Jeff tweedy, john stirratt, leroy bach, glenn kotche, jay bennett, greg kot, tony margherita, fred armisen, wes orshoski, bill bentley, david bither, lin brehmer, sam jones, albert berger, barbara winton, charlie winton, darcy diamond, gary hustwit, jake mills, kristy wilsonkessler. Historic distractions aside, i am trying to break your heart is first and foremost about the art and joy of making music, with extensive and crisply recorded footage devoted to songs in various stages of development and deconstruction. Dec 07, 2009 i am trying to break your heart is off wilcos 2001 album yankee hotel foxtrot. Their ambition and their passion comes through in the music, but only a film like this can capture all the details of this phenomena. I am trying to break your heart is a enjoyable documentary about the band wilco, and the making of the album yankee hotel foxtrot. Watch i am trying to break your heart a film about wilco now on your favorite device. Sam jones i am trying to break your heart is, simply put, a masterpiece. A film about wilco beginning on the day that coomer was dismissed from the band. I am trying to break your heart 2002 plot summary imdb. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. A film about wilco 2002 starring jeff tweedy and leroy bach on dvd and bluray. A film about wilco is a blackandwhite documentary film by sam jones which follows the american altcountry rock band wilco. Wilco began streaming the record on its web site and went on tour in the fall of 2001, playing to. As the yearlong sessions proceed, it becomes more and more.
A film about wilco, the documentary that chronicles the chicagobased bands recording of their massivelyinfluential album yankee hotel foxtrot. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Looking back a decade later, neither event turned out to be such a bravo foxtrot deltawilco has persevered, releasing a new album every two to three. I am trying to break your heart 2002 movie moviefone.
I found the film great to look at but hard to watch. I am trying to break your heart 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As a study of how the current corporate idiocy impacts one mans art, its priceless. I am trying to break your heart a film about wilco single disc edition. I am trying to break your heart 2002 when former photographer sam jones signed on to document the creation of wilcos yankee hotel foxtrot, he had no way of knowing the band was about to lose two of its members and be dropped by its label. The album was greeted unenthusiastically by the bands label, warner brothers reprise, and the band was later dropped. Near the beginning of i am trying to break your heart, sam jones engrossing documentary on the acclaimed band wilco, manager tony margherita proclaims. Shot in luminous black and white, i am trying to break your heart is a riveting portrait. After a year of blood, sweat and tears shed over yankee hotel foxtrot, rock band wilcos record company requires marketingdriven changes for the albums release.
I am trying to break your heart a film about wilco. But then again, in 30 years time it might seem as incisive a document of its time as, say, dont look back or gimme shelter. I am trying to break your heart film by jones 2002. When photographer and commercial director sam jones began plans to make i am trying to break your heart, he envisioned a longform rock video about the making of a wilco album, yankee hotel foxtrot.
I happen to love yhf and the most enjoyable part of this film was hearing those songs but it was a complete distraction to the story. I am trying to break your heart a film about wilco single. I am trying to break your heart a film about wilco by. I am trying to break your heart chronicles the acclaimed bands efforts to overcome these difficultiesefforts which eventually helped to make foxtrot the bands most successful release. All the hyped record label struggle is reflective and only one single phone call unfolds before your eye. I am trying to break your heart is off wilcos 2001 album yankee hotel foxtrot. I am trying to break your heart 2002 i am trying to. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
I am trying to break your heart a film about wilco by sam. Can anyone tell me why it is that if you type in i am trying to break your heart in the search field the article does not come up. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term i am trying to break your heart. It tells the story of their recording of their album yankee, hotel, foxtrot and how they were given complete freedom to make the record, only to have that freedom stripped from them when it came time to actually release. Jeff tweedy, john stirratt, leroy bach, glenn kotche, jay bennett, greg kot, tony margherita, fred. Wilco i am trying to break your heart a film about wilco. Jones shot over 80 hours of footage for i am trying to break your heart. By now, the story has become musicindustry lorepart cautionary tale, part barometer of the times. I am trying to break your heart is that film that captures the talent, the perseverance, and the passion of the band wilco. Eventbrite culture canon presents culture canon presents. Not a fan of the band films but i really take my hat off to wilco for their attempts to bring back woody guthrie into the.
In 2001, when wilco was finishing up their fourth studio album yankee hotel foxtrot, considered to be one of the best of the decade, their record label decided to dump them. There is 33 minutes before any bit of drama or story begins to unfold. Wilco i am trying to break your heart a film about. I am trying to break your heart dvd, 2003, 2disc set ebay. Information and translations of i am trying to break your heart. A film about wilco, is a quaint, grainy, time capsule of a film. The new dvd edition of the acclaimed documentary i am trying to break your heart shows us the band wilco soldiering through the making of their fourth album yankee foxtrot hotel. An exciting and involving rock music doc, a smart and satisfying look inside that tumultuous world. I am trying to break your heart 2002 this insightful documentary chronicles the tumultuous recording and release of the band wilcos 2002 album yankee hotel foxtrot. Thats why its so fortunate to have i am trying to break your heart. A film about wilco tuesday, december 17, 2019 at virgin hotels chicago, chicago, il.
Jeff tweedy, john stirratt, leroy bach, glenn kotche, jay bennett, greg kot, tony. Unashamedly simple, its flyonthewall approach recalls that of pennebakers dont look back and captures, as it unfolds, the most public of battles between artist and executive, chronicling the recording, rejection, resale and release of wilcos fourth album, 2002s yankee hotel foxtrot. I am trying to break your heart is completely engrossing, whether or not you are familiar with the band. Wilco i am trying to break your heart a film about wilco 2003. The film doesnt show enough of the creative process or even of what was. Sam joness first real attempt at directing was the documentary i am trying to break your heart. In his directorial debut, acclaimed celebrity photographer and filmmaker sam jones follows wilco as they record and attempt to release their breakthrough album. I am trying to break your heart 2002 first time director sam jones documents the making of wilcos fourth studio album, yankee hotel foxtrot. Apr 17, 2003 the new dvd edition of the acclaimed documentary i am trying to break your heart shows us the band wilco soldiering through the making of their fourth album yankee foxtrot hotel. However, had it been told as a feature film, its likely that filmmakers would have had to compromise the story to such a degree that the message would have gotten lost. I am trying to break your heart 2002 rotten tomatoes. Director jones intimately captures the band on film as they perform over twenty songs. You learn very little about wilco and if you are not into the music, it is not watchable. Aug 15, 2019 sam joness first real attempt at directing was the documentary i am trying to break your heart.
I am trying to break your heart 2002 i am trying to break. As they work on the album, theres some tension between singersongwriter jeff tweedy and bandmate jay bennett, but overall the band members are happy and enjoying exploring their music. Jun 21, 2002 i happen to love yhf and the most enjoyable part of this film was hearing those songs but it was a complete distraction to the story. I am trying to break your heart a film about wilco discogs. Throughout the film, jones tempers the backstage dramas and unfathomable corporate shenanigans with inspired live performances, as frontman jeff tweedy and company perform songs from yankee hotel foxtrot and previous wilco albums. Shot in luminous black and white, i am trying to break your heart is a riveting portrait of a band making the best music of its career. I am trying to break your heart is flat, uninspiring and in general does not serve the story it is said to represent. Words that rhyme with i am trying to break your heart.
A film about wilco dvd by admin april 17, 2003 share. Some kind of monster is a far far superior film and i cant stomach the music of metallica. Weve found 1,467 lyrics, 100 artists, and 100 albums matching i am trying to break your heart. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. But right from the start, it seemed that jones was destined to make a documentary. In the fall of 2000, wilco entered the studio to record their highly anticipated fourth album. An inside look into the politics of bands and labelsas well as an upclose profile of jeff tweedy and the other talented musicians i am trying to break your heart offers much to think about. A film about wilco is a blackandwhite documentary film by sam jones which follows the american altcountry rock band wilco through the creation and distribution of their fourth studio album yankee hotel foxtrot. On december 17, 2019, join culture canon at virgin hotels chicago for a screening of i am trying to break your heart. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Building on three critically acclaimed albums and a reputation for phenomenal live shows, the band seemed posed to cement its reputation as one of the great american rock groups. Watch i am trying to break your heart a film about wilco. Aug 02, 2002 sure, i am trying to break your heart may not have much to offer nonfans of the band.
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