Martin Scorsese loves classic rock and blues. With 1978's The Last Waltz, he made the definitive concert film. Producing the 2003 documentary, The Blues, he traced the music's history and highlighted some of its greatest performers. With 2005's No Direction Home, Scorsese portrayed Bob Dylan at the crossroads, caught between his folk roots and blues-based rock.
With Shine a Light, Scorsese points his lens at the Rolling Stones. Filmed at New York's Beacon Theatre during a pair of concerts on October 29th and November 1, 2006, he shows the band ripping it up.
The Rolling Stones at New York's Beacon Theatre
Mick Jagger at age 63 is an aerobic marvel, working the audience like he's still in his twenties. But he's become a caricature of himself, prancing and pouting to convince everyone that he's still the stud of 1967. The showmanship energizes the sold-out crowd, but Jagger's singing and guitar playing suffer for it.