Storefront Hitchcock dvd brand new 1000000162

Description: IF LISTED AS NWT THIS MEANS IT MAY HAVE TAG FROM ORIGINAL STORE OR OUR BOUTIQUE. IF POSTED NWT IT IS NEW. WE ARE A DISCOUNT BOUTIQUE AND MANY OF OUR DISTRIBUTORS REQUIRE REMOVAL OF STORE TAGS TO PREVENT RETURNS TO THE STORE. IF YOU NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A STORE TAG FEEL FREE TO ASK. NO RETURNS BECAUSE YOU DID NOT READ THIS AND ARE UPSET THERE IS NOT A STORE TAG AS WELL AS BOUTIQUE TAG. This Hitchcock is a thriller of a different stripe, thanks to director Jonathan Demme, whose evident passion for music again combines with his consummate filmmaking skills to show off its subject to maximum effect. Much as he did for the Talking Heads in Stop Making Sense, Demme here gets right to the core of singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock by focusing on him in performance. It's a testament to all involved that Storefront Hitchcock achieves an impact similar to that classic concert film through a strikingly different approach. Unlike the Heads, Hitchcock is a quintessential cult artist who retired his band, the Egyptians, and now performs mostly solo. To capture his songs in sharp focus, Demme filmed the musician playing in a vacated Manhattan storefront, his back to its broad window, his small but rapt audience heard but not seen. Apart from an establishing credit sequence that descends to the streets, the 77-minute program consists of Hitchcock in medium or close shots, with occasional glimpses of passersby and onlookers in the street behind him. Simple stage lighting is augmented by use of a translucent curtain, an opaque backdrop, and a checkerboard overlay of different colored gels that periodically change the outward view. For DVD and VHS, Demme has opted for a full-frame transfer that actually makes sense in terms of sustaining this intimacy. That simplicity, and the beautifully shot and composed color film footage, draw us deeply into Hitchcock's songs and monologues, which confirm his acerbic wit, a sharp eye for pop cultural details, and a free-floating surrealism that lends his verbal riffs an antic poetry. He's not a virtuoso by any measure, yet it's easy to hear why he's such a musician's favorite in the instinctive drama and energy of his mostly acoustic guitar work. If you've never heard Robyn Hitchcock, this stunning, minimalist feature will intrigue you. If you're already a fan, prepare to swoon. --Sam Sutherland Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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