crosbys many interviews are the heart and soul of the film, eaton has underpinned remember my name with other talent chats, both archival neil young, for instance, appears in a. Remember my name was one of the most acclaimed hits at sundance this year, and i recall what a critic friend told me about the reaction to the film he saw there. Crosby comes to terms with his life and reconciles with those hes wronged.
The past comes up via visits to the laurel canyon country store where. Remember my name is a film that lingers in the mind without exactly staying in mind. Remember my name, a documentary produced by cameron crowe and directed by newcomer. Remember my name adds astonishing new dimensionality and meaning to these familiar plot points. Eatons documentary, crosby proves a passionate, wry, often bellicose storyteller who often seems to. David crosby and cameron crowe on their new film remember. Remember my name is a 1978 american thriller film written and directed by alan rudolph and produced by robert altman. I do like how even after we get some answers for its blank spaces, the world remains unattainable. Tag line from remember my name the poster art with the above caption for remember my name 1978 shows a profile mug shot of a woman in dark sunglasses smoking a cigarette. Remember my name is a 2019 documentary about the musician david crosby.
Remember my name was one of the breakout hits at sundance this year, and understandably so. The title is a play on the title of crosbys 1971 album if i could only remember my name. Theres something a bit strange about this ultimately, though. Jan 26, 2019 musician and eminence grise david crosby looks back over his life, loves and career highlights in david crosby.
Remember my name contains its share of emotional epiphanies, most of them achieved through the interviewing skills of cameron crowe. Remember my name based on life of crosby, stills and nash singer. Remember my name 1978 everyone knows a woman is fragile and helpless. Remember my name doesnt follow the traditional arcs of typical rockdocs. Remember my name one of the best rock docs of all time is the nobull immediacy of the filmmaking.
Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to start a new life, but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and. Singersongwriter david crosby shares his often challenging journey. Review by neil bahadur geraldine chaplin commits performance of the life. Remember my name not just as an excellent rock documentary, but as an excellent documentary period. David crosby reflects on his life of music stardom, while forging new oaths to relevancy at his age of 77 in this deeply personal documentary. Remember my name 2019 starring david crosby and cameron crowe on dvd and bluray. Geraldine chaplin who is amazing here did it a bit after noirot, and remember my name feels like what a rivette film would look like if he was american. But it yields the additional pleasures of seeing a cast of upandcoming actors in distinctive supporting roles jeff goldblum as a harried store.
With geraldine chaplin, anthony perkins, moses gunn, berry berenson. Remember my name explodes myths and sheds profound new light on all the music, politics and personalities that. Remember my name 1978 r 1h 34min drama, thriller february 1978 usa just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to start a new life, but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife. Remember my name, the 77yearold singer looks directly into the camera and makes a startling.
The legendary singer and oscarwinning director appear on popcorn with peter travers and talk about the making of david crosby. Remember my name records a life as rich as the music crosby recorded. Jan 31, 2019 while crosbys many interviews are the heart and soul of the film, eaton has underpinned remember my name with other talent chats, both archival neil young, for instance, appears in a. Largely successful update of the noirinflected melodramas of the 40s, with chaplin playing the stanwyckstyle role as the vengeful but. Eatons documentary, crosby proves a passionate, wry, often bellicose storyteller who often seems to be writing his. Were all acquainted with archetypal rock biodoc tropes. Remember my name is worth seeing alone for the inspired performances of perkins and chaplin and the rich blues score by the 83yearold alberta hunter who wrote new compositions for the movie. With david crosby, jackson browne, jan crosby, cameron crowe.
Geraldine chaplin stars as a deranged woman, determined to get back her husband, anthony perkins. Released from prison, a convict foregoes a fresh start in favor of harassing an ex. David crosby documentary remember my name acquired by sony. Remember my name 2019 with unflinching honesty, selfexamination, regret, fear, exuberance and an unshakable belief in family and the transformative nature of music, singer. Musician and eminence grise david crosby looks back over his life, loves and career highlights in david crosby. David crosby remember my name 2019 hd documentary youtube. Millennials seemed to love it, he said with a note of amazement in his voice. David crosby and cameron crowe on their new film remember my.
Eaton, tracks the life and exploits of the legendary musician. As the movie opens, crosby is telling a story from back in the day when they were playing a gig in chicago. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Remember my name, the 77yearold singer looks directly into the camera and makes a. Great footage mixed in with an oncamera confessional by crosby makes for. Remember my name sep 03, 2019 so much talent, so many drugs. David crosby reflects on his life of music stardom, while forging new oaths to relevancy at his. The actions in it are decisive but small, like stirrings in a pond. Jul 16, 2019 remember my name contains its share of emotional epiphanies, most of them achieved through the interviewing skills of cameron crowe. Still, there is much to admire here, for this is no warm dip into fuzzy nostalgia. With a knit cap over his long, silver hair, david crosby crosby, stills and nash, crosby, stills, nash and young, the byrds recounts his life as a rock star, recalling an instance where he was trying to keep it together after getting too high with a german prostitute named duchess and hiding in the bathroom at a john. David crosby documentary remember my name acquired by.