Martin Lewis is the Co-Founder/Producer/Host of the "Mods & Rockers Film Festival" which is presenting its 8th annual festival in Hollywood this month. In addition to his nightly producing and hosting chores - he has promised to try and chronicle some of the festival activities with occasional blog entries...
No time to write anything detailed! Just rushing down to the festival for our FREE Open-air concert in the courtyard of the Egptian Theatre. Spencer Davis and Stephen Bishop headlining! Today (Sunday) 2pm-6pm. Click for details!
It's called ROCK Like An Egyptian! (I can never resist a bad pun!)
Incredible night last night. Another full house for the Harry Nilsson documentary. Standing ovation for the film. I lost my composure for a few moments during the post-screening discussion that I was moderating with the filmmakers. I was supposed to be wearing my independant "moderator" hat. But my own personal love of Harry Nilsson and the emotional power of the film overwhelmed me at one point. It is such an evocative powerful testament to Harry. "There's no crying in film festivals" supposedly... But there were a few tears last night. Also some of joy at the wonderful stories of his adventures and the marvel of his angelic voice and exquisite songs.
Coming up in a couple of days time - some suggestions of how lovers of Harry Nilsson can join a campaign to get the film a distribution deal. That it languishes without a distributor is border-line criminal...
The screening of "Skidoo" was another wonder. Lines snaking out onto Hollywood Boulevard. Sold-out house. Glorious event. Kudos to Skidoo-ologist Christian Divine for his tireless campaign to have the film remembered. The huge audience last night was testament to the fact there are fellow Skidoo fans out there. We will reprise the film later in the festival - Sunday July 29 at The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Check the festival schedule.
Must run now - Spencer Davis, Stephen Bishop and three very cool bands await...
More soon!
THE "MODS & ROCKERS FESTIVAL" BLOGS
• GREGORY WEINKAUF - Picking Up Every Stitch...• D.A. PENNEBAKER - Inside Pennebaker's Soul• STEVE HOCHMAN -Memo To Al Gore• BRAD SCHREIBER - Monterey Pop Goes Pow!• MICHELLE PHILLIPS - California Dreaming Becoming a Reality• JERRY MILLER - Grapeful for Monterey• HARVEY KUBERNIK - UP In Monterey...• GREGORY WEINKAUF - Skidoo Does Hollywood...• STANLEY DORFMAN - Zeppelin Takes Flight• BRAD SCHREIBER - Tripping Back to 1960s London...• D.A. PENNEBAKER - Pennebaker on "Pop"• MARTIN LEWIS - ROCK Like An Egyptian!• DAVID HABER - Really With The Beatles• PAUL WILLIAMS - Nilsson Is My Cup Of Tea• BRAD SCHREIBER - Festival Opens & Explains "What's Happening!"• PAUL KRASSNER - Skidoo• MARTIN LEWIS - First Night Report!• STEPHEN BISHOP - The Beatles Were My True Parents• ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM - Mocking The Rockers• BRUCE SPIZER -The Beatles Were Coming!• MARTIN LEWIS - Movies For Nothing And Kicks For Free..
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