Wattstax Sat, Jul 1 | 7:30pm | DGT The Memphis-based Stax Records organized the
Wattstax benefit concert to remember the 1965 Watts uprising that shook the predominantly Black Los Angeles neighborhood just seven years prior. In the summer of 1972, documentary producer David L. Wolper brought his crew to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to record the thrilling performances of gospel, soul, and funk artists such as The Staple Singers, The Bar-Kays, and Isaac Hayes, for an essential concert film celebrating the possibilities of liberation through music. Grounded by Jesse Jackson as the event’s MC, Wattstax is intercut with standup performances from Richard Pryor and crucial street-level conversations with Watts residents. DIRECTED BY: Mel Stuart. WITH: The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, Kim Weston, Jimmy Jones. 1973. 103 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. DCP.
SOUL POWER (2008)
Soul Power Fri, Jul 21 | 7:30pm | DGT
In 1974, American R&B and soul groups shared a stage with some of Africa’s greatest musical talent for the first time during a three-night long concert held in Zaire’s capital of Kinshasa. The brainchild of South African musician Hugh Masekela and American promoter Stewart Levine, the Zaire ‘74 festival became a reality when the duo convinced boxing promoter Don King to combine the event with the “Rumble in the Jungle” match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Soul Power captures the lead up to the concert and documents the bristling energy of its stellar performers such as James Brown, Bill Withers, Miriam Makeba, and the Fania All Stars. DIRECTED BY: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte. WITH: James Brown, Hugh Masekela, Stewart Levine, Muhammad Ali. 2008. 93 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG-13. 35mm.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (1974)
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones Fri, Jul 14 | 7:30pm | DGT
The Rolling Stones’ triumphant return to the big screen after the tumultuous Gimme Shelter (1970). Filmed on 16mm and in Quadrasound over two hot summer nights in Texas as The Stones supported their latest release—double-album Exile on Main Street , since considered one of rock’s benchmark works—the band tears the roof off with the help of longtime saxophonist Bobby Keys and pianist Nicky Hopkins. Ladies and Gentlemen rips the joint with the immortal five- piece, still featuring guitar wunderkind Mick Taylor tearing through a set of ragged blues and rock. DIRECTED BY: Rollin Binzer. WITH: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman. 1974. 83 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. DCP.
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME (1976)
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