Dig!
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| Directed by | Ondi Timoner |
| Produced by | Ondi Timoner |
| Written by | Ondi Timoner |
| Starring | Anton Newcombe Courtney Taylor-Taylor Joel Gion |
| Cinematography | Vasco Nunes David Timoner Ondi Timoner |
| Editing by | Ondi Timoner |
| Studio | Interloper Celluloid Dreams |
| Distributed by | Palm |
| Release date(s) | January 18, 2004 |
| Running time | 107 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dig! is a 2004 documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner, and produced by Timoner, Vasco Nunes, and David Timoner. Compiled from seven years of footage, it contrasts the developing careers of the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the bands' respective frontmen Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Anton Newcombe. It won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
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[edit] Reactions
Both Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Anton Newcombe have criticized the film as being unfair in its portrayal of Newcombe and the Brian Jonestown Massacre.[1] [2] On the Brian Jonestown Massacre official website, the film is denounced as reducing several years of hard work to "at best a series of punch-ups and mishaps taken out of context, and at worst bold faced lies and misrepresentation of fact." The story also leaves one with the impression, by using Courtney as a voice over, that Anton and his band were no longer a band. There was no update regarding Anton at the time of release.[3] Taylor-Taylor noted that the filmmakers followed the Dandy Warhols for an 8 year period, while only filming the Brian Jonestown Massacre for a 10 month period, yet in the film it is inferred that all the events are happening in a concurring fashion. Another Dandy Warhol member noted the film could have easily been a feel-good biography, however a few rare moments were specifically chosen to give the film a "Jerry Springer"-type storyline. Taylor-Taylor told an interviewer in 2009 he felt pressured to "play along" when the film was released, adding the entire experience "was a mess." [4]
[edit] Cast
[edit] The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Anton Newcombe – lead singer, guitar
- Joel Gion – percussion
- Matt Hollywood – bass, vocals
- Jeffrey Davies – guitar
- Peter Hayes – guitar
- Dean Taylor – guitar
[edit] The Dandy Warhols
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Peter Holmstrom – guitar
- Zia McCabe – percussion, keyboard, bass
- Brent DeBoer – drummer
- Eric Hedford – drummer
[edit] Additional cast
- Genesis P-Orridge – commentator
- Adam Shore – commentator
[edit] References
- ^ Sylvie Simmons (10 June 2005). "'I am not a movie'". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/jun/10/popandrock. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Dan Reilly (21 July 2009). "'Dandy Warhols Call 'Dig!' a 'Dishonest' Documentary'". Spinner.com. http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/21/dandy-warhols-call-dig-a-dishonest-documentary/.
- ^ Newcombe, Anton (30 January 2004). "Brian Jonestown Massacre". brianjonestownmassacre.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071022040450/www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/dig_statement.html. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Dan Reilly (21 July 2009). "'Dandy Warhols Call 'Dig!' a 'Dishonest' Documentary'". Spinner.com. http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/21/dandy-warhols-call-dig-a-dishonest-documentary/.
[edit] External links
- Dig! at the Internet Movie Database
- Dig! at Rotten Tomatoes
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| Preceded by The Corporation |
Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Documentary 2004 |
Succeeded by Why We Fight |
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