Hello Friends,
Grab your popcorn and pull up a stool, its Movie Night again on Vinyl in the Valley!
Tonight we're watching the feature directorial debut of David ("The Sopranos") Chase.
Not Fade Away is a great little film about a group of friends who form a local band called The Twylight Zones. The film traces their rise from the basement and garages of suburban New Jersey to (spoiler alert!) pretty much nowhere. Good young cast featuring John Magaro as Douglas, the band's drummer-turned-frontman; Jack Huston as Eugene, Douglas's friend and former lead singer; Bella Heathcote as Douglas's wide-eyed muse; and Tony Soprano himself, the late-great James Gandolfini, as Douglas's father-- a tough, stubborn, Eisenhower Era, blue collar type who is out of step with the changing times and who cannot quite see eye-to-eye with his long-haired, rocking & rolling son.
Kudos to David Chase, who probably has earned enough Hollywood clout that he could have captained almost any project that he wanted. Instead of choosing some flavor-of-the-week comic book movie or a potential blockbuster, he chose to write and direct this "small" and very personal slice-of-life story.
The fact that James Gandolfini tragically passed away this past summer also adds a level of poignancy to the film! Sad to see him go! Hope he's somewhere by a pool filled with ducks!
Great movie! Great music! We give two enthusiastic cocktail glasses up!
Not Fade Away is a great little film about a group of friends who form a local band called The Twylight Zones. The film traces their rise from the basement and garages of suburban New Jersey to (spoiler alert!) pretty much nowhere. Good young cast featuring John Magaro as Douglas, the band's drummer-turned-frontman; Jack Huston as Eugene, Douglas's friend and former lead singer; Bella Heathcote as Douglas's wide-eyed muse; and Tony Soprano himself, the late-great James Gandolfini, as Douglas's father-- a tough, stubborn, Eisenhower Era, blue collar type who is out of step with the changing times and who cannot quite see eye-to-eye with his long-haired, rocking & rolling son.
Kudos to David Chase, who probably has earned enough Hollywood clout that he could have captained almost any project that he wanted. Instead of choosing some flavor-of-the-week comic book movie or a potential blockbuster, he chose to write and direct this "small" and very personal slice-of-life story.
The fact that James Gandolfini tragically passed away this past summer also adds a level of poignancy to the film! Sad to see him go! Hope he's somewhere by a pool filled with ducks!
Great movie! Great music! We give two enthusiastic cocktail glasses up!
We'll see you next time, friends, until then the Tiki Bar is closed*.
(* not really)
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