October Pgh Filmmakers Movie Night - It Might Get Loud

There weren't a lot of votes, but It Might Get Loud got 2 to the 1 for Afghan Star, so let's go to the 7:00 showing of It Might Get Loud at the Regent Square Theater. Afterwards, we could go to that same coffee shop, if you are interested.

Each second Friday of the month we will offer a choice between the two main Pittsburgh Filmmakers films (the one at the Harris and the one at the Regent Square), and we'll go to whichever one gets the more votes. The two choices for this month, Friday October 9, are Afghan Star at the Harris Theater and It Might Get Loud at the Regent Square Theater.

Here are reviews taken from the Pittsburgh Filmmakers web site:

Afghan Star: This “engrossing [NYTimes]” documentary follows an American-Idol style TV show in which 2,000 contestants compete for cash and a record deal – in Afghanistan. Three of them are women. Viewers vote for their favorite singers by mobile phone, a taste of democracy. But in a troubled country like this, even music is controversial. Considered sacrilegious by the Mujahideen and banned by the Taliban, music has come to symbolize freedom for the youth. When one young woman dances on stage, she threatens her own safety and the future of the show. With subtitles. (Havana Markin; Afghanistan; 2008; 87 min)

It Might Get Loud: “Does this sound like rock heaven? It is.” – Rolling Stone. From the Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth, comes a kind of multi-generational six-string summit of rock legends: The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). They tell personal stories – in their own words – of how each developed a unique sound and style, and how their love affair with the electric guitar began. While they talk and play new music together, we get a rare peek at the deliberate and accidental occurrences of creativity, of how a song’s path travels from the brain, to the fingers, to the listener’s ears. Downright invigorating, this film will have you playing air guitar for weeks. (Davis Guggenheim; USA: 2009; 97 min)