Presented as part of Bijou Film Forum, a series of screenings and discussions of acclaimed and provocative films that seek to engage community members and U. of Iowa students across all disciplines and fields of study through the art of film. Free Admission, first come, first served-- doors open at 5:40.
DIALOGUE: Post-screening panel discussion to follow.
HAIL! HAIL! ROCK N ROLL
"Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll is as long and unwieldy as its
title, but it's probably the most revealing look we'll ever get of its subject, and the
most loving evocation of his music." - Richard Harrington, Washington Post
The inventor of rock ’n’ roll! An American genius!
St. Louis, Missouri. For Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, Keith Richards
assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton,
himself, and longtime pianist Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta
James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his classic rock
songs. His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician and entertainer
are on display and, in behind-the- scenes interviews, are discussed by Bo
Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers,
Bruce Springsteen and others. There's even a rarity for Berry, a rehearsal.
Archival footage from the early 1950s and a duet with John Lennon round out
this portrait of a master.