Motion Picture DVD - Woodstock Days Of Peace And Music / The Director's CutMichael Wadleigh's WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS OF PEACE
& MUSIC finds the best rock stars of the 1960s performing at the
historic Woodstock Music and Art Fair, the most celebrated rock concert
of all time. Shot over the course of three days in August 1969, the
film conveys the unique spirit of the once-in-a-lifetime, communal
event, and in turn, captures the mood of an entire era. Amazingly
volatile, electrifying performances are included by such timeless
artists as Richie Havens; Joan Baez; The Who; Sha Na Na; Joe Cocker;
Country Joe and The Fish; Arlo Guthrie; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Ten
Years After; Santana; Sly and the Family Stone; Jimi Hendrix; Canned
Heat; John Sebastian; Jefferson Airplane; and Janis Joplin. In addition
to the music, the film's historical relevance is what makes it such an
important time capsule, thrillingly eternalizing the legendary event
for generations to come.
This digitally remastered, widescreen
director's cut of the Academy Award-winning documentary features 40
minutes of footage not included in the original film, and was released
in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the legendary music festival. | |
| ...It is memorable, and it is moving... | |
Original theatrical release: March 26, 1970
WOODSTOCK was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1996.
Shot
in upstate New York in August 1969, in Technicolor. The Woodstock Music
and Art Fair was produced by Michael Lang (Executive Producer), John
Roberts, Joel Rosenman and Arthur Kornfeld. Produced by
Wadleigh-Maurice, Ltd.
It is estimated that the cost of the
festival was about $3.3 million, with $1.7 million collected from
ticket sales (the promoters declared the event free after it became
apparent that they were not equipped to deal with the mass of people
who showed up). Although the original partners lost about $250,000 of
their own money and owed the rest to a bank, they managed to recoup
their losses a decade later through the royalties from this film and
the soundtrack.
Tickets to the original event were priced at
$18. The 25th anniversary celebration of Woodstock, Woodstock '94, held
August 12-14, 1994, was budgeted to cost $30 million, with tickets
going for $135. | |
| ...Michael Wadleigh's Oscar-winning documentary remains the most enduring movie of a very great movie year... | |
| Music
Director's Cut 40th Anniversary Special Edition (DVD). 1969 was a year
unlike any other. Man first set foot on the moon. The New York Mets won
the World Series against all odds. And for three days in the rural town
of Bethel, New York, half a million people experienced the single most
defining moment of their generation; a concert unprecedented in scope
and influence, a coming together of people from all walks of life with
a single common goal: Peace and music. They called it Woodstock. One
year later, a landmark Oscar®-winning documentary captured the essence
of the music, the electricity of the performances, and the experience
of those who lived it. Newly remastered, the film features legendary
performances by 17 best selling artists. The restored and remastered
release will include more than an hour of newly discovered Festival
performances, some never-before-published in their entirety, from a
number of artists, including The Who, Joe Cocker, Canned Heat, Joan
Baez, Country Joe McDonald and Country Joe and the Fish with more to be
announced. The release will incorporate reflections and perspectives
from musicians, celebrities, influencers and other giants in the
entertainment industry on the cultural significance of Woodstock 40
years later. |
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