I Haven't Thought of Steve Winwood in Years...

Last night my friend M, who lives in B'ham, AL, and I were online together watching the Oscars. Her husband is notoriously quick witted. When Tilda Swinton appeared on the Red Carpet, his comment was "Cate Blanchett is up for her portrayal of Bob Dylan, Tilda Swinton is up for her portrayal of Steve Winwood." Seriously, him or David Bowie during his Low period. -K

I'm Not There

I had the good fortune last night to get a ticket into the London Film Festival’s showing of I’m Not There. The movie was inspired by and features Bob Dylan’s music and is probably a must if you’re a Dylan fan. I will warn you, if you need a linear storyline, this is not the film for you! Since just in the last year have I become a fan of Dylan’s early work I probably didn’t get all of the references.

In the film there are six people that play characters that are based on Dylan’s image in a certain time period. It is kind of hard to explain. The actor getting the most press for playing one of these characters was Cate Blanchett and she is truly amazing. Her part of the film is shot in black and white and when she has on sunglasses, the angles of her face look amazingly like a 60’s Bob Dylan.

I got to hear some of the Q&A with the director after the screening. Todd Haynes wanted to do a movie about the 60s and about an icon who has managed to reinvent himself over the years. It is like nothing you have probably seen before. --J