Trunk Show
TRUNK SHOW: One Week Only, The Royal - Toronto
11/03/10 11:04
Starting March 26 @ The Royal; WATCH THE TRAILER
A SONGBOOK SPANNING DECADES
NEIL YOUNG TRUNK SHOW, the second in Jonathan Demme’s planned film Neil Young
trilogy is an unconscious, raw, in-the-moment concert movie. The words Trunk Show conjure another time when people moved across the country, displaying unique and precious goods from old chunky leather-strapped luggage.
Taking his cue from this image, Young surrounds himself with his favorite instruments, played at whim on a stage-set filled with personal icons: a small-scale model of a guitar shop, a red phone and other items. “I always tell people,absolutely and sincerely, if you’re not a Neil Young fan, don’t waste your time,” Demme remarks.
“Second of all, if you don’t love electric guitar, don’t go." Trunk Showis subtitled “scenes from a concert”, specifically from a pair of shows Young performed at the 1927-built Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, as part of his intimate 2007 Chrome Dreams theater tour. He performed a full acoustic set, followed by a full electric one with bandmates Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Ralph Molina, Anthony “Sweetpea” Crawford and wife Pegi Young.
He also had painter Eric Johnson creating on-the-spot works for each song. Demme says knew the set list, but says nothing was planned for the film. Shot on hand-held cameras (HDCam, HDV and Super-8mm), his team included director of photography Declan Quinn (Rachel Getting Married, Leaving Las Vegas) and camera operators he’s worked with before.
JONATHAN DEMME:
A prolific American film director, producer and screenwriter, his credits include:
Caged Heat (1974); Crazy Mama (1975); Melvin and Howard (1980)
Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads concert film, 1984)
The Perfect Kiss (New Order music video, 1985)
Swimming to Cambodia (1987); Haiti: Dreams of Democracy (1987)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Philadelphia (1993)
Storefront Hitchcock (1998); The Truth About Charlie (2002)
The Agronomist (2003); The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006); Rachel Getting Married (2008)
UPCOMING CANADIAN SCREENINGS:
Vancity, Vancouver: March 5 (preview), opens March 26 - April 1
The Royal, Toronto: Opens March 26
Cinematheque Winnipeg: March 26, 27, 28, 31, April 1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Princess Cinema, Waterloo: April 8-12
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon: April 16-29
Mayfair, Ottawa: April 16, 17 & 18
Cinema du Parc, Montreal: May 13 (preview), opens May 21-27
Press and Publicity: Gary Topp
A SONGBOOK SPANNING DECADES
NEIL YOUNG TRUNK SHOW, the second in Jonathan Demme’s planned film Neil Young
trilogy is an unconscious, raw, in-the-moment concert movie. The words Trunk Show conjure another time when people moved across the country, displaying unique and precious goods from old chunky leather-strapped luggage.
Taking his cue from this image, Young surrounds himself with his favorite instruments, played at whim on a stage-set filled with personal icons: a small-scale model of a guitar shop, a red phone and other items. “I always tell people,absolutely and sincerely, if you’re not a Neil Young fan, don’t waste your time,” Demme remarks.
“Second of all, if you don’t love electric guitar, don’t go." Trunk Showis subtitled “scenes from a concert”, specifically from a pair of shows Young performed at the 1927-built Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, as part of his intimate 2007 Chrome Dreams theater tour. He performed a full acoustic set, followed by a full electric one with bandmates Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Ralph Molina, Anthony “Sweetpea” Crawford and wife Pegi Young.
He also had painter Eric Johnson creating on-the-spot works for each song. Demme says knew the set list, but says nothing was planned for the film. Shot on hand-held cameras (HDCam, HDV and Super-8mm), his team included director of photography Declan Quinn (Rachel Getting Married, Leaving Las Vegas) and camera operators he’s worked with before.
JONATHAN DEMME:
Caged Heat (1974); Crazy Mama (1975); Melvin and Howard (1980)
Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads concert film, 1984)
The Perfect Kiss (New Order music video, 1985)
Swimming to Cambodia (1987); Haiti: Dreams of Democracy (1987)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Philadelphia (1993)
Storefront Hitchcock (1998); The Truth About Charlie (2002)
The Agronomist (2003); The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006); Rachel Getting Married (2008)
UPCOMING CANADIAN SCREENINGS:
Vancity, Vancouver: March 5 (preview), opens March 26 - April 1
The Royal, Toronto: Opens March 26
Cinematheque Winnipeg: March 26, 27, 28, 31, April 1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Princess Cinema, Waterloo: April 8-12
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon: April 16-29
Mayfair, Ottawa: April 16, 17 & 18
Cinema du Parc, Montreal: May 13 (preview), opens May 21-27
Press and Publicity: Gary Topp