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boston area shows of note:
sunday, september 7th
ryan adams & the cardinals
@ the bank of america pavilion
monday, september 8th
mates of state
the cool kids
tim fite
(free, but students only)
5:30pm @ northeastern university
tuesday, september 9th
paul weller
@ the berklee performance center
wednesday, september 10th
'what the fluff?' fest
comic book art exhibit opening
somerville community access tv
5-8pm, 90 union square, somerville
friday, september 12th
mission of burma
in-store performance
7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.
friday, september 12th
buffalo tom
@ the boston arts festival
6pm @ christopher columbus park
saturday, september 13th
rogue wave (in-store)
@ newbury comics grand opening
8:30pm in norwood, ma
saturday, september 13th
wfnx disorientation 2008
the kooks, flogging molly,
alkaline trio, rogue wave,
and more to be announced
@ bank of america pavilion
sunday, september 14th
juliana hatfield (full band)
hayden
@ the brattle theatre
sunday, september 14th
lymbyc systym
this will destroy you
arms and sleepers
@ harper's ferry
sunday & monday
september 14th & 15th
james
unkle bob
@ the paradise
monday, september 15th
lagwagon, mxpx,
only crime, & tat
@ harper's ferry
monday, september 15th
sunset rubdown
@ the middle east
tuesday, september 16th
a place to bury strangers
sian alice group
neptune
@ the paradise
thursday, september 18th
bell x1
wild light
@ the paradise
thursday, september 18th
the walkmen
@ the middle east downstairs
friday, september 19th
sigur ros
@ the bank of america pavilion
friday, september 19th
the swell season ('once'/frames)
bill callahan (smog)
@ agganis arena
friday, september 19th to
sunday, september 21st
all tomorrow's parties
with my bloody valentine, low
built to spill, mogwai, shellac,
polvo, yo la tengo, lilys, autolux
dinosaur jr, mercury rev, & more
@ the catskills in nyc
saturday, september 20th
mike viola (solo)
(1st of 3 weekly residencies)
with guest blue and their
band, the major labels
@ the lizard lounge
saturday, september 20th
noah & the whale
@ toad
sunday, september 21st
the low lows
magic magic
ryan lee crosby
@ tt the bears
monday, september 22nd
wye oak
@ cafe 939 @ berklee
monday, september 22nd
the broken west
@ the middle east
monday, september 22nd
oxford collapse
love as laughter
takka takka
@ tt the bears
monday, september 22nd
mogwai
fuck buttons
@ the wilbur theatre
tuesday, september 23rd
writer dennis lehane
(release day for 'the given day')
@ the coolidge corner theatre
tuesday, september 23rd
weezer
angels & airwaves
tokyo police club
@ the tsongas arena
tuesday, september 23rd
cut copy
the presets
@ the paradise
wednesday, september 24th
joan as policewoman
@ the middle east
wednesday, september 24th
low
tulsa
@ the museum of fine arts boston
wednesday, september 24th
gemma hayes
sydney wayser
@ great scott
friday, september 26th
ben folds
missy higgins
@ the orpheum
saturday, september 27th
mike viola (solo)
(2nd of 3 weekly residencies)
@ the lizard lounge
saturday, september 27th
julie doiron
mount eerie
calm down, it's monday
@ massart
saturday, september 27th
built to spill
performing 'perfect from now on'
dinosaur jr.
meat puppets
@ the orpheum
sunday, september 28th
the bird and the bee
willoughby
@ great scott
sunday and monday
september 28th and 29th
ratatat
panther
e*rock
@ the paradise
tuesday, september 30th
boston spaceships
(gbv's robert pollard)
big dipper
@ the paradise
tuesday, september 30th
say hi
jukebox the ghost
@ the middle east
wednesday, october 1st
chromeo
treasure fingers
@ the paradise
thursday & friday
october 2nd & 3rd
baltimore round robin
29 bands playing in a circle,
non-stop, one song at a time,
with you in the very center
with dan deacon, beach house,
creepers, the death set, adventure,
and everyone listed here
@ mass art
friday, october 3rd
death cab for cutie
@ agganis arena
friday, october 3rd
the fratellis
airborne toxic event
electric touch
@ the orpheum
saturday, october 4th
mike viola @ friends
(3rd of 3 weekly residencies)
@ the lizard lounge
sunday, october 5th
old 97s
@ the wilbur theatre
sunday, october 5th
pinback
sbach
@ the paradise
monday, october 6th
the wedding present
the jealous girlfriends
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, october 6th
fleet foxes
frank fairfield
@ the somerville theatre
monday, october 6th
stereolab
le loup
monade
@ the paradise
tuesday, october 7th
liam finn
the veils
@ the paradise
wednesday, october 8th
lucinda williams
@ the orpheum
wednesday, october 8th
the opening night of
carrie fisher's one woman show
'wishful drinking'
@ the huntington theater (bu)
wednesday, october 8th
allison moyet
@ the wilbur theatre
wednesday, october 8th
wire
@ the middle east downstairs
thursday, october 9th
chuck ragan (of hot water music)
ben nichols (of lucero)
tim barry (of avail)
with guest jesse malin
@ the middle east
saturday, october 11th
les savy fav
passion pit
@ the middle east
saturday, october 11th
the feelies
@ the roxy
sunday, october 12th
the residents
@ showcase live, foxboro
sunday, october 12th
the notwist
@ the roxy
sunday, october 12th
jamie lidell
janelle monae
@ the paradise
sunday, october 12th
against me!
ted leo & the pharmacists
the future of the left
@ the wilbur theatre
monday, october 13th
tv on the radio
the dirtbombs
@ the wilbur theatre
tuesday, october 14th
cold war kids
@ the paradise
thursday, october 16th
ben kweller
whitley
@ the paradise
thursday, october 16th
jonatha brooke
glen phillips
(from toad the wet sprocket)
@ the wilbur theatre
friday, october 17th
hallelujah the hills
wonderful spells
capstan shafts
needy visions
@ tt the bears
friday, october 17th
jonathan richman
with drummer tommy larkin
@ the somerville theatre
saturday, october 18th
asobi seksu
the broken river prophet
@ the middle east
saturday, october 18th
ra ra riot
walter meego
the morning benders
@ the middle east
sunday, october 19th
the spinto band
frightened rabbit
@ the middle east
monday, october 20th
magnetic morning
(adam swervedriver & sam interpol)
julie ocean
springhouse (w/jack rabid)
@ great scott
tuesday, october 21st
minus the bear
annuals
sylvie
@ the wilbur theatre
tuesday & wednesday
october 21st & 22nd
billy bragg
@ the somerville theatre
wednesday, october 22nd
yeasayer
@ the paradise
wednesday, october 22nd
lyle lovett & john hiatt
(acoustic, on stage together)
@ the orpheum
thursday, october 23rd
lykke li
@ the paradise
thursday, october 23rd
deerhoof
experimental dental school
@ the middle east down
friday, october 24th
fujiya & miyagi
prototypes
@ the paradise
sunday, october 26th
scars on broadway
the duke spirit
@ the paradise
sunday, october 26th
broken social scene
land of talk
@ the wilbur theatre
monday, october 27th
matthew sweet
@ the paradise
wednesday, october 29th
legendary pink dots
@ the middle east down
thursday, october 30th
of montreal
@ the orpheum
friday, october 31st
hotel cafe tour
with rachael yamagata, meiko,
thao nguyen, samanatha crain,
and jenny owen youngs
@ the paradise
friday, october 31st
the rumble strips
birdmonster
@ tt the bears
friday, october 31st
david byrne
performing the songs of byrne & eno
@ the wang center
saturday, november 1st
henry rollins (spoken word)
@ the orpheum
monday, november 3rd
matt and kim
best fwends
@ the middle east
monday, november 3rd
coldplay
@ the td banknorth garden
wednesday, november 5th
conor oberst +
the mystic valley band
@ the roxy
thursday, november 6th
the decemberists
loche lamond
@ the orpheum
friday, november 7th
"my name is bruce"
area theatrical premiere
with director/star bruce campbell
@ a boston-area theatre (tbd)
sunday, november 9th
the hold steady
drive-by truckers
@ the orpheum
tuesday, november 11th
deerhunter
times new viking
the vivian girls
@ the paradise
wednesday, november 12th
the sea and cake
@ the middle east down
wednesday, november 12th
kings of leon
we are scientists
the whigs
@ the orpheum
thursday, november 13th
nicole atkins & the sea
salt & samovar
@ tt the bears
thursday, november 13th
scarce (cd release!)
wheat
triplethick
@ tt the bears
tuesday, november 18th
m83
school of seven bells
@ the middle east down
thursday, november 20th
bishop allen
@ the middle east
friday, november 21st
robyn hitchcock
performing 'i often dream of trains'
@ the somerville theatre
saturday, december 13th
neil young
wilco
@ the dcu center, worcester
visit tourfilter for more shows
Friday, August 20, 2004
Donnie Darko Re-Done
Been waiting for the new Director's Cut of Donnie Darko for quite awhile, and we were lucky enough to see the Boston preview a couple days back. It's not often that one of your favorite films gets a reworking so quickly, so we were all over it.
(note: If you've never seen the film, there's spoily bits ahead. And, uh, shame on you. If you plan on seeing the director's cut, read ahead at your own slightly spoiled risk.)
Donnie Darko's additional twenty-or-so minutes come from a bunch of different places: added scenes, new effects, even on-screen pages from Grandma Death's time travel manual that serve as transitions, and go a long ways towards helping to understand exactly what's going on. Not that it lays it all out for you... there's still some serious ambiguity involved. Thing is, I may have liked it left more open... although my original thoughts were pretty close to what director Richard Kelly had in mind, I think. Hard to say. I'd still love to sit down, buy the guy a beer, and grill him for awhile.
The most immediate, jarring, and disappointing change, at least for me: In the opening scene, when Donnie/Jake gets up off the ground and hops on his bike, there's no more Echo & the Bunnymen! Yes, they yanked The Killing Moon, the song that first pulled me into the film and promised something special ahead. It's been replaced with Never Tear Us Apart by INXS, not a terrible song, but not one that I have any real connection with.
Interviews explain that originally Kelly tried to use the INXS song, but couldn't afford the rights. An increased studio bank balance meant he could fulfill his wish in the new cut, but I'm slightly bummed. If you're a fellow Echo fan, you're better off knowing this ahead of time, so it's absence doesn't crush your little heart. Have no fear, though... it's still there during the Halloween party action, along with Joy Division's distinctly non-celebratory Love Will Tear Us Apart. "Hey everyone, it's Joy Division... let's daaaaance!"
While I can understand why some of the extra scenes were left out of the original (in order to cut it below a studio-dictated two hours), most help out in adding depth to the Darkos. We get more of Donnie's dad, mom, and sister (and more Maggie Gyllenhaal is never a bad thing), plus extra scenes with his shrink (The Graduate's little Robinson, Katharine Ross) and english teacher (Drew Barrymore, who helped make the pic possible as a producer). We also get a bit more time with Donnie's girlfriend, played by Jena Malone, adding more meaning to their relationship and it's eventual fate.
I especially liked the debate that arises over Watership Down... new scenes show Barrymore's character teaching the book in class, and showing a clip from the animated film to them as well. It's one of my favorite books (and where my cat Hazel got her name, actually), so it's appearance was a nice surprise (plus, hey, bunnies!). Also inserted is the obligatory 80s arcade scene, during which Donnie plays Outrun, foreshadowing the painful path of Frank's red car. There's lots more, but I'll leave the listing to the obsessive completists.
So it remains a great film in this new form. Throw The Killing Moon back in there, and I'd call it an even better one.
For more on the Director's Cut, and Kelly's next project, Southland Tales (with a crazy cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott and some normal, two-named people like Jason Lee, Ali Larter, Amy Poehler, Janeane Garofalo, and Kevin Smith) here are some links...
Empire Online interviews Richard Kelly The Southland Tales site About.com interview with Kelly Complete list of additions to the Director's Cut EFilmCritic.com interviews Richard Kelly
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