the secret is a 2006 film consisting of a series of interviews designed to demonstrate the new thought claim that everything one wants or needs can be satisfied by believing in an outcome , repeatedly thinking about it , and maintaining positive emotional states to " attract " the desired outcome .

the censored version of the film and the subsequent publication of the book of the same name attracted interest from media figures such as oprah winfrey , ellen degeneres , and larry king .

it has also received a great deal of controversy and criticism for its claims , and has been parodied in tv shows .

the secret ( 2006 film )

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byrne , rhonda . the secret . new york : atria books / beyond words , 2006 . 21 , 62 , 156 .
the secret / rhonda byrne ; new york : atria books ; hillsboro , or . : beyond words pub . , 2006 .
summer box office tracking to miss $ 4 billion mark for first time since 2006 .
the dicaprio code , a 2006 , seven - part animated series by urltoken and scrapmation .
in 2006 , a groundbreaking feature - length film revealed the great mystery of the universe - the secret . later that year , rhonda byrne followed with a book that became a worldwide bestseller .
the host was named best film at the 1st asian film awards in hong kong . in korea , the host won best film at the korea film awards , best film at the blue dragon film awards , and best director at the grand bells awards . the film was also invited to enter the un certain regard segment of the cannes film festival .
lee’s second film peppermint candy ( 1999 ) was screened at the busan international film festival as the opening film and invited to the directors’ fortnight of the 2000 cannes international film festival .
– philip f . harris , “ part ii , dr . john demartini , the secret and toilet paper , ” american chronicle ( december 11 , 2006 )
new york : atria books ; hillsboro , or . : beyond words pub . , 2006 .
film quarterly offers serious film lovers in - depth articles , reviews , and interviews that examine all aspects of film history , film theory , and the impact of film , video , and television on culture and society .
the secret film is a documentary style movie released in 2006 , focused on the topic of the law of attraction . the movie was very popular , and received a lot of attention from celebrities and other famous figures .
scary movie 4 ( 2006 ) was originally supposed to spoof superhero movies . later , the studio released
the host ( 2006 ) , bong’s third film , has been the highest grossing homegrown film in korea to date , providing a glimpse into the potential for success of korean - style blockbuster movies .
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sometime in late 2006 , the producers of the secret movie re - edited the film to replace scenes that were originally done by esther hicks ( the teachings of abraham / abraham - hicks ( link opens in a new window ) ) with scenes featuring other teachers from the film .
the 2006 bbc program dead ringers parodied the da vinci code , calling it the
da rolf harris code
.
the secret book is the print version of the hit law of attraction movie .
a 2006 independent film named the norman rockwell code parodied the book and film . instead of that of a curator in the louvre , the murder is that of a curator at the norman rockwell museum in stockbridge , massachusetts .
home video dvds of top secret america are available from shoppbs . educational dvds of top secret america are available from shoppbs for teachers .
in october 2006 , joss whedon announced on his website that there were currently no plans for a sequel .
preliminary drawing of the mill courtesy of optimum home entertainment . © 2006 estudios picasso , tequila gang , esperanto filmoj
the sinking of the venetian house at the climax of the film featured the largest rig ever built for a bond film .
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↑ see “the lost gospel of judas , ” national geographic ( may 2006 ) . retrieved august 18 , 2007 .
an australian television producer , rhonda byrne , made a massive impact in the self - help / personal development industry when she released the global hit law of attraction movie and book the secret in 2006 .
he has now moved into film production and founded calamity films . pride ( 2014 ) was his first feature film . it was the closing night film at directors’ fortnight at cannes film festival 2014 , opening night film at hamburg film festival 2014 and screened as part of toronto film festival 2014 . the film received 7 bifa nominations , winning best british film , three bafta nominations , including best british film , and a golden globe nomination . david won a bafta for outstanding debut by a british producer alongside writer stephen beresford .
milton , j . r . and p . milton . [ eds . ] 2006 . an essay concerning toleration .
had to watch this garbage in high school . spoiler : the secret doesn’t work
success requires more than just having a positive attitude . according to the film , some of the keys to using
the secret
are :
the truth is , the secret is merely a powerful catalyst that presents the possibility of a better life ,
says the monotone voice .
abraham is smiling in the simple knowledge that , in truth , the secret has not revealed ' the secret . '
the secret book spent 146 consecutive weeks at the top of the new york times bestseller list .
prior to working at chapter , sally was head of film at derby quad and film education at metro cinema .
coincidentally , edwards screened
the secret
just days before she talked with abc .
the secret and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more
facing data deluge , secret u . k . spying report warned of intelligence failure
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war powers and the constitution .
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comics for dark horse . the new comics are expected to be released sometime in mid - to - late 2006 or early 2007 .
q : this film won an oscar and a bafta award for foreign language film . which others have done this ?
paul julian smith is the professor of spanish in the university of cambridge . his most recent books are spanish visual culture : cinema , television , internet ( manchester university press , 2006 ) and television in spain : from franco to almodóvar ( boydell and brewer , 2006 ) .
click here to read a transcript of the interview with
the secret
contributor bob proctor .
there are no critic reviews yet for the secret . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
vitale says that
the secret
first posted a short trailer on its web site .
he even stayed in character as borat when he was being questioned by the secret service .
spies hacked computers thanks to sweeping secret warrants , aggressively stretching u . k . law
remake of the classic 1975 don johnson film . it is unknown whether or not the film will be animated or live - action .
this movie features the famous scene of le chiffre ( mads mikkelsen ) torturing james bond in a chair . however , in exit ( 2006 ) that the tables are turned , and thomas skepphult ( portrayed by mikkelsen ) was the one who was tortured in a chair . coincidentally , exit ( 2006 ) premiered just a few months before this film .
secret sunshine was officially invited to the 2007 cannes film festival . jeon do - youn , the female lead , won best actress and received global media attention .
the film was invited to compete in the 2001 berlin international film festival and won the highest honor at the deauville asian film festival and the new director ' s showcase special jury prize at the seattle international film festival . it also catapulted actor lee byung - hun into super stardom .
south african political cartoonist zapiro published a 2006 book collection of his strips entitled da zuma code , which parodies the former deputy president jacob zuma .
2006 the can ' t stop the serenity website , after getting reports in from 42 of the 47 scheduled screenings , stated that the project had raised an estimated $ 65 , 900 . 24 for equality now . a breakdown of the 2006 screenings and their respective takes after costs are figured in is listed on the
trade secret protection appears to be the most troubling from a utilitarian incentives - based perspective ( hettinger 1989 ) . given that no disclosure is necessary for trade secret protection , promoting trade secrets through incentives yields no reciprocal long - term social benefit . trade secret protection allows authors and inventors the right to slow the dissemination of protected information indefinitely—a trade secret necessarily requires secrecy .
for best foreign language film and a number of film festival prizes . given all this , it is reasonable to ask what it is about this particular argentine film that is so appealing ?
as for the secret , he appreciates any spillover into the pews but advises fans to be informed .
lee chang - dong sat in as a judge at the 2009 cannes film festival , and then in 2010 , poetry , his fifth feature film , won best screenplay at the 63rd cannes film festival .
his legal woes began in 2006 when he clashed with supporters of arya samaj founder swami dayanand saraswati , which led to the death of one person .
as film critics noted , hong sang - soo burst onto the film scene from seemingly nowhere . the day a pig fell into a well ( 1996 ) is the only work in hong’s filmography for which hong himself did not write the screenplay . the film won the tiger award at the international film festival rotterdam and the dragons and tigers award at the vancouver international film festival .
– manly p . hall , secret teachings of all ages , pp . 101 - 2
is
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schroeder , jeanne l . , 2006 , “unnatural rights : hegel and intellectual property , ” university of miami law review , 60 : 453 .
the secret is a feature length movie presentation which reveals the great secret of the universe . it has been passed throughout the ages , traveling through centuries . . . this is the secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy , health , money , relationships , love , youth : everything you have ever wanted . all the resources you will ever need to understand and live the secret . the world ' s leading scientists , authors , and philosophers will reveal the secret that utterly transformed the lives of every person who ever knew it . . . plato , newton , carnegie , beethoven , shakespeare , einstein .
never say never again is the second james bond theatrical film not produced by eon productions and the second film adaptation of the story thunderball . released in 1983 , it stars sean connery in his seventh and final film performance as british secret service agent james bond . it was released theatrically by warner bros .
years later , as a result of the sony / comcast acquisition of mgm , columbia would once again become responsible for the co - distribution of this 1967 version as well as the entire eon bond series , including the 2006 adaptation of casino royale . however , mgm home entertainment changed its distributor to 20th century fox home entertainment in may 2006 , and mgm television started to self - distribute again . sony still controls the 2006 adaptation and theatrical rights to this version .
perhaps the most controversial claim in
the secret
is that the mind wields enormous power over our health .
the film is a loose adaptation of the ian fleming novel of the same name .
the same could be said of 20th century fox , the studio releasing the film .
schumacher holds two master of fine arts degrees in producing from the film school in berlin babelsberg and the american film institute conservatory in los angeles .
wealthy new york investment banker , patrick bateman , lives a twisted secret double life . a remake of the 2000 film based on bret easton ellis ' 1991 novel .
the first korean international film festival entry was the wedding day by lee byung - il ( 1965 ) , which was submitted to the 7th berlin international film festival . the film won the special comedy award at the asian film festival , and it was also screened at the sydney film festival . at the 1961 berlin international film festival , the stableman ( 1961 ) won the silver bear , making kang dae - jin the very first korean director to bring home an international film award . lee doo - yong’s pimak ( 1981 ) received the special jury award at the venice film festival , and his spinning the tales of cruelty toward women ( 1983 ) won the special jury prize at the cannes film festival .
it ' s called
the secret ,
and it can ' t be seen in theaters .
the version without esther hicks / abraham is © and ™ 2006 ts productions llc , and , it has the words
extended edition
underneath the
the secret
logo on the back of the case , just above the language options / dolby digital logos as well as on the disc itself .
discussion on repeating the event in 2007 began almost immediately upon the event ' s completion . devin pike , organizer of the 2006 dallas event , replaced
the one true b ! x
as the primary organizer and webmaster in late august of 2006 . though there was some disagreement amongst organizers regarding whether to schedule the 2007 event for the same late june timeframe or to schedule it for the official anniversary of the film ' s u . s . release date , the decision was made to hold future
can ' t stop the serenity
events in june to connect it with the original 2006 date .
pinochet : a declassified documentary obit archive posts records on former dictator ' s repression , acts of terrorism , u . s . support december 12 , 2006
first bond film since goldeneye ( 1995 ) not to be released in the same year as an austin powers film , the franchise that spoofed the bond films .
unity world headquarters : “now that you know the secret as presented on oprah … unity will support you in applying the transforming power of this secret – the law of attraction – to every area of your life . ”
the secret teaches that victims are always to blame , and that anyone can have anything simply by wishing .
intellectual works falling under the domains of copyright , patent , and trade secret protection are non - rivalrous .
. the character’s fate is sealed from the beginning and the film only shows the inevitability of the process .
the company which created the film trailer entitled divine crusade is x - ray dog .
major funding for film quarterly is provided by the justfilms initiative of the ford foundation .
· the majority of the list was chosen ( after much soul - searching ) by the observer ' s film critic philip french , our film writers jason solomons and mark kermode and producer lizzie francke , the former director of the edinburgh film festival .
there are a lot more educational decrees in the film when compared to the book , often having ridiculous rules that were invented for the film . this was likely done since many scenes showcasing umbridge ' s tyranny did not exist in the film .
the secrets of life have never been a secret . it ' s like calling the law of gravity a secret ,
says abraham via esther hicks , whose normally lilting twang suddenly takes on a robotic tone .
and chances are , you discovered the same thing i did when you tried to apply the secret to your life .
in the book , hagrid comes back from the giants ' world in around the beginning of the second half of the book , but in the film , he comes back late in the film .
having grown up in canada , amit graduated from vancouver film school specializing in film production . after plying his trade as a cinematographer for a year , he moved to europe to pursue a wider film education through practice .
recently in 2013 , more german film companies , especially beta film gmbh , have been claiming downfall parodies . das phoenix once tried to dispute a claim made by beta film gmbh on a parody but it was rejected .
awards serenity won film of the year awards from film 2005 and filmfocus . it also won ign film ' s best sci - fi , best story and best trailer awards and was runner up for the overall best movie ( batman begins received first place ) . won the 7th annual ' user tomato awards ' for best sci - fi movie of 2005 at rotten tomatoes . it also won nebula award for best script for 2005 . serenity won the 2006 viewers choice spacey award for favorite movie . it also won best dramatic presentation , long form at the 2006 hugo awards . syfy genre awards 2006 : best actor / movie runner - up : nathan fillion ; best actress / movie runner - up : summer glau ; best movie runner - up .
i thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : the secret author : rhonda byrne publisher : new york : hillsboro , or . : atria books ; beyond words pub . , 2006 . isbn / issn : 9781582701707 1582701709 1582701733 9781582701738 1847370292 9781847370297 oclc : 76240921
tanvir , kuhu . “the secret in their eyes . ” wide screen . 2 . 1 ( 2010 ) .
travers , peter . “the secret in their eyes . ” rolling stone . ( april 15 , 2010 ) .
at 0 : 00 : 34 in the dvd version of the secret , we get our first clue that robert collier’s works are one of the main sources of the secret . flashed upon the screen , as part of a rapid and slick collage transition sequence ( one of many ) , is a fleeting glimpse of a page from collier’s the secret of the ages :
paul haggis ' main contribution , was to re - write the climax of the film .
park chan - wook is dubbed korea’s quentin tarantino and the master of b movies . he gained international fame when his film old boy won the grand prix at the 2004 cannes film festival . the film was highly praised by quentin tarantino , the president of the jury .
3 . a fake film company was set up to mislead the people in the movie .
ben roberts is the director of the bfi film fund and is responsible for overseeing the bfi’s lottery investments in film development , production and distribution , along with the bfi’s international activities .
plot unknown . a sequel to the 1988 action film , ' above the law ' .
the movie , entitled the secret , was first released on dvd in 2006 and then as a companion book later that year . it became an instant global sensation in both formats , and the book has been translated to 50 languages , sold over 20 million copies and spawned several sequels and parodies .
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in 2006 the british police thwarted a terrorist plot with the help of us and british electronic surveillance . some polemicists used this to justify illegal government surveillance programs . however the information used in 2006 had been obtained legally , thus invalidating this justification . this foiled attack shows that governments do not need to resort to illegitimate activities to successfully fight terrorism . ( salon )
wender also worries that people following the guidelines in
the secret
may reject helpful therapies in favor of positive thinking .
the secret ' s
popularity continues to grow without the benefit of tv and magazine ads or distribution in theaters .
the secret 2 : the next step
is scheduled to go into production in january for release in august 2007 .
thought vibration or the law of attraction in the thought world was recently reprinted last year as a result of the success of the secret .
going to the official site , and viewing the flash presentation on the past secret teachers , the importance of rosicrucian thinking is elaborated upon .
hey , you guys want to know a secret ?
if you think about something hard enough , you will get it .
bam ! saved you the trouble of watching this . i must say though that the secret is by far the most entertaining special interest film i have seen in a long while .
african american cinema archives b . ruby rich blu - ray / dvd reviews book reviews chinese cinema digital media documentary feminism film festivals film reviews french cinema hollywood interviews joshua clover paul julian smith race and film rob white social justice television
my advice , get shitfaced before watching this . and watch it with friends . that ' s the real secret 🙏🏻
the royal world premiere was held on tuesday , november 14 , 2006 , at london ' s odeon leicester square theatre in the presence of queen elizabeth ii and prince philip . the gala charity premiere benefit was also the 60th royal film performance , and was held in aid of the film & television benevolent fund ( c . t . b . f . ) .
in 1999 , mgm paid sony ten million dollars for the rights to this film .
a follow - up to the 2010 film about boxer
irish
micky ward .
declared that the film
bounces around to sometimes memorable effect but rarely soars
.
‘the silence , ’ ‘american paradise’ take top prizes at thewrap’s shortlist film festival 2017 .
hicks and her husband , jerry , have written about the so - called law of attraction — the
secret
that was the focal point of the secret dvd . but contractual issues find the couple , and their abraham entity , excised from the version now circulating .
secret recipe - 2 dvd - color ntsc - * * brand new / still sealed * * - rare .
[ dj opens lock , to secret room in basement ] we have a ping pong table in our basement .
the secret is a brilliant book and the dvd was likewise . for years i have been quite fortunate in many things i do and have always marvelled at how good things just drift my way . the secret basically enlightened me to . . . more
essentially , the secret is a profitable mass market infomercial , on a global scale , touting the principles of new thought and unity christianity . the teachers of the secret have been regulars on the new thought / unity circuit for years – now more “prosperous” than ever . nearly every unity website prominently features the secret , various products relating to it , and how to further apply its principles .
telluride film festival preview : when men ( and women ) and mountains meet .
the secret is one of the divine laws of the universe . the “mastery of life” is not difficult to grasp , but the secret of the rosicrucian tradition has been protected and preserved for thousands of years , shown only to those who have proven a true desire to know .
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the secret life of words near you .
the interior set for 12 grimmauld place was reused as the residence of sherlock holmes , 221b baker street , in the 2009 guy ritchie film ( also a warner bros . film ) .
liane is the senior manager for film fund operations , partners and projects . her role includes oversight of all film fund processes as well as relationship management of bfi delegate partners which include creative england , film cymru , film london and northern ireland screen . she transferred to the bfi in 2011 after joining the uk film council in 2009 . previously to that she spent 14 years at feelgood fiction ltd , an award - winning independent film and television company , as both company manager and in - house script editor .
, which was used at the end of the film ' s credits , is absent from the soundtrack .
several spin - offs have been released which tie in with the film . one of the first , the
although trade secret rights have no built - in expiration , they are extremely limited in one important respect . owners of trade secrets have exclusive rights to make use of the secret only as long as the secret is maintained . if the secret is made public by the owner , then trade secret protection lapses and anyone can make use of it . moreover , owners ' rights do not exclude independent invention or discovery . within the secrecy requirement , owners of trade secrets enjoy management rights and are protected from misappropriation . this latter protection is probably the most important right granted , given the proliferation of industrial espionage and employee theft of intellectual works .
in this prequel to the fantasy classic , three young gelflings inspire a rebellion against the cruel emperor when they discover a horrifying secret .
many people have been confused about the two different versions of the secret dvd that are floating around out there in circulation . . .
no ghosts appear in the film , so harry never questions nearly headless nick about ghosts .
first bond film since moonraker ( 1979 ) to use a villain from the bond novels .
future learning and skills – giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .
2005 in paperback . it contained the film ' s screenplay , along with other supplemental features such as concept art , film images , and a map of the ' verse . a
isabel davis transferred to the bfi in april 2011 after joining the uk film council in late 2006 . she combines an editorial role in the film fund with responsibility for the bfi’s international strategy , coordinating the full range of the organisation’s activity . she plays a key role in the negotiation of co - production treaties and maintains and fosters co - production relationships with all of the uk’s partner countries . prior to joining the uk film council , isabel was head of development at homerun , during which time she developed a slate of film and tv projects . before working in film , isabel worked in various roles in theatre and the performing arts , including press , fundraising and general management .
kim , who had always stuck with low - budget , non - mainstream films , won the golden lion , the highest honor , at the 69th venice international film festival for pieta ( 2012 ) . the film also received the young critics award in venice the day before the golden lion win was announced . it was a momentous occasion for the korean film industry given that it was the first time a korean film had been given the top honor at any of the world’s three leading international film festivals .
at the berlin international film festival in 2004 , kim kiduk won best director for samaria , a film about a high school girl who prostitutes herself . in the following year , he received the best director award at the 61st venice film festival for 3 - iron , managing to win the best director awards at two of the three leading international film festivals back - to - back .
child , the secret hasn ' t been a secret since the times of moses , if not before ,
says the former touched by an angel star , founder and minister of the understanding principles of better living church in los angeles .
but every generation needs a new way to look at things that have been around a while . i suppose right now the secret is it .
nonetheless , the film is impressive , underscoring the two stars’ fine acting skills and kim’s unique style .
the rosicrucian influence is reiterated for other past secret teachers as well , with victor hugo and isaac newton being claimed as initiates .
fragments of a great secret have been found in the oral traditions , in literature , in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries . for the first time , all the pieces of the secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life - transforming for all who experience it .
its makers say the film has earnt multi - million dollar profits , always a feat for an australian film , but especially the case when they have sidestepped mainstream cinematic or television release .
if acolytes of the oprah - endorsed the secret decide to investigate further the concept of the law of attraction , this is the type of literature they will encounter .
one of the main points that she makes in the secret book is that the key is to generate the feeling states that the law of attraction can then match .
↑ the status of the secret gospel of mark , championed by morton smith ( 1982 ) has been challenged by carlson ( 2005 ) .
since its release , the secret movie is easily accessible to anyone with a tv or computer . it can be purchased as a dvd or a digital download , and portions of the film can even be viewed on youtube .
in the book , the archway has a veil , whereas in the film it has a sort of mist .
the producers then asked the film ' s participants , like vitale , to invite their fans to the site .
around 2004 and 2005 , as downfall hits the public , searches on the movie and hermann fegelein top the graph . no other search terms are present , as the meme has yet to be born . downfall all but disappeared from the search statistics by early 2006 , suggesting the film has fallen out of interest in general public .
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the film took in over $ 293 million in box office gross in the usa - canada market and $ 938 million worldwide making it the third highest grossing harry potter film behind harry potter and the deathly hallows : part 1 and harry potter and the philosopher ' s stone and the 11th highest grossing film of all time . the eight potter films together make harry potter the highest - grossing film series in history .
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the film is a tale about two desperate men consumed by the desire for vengeance and the first of the vengeance trilogy .
a study conducted by a group of un special rapporteurs has concluded that
secret detention in connection with counterterrorist policies remains a serious problem .
the study , conducted by four independent un human rights experts , details secret detention practices used by the us in the
global war on terror
and expresses concern over the fate of dozens of persons still held in secret cia run prisons . ( truthout )
danny peary , guide for the film fanatic ( simon & schuster , 1986 ) p . 84
another film adaptation of the classic stephen king novel . a previous version came out in 1989 .
rhonda began her journey with the secret film , viewed by millions across the planet . she followed with the secret book , a global bestseller , available in 50 languages and with over 25 million copies in print worldwide . the secret has remained on the new york times bestseller list for over 200 weeks and counting , and was named by usa today as one of the top 20 bestselling books of the past 15 years . she continued her groundbreaking work with the power in 2010 and the magic in 2012 , also new york times bestsellers .
the latest entry in the field is a melbourne - made film and accompanying book called the secret . along with the many thousands of official copies in circulation , there are a plethora of dodgy copies doing the rounds as word - of - mouth spreads .
2 . white house , frank c . carlucci memora ndum to the president , “chile , ” secret , undated , circa 1987 .
so many sequences from the film ended on the cutting room floor that several well - known actors were cut from the film altogether , including mona washbourne , ian hendry and arthur mullard . [ 1 ]
the secret contains wisdom from modern - day teachers - men and women who have used it to achieve health , wealth and happiness . by applying the knowledge of the secret , they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating obstacles , and achieving what many would regard as impossible .
the secret
is the brainchild of rhonda byrne , an australian television producer who says she stumbled upon it while going through rough times .
the secret has been featured by oprah winfrey , larry king and ellen de generes as well as reaching number 1 on the amazon dvd chart .
often there seems to be a genuine confusion about the message in the secret book , especially from those that are not fully familiar with it .
in the film , hermione has heard of the room of requirement ; whereas , in the book she has not .
in the film during the scene in dumbledore ' s office , mcgonagall is not present , unlike in the book .
the film is not considered part of the canon of the bond film franchise from eon productions and united artists and is not produced by albert r . broccoli , despite its currently being handled by the official film series distributor , mgm . mgm acquired the distribution rights in 1997 after their acquisition of orion pictures . the film also marks the culmination of a long legal battle between united artists and kevin mcclory . its release opposite the franchise bond film octopussy ( starring roger moore ) quickly led the media to dub the situation the
battle of the bonds
.
was also a critical success , sweeping the silver condors ( awarded by the argentine film critics ) with 13 awards , including best picture , actor , actress , supporting actor , director and screenplay . in addition , it won many international awards , becoming only the second argentine film to win the academy award for best foreign language film , as well as picking up the goya for best spanish language foreign film , the
david transferred to the film fund in august 2015 after working at the bfi southbank as a visitor services assistant since 2012 . alongside this he has worked as a programme and guest assistant for the 2014 london film festival , a freelance administration assistant for bafta and a workshop teacher for studio film school .
james bond and pussy galore : sean connery and honor blackman film a scene for goldfinger .
harry potter and the order of the phoenix , directed by david yates , is a 2007 film based on the fifth novel in the harry potter series by j . k . rowling - it is also the fifth film in the harry potter film series . the adaptation was released on the 11 july , 2007 and the script was written by michael goldenberg .
but when “the secret life of words” returns to hanna and josef and their struggle to connect and to heal , it glows with humanity .
unification war and fought on the losing side . their lives of petty crime are interrupted by a psychic passenger who carries a dangerous secret .
though many people have discussed the merits and drawbacks of the information in the secret movie as it relates to the law of attraction - but few of those discussions are based on the original version of the film ! . . . at least as far as i can tell !
byrne decided to feature predominantly american commentators in the film , travelling across america early in production with a film - crew and interviewing about 55 teachers and authors who were incorporating elements of the secret in their work . the result is a product that ' s old - fashioned new - age , but produced as an international - standard package .
mcclory originally planned for the film to open with some version of the famous
gunbarrel
opening as seen in the official bond series , but ultimately the film opens with a screenful of
007
symbols instead . when the soundtrack for the film was released on cd , it included a piece of music composed for the proposed opening .
before becoming dcm’s head of film , tom linay worked as a freelance film professional for six years in various roles through development , production , post production and distribution . during his time in the film industry , he worked as assistant to ricky gervais on the comedian’s directorial debut , the invention of lying .
at the end of the film , don’t worry , it’s not really a spoiler , esma opens up and tells her story to the other women . but secrets carry a price . and is her decision to tell her secret too late for sara ?
sarah polley , who plays hanna , and tim robbins ( josef ) in the secret life of words ,  by the spanish filmmaker isabel coixet .
secret ! shares the same wonderful wacky attitude that allows just about any kind of gag to come flowing in and out of the picture at the strangest times .
whilst building a strong brand profile for the electric cinemas , mandy has co - produced the group’s two house shorts competitions , been on judging panels at film festivals , is a member of the screening committee for the british independent film awards and a board member of the dingle international film festival . moving into the world of production , mandy produced the electric cinema’s how to behave and filmmaker marcel grant’s latest feature film , open my eyes .
she then approached dozens of thinkers and teachers with similar philosophies . made for about $ 3 million , it began as a project for nine , who commissioned and substantially financed its production in 2005 and 2006 .
the scene with mundungus fletcher in privet drive is omitted , due to mundungus ' s omission from the film .
the nb film co - op presents the fredericton monday night film series . the series partners are the film circuit , a division of the toronto international film festival and the unb faculty of arts . the series presents limited release , independent foreign and canadian films for one - night screenings , with the goal of diversifying local access to cinema . these films are new or recent releases , which would not otherwise be available to fredericton audiences on the big screen .
the breakthrough has provided a much - needed star brand to complement dos equis importer heineken usa ' s flagship heineken lager , whose shipments are down 20 . 5 % since 2006 , according to beer marketer ' s .
being a rosicrucian i could not help but notice the frequency with which the word rosicrucian flashed between speakers in the film .
the poker games at casino royale , which take up the latter half of the film , were shot in nine days .
a remake of the 1994 sci - fi film about an agent in the future who enforces the laws of time travel .
2006 , the dvd / vhs rentals of the film have grossed around $ 9 , 190 , 000 . the dvd presents the film in anamorphic widescreen , with 5 . 1 surround sound . included as extras are an audio commentary by joss whedon , deleted scenes and outtakes , and several short documentaries . these documentaries include
future history : the story of earth that was
,
what ' s in a firefly
, and
re - lighting the firefly
. also included is a short introduction to the film by joss whedon , and an
sally griffith joined chapter arts centre in 2009 as director of cinema and has worked in cultural cinema exhibition and film education for over 20 years . she is also director of bfi film hub for wales which supports independent exhibition venues across wales and links to the uk wide bfi film audience network .
an assembly of writers , philosophers and scientists share the secret , which reputedly brought success to plato , da vinci , einstein and other greats .
1 . urltoken the secret - summary compiled by arun vishwanath e e - mail : arun . vishwanath @ urltoken il i h h @ il
on investigation , though , she found the secret had been known for centuries by many of the great thinkers : plato , galileo , edison and einstein .
on the outside looking in it seems as though cassandra and dwayne have the perfect relationship but today a secret is discovered that will change their lives forever .
in the book harry and hermione were introduced to grawp by hagrid while the school was distracted by the quidditch final of gryffindor vs . ravenclaw , while in the film ron was also present , because there was no quidditch in the film .
columbia pictures distributed this version of casino royale . in 1997 , following the columbia / mgm / kevin mcclory lawsuit on ownership of the bond film series , the rights to the film reverted to metro - goldwyn - mayer ( whose sister company united artists co - owns the bond film franchise ) as a condition of the settlement . [ 8 ]
in the film , a cryptic message from bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization . while m battles political forces to keep the secret service alive , bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind spectre . [ 2 ]
the 2007 ford mondeo sport model , used in the beginning of the film , is a special , one - off handbuilt prototype vehicle , constructed at ford of europe ' s design studio in cologne , germany , in january , 2006 , and shipped to the bahamas in secrecy for shooting . production was not due to start until the second quarter of 2007 .
prior to joining the film fund , david worked in development for stephen fry’s sprout pictures and as a freelance script consultant and assessor for companies such as bbc films , film4 and film london’s microwave programme .
- from lee dong - jin’s boomerang interview : the secrets of that film ( yedam , 2009 ) .
stallone’s film career took off in 1976 with the release of rocky , which he wrote and starred in .
major stars like george raft and jean paul belmondo were given top billing in the film ' s promotion and screen trailers despite the fact that they only appeared for a few minutes in the final film sequence . [ 3 ]
the film was also available on vhs and video cd , although the vhs copies were only manufactured in small numbers .
the site invited viewers who wanted to know the film ' s release date to submit their e - mail addresses .
the woman who plays lonelygirl15 has been identified as jessica rose , a twentyish graduate of the new york film academy .
this is only the second time that m ' s house has been shown in an official eon productions film . the first was in on her majesty ' s secret service ( 1969 ) . the unofficial casino royale ( 1967 ) also showed m ' s house .
the scene when dumbledore uses a spell that makes water surround voldemort inspired the makers of the 2010 film the last airbender . [ 6 ]
in september 2008 , ian , together with david kapur , started elevenfiftyfive , a film marketing agency set up to supporting the film industry . via their passion for film , creativity and the desire to produce ground - breaking work , elevenfitftyfive generate original ideas for screenings , events , content , brand campaigns and more .
the
secret ' s
premise is simple . love , money , health - - you can have them all , simply by thinking it .
unity spiritual life center , oklahoma city : “2007 certainly has been an exciting time in unity . the secret has brought one of our core teachings into the national spot line and attracted many first time visitors to our center . our sunday morning class on the secret has been at times standing room only . ”
episodes 1 through 6 were released individually in limited edition steelbooks , on november 10 , 2015 . each film ' s case features a prominent character from that film , and contains a blu - ray and dvd disc of the film . [ 19 ] the releases feature the 2011 versions of the films , with only the commentaries as special features .
kristin irving is a development executive at the bfi film fund . prior to joining the bfi she worked in development for production company portobello pictures on films such as pawel pawlikowski’s oscar - winning film ida . after leaving portobello she ran the development slate for film development financier cascade pictures , and also worked as a freelance script consultant .
in snape ' s memory , hogwarts students are seen wearing uniforms of the same design as the uniforms used in the first two films . this gives a reason in the story for the different uniforms from the second film to the third film despite the real reason being the change of direction .
the secret
has been successful in blending science and faith in a way that readers and viewers can easily follow , and , despite the doubts expressed by many critics , it ' s no secret that many americans are eager to learn more . abc news ' eric johnson contributed to this report .
a worthwhile film but that doesn ' t mean that it ' s an enjoyable movie viewing experience .
unlike in previous years , no feature - length korean films had been invited to compete at the 2013 cannes film festival . korea was thus pleasantly surprised when moon byung - gon was awarded the top honor in the short film category .
when it comes to upcoming cinema releases , dcm’s head of film , tom linay , has the inside scoop . as head of film for the uk’s largest cinema advertiser , tom has to know the film slate inside out , forecasting admissions and film profiles for all the uk’s major cinema releases . he’s also one of dcm’s key spokespeople , regularly in the trade press and presenting dcm’s biggest events , including the dcm awards and upfronts . he also waxes lyrical about film to brands and agencies across the media industry and hosts the dcm podcast , interviewing some of the most influential people in the cinema and media industry .
the film felt like it had been built up too much in the curzon programme , though it did win a golden bear award at the berlin film festival . good acting by esma and sara . let down by the ending happening too fast .
a remake of the french film
a prophet
, which centers on the exploits of a young man in prison .


cocksucker blues is an unreleased documentary film directed by the still photographer robert frank chronicling the rolling stones american tour 1972 in support of their album exile on main st.

cocksucker blues

the rolling stones ' unreleased
cocksucker blues
from exile on main st .
cocksucker blues
as written by and mick / richards jagger . . . .
out now is the brand new digital only snog single - ' the new cocksucker blues ' .
from neil young , we have
revolution blues ,
vampire blues ,
and
ambulance blues .
nodding donkey blues
and
black bart blues
by iron maiden .
down payment blues
and
satellite blues
by ac / dc .
louis armstrong :
gut bucket blues
,
lonesome blues
,
wild man blues
,
potato head blues
,
weary blues
,
keyhole blues
,
s . o . l . blues
,
gully low blues
,
put ' em down blues
,
got no blues
( which is an interesting subversion we must say ) ,
savoy blues
,
west end blues
,
basin street blues
,
dallas blues
and
st . louis blues
( all from the complete hot five and hot seven recordings )
the simpsons '
moanin ' lisa blues
from the simpsons sing the blues .
empty bottle blues
and
apple juice blues
by they might be giants .
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talkin ' dust bowl blues
,
dust bowl blues
and
dust pneumonia blues
by woody guthrie from dust bowl ballads .
zombie apocalypse blues
and
system error blues
by rock , paper , cynic .
the white stripes have
300 m . p . h torrential outpour blues
,
catch hell blues
and
instinct blues
.
george harrison ' s solo career has produced
p2 vatican blues
,
sue me , sue you blues
and
marwa blues
.
jimmie rodgers : rodgers had quite a few of these including
the brakeman blues
never no mo ' blues
blue yodel no . 4 ( california blues )
tuck away my lonesome blues
and
those gambler ' s blues
bob dylan :
subterranean homesick blues
from bringing it all back home ,
talkin ' world war iii blues ,
bob dylan ' s blues ,
north country blues ,
black crow blues ,
outlaw blues ,
orange juice blues
( the basement tapes ) ,
tombstone blues ,
stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues again
and dozens of others . most common on his earlier , folkier albums .
dachau blues
and
my human gets me blues
by captain beefheart on trout mask replica .
talkin ' alien abduction blues ,
talkin ' woody , bob , bruce , & dan blues ,
and
airplane blues
by dan bern .
robert frank and danny seymour’s “cocksucker blues” is about the rolling stones onstage , backstage , and in intimate situations that hardly anybody would want to be filmed in .
fumblin ' with the blues
from the heart of saturday night ,
tom traubert ' s blues
and
invitation to the blues
from small change by tom waits .
common method of naming things
the ( something ) blues
. very prevalent in blues music , although there are also many , many non - blues songs with a title like this .
buckingham blues ,
dead car battery blues ,
and
generic blues
by
weird al
yankovic , the latter of which is exactly what it says on the tin .
blues for baby and me
and
i guess that ' s why they call it the blues
by elton john .
in cocksucker blues , jagger’s striking contradiction is how his stage and private personas seem almost unrecognisable . as truman capote remarked in an interview with andy warhol about the 1972 tour :
the dead flag blues
by godspeed you ! black emperor , one of the occasional non - blues songs with such a title .
desperate man blues
from daniel johnston ' s hi how are you and
chord organ blues
from his album yip jump music .
click here to view our stock page for the original film of cocksucker blues , and here to see our complete selection of items related to music , film , and other performing arts .
robert frank . cocksucker blues original format : 35 mm film , screening format : digital betacam , 1972 , b / w and colour , original version , ( english ) 93 min .
derek robinson did two , not related : red rag blues and kentucky blues . both could be puns , with
blues
in the first title contrasting with
reds
( i . e . communists ) , and
blues
in the second one alluding to the american civil war .
blues from down here
by tv on the radio from return to cookie mountain , which puts the
blues
part right up front .
onan rejoices . dionysus despairs . robert frank , the rolling stones , and cocksucker blues - - a polarizing document for upwards of 35 - years , now - - unreleased , and perhaps unreleasable .
cowboy bebop : the episode title
asteroid blues ,
and the credits song ,
the real folk blues ,
named after the famous album series .
both utah phillips and grandpa jones have a song called
cannonball blues
.
the album i got dem ol ' kozmic blues again mama by janis joplin .
“cocksucker blues” poses the orphic question of just how far an artist can go too far . today , with the private lives of heralded artists laid out as open books , and subject to presidential - level scrutiny , it’s worth wondering whether that scrutiny will have an effect on the kinds of energies that get expressed and embodied in art . the existence—and the suppression—of “cocksucker blues” is a primordial moment in this historic shift .
moby ' s
natural blues
from the album play . it ' s actually a remix of
trouble so hard
, a blues song from 1937 .
buddy ' s blues
( also known as
the god - why - don ' t - you - love - me blues
) from follies .
· south bank show , sun 17 , 11 . 05pm , itv1 . robert frank : storylines is at tate modern from oct 28 to jan 23 , with cocksucker blues screenings on dec 3 , 4 and 5
a subversion : a blues from chicago transit authority titled
south california purples
.
glenn frey ' s
smuggler ' s blues
, popularized by miami vice .
a series of hack - and - slash mods for neverwinter nights called underdark blues .
d . b . blues
by w . a . s . p . .
st . james infirmary blues
, a traditional number with varying versions of lyrics .
you ' ve got the blues ( not me )
by david lee roth .
one game in i ' m sorry i haven ' t a clue was to improvise a blues song . the title would always be in this form ( eg ,
the trichologist ' s blues
or
the kerry packer blues
) . in one case the song was called
the west indies blues
, but was sung as a calypso .
commissioned by the stones , then made legendary and all but invisible after the band sued to prevent its distribution , cocksucker blues has circulated for years on bootleg video – how i first saw it – and can be viewed in its entirety on youtube , with the usual deterioration in production values . for most of the last four decades , according to the settlement of that suit , cocksucker blues could be shown publicly only five times a year ( usually at cinephile events ) with frank present .
cocksucker blues is one of those enduring sub - licit channels which not only celebrates the fore , middle and background of this tour , but which also presents itself as one of the very best rock tour movies ever made , and never seen .
in the song “cocksucker blues” , “home is a look in the eye” where the policeman’s truncheon is very plainly more than a mere nightstick , and bad things happen in back - alleys to not necessarily bad people . in cocksucker blues the film , home does not exist . you may think you perceive of it in a bedroom , a concert arena or a look , but these alleyways are never ending , roads unto themselves . any thought of home is lucky to exist as a memory .
johnny cash had several throughout his career , including his hit ,
folsom prison blues .
good ol ' screamin jay hawkins gives us a song about real pain with the constipation blues .
beverly hills blues
by bobby mcferrin , with ad - libbed lyrics by robin williams .
' the half of it , dearie ' blues
from lady , be good ! .
the where - has - my - hubby - gone blues
from no no nanette .
cocksucker blues was one song , and there were others , like dr john ( the night tripper ) ' s
you can never eat too much pussy
. then the idea expanded from an album to a film which this isn ' t .
scandalous rolling stones film ' ( expletive ) blues ' makes rare screening nov . 15 at cleveland cinematheque
israeli film metallic blues ( which is a pun - based title on the color metallic blue ) .
the novel shaman blues . makes sense , seeing how it was named after the doors song below .
john zorn : the track
alhambra blues
on
alhambra love songs
( 2009 ) .
the st louis blues , named for the w . c . handy song of the same name .
the julekalender features a song named
the dæjlig news blues
. the title is in the show ' s usual intentional engrish for funny , and sounds like
the daily news blues
even though it ' s a mistranslation of something that meant
the good news blues
in the original danish .
it must say something about something that cocksucker blues , the rolling stones’ never - released 1972 tour documentary , which has existed mainly as a salacious rumor for 40 years , was screened at new york’s museum of modern art on thursday night , as part of a stones film retrospective .
although mick jagger reportedly liked cocksucker blues , the rolling stones blocked the release of the film . perhaps it was because the rolling stones were shown engaging in a range of illegal activity in the movie , or perhaps it was because the film captured the alienation and isolation of the band so effectively . whatever the reason , the dispute between the rolling stones and robert frank was resolved with a rather odd court ruling : cocksucker blues can only be shown when the director is in attendance . given practical considerations , this ruling served as an effective ban on the film .
you don’t have a lot of fun sitting down to watch cocksucker blues . it’s a road fable , in some ways a tableaux of a journey . as a film , one that was consigned to the storage room , it’s remarkable that cocksucker blues has had its own life , that so many people have been able to see it , even if that number is but a fraction of those who’d pay for a copy at the borders , or queue up in line outside the movie house , if for nothing else than to see what all of this mystique has been about .
scandalous rolling stones film ' ( expletive ) blues ' makes rare screening nov . 15 at cleveland cinematheque | urltoken
yer blues
by the beatles . from the white album ,
for you blue
could count .
in star trek : the next generation , andorian blues gets mentioned . ( andorians are aliens with blue skin . )
running at ninety - three minutes , cocksucker blues was scheduled for an 18 november 1972 release ; however , after watching robert frank’s rough - cut , jagger demanded that it not be shown , on account of its “heavy scenes” . ( 7 ) at the time , jagger was reported to have said ,
i don’t think this is a cover , but it’s a great example of how much jagger and richards understand the blues .
, we’re never exactly in the villa of warm and fuzzy things , so pile it up , put the blues of the stones , the delta , chicago , all of it , on parade , the content of so much of rock and blues history , and then slap a lurid title on it . a title whose defiance - - 32 - 20 blues , pony blues , bellbottom blues , nah . . . this is cocksucking blues , that’s my blues , baby - - has a kind of heroism to it , the boast that , yeah , i’ll make a fiver in this alley , and then i’ll muck about in the next , like nothing ever happened , and it won’t always have to be this way . fuckers . tough to even think this was an intended antidote to altamont . and tough to storm the retail chains with such “product” .
after seeing cocksucker blues , robert frank ' s documentary about the rolling stones ' 1972 tour of america , mick jagger was said to have remarked to the director ,
it ' s a fucking good film , robert , but if it shows in america we ' ll never be allowed in the country again .
the sailor moon di c north american dub had a large number of episodes titled
something - or - other blues
.
still , it’s not scenes like this which make cocksucker blues an artifact worth treasuring . while voyeurs may savor the footage of keith richards apparently nodding out on heroin , mick jagger snorting a line of cocaine , and a groupie shooting up in a hotel room , it’s actually the most ordinary elements of the film that make eyes go wide .
chances are , if you’ve heard of cocksucker blues , you’ve probably heard about the scenes in which the rolling stones and / or their entourage snort cocaine . or the ones that show people having sex on screen . or shooting heroin . or maybe the one where one man aggressively forces women to strip in front of a group of people .
one of the earliest rock songs that surpassed ten minutes . its blues sound is heavily inspired , but the length was an experiment .
robert frank is gloriously notorious . he is the groundbreaking photographer of the americans ; the iconoclastic director of pull my daisy and cocksucker blues ; a difficult ( almost impossible ) interview subject ; a rejecter of wealth and celebrity ; a man whose ‘sympathies were with people who struggled , ’ who has a ‘mistrust of people who made the rules . ’
uk have
caesar ' s palace blues
. an unusual example in that it is also a song with a title only chorus .
bootleg copies of “ ( expletive ) blues” – or as it’s also called , “cs blues” – have been passed around for years . the film is considered a cinema verite document of rock ' n ' roll hedonism - - raw and unstaged , unlike
behind the music .
cross road blues
by robert johnson of course , that ' s not taking into account more than half of the songs he recorded .
summertime blues
, originally performed by eddie cochran , later covered by many acts , including blue cheer , the who , and rush .
not so funny : the eventual soul and body count . by the end of 1974 , taylor had quit the stones , deciding that he needed to leave in order to survive . in the closing credits of cocksucker blues , second cameraman daniel seymour is listed as “junkie soundman . ” it’s supposed to be a joke ; he later paid , fatally , for his addiction .
but if you’re wondering just how good a film is cocksucker blues is , and how it measures up to the music the stones were making at this point in their career , have a listen to any of the numerous bootleg recordings of the band’s philadelphia ‘72 shows . if you’re not familiar with them , it should be stated that even the most passionate stones fan is bound to come away incredulous that even they could be that good , just classic adrenaline shows , like an early pistols one - off , or jerry lee lewis’ live at the star club . flash and dazzle inhabits cocksucker blues , and just as deeply , just as truly . but here the dazzle , such as it were , is more inwardly revealed , and subtle , like some disease creeping through you .
sometimes , it just seems like the muses have the fix in . well before you get started , and more still after you’ve pressed on with your endeavor , regardless . on that score , there may be no film in rock and film history more synonymous with foregone failure than robert frank’s cocksucker blues , a polarizing document for upwards of 35 - years , now - - unreleased , and perhaps unreleasable .
the band’s contract with decca expired in 1970 , and the stones were ready to break free and start their own label . before they could , though , decca reminded them that they owed the company one last single . irritated , no doubt , the group turned in a track called “cocksucker blues , ” which was of course immediately shelved . ( bootlegs , if it need be said , can still be found . )
enter , then the stars - - further mechanization of the rock star’s life - - that come flitting through the film : truman capote , dick cavett and andy warhol . and marshall chess , son of leonard , who serves as producer , a title that seems remarkably nominal as he giggles his way through the backstory of how the song “cocksucker blues” came to be , a wind - up of a titled record company impresario
so long as there’s ever ready material , or just so long as the stones keep touring , it’s probably safe to assume - - safe being the watchword here - - that it’s going to be live from rio or some such fodder , that you’ll find in the future at the local wal - marts as the next stones dvd , and the one after that , ad nauseam . cocksucker blues inhabits its own mythology .
you’ll have your chance at 9 : 15 p . m . nov . 15 – when
( expletive ) blues
hits the cleveland institute of art cinematheque .
another very short track , it was originally recorded by buddy holly , but most agree that the sound was basically stolen from bo diddley , a highly influential blues man .
filled with moments of beauty and insight , meanwhile , cocksucker blues is left to add new depth to what would otherwise simply be a film about an excessive rock ' n ' roll junket .
it ' s such a time capsule of what life was like behind the scenes in 1972 ,
says susan steinberg .
i ' ve always wanted to get it released and seen . what was controversial at the time is now history .
cocksucker blues begins with a black screen that simply reads
except for the musical numbers the events depicted in this film are fictitious . no representation of actual persons and events is intended .
the room bubbled with sarcastic laughter . this was another result of the lawsuit against frank , that he had to put in a disclaimer at the beginning to suggest much of the , shall we say , non - musical sequences were staged . nobody was fooled .
in comes producer marshall chess , who , early in the movie , gives the plotline : mick has already written a song called cocksucker blues , about a gay hooker in london , to fulfill the group ' s contractual obligations to decca records , which was run at the time by an old fart named sir edward lewis . apparently , during a meeting , mick gets up and plays a demo of the song to the uptight geezer the lyrics of which are :
if cocksucker blues has a star - - and you could argue that dystopia is its star - - it’s jagger , the anti - hero as hero , and the film’s central consciousness amidst the drifters , gropers and druggers . we listen as he weighs in , for a press - op , on exile on main street : he likes the country stuff , but some of it doesn’t hold together as he’d have wanted . a full - on quality double album can be tricky .
rehearsing at woodstock in 1978 for their tour behind some girls , the stones would revisit the song , and it’s that version , oddly enough , that plays as the introduction to the recent , best ever version of the film , available on bootleg dvd as big cocksucker blues : special definitive edition , courtesy of 4reel productions . here are the stones touring behind their best album , making the finest music of their career , on the road , as traveling bluesmen , which seems fitting .
cocksucker blues made a rare appearance at the brooklyn academy of music this weekend , selling out several days prior . the arts space known for its off - the - radar sensibilities made a perfect home for the contraband film . people in head - to - toe black and thick - frame glasses peppered its seats . the way the room arcs , the only spots left were at the edges of the theater , on a tilted view of the screen . but it didn ' t matter .
again , this is a cover , but by looking at the songs they choose to cover , it’s amazing that the greatest band ever was so heavily influenced by blues and r & b .
that the scene was apparently staged only accentuates frank’s interest in revealing emptiness behind the stones’ public image , rather than simply exposing what took place behind the scenes on tour . when cocksucker blues captures jagger performing , he is at his sultriest—writhing and crawling on stage . the band’s sound is wild , almost unhinged . watching the rest of the doc’s footage , though , what emerges isn’t an alluring extension of that energy but , rather , the cautionary tale of a party life bereft of any meaning .
here , for example , are a few other things you see or hear in cocksucker blues : keith richards debating just how many blueberries , strawberries , and apples to order from room service ; mick jagger marveling at how good the food is in the american south ; richards so high that can’t sit up straight after a show . the juxtaposition is fundamental : by interweaving the provocative and the mundane , frank sucks any remaining glamour from the images and , in its place , injects a biting criticism .
which was exactly the case at tate modern a couple years ago . cocksucker blues may or may not be too abrasive for audiences who like their rock films heavy on libido and cranking with tunes to ever garner an official release , but frank slashed through enough red tape that he was able to secure the occasional screening , provided it was at an exhibition in which his work , rather than the stones’ , was the central premise , and he was present , or at least someone who worked on the film .
grinder ' s blues ,
poets of the fall ' s rockabilly theme song to sci fi platformer rochard , where the asteroid miner protagonist laments that he and his crew are barely skating by .
there have been three movies called st . louis blues . the first was a jazz short in the 20 ' s that depicted the only film footage of w . c . handy ( see the music entry below ) . the next one was made in the 30 ' s . it was a musical comedy starring dorothy lamour . the third was a musical bio - pic about w . c . handy made in the 50 ' s with nat king cole as the lead . because of this last film , the aforementioned 1930 ' s st . louis blues was retitled to best of the blues for television .
what is clear , from the content of the lyrics at least , is that the stones never expected anyone to hear what may in fact be one of their landmark blues tracks - - which is to say , one of the landmark blues tracks . “play the chords , ” jagger mumbles - - a bit like lennon’s “sugar plum fairy sugar plum fairy , ” preceding “a day in the life” , only with some dirt and blues got into her . and for three minutes and 30 seconds , one takes up residence in a robert johnson - netherworld . except here , we’re cavorting about the streets of london .
essentially , “cocksucker blues” treats its rough - edged , impulsive footage in a primally eisensteinian way , in terms of the art of editing and its theoretical implications . it’s a work of intellectual montage that poses the question : what does this ( what goes on with the band backstage and in private ) have to do with that ( the performances onstage and on records ) ? what do sex and drugs have to do with rock and roll ? what’s the link between art and trouble , between flagrant discharges of emotional energy in public and in private ?
the title of the film itself actually comes from a never - released song the stones wrote to meet a contractual obligation from decca records , who they hated working with , before leaving the label to start their own rolling stones records . the song
cocksucker blues
was written to be purposefully unreleasable . ( lyrics like
where can i get my cock sucked ? / where can i get my ass fucked ?
just didn ' t fly in the 1970s . ) that the theme of unreleasability carried over to the film as well goes without saying .
“cocksucker blues , ” by contrast , is about the stones themselves—onstage , backstage , and in intimate situations that hardly anybody would want to be filmed in . that’s why it’s so rare : soon after its completion , the band , wanting to keep some of their behavior under wraps , went to court to ban the film’s screening , and the court imposed sharp limits on its public showings . the two screenings taking place tonight and tomorrow night at film forum are very unusual occasions . ( they’re sold out , but there will be standby lines for both shows . )
demonstrated in one scene by jagger’s then wife , bianca , who sits sullenly in a corner , playing a musical box over and over , there is little to stimulate an intelligent or intellectual mind , and certainly , frank paints a vivid , unattractive and monotonous portrait of the rock world . shot mostly in black and white , with the concert footage filmed in colour , cocksucker blues is aesthetically ugly and barely watchable . in every sense , it is a dreadful and unpleasant viewing experience , that visually bears no resemblance to frank’s other beautifully composed still and moving pictures .
things are loosening up . cocksucker blues was shown on november 15th at the museum of modern art in new york as part of a two - week festival , the rolling stones : 50 years on film . ( the festival runs through december 2nd . ) frank did not appear at the screening , while the stones had just left the building , having attended the series’ opening the night before and participating in an onstage interview with playwright tom stoppard . the near - collision was the closest thing to an official blessing the stones have given frank’s movie since he made it .
“this is one of the few parts in america where you can eat quite reasonably well , you know ? even in the coffee shops in the south they have better food , ” he says . the camera then pans to mick taylor in the back seat , awake moments before , now asleep . in some ways , cocksucker blues is , when you get down to it , a hymn to nodding out , physically , spiritually , any way it comes - - as if one’s just been pressed too hard from too many sides . wither , then , the gradual breakdown .
it is not fair to blame the stones for banning the film ; they wanted the movie of their first tour of america since the disastrous altamont festival ( the subject of gimme shelter ) to be an upbeat affair and to repair the damage to the band’s image . cocksucker blues was hardly a good candidate for that , and even if they had felt secure enough to allow their audience to see that side of their lives , 1972 was not a good time to do that . however , it is unfortunate that this film had to be a fatality of the stones’ quest to improve their image .
the stones may have faced the possibility of arrest had the movie actually been released , but cocksucker blues served the band better as legend than artifact , anyway . mick jagger’s often repeated and possibly apocryphal line about the movie makes that clear : “it’s a good film , robert , ” he reportedly told frank , “but if it shows in america we’ll never be allowed in the country again . ” the movie’s existence on the black market , and the relative lack of information that existed about it as a result , helped support a troublemaker’s image : you thought we were bad , but you have no idea .
filmmaker jim jarmusch , commenting on cocksucker blues , called it
definitely one of the best movies about rock and roll i ' ve ever seen . . . . it makes you think being a rock and roll star is one of the last things you ' d ever want to do .
amen to that . one has the feeling these guys are soldiers , waiting for the next battle , the next opportunity to feel alive . in the meantime , there ' s the tedium , confusion , boredom , and good old angst & ennui of being locked into a big money , big stadium , big everything rock tour .
the third fallout new vegas dlc is old world blues . the dlc mentions it as an in - universe term for extreme , crippling nostalgia to the point that you can ' t really operate in the here - and - now — though a good karma ending has it evolve into a more positive term , with greater respect for the potential of old world blues to turn to new world hope ( an evil karma ending solidifies the old meaning and pairs it with new world misery ) .
defenders rally with claims of dionysian splendor and excess , bacchanalia , the ubiquitous proclamations of sexdrugsrockandroll , the stones doing what the stones do best . trust neither camp . in some ways , cocksucker blues is “worse” than its detractors insist - - but for reasons that will make your heart come crashing down in your chest , rather than tinted prints and poor sound . as a film , it’s a bleak journey , shocking in ways even its boosters probably weren’t prepared to be shocked . no need to abandon all hope as such as we begin , but if you’re skittish , probably best if you can do with leaving some of that behind . and reservations too . temporarily , like .
cocksucker blues is named after a notorious stones recording – just piano and singer mick jagger , in x - rated lonely - boy agony – that the band submitted as a final fuck - you single to their original , despised british label , decca . ( it was rejected . ) the song , heard early in frank’s movie , is blunt and drab . so are the open sex and flagrant drug use that follow . the main shock is how little pleasure or high anyone gets from the action : the groupies , who are basically paying their fare for a place in the stones’ orbit ; the druggies , who speak the kind of slurred disconnected nonsense that only other users think is hip and wise ; and most of all , the stones themselves .
mick jagger , left , and keith richards at nellcote , richards ' villa on the french riviera where the rolling stones recorded
exile on main st .
- - the classic stones disc that led to the tour documented in robert frank ' s film
( expletive ) blues .
( dominique tarle )
loses his car keys and maybe his mind . “i used to do that—when i was younger , i did a lot of stuff . but i also went to school , worked hard . i thought i’d be stuck forever in jersey , so i waitressed at the local diner and did drugs . i didn’t know there was anything else . then i began listening to wfmu free - form radio , and it told me there was another world . i heard patti smith , queen when they were nobody , the ramones when there were two people in the audience , the new york dolls with andy warhol at the next table , went to see them at cbgb’s and max’s kansas city , and then the edge felt more normal . that’s why i have such a reaction to ‘cocksucker blues . ’ i lost a lot of friends to drugs . it disturbs me to see it . ”
there is hardly such thing as an underground movie anymore — except , perhaps , for the ones that have to go underground because they aren’t allowed to be shown . the rough , grainy , outlaw king of those is “c—sucker blues . ” not because you can never see it , but because on the rare occasions when you can , it [ … ]
alternately titled “schoolboy blues , ” this was recorded when the stones were leaving decca records to start their own label , but decca demanded one more single to fulfill the contract . the stones recorded this as that single knowing that decca could never release it . the funny thing is , it’s actually quite a good song , if you don’t mind the profanity . a story about a young boy looking for sex in london and the acoustic guitar makes it quite haunting .
if you like yaya ' s ( which stones fan doesn ' t recognize it as their best playing ? ) you have to get the stones live stuff from 72 . . . . . cock sucker blues has some of that on the tape . . . . . it ' s part of the holy grail of the stones that mick and keith won ' t release because mick taylor proves to be the best part of the show . . . . . . . sad and true .
there is hardly such thing as an underground movie anymore — except , perhaps , for the ones that have to go underground because they aren’t allowed to be shown . the rough , grainy , outlaw king of those is “c—sucker blues . ” not because you can never see it , but because on the rare occasions when you can , it has acquired the aura of an unholy testament : the ultimate down and dirty peek behind the curtain of 1970s rock & roll excess . it’s the time capsule that keeps on giving because it’s still semi - buried .
groupies , scalpers , hangers - on , pool players , drugs , the press all feature heavily in this world , so you’d think the action would be bouncing off the walls , but stasis dominates . an expressive stagnation , blues conjured from the ordinary , like the activities one dreams up to pass the time , which was really what exile on main street was all about . realizing that there was a vast , fascinating rift between what was taking shape as a tour film and the music played on the tour itself , frank did all he could to contrast extremes in his final cut : there’s sex , there’s drugs , there’s music , and in the instances when there isn’t some sense of boredom , the everyday ordinary , you can be sure the doldrums follow in the next scene .
cleveland , ohio - - the rolling stones have been the subject of countless films . there’s one mick and keith do not want you to see .
robert frank ' s unvarnished documentary chronicles the rolling stones ' 1972
exile on main st .
tour . not just the show – the drugs , the sex , the debauchery and the backstage boredom that leads to such excess .
mick & the boys found it so embarrassing that they stopped it from being released – even though they were the ones that commissioned it in the first place .
it’s one thing to have sympathy for the devil ; coming off like one is another story .
it remains out of print , though occasional archival screenings have been permitted – hence the screening at the cinematheque , 11141 east boulevard , cleveland .
frank’s 93 - minute doc features cameos by andy warhol , truman capote and stevie wonder .
admission is $ 15 ; $ 12 , for cia members ; $ 10 , ages 25 and under . advance tickets available at www . brownpapertickets . com . call 216 - 421 - 7450 .
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according to frank , the agreement states that the film may not be shown until march 7th , 1979 . it may then be shown only four times a year , and during the first year only a version edited by the stones may be shown .
the agreement , with both parties participating in how and when the film may be shown , still does not seem to answer the question of who actually controls it . the stones , who have sought to keep the film out of circulation since its completion in 1973 , have maintained they hired frank to make it for them . but frank’s attitude is less clear . he did show the film in california in 1975 and 1976 and several times in canada without reaching an agreement with the stones . however , a copyrighted article in the montreal star , based on an interview with frank , stated that he showed the film on those occasions to generate enough public interest so that the stones would be persuaded to release the film .
also at issue was the inclusion of a number of scenes that the group found objectionable . in the star article , frank detailed some scenes that he said the public might find “revolting . ” these included keith richards being injected and mick jagger snorting powder . both richards and jagger have a great deal to say about frank , and stones’ attorneys are reportedly contemplating legal action against frank and the star in connection with the article .
another controversial scene involves a couple having intercourse at 30 , 000 feet while the stones cheer them on . one source indicates that the scene was staged ; former rolling stone reporter robert greenfield , who wrote the book s . t . p . about the ’72 tour , reported that frank approached a groupie and said , “we want a chick to fuck someone on the plane for the movie . ”
things might have remained at an impasse had keith richards not been arrested on drug charges in toronto last february . a week later , legal papers were served on frank at his home in mabou mines , nova scotia . an affadavit filed by jagger said the film subjected the stones to “scorn and ridicule” and that frank had distorted events through editing and included in the film events which are private to the rolling stones . ”
frank told the star he felt the stones instituted legal action because the film could hurt richards’ trial ( december 2nd in toronto ) . they finally reached an out - of - court settlement may 17th . according to frank , the stones ( besides allowing eventual release of the film ) agreed to pay $ 100 , 000 to cover all legal fees .
reached at his home , frank was reluctant to talk . “it’s settled , that’s all . i haven’t really thought too much about where i’ll show it . i guess i’ll show it in montreal , maybe the pacific film archive [ in berkeley ] . i think it’s good . ”
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“look to your left , look to your right , ” metropolitan museum of art curator jeff rosenheim said saturday when he introduced one of these rare events in new york as part of the museum’s robert frank film series . “one of you might be robert frank . ” ( frank never did make himself known . )
go inside the rolling stones’ 1969 tour in behind - the - scenes photos .
as fans filed into the museum’s theater , exile on main street ‘s boozy “casino boogie” played on the house stereo , and rosenheim speculated from a podium as to why the stones tried to ban the film . his theory : they weren’t worried about being allowed back into the states as jagger told the director , but disliked the film because it took fans behind the curtain , revealing the depression and loneliness behind the glamour of the road .
after displaying blown - up slides of the exile on main street cover art ( also shot by frank ) , rosenheim warned , “i hope you are all ready for misogyny , boredom and ecstasy — stupor and exhaustion . ” and with that , the film began .
early scenes depict the band in a dingy rehearsal space , jamming on “you can’t always get what you want . ” the black - and - white camera shows a table of leftover cocaine lines and hangs on charlie watts , whose eyes are intense as he pounds away on his kit while a rail - thin mick jagger shouts the last few choruses in his direction .
the documentary portrayed the tour as tumultuous . a shirtless ( and toothless ) richards plays a boogie - woogie piano vamp with track marks covering his left arm . bill wyman looks a zombie in his appearance on the dick cavett show .
in an infamous scene , a roadie has sex with a reluctant - looking groupie on a plane while the band bangs on percussion instruments . the met audience collectively gasped once , at a scene where a young groupie sits on a hotel room bed and injects her arm with heroin .
how ‘won’t you be my neighbor ? ’ has given birth to mr . rogers fever
still the musical performances were electrifying though gritty , the camera sound natural and unmixed . the band duets with stevie wonder on a motown - style medley of “uptight” and “satisfaction . ” between songs , a john belushi - sized horn player takes a swig from a whiskey bottle and spins back to his mic .
mark halperin , a 59 - year - old fan , said he saw the stones on the same tour when he was in college and sees the film as an early predictor of reality tv . “everyone was trying to be outrageous as possible , ” he said , “as long as there’s a camera in your face . ”
mick jagger , ronnie wood , keith richards and charlie watts of the rolling stones .
frank , now 88 , is a swiss - born photographer and filmmaker whose jarring hyper - realist portraiture – a product of unusual cropping , light and focus – made him a beat - culture hero . jack kerouac wrote the introduction to the 1959 american edition of frank’s book , the americans ; that year , frank directed kerouac , allen ginsberg and other beat figures in the improvised curio , pull my daisy .
they are hardly innocents . guitarist mick taylor is seen passing through one hotel room , looking for pick - me - up . guitarist keith richards , then well into his storied romance with heroin , appears in a painfully extended after - show scene in a deep - sleep heap on an arena - locker - room bench . he does not look like he’s just taking a nap , waiting for jagger to finish entertaining atlantic records boss ahmet ertegun next door .
mostly the stones are seen drowning in boredom , dragging their disheveled court behind them with condescending resignation . in one sequence , the band members ditch the tour plane for a car ride through the south to the next gig . a stop at a roadhouse , for drinks and a few rounds of pool with the locals , is a rare good time away from the mayhem . but jagger is relieved , he says at one point in the car , to just be away from “the 39 people” that follow him everywhere . ( how times change : when the stones arrive next month for their shows in brooklyn and newark , that will probably be the size of the catering crew . )
after rejecting frank’s account of the ’72 tour , the stones quickly replaced it with ladies and gentlemen , the rolling stones , shot at shows in texas and released in 1974 . that movie had a lot more music and was a lot more fun . but it lacked frank’s sordid , honest context and wicked humor . the latter , in particular , puts the truth and evolution of touring in perspective , especially at this calendar distance . in ’72 , to the local hotel staffs in the huge then - uncharted space between new york and los angeles , the stones were exotic animals . to the stones , common sense was everyone else’s second language . of special delight : a negotiation on the phone with room service over an order for a bowl of fruit .
they were wrong , a truth best seen as i did at moma : large and loud .
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a concert film taken from two rolling stones concerts during their 1972 north american tour .
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exile on main st .
rocknroll concert doc following the stones on their 2016 tour , culminating in their historic stop in havana , cuba .
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the rolling stones ' shows in tempe , arizona and east rutherford , new jersey during their 1981 us tour .
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