Photos from the set of James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown dropped on April 9 showing Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan and Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo.
Fanning will portray Dylan’s early-’60s love interest in the biopic, rumored to be inspired by Dylan’s late ex Suze Rotolo.
The film centers on the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 as a young Dylan shakes up his act on the folk music scene by going electric and siring rock as the voice of a generation-defining one of the most transformative moments in 20th century music.
Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro also star in the pic written by Mangold and Jay Cocks.
Scroll through the gallery to take a look at photos from the set.
Fanning will portray Dylan’s early-’60s love interest in the biopic, rumored to be inspired by Dylan’s late ex Suze Rotolo.
The film centers on the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 as a young Dylan shakes up his act on the folk music scene by going electric and siring rock as the voice of a generation-defining one of the most transformative moments in 20th century music.
Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro also star in the pic written by Mangold and Jay Cocks.
Scroll through the gallery to take a look at photos from the set.
- 4/11/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
There may not be a more daunting artist from the twentieth century (and beyond) to grapple with in any form than Bob Dylan. The folk music legend is regarded by many as the most influential songwriter of the last 60-plus years, and, at the age of 82, is just as relevant today as he was in his rebellious young adulthood. He pricked the nation's conscience in the early 1960s with classic protest anthems like "The Times They Are a-Changin'," "Blowin' in the Wind" and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall," inspiring many a teenager and twentysomething to pick up an acoustic guitar and sing their truth. Then, in what his folkie colleagues/admirers took as a betrayal, he went electric. This would be the first of many confounding transformations. In a way, he kept throwing fans off the scent of the big "Who is Bob Dylan?" question by, every few years, getting...
- 3/23/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
While Martin Scorsese has made a name for himself directing fictional films, he has also released several music documentaries. Here are six of his documentaries that are worth watching both for fans of Scorsese and the musicians in front of his camera.
‘The Last Waltz’ | Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ‘The Last Waltz’
In 1976, Scorsese filmed the farewell concert for the group The Band. The 1978 documentary The Last Waltz shows The Band playing onstage with their many guests, including Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Neil Young. In between the concert are filmed studio segments and interviews with The Band.
The film beautifully captures the performances and the excitement of the artists and the audience. It has rightfully been hailed as one of the best concert films of all time.
‘George Harrison: Living in the Material World’
Scorsese worked closely with George Harrison’s wife,...
‘The Last Waltz’ | Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ‘The Last Waltz’
In 1976, Scorsese filmed the farewell concert for the group The Band. The 1978 documentary The Last Waltz shows The Band playing onstage with their many guests, including Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Neil Young. In between the concert are filmed studio segments and interviews with The Band.
The film beautifully captures the performances and the excitement of the artists and the audience. It has rightfully been hailed as one of the best concert films of all time.
‘George Harrison: Living in the Material World’
Scorsese worked closely with George Harrison’s wife,...
- 4/1/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Though he has been famous for years, has given hundreds of interviews, and has been the subject of a number of films, Bob Dylan remains a relatively enigmatic celebrity. He prefers to keep his personal life private, though documentarians have attempted to understand the man behind the music. For any fans who want the same thing, here are five films that capture Dylan.
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns ‘Dont Look Back’
In 1965, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker followed Dylan on his tour of England. The resulting film is one of the most intimate looks at Dylan, who was just beginning his career. For context, he was still an acoustic artist at this point; he divided fans by going electric just months after this tour.
D.A. Pennebaker's classic 1967 documentary Dont Look Back starts with one of the most iconic moments of 1960s pop culture: Bob Dylan's hard-driving 1965 hit "Subterranean Homesick Blues," which...
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns ‘Dont Look Back’
In 1965, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker followed Dylan on his tour of England. The resulting film is one of the most intimate looks at Dylan, who was just beginning his career. For context, he was still an acoustic artist at this point; he divided fans by going electric just months after this tour.
D.A. Pennebaker's classic 1967 documentary Dont Look Back starts with one of the most iconic moments of 1960s pop culture: Bob Dylan's hard-driving 1965 hit "Subterranean Homesick Blues," which...
- 3/23/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan has been relatively tight-lipped about the people he has dated. He has had multiple romantic relationships, though.
Bob Dylan | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI Barbara Ann Hewitt
Long before he was famous, Dylan was a high school student in Minnesota who had fallen in love with his classmate. He wrote many love letters to his then-girlfriend, Barbara Ann Hewitt.
Collection of love letters written by Bob Dylan sold for $670K https://t.co/EZt93oqhcT pic.twitter.com/Rpon6ksvBY
— New York Post (@nypost) November 20, 2022
The letters, in which Dylan invites Hewitt to events and writes about the songs he likes, sold for nearly $670,000 at an auction in 2022.
Mavis Staples
Dylan and Mavis Staples played overlapping shows, and Dylan quickly developed a case of what Staples described as “puppy love.” He spoke to her father about proposing, but never did.
“I still have letters that we would write to each other,...
Bob Dylan | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI Barbara Ann Hewitt
Long before he was famous, Dylan was a high school student in Minnesota who had fallen in love with his classmate. He wrote many love letters to his then-girlfriend, Barbara Ann Hewitt.
Collection of love letters written by Bob Dylan sold for $670K https://t.co/EZt93oqhcT pic.twitter.com/Rpon6ksvBY
— New York Post (@nypost) November 20, 2022
The letters, in which Dylan invites Hewitt to events and writes about the songs he likes, sold for nearly $670,000 at an auction in 2022.
Mavis Staples
Dylan and Mavis Staples played overlapping shows, and Dylan quickly developed a case of what Staples described as “puppy love.” He spoke to her father about proposing, but never did.
“I still have letters that we would write to each other,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan is an iconic folk musician and an icon of the counterculture movement.
He is one of the most influential figures in modern music and his landmark songs have been covered by numerous artists around the world. He has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was even awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature!
Bob Dylan’s music is recognized for its sophisticated use of poetic imagery, and his distinctive voice has become an iconic symbol for generations to come. However, his enigmatic lifestyle has also left many questions unanswered about who he really is.
In this article, we explore Bob Dylan’s life – from his humble beginnings as a folk singer to his rise to fame, his legacy, and more. We’ll share stories from Bob Dylan himself, along with insights from leading music historians. All this...
He is one of the most influential figures in modern music and his landmark songs have been covered by numerous artists around the world. He has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was even awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature!
Bob Dylan’s music is recognized for its sophisticated use of poetic imagery, and his distinctive voice has become an iconic symbol for generations to come. However, his enigmatic lifestyle has also left many questions unanswered about who he really is.
In this article, we explore Bob Dylan’s life – from his humble beginnings as a folk singer to his rise to fame, his legacy, and more. We’ll share stories from Bob Dylan himself, along with insights from leading music historians. All this...
- 3/17/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Bob Dylan is one of the most prolific songwriters of all time, but even he has songs that don’t measure up with the rest. Some of them have incomprehensible lyrics, and others are outright mean, especially because they were written about real people. Here are five of Dylan’s worst songs.
Bob Dylan | Bob King/Redferns 5. ‘Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)’ is a yawn-worthy Bob Dylan song
Dylan did not write the 1988 song “Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street),” but his rendition was not worth the album space. Though not penned by Dylan, the song is slow and dull, and the lyrics overwork the central metaphor.
While it’s not Dylan’s worst song of all time, “Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)” is blandly forgettable.
4. ‘T.V. Talkin’ Song’ is overly obvious
One of Dylan’s greatest strengths...
Bob Dylan | Bob King/Redferns 5. ‘Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)’ is a yawn-worthy Bob Dylan song
Dylan did not write the 1988 song “Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street),” but his rendition was not worth the album space. Though not penned by Dylan, the song is slow and dull, and the lyrics overwork the central metaphor.
While it’s not Dylan’s worst song of all time, “Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)” is blandly forgettable.
4. ‘T.V. Talkin’ Song’ is overly obvious
One of Dylan’s greatest strengths...
- 3/11/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan's one-time muse and former girlfriend Suze Rotolo has died after a "long illness" at age 67. Village Voice columnist Jim Hobermen reported in his blog that Rotolo passed away last week while in the arms of her husband of nearly 40 years, Italian film editor Enzo Bartoccioli. Dylan began a three-year relationship Rotolo in 1961 while he was still performing in New York City's folk clubs and reportedly wrote the songs 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' and 'Boots (more)...
- 3/1/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Bob Dylan's former girlfriend Suze Rotolo, who inspired several of his iconic tracks, has died aged 67. The artist passed away in her New York apartment on Thursday, February 24 following a long battle with ill health.
Rotolo met Dylan when she was just 17 in 1961 and they dated for three years, in which time the folk legend penned "Don't Think Twice", "It's All Right", "Boots of Spanish Leather", and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" with her in mind. She also famously appeared arm-in-arm with the musician on the iconic cover of his 1963 album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan".
After the pair split, Rotolo went on to become an artist and teacher and penned a memoir about her time mixing in folk and art circles in New York's trendy Greenwich Village in the 1960s. She married Italian film editor Enzo Bartoccioli and the pair has one son, guitarist Luca.
Rotolo met Dylan when she was just 17 in 1961 and they dated for three years, in which time the folk legend penned "Don't Think Twice", "It's All Right", "Boots of Spanish Leather", and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" with her in mind. She also famously appeared arm-in-arm with the musician on the iconic cover of his 1963 album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan".
After the pair split, Rotolo went on to become an artist and teacher and penned a memoir about her time mixing in folk and art circles in New York's trendy Greenwich Village in the 1960s. She married Italian film editor Enzo Bartoccioli and the pair has one son, guitarist Luca.
- 3/1/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together the definitive tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village. 429 Records' new collection titled The Village--a Celebration Of The Music Of Greenwich Village spotlights the historical significance of the neighborhood's folk music scene with passionate contributions by thirteen artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Los Lobos, Bruce Hornsby, Amos Lee, Shelby Lynne, Cowboy Junkies, John Oates, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rachael Yamagata, and others. In her glowing liner notes, Suze Rotolo (featured on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album cover) accurately states, "The songs on The Village aren't confined to any particular era any more than the musicians performing them are...every tune is something transformed from something I knew into something I didn't." The music of Tim Buckley, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Fred Neil, John...
- 10/31/2009
- by Mike Ragogna
- Huffington Post
Regardless of the contents of Suze Rotolo's A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir Of Greenwich Village In The Sixties, her four-year relationship with Bob Dylan will still be represented in the public imagination by her presence on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, where she hangs on the singer's arm in a snowy city scene. (This scene was recreated in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There with Charlotte Gainsbourg, whose character is considered a fusion of Rotolo and Dylan's first wife, Sara.) Her claim that she hadn't anticipated being on the album cover is just a reminder that the stories behind those iconic images never seem to measure up to their fictions. Rotolo grew up in working-class Queens, the daughter of Italian-American Communists. She became absorbed in the Greenwich Village folk scene as a teenager to escape her mother's short temper. Working as a waitress or a set designer when.
- 5/22/2008
- by Ellen Wernecke
- avclub.com
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