New Leonard Cohen film

Subject: RE: New Leonard Cohen film
From: GUEST,Sidewinder.
Date: 19 Aug 06 - 07:10 AM

I lost interest in the fellow a long time ago but I remember him well in the Chelsea Hotel wandering in a long blue raincoat with the sisters of mercy like a bird on a wire.Now dance me to the end of love and tonight we take Berlin!

Hallellujah!

Sidewinder.

Subject: RE: New Leonard Cohen film
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 19 Aug 06 - 01:36 AM

I saw the documentary about Leonard Cohen, "I'm Your Man." I was disappointed. There wasn't enough footage of Leonard Cohen himself, and a lot of footage of a concert in Sydney with other people covering his songs. Interviews with Cohen were practically chopped up into sound bites.

During the concert, Rufus Wainwright did a creditable job. However, it would have been more satisfying to hear Cohen sing his own work than a number of the others, some of who were startlingly amateurish.

For some reason, Bono showed up time and time again to praise Cohen, but without offering any insights of significance. It was as if a backer, or the director, or somebody thought Cohen needed to be beatified by a contemporary celebrity to make the film a success. The director also inserted a lot of pretentious, distracting special effects.

Too bad. Fascinating poet and songwriter, and they done him wrong.

Elmer

Subject: RE: New Leonard Cohen film
From: open mike
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 12:25 PM

well i hope for his sake that it does well,
as I hear times have been hard for him lately.

Subject: RE: New Leonard Cohen film
From: GUEST,maryrrf
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 08:58 AM

I'd like to see this too. I was a great fan of Leonard Cohen back in the seventies. I once hitchiked from Heidelberg to Ludwigshafen to see him in concert, and had some fun adventures along the way! Brings back great memories for me!

Subject: RE: New Leonard Cohen film
From: s6k
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 04:05 AM

i'm looking forward to a new album and DVD - there is no DVD concerts of him yet. but there is a couple of VHS which are very hard to find and some bootlegs that are crap quality.

Subject: RE: New Leonard Cohen film
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 05:35 AM

Hiya Donald,
            Long time no see. Thanks for the link but I am way ahead of you! THe lovely Mr Cohen was the subject of a huge interview in last months 'The Word'
                     Cheers from sunny Hull.

Subject: New Leonard Cohen film
From: GUEST,Donald
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 05:05 AM

Here's a link I spotted on the front of today's 'Daily Telegraph'. I look forward to seeing the film, but then I love all things Cohen.

The first Cohen film I saw was 'Bird on a Wire' at the Arnolfini in Bristol as a student in '77 - anyone know where I can get a copy of that one?

This one's just for you, El Ted !

Donald

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=HOME&grid=P13&menuId=-1&menuItemId=-1&_requestid=200195